Out on the streets coasttocoast, one week since george floyd died in police custody, video of final moment spread far and wide, protests in dozens of cities. Were hurting, yes, we want to go crazy but we refuse to sit up here to allow to tear up our own homes and everything else, thats pointless for us. Want to have peaceful manner to let everyone know we can come together as community and united front. In minnesota, attorney general Keith Ellison will be the lead prosecutor in the george floyd case, the floyd family had asked him to take over the investigation. Disturbing moment interrupted protests ie sitting on interstate, driver was arrested, investigation under way. Demonstrations turned chaotic in los angeles with police cars set on fire. Hundreds taken into custody. In the nations capital, multiple fires set not far from the white house. Garrett haake was there, speaking with msnbc a few hours ago. 11 00, curfew went into effect park police pushed us back out of lafayette park,
We will circle back. Next, from the daily news. Good morning, everyone. Xt we whave n frth ily ws. Reporteod mornin everyon. Unmuted so i can ask a followup, with that hold on. Were working on the ground rules and we let us do that formally. We will announce it shortly. Stay to the format we have. If you want to do just one, that is your choice. I will dive in. Last night, other reporters and i saw groups of protesters peacefully marching past curfew and the nypd allowing them to do so. I saw protests starting around chinatown, ending around 11 00 with no incidents. Why didnt the nypd allow peaceful protests to run their course all week instead of doing crackdowns that resulted in Peaceful Protesters getting injured . Lots of arrests. Second question, on enforcement of vendors, i did not see any hear any activists even mention that this week. Critics will say, you are going for a relatively easy fix while ignoring calls for a major budget reduction. What would be your response . Thank
If i can make a request to stay unmuted so i can ask a followup, with that hold on. Were working on the ground rules and we let us do that formally. Xt we whave n frth ily ws. Reporteod mornin everyon. Reporteh we we will announce it shortly. Stay to the format we have. If you want to do just one, that is your choice. I will dive in. Last night, other reporters and i saw groups of protesters peacefully marching past curfew and the nypd allowing them to do so. I saw protests starting around chinatown, ending around 11 00 with no incidents. Why didnt the nypd allow peaceful protests to run their course all week instead of doing crackdowns that resulted in Peaceful Protesters getting injured . Lots of arrests. Second question, on enforcement of vendors, i did not hear any activists even mention that this week. Critics will say, you are going for a relatively easy fix while ignoring calls for a major budget reduction. What would be your response . Thank you. On the vendor, this has been a
We have been monitoring the protests happening in los angeles in atlanta thats los angeles on the left atlanta on the right. The city of atlanta has extended an evening curfew for the 4th straight a night to the mayor there ordering the first curfew saturday after a night of a vandalism and looting which got very serious youre looking as at a residential neighborhood. La and were told that protesters at one point were and they may still be there near the home of the Los Angeles Mayor mayor garcetti theyve also ban in the hollywood. But again some of those protesters gathering outside home of the mayor and los angeles. Continuing our coverage of protests in the bay area and the north bay today, a group of Peaceful Protesters gathered in moran city kron fours jason dumas has that story. Protesters took to the streets of marine city to peacefully protest Police Brutality on tuesday afternoon here because of what happened to george floyd and all of them. And the hands of police so we want
It was evident they murdered this man in cold blood, and people want justice. As those calls for justice and change grow louder, there is a growing concern over four nights of vandalism and looting. Business owners fearing the worst are shutting down again and boarding up this time. Good evening and thanks for joining us. Im jessica aguirre. We begin tonight in oakland. Some 300 demonstrators marched through the streets demanding meaningful change for all black americans after the death of george floyd. Tonight protests are smaller and peaceful. Nbc bay areas Terry Mcsweeney is live near Police Headquarters where several dozen people did test that citys new curfew, terry. Reporter yeah, they certainly did. For starters i want to say im not wearing my mask right now because im not within ten feet of an difference a night makes. Last night two blocks from here i was talking about the 40 people that had just been arrested in oakland. Tonight, no arrests, no citations, not to take anything