he is jacob blake's mother's pastor. he's also the author of "zero victim: liberate yourself from the mentality of defeat." pastor ward, thanks for taking the time. i'm sorry for the circumstances of us talking. i know you've been a friend of the family for decades, so first, can you give us an update on jacob's condition and how is the family holding up? >> hi, ana. thank you so much for having me on. i really appreciate it. just the latest that i have had, it was a busy day, again, being julia's pastor, not pastor for the entire family. they have a very diverse, wonderful family, but i do represent julia's faith, having been her pastor. the last that i heard, they're doing as well as expected. of course, these are tumultuous times, perilous times. the last i heard, jacob was stable, having gone through a number of medical treatments, and i think we have to just continue to pray for god's very best for the family during this time and be sensitive to their need for god's hand upon them. >> i understand the restraints on

, jacob blake sr. just speaking there. with laura and abby. laura, i want to follow up on something. there's a lot the police have not said about what initially brought them there. we know there was a domestic disturbance call we are told. the police have said that they actually had tried to use a taser i believe on mr. blake that did not seem to work and then we have seen what happened apparently after that, the entire thing apparently was only a matter of minutes. from the time they arrived to the time that mr. blake ended up being shot and a lot we don't know about what occurred. is that normal? i know the investigation was handed from the kenosha police department over to state authorities but is that normal not to release more information? >> well, auoftentimes the publi doesn't know a lot of information done behind the scenes through an investigative body and outsourced to the greater investigation body outside the area. why? because they have a statute in wisconsin that essentially says they do

some major developments in the police shooting of jacob blake. update our viewers. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. for starters, jacob blake is no longer shackled to his hospital bed, his attorney says. and that's because the previous felony warrants against him have been vacated, again, according to the attorney. and previously, the sheriff had given the explanation that anyone with those types of warrants would have been treated that way, despite, in this case, him being paralyzed. but it's not just about kenosha here. jacob plablake's story is one o many that motivated thousands to descend on the nation's capital today. >> hey, hey, ho, ho. >> reporter: a march on washington bringing thousands to share and represent the pain of those who have become household names. >> jacob blake! jacob blake! >> reporter: for all the wrong reasons. >> you must stand. you must fight, but not with violence and chaos. >> reporter: among those in attendance, the family of jacob blake, who's now conscience after being shot in the back seven times by a kenosha po

blake of calling for peace when it came to any future demonstrations in jacob blake' name. as far as the investigation goes, that is playing out on multiple front and one part led by the key nonosha district atty and doj and the u.s. doj is reviewing facts in regards to this case as well. >> omar, thank you so much. we've confirmed there were two people were kill in kenosha as part of that arrest last night. largest protests to date over the killing of another black american demanding justice for breonna taylor. patience is running thin. been more than 160 days since breonna taylor was killed in her own home when three plain-clothes louisville police officers executing a no knock warrant shot her to death. louisville has become a powder keg as residents wait for a decision by prosecutors there. 68 people have been arrested in protests. >>> 35 minutes past the hour at this hour. hurricane laura is rapidly gaining strength over the gulf of mexico. it is now already a category 2 nearing category 3. forecast to make landfall as a category 4 storm later today at least 300,000 pe

>> jacob blake! >> jacob blake! >> jacob blake! >> jacob blake! >> reporter: blake's father here, too, speaking as his son still lies paralyzed in the hospital. >> every black person in the united states is going to stand up. we're tired! i'm tired! >> reporter: this year's march fueled by this moment of national reckoning on race, sparked by the killing of george floyd. >> i wish george were here to see this right now. >> reporter: his brother breaking down, his sister taking the mic. >> we have to be the change, and we have to be his legacy. >> reporter: for alison williams, that call is a personal one. i'm watching the tears swell in your eyes. >> yes. >> reporter: this is very personal. >> yes. i have a son. i had to give him that talk. i had to sit him down to tell him what to do in case he gets stopped. he's been stopped multiple times, and every day i pray that god would put a hedge of protection around him. but it's time, you guys. we've got to vote. we've got to change this country now. we can do it now, but everybody has

>> jacob blake -- >> jacob blake -- >> jacob blake! >> thousands taking part in a new march on washington demanding racial justice, including the family there was jacob blake who was shot by police in wisconsin. >>> fresh off the republican national convention, president donald trump back on the campaign trail. what he is now saying about the crises facing this country. >>> and the u.s. coronavirus death toll soars past 181,000 with the key model projecting that number could nearly double by the end of this year. >>> coming to you live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm natalie allen. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> thank you for joining us. on the very day that thousands in the u.s. descended on washington to demand racial justice and proclaim black lives matter, we're learning of the unexpected death of a young actor who portrayed some of history's most notable african-americans and emerged as an influential member of the black community. chadwick boseman los

this is for my son, jacob blake. [foreign language] >> i would like to thank everyone for coming out in support of my son with this senseless attempted murder that was committed on him. they shot my son seven times seven times. like he didn't matter. but my son matters. he is a human being and he matters. >> we are going to now hear from his mother ms. julia jackson. this is her only biological son jacob blake jr. take your time. [inaudible] we really just need prayer. as i was writing through here, through the city, i noticed a lot of damage, that doesn't reflect my son or my family. if jacob knew what was going on as far as that goes, the violence, and the destruction, he would be varian pleased. so i am really asking and encouraging everyone is in wisconsin and abroad to take a moment and examine your heart. citizens, police officers, firemen, clergy, politicians, do jacob justice on this level and examine your heart. we need healing. as i pray for my son, healing physically, emotionally, and spiritually, i also h

now the growing protest movement in support of jacob blake. professional athletes are putting the spotlight on kenosha, tell us more. >> in the meantime, we are lear 17-year-old suspect in a fatal shooting during the protests as well as unprecedented protests by several sports teams. >> demonstrating our solidarity by not playing today. >>

the police shooting of jacob blake in kenosha, wisconsin. authorities tonight have now revealed the name of the officer and new details about what they say they found at the scene. we're also learning more tonight about the 17-year-old from a neighboring state now accused of opening fire on protesters. two were killed. tonight, what he said in an interview just moments before the shooting started. abc's alex perez in kenosha again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, new details on the teenager investigators say showed up in kenosha armed with a rifle and allegedly opened fire on demonstrators protesting the police shooting of jacob blake. authorities arrested 17-year-old kyle rittenhouse in nearby illinois for his alleged role in tuesday's shooting that left two dead and one injured. police identified him as the man seen in this social media video during protests that night. >> so, nonlethal, but you guys respond? >> we don't have nonlethal. >> so you guys are full-on ready to defend the property? >> yes, we are. >> reporter: this graphic video c

jacob blake family while marching in washington, here in kenosha we know now from jacob blake's local attorney that he is no longer shackled to his hospital bed. he has been shackled his whole time by the leg to the bed but that has changed. we learned from his attorney that he is no longer being guarded by police because warrants out for his arrest have been vacated. the family of jacob blake joining thousands in washington rallying to give a voice taken away at the hands of police. >> you must stand. you must fight. not with violence and chaos. >> authorities revealing new details now about jacob blake's past and the circumstances surrounding the shooting that left blake paralyzed. the sheriff saying he has come to the hospital bed because blake has felony warrants for his arrest including one from july for sexual assault and the restraint highly criticized by blake's family. >> i walked into the room and he is paralyzed from the waist down. why do they have steel on my son's ankle. he couldn't get up if he wanted to. so that is a little overkill to have him shackled to the bed. tha

jacob blake jr. talking to us about his frustration with two -- what he called two justice systems and he mentioned what has happened here in the streets of kenosha, a 17-year-old white guy with a gun strapped across his chest who had just been accused of killing two people and injuring a third is able to walk down the street with the gun strapped across his chest and his hands up, walk towards police officers with the officers simply passing him by in the night, and his son, jacob blake, who is a black 29-year-old father, is shot in the back after having an altercation with police, showed up to try and deal with a call that came in, and he said, look, i don't see an imminent threat to the police officers, so he believes that the officer who shot jacob blake in the back seven times should be charged with attempted murder. that, of course, has not happened. there have been no charges. the officers involved in that officer-involved shooting are on administrative leave at this point in time, and we know

shooting with jacob blake. it's how he addresses it. mike pence addressed kenosha last night as part of a statement on violence in cities but didn't actually address the systemic racism at play with police brutality against black people in america and sort of the path forward on that. i think to listen tonight to how donald trump addresses this issue, and is it about bringing the country together and the path forward in resolving or pushing towards resolution to what is clearly a crisis in america? >> karen, i want to ask you something here. i'm glad we have you back. i'm sorry about that. president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner said he is confident black voters will support trump. he went off to explain what he sees as trump's accomplishments in office. here's jared kushner. >> people complaint about the criminal justice system and the racial inequalities that existed. he took on that issue and brought a solution. he got the historic criminal justice reform. there's education. president t

jacob blake and his family. present with us is his family. his father jacob blake sr., his mother julia jackson, his brothers and sisters, sons, cousins, a large black family unit, who all stand united in prayer for jacob blake to recover from this brutal use of excessive force, once again, on an african-american that was captured on video, and that is just shocking and outrageous and devastating. devastating to all of us. but mostly devastating to his three little boys who were seated in the car when the police literally shot him at least seven times at point-blank range. before we begin, because this is a very faithful family, we are going to begin with prayer. and then the attorneys will give you the updates on his medical condition and the action that we are demanding legally. and then you will hear from his parents, his sisters, both latedra, meghan, and zyetha. and then we will take some of your questions. but first we will start with pastor james boyd jr. to lead us in prayer. >> thank you, attorney crump. good afternoon, everyone. my

sara, we'll speak to jacob blake's father in a moment. i understand the kenosha police officer association has come forward with details on what they say led up to the shooting. we should say the officials who are leading the investigation have not really come forward to give details. this is the police union. what are they saying? >> yeah, it's interesting. we're not hearing this from the police chief. we're not hearing this from the police department. we're not hearing this from the department of justice, the state department of justice which is the investigating agency into the shooting. we're hearing this from the police union. this is what they are saying. they are accusing jacob blake of being armed with a knife. officers told him to drop it. he did not compile. they also say that he was there and they were called there because he had some keys and was attempting to steal the keys or the vehicle, that you-all saw when he turned his back to officers and the officers shot him seven times in the back. we are also seeing that they said

jacob blake's mother is asking people to protest peacefully. >> if jacob knew what was going on as far as that goes, the violence and the destruction, he would be very un-pleased. >> they are still investigating the shooting of jacob blake. the police officers involved are now on administrative leave. >>> the detroit lions nfl team are taking a stand against police brutality. yesterday, they walked off the practice field with this sign, the world can't go on, and we won't be silent. the team spent time talking to reporters about how they support jacob blake and >>> in the nba, toronto raptors held a meeting about how they could respond to the shooting of jacob blake. the team is considering not playing against the boston celtics in game one tomorrow. fred vanvleet says ultimately playing or not playing puts pressure on somebody. >> you can't really make sense of it. i mean, you can, but it's not the most logical thing in the world, you know, for people to be getting killed because of their skin color. that doesn't make sense. >> brad stevens said the celtics had a similar team meeting,

they're going to come up and dig all types of dirt up on jacob blake and his family. but i want to be extremely clear. resisting arrest, turning your back, walking away from an officer, none of those things are death penalty crimes. i want to be extremely clear about that. so for those who are questioning the behavior of jakor, those who want to see what happened on the video before or after to get a fuller picture, i completely understand. but as someone who practices law every day, resisting arrest or walking away from an officer or raising your voice is not a death penalty crime. this is vastly different from chicago. this is vastly different from everything else. we had an epidemic of serious proportions in the relationships between law enforcement and particularly communities of color. >> laura coates is with us as well, our senior legal analyst. and, laura, you're also a former federal prosecutor. give me your thoughts on what we know so far and also now that the federal government, the justice department, the fbi are going to launch their own independent invest

jacob blake is african american. the white officer who shot him, rusten sheskey, has been placed on administrative leave and has not been fired or charged with a crime. protesters marched through kenosha for a fifth straight night thursday to demand sheskey's arrest as wisconsin governor tony evers said alabama, arizona, and mimichigan were sending more national guard troops to patrol the streets. meanwhile, kenosha county prosecutors thursday brought six charges against kyle rittenhouse, the 17-year-old white militia member who was filmed killing two people and injuring a third with an ar-15 assault rifle during protests in kenosha on tuesday. if convicted of first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless homicide, rittenhouse faces up to life in prison. this comes as the amererican cil liberties union is demanding the immediate resignation of kenosha police chief daniel miskinis, who on wednesday blamed curfew violators and not militia members for tuesday's deadly violence. the aclu is also demanding k

jacob blake jr. to ever walk again. >> reporter: the shooting sparked another night of protests in kenosha. cars and buildings set on fire, police firing tear gas into crowds, defying the city's 8:00 p.m. curfew. athletes are also using their platforms to call for challenge. amid the n.b.a. play-offs, lebron james is speaking out. >> we are scared as black people in america. black men, black women, black kids. we are-- we are terrified. because you don't know, you have no idea, you have no idea how that cop that day left the house. >> reporter: tonight, blake's mother, julia jackson, is calling for peaceful protests. >> as i pray for my son's healing, i also have been praying, even before this, for the healing of our country. >> reporter: the wisconsin department of justice is investigating the shooting and plans to have a report out within 30 days. federal investigators are assisting in that. but jacob blake's father told me today that he already has no confidence in that investigation. the family i

blake ignoring a question about jacob blake this afternoon. the president said he will not stand for lawlessness on american streets. as kaitlan collins reports he's expected to accept the republican nomination for president at the white house. >> the law and order message president trump will make his case for a second term tonight with the unrest in wisconsin as his backdrop. >> the vandalism and looting is ridiculous. to allow this to happen, i don't know how they can possibly do it. >> while he and vice president mike pence condemned the violence in kenosha, they have yet to address what led to it, the police shooting of another black man. president trump didn't answer questions about jacob blake today.

it is not clear if he'll meet with the family of jacob blake. let's get more from the latest white house's reporter who's on the line with us. shannon pettypiece. >> i do know it is something they have talked about and the president traveling there exacerbate tensions, something to be aware of. the president now said he'll travel or a white house spokesperson says he's going to travel there on tuesday. the way it was described to reporters to meet with law enforcement and survey the damage. when this white house person was asked whether he'll be meeting with the blake's family, he said the schedule has not been ironed out yet. that's not the intent and soul purpose of the trip in any way. we know mark meadows had reached out to the family. he confirmed the report last week, he spoke to the family's pastor and express sympathy and support to the pastor. there has been some levels of outreach prior to the family. this is going to be a remarkable trip to see what happens here. so much of the convention were focused around the protests. they were no

jacob blake is hospitalized with multiple injuries. we were told -- >>> it was heartbreaking, where jacob blake's father said he was glad to see his son awake, but that his son's first question or first words to him were daddy, why did they shoot me so many times? and he described that he remembered being shot five types, and he did not remember the sixth and seventh because he must have gone in to shock or lost consciousness and he described how his son was handcuffed to the bed and was angry about that. he said why is my son chained up and there's no reasonable explanation for why somebody who is paralyzed from the waist down would have handcuffs on. >> we have angela with us, the former executive director of the congressional black caucus, and she joins us, hi. what impact could the shooting and these protests have on the election? >> well, i think quite a bit. you know, the country has been reeling. the united states really the world, there have been protests all over the world since the killing of george floyd and what we are now

blake's mother julia jackson, sister letetra widman, and father jacob blake, sr. spoke at a news conference outside the courthouse. >> they shot my son. times. seven times. like he did not matter. but my son matters. how would you feel if your white son walked up to you as a mother and said, "mommy, why did the police shoot my daddy in the back?" you have no clue. >> i am rereally asking andd wisconsing eryonone m ment andakeke a hrts.in youou officerers,ce clergrgy, pololiticians, d do jacoco j jtice on thisevevel and examine your hearts. >> i am my brother's keeper. and when you say the name jacob father,ake sure you say make sure you say cousin, make sure you say son, make sure you say uncle -- most important, make sure you say human. amy: and this is civil rights attorney ben crump, who is representing jacob blake. >> we don't have to give you a lot of legal treatises to let did tow that what they son was. and julia's done with deliberate indifference. the medical diagnosis right now is that he is paralyzed. and because those bullets separate his spinal cord -

blake would go towards a case against jacob blake in that particular allegation. it does not go to the use of oforce by an officer deciding to use lethal force in the car. even if officers were aware of the warrant, even if they were aware of the allegations against mr. blake, they still have to justify the use of lethal force in their encounter, in their interaction. if they say it was jacob blake who used a head lock against them, even if he had a knife he was not using deadly force in that capacity. it reminds me of laquan mcdonald case. walked away from officers and one officer chose to use lethal force. why was this done here? the allegation against blake, difficult to actually ascertain and get all the facts. i don't know that case. i'm watching this one. and the officers cannot be excused for making their justification. >> anthony, i want to give you a final word because i know you were jumping in there. >> yeah, first of all, i wanted to give my thoughts and prayers to the family of jacob blake. it's a difficult time for them and it's also a difficult time

jacob blake who was unarmed. the justice department here in washington has just confirmed it's sending federal law enforcement officers to help with the response. >>> and we've also just learned another major developing story. that the nba playoff games, all three of them tonight have been postponed in protest of the shooting of jacob blake. this is a major story. we'll update you on that as well. >>> meanwhile, there's breaking news involving the coronavirus pandemic. the u.s. death toll has now topped 179,000 people with more than 5.8 million cases. and now a source is telling cnn that the cdc was actually pressured from the top down to change guidelines and recommended fewer people here in the united states be tested. we're following all of that, plus hurricane laura now a powerful category 4 storm churning toward the gulf coast and expected to make a potentially devastating landfall later tonight. we have a new forecast that's just out from the national hurricane center. lots of news unfolding. but let's begi

>> jacob blake! >> jacob blake! >> jacob blake! >> jacob blake! >> jacob blake! >> jacob blake! >> there are two systems of justice in the united states. there's a white system and there's a plaque system. the plaque system ainblack syst well. but we're going to stand up. every black person in the united states is going to stand up. we're tired! i'm tired of looking at cameras and seeing these young black and brown people suffer. we're going to hold court today. we're going to hold court on systematic racism. we're going to have court right now. guilty! guilty! >> yes! >> guilty! >> guilty! racism against all of us. guilty! >> it guilty! >> it guilty! racism against trayvon martin! we find them guilty! >> guilty! >> racism against george floyd. we find them guilty! >> guilty! >> racism against jacob blake, abdul due walla. if i said the name wrong, a lll, forgive me. >> guilty! >> and we're not taking it anymore! i ask everyone to stand up, no justice -- >> no peace! >> no justice -- >> no peace! >> i met this man when i was 7 years old. how did i know i was going to meet this m

the police shooting of jacob blake. the kenosha, wisconsin police association released its own events that led up to blake being shot in the back. blake can be seen walking back to his car and police guns are drawn. the police union says blake had a knife in his possession and was combative with officers. but that account is being disputed by make's family. just moments ago, kenosha police released photos of two officers involved in the blake shooting. they say they are officer rus n rustenen chess ski who reportedly used tasers. demonstrators are now demanding justice and police reforms, and that message is extending into the world of sports. today many sports leagues, including the nba, are returning to play after staging walkouts in response to the shooting. and now president trump is also weighing in for the first time. cnn's sara sidner is in wisconsin. it is just days ago that a teenager killed two people during protests in kenosha. what is the latest on that case? >> reporter: that's right, so kyle rittenhouse wa

jacob blake, whose father is also jacob blake, and his grandfather is also jacob blake. he is the well-known -- she was the well-known pastor in a chicago who led the housing desegregation movement, an organization that he cofounded called now, has a housing complex name for income the jacob blake manor. the young 29-year-old now paralyzed, jacob blake, grew up, went to high school and middle school in evanston where his grandfather did his ministry and hihis civivil rightsts work. and then you have kyle rittenhouse, the 17-year-old who turned himself in -- i emphasize this because he was on the streets of kenosha. twounned down allegedly black lives matter protesters, murdered them on tuesday night. this is during the republican convention. the trump administration, neither pence nor president trump mentions this, illegally carrying a long gun, ar-15, through the streets with his hands in the air. the police do not stop him a 70 protesters say "he just murdered people." or he is been accused charged with first-degree intentional homicide. but he drove home to illinois a

marchers demanded justice for jacob blake. the african-american man left paralyzed in a police shooting, earlier this week. but they also honored the anniversary of reverend martin luther king jr.'s 1963 march on washington. like participants in that historic event, friday's marchers called for equality, better voting protection, and police reform. crowds gathered. and relatives of jacob blake, also, spoke. and they did so, as opposing narratives emerged in their loved one's case, along with new details about the suspect in the deadly protest shooting wednesday. sara sidner has more. >> reporter: the family of jacob blake joining thousands in washington, rallying, to give a voice to those taken away at the hands of police. >> you must stand. you must fight. but not with violence and chaos. >> reporter: authorities revealing new details, now, about jacob blake's past and the circumstances surrounding the shooting that left blake paralyzed. the sheriff saying he is cuffed to his hospital bed because blake has felony warrants for

arthel: that's jacob blake senior, the father of jacob blake who was shot a week ago tomorrow by the police in kenosha, wage in the back 7 times, he now lays in bed paralyzed from the waist down. you hear the emotion in his voice, mr. blake, is trying his best to explain to people who don't understand the complexities that are involved with wearing the brown suit as he says, the struggles, inequities that is placed on many black americans, yet at the same time acknowledging, hey, listen, guys, we are all together and this is what he wants everyone to understand, don't look at me because i'm black and don't look at me because i'm white and look at me as human beings and until we do that, this will not stop and he said no more caps, he doesn't want any more shootings, he's speaking of police shooting of black people and he's pointing out there are people, good white people who are standing with us and he says we have to do this together and come out of this together, no violence, he's saying no violence, that's too easy. we have to do this, we have to do it right and we continue to sta

earlier, i spoke with jacob blake's father about an our had ago, jacob blake sr., about what he wants to see happen in the wake of the shooting. >> mr. blake, first of all, how is your son doing? i understand he's no longer handcuffed. >> yeah. he's no longer handcuffed because they finally set bail. but they would not set a bail for -- since he was admitted. >> when you saw that he -- >> that's all we were waiting for. >> when -- when you saw that he had been handcuffed, just as a dad, what -- what did you think? >> well, anderson, i had two trains of thought. i had one that was a serious train of thought. that had nothing to do with the handcuffs because, actually, him being paralyzed, from the waist down, there was no necessity of a pair of handcuffs because what was supposed to do? catch him if he fell out of the bed? you know, can't walk. so it was kind of funny. it was more funny. then -- then, after about ten hours, i kind of got roasted because they would not set a bond. so the minute they set a bond for my son, we paid the bond. and they squashed the warrant. so what was the

city of to no show wisconsin shot 29 year old jacob blake several times in the back as he tried to get into the s.u.v. where his children were sitting the incident has sparked a national outcry and has led to consecutive nights of clashes between protesters and police. a kremlin spokesman is disputing claims that alexy in albany was poisoned saying this absolutely cannot be true this comes after german doctors said they had found evidence the russian opposition leader was poisoned the volley was brought to belin charity hospital on saturday after falling ill in siberia. barcelona's little messi has submitted an official request to be released from his contract and follows also known as humiliating 8 to defeat by buying munich in the champions league regarded among the best footballers ever has been with the club for 20 years. this is news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at all visit our website p.w. dot com. it has happened so many times in the u.s. police seemingly without provocation shooting a black man on sunday in wisconsin it happened to 29 year old jacob blake his

jacob blake sr. saying his son is fighting for his life and that he was shackled, his leg cuffed to the hospital bed. >> the thing that bothered me the most is that my child is -- so many things that bothered me, but when i walked into that room, he's paralyzed from the waist down, why do they have that cold steel on my son's ankle. he can't get up. he couldn't get up if he wanted. >> let's get right to sara sidner live in kenosha, wisconsin. and have police explained why blake was handcuffed to the hospital bed or frankly why he was arrested in the first place? >> reporter: yes. we have heard from the sheriff that he was cuffed to the bed because there were warrants out for his arrest, one of which because of a charge of a third degree sexual assault charge. but we are learning new information. i just got it just two seconds ago from the attorney for jacob blake who is the attorney here locally and he told me that the warrant has now been vacated and that jacob blake is no longer cuffed to his bed.

better life. >>> one of today's marchers is jac jacob blake sr. earlier today, blake gave an emotional interview to allison, who talked about finally getting to see his son in the hospital and realizing his now paralyzed son was handcuffed to his hospital bed. >> how is your son doing, mr. blake? um, for the situation, he's doing -- let's make it very clear my son is fighting for his life. he's holding on. he's holding on. he's medicated pretty much all the time. >> so, he's sedated and medicated because, as i understand, he's in so much pain. have you been able to speak to him? >> yes. i got two days ago i got to speak to him. >> can you tell us about that conversation and what he said. >> um, at first his eyes were andi squinted when i walked into the room and i thought it was because he was in pain but when i got to his side, he grabbed my hands and began to weep and he told me that he was hallucinating. and then he said i love you, daddy. daddy, i love you. >> it must be so hard to see him in this condition. >> yes. and his next question was w

each woman wearing a t-shirt with one of the letters of jacob blake's name. this is mystics guard ariel atkins. >> this isn't just about basketball. we are not just basketball players. just because we are best about players doesn't mean that is our only platform. we neeeed understand when most f us go home, we are e still blac. amy: three major league baseball games were postponed after players on thehe milwaukee brewewers, seattle mariners, and other teams joined protests. mets slugger dom smith kneeled for the national anthem ahead of wednesday night's game against the florida marlinsns and broke down in n tears at a post-gameme press conference. most of wednesday's major league soccer games were postponed, and the western & southern open tennis tournament suspended matches after tennis superstar naomi osaka -- whose father is haitian -- withdrew to protest against racial injustice. well, for more, we're joined by dave zirin, sports editor for the nation magazine and host of the edge of sports podcast. welcome to democracy now!! this is an amazing moment in

you should ask for justice for jacob blake. you should ask for people who take to the streets, do not tell them to stay home, but take to the streets to do so peacefully. and you should ask those who have come from out of town to spark violence to go back home. we have to do this in memory of jacob blake. and jacob blake's family has told us what they want from him while he's recovering in the hospital. he wants peaceful demonstrations. let's do that, let's raise our voices and be extremely loud, but let's remember to be peaceful while we're claiming and chanting for the kenosha police department to be just, to be transparent, and to be honest. >> charles ramsey, bakari sellers, thank you both very much. >>> so president trump using the power of the presidency to try to win re-election. we'll break down the key moments from last night's republican national convention. next. from prom dresses... ...to soccer practices... ...and new adventures. you hope the more you give the less they'll miss. but even if your teen was vaccinated

the family of jacob blake, the man shot seven times. peaceful protest on the streets of kenosha today. blake's father says the officer who shot his son should be charged. the national sbeintelligence is cutting off briefings, only written updates going forward. just this month, china, russia and iran are looking to interfere in the u.s. presidential election now only 66 days away. all of this is unfolding as the coronavirus pandemic here in the united states, the cases in the country nearly 6 million. more than 180,000 lives lost in the united states including nearly 1,000 yesterday alone. the death toll so far this saturday already well over 250. let's begin with the breaking news, the white house announced moments ago that president trump will go to kenosha, wisconsin, this week, the site of the shooting of jacob blake's and the protests all week. jeremy d jeremy diamond is joining us and sarah sidner is on the scene for us. jeremy, tell us what you learn about the president's position to go ahead at this sensitive time to visit keno

amid the protests in response to the jacob blake shooting there will be no nba. nba playoff games today, the milwaukee bucks chose to sit out there wednesday night playoff game against the orlando magic in response. the nba and the national players basketball association announced all 3 of tonight's games. what the bucs first is the magic the houston rockets versus oklahoma city thunder and the lakers versus the portland trail blazers have all been postponed game 5 of each series will be rescheduled. and the nba has been vocal about the significance of the jacob blake shooting for days now la clippers head coach doc rivers was acts asked about the shooting after tuesday game after tuesday's game. sorry, this is what he says is really powerful and let's just get right to it. >>what stands out to me it's just just watching the mentioned in this this morning this year want you donald trump and all i'm talking about are the ones getting killed. another one student really ones that were denied to live in certain communities. we've been home we've been shot each. and a

because a hole in blair's under body weighs. 29 year old jacob blake was trying to stop a neighborhood dispute according to his family's lawyer you know his young children were in the vehicle his fiance witnessed the shooting it was 2 male officers and one female and so male officers instantly like detained i'm like you know put your hands about like no questions or none of it and i'm just trying to simply get the kids out the car my wait a minute like he didn't do not they're wrong like you know just excellent questions 1st before you pin this man up against the car and not even say no no my furthermore the kids in the car they didn't even know to kids was in the car blake survived and remains in a serious condition in hospital several police officers have been placed on administrative leave a state investigation is under way. and will be clear this was not an accident this wasn't bad police work this felt like some sort of vendetta being taken out on a member of our community. protests arrested on sunday night in the town of can no show wisconsin vehicles were set ablaze windows smas

jacob blake sr. talking about the -- to alisyn camerota on "new day" about the first time he spoke to his son in the hospital. >> first, he -- his eyes were squinted when i walked into the room, and i thought they were squinted because he was -- they was in pain, but when i got to his side he grabbed my hands and began to weep, and he told me, he thought he was hallucinating, and then he said i love you, daddy, daddy, i love you. >> yeah. that's -- that must be so hard to see him in this condition. >> yes. and then his next question was why did they shoot me so many times? and i said, baby, they weren't supposed to shoot you at all. >> i mean, of course, you don't have an answer to that and none of us have been given an answer to that, and -- i mean -- >> we spread a lot of love in there, and he knows where i live, and he just said i didn't think you were going to be able to come, and i just reassured him that i'm not leaving. sometimes you get -- get a little angry. sometimes more than a little angr

>>happened to jacob blake obvious and the wnba also joined in on that boycott. the league canceled the 3 games that were scheduled for this evening players could be seen wearing shirts selling out jacob blake was 7 bullet hole shown on the back of the shirt signifying the 7 gunshot wounds, blake suffered to the back players kneeled in silence and solidarity for blake them walked off the court and headed back could a locker rooms also of note, the san jose earthquakes canceled their game tonight in san jose against the portland timbers. all other mlb mls games except one were also canceled the quakes are still scheduled to play the galaxy this saturday that's your look at sports back to you to stay. >>thank you. jason, we'll switch gears now and talk about our weather forecast as we take it piece a live look outside at the fog over the golden gate bridge which is protecting many places from that very smoky conditions are chief meteorologist lawrence karnow here. now with a look at the forecast for this evening, the air quality along the coastline right now even i

it fell to jacob blake's mother julia jackson, jacob blake's father jacob sr and jacob blake's three sisters, to put a human face on another police shooting. this one in wiscons wisconsin. >> bullets went through his spineal cord, holes in his stomach and colon, small intestin intestines, kidney and liver were injured. he was shot in the arm. he is in surgery at this hour again. lawyers are calling on civil lawsuit. lawyers calling for calm. saying it is what jacob would want. he's still alive on a good deal of pain medicine, which makes him, while conscious, in and out, and not anyone -- e -- not able to fully recount everything that happened to him. his mothers and sisters calling for change as so in families do as their mom, grave horror agrif of what just happened to them, hoping their words would spare other from their pain. saying quote, if jacob knew what was going on, the violence and destruction he'd be very unpleased. want to bring in our guests -- i don't want to rush through this. i do want to start with the pain of jacob's parents and sisters. rev. >> i talked to his fat

now the growing protest movement in support of jacob blake. professional athletes are putting the spotlight on kenosha, tell us more. >> in the meantime, we are lear 17-year-old suspect in a fatal shooting during the protests as well as unprecedented protests by several sports teams. >> demonstrating our solidarity by not playing today. >> unprecedented reaction to the police shooting of jacob blake. athletes from the national baseball, basketball and soccer leagues are refusing to play. >> they took a moment and made the world stop and see for a second how they felt and hopefully that will reverberate through any sports fans through everyone of different colors. >> overnight protests continued in kenosha. >> we have these two justice systems in america. one for black america. one for white america. >> on the one hand the police shooting of blake after a tus and he will a white teenager with a massive rifle walks right by police after a shooting and is not arrested. officer's high stress may have created tunnel vision. >> why is a black man wa