his head, pinning his neck to the ground. the medical examiner later ruling his death a homicide. the mayor suspending seven officers, saying she'd been misled by the police chief. >> chief singletary never informed me of the actions of his officers to forcibly restrain mr. prude. >> reporter: chief singletary has ordered internal investigations, and tonight the police union president saying each of the officers followed protocol the night of the incident and are all cooperating with the investigation. the state attorney general's investigation is ongoing. and tom, it appears in anticipation of more protests tonight, rochester police have grabbed riot helmets and barricaded several blocks of city streets. tom? >> trevor, thank you. we move on now to the labor day warning about the coronavirus. the nation's top health experts say what happens over the next few days could determine the entire fall season. the u.s. now reporting more than 187,000 american lives lost. the cdc projecting an additional 30,000 covid deaths before the end of this month.