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Opinion: The lessons of Beulah Mae Donald, the mother who took down the Klan CNN 5 days ago Opinion by Cornell William Brooks © Mary Hattler/Mobile Press-Register/AP Beulah Mae Donald of Mobile, Ala., whose son Michael was killed by two Ku Klux Klansmen in 1981, has taken ownership of the United Klans of America headquarters building in Tuscaloosa in a settlement of a lawsuit against the KKK, May 20, 1987. (AP Photo/Mobile Press-Register/Mary Hattler) America is transfixed and yet traumatized by the Derek Chauvin trial in the killing of George Floyd. As a nation, we've be...

breaking news this morning. there's a briefing that is expected to start any moment now in tennessee. we are expected to get an update on a train derailment that forced evacuation of thousands of residents near maryville, tennessee. it was carrying flammable and toxic gas. we'll monitor that news conference. officials are expected to announce when the residents can go back home. we'll keep our eye on that and pass on new information to you as we get it. let's start with those concerns this morning as americans gear up for independence day. security officials are geefgaring up for an ...

commissioner bill bratton had to say about the death of two of his officers. >> today two of new york's finest were shot and killed with no warning, no provocation. they were quite simply assassinated, targeted for their uniform and for the responsibility they embraced to keep the people of this city safe. >> and there's a lot of blame to go around this weekend for what had happened. now, listen to what the president of the new york city patrolmen's benevolent association patrick lynch had to say. >> there's blood on many hands tonight. those that incited violence on the streets unde...