Trump in turmoil: Virus, protests, court losses, Bolton book; Ex-officers involved in Brooks killing turn themselves in; Models show Florida could be “the next large epicenter”; Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA; Black voters in crucial battleground state talk Trump;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
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🗓️ 18 June 2020
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Atlanta ex-cop turns himself in, charged with killing Rayshard Brooks; Officer charged with assault in Brooks case released from custody; Sources: More officers calling out sick in Atlanta today; Some Atl officers not responding to calls in protest of charges; Brooks’ family atty: Murder charge is “first step towards justice”; Dr. Fauci calls “anti-science” bias” a problem in America; California governor mandates masks statewide; Trump says COVID “numbers are very small” as 10 states see record high new cases; Supreme Court rules against Trump, piling on to rough week; In dissent, Justice Thomas says DACA ruling was an effort to avoid a “politically controversial” decision; Biden campaign to make six-figure ad buy in African-American media; Wisconsin voter: If you don’t vote, “you’re voting for Trump”;
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| 0:00.0 | This is CNN Breaking News. |
| 0:04.0 | Welcome to the lead. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm Jake Tapper and we begin with Breaking News in our national lead today. |
| 0:11.0 | Two former Atlanta police officers have now turned themselves in for the police |
| 0:16.3 | killing of Rayshard Brooks over the weekend, of course, following arrest warrants issued for |
| 0:22.0 | both former police officers. |
| 0:24.0 | Minutes ago, a now ex-officer Garrett Rolf turning himself in. |
| 0:28.1 | He's facing 11 charges, including murder, for shooting Brooks twice in the back. |
| 0:34.3 | Prosecutors also say that Rolf did not provide medical aid |
| 0:38.7 | for more than two minutes and even kicked Rayshard Brooks after shooting him twice in the back. |
| 0:45.9 | The law firm representing Rolf argues that his actions were entirely justified. |
| 0:50.9 | The second officer involved Devon Broson |
| 0:53.2 | also turned himself in earlier today, though he is now out on Bond. |
| 0:57.8 | Broston is facing three charges, including aggravated assault, |
| 1:01.2 | for allegedly standing on Brooks's shoulders after the shooting. |
| 1:06.0 | CNN's Ryan Young joins me now live from Atlanta and Ryan what do we know about the |
| 1:11.4 | former officer turning himself in and what happens next? |
| 1:17.0 | Jake, you got to think about the speed of this case. |
| 1:19.0 | It hasn't even been a week yet, and now both officers have had to turn themselves in and the |
| 1:23.9 | D. A. has even talked about all the extraordinary steps they've gone through |
| 1:27.1 | to get evidence. They've talked to more than seven witnesses. They've analyzed |
| 1:30.9 | videos from all over. They have body cameras that they've released to the public. |
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