And extraordinary moments as police kneel down with protesters its monday, june 1st. Early today kwtsz starts right now. Good morning, fire and anger continue to burn across the country over the death of george flo floyd. A washington, d. C. Is feeling the heat multiple fires burning overnight close to the white house after a curfew went into effect. And demonstrations turn chaotic in los angeles multiple police cars were destroyed. Authorities say hundreds of people were taken into custody this disturbing moment interrupted protests in minneapolis. A truck came barrelling through a group of people sitting on a closed interstate. Many of them swarmed the truck an nbc affiliate identified that man as the semi truck driver arrested and charged with assault. Two Police Officers in atlanta have been fired after being accused of using excessive force. Video shows them tasing two College Students from a car. An officer said the drivers didnt comply with orders to stop the outhas sparked to many cities reporter the nation resulted into scenes of chaos violence and widespread are destruction into the Early Morning hours. Dozens of American Cities up in flames after some protests turned into riots. Often followed by looting as a nation simmering with unrest unravelled how long can you be peaceful when your people are dying in los angeles hours before a curfew was ordered, the city became a war zone after attempting to breach television studios, large groups torched Police Cruisers as officers fired back with rubber bullets before nightfall, the looting began. Department stores, jewelers and high end apparel shops trashed by mobs. The mayor calling on the governor to dispatch the national for the First Time Since the riots in 1992 strikingly similar scenes and issues of injustice. 28 years apart we have seen this before in los angeles when the violence escalates, no one wins reporter after protests and violence, states of emergency mirrored by pockets of an art sit i can nationwide described as all hell breaking lose when police lost control. Crowds took over vehicles. This video capturing one man removing a higardisarmed the man clearing the magazine. But there was also troubling scenes caught on camera at the hands of police. This video appearing to show an officer putting his knee on the neck of someone taken into custody before another officer pulls his leg off. A shocking scene after the death of george floyd why so many poured into the streets. We cant peacefully protest in the streets without getting tear gas thrown at us. Reporter with demonstrators out in force again today, a violent a takedown in philadelphia after a dozen officers were injured there last night. With tear gas police battled protesters with banks burned, highways shut down and city hall on n nashville, there was more than a inousand arrests he was mobbed by a nearby group. In tallahassee, florida, someone drove through a protest after their pickup truckwas surround ed by a crowd. The National Guard is moving into chicago after clashes between protesters and police. In the city, we care for each other. This is a time for us to unite. Reporter a nation on edge and up in smoke as many plead for peace in the wake of yet another violent night. Those images are powerful thank you for that report. As firing protests rage in washington, d. C. , secret service rushed President Trump to a white house bunker on friday night. The Senior Administration official tells nbc news that the president spent nearly an hour inside the complex designed for emergencies like terror attacks. Tracie potts is joining us now with the lawsuitest. The president is blaming an Extremist Group for the violence in d. C reporter yeah, not only does he want to call them out, but hpts to declare them a terrorist group. A leftist but Domestic Group is questioning whether the federal government has the authority to declare a home grown group a terrorist organization that label is typically for foreign organizations. Meantime, all of this is happening as violence and demonstrations continue to rage right outside the white house just across the street in Lafayette Park small building went up in flames not only were police but others call ed in to try to calm the situation in the nations capital. That included our own garrett haake, who got caught up in the protests reporter were going to end up in a place we dont want to be if were not careful. Move out of this as quickly as you can reporter i dont think it was rubber bullets i dont want to be really dramatic about it. Youre cutting out apt as your friend and as brian said a moment ago, i want you to get to a safe reporter garretts okay he messaged later that he was fine he thanked his crew. He thanked his security team, which we have on hand to protect our folks out there in the thick of it. And as i mentioned, it was not only police, but the National Guard has been called in to assist right there at the white house, there was the secret service u. S. Marshals have been called in in d. C. To try to calm things down and Drug Enforcement agents as well. Were living in surreal times, thank you lets turn to minneapolis. The governmeor is taking drastic measures to keep protesters off the streets. Police and National Guard have been organized to crack down anyone ignoring the curfew Gabe Gutierrez has the story reporter in the largest Public Safety operation in mi natd took a stand. Aggressively using tear gas, pepper s desperate attempt to squelch days of escalating chaos. No major fires or injuries i want to thank everyone who participated in our ability to restore trust to our streets it was incredibly complex and inkrenlly difficult. Reporter tactics were the strictest yet. A paint canister was shot at someone on a front porch journalists were in the middle of it. They have tripped the amount of Law Enforcement here in minneapolis. Lets go reporter Law Enforcement authorities horror acknowledge they did not have an adequate plan to confront large scale violent protests early in the week what took so long to get on the same page . Good question resources, i think were up against that i think now we know we need resources. Reporter the officer was charged with murder on friday. New security video of what happened moments earlier appears to show a struggle in the backseat of a Police Vehicle michael holiday came here from hughouston says hes protesting peacefully, burr he understands why the anger runs so people dooep sometimes violence is needed. It got your attention, right reporter he does consider himself an outside agitator. Imagine if it was your child, how would you feel imagine if it was your son on the ground screaming, i cant breathe, help me please if it was you, what would you want somebody to do . Would you want somebody to stand up with you or go home and sleep . Thank you for that report we turn now to talk about the weather. Good morning. Welcome to june. Im still talking about freeze awe alerts in in effect in Northern New England 70s with a change. Its going to come quickly its going to slide in from the southwest. 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The floyd family had been asked for his oversight. Case has inspi join ed by jay gray in minneapolis. Large pockets of the city are either boarded up or burned out, as you can see behind us here including this area where george floyd was killed exact ly a wee ago today. Now look, overnight for the first time, there seemed to be a sense of calm across this community, even as the outrage continues across the country to intensify. Reporter overnight, waves of frustration and at at times fury across the count truss, tense confrontations between protesters and police at times escalating out of control. This crowd in boston burn iing patrol car at one point tossing tear gas back at police. In new york a loin of officers slowly walking back hundreds of protesters in washington flames raging in a park just across from the white house. Looters breaking into a row of shops in los angeles and in birmingham, alabama, a crowd turns its anger to a Confederate Monument in minneapolis the city thats been the flash point for the outrage in violence since George Floyds death, an overwhelming show of force. Dozens of proitsers refusing to empty the streets at curfew are arrested the National Guard locking down what for the first time in a week are mostly quiet streets here though earlier this tanker barrels into a crowd of thousands. Many jumping on to and some into the cab. Somehow no one was injured the driver arrested. I think the incident just underscores still the volatile situation we have out there. Reporter a situation that has millions on edge right now protesters insist they will continue their Peaceful Demonstrations here while the police, sheriffs deputies and National Guard promise they are going to keep it that way. Thank you so much please stay safe out this. Id like to bring you a lighter note this one out of queens new york. A show of solidarity among all the protests this is one of many examples of peaceful protests we have seen during this unrest. Not all protesters are violent and neither are all Police Officers. Empathy and understanding, please be safe out [ alarm sounds ] right now at 4 30, breaking news looters breaking into an east bay walmart overnight and setting the store on fire. Damage spilling from the inside to the outside of the store. Also happening in the east bay, more looting at shops in san leandro and oakland as unrest spreads across the bay area and america. A live report on all the overnight developments moments away. And a good morning to you. Thanks for joining us on this monday morning. Im marcus washington. And im kris sanchez in for