hello and welcome to "cnn newsroom," everyone. i'm michael holmes. thanks for your company. all across america on saturday thousands of people marching for change in policing and treatment of african-americans. in what might have been the largest protest to date, this nearly two weeks after the killing of george floyd. in the past several hours police and protesters have been clashing in seattle. police say several officers were hurt when the crowd threw rocks,

bottles and what they described as explosives. but for the most part the demonstrations around the country were peaceful on saturday. in washington thousands, tens of thousands marched from the lincoln memorial to the u.s. capitol to the white house sending their message loud and clear. the city's mayor joined the crowd. she's called on president donald trump to remove the national guard and other outside forces from the city. >> we should all be watching what's happening in washington, d.c. because we don't want our federal government to do this to any other americans. >> one person who is not watching, donald trump. at 10:00 p.m. he tweeted this. much smaller crowd in d.c. than anticipated. national guard, secret service and d.c. police have been doing a fantastic job. thank you. it was a pretty big crowd. bridges can be metaphors for

healing in two of america's iconic structures have figured prompt prominently in these protests. both packed with marchers calling for social justice, a message literally resonating from coast to coast. demonstrators here in downtown atlanta on saturday showing the call for social justice can be joyful as they took a moment to dance the electric slide. a live band playing atop a nearby parking garage as protesters gathered. participants talked about the communal power melody and rhythm have. >> music charms the soul. music just is a universal language of the world. >> music has changed the

atmosphere. >> i mean it's completely changed. >> as soon as you can see as soon as we started playing the crowd immediately came this way. we want to bring awareness to what's going on and we knew music would bring them together because everyone's coming up here now. >> a similar scene playing out on the streets of new york. black lives matters demonstrators are in brooklyn holding signs calling for social justice and having an impromptu dance battle. in los angeles thousands of protesters walked for miles through the city, many of them through this tunnel chanting some of those haunting final words from george floyd, "i can't breathe." in just a moment we'll take a look at what's happening in st. paul, minnesota, and washington, d.c. but we begin with bill

weir out with the protesters in new york city. >> reporter: it is the 12th night of protesting in the united states, but this a real life drama that is playing out in cities big and small. we're now over two hours past a mandatory curfew, and yet nypd, the new york police department is letting this group of several hundred protesters march at will. they're determined, they're disciplined, they're energized by news this week that four nypd commanders were reassigned as punishment for roughing up peaceful protesters. two officers up in buffalo who shoved a 75-year-old man and stepped over his bleeding unconscious body are charged with second degree assault. they see that as a victory. the governor of new york today calling for police reform that would open up the disciplinary records of officers, illuminate choke holds, make calling 911

and making false accusations against a person of color would make that a hate crime. these they say all these organizers say are the fruit of their labor this week. and you've seen basically the police response evolve over the week where it went from very aggressive violent containment now to basically letting these folks wear themselves out. today was a full day of massive peaceful protests. in many cities now, and it's interesting to see if this momentum carries through the weekend and into next week as people who have never protested before are feeling this movement. and such is the peril of marching backwards. he's good, all right. i'm bill weir, cnn, new york. >> these were the largest protests in washington, d.c. since the death of george floyd. tens of thousands of people pouring into the streets of the nation's capitol on saturday. many of them gathering right

here on the newly commissioned black lives matter plaza so named by the mayor of d.c. who also had that huge mural, those yellow letters painted on two city blocks on 16th street that runs right into lafayette park by the white house. protesters saturday adding the words defund police. but for the most part many of the chants, much of the anger directed right there at the white house, at president donald trump. you can see that fence there which is as close protests can get to the white house with a huge black banner again reading black lives matter. president trump today tweeting law and order, but when it comes to law enforcement not much of it was visible today are. a testament to the fact they felt these protests would be peaceful and they were almost if tire entirely peaceful today as they have been the last few days.

reflecting that there is no curfew tonight, and you can see people are taking advantage of that, remaining out in the streets late. now, the mayor of d.c. has demanded in a letter to president trump all what she called extraordinary federal and military officers be removed from d.c. because these protests have been quite peaceful. and the commanding general for the d.c. national guard spoke with cnn earlier telling us that most of the national guards who have arrived in d.c., some 4,000 of those who have come from out-of-state could start leaving as soon as monday. as for what these protesters have planned next many i spoke with today said they will continue protesting until they see significant change. alex marqwardt, cnn, washington. >> it's not just about george floyd. george floyd was the sacrificial

lamb that was slain for my son, for the jamon clarks, for the orlando castilles, for so many. and we need to stand together because if we don't get it now we'll never get it. i didn't sign-up for this. i'm an evangelist, not an activist, but i've been pushed into an activism role. >> the new york city council heard their voice. indeed they just passed a number of sweeping on the police department. we know we saw in that cellphone footage an officer with his knee on george floyd's neck. that type of neck teak will no longer be possible by police officers. but they're taking it a step further. police officers in minneapolis it will now be incumbent upon them to intervene and stop colleagues they see using these banned techniques.

josh campbell, cnn, st. paul, minnesota. >> members of the denver broncos football team organized a march for racial equality in their city. the team's official twitter account posted this video on saturday as the crowd chanted in support. star linebacker vaughn miller addressing the crowd saying, keep up the fight. >> it's 2020. they're still fighting this fight and it's up to us to keep it going. >> and let's have a look at philadelphia. peaceful demonstrators there. a dramatic show of solidarity on saturday outside the philadelphia museum of art. you might recognize those steps there from the iconic scene in the movie "rocky."

but now people fighting for real change in what looks like a defining moment in american history. might it be. also in philadelphia a police inspector facing charges after he was seen hitting a protester on the head with a baton. we need to warn you we don't know what happened leading up to this and what you're about to see is disturbing. the district attorney there says the staff inspector faces multiple charges including aggravated assault. and the two police officers who were seen on video pushing a senior citizen protesting in buffalo, new york, have now been arraigned. both officers pleading not guilty to one count of assault in the second degree.

and the crowd welcomed that news of being released with cheers and applause. a district attorney says the 75-year-old man was treated interest head injuries, loss of consciousness and bleeding from one ear. on wednesday george floyd's brother is set to testify before congress on a topic many protesters are pushing for. he will appear at a hearing on policing practices and law enforcement accountability following the death of his brother he says he spoke with the president trump and also with the democratic presidential nominee joe biden. he said biden talked to him constantly while the president didn't give him an opportunity to speak. already government officials and police departments are moving to change policy. on monday the congressional black caucus submitting a proposal for addressing police brutality and racial injustice.

house speaker nancy pelosi says democrats are close to announcing an initiative with provisions to end racial profiling and excessive use of force. in minneapolis as josh campbell just reported the city council has voted to ban police choke holds and neck restraints. the city will also require officers to intervene when they see inappropriate use of force by colleagues. and in sacramento a choke hold that leaves a person unconscious is out. police officers can no longer use it, and there will be no more training on that hold. in portland the police can only use gas to disperse crowds if there is serious and immediate threat to life. seattle's police chief announcing his force is suspending the use of tear gas for 30 days. joining me now is eric adams. he is the brooklyn borough

president and a former captain in the new york police department, also a former new york state senator. great to have you on, and you've got a great knowledge for this issue. we have seen police empathizing with protesters. we've also sadly seen many examples of, you know, aggressive action to put it politely by police. what have aioseen, and what gives you hope, what concerns you about the images? >> i have witnessed a combination of both as well. i have witnessed officers showing a great level of discipline and as well as officers using aggressive force more than should be used at a protest scene. this is my lives work as a person that has marched during the day to protect the rights of people. and i have protected those who

have protested. so i believe it's imperative that we act accordingly at all times. >> you do have a unique view here. you're a former cop, but you're also a former teenager who was beaten by the police i think when you were 15. i heard you say in another interview, quote, everyone who is in the occupation is not suitable for every role in the occupation. it's a fairly -- it certainly seems there are some police trained to deal with these situations. there are others who seem pretty bad at it. what needs to change to make that not happen? >> oftentimes police agencies they have units that responds to some form of social unrest or social disturbance or protest. and what we do when we mobilize or train these units, we do not train them in some of the psychological profiles we should look at and what to expect and

how to really deal with these extremely challenging roles. just as we wouldn't put an emergency room doctor in a place to do brain surgery. just because you are a doctor doesn't mean you do every role in that profession. and that's the same with police. we feel that police because they're trained to do law enforcement that they can do every role in it. the person who's with me to go through a door to get someone that's carrying or using a gun is not the same person that should be on the front line all the time trying to de-escalate a situation dealing with a peaceful protest. >> that is such a good point about those who are suited and those who are not. the other thing, too, and it's interesting. tactically we've seen a number of police forces pull back on saturday. washington, d.c. notably. here in atlanta, other cities as well. and the result has been a deescalation. i'm curious whether you think that should perhaps have happened earlier over the last

week and a half. >> yes, it should. we should focus on those who are looters, those who are damaging property severely, but clearly those who are peacefully voicing their righteous concern we should not be utilizing man power to stop them. there are ways to do it, and you're not going to really aggravate the situation. i think that when you use force, when you charge at peaceful demonstrators, when you swing your baton, when you do takedown measures, when you do things like that, macing people, that is only aggravating the situation. peaceful demonstration should be allowed. we should move back. there are some commanders here in brooklyn like chief madgery, he has done an amazing job understanding we're going to give people enough room to peacefully demonstrate without having damage to property or injury to people. and the demonstrators have done an amazing job of policing

themselves. we cannot look at what happened friday, at the beginning of this when we had outside agitators. now we seem to have just a good core of people peacefully demonstrating. >> good point. i wanted to ask you too as a former cop and somebody who rose through the ranks there when it comes to the george floyd killing, i mean, speak to the need of officers to intervene when they see other officers doing the wrong thing. i mean, you think surely that's their duty but often that's not the street reality, is it? >> no, so true. and not only is it not the reality, it is not what is practiced in the real application of policing. let's be clear. what you learn in the police academy basically goes out the door when you enter a police command. i cannot tell you how many times i heard as a rookie, hey, kid, now you're going to learn the real job. and so if you don't have

constant reinforcement and application of the principles that officers must not only de-escalate a person who is aggravated or committing some form of offense but he must learn how to de-escalate himself and de-escalate his partner. what happened in minnesota is clearly sending a message that you are your brother's keeper, you're going to be held responsible for your fellow officer's action. if you do not intervene and stop it from happening you will be held accountable. that is very important. >> a real pleasure to speak with you. thank you so much. a great insight, great perspective on all of this. eric adams, thanks. >> thank you. in north carolina on saturday family and friends of george floyd attended a private memorial service near his hometown of fayetteville. it was a day for his loved ones to celebrate his life.

reverend c. davis led the service with a call for justice and love. >> like a mighty stream let truth stand tall. like the majestic oak let hope be as broad as the distant horizon, let lightness, let kindness rain like a summer shower. let love explode in every heart. let music soar and stir our feet to action and our spirits to praise. the lord is present in this sanctuary. amen. >> a public visitation is scheduled for monday in houston followed by a private ceremony

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protests all over france with people defying coronavirus rules to rally in support of black lives matter. here in paris they're also protesting against racism and police brutality. other demonstrations have been renewing calls for justice for a young black man killed in french police custody in 2016. people in germany are also protesting against racism and police violence. police asked the 1,500 people who were there to maintain social distancing because of the pandemic. demonstrators say they wanted to remember george floyd in silence and by wearing black clothing. tensions briefly heated up in the u.k. mounted police officers at one point charging their horses past the entrance to downing street in an attempt to break up protests there. reports say some protesters threw objects at police and one

officer fell off his horse after running into a traffic light. cnn's nina del santos is in london and joins us with more. some fairly dramatic scenes. what was the tone of the demonstrations? >> reporter: well, overall it was peaceful up until a point when obviously the weather turned, it became quite thundery, there were heavy showers and crowds had started to amass at the end of the day outside downing street, which is heavily fortified in terms of its security, but obviously it's a concern for the metropolitan police, the police force here in the u.k. that and the biggest police force and also the police force responsible for london. it has headquarters just on the other side of street basically from downing street and this is where obviously we saw the biggest tensions towards the end of the day. thousands of people had converged upon the epicenter of the political heart of london,

westminster, they amassed outside the doors of the official residence of the prime minister. and that was when you saw -- it has to be said non-riot clad gear police officers tried to disperse the crowds. they were mounted upon horseback but as i said it was very inclement weather conditions, tensions got heated and one of those police officers, a female police officer fell from her horse and had to be taken to the hospital. we understand she's not in a serious condition, but it is still symptomatic of how concerned people are during these types of times. because remember this is also happening during a pandemic as well. this prompted the commissioner of the metropolitan police to come out and say these protests had been illegal and to remind people it is still unlawful in this country to have large gatherings, and also we saw the health secretary, matt hancock, and the home secretary who's in charge of the police force as

the home secretary remind everybody she believed it was not the time to be protesting in large gatherings. obviously the u.k. is very, very concerned about the second wave of coronavirus infections here. with that infection rate just perilously close to the number of one. for that reason senior cabinet ministers have been saying they do sympathize with the reasons for these protests and of course they acknowledge peoples right to protest albeit it in large numbers. now they believe is not the time. having said that, though, michael, there are going to be more protests taking someplace on the streets of london in few hours time and the weather, again, is set to be similar to yesterday. so the big question is will there be police again on mounted horseback, or will we see a little bit -- in terms of the types of scenes we saw yester y yesterday. >> thanks for that.

nina del santos in london. now the artist banksy is speaking out on black lives matter saying the system is failing people of color. banksy posted this on his instagram account in tribute to george floyd. the piece is composed of a flame black figure and candles. banksy says racism is, quote, a white problem and therefore white people are responsible for fixing it. quick break. when we come back the u.s. attorney general making some confusing statements about who ordered protesters removed from outside the white house last week. what he said when we come back.

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and welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm michael holmes. you're watching "cnn newsroom." the u.s. attorney general pushing back on reports that he gave the order to clear those peaceful protesters from outside the white house. law enforcement using tear gas and rubber bullets and other things to clear the area before the d.c. curfew went into effect. it was well before. the white house said the decision came from attorney general william barr and that president trump didn't know about it. well, that plan culminated with this, the photo-op of the president standing outside a church holding up a bible. kristen holmes with more on all of this from the white house. >> reporter: attorney general bill barr trying to distance himself from last monday's

events amid increasing fall out. of course, just to remind our viewers last monday was when the world watched peaceful protesters who were out in front of the white house of lafayette park get aggressively removed by law enforcement who used rubber bullets and pepper balls among other tactics just so that president trump could stand in front of st. johns church and take that photo holding the bible. make no mistake the white house put this squarely on barr which is why he is in fact trying to distance himself. a senior administration official said that president trump had no idea there was a plan to empty the streets and that that was the attorney general's decision. now, he is pushing back for the first time. in an interview with the associated press he said that he didn't give the final order to clear the park, and he clearly said this. he was not involved in giving tactical commands like that, and he put it onto the park police. so essentially they're shifting the blame, but i do want to note one thing.

we watched on camera as bill barr talked to law enforcement. he stood out there before the protesters in between that area that had been blocked off talking to these officials and this was caught on camera. and he's not the only person, though, who wants to distance himself from this. we've seen several officials really try to push back including the secretary of defense, mark esper. reporting from the white house, kristen holmes, cnn. >> joining me now is cnn national security analyst samantha vinigrad. always a pleasure to see you. you when you worked in government you helped to design sanctions for u.s. government to hold foreign governments accountable for harming their own people. when you look at american streets today and particularly what we saw of military presence and the president's statements on potential use of military force are you reminded of those days of warning other governments not to do exactly that? >> well, the truth is if this

was happening anywhere but here on u.s. soil we would be issuing strongly worded statements and really reviewing a list of punitive actions we could take if this behavior continued. you look at the militarization of u.s. streets in the name of security. you look at the attacks on press freedom, the attacks on peaceful protesters, the lack of accountability overall for certain law enforcement professionals and i can't name how many countries we issued statements of condemnation against for exactly this kind of behavior. and the fact of the matter is that because the president is overseeing if not directing these kinds of actions here at home he is directly undercutting the ability of our own personnel to do their jobs overseas. you and i had spoken previously about the protest in hong kong, for example. the secretary of state issued a statement this morning talking about those protests, but at this point because of what's happening here at home the state department is going to have a

hard time not being laughed out of the room when they push other countries not to attack democratic freedom. we can't have one standard for the united states and another standard, frankly, for the rest of the world. >> exactly. the other thing that's worrying is the number of, you know, who knows who they are actually, and that's the whole point of the question. let's just say security forces on the streets with no badge, no i.d. of any kind, they could be contractors for all we know. i was in crimea in 2014 when vladimir putin's little green men came in and it's striking to see unidentified armed forces on u.s. streets. and know that's something you're actually writing an article on, so yeah, what did you make of that? >> well, the fact is if we just look at washington, d.c. we have a smorgasbord of security personnel. it's kind of become an alphabet soup of acronyms when you look at the military personnel that have been deployed as well as various federal and local law enforcement personnel as well.

as you mentioned some of these law enforcement personnel are not clearly identifying themselves nor are they wearing badges and when asked who they work for they either don't answer or give ambiguous answers for example just saying that they work for the department of justice. this presents a lot of various concerns. in the first instance if a law enforcement professional doesn't identify themselves a citizen doesn't know whether to listen to them. it also creates direct security risks. we have armed militia trying to pervert these protests for personal gain, and when we have unidentified law enforcement personnel with large firearms near to or next to our militias it becomes more difficult to distinguish who are the good guys and who are the bad guys. and finally, the fact these personnel are not clearly identifying themselves raises real risks for accountability.

if a law enforcement professional is not wearing a badge or clearly identifying themselves that makes it harder to hold them accountable if they misuse force, engage in excessive force or some other unlawful action during the operation of their duties. so it really puts downside pressure on the ability to hold law enforcement personnel accountable if necessary. >> the thing i've seen in other countries, certainly not this one. it's worrying in many ways. i wanted you to speak also to the number of senior military figures who have split with donald trump. you know, obviously the former defense secretary, mattis, but then john kelly. numerous other generals. what does that signify to you? >> i think it signifies we are seeing a broadening range of dedicated public servants speak out against the president j general mattis said it correctly he views president trump as a

threat to the constitution. we have to remember these military leaders were apolitical during their careers. they swore an oath to up hold the constitution. all served under multiple presidents and did their duties without issuing public statements or wearing malltics on their sleeve. their job was to serve their country. the fact they are speaking out so many of them with a similar message is really unprecedented. and it really speaks to the risk here. it speaks to the risk for the president's potential misuse of our military against peaceful protesters here in the united states and the risk he presents overseas as well. the fact, again, that these are military personnel not political appointees nor people who have, you know, really clear political agendas speaks to the fact that this is an issue that is bringing really seasoned experts together and really speaks to the level of risk that they're seeing. the question now becomes who else speaks out and speaks up from across the political

spectrum here in the united states, and of course what impact if any that has on the election in november. >> yeah, exactly. samantha vinegrad, always a pleasure. great to get you on. >> thank you. well, we're still just finding out how bad the coronavirus epidemic has been in the united kingdom. some say there could be a drastic jump in the number of people who have died. we will discuss that with our correspondent when we come back. also, several latin-american countries are in coronavirus crisis mode, but not every leader is taking it very seriously. we'll have that as well after the break. feel the cool rush of new claritin cool mint chewables. powerful 24-hour, non-drowsy, allergy relief plus an immediate cooling sensation for your throat. live claritin clear. for only week only, save up to $13 on select claritin products. check this sunday's newspaper for details. for adults with moderately to severely active crohn's disease, stelara® works differently.

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it's time. the mayor of seattle now urging demonstrators to get tested for covid-19 after videos like this. and in the hopes of preventing another spike in cases the city of atlanta is offering free coronavirus tests to protesters.

there are now almost 400,000 coronavirus tests reported worldwide. almost 7 million cases. and throughout the pandemic many have been criticizing china's initial response starting with the u.s. president donald trump. now beijing saying in a new report that it immediately notified the world health organization of the outbreak. the report adds that china shared the virus' genetic sequence and other important data and regularly gave the w.h.o. and relevant countries information. even then there have been reports that the chinese government is trying to control research linked to the coronavirus. brazil's health ministry is changing the way it shares important coronavirus data. on saturday it began its website showing just new cases and deaths from the past 24 hours not cumulative totals.

president bolsanaro says the change will help the country in his words focus on the moment. the last time brazil released total numbers publicly was thursday when it surpassed italy in reported deaths. all of latin america is right now suffering badly from covid-19. matt rivers with that story. >> reporter: it's been a bad week for many countries in latin america. in its hardest hit countries brazil, mexico, chile and peru the total case numbers now tops 1 million. in brazil it's horrific. roughly 650,000 cases and counting, the death toll now third highest in the world officially surpassing italy and likely to overtake the united kingdom soon. but brazil's leader remains unphased. as people are dying the president struck a now familiar note criticizing lockdown measures. the poor are becoming miserable and the middle class are becoming poor, he says.

everyone in brazil is becoming the same. his focus, the economy. the imf estimates brazil's economy will shrink by 5.3% by the end of the year and unemployment in the country could reach an all-time high. in mexico, meanwhile, the outbreak is only getting worse. daily records and new deaths and cases were reported this week. the curve not flattening but spiking. and yet its president was out traveling this week. as for fighting the virus he had nearly useless advice. don't lie, don't cheat, don't betray he says. that will help a lot in not getting the virus. mexico now has more than 110,000 cases and roughly 13,000 deaths. in one children's hospital there are 21 coronavirus cases, three of them newborns. and finally in peru, grim sights. people collapsing in the street,

some dragged to hospital said by their family members. the less fortunate left to die. experts worry the situation will worsen as the case total there tops 190,000. oxygen needed to keep people alive is in short supply. desperate peruvians have turned online or to an emerging black market to purchase oxygen tanks. countries across latin america have began to reopen their economy in various ways, but the b.h.o. is warning countries not to do so too fast. warning the transmission rate in central and south america has not yet reached its peak. matt rivers, cnn, mexico city. >> while the coronavirus infection rate has been slowing in the united kingdom the pandemic far from over there, john hopkins university recording more than 40,000 deaths in the country and the number of new deaths has been slowly climbing over the last few days.

she is in london at downing street and has more for us. u.k. did face criticism for how it acted early in the pandemic, and there's a dreadful milestone ahead. >> that's right, michael. we are expecting this awful number of 50,000 deaths to be officially announced on tuesday, and it will certainly increase the scrutiny of this government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. for example, the u.k. was slow to start widespread testing in the community, and some public health experts say this is missed opportunity to control the virus. there are some elderly people who were sent home from hospital with coronavirus symptoms without getting a test, and that's where this pandemic really exploded. also u.k. prime minister boris johnson was criticized for not imposing the lockdown soon enough. in early march when the virus was raging in italy and spain the u.k. went ahead with two very high profile sporting events, a horse racing festival and a football match. they were attended by tens of

thousands of people. and once these restrictions were imposed, there were controversies along the way. but the government told the public to stay at home and only make essential journeys but it later transpired the prime minister's top aide made a journey of 260 miles to his parents home with his wife who was having coronavirus symptoms at the time and his son because he had child care issues, and the prime minister said that was okay, that he did nothing wrong. now, the government says that they are dealing with the biggest crisis since the second world war, and they were successful in ensuring that the health care capacity was not breached. but it's important to remember in early march said if the u.k. had 20,000 deaths that would have been a good outcome. but as we edge closer to this grim mile stone of 50,000 deaths questions will be raised why the

u.k. suffered such a horrendous loss of life. >> yeah, exactly. what about right now? the picture for the u.k., that all important "r" number, it's above one in some areas, right? >> reporter: that's right. and even more this number is estimated to be higher than one, according to research by the university of cambridge. now the health secretary, mike hancock addressed this and tried to allay fears. according to many studies and an overall view of the uk, that r number is somewhere between .7 and .9. he said perhaps there could be a future of localized lockdowns, but certainly, a lot of questions, and uk really not in a position where they want to be right now, michael. >> in london, thank you, good to see you.

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just have a look at these incredible images of a large funnel cloud. this is in orlando, florida, on saturday. a spokesperson for the city telling cnn the tornado touched down near downtown. actually damaged several homes and power lines. there actually were reports of several tornados in central florida, the storms coming from the outer bands of tropical storm cristobal. and it is being felt all over the southern u.s. coast at the moment. several parishes in louisiana under evacuation orders as the tropical storm approaches. it has maximum sustained winds of about 50 miles an hour at the moment. it is expected to strengthen as it moves north and picking up steam over the water as usual. parts of louisiana, most of

florida could get anywhere from 6-10 inches of rain. the up-tated track of the storm has it moving northward through sunday morning and gradually turning northwest in the afternoon. the black lives matter movement has made such an impression, it's even noticed in out of space. new satellite images from planet labs show the bright yellow black lives matter message on the street in washington. leading to the white house, that's not it. that's the storm. we'll try to find the image. are we going to have it? we'll bring it to you later. the mayor actually had that sign painted after peaceful protesters were forcibly moved away on monday so u.s. president trump could have a photo op near a nearby church. that from outer space. pretty cool. and you got another look at cristobal as well. thanks for watching "cnn

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live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm natalie allen, and this is "cnn newsroom." and thank you for joining us. police appear to have pulled back from confrti