WATCH: President Trump gives thumbs-up as he heads to hospital
WASHINGTON โ President Donald Trump has appeared in public for the first time since his COVID-19 diagnosis, giving a thumbs-up before he boarded Marine One for a military hospital. Trump walked out of the White House to the helicopter Friday evening on his way to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Washington. The White House says Trump will spend a โfew daysโ at a military hospital on the advice of his physicians after contracting COVID-19. The White House says that the visit is precautionary and that Trump will work from the hospitalโs presidential suite, which is equipped to allow him to continue his official duties.
Medical examiner lists Floydโs death a homicide, says heart stopped while police restrained him and compressed his neck
MINNEAPOLIS โ A Minneapolis medical examiner has classified George Floydโs death as a homicide, saying his heart stopped as police restrained him and compressed his neck. The medical examinerโs report also lists heart disease and hypertension as โother significant conditions,โ along with fentanyl intoxication and recent methamphetamine use. A widely seen citizen video that shows Floyd struggling with a police officer holding his knee on his neck has sparked protests nationwide. Floydโs family said Monday that its independent autopsy found Floyd died by asphyxiation, and their attorney called for charges against the police officer to be upgraded to first-degree murder.