Demanding reforms in american policing and treatment of africanamericans nearly two weeks after the killing of george floyd. So far today the protests have been largely peaceful. That does not make them any less powerful. Here in washington, d. C. , marchers from the Lincoln Memorial to the u. S. Capitol to the white house range from young to old. Theyre Holding Signs celebrating the black lives Matter Movement and reminding everyone to remember their names when is comes to george floyd, Breonna Taylor and so many more. Heres a look at philadelphia where Peaceful Demonstrations flooded the Center City Area in a dramatic show of solidarity today. Outside the philadelphia art museum, the steps there are famous for the iconic scene in the film rocky but this fight is real and changing the course of american history. Yet tonight there is new controversy in the city of brotherly love. We have details just ahead. Also tonight, President Trump remains in the most secure home in the nation. No public appearances today. His only commentary in nearly 24 hours, a tweet minutes ago that merely reads law and order, ignoring the chants and screams and tears of those looking for hope wherever they can find it four weeks before Independence Day here in the United States. The president did take time last night to sow more division, attacking the mayor of washington, d. C. , muriel bowser. Where was she today . She was out in the streets of her city. You see her in the green shirt marching in unison with the demonstrators in the area. She has now officially designated as black lives matter plaza. Thats only steps away from the white house. Theres also more breaking news. We just got word moments ago that philonise floyd, George Floyds brother, will testify before congress on wednesday on policing practices and Law Enforcement accountability. Demonstrations here in washington are again centered on Lafayette Park this evening not very far, just across the street, in fact, from the white house. Alex marquardt is on the scene for us. Alex, what have you been seeing there and what are you seeing now . Reporter wolf, youre absolutely right. The peacefulness of these protests certainly does not take away from the power of them. Just look at this extraordinary crowd. I have never seen so many people out here. I have never seen crowds like this this entire week. It is impossible to estimate because every time i look up to see how far the crowds go, i fail because the crowds are absolutely immense. They have been coming from the north, they have been coming from the west, they have been coming from the east. They have not, however, wolf, been coming from the south because that is where the white house is. The white house several days ago, Law Enforcement putting up that fence around Lafayette Square park along the northern side and it stretches most of the way around the entire white house. This as you noted is black lives matter plaza as named by the mayor of d. C. Weve all seen that famous shot of black lives matter written in those huge yellow letters on 16th street. That is right here, running straight into the white house so that has really amplified. As you noted, wolf, that confrontation, the war of words between the president and muriel bowser. The president , as you noted, tweeting law and order. The mayor here has been extremely critical of that huge number of forces that you and i have been talking about that have been on the streets of d. C. , federal forces that are essentially under the control of the administration, whether its the fbi, the atf, dea, even bureau of prisons officials. And now you have the mayor of d. C. Who has demanded that what she called those extraordinary forces and military, Like National guard from more than ten other states leave this city. Wolf, it is very important to note how peaceful these protests have been over the past few days. We have seen violent scenes like on monday night when all these protesters were cleared away from Lafayette Park, but pretty much since then it has been peaceful. We havent had a curfew in this city for the last few days. There havent been any arrests in the city for the past few days. It has been a mix of a party today, along with really a protest. You can hear these chants going up. And i spoke to a young protester about those different forces, the party and the protest earlier today. Take a listen. Weve been protesting for days. Weve been angry. Now its time for us to celebrate what we have accomplished. Like i said, minneapolis has made some changes as well. But were still protesting, but why just constantly like show anger. I mean we are angry, but we can communicate that differently and effectively and thats how were communicating it today, by being peaceful. Reporter and why do it right here . Because this is the white house and this is where we can make noise. We can show that, yes, we actually do want change. Yes, were not going to sit down and wait for you to make false change, we need actual change. Reporter are you confident, are you optimistic . Im confident. If it takes like ten years i will be out here marching every day for ten years if that means that we are going to get change. But change also starts with voting. So please go outside, vote in your various states. Please convince your friends to register all of that, please, voting, it matters. It really does. Reporter so that is the message that weve heard from so many of these people that you have to vote not just according to them to change who is in the white house, but also to make sure that justice serves the africanamerican community, wolf. Stand by, alex. I want to go to athena jones whos over at Dupont Circle here in washington, d. C. Athena, what are you seeing where you are . Reporter hi, wolf. You know, we just left Dupont Circle several blocks back. Were now on p street headed to 16th street. That is the street that leads straight to the white house. What weve been hearing from everyone weve been speaking to is what alex said. White, black, young, old, gay, straight, and they all say enough is enough. Its time to bring real change. One such protester is james artis here with me now. You talked about hope versus action. You said theres hope but you want to see action. This is bringing about real action already . Absolutely. I think that with everything thats going on now, tensions are high and a lot of people are hopeful that change is going come. And i believe that hope is an emotion that needs action behind it. Mayor bowser made a bold statement with the black lives matter plaza as well as writing it down for the world to see to say that black lives do matter and we need to create that change immediately. Reporter and so do you do you feel like this time might be different . Why do you think its different . Is it the diversity of the crowd . Is it just this moment in time . Why do you think this time theres going to be a real something coming out of this . I think people are more educated on matters now. I know that i have people in my life that originally were saying all lives matter but realize that as an africanamerican male, that im their friend and they need to understand that my life is in danger just because of the color of my skin and they want to create change to help protect me. Reporter you said to me earlier that you feel like now maybe more people get it. The fact that the mayor of d. C. Has painted black lives matter on those blocks before the white house and created a black lives matter plaza, the fact that theres so many different colors of people out here, does that mean to you that now you think more people get what a lot of people have been trying to say for decades, for centuries . I think that with the diversity of the crowd, people are starting to understand they need to listen more. Oftentimes they want to start the conversation. The conversation has been going on since 1619 when we first came as slaves. Then we had the jim crow era and all these other different situations affecting us. Now people are realizing its going to be another genocide of the africanamerican people if we dont jump in and stop it right now. Its just its all around changing. Reporter thank you so much. And so along with the lines of what james was telling us, we are seeing some change already. He mentioned looking at the Minneapolis City Council voting to ban chokeholds, voting to require that Police Officers intervene in such an instance. Weve seen the proposal from los angeles where the mayor of los angeles saying that we wont add to the budget of the Police Department and maybe instead shift 150 million to helping the community. Weve also seen a push including at rallies ive been to in new york with folks saying we need more neighborhood policing. There are changes already happening and a lot of folks here are focused on voting but also police reform, demilitarizing the police and making sure that they continue to keep the pressure on to make what congressman john lewis called good trouble. Athena, thank you very much. Athena jones on the scene. Well get back to you. Alex marquardt, well get back to you as well. Well watch all of these huge demonstrations in washington unfold. Meanwhile, another Police Officer is in trouble tonight after prosecutors say he crossed the line. Once again its on video, this time in philadelphia. Joining us now, retired lapd sergeant cheryl dorsey, the author of the book black blue. Also joining us charles ramsey, who once led the Police Departments in both philadelphia as well as here in washington. Chief ramsey, i want to play this video for you first because it involves a Philadelphia Police inspector. Hes now charged with aggravated assault among other crimes. The video is disturbing. It shows the inspector striking a Temple University student in the back of his head during a mass demonstration on monday. We need to point out that we do not know what happened leading up to this, but let me play the video. All right, chief ramsey, whats your reaction to that . Well, i mean it is disturbing, wolf. Theres no other way to describe it. I dont know what led up to it but it didnt look proportional at all or necessary at all. This is a Ranking Member of staff inspectors so hes ranking officer on the scene. His job is to keep everybody else in line and yet hes the one who is seen on the video using force like that. And its a shame. I know him. He was a district captain during the time i was there in philadelphia. And actually did a good job over in west philadelphia, predominantly black part of the city. He was really popular as a district captain over there. I dont know what happened, but this is certainly not right. You were the Police Commissioner there in philadelphia. Cheryl, what are your thoughts on the video . As i watch the video, this reminds me of what i talk about all the time. When you piss one off, theres a price to pay. This wasnt about anything other than punishment. He was putting in work and enjoying it. I refer to the term ive heard bantered around, ready for protests. Stick time. They were there to do damage. And i hope every person who got hit by that inspector and others across the country get a good attorney, because they understand dollars and cents. Once you get in the pocket of a police municipality, this stuff will stop. Because weve seen, cheryl, video after video of Police Brutality during these protests just since george floyd died nearly two weeks ago. How does this affect efforts by police around the country as they try to rebuild trust . Its very difficult pause we all get painted with that broad brush. Cheryl, go ahead, and ill let chief ramsey go ahead. Cheryl first. Its very difficult because we all get painted with that broad brush. They assume because you see two or three knuckleheads misbehaving that all Police Officers are there to abuse authority. So its very difficult. And its not going to be until Police Departments and heres a highranking official, so you know the fish rots from the head. You can imagine what his officers must be thinking its okay to do when you see your boss out there putting in work. And as long as you have Police Chiefs who will keep someone like Derek Chauvin on the department after 16, 18 personnel complaints, were going to continue to have this issue. Due process probably means officers cant be fired right away, but you can pull Derek Chauvin and anyone else like this inspector and put them on the desk until they either get their minding right or you get them off the department. Derek chauvin is the Police Officer in minneapolis accused of seconddegree murder of george floyd by keeping his knee on his neck for almost nine minutes. Chief ramsey, i wanted to give you a chance to respond to that as well. Go ahead. Wolf, it destroys trust. And trust is a very fragile thing. Obviously weve been seeing a lot of very negative videos. There have been positive ones, with officers taking a knee and walking in protests and so forth. But these get overshadowed, those things get overshadowed whenever you have incidents like that. And just one comment about keeping people on the job, one of the things we need to change is the strength of these unions that through arbitration are able to get officers back even after theyre terminated. Ive had a couple of cases where i had to fire a person more than one time. And its very difficult. And so until thats fixed, youre going to have situations where you have people with 15, 16 or more complaints. Then you wonder why are they still on the job . Well, its just not that easy and it needs to change. Chief ramsey, thanks as usual for joining us. Cheryl dorsey, thanks to you as well. I want both of you to stand by because theres more developments unfolding. Were following the protests across the United States this hour. Take a look at this, its a live look at protesters near the white house right now. Well show that video, these are live pictures coming in. Thats st. 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That is where several hundred protesters were standing. They were calling out against Police Brutality. They were chanting black lives matter. Thats in stark contrast this morning, wolf, to what you saw across the street at the District Attorneys Office where you saw several hundred Law Enforcement officials out there cheering and supporting for these two officers that pled not guilty to these seconddegree assault charges. Now, so far this evening, wolf, the protests have been very peaceful here. There is not a lot of Law Enforcement presence here in the crowd, but this is just across the street from where martin was pushed by those two officers who as you mentioned pleaded not guilty to those seconddegree charges. Many people in the crowd feel like those charges are not enough, that these officers should be fired. Some here saying it is a step in the right direction. But protesters here are calling for peaceful protests. Of course, wolf, there is that curfew in effect for 8 00 p. M. Tonight. That well see whether or not that remains peaceful, but largely, wolf, weve seen no Law Enforcement presence here as of right now. Wolf. Thank you very, very much. Well get back to you as well. Joining us now, the erie County District attorney, john flynn. Mr. Flynn, thank you so much for joining us, especially on a crazy, busy day like today. Youve charged both of these Police Officers today. You say you waited out of concern for the safety of the city. What specific safety concerns did you have . Well, wolf, yesterday afternoon i was ready to charge pretty much. I had kind of dotted all my is and crossed all my ts by 2 30, 3 00 yesterday afternoon. And right around that time a number of buffalo Police Officers got a letter from the police union here in buffalo that the union was not going to pay for any legal bills that they may incur if they were charged with any kind of criminal violations. So the majority, if not all of the Emergency Response team here in the city of buffalo resigned. And so there was a situation perhaps last night here in downtown buffalo where they were not going to have enough Law Enforcement officers to potentially protect the city. Now, fortunately, the Law Enforcement community here in western new york got together and the city was able to get enough officers to maintain the safety here. But quite frankly, i had a concern that if i charged these officers yesterday afternoon, that that would pour fuel on the fire here and perhaps inflame the city. And i didnt want to do that. So i waited until this morning and then i charged the officers and they were arraigned this morning. They were charged specifically with what . With assault in the Second Degree. We have a particular penal law statute here in new york, wolf, that says that if you assault an individual whos 65 years or older and you are ten years younger than that victim, then that makes it an assault in the Second Degree violation. So thats what they were charge wed. What was very disturbing in the video, mr. Flynn, and all of us saw it, was that even after mr. Gugino well to the ground, hit his head, there was blood and Police Officers kept on moving. I spoke with the mayor of buffalo and he offered this explanation about why the officers did not stop to help that 75yearold man. Listen to what he told me. The officers in the front formation are not supposed to provide assistance because there are medics a little further back that are prepared and trained to deliver first aid. All right. So you heard what he said. You were quite clear earlier today saying those Police Officers should not crack a skull. These are your words, on the concrete. But are you comfortable with the mayors explanation for why the officers on camera simply continued walking instead of immediately offering assistance . Yeah, sure, i have no reason to believe that thats not true. Personally, wolf, i dont know what the internal buffalo Police Department protocols are on riot protection and medical service. So i really dont have any specific knowledge of what those rules are. But that seems plausible. And to be fair, one of the officers actually the officer who used the baton on the victim here, he actually started to bend down and one of his supervisors, i believe, behind him told him to get up and move on. So that explanation makes sense to me and i have no reason to doubt that. Those charges that youve leveled, those are felony charges, right . Yes, sir, they are. And the only reason why theyre felony charges, though, is because of the particular section of our statute here in new york that deals with victims who are 65 years or older. Thats what, quite frankly, rises this to the level of a felony offense here in new york state. John flynn is the District Attorney of erie county. Buffalo is in erie county. Well stay in close touch with you, mr. Flynn. Thanks for joining us. Thank you, wolf. Were continuing to monitor protests across the country this hour. Take a look at this, live pictures. Look at this huge crowd right here in the Nations Capital in washington, d. C. , only steps away from the white house where multiple groups of protesters are descending right now into Lafayette Park. Meantime, the nfl commissioner, roger goodell, now admits he was wrong for not listening to players earlier on the issue of race. So how are some former players reacting . Tiki barber and warrick dunn, two former nfl stars, are standing by. Well discuss when we come back. Snacking should be sweet and simple. The delicious taste of glucerna gives you the sweetness you crave while helping you manage your blood sugar. 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Theres people being murdered unjustly and not being held accountable. Cops are getting paid leave for killing people. Thats not right. Thats not right by anyones standards. Colin kaepernick back in 2016. His protests against Police Brutality began that season, 2016. Despite being under 30 years old at the time, the 49ers quarterback has not returned to the nfl since that season. The question of why has long pitted the nfl commissioner, roger goodell, and nfl ownership against a lot of players who wanting to see kaepernick returni return. Yesterday came this message from commissioner goodell. We at the National Football league condemn racism and the systematic oppression of black people. We the National Football league admit we were wrong for not listening to nfl players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. We the National Football league believe black lives matter. I personally protest with you and want to be part of the muchneeded change in this country. Without black players, there would be no National Football league. Joining us now, two former nfl star running backs, tiki barber and warrick dunn. They join me right now. Tiki, no mention specifically of Colin Kaepernick. Can the nfl really move forward, do you believe, without that quarterback after four years absence eventually returning to the league . No, i think they can, wolf. Its this is an issue thats bigger than Colin Kaepernick at this point. I think if you talk about Colin Kaepernick, its important because the nfl was wrong four years ago. History wouldnt have judged them well, but in rogers defense, hes getting it right this time. Thats whats most important. It took an unfortunate incident for george floyd to bring it to light. But Colin Kaepernick is important because he started this. But its grown so much bigger than what Colin Kaepernick was kneeling for. I said this on my show earlier this week, wolf. I wouldnt be surprised if we didnt see other people, fans, Police Officers, et cetera, kneeling in solidarity with this movement that has exploded across the country. I suspect youre right. Warrick, what do you think . Well, i think roger is trying to do the right thing overall. I think you really cant focus on roger and what he didnt do four years ago. I think this is a new time, like tiki said. We need to look forward and see what we can do to create that change. These players today, theyre focused on change in their communities. I commend them, im going to support them and now i know the National Football league will support their players moving forward. Sometimes people are focused on saying kaepernicks name. I think if youre going to focus on him, you should say all of the guys name that kneeled four years ago. All of them played a part in this change moving forward. Warrick, your mother was a Police Officer who was sadly murdered. You went on to succeed not only as a player but now as a minority owner of the atlanta falcons. Whats your reaction right now of what we are seeing on the streets across america and whats been playing out whats been playing out specifically as far as the nfl is concerned . Well, for me, i go back and think about my mom all the time and the way that she policed the streets in baton rouge, louisiana. I understand what Police Officers go through, the sacrifice that they make, but also, you know, theyre held to a higher standard. And they have to live up to that standard. You know, being a black male, ive been stopped by Police Officers just because im black driving a nice car. So i think we need to look at things with a different lens and look towards the future. What change can we make to make this world a better place . And the National Football league, i think theyre going to stand behind the players and the mission. I know here in atlanta, mr. Blank, he stands behind his players and supports his players in the community because you do need positive change. Certainly do. Tiki, star quarterback drew brees apologized after receiving some condemnation after conflating protests over Police Brutality and disrespecting the American Flag. President trump pushed back at brees for apologizing. He said we should be standing up straight and tall ideally with a salute or a hand on heart. There are other things you can protest, but not our Great American flag. No kneeling. That was the tweet from the president. So whats your reaction to all of this . Well, the reality is, wolf, is that of course you can stand and salute the American Flag and stand for the National Anthem and be proud of this country. But our First Amendment gives us the right to kneel and protest peacefully. Before you have a right to anything else in this country, the First Amendment gives you the right to peacefully protest. So i agree with people who want to stand, but you also have to agree with those who want to kneel and protest in some fashion or another. And to drew brees, struggle creates growth. Drew thought that he was saying the right thing in standing up for what he believed in by saying that he would stand for the flag and referencing his grandfather. But in that same breath, he condemned those that would protest, a right thats guaranteed by our constitution. Thats where he got into trouble. In his defense, hes also started to change. Hes started to grow and look at equality differently. I think we all have a misconception about what is equal. If we all get the same thing and in theory we do. But equity, which is a different concept that people are starting to focus on. Giving lifts and giving boosts and giving more attention to the black lives that have been oppressed for decades, generations in this country. Look, warrick said this and i think hes exactly right. The nfl is a powerful, powerful industry. And with Roger Goodells blessing now and hopefully the blessings of all 32 owners, they put their collective weight behind something that the players care deeply about, because it affects them personally and it certainly affects the communities from whence they came from. I remember commissioner goodell specifically said and we heard it earlier, we the National Football league, believe black lives matter. Tiki barber, warrick dunn, guys, thank you very much. Good luck. Well continue these conversations im sure down the road. Thanks for joining us. Thank you, wolf. Well have much more live coverage here in our special situation room, but first unconscious bias. What is it and how does it affect us . Join Fredricka Whitfield for a special conversation, unconscious bias, facing the realities of racism. That airs live, live here on cnn tomorrow night, 10 00 p. M. Eastern. 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Dr. Patrice harris is joining us, the president of the american medical association. Dr. Harris, thanks so much for joining us. Were seeing these protests. Some areas are actually seeing an actual uptick in coronavirus cases. Lets not forget the past three months almost 2 million coronavirus cases in the United States and were approaching 110,000 confirmed deaths from coronavirus. A thousand americans died in the past 24 hours alone. So when you see all these demonstrations unfold, and obviously a very important good cause, potentially how concerned are you . Well, wolf, thank you for having me on and certainly covid19 is still with us. But it is certainly a threat to the Public Health, but so are Police Brutality and racism. And so here we have the convergence of three threats to the health of the public. Certainly theres risk involved with the protests, but certainly understand that we cannot sit idly by and just observe racism and Police Brutality, which is one of the reasons why the ama continues to engage on covid19. But we also recently made a strong statement against Police Brutality and racism. Yes, you did, a very important statement indeed. Dr. Jay varkey, an Infectious Disease professor at Emory University in atlanta said yesterday, if youre going to attending a protest, wear a mask, use Hand Sanitizer and especially protect your eyes with goggles or a face shield. Do you agree with those recommendations isnt. That is absolutely good advice. Weve said from the beginning that everyone should be wearing a Face Covering and trying our best to maintain good hand hygiene. In the midst of a protest the best way to do that is frequent use of Hand Sanitizer, so those are all excellent suggestions and good advice. I hope the protesters follow that advice. I hope so too. I spoke with the mayor of los angeles, eric garcetti, last night here in the situation room about the risks. I want you to listen to what he said. The officers in the front formation are not supposed to provide assistance because there are medic thats the wrong sound bite. He said hes deeply concerned. He was grateful to me for asking the question, but he said that people need to be very careful going out there, despite the really, really important work that theyre doing. Absolutely. People should be careful. We need to make sure that our local Public Health departments continue to have great Testing Capacity, the ability to test and trace. I know here in atlanta our mayor wants to make sure that the protesters get tested, and so thats a critical piece of this. Again, a convergence of multiple threats to the public and health of the public. And so we just need to do whatever we can to mitigate the risks. And finally, dr. Harris, were seeing an uptick, an increase in coronavirus cases in several states right now. How concerned are you about that . Well, you know, wolf, we have been concerned since the beginning as states relax regulations and restrictions. Now, of course ultimately we were going to have to relax these restrictions. And again, thats why youve been hearing the Public Health experts and physicians and the ama, we have been saying that we are going to have to make sure that we have robust Testing Capacity so that when an outbreak, a hot spot is identified, it can immediately be investigated. Those who test positive can be isolated and quarantined. So we continue to remain concerned and we have to make sure we continue to have everyone practice the appropriate Public Health best practices. Wear a mask, social distancing, Hand Sanitizers, all of the stuff weve been hearing about critically still very much important. We are still in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Patrice harris, thanks so much for joining us. Thank you, wolf. As we continue to monitor these live pictures of largely peaceful protests across the United States, were also getting new details today about how misclassification error, a misclassification error may have made last months jobs numbers look better than they actually were. We have details on that. Well be right back. In an unprecedented crisis. A more than 10 billion cut to Public Education couldnt be worse for our schools and kids. Laying off 57,000 educators, making class sizes bigger . Cmon. Schools must reopen safely with resources for protective equipment, sanitizing classrooms, and ensuring social distancing. Tell lawmakers and Governor Newsom dont cut our students future. Pass a state budget that protects our public schools. Dont cut our students future. Heres what we want everyone to do. Count all the hugs you havent given. All the hands you havent held. All the dinners you didnt share with friends. The trips you havent taken. Keep track of them. Each one means one less person vulnerable, one less person exposed, and one step closer to a healthier community. So for now, keep your distance. But dont lose count. Well have some catching up to do. Last month pflgss job numbers took everybody by surprise. The report says 2. 5 million jobs were added, which lowered the Unemployment Rate to 13. 3 . Now it turns out what officials are calling a misclassification error could have made numbers look better than they are. If it werent for that mistake t could have been as high as 19. 2 in april and 16. 1 in may. Tina joining us right now. So, tell us about this error. Whats going on . The government essentially said it was difficult to classify about 5 million people, people marked absent from work but employed and many of them probably should have been characterized as unemployed. If you factored in the people, youre right. 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