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Governor responds to recent unrest

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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Governor responds to recent unrest
Governor responds to recent unrest

Governor Sisolak speaking to Nevadans about the current events facing the state, and the entire nation.

The governor released a video last night - where he spoke about systemic racism in America and the protests in Nevada sparked by Floyd's death.

CURRENT EVENTS FACING THE STATEAND THE ENTIRE NATION.THE GOVERNOR RELESED A VIDEOLAST NIGHT, WHERE HE SPOKEABOUT SYSTEMIC RACISM INAMERICA AND THE PROTESTS INNEVADA-- SPARKED BY GEORGEFLOYD'S DEATH.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR NINAPORCIUNCULA JOINS US LIVE FROMTHE GRANT SAWYER BUILDING WITHMORE ON THAT MESSAGE...LATER THIS MORNING--GOVERNORSISOLAK WILL BE HERE--AT THEGRANT SAWYER BUILDING LATERWITH ATTORNEY GENERAL AARONFORD TO FURTHER ADDRES THEMEDIA AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THENIGHTS OF UNREST WE'VE SEEN.BUT IN A RECORDED VIDEORELEASED LAST NIGHT FORNEVADANS ...GOVERNOR SISOLAK TOUCHED ONWHAT SPARKED THE RECENTDEMONSTATIONS.GOVERNOR SISOLAK SAID THINGSHAVE BEEN DIFFICUL FOR THE PAST3 MONTHS..POINTING TO THREE MAJOREVENTS-- THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC, THEECONOMIC CRISIS AND THE CRISISOF FAITH IN THE CRIMINAL ANDSOCIAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.HE THEN ADDRESSED THE DEATH OFGEORGE FLOYD AND THE PROTESTSTHAT HAVE FOLLOWED.SISOLAK ENCOURAGED NEVADANS TOLISTEN TO "LISTEN TO OURNEIGHBORS WHO ARE CRYINGOUT"...HE ALSO ADDRESSED THE BLACKLIVES MATTER MOVEMENT."THE STATEMENT THAT BLACK LIVESMATTER SHOULD NOT BECONTROVERSIAL.IT SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TODEBATE.IT SHOULD NOT INVITE ANYCONNOTATION THAT THE FACT THATBLACK LIVES MATTER DIMINISHESTHE VALUE OF ANY OTHER LIVES,THIS DECLARATION IS TRUE IN THEABSOLUTE.PERIOD."DURING HIS ADDRESS THE GOVERNORALSO ASKED PROTESTORS WHO PLANTO GO OUT ON THE STREETS TO DOSO SAFELY AND LAWFULY.COMING UP -- IN THE NEXT HALFHOUR HOW THE GOVERNOR ISPROMISING TO ENACT CHANGE TOADDRESS THE ISSUES WE'REFACING.NINA PORCINCULA, 13AN.MY FELLOW NEVADANS, I WANT TOSTART BY JOINING THE REST OFOUR STATE IN EXTENDING MY

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