Mt. Joy founding members Matt Quinn and Sam Cooper knew each other as Philadelphia high school students, meeting up years later in Los Angeles to form the band. Their first hit, “Astrovan,” took off on Spotify before another song, “Silver Lining,” took the top spot on Billboard’s Adult Alternative Chart. They released their second album, “Rearrange Us,” in June. Mt. Joy joined “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to perform “Strangers.” Source
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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on George Floyd protests, police reform
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams marched with anti-police brutality protesters this week, despite his complicated history with policing and racial issues. Adams, who is black, was beaten by police as a young man and later went on to serve as a New York City officer for over two decades. He spoke to Dana Jacobson about the unrest happening in New York and around the country, and what needs to happen in order to enact real change. Source
Examining the racial disparities of traffic stops
Data from the 2018 book “Suspect Citizens” shows that African Americans are typically much more likely than white people to be pulled over at traffic stops. In North Carolina, they are stopped twice as often and searched four times more than white people, despite the latter being more likely to be found with contraband items. After the high-profile deaths of Philando Castile, Walter Scott and Sandra Bland, who all died after being pulled over by police, Michelle Miller examines the troubling trend and racism behind policing minor offenses. Source
Eye Opener: Week of nationwide protests after George Floyd’s death
Public protests aimed at sparking major changes in the wake of George Floyd’s death continued across the country this week. Also, President Trump is hailing a surprisingly positive May jobs report. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source
Gulf Coast hunkers down for Tropical Storm Cristobal
Tropical Storm Cristobal is growing stronger as it churns towards the Gulf Coast, already causing massive mudslides in Mexico and Central America. Louisiana’s governor has declared a state of emergency as the system threatens to make landfall late Sunday or early Monday. Jeff Berardelli explains the forecast. Source
Trump celebrates May jobs numbers after a week of nationwide unrest
President Trump appeared energized at a Friday press conference where he touted the latest jobs report, which says the U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs last month. This comes at the end of a week of harsh criticism from both sides of the aisle for the president, over his response to protests and racial issues roiling the country. Ben Tracy reports on the latest from Mr. Trump at the White House. Source
Minneapolis to ban police from using chokeholds in wake of George Floyd’s death
After over a week of protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer, calls for change were finally heard when city council officials voted to ban the use of neck restraints at a virtual meeting Friday. They are also requiring officers who witness unauthorized use of force to report it from the scene, and intervene verbally and physically. Jamie Yuccas looks at Minneapolis and other cities around the country that are experiencing unrest over police brutality. Source
Analyst breaks down May jobs report
The U.S. economy added 2.5 million jobs in May, stunning experts who anticipated losses on the scale of the Great Depression. Jill Schlesinger joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the new 13.3% unemployment rate and the outlook for Americans and the country as it recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Source
Biden clinches 2020 Democratic nomination
Joe Biden officially clinched the Democratic nomination for president as of Friday evening, according to CBS News’ estimate. This is Biden’s third bid for the presidency, and he prevailed over more than two dozen primary opponents — in part, because voters believed he has the best shot against President Trump in November. Ed O’Keefe reports on where Biden’s campaign stands now. Source
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says “we were wrong” amid protests
Protests continued Friday as Minneapolis, where Floyd died, said it would end the use of chokeholds and neck restraints by police. Source