CBS News’ Nikole Killion reports on the latest out of the White House. Source
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George Floyd’s body to be returned to Houston, mayor says
“This is the same city that George Floyd grew up in, and his body will be returning to this city,” Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said. Source
4 Minneapolis officers fired after death of unarmed black man
A disturbing video showing an officer kneeling on the unarmed man’s neck has drawn outrage. Source
SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with space station after historic launch
The successful docking boosted the lab’s crew to five and marked a major milestone for NASA. Source
Cuomo pleads for calm after statewide unrest over George Floyd’s death
As deaths from coronavirus continued to drop to lows not seen since March, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo used his daily coronavirus briefing Sunday afternoon to plead for calm after a night of unrest statewide. “Violence never works,” he said. Watch his remarks here. Source
Cuomo pleads for calm after night of statewide protests
The New York governor repeated what he announced Saturday, that Attorney General Letitia James would be overseeing an investigation into police behavior. Source
The death of George Floyd, and calls for justice
The death of a Minneapolis man in police custody last Monday has spurred a nationwide explosion of grief and anger. Jeff Pegues looks at the events of the past week and talks to the family and girlfriend of George Floyd, whose arrest and detention was recorded on video for the world to watch in horror; with civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump; and with the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, whose city was the first to erupt in street protests and unrest. Source
“Sunday Morning” Matinee: “The 24 Hour Plays — Viral Monologues”
An experiment in theatre — to present plays written, rehearsed and performed in the span of just 24 hours — has resulted in works shown on stages around the world. But with theatres shut, writer Christopher Oscar Peña and actors Evan Jonigkeit and Zosia Mamet have taken the blackly comic “The Story of Us” on the road, to an isolated lake — the perfect place to dispose of a murder weapon! This short play was recorded especially for “CBS Sunday Morning.” Source
Trump responds to George Floyd protests
President Trump addressed the ongoing protests that have cropped up across the U.S. following the death of George Floyd. Mr. Trump suggested Saturday on Twitter that the protesters were “professionally managed.” Nikole Killion reports. Source
Firefighters battle massive blaze at San Francisco’s Fisherman Wharf
About 150 firefighters battled a four-alarm fire at a warehouse at San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf and and saved a historic World War II-era ship from the fire. Michael George reports. Source