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Us on a powerful journey through the south, a trip to listen and learn as we struggle to come to terms with our past. Here now is a special presentation of stone ghosts in the south americas legacy of heritage and hate. In the month after george floyd was killed by minneapolis police, 30 Confederate Monuments were taken down in this country. When Tragedy Strikes now, the monuments fall. Thats what happened in 2017 after Heather Heyer was murdered in charlottesville, virginia, when she was protes...

Coronavirus infections this weekend and all the states in orange and brown are watching the numbers go wrong way. Deep south and southwest struggling with surging infections right now. Georgia and North Carolina Health Officials reporting record high numbers of new cases and alarming news from florida, dozens of hospitals now say they have zero intensive care unit space available. These hospitals and people that work there are clearly being stretched to the limits. Frightening number of people a...

Florida, texas and california all reported more than 10,000 new cases in one single day yesterday alone. 12 states in puerto rico are also seeing record hospitalizations. Those hospitalizations they typically follow the infections as the people get sick. Miamidade county is out of hospital beds forcing hospitals there to convert beds for the overflow of patients. And in arizona and texas, hardhit counties are bringing in refrigerated trucks as the morgues are filling up. Arizona is bringing in h...

Hello again, everyone. Thanks for joining us. Im fredricka whitfield. Top of the hour now, were seeing an outpouring of reaction to the losses of two civil rights icons, gone within just 24 hours. Congressman john lewis died overnight at the age of 80 and his battle with stage four pancreatic cancer ended. Just hours after the passing of reverend ct vivian, a long time friend and confidante of dr. Martin luther king jr. President trump has ordered the white house and other federal buildings to f...

Good saturday afternoon. Congressman john lewis died last night at the age of 80. Back am december, lewis announced he was receiving treatment for stage four pancreatic cancer. A few years ago in 2015 i spoke with the congressman about his fight for civil rights and graphic novels he wrote about that struggle. I grew up in rural alabama, 50 miles south of montgomery. I saw signs that said white men, colored men, white women, colored men, white waiting, colored waiting. I made a decision that i w...

Causeandeffect still in effect. Democrat leaders tell the police they cant stop looting, what you get . More looting. The same leaders probably blame police in terms of crime, what you get . More crime. Your Police Officers attacked during a peaceful march, one of the victims was the nypd chief of department. Recently that before protesters. What does that tell you . Some wont take no, or even yes for an answer but the police dont exist to neil but to preserve law and order. You take that away, ...

Hospitalizations have risen dramatically in recent days. More than 9,000 are now being treated. In texas, new cases and deaths have seen a dramatic rise. The capital of austin says a third of the citys coronavirus deaths have happened in just the last two weeks. The u. S. Navy is now going to south texas to help fight the spread of the disease prochlt jexs from the cdc say 150,000 americans will have died from the virus by august 8th. Even as cases and deaths continue to rise, President Trump is...

But john boltons publisher,shut to the mattresses for him. They fought tooth and nail they defied the white house bluster and threats. They fought every legal action and they got that thing out. And, you know, simon and shuster has the First Amendment on their side and they were righteously and effectively standing up for the First Amendment rights of themselves and their author, for sure to be honest, though, Simon Shuster also knew it was really important that the bolton book hit bookstores be...

Sees startling spikes in cases, both georgia and North Carolina reported their highest single day of new cases on saturday, yet the president is downplaying the extent of the crisis. The here are the facts. First, florida reporting another 12,000478 new cases, this as more than 9,300 are now being treated. In texas, new cases and deaths have seen a significant rise. The capital of austin says a third of the citys coronavirus deaths have happened in just the last two weeks. U. S. Navy is now goin...

Trump trailing joe biden by 13 points. This is in florida. Other polls show biden leading in other Battle Ground states as well. Overnight, the cdc released a new guideline supporting opening schools but only if its safe. If its not safe enough to hold the Gop Convention in florida how is it safe enough to open schools . Joining us now is cnn chief medical correspondent dr. Sanjay gupta and john harwood. Sanjay, in terms of the type of event that is clearly not safe, an Indoor Convention is very...