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good morning, everyone. it is saturday, may 30th. i'm alex witt. protesters taking over city streets in outrage over george floyd, a man who died on memorial day after a police officer was videotaped kneeling on his neck. in portland, oregon, police clashing with protesters. some protesters smashing windows. protesters also threw projectiles their way. and chaos on the streets of los angeles overnight. in downtown specifically as the police there declared protests an illegal gathering. moving to denver, more tear gas and flesh grenades. moving to cincinnati, not much of a police presence there at the moment when protesters shattered this storefront. take a look at this video from brooklyn.

protesters squaring off with nypd officers. dozens in fact, were arrested there. this was the scene outside the white house as protesters got too close for comfort. moving to georgia, early this morning, the governor declaring a state of emergency after tensions flared overnight. and also new in detroit, police confirmed at least one person was killed when someone in an suv opened fire on a group of protesters last night. protests erupting coast to coast in spite of the arrest of this man, derek chauvin, the police officer videotaped kneeling on floyd's neck. let's take you live right now to minneapolis. that is where nbc's steve patterson is. still smoky skies behind you. i understand the curfew was just lifted. but last night's demonstrations, they went on and on. >> reporter: the curfew almost

as if it didn't exist, alex. good morning. that curfew, city-imposed, expired a few minutes ago. you can hear the opportunity from what happened. it transpired overnight. you can see behind me the national guard out in force. lake street is where we have seen a lot of activity the past few days. the first firefighter activity that i have seen in the city of minneapolis since i have been here. they are only able to get in here because the military cordoned off this area, allowing ingress so protesters can't get in as well. we have not seen a large contingent of protesters so far this early morning. but you can see as the military is -- some of the or advanced parts of the national guard

flexed in and got a hold on this scene. but the damage, devastating damage all throughout the city. we saw a post office complete charred through. active fires continue to go burn into this morning. not much in the way of police presence overnight. specifically and especially local police. saw pockets of protesters as we came into the city this morning. the mayor and the governor early this morning held a police conference to address the surge they want to implore into the city the next few days. i want you to listen to what they said earlier this morning. take a listen. . >> this is the largest civilian deployment in minnesota history that we have out there today. and quite candidly right now, we do not have the numbers. we cannot arrest people when we are trying to hold ground because of the sheer size, the dynamics and the wanton violence

out there. >> there is no honor in burning down your city. there is no pride in looting local businesses that have become institutions of a neighborhood. if you care about your community, you've got to put this ahead of you. >> back here, this entire scene enveloped in smoke. i can see every direction behind me cameraman. you can see the active flames on this street. that goes all the way back until the other side where there is another barrier protected by the national guard. but this has been a situation. it's fast moving, continues to be dynamic. and obviously this is just one slice of the city. there are fires like this all across minneapolis happening right now. this one is just where the

national guard has been able to get to, alexment back to you. >> okay. it's a hell of a scene. thank you so much, steve patterson, for that. protests erupted overnight across this country, including here in new york city. as we show you video in front of the barclay's center in downtown brooklyn where protesters were clearly clashing with police. they turned violent after an nypd van was set on fire. and this horrific scene of a woman being thrown to the ground. there you see it right there. she said she was knocked down by police after being asked to move out of the way. asked but thrown. joining me nows, cori coffin from times square. what is the light of deal revealing about these protests. >> reporter: it's revealing the amount of arrests. more than 50 last night, 70 the night before. the violence continues. the violence appearing to escalate as protesters tried to

get into a precinct in brooklyn. police were able to keep them at bay. they pushed them back. as you just just moments ago, they set an empty police van on fire. the mayor pleading that protesters direct their anger for politicians, not police. >> if you are angry with the government, if you're angry with elected leaders, direct that anger to all of us. because if we haven't done enough, then we, we are the ones that should be held responsible. but the police officer in front of you is a working man or woman just trying to do their job. they did not create the policies. they did not create the pain. >> reporter: now, several police officers did report having injuries yesterday. leg injuries, a lost tooth, that sort of thing. but i want to direct your attention to that video we

showed moments ago. a woman thrown to the ground very violently by what appeared to be a police officer. i know local authorities are looking into that video. and two black lawmakers reportedly were pepper sprayed. they say they came out to support their constituents. new york city council said this was a failure of leadership and police needed to deescalate the situation rather than escalate it, alex. we know another rally is planned for saturday. that will be staten island at the location where eric garner was killed six years ago in a choke hold by police. alex? >> i've got to tell you, all of this video is very, very disturbing. cori coffin, thank you so much, from times square. eddie, i just said the video is disturbing. i also want to show viewers the tweet that you posted yesterday afternoon. here it is. i'm sitting here in tears, damn

it. what was exactly overwhelming you? >> i had just watched the video of officer chauvin's knee in the neck of george floyd. and i heard him call for his mother. i heard him in effect tell people to tell his kids that he loved him because he knew he was going to die. and it just broke me on the inside. it reminded me of this moment in the great african-american intellectual when he saw the knuckles of sam hose displayed in a store. and he realized this isn't about a rational argument. something else is going on here. something broke inside me at that moment, yeah. . >> yeah. and i can certainly understand why. it is tough to listen to you

talk about it. you are a brilliant writer. here's the headline. george floyd's murder shows once more we cannot wait for white america to end racism. what do you mean by this? >> we have spent so much of our history trying to convince our fellows not to hold noxious commitments. we compromise as a result of it. you think about what happened to that extraordinary effort called radical reconstruction. you know, we compromise with lost cause folks and quote, unquote redemption. you have jim crow and the lake. you think about the mid-20th century and we should be full-fledged citizens. you get calls from law and order, tax revolt in california, the election of ronald reagan in 1980. so we find ourselves over and over again trying to reach for a

eninmultiracial democracy but we double down on this ugliness, this belief that white people matter more than others. those who commit to the idea that america is a white nation and must be a white nation, we can't wait on them to change their mind. we have to begin to work hard, i think. those of us committed to a just america, a new america, we have to start working hard to build that america. so those views, noxious views have that quarter to breathe. i'm tired of trying to convince folks. i want to build a just america. that's what i was reaching for in that moment. because the problem isn't black folk. let's be clear. the problem isn't us. i want to be very clear about that. >> one name after the next. you know, eric garner, trayvon martin, ahmaud arbery, george

floyd. it seems like a never-ending cycle. is there anything about this, as we follow these cases, eddie, after each one we hope there is something that is going to change. is there something different about this that is meaningful that might bring about some positive change? >> you know, alec, that's a great question. it's always axed in these moments. every urban unrest, the rebellions after king -- dr. king's assassination in '68. every single one has been in some way tied to police violence. in this moment i think it's different because we are experiencing the chaos, the disruption, the devastation of covid-19. america is different. it will be different. corona will work like bcad. what was america before coronavirus, what will america

be after coronavirus. in this moment we have an opportunity to reimagine ourselves differently. the question is whether we will double down on the ugliness again. there is a possibility, i think. >> so the violence here on display across this country, so it sending a message or is it merely distraction? is it detracting from the importance of this moment? . >> that might be a false opposition, alex. i think it is both, right? i think it is sending a message. if it wasn't -- you know, there's a sense in which the protests some minneapolis, one wonders if there would have been a charge of the officer if the protests didn't happen. . >> or, eddie, if there wasn't the video. >> exactly. we need this video to convince folks that what is happening to

us is real. i think the postmortem on these protests will be complex. michelle goldberg is writing in the "new york times" about the bug look boys. we need to think about this as black protests when that's not happening when we look closely on the folks on the ground. we need to see it, too, as a proxy or a range of things. it is a collection of factors that are informing what we are seeing across the country. it's not just simply policing. although that is at the heart of it. george floyd is kind of symbolic of experiences that folks have had all across the country. it is also the devastation of covid-19. you have folk who have lost loved ones, have lost their jobs, who are trying to figure out how to make ends meet. and then you have the political and economic climate. you have trump doing what trump

does. then you have billionaires making billions of dollars in this moment of disease and folk can't pay their rent or the eviction -- you know, the idea that you can't evict folk. the rent reprieve. unemployment benefits. all of this stuff is running out while billionaires are making billions. and we might have a trillion air. the under belly of the country is in full display. we're in a tinder box. we need to buckle up for this very, very difficult ride we're about to experience. >> with foresight here, is there something you would like to see happen, just one thing to get us on a positive path of progress? >> that's a hard question.

you know, i don't know. one of the most insidious situations of our current moment is the assault on our imagination. we have to imagine a different, a new america. . i want to hear a politician, i want to hear leaders, thought leaders, i want to hear activists begin to put forward a vision of this country that is genuinely just. and that will begin with ending qualified police immunity, that will begin addressing the multiple americas that exist in this country. we need a vision of a new america. that sounds so pollyannish. . >> no. no apologies necessary.

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it is dawn of a new day in downtown minneapolis, and you are seeing the remnants of the demonstrations, protests. some are calling riots from last night. there are multiple fires around that city that have yet to be put out. there is a presence of the national guard police. it is an extraordinary scene there in minneapolis. also, the white house saw its share of difficulties last

night. let's go through now and get new reaction from the president to the death of george floyd and the controversial tweet from the president was that marked with the warning label. there were demonstrations in lafayette park last night. >> reporter: good morning, alex. it is calm now. certainly a big secret service presence as we would typically find. but crowds outside the white house clashed with secret service and other law enforcement late into the night. these were angry, unpredictable clashes spfplt that came just hours after president trump said he had phoned the family to offer his and the nation's sympathies. and 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 sympathies 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. >> reporter: but president trump's 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 hraogt starts, the shooting starts. but the president claimed no awareness of that expression's link to 1960ss racial unrest, then used by a miami police chief who wielded tough tactics in communities. . >> i don't know where it came from. i don't know where it originated. i wouldn't know a thing like that. >> reporter: still defending his word choice. >> it's very accurate when you do have looting, people often get shot and they die. that's not good and we don't

want that to happen. >> reporter: he spoke of floyd's suffering. >> it was a terrible thing. he was in tremendous pain and couldn't breathe. >> reporter: former president barack obama said it falls on all of us to work together to create a new normal in which the legacy of bigot ry and unequal treatment no longer infects our institution or our hearts. >> reporter: president trump said demonstrations are warranted but should remain safe. and the president also talked about law enforcement. we have seen so many times when he has been very supportive of that community. he said the events surrounding george floyd's death and the conduct of those officers is an insult to all police. there has been a lot of attention about the president's earlier big event in the rose garden about china and the world health organization, where he did not talk about the national

protests or george floyd, instead focusing on a break with china over issues related to hong kong and a break with the world health organization during this pandemic saying the u.s. with withdraw its funding and support for that organization upset the president, he says, because he believes the w.h.o. did not sufficiently warn other nations about the dangers of the virus. thank you kelly o'donnell for that comprehensive report. let's share the headlines at this hour. cdc releasing a new report saying the virus began spreading here as early as late jab. that's a full month before community spread was reported. the study saying the virus first came to the u.s. from china, following by several reports from europe overnight the supreme court rejected challenge to limits on religious attendance. chief justice roberts citing with the court's liberal

justices wrote restrictions to allow churches to reopen at 25% capacity appear consistent with the first amendment. president trump on friday announcing the u.s. will cut ties with the world health organization. the president criticizing the w.h.o. with their response to the u.s. pandemic and saying the funds will be equity doctored to other u.s. health needs. one week after a packed pool party after lake of the ozarks, missouri, officials confirm a person who attended several parse tested positive for the coronavirus. not surprising, right? they showed symptoms sunday. of course new york city is on track to begin reopening on june 8th. the this comes as new hot spots across this country on the rise after other states are loosening their restrictions. kathy park is joining me now from new york city.

kathy, a good morning to you. what's the latest on all of this? >> reporter: alex, good morning to you. new york city needs two more benchmarks before reopening. once that happens, up to 400,000 people could be headed back to work. so 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 are on track to open on june 8th. phase one should bring about 400,000 employees back to work. >> reporter: that start date clearing the way for curb side retail, manufacturing, construction, and wholesale operations to interface one. the garment district is 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. >> reporter: businesses expected to limit capacity and sanitize regularly. the mayor saying several

resources will be rolled out to help with the transition. >> we are going to be providing face coverings for free for all businesses that need them. we will start with the 2 million face coverings >> reporter: in san francisco, a cautious approach to reopening, tentatively set for june 15th. >> we are still asking people to stay at home if at all possible. >> reporter: and late friday, the cdc releasing new details on when and where the virus first arrived. pointing to evidence suggesting the coronavirus began quietly spreading in the u.s. as early as late january. a month before community spread was detected. today in connecticut, foxwoods resort and casino is placing bets on invited 6th guests. in parts of the d.c. area, people can dine outside and get a haircut by appointment only. reopening of water parks couldn't get soon enough in texas. but infections and deaths are climbing in several states. mississippi recording its

highest single day jump in new cases, blamed on social gatherings. >> every community is one wild weekend from falling off the cliff. and with more people making plans into the office, the cdc released new recommendations how to keep employees safe and healthy. they include keeping desks six feet apart, increasing airflow even if that is opening more windows, and conducting daily temperature checks as people head back into work. >> it is going to be a different world for a while. kathy park, thank you, from times square. tomorrow joy reid, exploring poverty, speaking with meat packers, minimum wage workers and more vulnerable groups and how they are impacted on this

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the tone of my voice, the tears on my face. aim just saying that's how concerned i am. i understand. and i've heard it from so many people trying to do things the right way. i understand the anger and -- you can't kill people. there ain't a good enough reason. thou shalt not. >> your community is just torn up. . >> you are hearing minnesotans. protests took a destructive turn overnight. let's go to plain alblayne alex.

the tenor of things as we look at shattered windows behind you. >> reporter: alex, good morning to you. we spent hours out here overnight. now that the sun is up, you see the full extent of the damage. this is the cnn center. you see the doors smashed in. they have been covered by boards. you see the glass here on the ground. and just beyond me, through this shattered window almost, you see two police officers still standing guard inside. now i've got to say we were here when protesters descended upon this building, shattered glass. there was a police line preventing them from coming in. all of this, alex, taking place as officers outside were trying to clear the streets. overnight across the country, the calls for justice 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. >> reporter: and as the sun set the destruction spread. this is the college football hall of fame, a popular museum in the heart of downtown atlanta. right here behind me, centennial olympic park, the home of the '9 6 olympics. in the middle of it all, a police s.w.a.t. vehicle. >> two cars stood a played for more hand 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. >> reporter: when you saw the video, what did you think? >> that could be my father. that could be my brother. that could be me. and it's just happened too many times. >> reporter: more tense clashes around the country, including this at the barclay's center. in detroit, demonstrations turned deadly when someone fired shots killing a 19-year-old man. police were not involved. from louisville, still reeling over the death of 26-year-old breona taylor, killed by police officers as they served a warrant, a reporter and crew came under fire from police. two 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 protests keep happening, it is now being recorded. that is why it is seen more. >> reporter: alex, back live in downtown atlanta. this was a restaurant nearby. this glass shattered out. the college football hall of fame. one other hotel vandalized in the midst of all of this. we are much whatting all of this happen. overnight, we did see -- we know a number of arrests did happen. we personally witnessed two of those taking place. i have to mention one remarkable moment in the midst of all of this. before it escalated to the point you see behind me, we saw atlanta's police chief standing in the middle of dozens, a huge crush of protesters standing for the better part of an hour from

what we saw, listening to protesters, saying she wanted to hear, she wanted to understand. she said she understands people's frustration and just wanted to hear them. >> that is a good moment for you to have shared. i appreciate that. i equally appreciate this package you put together, seeing all of these hot spots around the country. it truly has crossed this nation. thank you. everyone, back to minneapolis. that is where we already see members of the national guard. they are there this morning stationed around a building that is still on fire after this night of unrest in the city. joining me from minneapolis, nbc's gabe gutierrez. with a welcome to you. i know there was a curfew imposed overnight. but folks there pretty much ignored that, right? >> yeah, alex, that's right. good morning. many protesters flatly ignored the curfew. it was anarchy. as you can see behind me, fire crews are on the scene. the building had been burning the last several hours.

they are now trying to put out hot spots. the national guard is now on the scene. overnight in many parts of the city, there was virtually no police presence. the curfew that had been imposed was flatly ignored in parts of the city. as you can see behind me, this city is now a tinder box of rage. overnight, minneapolis burned again. a fourth night of protests after the death of george floyd. multiple buildings went up in flames. off there was no police in sight. oftentimes rioters ruled the streets. >> reporter: it is 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 a dramatic escalation from what we saw the night before. as curfew took effect the first time, defiance. protesters ignoring orders to disperse and marching through

downtown. >> this is not about george's death or in equities that were real. this is about chaos. >> reporter: the chaos erupted as derek chauvin was booked on third degree murder and manslaughter. we learned 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 charging documents allege that chauvin had his knee on floyd's neck for more than eight minutes, even after floyd became nonresponsive. his attorney has declined to comment. >> we can only charge a case when we have sufficient evidence to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt. as of right now, we have that. >> reporter: just hours after the announcement, protesters gathered here. for them, the charges just aren't enough. >> we want first-degree murder. >> reporter: clifford adams said the tensions are not so easily diffused. >> i don't condone the violence

and i don't condone the looting. what do you expect after people haven't been heard? >> reporter: they anticipate charges against the three other officers. even minneapolis's current police chief, along with four other officers, once sued their own department, accusing it of tolerating racism. the officers were paid a settlement two years later. that powder keg now exploding night after after. >> the war is here. do something about it. clean up this police department. >> reporter: emergency crews are now on the scene working furiously to put out the flames. there are still a few hot spots here. alex, the major question is what happens next? you'll recall yesterday the governor of the state stepped in and basically criticized local leaders for not having enough of a plan. but then overnight the national

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murder, second-degree manslaughter in the death of george floyd. joining us is criminal defense attorney. with a warm welcome to you. tell us the differences between first-degree and third-degree murder and how much more difficult it might be to prove a first-degree charge in this particular case. >> so first-degree murder has the element of intent. you have to prove that someone ended to cause the death of another person. that inherently is very difficult when you have an intent-based crime, it is hard to prove because you essentially have to understand what the state of mind was for that person at the time the murder was committed. so that's extremely hard to do. but you can do it. the reason why chauvin was charged with third-degree murder is because there is no element of intent. it's just that he engaged in an act that posed a danger to someone that resulted in a death. that was something that the d.a., based on his examination

of the evidence, of course, he has more evidence than what we know of, but based on his examination felt like that was the appropriate charge that he should start with. that doesn't mean that after examining more evidence it may come in that he may add a charge. he may see he needs to enhance. but at this point he is comfortable with third-degree murder. >> good. you anticipated my next question whether this can be increased. that's good to know. yesterday we had hennepin county attorney mike freeman saying he is anticipating charges for the other three officers involved. what do you think they could face? >> well, they definitely had a duty to assist. they are first responders. they saw someone who was physically harmed. they had an obligation to call medical personnel. what they did was egregious. derek chauvin didn't commit this killing on his own. all four of them played a role. not only did they not render aid, but they prevented from others to do so too.

they ignored george's plea for help that he needed air. knowing there was a problem, they heard observers saying they noticed george was nonresponsive. and they urged them to check his pulse. what did they do? nothing. so all four of them are responsible. if one had intervened, george would be alive today. >> yodit tewolde, i look forward to seeing you again. thank you. a new article finds trump finds himself playing campaign defense with core elements of his base. elements of his base it kills weeds, prevents crabgrass and feeds so grass can thrive, guaranteed. our backyard is back. this is a scotts yard.

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delpersio. and nbc news white house reporter shannon pettypiece. shannon, you first here. you wrote the president's base is eroding. are there indications that those who leave the president's base will necessarily move to the joe biden camp and vote for him? >> it does seem like there is a bit of that going on. of course, we are in may. much can happen between now and election day. when you dig into the poll numbers for the past month, you do really see shifts in the groups. you mentioned them. seniors, non college educated white voters, evangelicals. moving to varying degrees of support from donald trump to joe biden. among the support from seniors going over to joe biden. seeing his numbers increase in

that group and decreasing among the president's. this is notable. while the president's numbers nationally show him trailing biden, it is not just because we are seeing more people in the groups who have traditionally not supported the president. not just because of the increase of suburban women or increase in my majority voters leaving the president and going to joe biden, but among the erosion of the president's base of supporters. >> that includes in particular senior women. i know a lot said enough of this. republicans, some of them, are worried of the fallout of the president effects the senate races. martha mcsally. we saw the support for trump fade. do you think that continues? that is the trend here at this point in 2020. particularly in the key states of arizona.

does that translate to the downballot candidates? >> here is the problem they will have at the senate level. there will be a base of 2016 donald trump supporters that will not come out to vote for a democrat and will not vote for donald trump. his strategy along has been to keep that base strong. you never saw a president lose a popular vote and reach out to other people and expand that base. he just tried to expand his mind for potential voters who will not show up. you will see an increase or the same hillary voter turnout and less of a donald trump turnout which is devastating to the state candidates. >> there is a fox poll out.

shann shannon, could that be enough to bring the keygraphcra demograph to vote for him in. >> we see how quickly things are evolving with the coronavirus and how many unknown there s an demonstrations. the economy is one area where the president's advisers are hoping that even if it is in a worse situation than a year ago, they show signs of improvement. they can promote the narrative the president is talking about a great american comeback story. if we have unemployment at 10% or 15% going into the fall. they can say it is better than 20% from a few months earlier. the economy is key. that is something the president's camp is banking on showing signs of moving in the right direction for the november election. >> i'll ask you to put the

graphic back up. you look at the key topics there. the president trails badly into four of them. he is just beating in terms of economy almost within a plus/minus what you allow for a poll like this. speak to that. particularly coronavirus. health care. women's rights. relations with china. >> let's not forget in 2016, the majority of people did not trust donald trump by 61% when it came to unfavorable numbers. joe biden will be above 50% in unfavorable numbers. what we will see is the voters who went to donald trump last tig time and where they will go this time. >> ladies, thank you. that will do it for me this hour. i'm alex witt.

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something nobody expected. the police and national guard, state police and other agencies. i didn't see the minnesota state police at all. they started moving backward for well over a mile. as far as i can see, at one point they stopped and did running battle with the prote protesters with tear gas. protesters did not pull back. >> you are not getting back at the police officer that tragically killed george floyd by looting a town. >> a