Atlanta Mayor Signs Orders On Police Use Of Force

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🗓️ 16 June 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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The 21st day of protests commences after the police killing of a Black man in Atlanta intensifies for racial justice. After the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks, the Atlanta mayor signs orders on police use of force. Rayshard Brooks' widow speaks on his death and says, "it was murder." Newly released dispatcher audio reveals concern over officers' use of force on George Floyd. Trump says he'll sign an executive order on police reform tomorrow. 19 Atlanta police officers have resigned in the last 10 days, the number of police resignations grows amid calls for police reform. Trump reschedules Tulsa rally amid backlash over plans to hold the rally on Juneteenth, the day that marks the end of slavery. Trump claims nearly one million people want tickets to his Tulsa rally as experts warn of coronavirus risk.Trump's recent walk down a ramp at West Point is raising health questions. The United States coronavirus death toll surpasses 116,000. The FDA ends emergency use of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine citing "serious cardiac adverse events." The NFL Network says that several Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans players test positive for coronavirus. Supreme Court says that workers can't be fired for being LGBTQ. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.0	We're following breaking news.
1:01.0	The Atlanta Mayor Kishalance Bottoms has just announced
1:04.3	she signed orders on police use of force following the death of another black man at
1:09.6	the hands of an officer. The shooting of Ray Schard Brooks is fueling a 21 day, the 21st day of protests here in the United States
1:17.9	demanding police reform.
1:19.9	Brooks was shot twice in the back Friday night in what his widow is now calling a
1:24.1	murder as the family makes a very emotional appeal for change. Also breaking
1:29.4	President Trump says he'll sign an executive order on police reform tomorrow. He says he sought input on it
1:36.0	from law enforcement groups but didn't say whether any civil rights groups were involved.
1:41.1	First, let's hear what the Atlanta mayor said just a few moments ago.
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