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 confronting protesters

in many u.s. cities, allowing some of the largest peaceful gatherings yet since the death of george floyd nearly two weeks ago. one notable exception, seattle, washington. officers there used so-called flash bang devices to disperse this crowd several hours ago. several officers were hurt when the crowd threw rocks, bottles and explosives. the city has temporarily banned the use of tear gas. ♪ >> meantime, in north carolina, a memorial service was held for george floyd at a church near where he was born. while in the nation's capital, the area near the white house designated black lives matter plaza clearly visible from space. the mayor joined a huge crowd there on saturday. of course these protests, this

protest movement has spread internationally, and we have reports coming up from the united kingdom and germany, but we begin with day 12 of demonstrations in the u.s. from coast-to-coast. paul vercammen is in los angeles, but first, alex far quart is in washington. >> reporter: these were the largest protests in washington, d.c. since the death of george floyd. tens of thousands pouring into the streets of the nation's capital, many gathering right here on the newly-commissioned black lives matter plaza, so named by the mayor of washington. she had it painted on the street, and others add "defund the 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 as protesters 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, a testament to the fact that they felt that these protests would be peaceful, and they were almost entirely peaceful today as they have been for the past few days. reflecting that, there is no curfew tonight, and you can see people are taking advantage of that, remaining out in the treats late. now the mayor of d.c. has demanded in a letter to president trump that 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 guard 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, am i spoke with today said they will continue protesting until they see significant change. alex marquardt, cnn, washington. spirited protests throughout los angeles, many of them spread out. and, as you see and hear this scene, the honking of horns, the celebrating of the protesters and the chanting that they're doing, it's clear that the lapd took some sort of hands-off approach, as we hear the chants of "george floyd." at this protest, we have not seen officers anywhere. and then earlier in the day, we were at the university of southern california, same thing. there were no officers in sight. we talked to one young man. he just received his graduate degree in physical therapy. and he wanted to make a point, and that is education is going

to be critical to ending brutality by police against citizens. but he says it's a struggle for black men. >> sometimes it feels like when you're getting these high-level degrees, you're trying to outrun racism, and it's a race that you can't win. so we want people to, to help us carry this baton, stand by our sides, and we want to take our allies and march toward the gates of racism and injustice, and i don't think it stands a chance anymore. >> reporter: and now over near pacific park you you can hear the chants, no just nis tis, no peace, no racist police. we have not seen a police presence. many of these protesters walking miles throughout los angeles and getting appreciative hopgss from passersby. i'm paul vercammen. bax to you. at the mention a moment ago.

a memorial for george floyd was held near his birthplace of fay getville. ♪ amen ♪ whoa, oh, oh, oh, ♪ oh, oh, oh, oh, amen >> family members sang and celebrated mr. floyd's life. the service obituary called him a gentle giant and the act to find the good in every situation. many noted that the terrible circumstances of his death triggered a global moment movement for change. >> i want to remind each one of you that some death ain't about dying. some death is about waking all of us up. >> hundreds lined up to pay their respects to george floyd ahead of that service in north carolina. dianne gallagher was there.

>> reporter: the second of the three memorials set for george floyd was a much smaller affair. organizers called it intimate. a way to make sure that his family was able to say good-bye. now george floyd was born about 20 minutes from here in fayetteville, north carolina. they held the service in rayford where his sister bridget still lives. the family coming dressed in all white, alternating between tears and dancing and talking about his personality traits and how he died and what they believe his death can be the catalyst for, change in the united states. before this private memorial service, there was a public viewing that allowed people here in north carolina to pay their respects to george floyd, with the proper conditions. the sheriff had people wearing masks and social distancing. not spending too much time

there. this is something that people in the area say they are affected by. they wanted to be here in person and see george floyd. people in the state of texas will get their opportunity to do so on monday and tuesday. when a public viewing and private service and then burial for the george floyd family will take place. cnn, rayford, north carolina. the killing of george floyd is fueling calls to defund america's police department. defund the police chants are spreading at protest the, and the hash tag is gaining momentum on twitter. the idea may also be catching on at city halls. los angeles mayor eric garcetti said wednesday he will not be increasing the police budget. he also announced $250 million will be invested in such areas as jobs and education, especially in black and non-white communities. but not all big city mayors

think taking money away from law enforcement is the right move. the leaders of houston and atlanta say police can be part of the solution. >> we need police on our streets. we need them in our communities. and we all call upon them at one time or another. but, again, we can't let these, these bad actors overshadow the partnership that we're supposed to have with our police departments. they're not there to be guardians. i mean, they're not there to be warriors. they're there to protect us and to work alongside us. >> we need more police officers. most of our people in our community are saying we need more. it's not the question of how many or defunding. what people want and they deserve is good policing. they're wanting police officers who are recognized that every

single person, every community is important. everyone needs to be respected. so they want good policing. they want accountability. and they want a system that they can believe in. that's what's important. if you do that, then people will be supported. >> let's talk about this issue with retired los angeles police sergeant cheryl dorsey, the author of "black and blue." she also spent two decades in the lapd, assignments including vice, narcotics and gangs. thanks for coming on. >> thanks for having me. >> well, we just heard from the atlanta mayor and houston mayor staying we need to support the police, yes. but what about this issue of defunding? it's not disbanding, it's restructuring. where do you stand in this issue? >> listen, i don't even know what that means. our mayor here in los angeles is going to take money from the police department and put it where? he says that this is going to

help people be able to complain about police abuse? are you kidding me? police chief michael moore has no appetite for hiring people who look like me to be on the los angeles police department. and if mayor garcetti wanted to compel his police chief to do something about errant police officers, how about we fire those when we identify them as having abused their authority, violated policy. >> this isn't an idea that's come out of nowhere, this, you know, restructuring the police department came from the killing of michael brown in ferguson, missouri. but what pressure would this put on cities if they look to restructure police departments vis-a-vis their relationships with police unions? >> well, listen, the unions are a lobbying arm of the police

department, and they have a part in it, part of it is to coddle and shelter officers who complete misconduct. it's not rocket science. how do you have a police officer like derek chauvin on a police department with 18 personnel complaints. why do we have to wait until something makes national news. you have 57 officers who he decd to quit the emergency response team. to support an officer who shoved a 75-year-old man and now the mayor in buffalo is trying to sm explain that this guy was told to leave and he didn't and somehow it justified those officers. if that 75-year-old man was violating the law, why didn't they just arrest him? you don't shove people down. >> and you have to wonder if

there wasn't video where we would be right now with tra that story, with the george floyd story. so here we are in 2020. we remember the rodney king riots that happened after he was beaten, bizarrely, i was hired by cnn on that day, after watching that all day long. my television set, but what is it about the training of police officers and the weeding out of ones that aren't up for the job, the training hasn't worked, not even the body cams have worked. >> it's not the training. it's that the officers understand that police chiefs are going to minimize and mitigate bad behavior, because they want to protect the entity. when they protect the entity, sometimes the officers benefit. so listen, if you don't do anything to deter the bad behavior, why would derek chauvin do anything different? he sat with great pride and arrogance on mr. floyd's neck for over eight minutes knowing

he was being recorded, knowing pe people were asking to intervene and get him to stop. and he stop there. because 18 previous times he had been engaged in probable police misconduct and nothing ever came of it. so he was on his way to complaint number 19, only this time, it ended in a death that we all watched. >> and this time we are seeing protests all over this country, 12 days of it. we're seeing protests around world. of course we've had protests, you know, after ferguson and after other police brutality issues. is this the issue, is this the moment that we might see change within police departments? >> well, not as long as you have plice chiefs and mayors get on tv and lie about what we saw, lie about real reform, real justice, real accountability.

they're being intellectually dishonest when they pretend that taking money from one place and moving it to another place somehow is going to stop a police officer from using deadly force as a first resort rather than a last resort. the two have no connection. >> sergeant cheryl dorsey, we appreciate your insights. you were in the business for 20 years. we really appreciate you being here. thank you. >> thank you, natalie. well, as i mentioned, the world has picked up u.s. calls for equality. demonstrations are taking place around the world. we'll show you some of the highlights right after this break. also, we'll show you how german soccer players showed their solidarity with the black lives matter movement. - i've been pretty stable with my schizophrenia for a while,

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the wave of outrage over the death of george floyd has swept across the world. demonstrations now in many nations, not just the united states, but while global protesters support calls for equality in the united states, they're also demanding justice closer to home. here's nic robertson in london.

>> reporter: the calls are getting louder. the voices more numerous. london is leaning into america's pain and demanding an end to its own. >> i feel that what happened in the u.s. was just, it was the spark that sparked everywhere. and it happened here, like i've experienced it. >> reporter: racism. >> yeah, definitely. >> when you see that happening across the world, you feel a part of yourself die. and everyone out here right now has felt that. >> i personally know more about the issues about the u.s. and we need to be here together. >> it's a worldwide issue, no matter where you are. it's an issue where we all need to rise up. >> reporter: what is clear, by the day these protests are gathering global momentum, spreading so far around the world. the sun never sets on someone demanding justice for george floyd, asking us to understand

black lives matter and calling for change. sydney, adelaide, melbourne, across australia, the ripples of anger have turned to waves of protest, demanding better rights for aboriginals. in northern france crowds joined the global outrage. indeed, point to a place on the planet, and there'll have had protests. japan. south korea. kenya. south africa. lebanon. canada where p.m. justice trudeau took a knee. all of these just in the past 48 hours. everywhere there is hope. the swell of support will amount to change. finally. >> i have awoken a part of me which has been begging to be

released for years and years. and this year, 2020, there's something in the air about 2020. i think it's a combination of man things, anxiety, coronavirus, george floyd. >> reporter: still plenty more protests to come. nic robertson, cnn, london. i want to go now to nina does santos. what are we expecting in the coming hours? >> things appear to be quite peaceful up until the end of the day when the weather changed. there was a big it skotorm brewing, and the protesters amassed outside the residence of number 10 downing street which has a key security point in this

country, not very far from the office's headquarters of the metropolitan police, the biggest police force in this country, and that's where we saw those tense scenes. white hall, police officers decided to get them away from downing street using horses. so we saw this barrage of police officers not wearing riot gear but all-weather gear because of the weather conditions. objects were thrown at them and their animals, and a woman police officer fell off her mount and had to be taken to hospital. so dramatic scenes at the end ever the day, but otherwise, up until then, it had been largely peaceful. thousands of people here converging upon the british capital, by all accounts, visual accounts, social distancing rules appear to have gone completely out the window. and that was a real concern to authorities here. we had various cabinet ministers, the health secretary,

also the home secretary appealing on television to people to not take part in these protests, because although they absolutely acknowledged the right of those who took to the streets to wish to protest in solidarity with the bloip movemeblack lives matter movement in the united states, now was not the time to emerge from lockdown. what they are worried about is a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic just in place when they try to reopen the economy which is set to happen in about ten days time. more protests set to take place in london and other cities in the uk in a few hours time. natalie? >> nina del santos for us. thank you so much. people in berlin are also protesting racism and police violence, this time through silent demonstrations. one took place in the heart of the city. police asked the 1500 people present to maintain social

distancing because of the pandemic. demonstrators say they wanted to remember george floyd in silence and by wearing black clothing. some of them shared other reasons why they wanted to be there. >> i am here because there is a racism problem in germany. that's so in the whole world, but especially here in germany e if you are black, brown, or just not white in germany, then you experience racism. that is quite normal. almost every day. >> there have been calls for silent demonstrations in other german cities as well. players from several teams in the german bundesliga demonstrated their solidarity with the black lives matter movement saturday. teams knelt before kickoff and held a home of silence at one match while others wore arm bands. patrick snell has more about it.

>> reporter: the most powerful of images. two rival bundesliga teams, amid a moment of silence. 22 players on one knee together in the center circle ahead of kickoff. even in the pre-match warmup, support for the black lives matter movement was on full display. the dortmund tee shirts reflects comments about police brutality and the ugly stain of racism. this in tribute to george floyd whose death in minneapolis police custody led to widespread protests across numerous u.s. cities. anothe another poignant show of solidarity. meantime, ahead of them, another

hugely symbolic gesture as borne out by the reds against racism message. each and every player on the bavarian team also wearing arm bands displaying their own powerful message of support. and this one where players new in advance there would be no sanctions against them for anti-racism protests. an eighth consecutive title looked a mere formality for munich. but as for goretska himself put it comes with an extra message. extra troops sent to washington could soon leave the u.s. capital. coming up, we'll have an exclusive interview with the commanding g commanding general of the d.c. national guard. also protests gaining momentum in france. how george floyd's death is

inspiring demonstrations there and reigniting anger over a case with many similarities.

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welcome back to our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen, and you're watching "cnn newsroom" live from atlanta. there were noticeably fewer police on u.s. streets on saturday as massive, peaceful protest marches took place across the country. here you see a large crowd moving through new york city. one woman told cnn why she felt it was important to make her voice heard.

>> i want them to be able to grow up in a world where they're not going to be stopped just because they're black. i want them to be able to have a good education. i want them to be able to go to the hospital and get the best care that threy can get. >> that sentiment being repeated all over the country. in washington, blocks from the white house, one of the largest gatherings of protesters yet. the city's mayor has renamed the area black lives matter plaza. thousands of national guard troops sent to washington after the protest over george freloyd death began could be leaving as early as monday. pentagon reporter ryan browne has more in this cnn exclusive. >> reporter: some of the nearly 4,000 additional national guard troops that were brought to the nation's capital in the response to the recent protests could start going home as soon as

monday. the top general of the d.c. guard told cnn in an interview. >> they'll be redeploying this week, probably as early as monday. >> reporter: do you have an accept of how ma sense of how many of them? all of them? >> they will leave as the situation dictates. >> reporter: now the presence of those troops from some 11 states was a major point of contention between the white house and the mayor, with d.c.'s mayor asking to remove those troops and telling the governors to send their troops home, saying local law enforcement could handle the protests. but they say because of the peaceful nature of the recent protests they could potentially begin drawing down troops. the general also addressed another issue, that is the low-flying helicopters. some accused those helicopter

flights of being intended to disperse the protesters. >> i have a general that serves under me. he had the aircraft in the air. i am not a pilot. so i don't know if that was the, if they were too low. i don't know if they were too low. here's what i can el tell you. a full investigation is under way right now. it's going to be thorough and comprehensive. >> reporter: he echoed others saying at this point in time, active duty troops were not necessary to respond to the recent social unrest but that he did not have a crystal ball and would remain watchful in the days forward. two police officers captured on video pushing an ev senior citizen protesting in buffalo, new york were arraigned. both have pleaded not guilty to

one count of assault in the second degree, and they've been released without bail. a crowd welcomed the news with cheers and applause. the district attorney says the 7 a year o75-year-old man had to treated for loss of consciousness and bleeding from one ear. people in france are rallying there as the george floyd case reignites outrage over the 2016 killing of a black man in a paris suburb while in police custody. cnn's melissa bell brings us that story. >> reporter: for a while, paris looked like an american city. protesters tear gassed as they demonstrated against police brutality. but here, their focus was on the death of another, a 24 year old frenchman who died nearly four years ago just after he was taken into custody for fleeing

an identity check. his sister, who called for the protest believes the similarities with the george floyd case are striking. >> translator: they died in the exact same way. they carried the weight of three police officers. three cops on them. they had the same words "i can't breathe, i can't breathe." and that was the end for george floyd and for him. >> reporter: they laid the blame on underlying health conditions the family says he didn't have. >> translator: there was no forceful pinning down on the some knack th stomach in this case. the floyd case has absolutely nothing to do with this case. >> reporter: but many of the protesters who came here clearly were inspired by events over in the united states. you can see it on some of the signs, on their tee shirts and in many of the chants. also, by this sense of here in

france, too, all too often, allegations of police brutality have gone unpunished. >> we have too few cases proving that a policeman can be brought to court and can be sentenced to jail and not simply a suspended sentence. that's what also brings outrage. >> reporter: outrage that turned to violence as police struggled to contain the anger unleashed against them. melissa bell, cnn, paris. as the u.s. closes in on two straight weeks of hume protests, some local officials are scrambling to prevent another spike in covid-19 cases. we'll talk about that coming up here. also in the u.s., communities along the u.s. gulf coast are preparing for a tropical storm. we'll have the details. we have a saying at us foods: we help you make it. you, the independent restaurants of america... we've always got your back, but through all of this... you made it happen.

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we turn now to the coronavirus.

the united states has the largest number of cases globally. now local officials are scrambling to keep the huge anti-racism demonstrations from seeding another spike in focuses. the testing criteria in some areas has been expanded to include those involved in protests. win city h and new york governor andrew cuomo announced on saturday his state had its lowest daily covid-19 death rate. >> we talked about flattening the curve, the signs that the tate put up. do your part, flatten the curve. that's where we started. we didn't just flatten the curve. we bent the curve. right?

flatten the curve was stop the increase. and get to a plateau. that's the flat of the curve. get to a plateau. we went beyond that in new york. we didn't flatten the curve. we bent the curve. >> coronavirus continues, though, to rampage through brazil, which recorded 900 more deaths and more than 27,000 new cases on saturday. the country's case load at more than 672,000 is second only to the united states. drive-through testing sites are now popping up around the country. people can be tested without leaving their cars and get the u results via text within two days. while the coronavirus infection rate has been slowing down in the you knunited kingdo country is approaching a grim new milestone.

from downing street in london we have this report. good morning to you. >> reporter: that's right. the uk is expected to announce 50,000 deaths from coronavirus on tuesday officially, and, as the country approaches this grim mile stone as you say, it will increase the scrutiny of this government's approach to handling the pandemic. widespread testing was not available in the uk until quite recently. and some public health experts are saying this was a missed opportunity to control the virus in the community. there were instances of elderly people sent back to their care homes with coronavirus symptoms without getting a test, and that's where this pandemic really exploded. there were also criticisms that borisions boris johnson did not impose a lockdown soon enough. in early march where it was raging in spain, uk went ahead with two high profile sporting

events, a horse racing event and a football match. they were attended by tens of thousands of people. once the lockdown was officially imposed, there were controversies along the way. the government told people to stay at home, only make essential journeys and it transpired later that dominick cummings traveled 260 miles to his parents' home with his wife who had coronavirus symptoms at the time and his son, because he had a child care issue, and the prime minister said this was okay, that he had done nothing wrong. now the government says that they're dealing with the biggest crisis since the second world war and that they were successful in ensuring that the health care capacity was not breached. but it's important to remember that the uk chief scientific adviser said in martch, that if they managed to get 20,000 deaths that would be a good outcome. but as it edges to 50,000 deaths questions will be raised as to why the united kingdom had to

suffer such a devastating loss of life. >> thank you so much for us there at 10 downing street. now we want to turn to a weather situation here in the united states. several parishes in louisiana are under evacuation orders as tropical storm cris tropical storm cristobal approaches the united states. it is packing maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour and is expected to strengthen as it moves north in the gulf of mexico. cnn meteorologist karen mcginnis has more about this threat. >> by sunday evening, tropical storm cristobal will be making landfall somewhere along the north central gulf of mexico. probably along the coast of louisiana. but don't focus in on that. and, it's very easy to be deceived by just the impacts it could carry from this tropical system. now supporting winds at 50 miles an hour, gusts at 6567.

it is moving. but there is a lot of tropical moisture associated with this. so much so in fact, most areas four to six inches, especially coastal roads are going to be impacted. however, it looks like there's enough tropical moisture here that isolated areas could see 00 10-20 inches. this is going to wreak half knock a lot of low-lying areas. some of those parishes in coastal louisiana are greatly impacted. but you go to pensacola, destin, apalachicola, all the way to tampa, you'll see impacts as well. that's where we have seen the bulk of that tropical moisture, and in fact right around orlando, florida, several reports of tornados. already two fatalities off the

west end of grand isle, louisiana. a rip current took the lives of two people there today. while the computer models i mention this, and shouldn't really focus on these, because there's just so much moisture. the storm surge, wind damage, and it looks as if this will be making landfall at the time of high tide on sunday evening. now that's in new orleans, right around 8:15 p.m. local time. high winds, power outages, localized flooding. storm surge, many reasons to be concerned about tropical storm cristobal. back to you. >> and that area of louisiana south of new orleans is already fragile due to wetlands destruction. so we will keep an eye on that. some musical calm and ttiram protest. a piano player with a healing melody.

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anti-racism demonstrations, but there have been many moments of passion and understanding. one is highlighted from florida. >> reporter: as tensions erupted between protesters and police in cities around the country and property went up in nameflames including here in miami. an emotional embrace. >> i love you, man. >> reporter: between a florida highway patrol district commander and a long-time miami activist, seen to wash the tension with tears for a brief moment. >> it was about humanity. >> yeah, we loved each other. we found a common ground. >> reporter: common ground hat a time when more than 9800 people have been arrested nationwide amid protests, expressing pent-up anger about generations of brutality. ranita homes says she's been

fighting for civil rights since she was a teenager and remembers the miami riot the of 1980 which erupted after the acquittal of police officers charged with beating a black man to death. the grievances and emotions then. >> i want to believe in an american system. no more. never again! >> reporter: resonate now. >> mama! i can't breathe! >> mama, i can't breathe! >> george floyd, george floyd, george floyd. >> george floyd, his last words were mama, i can't breathe. that sounds like a call to action to me. >> reporter: holmes says she has lost two sons to gun violence is determined to make change. >> she mention the something that touched me and touched all of us. she said they have mamas, we have mamas. it was all about humanity. it was about a group of people, not just the protesters. it was about law enforcement.

everybody has a mama. >> reporter: what holmes didn't know was that district commander reyes lost his mom a year and a half ago. >> she was a brave woman. and we miss her dearly. >> reporter: and hugging holmes, a total stranger, warmed his heart. >> i haven't been able to hug my mom for a year and a half, and it's very special. >> i owe you people. >> she gave me a funny nickname, big boo. if that's what it's going to take to bring people together, i'll take it. >> reporter: rosa flores, cnn, miami. >> how nice. more of that, don't we need it. a german piano player hopesihopes his musical message of hope will help. he drove from oklahoma to

minneapolis with his large piano on wheels to attend the memorial for george floyd. what happened next? well, here you go. ♪ >> i'm from germany, and everyone's telling me how awful the pictures are, the medias are, so i just want to do something. music is the perfect medium to restore peace, i think. >> didn't matter who it was, white, black, brown. a little girl came up, and, you know, played "happy birthday." >> yay! >> how fast can you play, too? >> it was exciting. it brings a whole different vibe to us every day. yeah, we'rena the midd in the m protest. >> we're not looters. you see this beautiful classic music. >> just glad i had a chance to share my spirits with the world, you know. >> nobody would have imagined any of this would have happened. nobody would imagine there was a guy with a piano in the middle

of the street. ♪ >> you see someone, and you don't know what they have in them, what tal. s they possess and what kind of leader they can be. >> everyone's out here celebrating, dancing, loving, whatever, and we're having fun. >> this is what minnesota's about, this is our community. this is our home. and rather than the damages we've seen, which regardless of how you feel about it, this is what we're about, coming together. the music. >> they need to hear us. starts with both sides. got to meet in the middle and come together as one. >> it doesn't matter what you look like. it's how you show that to the world. you all saw that today. so thank you. >> and i love the flowers being placed on that piano. we have another hour of news ahead of. i'm natalie allen. of.

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live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm natalie allen. and this is "cnn newsroom." thank you for joining us. and yet again we begin with huge protests across the u.s. on saturday, but they were overwhelmingly peaceful. nearly two weeks after the death of george floyd. and there were far fewer police. one notable exception