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KGO Good Morning America July 12, 2024

To the Deadly Police shooting of Rayshard Brooks. His family now calling for the Police Officers to be arrested. Police reforms and protests raging in the city overnight. [ crowd chanting ] under review. The fbi and the doj investigating the mysterious deaths by hanging. Two black men, 50 miles apart, what their families are saying this morning. The coronavirus in america. Hospitalizations on the rise in at least 11 states. Texas at a record high. New reports of houston, texans and Dallas Cowboys players testing positive including star running back, ezekiel elliott. Nashville and miami hit the brakes on reopening. Wildfires burning in the west. Evacuations ordered from california to arizona. At least a dozen states under fire watches and warnings. Ginger tracking the latest this morning. Aggressive cyberstalking ai. The exebay employees charged with terrorizing a couple over bad reviews. The latest on the bizarre investigation. Kaepernick comeback . Overnight nfl commissioner Roger Goodell weighing in on the the first time encouraging a team to sign him. And meet the distance assistant. Amazon rolling out brandnew technology to help employees stay apart but Work Together. What it means for the future of the workplace for everyone. Good morning, america. Its good to be with you on this busy tuesday. It certainly is. We have a lot of news to get to including that landmark ruling from the Supreme Court. You can see right there people celebrating across the country considered a huge victory for lgbtq rights at the workplace. Huge indeed but well have more on that in a moment. First, the latest on those protests erupting overnight and a protester in new mexico in Critical Condition after clashes with police. Kayna whitworth has the latest. Reporter violence erupting in two major cities overnight. In albuquerque, new mexico one man was shot and remains in ngn stae a ndition after gunfire spanish con keyes adore. Police fired chemical irritants and flashbangs to control the crowd saying they believe vigilante groups possibly instigating the violence. And in richmond, virginia a third night of clashes between police and protesters over their demands to defund the police department. Police fired pepper spray and flashbangs to control the crowd. In seattle, the standoff between insidehe capitold the Police Protest zone or chop continues. We have to thread the needle there. We have to make sure people are safe but dont want to have a confrontation that ends up with more hurt. Reporter residents in the area say they need protection but fear escalation if the Police Presence is too much. Im very disappointed in the citys leadership and very disappointed in the lack of police protection. I realize the police dont want to set off a whole another fight like they had. Reporter the fbi is now assisting the Albuquerque Police department in that investigation, and the mayor says the statue is being removed until they can determine the next steps. Amy . Kayna whitworth, thank you for that. Now to the very latest on the deadly shooting of Rayshard Brooks in atlanta shot in the back by police while running away from officers. The d. A. Could decide whether to bring charges in the killing as early as tomorrow and we are now hearing the 911 call that s mi ss t. Steve osunsami has th from atlanta. Good morning, steve. Reporter good morning to you, amy. The family of the young man killed here wants to see those two officers arrested. The taser that he is seen holding and pointing at police is going to figure heavily in the district attorneys decision on charges. Authorities in atlanta this morning are releasing the 911 calls that started the chain of events at this wendys parking lot where Rayshard Brooks was killed by police. I have a car. I think hes intoxicated. He is in the middle of my drivethrough. Reporter the entire incident was caught on camera. Just after 10 30 p. M. Officer Devin Brosnan is seen responding to a call of a man allegedly asleep at the wheel in the drivethrough. Hey. Sir. Whats up, man . Hey, youre parked in the drivethrough right now. Reporter officer Garrett Rolfe arrives and puts brooks through a field sobriety test. Ever handcuffs, brooks refuses. Stop fighting. Stop fighting. Youll get tased. Reporter brooks grabs the stun gun of one of the officers. Here is the moment that is going to be the subject of a lot of debate. As brooks is running away you see him reach back and point the stun gun at officer rolfe. Thats when investigators say rolfe fires three shots and brooks later died at the hospital. Overnight the protests in atlanta, georgia raged on. [ crowd chanting ] the victims family is now calling for the officers involved to be arrested. The trust that we have with the police force is broken and the only way to heal some of these wounds is through a conviction and a drastic change with the police department. Reporter the city fired officer rolfe on saturday. Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is announcing a new list of Police Reforms. She is requiring officers to use deescalation methods before turning to deadly force. We saw the worst happen on friday night. Its very clear that our Police Officers are to be guardians and not warriors within our communities. Reporter this has been tough on the victims family. This community and local police who tell us that eight officers have quit the force since june 1st. Whit . That city in a lot of pain now. Steve, for us, thank you. We move to the investigation into the death of a black man in california found hanging from a tree. Initially ruled a suicide, but now investigators are taking a closer look at the case including whether a similar death less than two weeks earlier could be connected. Matt gutman joins us now from palmdale, california with the very latest. Matt, good morning. Reporter hey, good morning, whit. The body of Robert Fuller was found hanging from a tree in the town square of palmdale in view of the Fire Department in the city square. His family insists he did not commit suicide. Now the fbi is involved. [ crowd chanting ] heeding the call of the thousands marching into the small California City of palmdale [ crowd chanting ] reporter the fbi and department of justice say they are actively reviewing the investigations into the hanging deaths of two africanamerican men in the cities of palmdale and victorville, assessing whether racism played a role. It comes after the l. A. Sheriff changed course in the mysterious hanging death of 24yearold Robert Fuller. The initial reports appeared to be consistent with a suicide but we felt it prudent to roll that back and continue to look deeper. Reporter First Responders found him hung by a rope around 4 00 a. M. On june 10th in the Central Square of palmdale, california. He was still wearing his backpack. So right now there is not a single lead taking you in the direction other than suicide . That is correct. Reporter but the l. A. Sheriff telling us his homicide unit has not ruled foul play. They will do serology testing, everything on the rope. My brother was not suicidal. Reporter 11 days earlier Malcolm Harsch was also found hanging from a tree in the next big town over, victorville, california. That death initially ruled a homicide also and is being investigated. His family telling us Malcolm Harsch was 63 and was found with blood on his shirt hung by a usb cord just four hours after he was reportedly stopped by a Victorville Police officer. This was not a suicide. It took 12 days for authorities to get to the autopsy of mall moem harsch. Now the sheriff said there will be an autopsy of Robert Fuller. His family wants an independent autopsy. Both families say they just want transparency. Michael . Sure they do. Thank you so much, matt. Now to the latest on the coronavirus emergency. Overnight worldwide cases surpassing 8 million. Infections on the rise in 21 states with 11 states seeing an increase in hospital admissions. Marcus moore has the latest. Reporter this morning, cases of coronavirus in texas rising. Just weeks after officials eased stayatho orders, doctors pleading with residents to continue social distancing. I understand that people are sick of being in the houses and that, you know, its tiring, but it is really important right now that we partake in the things we know that work. Reporter as the case numbers grow and texas reports several players on the Houston Texans and Dallas Cowboys have tested positive, including star cowboys running back ezekiel elliott. Zeke, touchdown. Reporter hospitalizations on a steady rise as well increasing from 827 patients on april 4th to more than 2,300 still in the hospital monday. A record for the state so far. Health experts worry that gatherings and a return to business as usual could lead to even more cases. We are still in the midst of this pandemic and this virus still is deadly. Reporter this as missouri is reporting that five more people have tested positive for covid19 after attending these massive pool partiesthe lake of the ozarks on memorial day weekend. Those type of increases happening around the country just as states ease stayathome restrictions. 18 states have reported increases in positive test results and 11 states are seeing more people hospitalized. In places where reopening has begun, there is growing concern about protocols. In Los Angeles County this weekend, officlsing 2,00rentun we n cyi witsafe requir. Cities like miami are now pausing further reopening plans. In broward county, florida they have decided to wait before moving to phase two of reopening. We come this far. We must continue to Work Together to where we can beat this covid19 virus. Reporter here in texas, there has been a sustained push to encourage people to keep social distancing and also to wear those masks. Governor abbott is expected to hold a News Conference later today to address the situation. Amy . All right, marcus, thank you. Dr. Jennifer ashton joins us now. There is some big news involving hydroxychloroquine, the antimalaria drug that President Trump touted as a treatment for coronavirus. Well now were hearing from the fda. Its revoking its emergency authorization of that drug. Why . Really about risk versus benefit. With the fda finding that the risks of using this drug, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, outweighed any potential benefits. Theyre still leaving it up to individual physicians. And this revoke of the eua does not affect patients on this drug for malaria or lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. Just for covid19. The fda also saying hydroxychloroquine can adversely interact with remdesivir, another emergency treatment for coronavirus, reducing its effectiveness on patients. And this was really looking at drug drug interactions based on nonclinical lab data. We have to remember remdesivir is still investigational. So there is limited data out about it and this is really a perfect example, amy, about how more in treating a disease is not necessarily better and in some cases it may be worse. All right, dr. Jen ashton, we appreciate it. Thank you. Whit . Amy, to washington now and President Trump expected to sign an executive order on Police Reform later today. Critics though already saying it doesnt do enough as protests rage across the country. Senior White House Correspondent cecilia vega joins us now from washington with more. Cecilia, good morning. Reporter hey, whit, good morning to you. Among some of those criticisms out there, that the order sidesteps the issue of race in policing, that it stops short of some of the demands that weve been hearing from protestors likeneding special local protections for officers, banning chokeholds, of course, noknock warrants. So there are a few specifics right now but let me tell what you we do know. This will call on Police Departments to adopt best practices on use of force. Its going to call on the creation of a database to track Police Misconduct and encourage departments to use social workers on some nonviolent calls and President Trump is expected to meet with Law Enforcement and families of people who have been involved in alleged Police Misconduct cases and other killings today including the family of ahmaud arbery, of course, who was killed while jogging in georgia. The president , whit, is expected to sign this later today in the rose garden. Well keep an eye on that. Cecelia, on another topic, that tellall book by former National Security adviser john bolton is also scheduled to come out soon but now the president says bolton may actually be committing a crime by publishing it . Reporter yeah, this one is complicated because there are some copies already out there but sources are telling us the administration is going to try to seek an injunction in federal court to try to block the book. President trump thinks bolton could face criminal liability if he goes forward with the publication. The president is making this sweeping claim that he considers every conversation he has as president to be, quote, highly classified. Bolton is still moving forward. Cecelia, thank you so much. We want to let our viewers know Martha Raddatz has the first interview with john bolton on his memoir in a onehour special this sunday night, 9 00 p. M. Eastern right here on abc. Michael . Well be tuning in. Thank you, whit. Now to that landmark 63 ruling by the Supreme Court at rights act protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in the workplace. And terry moran is outside the Supreme Court. This, terry, is a for the lgbtq rights and coming from a largely conservative court. Reporter thats right, michael. Good morning. This is a conservative court. Its one of the big surprises here as this case cut across those lines with one of President Trumps own appointees leading the way to a new day for lgbtq americans in the workplace. Overnight amid a historic victory for lgbtq americans, the community celebrating the Supreme Courts ruling to its iconic landmarks. Its so monumental that the court, a court thats considered conservative, stood by us and stood by our equality. Reporter in ringing terms the Supreme Court declared on monday that employers can no longer discriminate against their employees simply because they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Until this decision, that was legal in more than half the states. The states like georgia that dont have those protections, we now have a federal protection to fall back on. Reporter gal w fired from his job as a counselor in clayton county, georgia after he joined a gay softball team. Six justices including Justice Neil Gorsuch appointed by President Trump and chief justice john roberts, leader of the courts conservatives, says workers like bostock should be covered under the plain meaning of the words of the 1964 civil rights act. Though written with the intent of addressing race problems in the country, gorsuch pointed to the text of the law. Only the written word is the law and all persons are entitled to its benefit, gorsuch wrote. President trump Whose Administration argued in the case that gay workers should not be covered under civil rights laws was subdued. Some people were surprised but theyve ruled and we live with their decision. Reporter in a 100page dissent Justice Samuel alito warned of dire consequences from todays ruling, from bathrooms at workplaces, to sports teams, to pronouns. The position the court now adopts will threaten freedom of religion, freedom of speech and personal privacy and safety, he wrote. Its amazing how fast the law changed in this area, michael. It wasnt until this century th made rimeay, lesbian, transgender, have sex in the privacy of their own homes. Things have changed. Things have changed for the better. Thank you, terry. We appreciate that. We are following a lot of other headlines this morning including that aggressive cyberstalking campaign. The exebay employees charged with terrorizing a couple over bad reviews. First to ginger tracking wildfires in the west. Good morning, ginger. Reporter good morning, michael. High fire danger from colorado back to california. The picture youre seeing is the avila fire. At least 400 acres burning, 10 contained. The scenic 101 drive is shut down for a time. Evacuations have been lifted there for now. But, boy, theyre still up for parts of arizona, really dry air in place and extreme drought in parts too. Your local weather in 30 seconds. First the tuesday trivia sponsored by subaru. Good morning. Im mike nicco. Brighter today but breezy and cooler than average. Weve got a higher fire concern in our hills and our hottest afternoons start tomorrow and linger through friday. Today, mid to upper 60s. Low to mid70s around the bay and mid to upper 70s in the inland with a few 80s in there. Tonight, were back in the 50s. 60s with the and well be right back. Be right back. Whove got their eczema under contro

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