In a bid to quell the unrest well the governor of minnesota has tried to dampen the protest saying he understands why the anger comes from we dont just right near the top on Educational Attainment we rank near the top on personal incomes on homeownership on life expectancies things that make this and one that came out a while back we we rank 2nd in a survey of the 50 states 2nd in happiness behind hawaii but if you take a deeper look at peel it back which this week its peeled back all of those statistics are true if youre white if youre not we rank near the bottom. And what this week is showing all of us is those 2 things cant operate at the same place well police have been criticized for their response in some cities including in new york where a Police Vehicle was seen in a video ramming protesters behind a barricades footage shared online shows demonstrators blocking the path of 2 cars in the streets before one lurched forward into the crowds new York Police Say 345 people were arre
The autonomy that can only be achieved through statehood. Esterday i imposed a curfew at 7 00 p. M. , about 25 minutes that curfew we note as the country round noted that protesters in front f the white house were dispersed using some form of munitions. D. C. Police throughout the night last nightcurfew and i think the chief will confirm of people , a number were arrested in violation of their protest. Ask the chief of to come up and describe our response last night and then take a few questions. Bowser, hank you, mayor thank you again for your continued leadership in these very difficult times. Im the chief of police for the metropolitan Police Department. Day night marked our fourth of demonstration activity here in washington, d. C. Related to senseless death of george floyd. Began with two separate groups at approximately square e in lafayette and one in the vicinity of the u. S. Capitol. Groups were peacefully at these locations. Around 6 30, the group at plaza was alerted by fede
Washington d. C. Where at one point protesters trying to break through a fence near the white house. Just when we thought it was over during the day i dont know if it bode well because the police a bit over the. Medicine every other if you will a drizzle they usually do it well what happened was the protesters were so we can this part of the way. Through to the bit as you can see so far its used to hold together with several banks around but now you can see these trains are here because it actually stays were a little bit and as soon as the cops saw that there is a military police as soon as the people here through that they started firing tear gas pepper spray. Well in the west of the country there are intense scenes in los angeles. Demonstrators they were sitting on the ground refusing to move despite violating the citys curfew many of them have now been arrested the mother of george fords daughter has made her 1st Public Statement choking back tears she paid an emotional tribute to
Getting two senators, but its about our right as tax autonomy andans to the autonomy that can only be achieved through statehood. Esterday i imposed a curfew at 7 00 p. M. , about 25 minutes that curfew we note as the country round noted that protesters in front f the white house were dispersed using some form of munitions. D. C. Police throughout the night last nightcurfew and i think the chief will confirm of people , a number were arrested in violation of their protest. Ask the chief of to come up and describe our response last night and then take a few questions. Bowser, hank you, mayor thank you again for your continued leadership in these very difficult times. Im the chief of police for the metropolitan Police Department. Day night marked our fourth of demonstration activity here in washington, d. C. Related to senseless death of george floyd. Began with two separate groups at approximately square e in lafayette and one in the vicinity of the u. S. Capitol. Groups were peacefully
In the fall of the berlin wall im joined by my guest John Laughlin in paris he is a political scientist and historian in washington we have harold james hes a professor of history and International Affairs at Princeton University as well as author and editor of a number of books including when the wall came down reactions to german unification and in cork we cross to Geoffrey Roberts he is emeritus professor of history at University College cork and a member of the Royal Irish Academy all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciated let me go to john and paris 1st i mean 30 its been 30 years now believe it or not because i remember it so vividly when it happened a few months before i had been living in poland for a number of years and an avid student of Eastern European communist affairs at the time john 30 years on what is its meaning because i look at cursory reviews of you know that and commenting on it. It is the pe