This moment described by many as a crisis will determine where we go from here so we are going to bring you for the next hour commercial free im as much detail as we can and some context, we want to give you a sense of the scale of what took place in washington today, heres some footage. [shouting] [shouting] [glass shattering] [shouting] [chanting usa] tucker fox news is mike tobin is in washington for us. It looks like what we are looking at now is the tale end of this effort to clear out the capital and clear off the capital grounds. If as you look behind me, you can see rows and rows of metro police a lot of them with neon yellow jackets. Behind them are supplements of National Guard. They are armed only with the shields as they are making a point to not be essentially they dont want to end up ponds in this and usually what you find with the National Guard when it comes to big events like this, they are the tip of the spear, there are police with specific training who are active in
Well, it is another strange twist in the crisis in egypt. The president who was kicked out of power and a revolution two years ago has been freed from jail. On thursday, a helicopter transported Hosni Mubarak to a hospital just a day after a Court Ordered his release. We will go to cairo for a reaction, which has been rather muted. These images of an 85year old former strongman, who, in a rather dramatic turn of events, reclaims his freedom. The helicopter flight lasted a mere few minutes. The news dismayed many egyptians. Hosni mubarak was allowed to leave jail and enter house arrest while the countrys democratically elected resident, mohamed morsi, remains in custody after a military coup. Its a blow to morsis islamist supporters but also to the activists of the 2011 arab spring. It was their protest on cairo posterity square that forced mubarak to step down it was their protests on Cairos Tahrir square. We lost everything. Now the police state will return. Injustice will return, and
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We did see fiery hotblooded scenes play out as you can see in new york on sunday. Also in the nations capital. This demonstration happened very close to the white house in Lafayette Park. Washington protest started out peaceful during the day. But it didnt last. There were fires burning in the background at one point. The flash point for all of this, of course the death of george floyd. He died last monday while being arrested in minneapolis after a white Police Officer pinned him down with a knee to his neck. That officer, Derek Chauvin is expected to appear in court later today. Washingtons curfew lets up in a few hours at sunrise. The light of day will shed light on the damage done. Cnn was there into the night as the violence broke out. Reporter this was the scene in washington, d. C. After an extraordinary night of protest. That is the Northern Edge of Lafayette Park which is right next to the white house. That has been ground zero all day for a third day of protests in washington
Photos and smashed, and stores looted on the miracle mile and squad cars damage. Violent clashes between demonstrators and police. New york city streets for a while the scene earlier with multiple arrests there. Some store windows broken and as you can see Police Car Set on fire. One woman was charged with attempted murder of four nypd officers for allegedly early a cocktail into the police man while they were inside. Lawmakers in california, and nevada and numerous other states, calling in the National Guard to help here in california is a state of emergency has now been declared. And then in minneapolis, things seem to have calmed down a bit brady and this is where this all started. And during a slime now tonight mike what is the scene on the ground. Reporter while things are considerably calmer here after the local authorities and state authorities now came a big show of force enforcing the curfew this time. About 45 minutes. There was after 8 00 p. M. When we saw busloads of state