>>> TONIGHT, THE STRONG, NEW 
CALLS FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY.
ONE DEPARTMENT UNDER FIRE AFTER 
A 75-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS SHOVED TO 
THE GROUND, KNOCKING HIS HEAD ON
THE PAVEMENT.
OTHER, APPARENTLY, PEACEFUL 
PROTESTERS SEEN BEATEN WITH 
BATONS IN OTHER CITIES.
AND TONIGHT MINNEAPOLIS BANNING 
THE USE OF CHOKE HOLDS BY 
POLICE.
>>> PRESIDENT TRUMP FACING NEW 
BACKLASH.
WHY HE SAID THIS WAS A GREAT DAY
FOR GEORGE FLOYD.
WHAT DID HE MEAN?
WHY JOE BIDEN SAID THE 
PRESIDENT'S WORDS WERE 
DESPICABLE.
>>> THE SURPRISE NEWS ON JOBS.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEXPECTED
DROPS.
WHO HAS GONE BACK TO WORK AND 
WHO HAS NOT?
TODAY'S NUMBER HIDING A HUGE 
PROBLEM FOR MILLIONS.
OUT, CALLING FOR CHANGE, ALONG 
WITH A CIVIL RIGHTS ICON.
>>> AS THE COUNTRY REOPENS, NEW 
WARNINGS ABOUT COVID-19 
CONTINUING TO SPREAD. 
>>> AND THAT TROPICAL STORM 
TAKING DIRECT AIM AT THE GULF 
COAST.
>> Announcer: THIS IS "NBC 
NIGHTLY NEWS" WITH LESTER HOLT.
>>> GOOD EVENING.
THE UNBLINKING CAMERA ONCE AGAIN
TONIGHT IS FRAMING SOME OF THE 
VERY ISSUES INVOLVING POLICE 
THAT HAVE SENT TENS OF THOUSANDS
ONTO THE STREETS IN PROTEST.
THE VIDEO OF A 75-YEAR-OLD MAN
FORCEFULLY SHOVED TO THE GROUND 
BY A BUFFALO POLICE OFFICER, THE
LATEST JARRING IMAGE, ROCKING 
THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF A COUNTRY 
IN TURMOIL.
AND TONIGHT EVEN GOOD NEWS, 
A SURPRISE INDICTMENT OF
INEQUALITY AS THE BLACK 
WORKFORCE WAS LEFT BEHIND.
>>> WE BEGIN OUR NIGHT WITH GADI
SCHWARTZ. 
>> Reporter: WE BEGIN TONIGHT 
NEW CALLS FOR POLICE REFORM, NOT
ONLY FOR GEORGE FLOYD AND 
BRIANNA TAYLOR, WHO WOULD HAVE 
CELEBRATED HER BIRTHDAY TODAY. 
>> I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD 
STILL BE ON PAYROLL. 
>> Reporter: NOW MOUNTING 
OUTRAGES AND CALLS FOR 
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THOSE 
HOSPITALIZED, BEATEN BACK ON THE
PROTEST LINES.
IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK, VIDEO FROM
A PUBLIC RADIO STATION, 
CAPTURING A MAN BEING PUSHED 
BACK.
HIS HEAD HITTING THE CONCRETE 
AND BLEEDING AS OFFICERS KEEP 
ADVANCING.
BOTH OFFICERS HAVE BEEN PLACED 
ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
>> IT DISTURBS YOUR BASIC SENSE 
OF DECENCY AND HUMANITY.
WHY?
WHY?
WHY WAS THAT NECESSARY?
>> Reporter: IN LOS ANGELES, 
CELL PHONE VIDEO SHOWING A CROWD
BROKEN UP BY BATONS AND FOAM 
PROJECTILES.
SIMILAR SCENES IN PHILADELPHIA.
>> HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. 
>> Reporter: ELSEWHERE, 
JOURNALISTS HAVE BEEN MACED, 
TEAR GASSED AND PUNCHED.
USE OF FORCE EXPERTS CAUTION IN 
THE AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, NOT 
EVERYTHING LEADING UP TO A 
VIOLENT CONFRONTATION CAPTURED 
ON CAMERA.
POLICE CHIEFS INSISTING OFFICERS
HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY ATTACKED BY
AGITATORS, LIKE THIS VIDEO 
RELEASED BY POLICE IN NEW YORK.
OTHERS PELTED WITH BRICKS AND 
BOTTLES.
TWO LAWYERS WERE ARRESTED ON 
CHARGES AFTER A FIREBOMBING OF 
AN NYPD SQUAD CAR WITH A MOLOTOV
COCKTAIL.
OFFICERS OF BEING SHOT AT OR 
STABBED.
SINCE THE PROTEST BEGAN, OVER 
10,000 ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE 
FOR VIOLATING CURFEW, LOOTING OR
DISTURBING THE PEACE.
AND STILL ON THE 11th DAY OF 
DEMONSTRATIONS, THE VAST 
MAJORITY OF PROTESTERS CONTINUE 
TO MARCH PEACEFULLY IN FRONT OF 
THOUSANDS OF OFFICERS WHO 
SILENTLY HOLD THE LINE. 
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MAKE 
SURE YOU'RE SERVING AND 
PROTECTING US, VERSUS US FEELING
THREATENED AND US FEELING LIKE 
YOU'RE THE PROBLEM?
>> Reporter: ORGANIZERS 
DEMANDING DEESCALATION FIRST AND
AN END TO POLICE BRUTALITY.
HERE IN CALIFORNIA, THE GOVERNOR
ANNOUNCING AN END TO TRAINING 
OFFICERS ON HOW TO USE A CHOKE 
HOLD AS WELL AS STATE-WIDE 
GUIDELINES WHEN IT COMES TO 
CROWD CONTROL.
A MOVEMENT REIGNITED BY THE 
DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD, NOW 
CALLING INTO QUESTION THE USE OF
FORCE BY OFFICERS DESIGNED TO 
KEEP THE PEACE.
GAUDY SCHWARTZ, NBC NEWS, LOS 
ANGELES.
>> Reporter: THIS IS GABE 
GUTIERREZ IN MINNEAPOLIS.
TODAY THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED 
UNANIMOUSLY THAT
OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO 
INTERVENE ANY TIME THEY SEE 
UNAUTHORIZED USE OF FORCE BY 
ANOTHER COP, AND TO BAN CHOKE 
HOLDS ALL TOGETHER. 
>> WHEN I FIRST HEAR THAT, 
THAT'S A PRETTY DAMN LOW BAR 
JUST TO START, IN TERMS THAT WE 
HADN'T HAD THAT.
>> Reporter: IT COMES AFTER THE 
STATE ORDERED A SWEEPING CIVIL 
RIGHTS INVESTIGATION OF THE 
POLICE DEPARTMENT THIS WEEK. 
>> WE ARE READY TO RISE TO THIS 
TRAGEDY OF GEORGE FLOYD'S 
MURDER.
>> Reporter: LISA BENDER IS THE 
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
ARE YOU DISMANTLING THE 
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT?
>> YES, I THINK THE CHANGES NEED
TO BE THAT SUBSTANTIVE AND 
SIGNIFICANT AND WILL NEED TO BE 
DONE WITH DEEP ENGAGEMENT FROM 
OUR COMMUNITY.
SO, TO FOLKS THAT THAT IDEA 
SOUNDS RADICAL, I INVITE YOU IN 
TO THAT PROCESS WITH AN OPEN 
MIND. 
>> Reporter: CHARGED WITH 
SECOND-DEGREE MURDER, FORMER 
OFFICER DEREK CHAUVIN IS DUE IN 
COURT MONDAY.
HE HAS STILL NOT COMMENTED 
PUBLICLY.
HEAVILY REDACTED PERSONNEL 
RECORDS SHOW HE WORKED IN 
MILITARY POLICE IN THE U.S. ARMY
DURING HIS TWO STINTS IN ACTIVE 
SERVICE.
OVER HIS 19-YEAR CAREER WITH THE
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE, HE HAD MORE 
THAN 15 CONDUCT COMPLAINTS, 
NEARLY ALL CLOSED WITHOUT 
DISCIPLINE, AS WELL AS SEVERAL 
COMMENDATIONS.
TODAY'S CHANGES TO THE 
DEPARTMENT NOT STOPPING 
THE PROTESTS.
>> THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING, TO 
BE ABLE TO LIVE OUR LIVES AND 
NOT HAVE TO BE IN CONSTANT FEAR.
>> Reporter: ALSO TODAY, THE 
MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL SAYS 
IT'S CONSIDERING RENAMING THIS 
STREET LLOYD AVENUE.
LESTER?
>> GABE GUTIERREZ IN 
MINNEAPOLIS, THANKS.
>>> AND PRESIDENT TRUMP IS 
FACING CRITICISM FOR WHAT HE 
SAID DURING REMARKS THAT WERE 
SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT THE NEW 
JOBS NUMBERS.
INSTEAD, OVERSHADOWED BY WHAT HE
SAID ABOUT GEORGE FLOYD.
GEOFF BENNETT IS AT THE WHITE 
HOUSE. 
>> Reporter: DURING HIS 
45-MINUTE UNSCRIPTED AND 
FREE-WHEELING ROSE GARDEN 
SPEECH, PRESIDENT TRUMP AT ONE 
POINT INVOKED THE NAME GEORGE 
FLOYD. 
>> THEY HAVE TO RECEIVE FAIR 
TREATMENT FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THEY HAVE TO RECEIVE IT.
WE ALL SAW WHAT HAPPENED LAST 
WEEK.
WE CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.
HOPEFULLY, GEORGE IS LOOKING 
DOWN RIGHT NOW AND SAYING 
THERE'S A GREAT THING THAT'S 
HAPPENING FOR OUR COUNTRY.
IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR HIM.
IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR EVERYBODY.
THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR 
EVERYBODY.
THIS IS A GREAT, GREAT DAY IN 
TERMS OF EQUALITY. 
>> Reporter: AFTER THE SPEECH, 
THE PRESIDENT SHHH'd A REPORTER
WHO ASKED HOW HE PLANS TO 
ADDRESS SYSTEMIC RACISM. 
>> WHAT'S YOUR PLAN?
>> OUR COUNTRY IS SO STRONG.
AND THAT'S WHAT MY PLAN IS. 
>> Reporter: 2020 DEMOCRATIC 
CONTENDER JOE BIDEN SLAMMING THE
PRESIDENT'S REMARK ABOUT GEORGE 
FLOYD, WHILE CAMPAIGNING TODAY 
IN DELAWARE. 
>> FOR THE PRESIDENT TO TRY TO 
PUT ANY OTHER WORDS IN THE 
MOUTHS OF GEORGE FLOYD, I 
FRANKLY THINK IT'S DESPICABLE. 
>> Reporter: ALL OF IT UNFOLDING
AS PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FORMER 
CHIEF OF STAFF, JOHN KELLY SAID 
TODAY HE AGREES WITH FORMER 
TRUMP DEFENSE SECRETARY JIM 
MATTIS, WHO THIS WEEK SLAMMED 
THE PRESIDENT'S LEADERSHIP IN A 
SCATHING OP-ED. 
>> I AGREE WITH HIM.
I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK HARDER 
AT WHO WE ELECT. 
>> Reporter: KELLY, A RETIRED 
FOUR-STAR MARINE GENERAL, ALSO 
CAUTIONED AGAINST THE 
PRESIDENT'S THREAT TO USE TROOPS
TO PUT DOWN PROTESTERS. 
>> THE TROOPS HATE IT.
THEY DON'T SEE IT AS THEIR JOB.
THEY DON'T WANT TO BE USED IN 
THAT WAY UNLESS IT'S REALLY 
EXTREMIST.
>> Reporter: SINCE MONDAY'S 
UNREST, WORKERS HAVE ALREADY 
TRANSFORMED THE ALREADY SECURE 
WHITE HOUSE COMPLEX INTO A 
FORTRESS, A AT ALL WALL OF STEEL
FENCING SURROUNDING THE 
PERIMETER.
AND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS 
DEPLOYED AN ALPHABET SOUP OF 
MILITARY DEPLOYED IN THE 
NATION'S CAPITAL.
MAYOR MURIEL BOWSER WANTS THEM 
GONE. 
>> WE DON'T WANT THEM PATROLING 
THE STREETS.
WE'VE MADE THAT FORMER REQUEST 
TO THE WHITE HOUSE.
>> Reporter: THE MAYOR SENDING 
MESSAGES, DIRECTING ARTISTS TO 
PAINT "BLACK LIVES MATTER" ON A 
STREET LEADING DIRECTLY TO THE 
WHITE HOUSE, AND RENAMING IT 
BLACK LIVES MATTER PLAZA, SHE 
SAYS TO URGE CHANGES IN POLICE 
PRACTICES.
TONIGHT WASHINGTON, D.C., IS 
ANTICIPATING WHAT COULD BE THE 
LARGEST PROTEST YET SINCE THE 
POLICE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD.
TOMORROW, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE 
ARE EXPECTED TO MARCH HERE IN 
THE NATION'S CAPITAL.
LESTER?
>> GEOFF BENNETT, THANKS. 
>>> NEWLY RELEASED VIDEO 
SHEDDING LIGHT ON YET ANOTHER 
CONFRONTATION BETWEEN POLICE AND
A RESTRAINED MAN WHO HIMSELF 
UTTERED THOSE NOW ALL TOO 
FAMILIAR WORDS "I CAN'T 
BREATHE."
HERE'S STEPHANIE GOSK. 
>> Reporter: A VIOLENT ARREST, 
WITNESSED THREE MONTHS AGO IN 
TACOMA, WASHINGTON. 
>> OH, MY GOD, THAT WAS SO 
SCARY!
>> Reporter: SARAH McDOWELL 
RELEASED HER VIDEO PUBLICLY THIS
WEEK.
>> THEY WERE YELLING AT HIM TO 
PUT HIS HANDS BEHIND HIS BACK 
BUT I CAN SEE THE COPS ARE ON 
TOP OF HIM.
BOTH OF THEM ARE ON TOP OF HIM. 
>> Reporter: HOURS LATER THE MAN
WOULD BE PRONOUNCED DEAD, 
33-YEAR-OLD MANUEL ELLIS.
THE OFFICERS CALLED FOR MEDICAL 
ASSISTANCE.
IN THE BACKGROUND, ELLIS CAN BE 
HEARD. 
>> I CAN'T BREATHE.
I CAN'T BREATHE. 
>> Reporter: I CAN'T BREATHE, HE
SAYS, AT LEAST TWICE.
ON WEDNESDAY, THE MEDICAL 
EXAMINER RULED HIS DEATH A 
HOMICIDE.
THE CAUSE?
RESPIRATORY ARREST DUE TO 
PHYSICAL RESTRAINT.
METHAMPHETAMINE AND HEART 
CONDITION WERE LISTED AS 
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
TACOMA'S MAYOR LASHING OUT. 
>> AND THE OFFICERS WHO 
COMMITTED THIS CRIME SHOULD BE 
FIRED AND PROSECUTED TO THE FULL
EXTENT OF THE LAW. 
>> Reporter: THE POLICE UNION 
FIRED BACK.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO 
SACRIFICE DEDICATED PUBLIC 
SERVANTS AT THE ALTAR OF PUBLIC 
SENTIMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT 
SENTIMENT IS ALMOST WHOLLY 
FUELED BY THE UNINFORMED ANGER 
OF A THEATRICAL POLITICIAN.
A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE TACOMA 
POLICE SAYS ELLIS ASSAULTED AN 
OFFICER THAT NIGHT. 
>> MR. ELLIS GRABBED ONE OF THE 
POLICE OFFICERS AND THREW HIM ON
THE GROUND. 
>> Reporter: BUT TO THE FAMILY 
AND MANY OTHERS IN THIS 
COMMUNITY, THERE ARE STRIKING 
PARALLELS TO GEORGE FLOYD'S 
DEATH.
>> I WOULD SAY AS SOON AS I 
HEARD THE AUDIO FOOTAGE OF MY 
BROTHER SCREAMING "I CAN'T 
BREATHE," I KNEW SOMETHING 
WASN'T RIGHT. 
>> Reporter: THEY ARE LEFT 
WONDERING WHY IT TOOK A VIDEO TO
GET OFFICIALS TO ACT. 
>> WE WANT TO SEE JUSTICE FOR MY
SON, AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE HAD 
TO WAIT THREE MONTHS. 
>> Reporter: TONIGHT THE FOUR 
OFFICERS INVOLVED ARE ON 
ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.
WHILE ELLIS' DEATH IS BEING 
INVESTIGATED AND THE FAMILY IS 
STILL WAITING.
STEPHANIE GOSK, NBC NEWS.
>>> NOW TO THE SURPRISE NEWS 
ABOUT THE ECONOMY TONIGHT.
THE NEW UNEMPLOYMENT REPORT 
SHOWING THAT EMPLOYERS ADDED 
MORE THAN 2 MILLION JOBS LAST 
MONTH, BRINGING THE UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE DOWN.
THAT IMPROVEMENT LEFT MANY BLACK
AMERICANS OUT.
OUR TOM COSTELLO EXPLAINS. 
>> Reporter: BREAKING NEWS THIS 
MORNING STUNNED WALL STREET, 
MAIN STREET AND VETERAN 
ECONOMISTS. 
>> THIS IS A HUGE GAIN. 
>> Reporter: RATHER THAN JUMPING
TO 20% AS EXPECTED, THE 
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DID A U-TURN 
IN MAY, DROPPING TO 13.3%.
STILL, HISTORICALLY HIGH AND 
MOST LIKELY STILL UNDERCOUNTING 
THOSE OUT OF WORK.
BUT 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE DID FIND 
JOBS OR RETURN TO WORK, DRIVEN 
BY WHITE AMERICANS.
ASIAN-AMERICANS AND 
AFRICAN-AMERICANS DID NOT SEE A 
PICK UP IN JOBS.
>> THE UPUPTICK WE SAW WAS FOR
POSITIONS THAT WERE EASIEST TO 
BRING BACK.
BUT IN REALITY, DEEP IN THE 
BELLY OF OUR ECONOMY, MANY ARE 
STILL OUT OF WORK.
NOW WE'RE RELYING ON FOOD BANKS 
AND UNSURE WHEN OR IF THEY'LL BE
BACK TO WORK AGAIN. 
>> Reporter: STILL THE NEWS SENT
THE STOCK MARKETS SOARING.
THE DOW JONES CLOSING UP 829 
POINTS. 
>> THE NUMBERS ARE GREAT.
AND THIS LEADS US ON TO A LONG 
PERIOD OF GROWTH. 
>> Reporter: SINGLE MOM LINDSEY 
VONN WAS FURLOUGHED FROM LULU 
LEMON BUT THEN LANDED A JOB WITH
QUICKEN LOANS IN MAY. 
>> I'M SHOCKED TO BE IN A NEW 
POSITION, LEARNING A COMPLETELY 
NEW CAREER IN THE MIDDLE OF A 
PANDEMIC.
>> Reporter: NEARLY HALF OF THE 
2.5 MILLION JOBS WERE IN LEISURE
AND HOSPITALITY.
>> WE FLIPPED A SWITCH THIS 
WEEK. 
>> Reporter: THE FNT BLEU RESORT
IN MIAMI IS BRINGING BACK 
EMPLOYEES.
>> LOOKING VERY OPTIMISTIC FOR 
THE JULY 4th WEEKEND, LOOKING 
CLOSE TO BEING FULL. 
>> Reporter: MITCHELL CAPLAN 
OWNS SIX BOOK STORES WITH 80 
EMPLOYEES.
HE HAS MANAGED TO PAY THEM 
THROUGH THE PROTECTION PROGRAM 
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, BUT HE 
FEARS WILL HE HAVE TO LAY THEM 
OFF WHEN THE MONEY RUNS OUT THIS
MONTH. 
>> I FEAR WE'RE ON A BIT OF WHAT
I CALL A PPP HIGH OR SURE HIGH, 
IN A SENSE, AND THAT IT IS 
CERTAINLY TOO SOON TO RUN ANY 
KIND OF VICTORY LAPS OVER THESE 
NUMBERS.
>> Reporter: WHILE THE 
EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS IMPROVED IN 
MAY, TENS OF MILLIONS OF 
AMERICANS ARE STILL OUT OF WORK.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, 13%, THE 
HIGHEST SINCE 
>> Reporter: THE PLAN BLESSED BY
MICHAEL JORDAN HIMSELF, WITH 
HOOPS GIVING A LITTLE HOPE TO A 
HEALING NATION.
SAM BROCK, NBC NEWS, MIAMI. 
>>> IN 60 SECONDS, FORMER 
PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CIVIL RIGHTS
ICON CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS AND 
THEIR NEW MESSAGE.
>>> A MAJOR DEVELOPMENT IN A 
STORY WE FIRST REPORTED HERE 
LAST MONTH.
IN PENNSYLVANIA, WALTER OGROD 
WALKED FREE AND INTO THE ARMS OF
FAMILY TODAY, 24 YEARS ON DEATH 
ROW AFTER HIS CONVICTION WAS 
VACATED IN THE MURDER OF A 
4-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
A RECENT REVIEW BY THE D.A. 
DETERMINED THAT OGROD WAS LIKELY
INNOCENT.
I RECENTLY SPOKE TO OGROD FROM 
DEATH ROW, AS HE RECOVERED FROM 
SEVERE COVID-19 SYMPTOMS.
THE MOTHER OF THE VICTIM ALSO 
SUPPORTED THE CALL FOR HIS 
RELEASE.
>>> FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS 
WEEK, FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA 
SPOKE OUT ABOUT THE NEED FOR 
FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE.
THIS TIME, JOINED BY A CIVIL 
RIGHTS ICON.
WITH THAT, HERE IS KRISTEN 
WELKER. 
>> Reporter: FORMER PRESIDENT 
BARACK OBAMA AGAIN STEPPING INTO
THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT 
RACE AND INEQUALITY IN THE WAKE 
OF GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH.
TONIGHT, HOLDING AN 
INTERGENERATIONAL TOWN HALL. 
>> YOU'RE SAYING TO YOURSELF, I 
HAVE AGENCY.
I CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
I CAN HAVE AN IMPACT.
I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE 
ALL OF IT, BUT I CAN CHANGE THIS
CORNER OF IT. 
>> Reporter: THE FORMER 
PRESIDENT, JOINED BY YOUNG, 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN, WHO SAY 
THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED RACIAL 
INJUSTICE.
AND BY CONGRESSMAN AND CIVIL 
RIGHTS ICON JOHN LEWIS, WHO 
MARCHED ON WASHINGTON AND ACROSS
THE BRIDGE IN SELMA, ALABAMA, 
WHERE WHITE POLICE OFFICERS LEFT
LEWIS BLOODIED AND BATTERED, 
WITH A BROKEN SKULL.
>> I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE.
I SAID A LITTLE PRAYER.
I SAID LORD, LET ME LIVE. 
>> Reporter: THE CIVIL RIGHTS 
LEADER AND THE NATION'S FIRST 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN PRESIDENT SAY 
THEY STILL INSPIRE EACH OTHER TO
KEEP THE FIGHT GOING. 
>> I'M TOUGH BUT HE'S A CAPITAL 
DUDE.
YOU WOULD NOT KNOW THAT THE THAT
YOUNG MAN COULD AWAKEN A NATION.
AND THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE 
POWER THAT WE EACH HAVE. 
>> THE CHANGES THAT HAVE 
OCCURRED, TO LIVE TO SEE A YOUNG
MAN, A YOUNG FRIEND LIKE 
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA BECOME 
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 
OF AMERICA. 
>> Reporter: AND OBAMA TAKING 
WHAT SEEMED TO BE A 
NOT-SO-SUBTLE SWIPE AT PRESIDENT
TRUMP WITHOUT MENTIONING HIM BY 
NAME. 
>> THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE IN 
POWER WHO ARE SOMETIMES LASHING 
OUT OR PUTTING OTHER PEOPLE 
DOWN.
IT'S BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT 
SOMETHING IN THEM THEY'VE GOT TO
WORK THROUGH. 
>> Reporter: STILL OBAMA AND 
LEWIS TRIED TO KEEP THE FOCUS ON
THE ROAD AHEAD. 
>> THOSE PEOPLE OUT ON THE 
STREETS, THAT IS A SEA CHANGE. 
>> THEY'RE GOING TO
HELP REDEEM THE SOUL OF AMERICA 
AND SAVE OUR COUNTRY, AND 
PERHAPS THE PLANET. 
>> Reporter: A CALL TO KEEP THE 
MARCH GOING.
KRISTEN WELKER, NBC NEWS, 
WASHINGTON. 
>>> WE CAN ALL AGREE IT'S BEEN A
TOUGH WEEK FOR OUR COUNTRY, AND 
IT CAN ALL BE ESPECIALLY SCARY 
FOR KIDS.
REHEMA ELLIS SPOKE TO SOME ABOUT
HOW THEY'RE COPING. 
>> Reporter: THE IMAGES ARE HARD
FOR ALL OF US TO LOOK AT, BUT 
ESPECIALLY TROUBLING FOR OUR 
KIDS TO SEE. 
>> IT'S JUST SAD. 
>> Reporter: WE BROUGHT TOGETHER
KIDS 8 TO 14 YEARS OLD FROM 
MASSACHUSETTS TO CALIFORNIA, TO 
HEAR WHAT THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT
THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD AND 
THE PROTESTS THAT ERUPTED. 
>> I CRIED, IF I'M BEING HONEST.
>> Reporter: UNDERSTANDABLY, 
THERE'S HEIGHTENED FEAR AMONG 
BLACK KIDS. 
>> I AM AFRAID BECAUSE I'M 
AFRAID IF I GO OUTSIDE AND 
SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN TO ME OR 
MY FAMILY. 
>> Reporter: BUT FEAR EVEN IF 
YOU'RE NOT BLACK. 
>> I'M A BIT AFRAID THAT THESE 
RIOTS AND STUFF, IF THEY GET TOO
BIG AND TOO OUT OF HAND, IT CAN 
KIND OF LIKE GO INTO JUST HOUSES
AND STUFF. 
>> Reporter: THE KIDS ALSO 
EXPRESSED DISAPPOINTMENT. 
>> PEOPLE SHOULD ALREADY KNOW WE
HAVE TO TREAT PEOPLE EQUALLY AND
NOT JUDGE ANYBODY JUST BECAUSE 
THEY'RE BLACK OR WHITE.
>> Reporter: PSYCHOLOGISTS SAY 
PARENTS SHOULD HELP KIDS TALK 
ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE SEEING, BUT 
IT'S HARD, EVEN FOR ME WITH MY 
SON.
FROM THE TIME HE WAS LITTLE TILL
NOW AS A TEENAGER, I'VE
STRUGGLED TO FIND THE RIGHT 
WORDS TO TELL MY BLACK CHILD 
ABOUT HOW TO STAY SAFE WHEN HE'S
NOT WITH ME. 
>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO SAY, YOU 
KNOW, I CAN IMAGINE HOW YOU'RE 
FEELING.
SOMETIMES I FEEL THAT WAY.
AND TO LISTEN. 
>> Reporter: THE KIDS THAT WE 
TALKED TO SAY IMAGES LIKE THESE 
GIVE THEM HOPE. 
>> I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT THE 
POLICE OFFICERS ARE LIKE SHOWING
THAT NOT ALL POLICE ARE BAD. 
>> Reporter: WHAT HAVE YOU 
LEARNED THIS WEEK?
>> ONE THING I DID LEARN IS 
SOMETHING ABOUT THE AMERICAN 
HUMAN NATURE IN THAT WE ARE 
CAPABLE OF COMING TOGETHER, 
PROTESTING TOGETHER AND STICKING
UP FOR EACH OTHER. 
>> NO MATTER YOUR RACE, WE CAN 
ALL LIVE PEACEFULLY. m 
u L LIVE PEACEFULLY. 
M L LIVE PEACEFULLY. 
U L LIVE PEACEFULLY. 
S L LIVE PEACEFULLY. 
ALL LIVE PEACEFULLY. 
>>> TONIGHT, A TROPICAL STORM IS
GAINING STRENGTH AND TAKING AIM 
AT THE GULF COAST.
AL ROKER JOINS US NOW WITH A 
BRAND NEW TRACK.
AL, WHERE IS IT HEADED?
>> WELL, RIGHT NOW, LESTER, 
CRISTOBAL IS MOVING THROUGH THE 
GULF, 35 MILES OF THE SOUTH OF 
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, 
40-MILE-PER-HOUR WINDS WITH 
MOVEMENT NORTH AT 13 MILES PER 
HOUR.
WE'VE ALREADY GOT STORM SURGE 
WATCHES, WARNINGS AND TROPICAL 
STORM WATCHES UP.
LOOK FOR A WATER RISE UP TO FOUR
FEET ABOVE HIGH TIDE.
THIS SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY ON 
LAND SOME TIME EARLY MONDAY 
MORNING AND THEN PUSHES ON UP 
INTO THE GREAT LAKES BY 
WEDNESDAY.
SOME PLACES WILL SEE UP TO 12 
INCHES OF RAIN.
LESTER?
>> ALL RIGHT.
>>> AND SO WE HEAD INTO ANOTHER 
WEEKEND, BUT THERE IS NO REST 
FROM THE ANGST AND UNFINISHED 
BUSINESS THE LAST 11 DAYS HAVE 
BROUGHT US.
THE ISSUES OF RACE, INEQUALITY, 
POLICE BRUTALITY ARE HARDLY NEW,
BUT THIS LEVEL OF DIVERSE, 
NATIONAL RESOLVE TO CONFRONT IT 
IS.
CALL IT AN AWAKENING OR A LONG, 
OVERDUE RESPONSE, BUT THE PATH 
FORWARD HAS BEEN LAID BEFORE US,
AND WE WILL BE FOLLOWING IT 
EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
THAT'S "NIGHTLY NEWS."
