Actions and going to the nearby church that evening amid the violence in the white house. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Civil Liberties briefing under attack examining government violence and civil rights protesters and journalists covering them. I want to thank you for joining us today. The major contribution to the public understanding and the discourse aboutg this moment in ime. We thank you for joining us today. Eight minutes and 46 seconds videotape of george floyd this movement has been Touching Every state, large cities, small towns, cities and suburbs as well as supporting more than two thirds of American Opinion and galvanized the consciousness of the nation with rigorous historical analysis and legislative action. Police brutality has been in essential element to the white e supremacy and Racial Injustice for centuries which is why many of us are proud we passed last thursday on a bipartisan basis the george floyd justified policing act of the most sweeping comprehen
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Against her own office space. Also ahead a milestone mission nasa astronauts entering the International Space station after a landmark journey for private enterprise. People are defying curfews in the us to protest against Police Brutality and racism it is a 6 day of demonstrations after an unarmed black man died in Police Custody more than 4000. 00 people have been arrested since the protests began on thursday so this is the scene in washington d. C. Where fires were set near the white house this is earlier a curfew is now in effect George Floyds death has prompted a wave of outrage across the country i cant i has details from washington d. C. There were some moments of tension but generally the demonstrators kept their distance from the police the white house itself was barricaded behind a series of drawings of defense secret service on the in a perimeter then u. S. Park Police Metropolitan d. C. Police keeping the demonstrators distance of about 200 meters away from the white house