Today. Mutual of america financial group, Retirement Services and investments. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. And by contrutions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan good evening and thanks for joining us. States and cities across the country are preparing for more demonstrations, calling up National Guard units and considering the federal governments offer to deploy active duty troops after violent protests last night. Demonstrations spread after the death of george floyd, a black man who died after a White Minneapolis Police officer kneeled on his neck for nine minutes. That officer is now charged with third degree murder. Many legal and peaceful gatherings continued today to grieve and demand justice for floyd, and for others. But last night, demonstrators set fires, smashed windows, and attacked Police Officers in many places, and Officials Say
Cities tonight in Minneapolis Police are confronting demonstrators who are breaking the curfew thank you for joining us tonight at 8 im pam moore and can weigh in for a 5th niting chaos a scene playing out. Across the nation. Minneapolis has been the epicenter of protests since e death of george floyd on memorial day tonight protesters stay out past curfew at one point marching toward downtown that is once not swat teams fired tear gas into the crowd. The tougher tactics came after city and state leaders were criticized there for not confronting the violence more strongly an overnight curfew is in effect in minneapolis and in more than a dozen major cities across the nation violent protests that rocked america from coast to coast even in cities that are known as civil hot spots, so we want to show you some live pictures from 3 different cities across the country we have los angeles atlanta. And chicago where police in those 3 cities have been battling protesters and fires and theres be
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
Live next to the alley behind the Police Station so, jeff parks his car at the gas station at the end the alley so that i can run out, go pick up krasney, and take her back to the car. Im freaking thrilled. I hadnt seen her in years so, we were all going to go have dinner and catch up. Now, i get out of the car and go down the alley and because jeff is watching me, i skip down the alley to her house to make him laugh, you know but little did i know, skipping down a Police Station alley is a big nono. Because i end up skipping towards a cop car thats driving at me down the alley the sirens go off. A cop gets out and his gun is drawn. And he goes, put your hands on the hood of the car put your hands on the hood this man is furious. I comply and his partner pats me down now this man is livid. It makes no sense. His anger level towards me is insane i am a young, adorable, delight literally skipping down the street, and ive infuriated him. So, this man asked me, where are you coming from .
Plus stephen welcomes killer mike and chris hayes. Featuring jon batiste and stay homin. And now, live on tape from a safe distance, its Stephen Colbert stephen hey. Thank you. Youre very nice. I am. Stephen thank you very much. Welcome to a late show. Im your host Stephen Colbert. Well, were back after ten days off, and i never imagined that, after ten days, a Global Pandemic would not be the lead story. Remember when we were all afraid of our groceries . I miss those days. No, the story that has pushed 100,000 covid deaths below the fold is americas preexisting condition racism. Protests against Police Targeting black people have broken out in dozens of cities. So april was Global Pandemic, may is mass civil unrest, i assume june is plague of locusts, and then in july, pleated pants are coming back. Its not just the u. S. Citizens protesting racism in the United States. Protesters gathered in london, toronto, even berlin. You know its bad when germany thinks your countrys racist. Tha