Restrict access to its Main Business district, after protesters shattered storefronts and and set fires there. And look at the damage done to this shop, just one of the businesses that was vandalized, ransacked, and set on fire. The governor sending in Additional National guard troops, thats in los angeles. Lets begin in minneapolis this hour where cnns Miguel Marquez joining us now. Miguel, what are things happening whats going on where you are . Reporter well, look, it is another peaceful protest here in minneapolis. And i can tell you that a lot of people i speak to on the ground here are shocked that the reaction not only here locally, but across the nation and doubly that all of that violence takes away from what happened right there at that cup foods. That is the spot where the officer held his knee to the neck of george floyd for all of that time until he died. There are hundreds of protesters out here today. They were out here yesterday. They are out here today. It is people of
Intersections in history that was very important. We are here to say that we are not afraid. One of the reasons why Martin Luther king was so successful was that he understood television. Thank you. He understood that imagery was everything. Show the pictures. Show the images. Violence is that visual. It prompts people to action. Shameful, arresting children, for what . The right to vote. Dr. King understood you need to make people own their shame. Their story of struggle and triumph. They took them into corridors and alleys and began beating them. Is the american story, a story still being told right here. Dr. King said you have to create a crisis so that the power structures are forced to answer. We want the world to see how are you . Good. The reason i pulled you over your brake lights are out. On july 6th, 2016, outside st. Paul, minnesota, officers pulled over 32yearold Philando Castile on a routine traffic stop. Do you have a license. I do have a firearm on me. Dont reach for it
Be here with jedediah bila and Griff Jenkins here in new york city. We could have gone to almost every major city at any particular moment. Most had curfews at different times. You can count the clock down and Police Moving in. Finally minute in place decides to set a curfew to attempt to enforce it even though it was hour, hour 1 2 before they decided to do so. This is not slowing down, rioters felt embowlenned by local leaders not strong in responding. That is exactly right. A large vacuum in terms of leadership. A lot of people around the country, many of these cities who wanted to peacefully protest. Who wanted to get out to make voices heard, talk about george floyd, who was unjustly killed, make him the focus, celebrate his life and the need to bring justice to the family. They didnt feel safe enough to go out because the protests turned into violent riots. What do we do, we have the right to protest in our country, that is cornerstone of our republic but i cant get out there bec
That now infamous incident eric case bolt a decadelong veteran of the Mckinney Texas Police force is on paid administrative leave after cell phone video emerged of a confrontation between police and the teenagers. The video has now been viewed over six million times on youtube. According to the Mckinney Police department, the officers in question were responding to a call about a disturbance at the Craig Ranch North Community pool near dallas involving juveniles who didnt live in the area or have permission to be there and were refusing to leave. They reported the juveniles were actively fighting. Mckinney Police Say Officers encountered a large crowd that refused to comply with their commands and while one officer handled the situation this way dont take off running. Whats up man . Okay guys i appreciate it. None of them were involved. There was that guy. The officer now to paid leave took a more aggressive approach tackling a 15yearold girl to the ground and pulling his gun on a grou
Happened in the memt of the police encount er. They said that officers encount erred a loud crowd. While one handled this way. Do not take off running when the cops get in here. Okay. I appreciate it. Okay. It was that guy. The officer on paid leave took a more aggressive approach and tackling a 15yearold girl to the ground and pulling the gun on a group of teens in bathing suits. Call my momma. Call my momma. Oh my god. She is taked. On your face. The person that shot that video 15yearold Brandon Brooks sent in an email and said that the fight was already over before they arrived. Brooks wife said that everyone it was getting on the ground was black, mexican or arabic. The cop did not look at me. Our initial reaction was to place the officer on administrative leave so that they could conduct a complete investigation. Were talking to everybody that was in contact out there or involved in the incident. The officer has five days to respond to the complaints against him before the Police