Roger goodells statement about players kneeling during the National Anthem. Are you okay . Plus, the health scare on live tv. A nasa driver passing out. Hes not okay. And in these troubling times the two people who asked people to relax, have a beer, get a surprise list from an alist celebrity looking to support their efforts. And we say good morning on this monday. Theres new fallout from nearly two weeks of protests after the killing of george floyd. The Minneapolis City Council now says it intends to dismantle the Police Department. Other cities are looking at major reforms. Former officer derek chauvin, the man who held floyd down with his knee is due in court to face murder and manslaughter charges. Protests were mostly peaceful but tense moments. Police say a man drove into a crowd and got out of his car with a gun. One person was shot but survived. Large crowds are expected in houston today for George Floyds public viewing before his funeral tomorrow. But we begin our coverage with that new push to dismantle or Defund Police departments in minneapolis and other big cities. As thousands march in cities from los angeles [ crowd chanting ] reporter to washington, d. C. [ crowd chanting ] reporter taking a stance against Police Brutality, the city council in minneapolis is announcing the intent to dismantle the citys police force. Our commitment is to end our citys toxic relationship with the Minneapolis Police department, to end policing as we know it. Reporter their plan is to end the Police Department through a budgetary process over the next year diverting those funds towards a communitybased Public Safety model. Im going to urge you to not give one moment of silence your fight that has gotten to this point so not one moment of silence for those who have died. Reporter earlier protesters booed jacob frey. [ crowd chanting ] reporter four officers from the citys third precinct are facing murder charges in connection with George Floyds death. According to the minneapolis star tribune, that precinct served as a playground for renegade cops and between 2007 and 2017 the city paid out 2. 1 million to settle misconduct lawsuits at officers in the third precinct. In other Police Departments, in st. Louis, this Security Camera showing an officer hitting an unarmed black man with unmarked patrol car. One officer suspended. Two others are on leave. The police and the fbi are investigating. No. Reporter and in virginia, a Police Officer is charged with assault after this violent takedown of a black man caught on police body camera. I cant breathe. I cant breathe. Reporter in washington today House Democrats will unveil legislation aimed at reforming policing policies. The bill is expected to impose new conditions on funding for Law Enforcement and make it easier to prosecute Police Officers in civil court for misconduct. In the meantime, the nationwide push for dismantling Police Departments is gaining traction. Near the white house, protesters added the words defund the police to a mural originally commissioned by the department of public works to read black lives matter. D. C. s mayor declined to say whether those words will be removed. Well, its not a part of the mural and we certainly encourage expression but we are using the city streets for city art. Reporter newor bill de blasio has announced a list of reforms for the nypd including shifting funds away from the department to youth and social services. In los angeles, brutal criticism from the police union, which is now questioning the mayors Mental Health after he announced plans to cut the lapds budget. Were here for the city. Were here for the residents of los angeles and were worried about mayor garcetti. He is clearly unstable. Reporter other critics say defunding the police is absurd. If youre concerned about needing to reform different Police Departments or Law Enforcement agencies, you dont do that by slashing budgets. It makes no sense to me. I think its a very political statement to make, but it does not protect our communities at the end of the day. Reporter as the debate intensifies, seattles mayor has also announced shell examine the Police Departments budget to reprioritize spending. An active duty military officer accused avenue deadly attack in california. He may be linked to another murder. Staff Sergeant Steven carillo was arrested near santa cruz. They were investigating when they were ambushed and it killed sheriffs deputy damon gutzwiller. Thors trying to determine it he killed Pat Underwood a week earlier. When he was arrested he reportedly made a comment about being sick of police. President trump is responding to the nfls new position on players protesting. It follows a message from commissioner Roger Goodell this weekend in which he admitted the league was wrong for not listening to players in the past. Goodell said the nfl encourages all players to peacefully protest now. Overnight the president tweeted, could it be even remotely possible that in goodells rather interesting statement of peace and reconciliation he was intimating that it would now be okay for the players to kneel or not to stand for the National Anthem thereby disrespecting our country and our flag. The players insist their kneeling is not about the flag. Its about Police Brutality and racism. More prominent republicans are publicly breaking ranks with President Trump over his hardline reaction to the protest. Utahs mitt romney became the first republican senator to march saying he wanted to make sure people understand that black lives matter. And now former secretary of state colin powell is the latest republican to speak out. And the one word i have to use with respect to what hes been doing for the last several years is a word i would have never used before. I never would have used with any of the four president s ive worked for. He lies. He lies about things, and he gets away with it because people will not hold him accountable. In a new interview attorney general william barr defended the president saying accusations that trump demanded active duty troops be deployed on american streets are, quote, completely false. Now to the other big story this morning. Tropical storm cristobal slamming the gulf coast. Abcs Megan Tevrizian shows us the flooding in mississippi and louisiana as the storm continues to move north. This morninge of emergency as cristobal batters the gulf coast. Wind gusts topping 50 Miles Per Hour viciously churning the water as waves thrash the shoreline. In mississippi at least 100 casino employees had to be rescued sunday after floodwaters surrounded them. The water moving so fast this minivan was swept off the road left precariously tilted against an embankment. Beachfront buildings inundated as buoys begin to float away. The rough surf ramming the pilings of this pier. The storm surge even coming right to this persons doorstep. A similar scene in alabama as homes and cars are swallowed by the rising waters. Even this boat was no match for the gusting winds and powerful waves. In louisiana, the rough waters rushing up through the slats of this pier. Her. Surf smashing out the stilts cristobal seen from inside the storm wall is set to push north today threatening states as far north as wisconsin. It comes after the Tropical Storm kicked up wind and surf in florida. This tornado touching down just outside of orlando sunday. Beware, tornado warning. Im scared. Get inside. Get inside, girls. Reporter one of eight confirmed twisters slamming florida over the weekend. In the aftermath splintered trees, roofless homes and shredded structures. If cristobal does make it all the way up to wisconsin, it will only be the fourth storm on record to reach that far north. Kenneth, mona. Megan, thank you. Lets take a closer look now at your monday forecast. Good morning, everyone. As we take a look at conditions from now all the way through your tuesday, most of the impacts from this tropical Mississippi River valley. Thats where we anticipate some of the widespread flooding to take place as well across the states like arkansas, louisiana and southern mississippi. As far as the rest of the southeast is concerned, well, there will be a couple of locations that could look at spotty activity in the florida peninsula and also into parts of the tennessee valley. Im marvin gomez with your accuweather forecast. Coming up, a nascar driver passes out after a race. We have an update on his condition. Also ahead, after three long months, new york city begins reopening today. The challenges ahead. And a new twist in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation hi, america. Hi, america. Hi, america. Hey, there, america. During this crisis. Over 37 million people. Dont have access. To nutritious foods. But there is a way we can all help. With feeding america. Their network of 200 food banks are up and running. Distributing food to people and communities they serve. Across the country. Please visit feedingamerica. Org. To locate a food bank in your community. Together. Together. Together. Lets feed the love. What did it mean to you to see everybody come together and recognize and take a moment of listening . Are you okay . Hes not okay. That was Bubba Wallace passing out after sundays nascar race in atlanta in hot and humid conditions. He was responding to a question about his colleagues joining together to fight racism. He was seen by doctors and quickly recovered. A landmark day here in new york after nearly three months of stayathome orders, the city is entering phase one of reopening. Hundreds of thousands of workers will be commuting back into the city. It comes as other areas of the country see an uptick in new coronavirus cases. This morning in new york city, day one of phase one. Once the epicenter of the covid19 pandemic, the city is taking its first steps towards reopening today. This is a moment that every new yorker should celebrate as our achievement together. Reporter as many as 400,000 people are expected to be back tomorrow at work including manufacturers and construction workers and stores can now open for curbside pickup. So were looking forward to seeing our regular customers come back. Reporter Public Transit is ready with new social distancing guidelines in place. Hand sanitizers and masks will be available at stations while trains and buses will continue to be sanitized overnight. One thing im concerned about off the bat is mass transit, mta. I dont know if you can physically distance yourself in those crammed subways and so a lot of this is going to come down to human behavior. Reporter officials warn the pandemic is not over. The death toll in the u. S. Now climbing past 110,000. At least 18 states now seeing an increase in new cases. South carolina seeing its highest single day increase so far. In texas, dallas and houston also seeing an uptick in cases. Grge oyd,fficlsre in the meantime, landmarks across new york city shining blue and gold sunday night in honor of the sacrifice new yorkers have made to flatten the curve of covid19 cases. We bent the curve. We intended to flatten to get to a plateau. We bent it and look at the rest of the country. We are curve benders. If there is such a thing. In kansas city officials have issued a warning to people at a protest on may 31st. A protester there who did not wear a marv has now tested positive for the virus. Federal prosecutors have made a formal request of the British Government saying they want to speak with Prince Andrew about his ties to convicted sex offend der epsteJeffrey Epstein. They believe he may have crucial information about his possible coconspirators from an alleged sex trafficking ring. The prince has previously declined to answer questions. Epstein died in prison under mysterious circumstances. Coming up, we talk to a City Council Member from minneapolis on defunding the Police Department and what that means. Two friends, one black, one white and their invitation to the public. How theyre trying to have a real and meaningful conversation. Can leave you holding your breath. But Bristol Myers squibb is working to change things. By researching new kinds of medicines that could help you live longer. 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A toppled the statue of a slave trader from the 1600s dumping it in the river. Back in this country, a protester in pensacola, florida, jumped onto the hood of this suv which police say had driven through the crowd. The man is recovering from his injuries. No arrests reported. Pledging to dismantle the Police Department after floyd votes to move forward, but opponents say its not a cut and dry decision. I spoke earlier with Council Member steve fletcher. Why do you want to disband the Minneapolis Police department and what comes next . We are seeking to disband the Minneapolis Police department because it is not keeping minneapolis safe. We have looked at ways to reform the department. We do not believe it is possible we have and we have met resistance at every turn when we have attempted reforms. What we need to do is do one that aligns with our citys values and doesnt cause the harm our Current Department is causing. To those who say you need the police, to that you say . We need a comprehensive Public Safety approach but what we can tell is that crime rates have not correlated with police staffing. So it has not necessarily worked to have police. We spend, you know, close to 200 million a year on police. And as you noted, crime has fluctuated, and the strategies have not necessarily been effective. So its not that were starting its not that were dismantling a system that was working, were dismantling a system that actually wasnt working very well for us and seeing if we can design Something Better and i believe we can. You said theres been stiff institutional resistance to changes to the Police Departments budget. You also claim because of you reform advocacy you and your district or ward have faced retaliation. Please explain. Everything that we tried to do, we would get resistance from the federation. 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