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Announcer nightline starts right now with juju chang. Thanks for joining us. As the city of houston prepares to lay george floyd to rest, chants of Defunding Police in his memory growing louder. Some call it reckoning long overdue, others call it impossible. They came by the thousands, lined up in houstons sweltering heat full of grief and ready for change. Im here to pay respects to george floyd. We wanted to become a part of this movement of reminding everyone that we are all people, we are al...

You have been silent long enough , you can be silent one more day. But i have to tell you, you ask the whole community to come together. Look what happened. You have chosen the path of love , the path of perfect love that casts out fear. I want you to know that is the path not only to your own healing, but the path to the healing of the whole world. It is the path of partnering with god and redeeming the world. It is a difficult path. You have been asked to carry a burden that would have crushed...

And Lauren Simonetti is watching the markets. Lets start with blake with the latest from the white house. Reporter hi, there. There is a debate taking place in washington up on capitol hill about the future of the 600 federal uninsurance benefit that came about during the cares act. We will give you a live look right now at the Senate Finance committee, the labor secretary Eugene Scalia testifying there. Republicans and the white house argued that benefit has become a hindrance for businesses si...

[singing] [organ music] [singing] [choir singing] [organ music] [choir singing] this is a celebration of life for george floyd. We are in celebration of life for our brother. [singing] [singing] [choir singing] [choir singing] [organ music] [applause] [organ music] please be seated at this moment so that the family may enter. As you are seated, please respect social distancing. Appreciated. Ly god bless you and thank you. [organ music] please move to your seats swiftly so the service may begin t...

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Residence. The protesters are calling for fremont unified to end their relationship with police and use that money instead to pay for Affordable Housing and other community services. The protesters say that candidates for Public Office in fremont should reject donations from police organizations. In South San Francisco, about 200 adults and children marched from city hall on grand avenue carrying signs and saying things like we demand justice and skin color is not a crime. They walked a couple o...

Get up off of us and we can be and do whatever we can be. Floyds brother was among those speakers today. He says his brother has touched peoples hearts. You know, you come to third ward where we are from. People are crying right now. That is how much they love him. I am staying strong as i can because i need to get it out. Everybody wants justice. We want justice for george. He is going to get it. He is going to get it. Over the coming days, there will also be a private service in North Carolina...

Michael make a statement. [ bleep ]. Deepening the pain for a grieving mother. Ahmaud loved. He also was loved by many. Nightline starts right now, with juju chang. Good evening, thanks for joining us. As the country paused to remember george floyd, tonight marks ten Straight Days of civil unrest, calling out his death as just one of many black lives lost. Now we examine another minneapolis case, another officers knee to the neck. Another death of a black man and what it says about policing in a...

Questions previously postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order. 4739 and 4761 and h. R. Agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal if ordered. The first vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, remaining votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the the gentlewoman from new york, ms. 4761. To pass h. R. The clerk Union Calendar, a bill to ensure u. S. Customs and Border Protection officer...

And i just want to say that this book, americas black capital, is a really profound new way of looking at the history of atlanta. And so its only fitting that his first author talk in atlanta, be here at the Atlanta History Center are many of you all already have read the book, but some of you all might not might not be aware of his background. But professor ober is, a professor of history, and hes also the founding director of the center for the study popular music at the university of and he r...