We have reporters standing by in following you the major cities will go to the mill i but 1st lets take a look at whats been happening across the country the mass of Los Angeles Atlanta Denver Portland and announce nighttime curfew is in an effort to prevent more violence its a move that was announced by minneapolis on friday where the protests 1st started in that city shops were looted and cars and buildings set on fire. In los angeles a Police Cruiser was torched other demonstrations have been held in miami and chicago. And scuffles have broken out between police and protesters in new york where demonstrations are continuing into the night and earlier a police car was set on fire the day before thousands of people demonstrated outside the City Supreme Court on the Brooklyn Bridge and at the Barclays Center arena. But President Donald Trump has offered to send in the National Military to minneapolis and pledged to put an end to what he called mobile violence. But his comments havent s
Congressman john lewis in his First Network interview on the nationwide demonstrations. And message off unity. In our more Perfect Union series, how communities are helping businesses recover from the recent outbreaks of unrest. But first, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. It took the world to shame. It took all of you to make the world shake just to get three people arrested. Minnesotas attorney general is increasing the charges against Derek Chauvin to seconddegree murder. Prosecutors are also charging the three other officers. Should never have happened. Something snapped, i think, with the policeman. Former president barack obama directly addressing Police Brutality and those it affects. There is a change in mindset thats taking place. A greater recognition that we can do better. I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag. The saints quarterback talked about players kneeling for the national anthem. Take something heat. Drew brees, if you dont understan
Stunning scenes in more than 100 cities with soprotests peaceful with heavy Police Presence and the National Guard called up in some places. By our nbc news count, demonstrators appeared in 111 american cities. We have correspondents on the streets with live reports from many of those scenes. Then in our sunday closer, a conversation about george floyd, minneapolis and a painfully familiar sight to many of our fellow americans. And lets begin this morning right there in minneapolis where there was another citywide curfew, but protesters were out for most of the night. A different scene, though, than what that city saw on friday night. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez has been in minneapolis all week for us. Good morning. What does it look like there today . Reporter good morning. The overnight crackdown appears to have worked. This is the Police Precinct downtown, heavily fortified with concrete barriers right over there. After days of chaos, the governor here in minnesota activated the states enti
You look live from sky 7. A protest that has been going on for hours over the death of george floyd in minneapolis, minnesota spilled out on the streets of oakland tonight and on to the 880 freeway. This is a live picture. Things have calmed, but there are still a great many protesters still out there. Well, and in san jose protests have been going on since around 3 00 this afternoon. This is the scene earlier. This is sky 7 in san jose. You can see that protesters, they have been facing off with police all day since around 2 30. It started on highway 101 and then moved through the streets of downtown oakland where there were multiple clashes with police, and there continue to be issues out there, even at this late hour. So two protests and two of the bay areas major cities tonight that have lasted for hours there have been no major injury, were happy to say, but there have been a number of skirmishes and a number of incidents in both of those cities. Protesters still on the streets in
Im phillip mena. He said hes anguished by george where are under curfew right now floyds killing and saying its as unrest continues. Critical to seeing the countrys many of the protests have been reality and improving on it. Entirely peaceful. The crowd cheered as protesters some people are preparing to on horse back joined the take a stand to defend whats demonstration and then a theirs protester diffusing the tension for more we go to our reporter. By hugging members of the National Guard positive changes have been reporter across america, promised in chicago. More guns are coming out as well store owners now arming they include making changes to themselves we will protect our business. The training process but defending property has and in atlanta, charges become deadly. The owner of the gun shop was involved in the incident of in possession of one of his pulling two College Students guns, fired several shots from their car in new york when a curfew went striking the one male at lea