thanks for watching tonight. we will be back at:00 peern. keep it here on msnbc. and a good tuesday evening to you, craig melvin here tonight. cities across this country are preparing for an eighth night of protests and potential unrest. a live look right now at washington, d.c., at boston, an at seattle, at new york. where tens of thousands have been in the streets throughout the day. in new york, demonstrations continue at this hour. last night, an other wise

peaceful day of bro tests turned chaotic when looters took advantage of the situation. mayor bill de blasio earlying up the curfew from 11:00 to 8:00 he is extending it later. governor cuomo said the mayor of new york and the nypd dropped the ball last night. and washington, d.c., the 7:00 curfew. demonstrators holding a peaceful gathering outside lafayette square. this was the scene behind that eight-foot high fence that was installed overnight. they are being watched over by a contingent now of military police and national guard. last night, the pearceful protestors in d.c. were cleared from the park, you remember, so that president trump could walk across the street to st. john's

church for a photo op. today, joe biden delivering a speech in philadelphia. >> using tear gas and flash grenades to stage a photo op, a photo op. one of the most historic churches in the country, at least in washington, d.c. we can be forgiven for believing the president is more interested in power than in principle. >> and meanwhile, the family of george floyd whose killing in police custody eight days ago fueled the nationwide bro tests, said that biden would be attending his funeral in to texas next week. and minneapolis, a service is set for thursday. protestors gathered for a second day at the site where the 46-year-old father of two died. today the state of minnesota filed a human rights complaint against the minneapolis police

department in connection with floyd's death. we're going to have more on that part of the story later on in the hour. president trump's response to what he is seeing, to continue putting the pressure on governors like the aforementioned governor of new york, andrew cuomo, to crack down the protestors. we have reporters fanned out all over the country. we start with msnbc correspondent garrett hague in lafayette square. it appears protestors are once again taking a knee. >> craig that's right. protestors are going nowhere. we're a few minutes after seven now. we are a few minutes in d.c.'s curfew and you see the folks, they are kneeling, raising a first, chanting this is what democracy looks like. this a city with a very proud protest heritage. i want to bring in daniel.

you have been here a couple days in a row now. tell me why you think it's important to keep coming back out here. >> to touch the pavement. too many of my brothers and sisters are killed in the streets. our job is to continue to fight. continue to fight. continue to fight. we e cannot continue to be quiet. we must have our voices be heard. the only way we will have the voices heard is touching the pavement. >> you were hear yesterday when federal police cleared the streets. what do you expect to see happen tonight? >> as long as we continue to peacefully protest, i think with trump having his speech, i think that brought the urge for him to bring out the government yesterday and push us back. with him not being out here, i don't think they are going to charge like they did. people continue to peacefully protest. we will continue to be out here and forget the curfew. >> you make a good point here, the decision by the president yesterday both to clear this park and to come across it to

the park galvanized this city in an additional way. i have seen and spoken to a number of people who said they were not sure this is their fight. but the way the president handled themselves on the streets of their city made it feel like this was their fight. they wanted to be physically present. >> interesting, i was where you're standing right now, 24 hours ago it was a different scene and protestors are forced back, and the officers on horses. the fence went up other night. i understand that the military presence, the national guard presence, a bit more prominent than what it was. is that what you are seeing as well? >> yeah, interesting, last night, driving home in the end of our coverage, it looked like when you would be in a city where there was a hurricane. national guard vehicles at a number of interactions around

downtown d.c. a very visitable presence. i have not seen as much of them in the daylight hours today. butky tell you the entire alphabet soup of law enforcement agencies are deployed in washington, d.c. in some capacity. customs officers, dea agents, the full force of the federal government is spread out in the city to compliment the city's own police force to be prepared for whatever may or may not happen tonight. again, yesterday's protests were entirely peaceful. today's have been as well. we will see what happens when and if there is a decision made to enforce that curfew. >> all right, garrett on the ground there in the nation's capital. again, the cure few went into effect. let's go from washington, d.c. now to new york city. my colleague katy tur. it not exactly sure where you

are right now. so where you are and what do things look like there? >> we e e are in columbus circle. we have been marching throughout the city now for five, six hours. and we went all the way upper east side, 89th street. back down 5th avenue. i wondered if they were going to go to trump tower but there were police barricades and thou this crowd that has been on the prove, nonstop since 1:00 p.m. and stopping and they are stopping in front of trump international hotel here in columbus circle. they could not get to trump tower but they are in front of hiss marquee hotel here in had the city. the protest, craig, has been nonviolent. it has been peaceful. there have been moments of tension as protestored sided with police officers they have

come across. but never what i have been able to see a confrontation between protestors and the police. we are less than an hour to curfew here in new york, an 8:00 p.m. cure ffew here in the city that the may extended through sunday night. there are tens of thousands of protestors here. i'm not sure how they try to enforce the curfew at 8:00 p.m. and what might happen. i'm not sure what will happen to the crowd. but i will tell you, earlier, about 30 minutes ago 45 minutes ago there was a chant of "f" your curfew. using more colorful language thanky use. but not the going to abide by the curfew. the mayor has had a tough time keeping things orderly.

the protests in the day have been peaceful but the governor today criticized mayor de blasio, and the nypd, saying they were not doing a good job. and the governor talked about how he has an authority to remove a mayor v governors have that authority, and then he moved on. the mayor and the nypd have both defended their response. one point, the mayor asked the nypd commissioner earlier today to be clear about where the looting was last night where the chaos was last night. it was in small pockets in the city, along 5th avenue, soho, the bronx. he also said that looting, it a times it looked like there wasn't a police presence and looters were able to break win dopes and go in stores at will, i'm focusing on both. i'm focusing on both. they said that those were criminals and they would be arrested and that gentleman is

right. this is not about -- this is not about the looters. the nypd, they are both making the distinction between what you're seeing, and the groups, they organized and intending to under mine the effort. and he says, the nypd say, we have seen, the tens of thousands of people that come out are here to be hurd. they are here to say they are not going to let the status quo continue. they are not going to let black men and women be targeted by police. targeted differently by police as if they are a threat and what we're seeing right the now, a couple times throughout the day, as we have been marching, the entire crowd takes a knee, and throws their hand up one arm in the air, one fist in the air, and remarkably, we talked by memorial sloan kettering and

lennox hill hospital. i know you are familiar with both. the way the city has cheered on health care workers every day at 7:00 p.m. the health care workers came outside as the bro test was walking by and they cheered them on. they clapped and some of the nurses, the doctors, some of the workers took a knee, returning the support that this city has shown them over the past few months. >> it was a remarkable image, katy. i actually saw it on one of your social media accounts, seeing the nurses, presumably had just gotten off a 12 hour sift, return the favor. be safe out there, katy tur. we would like to check back in with you. we are just 50 minutes away from the curfew going in effect in new york city. a number of streets have already been shut down. the traffic in the big apple. 30 rockefeller, where we work, where we call home, shut down at

one point. there was an nypd helicopter above 30 rockefeller because of what happened down there. the peaceful protest, by van dolls and looters as the sun goes down. let's go -- excuse me this is boston. this is the scene in a boston, massachusetts, a live look above what's happening there. a crowd of protesters, we should point out, we do not have control of this camera. but what you see now, it would appear as if law enforcement and propes to protestors right now seem to be letting each other have space there in boston. we will keep an eye on what is happening in boston. we have seen the crowds swell over the last few hours. in boston, massachusetts, heretofore, a largely peace profl test. we have seen them move through a

sea after protestors. let's go to houston right now. price se priscilla thompson is there. there was that march there in george floyd's hometown. it was a sizable march as i understand it. i saw a few officials earlier. low did the march go? what are they exteching tonight? >> craig, more than 55,000 people were here today, we're told by officials. so a sizable march. we actually just saw the dump trucks that were blocking traffic move. we have folks making way their down from city hall back to downtown and largely peaceful here today. we have seen the officers out in riot gear. there are some hanging out over here. but sort of the hanging out and just monitoring the situation. we haven't seen any sort of silence or issues like that.

but we did see a couple police cars race by just now. it's unclear where they were headed. but as far as we have seen, incredibly peaceful out here today. that is exactly what the organizers and the folks out here wanted. the houston rapper trey are the truth helped organize the from test. and he said if you see someone out there, talk to them. we don't need the police to monitor that. we can do that ourselves. that is really the message here. they really wanted the march to be about honoring the family as they prepare for the services that will start up in minnesota on thursday. and prepare to bring the body back here monday and tuesday to say a final farewell, craig? >> as you talk to protestors, demonstrators on the ground, what have they told you about about when they plan to stop taking to the streets every day?

will it be the arrest of three other officers? more than that? >> craig, i think that is an open ended question for a lot of folks out here today. i talked to one woman a a mother of twins, and she told me she had never protested when there was an incident like that. and she felt compelled to come out ore hooch me wants change and justice. i asked her, after this week, after the sbod laid to rest, she said i don't flow if it will be over for me until we have a solution to the problem. >> priscilla thompson, houston, texas. 6:15 in houston. 4:15 in los angeles. the left side of the screen. you see a swarm of dem stwraters there who also appear to be taking a knee. we just saw the same thing in seattle. we will continue to monitor the situation from coast to coast as curfews again start to take

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after calling for the use of military force against demonstrators on monday, president trump today praising the heavy handed tactics used in washington, d.c. last night. trump tauted the many arrests

saying, quote, great job done by all. overwhelming force, domination. he is telling new york city to call up the national guard. saying, quote, the low lives and losers are ripping you apart. all of this coming after the president on monday threatened to use the military to dominate the streets. many say crosses the line. the fascist speech that trump just dinned. kamala harris, these are not the words of a president but a dictator. i was in the middle of that crowd last night when park police, the national guard, the secret service, they all suddenly cleared protestors from lafayette park p, all of that clearing the way for the president to the pose with a

bible for a photo op in front of st. john's church that was set on fire. courses confirming to nbc news that trump's unannounced walk to the church was his idea. because he wanted the visual. "the new york times" reporting that one of the visiting priests attending to st. john's was sprayed with tear gas when the police cleared i way for the president. i'm joined now by et peter baker, and michael steel is with me. the former chair of the rnc. what are they saying, peter, at the white house today about the president's stroll over to st. john's? >> well, for the president and the his inner circle, they are happy for it. they think it worked out exactly as they hoped it would. projects an image of toughness, resolve. he loves the photographs, that

circulated and some of it made it that their home page. this is exactly what he wanted. and there are other people who are worried. they don't know how it will look to other people other than the core audience. they notice the team didn't have a sing the person of color join the president in that walk across the square that came across as an it will off. you know, off base in a moment wren the streets are wailing with unrest about the killing of george floyd. and so there's -- you know, it depend on who you talk to. they think they got what they wanted but some of his own people are worried. >> it was interesting, michael steel, the contrast that we saw in wilmington, delaware, vice president joe biden, the it a parent democratic flom --

nominee, full face covering there inside the church. and vice president biden spoke about it today. >> the president held up the bible at st. john's church idea. yesterday. i just wish he opened it once in a while instead of brandishing it. if he opened it, he could have learned something. they are all called to love one another, as we love ourselves. it's really hard work but it's the work of america. >> michael, what do we make of this contrast? between the apparent democratic nominee and president trump? >> well with, i think prayer versus pugilism. do you want to pray and apply the words of the gospel or do

you want to use that gospel as a kugel. you see the contrast, it was very clear. i think for those inside the white house are who are high-fiving and opening the champagne bottles and loving the visuals they concocted, the reality is this is not playing well across the country and it's not playing well because those senators who walked single file against a bank of cameras had nothing to say. they could not justify it. they could not approve of it. be the reality is it, they know how it is playing back at home. they know what the voters can did what do they say to a black voter in ohio and michigan and

florida, california, new york, south carolina, north carolina. what happen do you sty them? you cannot look a camera in the eye and say to the american people that what the president said yesterday was despicable. to use religion as a prop and to do it again today? this is a place where amidst all the protesting that is going on, the american people are taking into their soul what all of this means. and we'll see how they resolve it. but right now, the photo opes aren't good. the imagery is not powerful for the president. it shows a man who is weak who is afraid and who doesn't know what to do hat this hour. that is why he was in the bunker, as opposed to gathering the protestors in front of him and talking to him and understanding exactly what his problem is. that is what joe biden did. he took that risk, given all the things that are swirling around

him, he took that risk. and sat down with protestors and the black kplunty to community to understand better what the organizement argument they are making. >> we just showed a picture of a sea of protestors in front of trump tower on 5th an knew, that was a very large group just a short time ago. 's the scene there, that is on the right side of your screen. again, largely peaceful. actually from this vantage point, totally peaceful. the left side of the screen, the the protest tofrs are kneeling and seated there in seattle, washington. the e e his episcopal diocese,

this is what they explained to me. >> after making a highly charged, emotional speech to the nation where he threatened military force, his officials cleared peaceful protests with tear gas and horses and walked on to the courtyard of st. john's church and held up a bible as if it were a prop or extension of his military and authoritarian position and stood in front of our building as if p it were a backdrop for his agenda. >> despite criticism from religious leaders, the president holding what appeared to be pretty much another photo op today in a shrine for pope paul john xxii. arch bishop gregory saying, i

find it baffling and reprehensible that any catholic facility would allow itself to be so egregiously misused and man n manipulated. and in a span of 24 hours, rebukes from religious leaders and yet the president still enjoys, at last check, enjoys a chunk of evangelical support. how can it be should. >> that is a question of the ages at this point. those whoex who protess all of this christian purity and this e idealism, it baffle thes a lot of us christians, who some of the folks are and how they get there, i stand with the arch bishop. it is baffle thing and it is not just something that is

disturbing. but it is something that is problematic. and to have the president, as noted, wielding this bible around on church property as a government official, it just -- it is the height of authoritarian action, the galling nature of it all and then to not care. you know why? this is good for the folks who -- they see e this authoritarianism as strength. they think it's a good thing. but heed this word, until it tur turns on you. until it turns on you and then what do do you? you can't fall back on the consistent fusion constitution. i you can't fall back on that. when you see that ground to donald trump, it's gone, baby. you have to think about these things. they do matter. there's a reason why think country was framed the way it

is. yeah, we got problems. and that's what the protests are about. but we don't throw out our liberties and we don't abuse the privilege the constitution gives us, the way the president does. it's just unimaginable and yet here we are. >> it should also be noted for the purposes of this conversation the bishop of washington told me, when i asked her if a president was a regular worshipper at st. john's, she responded, quizzically, no, i don't think so. in fact, i'm not sure he's been back since inauguration day. peter baker, thank you. michael steel, you this as well. this is a live look at america's third largest city. this is chicago, illinois, a sea of protestors making their way down that thoroughfare. i'm not exactly sure which street of highway e this is. but you can see the demonstrators there.

largely peaceful. again from this vandage point, so far, totally peaceful. from chicago to philadelphia. msnbc has been on the ground there. amman, what is the scene there in philly tonight after a fairly tense day yesterday. >> yeah, craig, you can actually see behind me, a crowd of marchers protesters, very peaceful. this ises a peaceful as it gets, multiracial, multigenerational. they are the chants we have grown to learn over the past couple days. they are saying the names of george floyd, breonna taylor. they are condemning the racist cops and systems that lead to police brutality. we are an hour away from the cure f curfew, and philadelphia has had tense days, the curfew is 6:00

p.m. today, it has been extended because it's primary day. polls are up until about 8:30 and the pre protestors maintained their presence on the street. wlout throughout the course of the day, this protest has had incredible stamina. we have been walking since about 2:00 p.m. they have made their way in the city of philadelphia. one point in the city of the city where joe biden spoke earlier today. and even as the sun sets, they are still continuing their march. it comes on a day after very tense moments with the philadelphia police. there is that video we saw where philadelphia police fired tear gas in a crowd of protestors, similar to this. walking on a major road, expressway in the city, and that essentially trapped some of protestors on the embankment, a very scary situation. today it's a different scene. there is a strong police

presence in the front of the protests, in the back of it, and as you can see there is no confrontation. so far there is always a growing concern that as night descends and the protestors begin to end their peaceful march, the more dangerous stuff happens. we saw that yesterday, one individual was shot and gilled by a gun shop owner. he said that there was a looting attempt and that led to a shooting. tonight so far, a very peaceful protest. and the march continuing as it has been for several hours. >> amman in philadelphia, thank you, sir. thank you, up next, the combustible situation in american cities. what is the proper way? the proper way for police to respond to demonstrators, to protestors in american cities?

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we are following a protest from coast to coast, joined now by gotti schwartz on duty in los

angeles. it seems as if you are in the middle of a peaceful protest. >> absolutely. very peaceful protest. in fact, this is a very recognizable scene. you can't see it because of the people here. but this right here is sun set and vine. you can see the protester have sat down here in the middle of the interaction and they are expressing solidarity with the black lives matter movement. a lot of them are standing in front -- let me show you here. a lot of them are standing in front of a company of national guard from the 18th cavalry. we are going to work our way back here. and the lapd. they have been talking to some of the members of the 18th cavalry here, a while ago. we saw this emotional moment between one woman and one of the captains here. i will show what you they have set up. so you can see that the national guard is set up all the way down

here. they are set up here in front of bank of america. and now it got really, really e moegal during this talk between the captain and this young woman. she was basically expressing her anger that they were there to protect them. they feel like the soldiers in the military, the first responsibility is to the citizens and they were asking for the soldiers to march with them, the captain actually said that he would be able to march with them, going from that street over to this street, with but this is what they were in charge of -- of protecting and they couldn't march any further and we heard chants, take a knee. it was three e soldiers and after that, they gave the order for the entire company that is present here to take a e knee and you saw all the soldiers take a knee. pretty emotional. a lot of people started clapping and the young woman and a lot of people in the crowd said this is

not enough. they don't want to see soldiers kneeling. they want to see soldiers marching in solidarity with them and they want to see soldiers not attacking them in a protest escalates tonight. they want to see the soldier process ticketing them. this is what we are seeing here. so far, everything we have seen today is peaceful. this teeny. this a splinter group. we were marching with a protest earlier that was 10,000 strong. stretched a mile down hollywood dowell va boulevard, and we are an hour and half away from curfew going in effect. >> i was watching as you were on the streets and the nights are starting to run together, last night or the night before. you were showing the looting in real time. and we have seen it all over the

country. unfortunately. have you noticed a discernible difference between the protests during the day, when the sun's up. lights out. and when the sun goes down. >> yeah, it's really tough, craig. because you've got -- had is almost like a perfect storm of crimes of opportunity and frustration, and anger. be many of those things are separate. there are tens of thousands of people that are taking to the streets in solidarity, protesting what they believe are police brutality. that is their message. you have tens of thousands of people in all directions. you have police engaging, sometimes kor done cordoning them. and it's a tense situation and you have to imagine that everybody is wearing masks because of the pandemic. everyone is basically anonymous

and as you have, in every major city, there will be some small criminal element that has nothing do with the protests and others will be extremely angry and want to express their anger in violence. it's a perfect storm of anger and frustration. some small groups of opportunists, some crime, some pain. it's a mix every sing the night as curfew goes in effect, plays out in the streets of los angeles and we will see if it plays out again tonight. craig? >> all right, gotti schwartz there for us in los angeles, the curfew is going to take e effect an hour and a half from now. thank you. we state. we are about 30 minutes from the start of tonight's curfew in new york city. actually, we are about 18 minutes away. bracing for another night of protests. in morning, new york governor

andrew cuomo criticizing bill de blasio and the nypd for not doing enough to stop last night's looting and destruction. >> the nypd and the mayor did not do their job last night. i believe that. use the police, protect property and people. look at the videos. it was a disgrace. i don't think they used enough police to address the situation. because it's inarguable that it was not addressed last night. >> all this coming as larger questions are raised about policing with president trump calling for a more militarized preresponse. i'm joined by bill bratton, former nypd commissioner and he has run a police department in some of the american largest

cities, including los angeles. and a nbc senior analyst. and did bill de blasio, nypd drop the ball? >> well, the governor feels that is the case but the mayor and the leadership of the nypd do not feel that is the case. nypd clearly indicates they have a difficult time dealing with the widespread looting and violence they are experiencing. those strong differences of opinion, what you saw in new york last night, some of the more iconic buildings and images in america, macy's, the thanksgiving parade, the fireworks every year. probably more attention paid to that. but that looting and violence is occurring in every city in america. santa monica was featured over

the weekend. philadelphia. it is a plague at the moment that is afflicting every city in this country. >> you know, commissioner, i was in d.c. for a few nights. and last night, it was markedly quieter than the previous nights. say whatever you want about the tactics of law eneforcement there. whatever they did last night appeared to be more e effective, extending the perimeter, being more aggressive with demonstrators and protestors. the president, as you know, is calling for the more militarized response. do you they is the solution? do you they is how we get folks off the streets? >> e effectively, what you're looking at is -- we have been dealing with the coronavirus,

and wrestling with it, trying different ways to deal with that, for months. similarly with the demonstrations, it's like a doctor with a patient who is will that he is trying to make better. so what the police, government are attempting to do is try to find what will work to allow them to demonstrate at the same time mitigate and reduce the violence and the looting that is working against the cause that is being supported in the day time and being undone in the night time. so tonight, new york, they are going to try a curfew at 8:00. last night, they tried 11:00. you don't want to real start a curfew in the middle of the night. they will try to start it in the daylight. they will try it tonight. fit doesn't work, try something else. they may end before the end of the week actually bridging in the national guard if they are not able to control the violence and the looting. but it is the idea of -- policing is like medicine. the practice of medicine.

the idea to try to police in a way that do you the least amount of harm when you deal with resistance. you don't want to do harm when you deal with a virus that is eating away. we are dealing with a unicorn. we have never seen anything like it. i have dealt with demonstrations, los angeles, boston, new york, i have never seen anything like it. so we are learning a as we go, is the reality of it. >> you started your career in boston. in fact, we looking at images here across the protest in boston. really quickly here. part of the debate that is going on right now is over police tactics, specifically the use of choke holds by police officers to detain suspects, to deduce suspects. i know that the council will

take up a bill that will criminalize the choke holds. what say you? should choke holds still be used in 2020 by police officers in this country? >> i'm absolutely amazed they are still authorized and used. i couldn't belief it when i saw the statistics from minneapolis, they still are authorizing choke holds and knees -- i didn't think that still happened in american policing. certainly maybe because of the experience i had in 2014 with the tragic death of mr. garner in new york city, that was determined to be a choke hold. no, choke holds that cannot be taught, should not be used. in certain moments, they are going to be choke holds that might last for seconds, might last unfortunately -- a horrific event, the serious of events, that is really out of the ord

ordinary, and let's hope it stays out of the ordinary. a choke hold, there is no place for them in american policing today. if nothing else comes out of it, the banning of them, the criminalizi criminalizing of them, that will take a longer discussion. and tell me what was described as a choke hold, an officer in a scuffle, an officer pulling on a shirt and that is drabescribed a choke hold. but the language house to be more defined. >> bill bratton, commissioner, always appreciate your insight and analysis. thank you for your time this evening. >> great to be with you. >> as cities brace for more protests, we want to get a live update where fr where all of this started, minneapolis, minnesota. we will take you there live. and that protects our customers 24/7.

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welcome back. earlier today, minnesota governor tim walls announcing a civil rights investigation of the minneapolis police department, while protests continue on monday night in the twin cities. it was the third night of calm following last week's unrest. tonight, a curfew there remains in place. nbc's shaquille brewster is in st. paul, minnesota.

shaq, always good to have you. first of all, what does the governor's announcement, what does it mean? >> reporter: yeah, craig. we had some pretty big updates today in terms of this george floyd case and the investigation. as you mentioned, the state announced that civil charge against the minneapolis police department. they're looking into systemic discriminatory practices of that police department. the governor said it's not just the george floyd incident they'll look at. they're going to investigate the department's policies, procedures, and practices over the past ten years. and he really credited the protesters that you've been seeing out there in minneapolis, in st. paul, for pressure thing action. we've seen protests continue here in minnesota. i was in st. paul. the reason why i'm in the car right now on the phone with you is because there's been a thunderstorm that came through with lightning. so we've moved to the car to stay safe. but earlier today at the state capitol, there were 2,000, 3,000

people on the lawn of the state capitol. at the scene where george floyd died over a week ago, hundreds of people still gather there, still bringing their families, cards, flowers to commemorate his legacy. in addition to that announcement from the governor, we had an announcement from the family attorney, benjamin crump. he told gabe gutierrez, he expects charges to be filed against the three remaining police officers, the ones fired in connection with george floyd's death, he expects charges for those officers by the time george floyd is laid to rest. we know there are some ceremonies going on thursday, a ceremony in minneapolis, a ceremony in north carolina where george floyd was born. but he will be laid to rest in houston, texas on tuesday. so the family attorney saying he expects those charges to be filed against the three remaining officers who were fired by the minneapolis police department. he expects to see those charges

filed by tuesday. craig? >> there's also some talk of the officer, who is charged with third degree murder, having that charge perhaps upgraded, as well. shaq brewster there on the ground in st. paul, minnesota. shaq, thank you. we'll be right back. ta-da! did you know liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need? i should get a quote. do it. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪

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stay with msnbc tonight for all the latest developments on the protests across the country. thanks for being with us. "all in with chris hayes" is up next. he'll be joined by senate minority leader chuck schumer. tonight on "all in" -- the american crisis continues. protests and unrest amidst the pandemic, while a want to be dictator president turns our country's military against its citizens. tonight, colonel lawrence wilkerson is here. plus, senator chuck schumer is here on the republican silence. chicago's mayor, and brian stevenson on how the american justice system continues to fail americans. when "all in" starts right now. i'm chr