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patrol america's streets. in a heated conversation, his attorney general, his secretary of defense, and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff recommended against it. the n.f.l. apologizes nearly four years since colin kaepernick took a knee in protest, roger goodell says the league was wrong. and tonight, what drew brees is saying to president trump. tracking crifs ball: we'll have the latest on when and where the tropical storm is expected to hit. and finally tonight, finding expression through crisis. artists turn sheets of plywood into canvases of inson >>his is a special edition of the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening. and thank you for joining us for a special saturday broadcast. we are going to begin with tens of thousands of americans marching tonight in cities across the country, calling for change in the wake of george

floyd's death. here in washington tonight, the streets around the white house are packed as day-long prostevao what could be one of the largest demonstrations against police brutality in this country's history. the scene was much the same in philadelphia today, where thousands carried signs and called out george floyd's name. at the same time today, in north carolina, where he was born, floyd's family gathered at an emotional memorial service to remember his life. floyd will be buried in texas on tuesday, two weeks after he died while being held down by a minneapolis police officer with a knee on his neck. and tonight, there is breaking news coming out of the white house. cbs news has learned president trump told his secretary of defense, attorney general, and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff that he wanted to put 10,000 active-duty troops into the streets last monday morning, as soon as possible, after a weekend of violent protests. sources tell cbs news that demand came during a contentious

meeting in the oval office, in which members of the president's cabinet pushed back. cbs news there was today as active-duty troops that were brought to d.c. but never deployed packed up, and tonight, they are heading home. well, there's a lot of news to get to on this saturday night, and our team of correspondents is standing by. cbs' kris van cleave leads off our coverage from the protests here in washington. kris. >> reporter: norah, this is easily the biggest crowd we have seen outside the white house. two blocks up, the white house, among the crowd, and as we swing around, i want you to take a look. the crowd stretches as far back as you can see. this has the feel of a block party. music is playing, people are distancing. it's a very big, very diverse crowd, but they have a serious message, and they say they're not leaving until they're heard. >> it's 2020! and i still can'tre repor f thel to the lincoln memorial... >> black lives matter.

>> reporter: ...and the road leading to the white house, an extraordinary day of peaceful protests in washington, d.c. >> going to the white house, just continue to let trump see what's going on. >> we're all putting ourselves at risk. >> reporter: rachel saidi came to the demonstration outside the white house with her children. >> especially for my friend who is a person of color. >> goat your feet. let's give the highest praise for the life of george floyd! >> reporter: the man they were here to honor, george floyd, was being remembered in north carolina where he was born. his family held a private memorial, following a public demand national guard troops han washington, d.c. who does not want to be taken over by the government. and we want to send a clear message that if they can do this to us, they can do this to any state, any other american.

♪ ♪ >> reporter: beneath the diverse thousands filling 16th street outside the white house, the words "black lives matter" in traffic-lane yellow. we met little caleb. his parents brought him here after asking his dad, "is being brown bad?" >> people are not treating black people like they're supposed to. >> reporter: ending a week of unrest with signs demanding change, sparking a much-needed conversation about race in america. we wanted to give you another vantage point. take a look around here from up high. you can see just how many people are out here. this is k. street, normally a very busy thoroughfare in d.c. the police are holding back on the periphery. gone are the officers in riot gear and the national guard. norah. >> o'donnell: washington, d.c. wasn't the only place with big crowds. tens of thousands of people turned out today to participate in peaceful demonstrations in

cities and towns from coast to coast. one of the largest gatherings is in new york city, and cbs' meg oliver is there tonight. meg. >> reporter: norah, this crowd of thousands has been growing all day long. at one point, we found ourselves surrounded in a sea of protests along new york's famed fifth avenue, protests with urge want cries to end police brutality. >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> reporter: today, thousands of peaceful protesters packed new york city. >> it's enough. it's enough. >> reporter: stephanie ellis gibbs brought her two daughters to march for police reform. she has faith the protests are working. >> i'm feeling inspired. >> reporter: 13 days after floyd's passing, the momentum continues to inspire thousands of protesters here in new york city, many of them calling to defund the police department. calls for police reforms echoed as thousands packed the steps of the philadelphia museum of art. >> what's his name? >> reporter: similar scenes played out coast to coast, from

the golden gate bridge to chicago, where one estimate had crowds numbering 20,000. as protesters demand change in policing tactics, to buffalo, two police officers were charged with second-degree assault. and thursday, robert mccabe and aaron torgalski were caught on camera, shoving 75-year-old martin gugino to the ground during a rally, where he hit his head and laid lei bleeding. >> i implore the rank and file of the buffalo police department to think about the oath they took when they were sworn in as police officers and think about what they promised to do: to protect our community. >> reporter: in seattle, the police department moved to protect protesters, banning the use of tear gas for the next month to disperse crowds. but some protesters say it's not enough. >> they're in the hot seat right now because they're accountable to all these people who are out here. >> reporter: protesters have defied new york's 8:00 curfew

for several days. tonight will be another test. meanwhile, those officers in buffalo who were charged today have been suspended without pay. if convicted, norah, they each face seven years in prison. >> o'donnell: meg oliver in new york city. thank you, meg. cbs news has learned about an oval office show-down monday morning after the president asked members of his cabinet to deploy 10,000 active-duty troops to u.s. streets. today, president trump has kept a low profile only speak out on twitter but protests are close enough to the white house that he can see them. here's ben tracy. >> reporter: after last weekend's large and sometimes violent protest near the white house, cbs news has learned that immediately. during a oval office monday, attorney general bill barr, defense secretary mark esper, and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mark milley, all recommended against it. >> don't be proud. get the job done. >> reporter: president trump then got on the phone with the

nation's governors, berating them for looking weak if they didn't call in the national guard. >> you have to dominate the streets. you can't let what's happening happen. it's called dominate the stroots. >> reporter: a senior defense department if you believe also tells cbs news that president trump ideal at the defense secretary after he broke with the president and publicly opposed invoking the insurrection act, which would deploy active-duplicate u.s. troops into american cities. >> the option to use active-duty forces should only be used as a matter of last resort and only in the most urgent and dire of situations. we are not in one of those situations now. >> reporter: today, despite loud protests surrounding the white house, president trump is noticeably quiet. meanwhile, he now has an official opponent. >> we have to do a lot more than just beat donald trump. >> reporter: former vice president joe biden clinched the democratic nomination friday night. biden leads president trump in several national polls by a wide margin. >> it's time for all of us to take a hard look at the uncomfortable truth. it's time to face the deep open

wound of systemic racism in the nation. >> reporter: for his part, president trump is focused on the much better than-than-expected jobs numbers that came out yesterday. they show the unemployment rate dropping to 13.3%. but the government says there was a major error in the data and that the actual unemployment rate is upwards of 16%. norah. >> o'donnell: ben tracy at the white house. thank you. tonight, 150 active-duty u.s. soldiers remain on alert just outside washington, d.c., but most who were sent to the city are going home. cbs' david martin is across the river from d.c. at joint base meyer-henderson hall. >> reporter: 500 soldiers packed their gear and headed home, the order. to pull out came quickly, and army chief of staff james mcconville explained why. >> the last thing we want to do is commit active-duty soldiers in our cities. only at the absolute last resort, only in the most extreme conditions.

>> reporter: their pepper spray and tear gas is already packed but each soldier is still carrying his assault rifle. combat troops poised for action just outside the nation's capital. fort meyer is the high ground commanding the district of columbia. every night, from 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., hundreds of soldiers were on alert up here ready to roll into the city on 30 minutes' notice. president trump ordered them to d.c. just hours before he walked across lafayette park using the chairman of the joint chiefs as a prop. it was mortifying for the american military and unnecessary, since the protests were no longer violent. >> those conditions are not here in washington, d.c. that's why you're going home. >> reporter: when they get there, he said, they need to think about what is happening to the country. david martin, cbs news, fort meyer, virginia. >> o'donnell: across four continents today, tens of thousands took to the streets honoring george floyd and protesting racism. cbs' roxana saberi is in london

where huge crowds chanted "black lives matter" for a second straight weekend. >> reporter: defying coronavirus restrictions, thousands rallied in the heart of london today, inspired, many told us, by what's happening thousands of miles away in america. >> we're all human, then black lives will equally matter as well. >> reporter: protests like this one have been taking place here in london all week, and the crowds have been diverse. we see people here of different ages and races, but they tell us they all share the same message. the protests were largely peaceful, but the situation briefly turned tense when mounted police tried to clear a street, and a horse broke loose, bolting into the crowd. the death of george floyd has resonated around the world. this was the scene in sydney, south korea, and in berlin, where crowds protested in silence against racism. tomorrow, more demonstrations are expected throughout europe,

including here in london outside the u.s. embassy. norah. >> o'donnell: roxana saberi, thank you. n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell now says the league was wrong with how they handled players' protests. this as the president criticized quarterback drew brees for apologizing for his comments about kneeling during the anthem. well, brees tonight is responding. here's cbs' carter evans. >> i just want you to see in my eyes how sorry i am. >> reporter: drew brees' response came after president trump tweeted on friday that brees should have never apologized. brees shot back, "i realize this is not an issue about the american flag. it has never beea reversal from wednesday. >> i will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the united states of america. >> reporter: those comentsz sparked a backlash in a league where nearly two-thirds of the players are black. the league commissioner made his own apology. >> we, the national football

league, admit we were wrong for not listening to n.f.l. players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. >> reporter: but roger goodell's video made no mention of colin kaepernick, who first took a knee in 2016. he's been out of the league ever since. are these just words or what about the action? >> i think there will be some action. the question is did the commissioner make his decision based on pressure? >> reporter: but with the issue of police brutality once again gripping the nation, this week, prominent n.f.l. players made an impassioned plea. >> what will it take? >> for one of us to be murdered by police brutality? >> reporter: an attempt to get the country all on the same team. >> this is what we, the players, would like to hear you state. >> we, the national football league, believe black lives matter. >> we, the national football league, believe black lives matter. >> reporter: carter evans, cbs news, los angeles. >> o'donnell: by this time

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protesters called the freedom fighters, a tribute to those from the civil rights era. some of them have converged here on the streets of washington, along with people from all walks of life who say they will not stop until they change the agenda. in the middle of the marching and the chanting, we found keith butler and his family. he said his children had to be here. >> in this particular situation, black lives matter. he's a young black male. if he doesn't want to deal with that tomorrow, he's got to be a part of this. >> reporter: his son is 14-year-old julian. >> if you keep on pushing you will get what you want eventually. >> reporter: joshua lee, a recent college graduate, came out of fear he could be next. >> as a black man in america, we all feel the pressure. >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: for four-year-ol misha hoffman and her parents, it's a new sign of the times. >> as a middle-aged white male, right, i've lived a pretty

privileged life, and i feel like it's time for us as white americans to stand off and say, "we will no longer accept that." >> reporter: for the butlers, that is a march toward progress. >> we are really heart filled at the people who are caucasian or different races who are out here to support us as a people. >> keep your voitions loud. make your voices known. because that's the only way change is going to occur. >> reporter: one of the biggest takeawayaways from these protests seems to be a greater dialogue around race. service officer and a witnessed protester outside of the treasury department. the protester said he just wants justice. the officer said he respects what these protesters are doing. norah. >> o'donnell: nikole killion, thank you. and coming up next, reflections from minnesota.

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here's cbs' jamie yuccas. >> reporter: plywood, which was once protection, is now a canvas for artists like 22-year-old antoine jenkins. >> just to get to express something from the heart. >> reporter: he thought his protest marching would build a bridge. now he's creating one. >> what we're doing is we're changing the narrative behind it, and we're having george come down as an angel protecting everyone because no one got hurt that day. >> reporter: images have popped up across the city, not just of floyd but of the black plight and symbols of unity. >> you don't have to be a professional artist to create something meaningful to you and your community. >> reporter: nicole soukup, with the minneapolis institute of art, commissioned a exhibition in 2018 for philando castile. another black man killed by police in a traffic stop. you have seen minneapolis use art to move through trauma. >> certainly. this is how my city processes trauma, how it processes grief, and how it starts to recalibrate

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