♪ chaos in the nation's capital as protesters became even more emboldened outside the white house and around the nation >> cities from coast-to-coast, peaceful protests and moments of mayhem as people overran stos and businesses with looting and destruction. as we kick off june, look at where america stands now and where we're headed "early today" starts right now i'm phillip mena >> and i'm cori coffin, breaking news, anger and outrage spilling

out on the streets coast-to-coast, one week since george floyd died in police custody, video of final moment spread far and wide, protests in dozens of cities. >> we're hurting, yes, we want to go crazy but we refuse to sit up here to allow to tear up our own homes and everything else, that's pointless for us. want to have peaceful manner to let everyone know we can come together as community and united front. >> in minnesota, attorney general keith ellison will be the lead prosecutor in the george floyd case, the floyd family had asked him to take over the investigation. disturbing moment interrupted protests ie sitting on interstate, driver was arrested, investigation under way.

demonstrations turned chaotic in los angeles with police cars set on fire. hundreds taken into custody. in the nation's capital, multiple fires set not far from the white house. garrett haake was there, speaking with msnbc a few hours ago. >> 11:00, curfew went into effect park police pushed us back out of lafayette park, up 16th street keeping head on swivel to see if they intend to move us back further. hearing flash bangs in the distance, suspect it's enforcement of the curfew by metropolitan police on other streets. keeping eye on block behind me d.c. fire is attending to the fire behind us that became an issue. at the moment where i stand right now ironically, about the most peaceful i've seen this peace of real estate in 48

hours. metropolitan police department of d.c., main cops in d.c., are coming in from the east and essentially tried to close off the south towards the white house, east towards capitol hill fire burning in the distance, probably another burning car or suv. they're going to force everybody west egress into west and northwest in the city. my god, we're going to end up in place we don't want to be if we're not careful, katie, damn it >> move out of there as quickly as you can >> hit in the side with either -- i don't think it was rubber bullet, i don't want to be dramatic, i know what it looked like. >> you're cutting out. as your friend and somebody who knows your parents, i want you to get to safe place, get out of there. >> thankfully garrett tweeted he's fine, but souvenir welts on

his side cities reeling, after rocked with destruction set fire to stores retailers like target, walmart and cvs closed down stores and adjusted hours but moments of solidarity, in new york, nypd took a knee with the protesters took place elsewhere, in united states, including in spokane and santa cruz >> reporter: nation erupted into scenes of chaos, violence, and widespread destruction into the early morning hours. dozens of american cities up in flames after some protests turned into riots. often followed by looting as nation simmering with unrest unravelled >> how long can you be peaceful when your people are dying >> reporter: in los angeles, hours before curfew was ordered, city became a war zone

after attempting to breach television studios, large groups torched police cruisers as officers fired back with rubber bullets. before nightfall, the looting began, department stores, jewellers and high-end apparel shops trashed by unruly mobz mayor calling on the the governor to dispatch the national guard first time since 1992 rodney king riots similar scenes and issues of injustice. >> we've seen this before in los angeles, when violence escalates, no one wins. >> reporter: mirrored by pockets of anarchy nationwide, described as all hell breaking loose in seattle when police lost control of downtown, crowds destroyed and took over their vehicles capturing one man removing a

high-powered police rifle before a plain clothed officer disarmed the man. but this appeared to show officer putting knee on neck on man taking into custody before another officer pulls his leg off. shocking scene after the death of george floyd, why so many poured into the streets. >> can't peaceably protest in streets without tear gas thrown at us for what >> reporter: violent takedown in philadelphia where a foot locker was looted after more than a dozen officers were injured there last night with tear gas choking the streets of miami, police battled protesters to keep control of their headquarters banks burned, highways shut down and city hall on fire in nashville, more than 1,000

arrests. in salt lake city, this man may have shot arrows into a crowd before he was mobbed in tallahassee, florida, someone drove into a protest after pickup was surrounded by crowd national guard is moving into chicago after clashes with protesters and police. >> in this city we care for each other, this is time to unite >> reporter: nation on edge and up in smoke as many plead for peace in wake of yet another violent night. >> miguel almaguer reporting, thank you. as fiery protests raged, secret service rushed president trump to white house bunker friday night president spent nearly an hour inside the complex designed for emergencies like terror attacks. kelly o'donnell with more from d.c. >> reporter: days of national outrage at the president's doorstep

more protests near the white house. more than 60 secret service officers and agents injured this weekend. president assigning blame to militant antifasyist movement. bold but questionable claim. federal law does not allow u.s. organizations to be classified as terror groups legal experts say the president crossed a line >> that is a dangerous authority in power, not authority that exists under current law and should not >> reporter: but as political matter, president branded this new adversary. >> the violence and vandalism is led antifa and other radical left-wing groups >> reporter: robert o'brien says tactics separate them from peaceful protesters. >> using glean and bricks and paving stones.

>> reporter: in a statement attorney general william barr points out that criminal conduct, not specific militant group can be charged with home-grown terrorism violence carried out by antifa and other groups in connection with rioting is domestic terrorism and will be treated accordingly. also wants action from the fbi. >> what president is doing to disrupt and prosecute antifa. >> not productive tweets >> reporter: tim scott spoke with the president and encouraged him to avoid contentious tweets. >> it is helpful when you lead with compassion, it helps us when you focus on the death, unjustified, in my opinion criminal death of george floyd >> reporter: senior officials say the president has offered active duty military police to state and local governments in crisis, right now the president does not intend to put state-led

national guard under federal control. that keeps governors in charge and the federal government can provide law enforcement help with atf and fbi philip >> kelly, thank you. response from the apparent democratic nominee standing in stark contrast to heated rhetoric from the president. joe biden kneeling with a protester in wilmington, delaware writing we're a nation in pain but must not let it destroy us as president i will help lead this conversation and more importantly listen meeting with community leaders later today. first day of june weather, janessa webb good morning >> good morning, we're off to cool start across the northeast. abnormal temperatures but going to warm up quickly rest of the week ohio valley to the great lakes, upper 40s with freeze alerts

still in place for northern new england. daytime highs below average this afternoon, 10 to 15 degrees across the northeast but things are going to warm up even for texas, all the way to louisiana. mid-70s cooler air going east. short-lived as warmth builds up across new orleans to montgomery slow start to the weather week but also watching the tropics. >> 90s in the south too. >> about that time thanks janessa pope francis spoke to hundreds at vatican first time in months. met with cheers delivering address. hoped the world could come together at end of the

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says the charnels against the students will be dropped. former quarterback colin kaepernick has set up ta fund t pay for those arrested in protests in minneapolis. adding we must protect our freedom fighters nba legend michael jordan is speaking out as well about the death of george floyd. jordan says i see and feel everybody's pain, outrage and frustration, stand with those calling out engrained racism and violence happening to people in our country, we've had enough. six-time nba champion also called for peaceful protests, saying we need to continue peaceful expressions against injustice and demand accountability. anger and outrage of death of george floyd gone around the

world. calls for racial justice reached beyond u.s. soil kelly cobiella >> reporter: burning cars and riot police on the streets of many u.s. cities appeared on front pages around the world over the weekend and demonstrations were organized in countries that are some of the u.s.'s closest allies, including in britain, thousands showed up at trafalgar square marching, chanting no justice no peace, holding placards with signs in solidarity with the protesters in the united states at one point marched to u.s. embassy, surrounded by police officers for protection. mostly peaceful, about 23 people arrested some of them for preaching lockdown rules but again, mostly peaceful there slightly different in brazil

though, another demonstration sparked by the events in the united states. protesters demonstrating against the treatment of blacks in rio's working class neighborhoods using same slogans like black lives matter at one point tear gas was fired at protesters and some shouted i can't breathe. those tragic final words of george floyd calmer scenes in different cities in germany over the weekend but more protests there in solidarity with the protesters in the united states. and this is not ending, philip there are more demonstrations planned for london in the coming days philip >> all right, kelly thank you. much more news ahead, including sad news about the artist behind the teingas central park history made sunday hundreds of miles above earth we'll be right back. even life inside can bring on

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in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, america faces another crisis, repeated cycle of racial inequality and police brutality nbc's lester holt reflects on the emotions many are feeling as we hope and pray for peace in the time ahead >> pick your emotion, chances are it was represented in these jumbled images from america's streets. rage, hate, disappointment, emptiness, hopelessness, and so much fea it's hard to comprehend this was about a singular event, no

matter how horrific. this explosion of raw passion seeming to come from a place far deeper a primal scream from a country that may just be fed up. begging for life to be better. fed up with lockdowns and layoffs, covid and uncivility, racism and power abused, the perfect storm of unmitigated pain a wound too deep, a racial e gestures to heal, yet are they a start? police chief kneeling with citizens in california other law enforcement in kansas city and camden, new jersey in moments of solidarity can protesters most of us have not taken to the streets even as we privately hold some of the emotions these to. these will be the images that will archive these moments in

our history, but let these too, quiet peacemakers, businesses picking up the pieces, fixing and maybe improving what was lost. protests over the death of george floyd has prompted music industry to take a united stand in black lives matter. observe a day of black out tuesday. all set to take part several of the labels and industry leaders have released statements on social media announcing participation and other measures they'll be taking to fight against racial injustice. artists and musicians have a lot of influence over our culture, let's hope their message of peaceful protests takes heed >> and resonates, in a time like this we look to not only the leaders of the communities but

entertainment leaders for them to talk about these issues. >> black out tuesday set for tomorrow thanks for watching "early today" this monday, i'm phillip mena. >> i'm cori coffin, tune

♪ breaking overnight, a nation on the brink another night of protests in many cities under curfew, just one week after death of george floyd in the custody of minneapolis police two atlantofficers fired after accused of using unnecessary are force arresting two college students in protests tanker truck barrelling toward a group of peaceful protests, aftermath and what happened to the driver. past few days have shaken the nation to our core