good morning. breaking overnight. night of rage. thousands of protesters storming cities across the country as anger grows over the death of george floyd. from minneapolis to atlanta, new york city to los angeles, for the fourth night in a roy, demonstrors setting fire to buildings, destroying police cars and looting businesses, at least one turning deadly. atlanta's mayor calling for calm. >> go home! . you're not honoring a legacy of martin luther king, jr. and the civil rights movement. >> while a reporter in kentucky came under fire by police. >> are you okay?

>> all of the chaos coming just hours after the minneapolis officer who put his knee on the neck of george floyd was arrested and charged with murder and manslaughter. we're live across the country as america begins to fracture. mixed messages. president trump trying to calm nerves nationwide saying he spoke to the floyd family. >> i understand the hurt, i understand the pain. >> that after a rose garden event where he didn't say a word about america in chaos and which controversy raging over his tweet saying when the looting starts, the shooting starts. what he's now saying about that tweet. big news for the big apple. new york city's mayor making a major announcement. the epicenter of the coronavirus will begin the process of getting back to normal in less than two weeks. what life will look like now in the nation's biggest city. those stories, plus take two.

nasa and spacex hoping the weather cooperates for a historic manned launch at kennedy space center after the previous attempt was scrubbed a few days ago. it's history in the making and if the weather cooperates, it's hours away. today, saturday, may 30th, 2020. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander, kristen welker and dylan dreyer. welcome to "today" and thank you so much for joining us on this saturday morning. it is a difficult start to the weekend. of course, we're waking up after those protests overnight in cities all across the country. demonstrators out in the wake of the death of george floyd and, of course, peter, you were at the white house as some of the tensions were escalating here in d.c. >> yeah. that violence, that chaos reverberating across the country. i was in the white house, the secret service locking down the

building, the campus for more than 90 minutes. we were inside. but outside you could hear the echoes of the protesters clashing with police and secret service officers. we'll have more on that this morning as well. >> we certainly will. that's the top story. the growing unrest in dozens of cities around the country as protesters took to the streets enraged by the death of george floyd in minneapolis. >> it happened in new york, atlanta, los angeles, as well as many smaller ones like louisville, austin and portland. our correspondents have been up all night covering the story. >> let's begin with blayne alexander in atlanta on the protests there. what's the latest there, blayne? >> reporter: peter good morning to you. now that the sun is up, you can see the full extent of the damage in downtown atlanta. this is the scene. you can see the front completely smashed out. police officers are still standing guard. we were here and watched a number of protesters descend

upon this area, throw things through the windows and challenge the police line standing inside trying to get in. when they couldn't get past the police line, they threw lit fireworks inside. all of this is taking place again as police tried to clear the streets. >> overnight, across the country, the calls for justice are growing more intense. in atlanta, where protesters filled the streets, smoke billowed into the sky as a police car went up in flames. nearby, crowds set their sights on the cnn center, vandalizing, then breaking in. all this despite an impassioned plea from atlanta's mayor to stop the violence. >> go home. you're not honoring a legacy of martin luther king, jr. and the civil rights movement. if you want change in america, go and register to vote. >> as the sunsets, the destruction spreads. >> this is the college football hall of fame. it's a popular museum in the

heart of downtown atlanta. over here behind me, you can see centennial olympic park. the home of the '96 olympics. in the middle of it all, a police vehicle. >> nearby, two cars were ablaze for more than an hour as officers fired tear gas working to clear the area. all just hours after what started as a peaceful protest over the death of george floyd. his final moments captured on video, an officer's knee on his neck. >> when you saw the video, what did you think? >> that could be my father, that could be my brother that, could be me. it just happened too many times. >> more tense clashes around the country, including this standoff at the barclays center in brooklyn, where a police car burned and officers pepper sprayed the crowd. >> demonstrations turned deadly when someone fired shots into a crowd killing a 19-year-old man. police were not involved. >> in louisville, reeling over the death of 26-year-old brianna

taylor killed by police officers as they served a narcotics warrant. >> directly at us. >> nbc affiliate reporter came under fire from police. >> san jose california protesters flooding a freeway, smashing windows with drivers still inside before clashing with police. and cincinnati, where protesters stormed the area's justice center. calls for justice echoing through city after city while, amid the escalating tensions, many are hoping the message does not get lost. >> it keeps happening. no matter what's done, no matter how many protest, it keeps happening. it's getting seen more. >> reporter: guys, overnight, as we were standing out here for hours, we did see a number of people get arrested. at least two arrests. we know of several more that happened overnight. i need to put this into context. the city of atlanta, especially the mayor and police chief, hesitant to use any sort of

confrontational force. atlanta is the birthplace of the civil rights movement, the home of the peaceful protest. dr. martin luther king, jr. was born here. you could hear the passion in the mayor's voice when she spoke last night. take a look. >> when i heard there were rumors about violent protests in atlanta, i did what a mother would do. i called my son and i said where are you? i said, i cannot protect you and black boys shouldn't be out today. >> reporter: and as you heard the mayor and some of the people with her, this is our home and our city. if we lose atlanta, what else do we have left? guys, back to you. >> so powerful to hear the mayor speaking as a mayor, as a mother, emotions running so high all across the country. blayne alexander in atlanta. thanks so much. >> it was another night of unrest and anger in minneapolis as well. even after the arrest of the police officer who had his knee on george floyd's neck.

protesters ignoring a citywide curfew that was supposed to start at 8:00 last night. gabe gutierrez remains in minneapolis for us again this morning. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. parts of the city saw anarchy overnight. right now, you can see several buildings on this block are on fire. for much of the night there was no police presence in parts of the city. right now. the national guard as you can see has arrived on the scene. the curfew imposed overnight was flatly ignored by many of the protesters and now this city is a tinderbox of rage. overnight, minneapolis burned again. a fourth night of protests after the death of george floyd. multiple buildings went up in flames and often there was no police in sight. at times, rioters ruled the streets. it's clear the violence is spreading. right now multiple buildings on

this block are on fire. the national guard just arrived on the scene. this seems like a dramatic escalation from what we saw the night before. as a curfew took effect for the first time, defiance. >> you're in violation of unlawful assembly. >> protesters ignoring orders to disperse and marching through downtown. >> this is not about george's death. this is not about inequities that were real. this is about chaos. >> the chaos erupted as fired officer derek chauvin was booked on charges of third degree murder and manslaughter accused of killing floyd. overnight, we also learned that his wife has filed for divorce. her attorney says she is devastated by mr. floyd's death and her utmost sympathy lies with his family. state documents show his knee was on his neck for more than eight minutes. his attorney declined to comment. >> we can only charge a case when we have sufficient admissible evidence to prove a

case beyond a reasonable doubt. as of right now we have that. >> hours after the announcement protesters gathered here. for them, the charges aren't enough. >> we want first-degree murder. >> clifford adams says the tensions are not so easily diffused. >> i do not condone the violence or the looting. but what do you expect when people get angry and they haven't been heard. >> the county attorney says an investigation is underway and he anticipates charges against the three other officers. but in this wounded city, there's a long troubled history of abuse allegations. even minneapolis' current police chief and four other officers, once sued their own department. the officers were paid a settlement two years later. that powder keg now exploding night after night. >> do something about it. clean up this police department. >> reporter: this morning, many buildings in this city are still

burning. on this block emergency crews are now on the scene trying to douse the flames. there are many questions here about leadership in the city. yesterday the governor had criticized local officials for not having enough of -- the state and the national guard was supposed to be here last night. they were here for part of the night. but obviously it didn't stop the violence. many residents here are now wondering what's next. peter? >> gabe, you've been on the ground for days now. we saw the arrest of derek chauvin just yesterday. are protesters, demonstrators you speak to, are they satisfied by that or they want to see the other three officers arrested as well? >> reporter: well, peter, certainly they do want to see more arrests in this case. you heard the county attorney say charges are anticipated. however, they are not just upset with the fact that the three other officers haven't been charged. they also are not satisfied with the third-degree murder charge

against this officer. as you can see, many of them are still upset. peter, we should point out that at the beginning of the night, there were many peaceful protesters. certainly, as the night wore on, they were overshadowed by all this devastation. peter? >> gabe gutierrez on the ground for us again in minneapolis as we watch the smoke leaving the buildings. as we mentioned protests raged here in washington, d.c. as well forcing the white house into lockdown for a period of time. those demonstrations coming less than a day after president trump came under fire for a tweet where he wrote, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. nbc's kelly o'donnell is at the white house this morning with more. good morning to you. >> good morning, kristen. calm now but last night crowds challenged law enforcement into the night. the angry and unpredictable clashes came hours after president trump said he phoned the family of george floyd to offer his and the nation's

sympathies. he called floyd's loved ones terrific people. protests outside the white house. anguish sparked in minnesota over george floyd's death reached the president's doorstep friday night hours after he expressed sympathy expected from a president. >> i understand the hurt, i understand the pain. people have really been through a lot. the family of george is entitled to justice and the people of minnesota are entitled to live in safety. >> but president trump earlier social media comments had also been predictably contentious amid a volatile situation and prompted a warning from twitter. he had referred to protesters as thugs and wrote, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. but the president p claimed no awareness of that expression's link to 1960s racial unrest.

then used by a miami police chief who wielded tough tactics in black communities. >> i don't know where it came from, i don't know where it originated. i wouldn't know a think like that. >> still defending his word choice. >> it's very accurate in the sense that when you do have looting like you had last night, people often get shot and they die. that's not good, we don't want that to happen. >> he spoke of floyd's suffering. >> he was in tremendous pain, obviously and couldn't breathe. >> former president barack obama weighed in urging americans to step up. it falls on all of us to work together to create a new normal in which the legacy of bigotry and unequal treatment no longer infects our institutions or our hearts. president trump said demonstrations are warranted but should remain safe. >> it should be a peaceful protest. i think aefrlier -- in memory of george floyd, i think it should be peaceful.

>> kelly, when we first heard from the president yesterday, it was from the rose garden when he made a major announcement about one of his favorite targets, the world health organization. >> that was a much higher profile event. there the president said nothing about the protests over george floyd. he did say the u.s. will withdraw from the world health organization. during this pandemic. upset the organization did not properly warn other nations about the threat of coronavirus he says and not making significant reforms. the u.s. sends about $400 million a year to the organization and top democrats, including nancy pelosi, say they will take issue with this because that money was appropriated by congress. they're saying the president may not have the authority to withdraw from the w.h.o. and withdraw that funding as well. kristen, peter. >> that is another contentious issue. kelly o'donnell at the white house. thank you. the former vice president and apparent presidential nominee said he spoke with george floyd's family as well

friday after the arrest. he sat down with craig melvin on msnbc to talk about their conversation as well as the growing unrest around the country. craig began by asking biden whether he thought justice had been served. >> well, it's not finished yet. we'll see what happens. look, i'm not going to make a fact that he was charged with murder and was charged with manslaughter as well as a minimum what should have been done. nine minutes on that man's neck when his face is up against the curb and being crushed is totally, totally inappropriate under any circumstances. it's brutality. >> president trump indicated a short time ago that the administration, at least had spoken with george floyd's family. i know that you've talked to the family as well. it was a private conversation. i don't want to put you in a tough spot to divulge the contents of the conversation. can you characterize at least

what you said to them, what they said to you? >> what i said to them was that i had just a little bit of sense of different losses. what a black hole they felt like they're in. they felt they're being sucked into a void into their chest and they felt lost and i indicated to them that -- they talked to me about george. he seemed to be everybody's mentor in the family. his brothers, his cousins who were his peers, thought of him as a brother. the way everybody looked to him for leadership. >> how do you heal the racial divide, mr. vice president, that has existed and persisted, arguably, since the founding of our republic. >> you constantly, constantly work at it. here's the deal. the idea that we remain silent

when we see these things happen. the idea that we don't understand and we should talk about it. not just african-americans but folks like me should talk about it. i talked today about a friend of mine who -- an african american friend who has a son and she's begging him not to wear a hoodie. she's afraid he'll be characterized as being bad. there's so many things that are the burdens that exist for people who are minorities, particularly african-americans. it's real. it's real. we have to speak to it. the president has to speak, we all have to speak to it and not kid about it. not make up excuses. it's wrong. >> that was former vice president joe biden speaking with craig melvin on ms. nnser nbc. >> we'll continue to have reaction and fallout throughout the morning. we want to turn to our big story

this morning. the coronavirus pandemic and big news for the big apple, new york city, set to reopen in less than two weeks. hundreds of thousands of workers expected to be back on the job by early june. kathy park is in times square with that part of our coverage. kathy, gorge to you. >> reporter: kristen, good morning to you. new york city needs to meet two benchmarks, that includes more hospital beds and contact tracers. once that happens, up to 400,000 people could be heading back to work. over the next week, the city will be working with businesses to make sure that they're ready. this morning new york city is now just days away from reopening. ending one of the longest lockdowns in the country. >> we're on track to open on june 8th. bring about 400,000 employees back to work. >> that start date clearing the way for curbside retail, manufacturing, construction, wholesale operation to enter

phase 1. manhattan's garment district eager to get back to work. >> for the first few months people weren't sure what to expect. now they see a light at the end of the tunnel. >> businesses expected to enforce social distancing, limit capacity and sanitize regularly. the mayor is saying that several resources will be rolled out to help with the transition. >> we're going to be providing face coverings for free-for-all businesses that need them. we'll start with 2 million face coverings. >> in san francisco, the first city to go into lockdown, a cautious approach to reopening tentatively set for june 15th. >> we're still asking people to stay home if at all possible. >> cdc releasing new details on when and where it arrived. it arrived as early as late january, a month before community spread was detected. today in connecticut, fox woods resort and casino is -- in parts

of the d.c. area people can now dine outside and get a haircut by appointment only. with the weather warming up in texas, reopening of water parks couldn't come soon enough. infections and deaths are climbing in several states. mississippi reporting its highest single day jump in new cases blamed on social gatherings. >> every community is one wild weekend from falling off a cliff. >> alabama's all-time high in cases this week may be linked to relaxing two weeks ago. new hotspots emerging as a country tries to fight back a disease and return to normal. >> reporter: with more people making plans to head back into the office, the cdc released a new recommendations on how to keep employees safe and healthy. they include keeping desks six feet apart, increasing the air flow into the building, even if that means opening up more windows and conducting daily temperature checks for people heading back into work.

kristen, peter. >> good tips. kathy park in times square. thank you so much. a lot of news this weekend. we want to get a first check of the weather from dylan. good morning. >> good morning, guys. nice to see you both this morning. we're taking a look at what's going on down in florida where we could make history today as we're watching the conditions near cape canaveral. right now, things are quiet. but we're looking at the chance for storms to pop up this afternoon. a tough time of year, especially after 1:00 this afternoon. showers and thunderstorms will start to fire up. a 60% chance in the cape canaveral area. we have a better chance tomorrow of seeing the showers near daytona beach. we could have a better chance of the launch tomorrow on sunday with a 40% chance of showers. again, most of those should stay to the

we have been tracking a system into the area. several lightening strikes just off the coast. you can see that system churning. we are also tracking the chance to see shower activity, at least for the first half of our morning. so far we have seen several lightening strikes detected. you can expect to see the chance of train for the first half of the day. we will experience cooler temperatures today ranging in the upper 60s and low 70s and through the valleys. we'll take you live to cape canaveral in a moment. still to come, much more on the protests from around the country, including live reports from minneapolis and los

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thanks so much for joining us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at our forecast. >> we will definitely see some shower activity, but not everyone is going to see the rain. however, we are seeing an active radar. in fact, we have seen several lightening strikes. this is considered dry lightening. not necessarily affiliated with a large amount of rain, but there could be a chance or two of some shower activity. it is still pretty dangerous considering we've been seeing a dry week. always a concern of a possible fire. it will be a cooler day, and i'll over that time line and what understand expect coming up at 10:00 a.m. >> thanks so much. we begin right now with thousands of people in gathering in downtown oakland saying they

have had enough. demonstrators marching shoulder to shoulder protesting the death of a young man. there was looting at the walgreens at 14th and broadway, the same place where last night's demonstrations begun. someone set a fire inside as dozens of people took over looting the store. the crowd grew to an estimated 5,000 protesters. several people were arrested. this took place at 7th and broadway. protestors throwing fireworks at police. the anger pouring on to 880. traffic stopped in both directions. oakland police say 60 looters were detained for further investigation. 18 arrests were made. in san jose, this video appears to show a car hitting several protesters. witness video shows the suv abruptly back up and speed off.

they say two people were hit when the driver went in reverse. sources say a shot was fired by an officer when the suv nearly hit the crowd and the driver wasn't obeying an order to stop. one driver tells us the woman asked to get through but became impatient, nearly ramming the protesters with the front of her car. it is 5:59. a late night ruling from the supreme court. we'll tell you about the decision and how it can affect church gathering in california. right now back to the "today" show.

we are back on this saturday morning, may 30, 2020. this is a live look at minneapolis. the city that is in distress after the death of george floyd. that tops our look at headlines. the outrage over floyd's death keeps growing. protesters taking to the streets across america. the fourth night in a row over violent unrest. it left buildings burned, police cars destroyed and businesses looted. in detroit, at least one person dead. >> this all comes just hours after the arrest of the former minneapolis police officer who was caught on camera putting his knee on george floyd's neck.

derek chauvin was charged friday with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. he's accused of killing floyd with state charging documents alleging that chauvin had his knee on floyd's neck for eight minutes even after floyd was nonresponsive. his attorney declined to comment. we want to take you live to minneapolis where ali velshi has been on the scene for days. americans are worried about a long weekend with frustration and anger built up in american cities, certainly in minneapolis. what are you seeing there this morning? >> reporter: i'm here in midtown minneapolis and everything around me is burned down. you got a popeye's there. firefighters are out here. they couldn't be out here until everybody went home. you'll notice the firefighters under the escort of the national guard. national guard members are all over the place here. they had a running battle basically all night with

protesters. there was supposed to be a curfew at 8:00 p.m. local time, 9:00 p.m. eastern. ten minutes before that curfew, there was an announcement. the national guard members and the state police put their gas masks on, announced that everybody would be arrested. they started moving backward and fired tear gas canisters. that was supposed to disperse the crowds and it didn't happen. the crowds basically followed the police and the national guard through the city, went to another police station and put that under siege. put a set -- a post office on fire. there was a great deal of damage throughout the course of the city. so the attempt to have a curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. largely failed in minneapolis with a lot more violence. earlier this morning as we came into the parking lot of this place, i have a handful of shell casings, one that hasn't been fully expended. there are bullets and there are gas canisters all over the place. this is still a very, very

uneasy city and demands of the protesters were that they want the other three police involved in the death of george floyd arrested. if that doesn't happen, there isn't going to be peace on the streets. >> ali, having been there, did you get the sense that police, law enforcement was overwhelmed by the volume of the protesters and as we look ahead to today and tomorrow, is more of this expect expected? will anything change? >> reporter: yeah. there will be more expected. two things. i think there were a volume of protesters. i think they were very surprised by the fact that when they deployed the gas, the protesters didn't move back. i had a gas mask on and the tear gas was getting into my eyes and throat. these protesters were going in. they would get splashed with milk to offset the effects of the gas. that's number one. number two, there was a strategic decision not to engage in sort of combat or anything with the protesters to try and

disengage and dissipate them. i think the point here is not to get into it the way you've seen in other cities directly with protesters. once the sun goes down tonight, we're going to see how it goes. while the sun is up, this is what you'll see in the city. firefighting and cleaning up under the protection of the national guard. >> we're glad that you and our team is safe. ali velshi on the ground for us in minneapolis. >> as we said, the unrest stretched all across the country overnight. let's get to los angeles this morning where protesters blocked traffic on highways. erin mclaughlin is following that part of our story. what's the latest where you are? >> reporter: kristen, overnight in cities across california, scenes of fury and chaos fueled by anger at the killing of george floyd. in san jose yesterday evening hundreds of protesters stormed a freeway, blocking all five lanes. protesters were sienna tacking

individual cars before making their way into the city itself where they confronted protest police. meanwhile, in oakland california, protesters blocking off traffic on the upper deck of the bay bridge. clashes, too, on the streets of oakland in the overnight hours. footage from those scenes shows looting at a walgreens as well as a bank. plenty of police also injured in those confrontations in oakland. meanwhile, here in los angeles, protests continue for another night. an unlawful assembly order was issued for downtown los angeles. protesters were arrested for attacking police. those clashes continued for hours. guys? >> tough images, erin this morning. but they tell the story of what is happening all across the country this morning. thank you for that. we want to check in with

dylan for another look at the forecast. dylan, good morning. >> good morning again, guys. we want to focus on the west coast where temperatures will be on the warm side. we're looking at the possibility of severe storms today across northern florida -- northern california sorry. up into oregon and washington state as well. look at all the thunderstorm activity we're seeing and torrential downpours could lead to flash flooding. we have a slight risk of severe storms in washington and oregon. an area that only gets about three tornadoes a year. we are looking at the possibility of tornadoes, damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour. also the threat of some hail. the rain will be heavy at times through the day today and into early sunday before it quickly moves up into canada. it could get a little messy in that part of the country w we've got a system just off the coast making its way to the bay

area. we started seeing a number of lightening strikes. you can see here on satellite radar just off the coast, definitely an acttive warning now. for the most part, we have seen a report of what's considered dry lightening. highs will be cooler compared to this past week. upper 60s and 70s through inland areas. that's your latest forecast. peter and kristen. dylan, as we wind down the month of may, believe it or not, thanks so much. >> hard to believe. just ahead, ready to launch? we'll go live to the kennedy space center where two astronauts are hoping to shoot into space aboard a - oh. - what's going on? - oh, darn! - let me help. here we go. lift and push and push! there... it's up there. oh, boy. hey joshie... wrinkles send the wrong message. help prevent them before they start with downy wrinkleguard.

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nasa astronauts on board. >> weather permitting. rain and lightning scrubbed the first attempt during the final countdown on wednesday. tom costello was there then. he remains at the space center for this afternoon's attempt. tom, how is it looking? >> reporter: yeah. listen, nasa and spacex says 50/50 chance that the weather will cooperate. we're expecting that we're going to have more lightning and more rain and more wind, specifically out there on launchpad 39a. 60% chance that the weather is going to be a problem this afternoon. but i will tell you that local meteorologists actually say that the weather is looking doubtful for today. we'll see. if they postpone today, they will try again tomorrow. the weather improves slightly tomorrow but not great. the space capsule was on top of the falcon 9 rocket. launchpad 39a. 3:22 is the scheduled time this afternoon. the first launch of an american rocket with american astronauts

from american soil in nine years. the first time ever that a private company, spacex, has been given that job after years of relying on the russians to get us up to the space station. on wednesday, astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken were strapped in and ready to go. but had volatile weather that violated the parameters. we had rain and wind and -- we had lightning off to the left-hand side here at the kennedy space center. mission control scrubbed the launch at that point. one of the reasons is that the rocket itself can trigger a lightning event. listen, the rocket is loaded up with fuel. this can be a very, very serious issue. they don't want to take any chances with two american lives on the line. launch time 3:22 p.m. this afternoon. this is a great unifying moment. all americans can get behind this one. >> it sure is, tom.

we're all going to be watching, that's for sure. safety does have to come first. you mentioned, the lightning risk. the question, has lightning ever hit a rocket before? >> reporter: 1969. apollo 12 was hit not once but twice as it lifted off from that exact same pad on the way to the moon. it knocked out some sensors. they were able to recover. they had a great mission on to the moon. that was the mission after neil armstrong and buzz aldrin. in 1987, an unmanned rocket blew up on the pad because of a lightning strike. yeah. this is serious stuff here. they take it very seriously. while this is a spacex mission and they are running the show, nasa does also have detail control. >> all right. we'll stay in touch with you throughout the day. tom costello. thank you so much. nbc news will have live coverage of the spacex launch later today. i think everyone could use some good news whether it's today or tomorrow. we're keeping our fingers crossed it goes off without a hitch. >> totally agree.

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>> please don't -- >> an incident of alleged racial bias in new york city's central park when christian cooper who is black asked amy cooper, no relation to put her dog on a leash. which is required there. >> at some point she decided i'm going to play the race card i guess. that's when he began recording the incident. >> please don't come close to me. >> please call the cops. please call the cops. >> i'm going to tell them an african american man threatened my life. >> she was then fired from her investment banking life. >> she apologized for involving the police. >> captured, police in hagerstown, maryland arrested a college stew dent after a week long manhunt. >> authorities pursued him for five days across four states. >> police tracking his movements via surveillance camera. >> he allegedly killed two people in connecticut.

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we have cloudy skies and showers in other parts of the bay area. thanks so much for joining us. vianey arana has a look at our fore caste. >> good morning. we had a pretty active night just off the coast. our radar saw several lightening strikes. as the sun begins to come out, pretty dry but it is cloudy over some spots. current temperatures 64 degrees. here is a look at what doppler radar showed up. look at the omt of lightening strikes just off the coast of texas. certainly woke some folks up. this is what it looks like now. i will zoom this out. you can see still see some lightening activity but mainly up in sacramento. we will still see the chance of keeping possibly a shower or two into the first half of the morning, but you will definitely notice we will see cooler temperatures today. 64 degrees for half-moon bay.

in the 70s for half-moon bay. >> we'll see you then. thanks. thousands of people gathered in downtown oakland last night. demonstrators marching shoulder to shoulder protesting the death of a black man. there was looting at the walgreens at 14th and broadway. you can see smoke coming from the building, someone setting a fire inside as dozens of people took over the store and looted. the crowd grew to an estimated 5,000. several people were arrested. this at 7th and broadway as protesters threw fireworks and projectiles during a standoff with police. the anger poured on to the 880 freeway, traffic stopping in both directions. 60 looters were detained for nothing further investigation. 18 people were arrested. protests in san jose as

well. this video shows an suv hitting several protesters and speeding away. witness video shows the suv abruptly back up and then speed off. police say two people were hit. one witness tells us the driver asked to get through but became impatient and nearly rammed the protesters with her fender. sources say a shot was fired by an officer when the suv nearly hit the crowd and the driver wasn't obeying rules to stop. coming up this morning, a late night ruling from the supreme court. how it will affect church gatherings in california. that and more coming up at 7:00. right now back to the "today" show. feel like getting back out there? nissan is ready to help you with a bold, award-winning lineup. and great offers. kick off summer... with no payments for 3 months.

plus, we'll cover your payments for up to 2 more months. or get 0% financing on 13 models for up to 84 months. good morning. breaking overnight, night of rage. thoufs protesters storming cities across the country and anger grows over the death of george floyd. from minneapolis to atlanta, new york city to los angeles. for the fourth night in a row, demonstrators setting fire to buildings, destroying police cars and looting businesses. atlanta's mayor pleading for calm. >> go home! you're not honoring a legacy of martin luther king, jr. and the civil rights movement. >> all of the unrest coming hours after the minneapolis officer who put his knee on the neck of floyd was arrested and charged with murder and

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and in other parts of the city they're beginning the long process of trying to clean up. overnight across the country, the calls for justice are growing more intense. in atlanta, where protesters filled the streets, smoke billowed into the sky as a police car went up in flames. nearby, crowds set their sights on the cnn center. vandalizing, then breaking in. all this, despite an impassioned plea from atlanta's mayor to stop the violence. >> go home. you're not honoring the legacy of martin luther king, jr. and the civil rights movement. if you want change in america, go and register to vote. >> as the sunsets, the destruction spread. >> reporter: this is the college football hall of fame. it's a popular museum in the heart of downtown atlanta.

right over here behind me, you can see centennial olympic park. the home of the '96 olympics. a police squad vehicle in the middle of it. >> two cars stood ablaze for more than an hour as officers fired tear gas work to go clear the area. all just hours after what started as a peaceful protest over the death ofe floyd. his final moments captured on video, an officer's knee on his neck. >> when you saw the video, what did you think? >> that could be my father, my brother, that could be me. it just happened too many times. >> more tense clashes around the country, including this standoff at the barclays center in brooklyn where a police car burned as officers pepper sprayed the crowd. in detroit, demonstrations turned deadly when someone fired shots into a crowd killing a 19-year-old man. officials say police were not involved. from louisville, still reeling over the death of 26-year-old brianna taylor killed by police

officers as they served a narcotics warrant. >> directly at us. >> nbc affiliate reporter and crew came under fire from police. >> to san jose, california, protesters flooded a freeway, smashing windows with drivers still inside before clashing with police. and cincinnati, where protesters stormed the area's justice center. calls for justice echoing through city after city while amid the escalating tension, many are hoping the message does not get lost. >> it keeps happening. no matter what's done, no matter how many protests, it keeps happening. it's always been happening. that's why it's getting seen more. >> reporter: peter and kristen, what you see here is littering the streets through parts of downtown atlanta. broken glass, mixing with signs that have been kind of left behind from protests discarded off peacefully and erupted into violence. there is one remarkable moment that we witnessed that i have to make note of.

it was atlanta's police chief actually standing outside in the middle of a circle of a throng of protesters for the better part of one hour, just standing and listening to people as they came up and vented their frustrations to her. she said that she understands why they feel the way they do and she just wanted to hear them. this was before all of this violence took place. guys. >> a lot of powerful words amid a lot of ugly pictures there. thank you, blayne. at the center of all of this, despite a citywide curfew that was supposed to go into effect at 8:00 last night, people stormed the streets, ignoring that order to stay home. gabe gutierrez has been in minneapolis all week. he was up all night. gabe, good morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: kristen, good morning. certainly some scenes of anarchy here in some part of the city. you can see behind me, emergency crews are on the scene trying to put out hotspots here. if you look further down, you can see that that fire is still burning and multiple buildings

went up in flames overnight. now, right now the national guard has gotten here to the scene. this is a little different than what we saw earlier in the evening. there was virtually no police presence in some part of the city. but now the state patrol and national guard are trying to maintain order. now all of this damage came just hours after charges were announced against one of the officers involved in the case regarding george floyd. derek chauvin now faces charges of third-degree murder and manslaughter. his attorney has not yet commented. many of these protesters want to see more charges against the other three officers involved in the case. the county attorney says the investigation is ongoing and he does expect charges. but peter and kristen, the question right now is what happens next. the governor and the mayor are now facing questions about how to get this under control. yesterday, the governor of the

state criticized local leaders for not having enough of a plan when it came to calming down this violence. the national guard and the state patrol then came in and were supposed to maintain some sort of order last night. that clearly did not happen. so the question right now is what happens next and how can both state and local officials get the situation under control. peter and kristen? >> lot of people looking for the answer to that key question. gabe gutierrez in minneapolis. thank you for that. >> gabe, thanks. let's turn to the coronavirus pandemic and hopeful news for new york city. the mayor there on friday announcing the city which had become america's epicenter of the outbreak is finally back on track to reopen with hundreds of thousands of workers expected to be on the job by early june. but even as new york and other parts of the country loosen their lockdowns, states like alabama and mississippi are still seeing infection and even death rates climb. those spikes linked to social

gatherings and relaxed restrictions. >> that is the news. now it's time for a little weekend books. we could all use it this morning brought to you by an unusual group of thrill seekers taking the ride of their lives. check it out. you are looking at 22 over-sized teddy bears sitting in for riders at the theme park in holland. until this week, it was closed due to coronavirus. with the park all to themselves, they got to ride a roller coaster called untamed. it features five inversions and a 116-foot drop. looks like they are having the time of their lives. i don't get on roller coasters. but they're having fun. >> the other guys will be like, what? that was amazing. what a day? >> sinus up for that. still ahead, we'll -- more coverage this morning. why george floyd's death has sparked so much anger in

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we're back on a saturday morning with more of our coverage on the protest that is have grown in size and scale throughout the week. >> joshua johnson is an msnbc anchor. he's joining us now. we appreciate your time. we saw these peaceful protests quickly turn violent. scenes of anger and chaos and looting. the mayor of atlanta said this is not in the spirit of martin luther king. does this undermine, does this overshadow what the real message is that many protesters are trying to deliver here? >> i don't think it does necessarily. i do understand where the mayor was coming from saying it dishonored the legacy of dr. king. dr. king also said and you've probably heard the quote a bunch. the riot is the language of the unheard, the voice of the unheard. there's an african proverb that

says a child will burn down his village to feel its warmth. part of the message of the civil rights movement is what happens when we do not address the concerns of disenfranchised people, when we do not deal with police violence. this is what you get. that slogan, no justice, no peace is not just a bumper stickter. it is an if/then statement. now we're seeing the then across the country. >> let's talk about exactly to your point, joshua. it's not just george floyd. it's eric garner in new york. it's -- the protesters are calling for change. how does that change happen when we keep seeing it happen over and over again. >> part of it is changing laws. part of it changing the way that law enforcement is trained to have more ever a bring mbacke alive philosophy. if you don't bring them back

alive, you become justice. part of it is with the nature of case law and how the cases are tried. a lot of people are upset about the nature of the charges. it should have been first degree murder. i think the hennepin county district knows -- it's very, very difficult to convict them of first degree murder. you have to say they intended to kill the person they killed. in oakland, california, where there were protests yesterday, the case of oscar grant, the officer in that case was charged with second degree murder. the jury had discretion to convict him of manslaughter and it did. it convicted him of involuntary manslaughter. he was out of prison within about a year. there's an array of things we need to change. >> joshua johnson, we appreciate you coming in and your perspective. thank you so much. >> any time. >> we want to take a turn now

and check in with dylan on a busy news day. you've got a final check of the weather. >> good morning again guys. yes. it's mostly been out west where we're seeing the chance of severe weather and the warmest temperatures, too. we have about 6 million people under heat alerts. this is mostly for the southwest. temperatures will be well above average. we also have critical fire danger across a good portion of nevada today. humidity will be down around 8%. we're looking at pretty gust i winds as well. temperatures will be running 15 to 25 degrees above. temperatures in the 90s in identify low. the warmest it's cloudy. we're continuing to track a chance of showers. especially around the coastline. up in the north bay as well.

we will keep the chance of seeing that. plenty of instability. you can see doppler radar and lightening strikes to our north. temperatures cooler in the 60s and 70s. and that's your latest forecast. back to you guys. dylan x thank you. coming up next right here, why the coronavirus is prompting thousands of people living in big cities to make a major move to the suburbs. that's right after this.

we are back on a saturday morning with the major move being made by people who have called the city home for decades. >> dylan this may be for you with stay-at-home orders being lifted. many americans are rethinking what it means to be home so much and where they'd like that home to be located. nbc's business correspondent jo

ling kent takes a look. big cities may be losing luster thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. >> companies are going to be working remotely long after the pandemic. >> with so many companies like google, facebook, dell and others allowing people to work from home for good, and social distancing the new norm, many residents are eyeing greener pastures. jared schwartz and his wife kim have been working, living and educating their son tyler in a small manhattan apartment during stay-at-home orders, about three months now prompting them to ask why pay so much for so little. >> we don't necessarily want to escape new york city. but yes, moving on and looking to get somewhere where we can carry on with a more normal lifesty lifestyle. >> they're not alone. moves out of new york city to connecticut for example have more than doubled since april. at a new national survey by zillow found 2/3 of people would consider moving if their jobs let them telework from home as

often as they'd like. they have the flexibility so they're moving to suburban nashville buying their new house without having seen it in person. >> you've seen it through facetime and you have a trustworthy realtor. but it's a gamble in more ways than one, right? >> absolutely the most stressful part of all of this. having not actually seen it in person. you get a lot of infections. -- >> with mortgage rates hitting an all-time low making buying more affordable. the bottom line is about the cost of living. the median home price is $424,000. around nashville, $275,000. realtors say when you're living and working in your house, extra space matters even more. >> home, it's really taken on a new meaning. when we look at the way people are using it today, it's become

your gym, your office, your school, your restaurants. it's really become a significant part of who we are and how we're living. >> changing where we really feel at home. for "today," jo ling kent. nbc news, los angeles. how about that, a virtual home tour. dylan, i'm in the city. i don't know about you. what do you think? any interest in moving at this point? >> you know, it is kind of cramped in here having a tv studio from my living room basically. we live in the city. i like the short commute and i like when things get back to normal, the environment calvin is growing up with and the proximity to his friends and his teachers and everything. once things get back to normalment don't think i'm not looking on websites and seeing what's out there. >> i think our family is going to start looking at nashville after seeing that home. that l ♪ ...and we've upgraded her with a sonic shield and holographic-mapping drones. impressive.

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