Demonstrations turned violent this weekend and grew in size and intensity. But americas inability to heal its racial divisions added to the combustible midst of tense covid19 lockdowns. It is making a dark period in america even bleaker. Conflict between washington and local governments is adding to frustrations. President trump my administration will stop mob violence. And well stop it cold. This is not a protest. This is not in the spirit of Martin Luther king, jr. This is chaos. Brennan well have reports from the mayors of st. Paul, minnesota, and in atlanta, keisha bottom. One officer has been charged with thirddegree murder and manslaughter, but what about the other three . And then well take a look at the staggering numbers of covid19, as well as how reopening is going in the u. S. With former f. D. A. Commissioner scott gottlieb. Timely, a blast of hope in these troubled times as america is back in the space race in an old frontier with a new mission. It is all just ahead on face the nation. Brennan welcome to face the nation. America is in crisis. Last sunday we could not have imagined any story being of greater importance than the then rapidlyapproaching milestone of 100,000 americans lost to coronavirus. But then a 46yearold africanamerican male named george floyd died, after a knee to neck hold was performed by one of four Minneapolis Police officers. That incident sparked violence that this country has not seen in decades. At least four people have been killed. More than 1,600 people in 22 cities have been arrested, and 15 states, plus the district of columbia, have deployed the National Guard. Minneapolis, st. Paul, saw its fifth straight night of violence. We begin there this morning with Homeland Security correspondent jeff pegues. Jeff . Reporter margaret, with some demonstrators torching buildings like this furniture store, state officials told us on saturday they believed they were up against a Sophisticated Network of urban warfare. There were some flareups overnight, but police may have been able to turn the corner as they tried to regain control of city blocks. Overnight police in minneapolis marched down city streets in an effort to prevent protests from getting out of control. They fired tear gas and rubber bullets after demonstrators violated an 8 00 curfew. It looks like Law Enforcement has begun the process of trying to clear tis street. What were hearing over the last minute or so, some loud crowds, and so you see the crowd starting to react, starting to move back. You see the smoke in the distance. What started in minneapolis spread to other cities. In new york, Police Arrested more than 100 people as a result of violence during protests there. In los angeles, the mayor requested about 700 National Guard troops to help keep the peace. Philadelphias Police Department reported that at least 13 reporters were injured. Indianapolis police are investigating multiple shootings during violent protests in which at least one person was killed. The violence coursing through some of the protests across the country may have a Common Thread investigators believe elements of left and right extremist organizations are trying to highlight peaceful pmarches. Far left extremist groups, using antifalike tactics, many of whom travel from outside the state to promote the violence. Reporter since this cell phone video surfaced on monday, the nation has been on edge. It shows officer chauvin with his knee on the suspects neck. Investigators would later determine that chauvins knee was pressed into floyds neck for eight minutes and 56 seconds. The four officers involved were fired. Chauvin was arrested on friday. Investigators say they are still looking into the other three officers involved, the people who knew george floyd described him as a gentle giant who would never have resisted arrest. In this instagram video, he encouraged young people to give up violence. Our young generation is clearly lost, man. Reporter Derek Chauvin will be arraigned amidst tight security. In the meantime it will take residents years to rebuild what burned in just about five days. Brennan jeff, thank you and stay safe. There was a second night of violence here in the Nations Capital, just outside the white house. We go now to nicole kilian. The Nations Capital set ablaze as demonstrators took to the street for a second night ner the white house. Police at times using tear gas to break up the protests. The searing images confronted President Trump following a trip to the Kennedy Space center. He said he un understood by protestors. President trump and we hear their pleas, but what were now seeing on the streets of our cities has nothing to do with justice or with this. Reporter the president blamed the violence on antifa and radical groups and vowed to stop it. Cbs news has learned the idea of the present giving a National Speech on the current unrest has been raised, but whether it is an address from the oval office or a white house podium, the president will continue to communicate with the american people. Margaret . Brennan thank you. We turn now to the mayor of st. Paul, minnesota, melvin carter. Good morning to you. Good morning, thank you for having me on. Brennan mr. Mayor, the white house says that antifa, a far left extremist group, has been infiltrating american cities. Is that who is instigating the violence youre seeing . Thank you for having me on. Were seeing an enormous amount of rage and frustration and anger on the ground. Much of that is totally understandable as the gruesome images of mr. George floyds murder has created a ground swell in our community of anger and frustration. Our concern is that it seems very clear that while some of our folks are out there in the streets just crying out to be heard, that they believe that george floyd should still be alive, four of those officers should be held accountable for their action, and we have soulsearching work to do as a nation to stop this pattern from happening over and over and over again. There also seems to be people in those crowds who are very intense on sparking violence, on breaking windows, on starting fires, and on trying to convince those folks to engage in unlawful behavior. Were hearing very clearly from many of our historic advocates, the folks who are on the front lines aft Philando Castile was killed, not only do they not know the folks who are right there inciting violence, but theyre seeing people jump out of those crowds to break a window, and then run back in behind those crowds, and it is very concerning for me. Brennan do you have any idea who those instigators are . Were working to get to the bottom of that right now. Our Law Enforcement and Police Departments and state enforcement officers are working hard to get to the bottom of exactly who that is, and what agenda is behind that. The focus for us has been on our curfew, to make sure were able to separate the folks who are here specifically to start trouble from those who need to be heard. And the most disturbing, disgusting piece about all of this is the fact that, one, these folks are drowning out the voices that we need to be hearing. We need to be having a conversation right now about how we stop this from happening. We need to be having a conversation right now about how traumatic it is to our community to see george floyd killed in the gruesome way that he was, how critical it is that we change the culture of policing for one once and for all in our country. Those who are expressing that anger in a disgusting way are taking the focus away from what it should be, while destroying our community institutions. Brennan i want to ask you about that in the case of george floyd. According to the a. P. , Minnesota City records show there were 17 complaints that have been filed against the now former officer who is charged with having murdered george floyd. 16 complaints were closed with no discipline. How is that permitted to happen . Thats, i think, one of the most important questions here. Right here, were totally understanding the anger and the rage that people have. Our call today, and moving forward into the future, is for peace, but not to be mistaken with patience. We cannot be patient. We cannot sit back and patiently wait while these things change on a slow and incremental basis. The fact you just pointed out says we have a lot more work to do on not just how we hire officers, but how we allow chiefs to fire officers, when we see across the country officers who are under investigation, officers who are proven to have acted in ways that do not beset all badges. My father is a former st. Paul Police Officer, and so ive heard all my life how important it is to lift up that badge and not tarnish its reputation. So what weve seen when officers fall far below our expectations, its happened in st. Paul, in minnesota, across the country, and the Police Chiefs who try to remove those offices end up being forced to pull them back on the force through arbitration. Our request for young folks is to take this energy which has consumed our nation this past week, it is a fire that could destroy us but could bring us together in a way that weve never been together use it not to destroy our neighborhood, but to tear down those laws, to tear down those policeunion contracts that make it so difficult to hold officers accountable for their actions. Brennan all right. Mayor, thank you and good luck. Next up is benjamin crump, the attorney representing the family of george floyd. They is in jacksonville, florida. Good morning to you. Good morning, margaret. Brennan before we get to the specifics of this case, i want to ask you about what is happening on the ground in minnesota. You said friday that the protests should keep going. At this point, is what has happened overshadowed the purpose of these protests . Margaret, im not a politician. Im the voice for equal justice for marginalized people in our society. And i proclaim that these riots that are erupting in cities all across america are an outward sign of righteous anger that americans, especially black americans, are feeling over the death of george floyd. But not just george floyd. He is just the latest Tipping Point in a string of killings of unarmed black people at the hands of or should i say, in his case the knee of the police. And many elected officials have to understand that it is not these protestors that started these fires across america. It is Police Brutality and a racist criminal justice system. And the only thing that can put out these fires are Police Accountability and equal justice. The floyd family, nor i, agree with violence. Just like dr. King, we dont try to justify it. Brennan understood. But we know what is happening is coming from people being unheard far too long. And theyre just tired. And they are saying, we are americans, too. We want equal justice. We want the constitution. We dont want to be policed and then everybody else protected and served. We, too, are americans. Thats what youre hearing and seeing all across america. Brennan understood. Let me ask you about george floyd and this particular case. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was charged with manslaughter in the second degree, and murder in the third. The implication is that he didnt intend to kill george floyd. Do you have evidence that this was premeditated . Well, certainly based on everything that has been presented to us, ive talked with his family ad nauseum, because you can imagine after seeing the police have their knee on his neck not for one minute or two minutes or three minutes, but over eight minutes while george pleaded, i cant breathe, i cant breathe, a call for his mother. We now have the audio from the police bodycam, and we hear where one officer says, he doesnt have a pulse. Maybe we should turn him on his side. But yet officer chauvin said, no, were going to keep him in this position. Thats intent, margaret. Also the fact that officer chauvin kept his knee on his neck for almost three minutes after he was unconscious. Brennan did the two know each other . We dont understand how that is not firstdegree murder. We dont understand how all of these officers have not been arrested. And, yes, his family has been notified by the owner of a club that Derek Chauvin was an offduty Police Officer while george floyd was a security guard. So they had to overlap. And so that is going to be an interesting aspect to this case, and hopefully upgrading these charges to firstdegree murder because we believe he knew who george floyd was. Brennan so you do believe this was premeditated . We think he had intent based on not the oneminute, twominute, but over eight minutes, almost nine minutes, he kept his knee in a mans neck that was begging and pleading for breath. At what point does it not be about detaining a man who is face down, with handcuffs, not posing any threat, to an intentional will to cause bodily harm . And if that results in death, every prosecutor in america will show that that is firstdegree murder. And i have to clarify this because we saw it in eric gardener, when they started talking about Underlying Health conditions and what drugs he had in his system. George floyd died because of the knee being shoved into his neck, and he could not breathe. Brennan understood. Thank you very much, mr. Crump. Well be back in one minute with the Atlanta Mayor, keisha lance bottoms. Stay with us. Weve implemented shorter hours, so we can sanitize our stores from top to bottom while also restocking our products. But if anything, these days have reminded us why we do what we do. Because despite everything thats changed, one thing hasnt, and thats our devotion to you and our communities. Were working together, instore and online, through pickup and delivery, to make sure you can still get the essentials you need. And as we move forward, know that our First Priority will always be to keep you and our associates safe. Brennan we go now to the mayor of atlanta, keisha lance bottoms. Good morning to you. Mayor good morning. Brennan the National Guard is now in atlanta. Has that quelled the violence that we saw friday night when the cnn center was attacked . Mayor last night was not as bad as friday night. I think there were several rasons for that. One, many people just decided to heed my advice and stay home. Also, there were many more mt than we had for our officers last night, with the National Guard. And we also had a curfew last night, a 9 00 p. M. Curfew, and so that helped tremendously. Brennan i want to ask about something your police chief said at a press conference yesterday about some of the more violent actors that we saw on friday. She said they were part of a highly calculated terrorist organization. Who are the groups that you think are behind this . Incorporate yo mayor you knoi cant say who they are. I know it is a very different protest that were used to having in atlanta. Obviously, were the home of the Civil Rights Movement, so we have a long history of protests in our city. But our organizers in atlanta, many of whom dont agree with me quite often as mayor, were very clear that this, by and large, after things turned violent, was not an atlantabased protest. It looked differently, racially, in our city than our normal protests look. And it was just it was a different group. So we dont know who they were. But many of them were not locally based, ill say that. Brennan but when the Justice Department, when the attorneygeneral spoke, he said something about radical left. Do you have any indication of organized groups who are plotting in your city . Mayor no, i dont. I dont. Brennan okay. The president has issued a series of tweets in the past few days, as im sure you know, and he has said that liberal governors and mayors much get much tougher or the federal government will step in and do what has to be done, and that includes using the Unlimited Power of our military and many arrests. Have you heard from the white house . Do you know what theyre asking you to do . Mayor no, i dont know. And this is so reminiscent of charlottesville, and President Trump just made it worse. There are times you should just stop, and this is one of those times. He is making it worse. This is not about using military force. This is about where we are in america. We are beyond a Tipping Point in this country. And his rhetoric only in flames that. And he should just sometimes stop talking. Brennan in george, you recently saw the killing of the 25yearold black man who was shot by two white men. You called it on camera lirching. The Justice Department is investigating it as a civil rights crime. Do you have faith that the Justice Department will see this through . I dont have faith in this Justice Department, but i do have faith in america as a whole. So it is my hope that between the Justice Department, between the state of georgia, there will be appropriate charges that will be brought, that will be prosecuted, and there will be a conviction. Brennan you dont have faith in the Justice Department. What is your message then to the people of atlanta, who also dont have faith, who are also very frustrated and want to go out still and protest . Since there has been this eruption of violence, should they still be on the streets . Mayor well, i think there is a place in amer