she is a member of the brooklyn center city council in minnesota. thank you very much for being here. i know this is a difficult time for you and for your city. >> thank you so much for having me, rachel, i appreciate it. and yeah, it is a difficult time for all of us. >> just ask, we are looking -- we're covering this as a developing story. we sort of threw out everything we were planning to do last night to cover a lot of this live as it unfolded. it is very tense. there were confrontations. we are again seeing pepper spray. we are seeing, right now, live images, stuff thrown at police and police responding with gas. i wonder if you have words for your community tonight? if you have anything that you want them to know as your perspective as a community leader? >> yeah, so, i think that a quote i have been reflecting a lot on is dr. martin luther king. he said a riot is a language of the unheard. and with this quote, i think it's important as leaders and an citizens, that we listen and respond appropriately. we know that our community is hurting. w

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imma i want to get to omar jiminez also in brooklyn center. i would imagine that brooklyn center, the officers must be from surrounding areas and members of the national guard there, correct? >> reporter: that's right, don. and basically what we're at right now to sort of contextualize this law enforcement response was that before the derek chauvin trial and separate from this even began, the mayor of minneapolis laid out these three phases. phase one would be when the jury selection was happening there, that lowest level of alert all the way to level three. and that would be the highest level, a level they were not prepared to go until we got to verdict deliberations in that trial. we're not there yet, yet we have now been upgraded to that level three, which now informs all of those law enforcement partners that make up what's called operation safety net here in minneapolis, which is, again, a combination of law enforcement and national guard. you're seeing that outside the brooklyn center police department. right now we saw this happening ea

in brooklyn center minnesota. the city manager in the suburb where this has happened has also been fired by that tone. the town brooklyn center in minneapolis where many communities have set a curfew for tonight, just as they did last. night tonight's will actually start later, which is interesting. well after nightfall. tonight's curfew starts at 10 pm local time, which is 11 pm eastern time. more demonstrations are expected, right now the minneapolis tribune is on the scene in saying they at least 1000 people in history right now in brooklyn center minneapolis. excuse me brooklyn center minnesota, as night begins to fall. we've got multiple reporters on the scene tonight. we are going to be speaking live, in just a moment, with a member of the city council, from brooklyn center. so again, eyes there. you see information, protesters outside the police facility in brooklyn center minnesota, after what's been a couple of very angry nights. like i said, it's been about ten days worth of news, in today's news. and ou

our crews are out on the scene in brooklyn center, minnesota. night of unrest after the killing of a 20-year-old young man by police on sunday. we're back with our breaking news right after this quick break. you said you'd never get a dog. you said you'd never do a lot of things. but you never knew all the things a dog could do for you. and with resolve you never have to worry about the mess. love the love, resolve the mess. >>> this is the third night of protests in brooklyn center, minnesota. demonstrators demanding justice for daunte wright, who was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop. the mayor promising the community earlier today that they are taking the situation very seriously. the press conference really turning emotional with community leaders calling for policing reform. >> you fit the description. you fit the description. you, mayor, you fit the description of pretty much 90% of the calls we come across on the radio. so i'm saying i don't want to fail another young man. we failed george floyd. we failed daunte.

the acting city manager in brooklyn center is about -- is speaking right now. let's listen in for a while. >> of course, aware of the decision of the washington county attorney to -- to charge former brooklyn center police officer kimberly potter with second-degree malter in the death of daunte wright last sunday. because the officer, former officer porter is no longer an employee of the city, the city does not have an official position on that issue. let me say that today we had an inaugural meeting of a very important group. i want to announce formation of the brooklyn center community crisis team which is about nine members at this particular point. it's a developing team, representative of businesses, faith, education, nonprofit and city government. we will meet daily for the next ten days in order to ensure coordination as the city moves forward. this is a new way of us trying to create a path going forward. it's a new opportunity for us to bridge relationships and to share understanding and to gain insights from those outside the walls of city government

now, the eyes of the world are watching brooklyn center. and i urge you to protest peacefully and without violence. >> later today the mayor visited the family of daunte wright at a vigil where daunte wright's sister said this. >> look at him and look at him and say, oh, he needs to die. oh, taser, taser, taser! but you know the difference between a taser and a gun. that's what i'm trying to figure out. she took my brother's life for nothing, for nothing at all. the reality here is that he's gone and i can never see him in person again, can never feel my brother and give him a hug because they took him from me, they took him from us! >> joining us now, f. clayton tyler, former prosecutor, he is now a criminal defense attorney in minnesota. thank you very much for joining us tonight. what is your reading, your interpretation of these charges today? >> i think that minnesota is leading the way in swift charges against police officers right now. it didn't used to be that way. however, i think that after all the body cams are in and the backgro

last night, 79 people were arrested in brooklyn center minnesota. joining us now, from brooklyn center is nbc news correspondent ron allen. ron, you let us off last night, what is the difference tonight? >> lawrence, it just feels a lot more intense. there is a smaller crowd, but they seem to be a lot of energy there. in the last hour, since nightfall, we have seen this exchange of projectiles, rocks and bottles going in one direction, rubber bullets and other devices and other projectiles coming from the police as well. and it goes on and on. if you take a close look, i think if you zoom over there you can see again, that fence over there, which is the entrance to the police headquarters, which again has been the focus of the protesters and the police, and national guard. there's a significant national guard presence again there tonight. troops in camouflage and heavy military like vehicles back there again. trying to protect this place and keep the protesters back. >> all this just comes down to the next. our what will happen in the next hour as w

brooklyn center, minnesota. police warning protesters to disperse. they're demanding justice for daunte wright fatally shot by police during a traffic stop. that was on sunday night. the mayor saying the police officer who fired the deadly shot and the police chief of brooklyn center submitting letters of resignation earlier today. not far away in minneapolis in a courtroom there, the defense in the derek chauvin murder trial presents its first witnesses, including a use-of-force expert testifying that chauvin was justified in kneeling on george floyd's neck for nearly ten minutes. we want to get right to the scene now in brooklyn center, minnesota. miguel marquez is there. is the crowd still out? police still advancing? what are you seeing? >> reporter: the crowd is still out. but take a look at this picture right now, don. this gives you a sense of what conditions are like out here. it has been snowing off and on all day, sometimes very, very heavy, very sort of driving snow. it is still snowing. it is cold. a lot of people aren't dressed properly,

. >>> all right, people are on the streets of brooklyn center, minnesota. but so far there's nothing approaching anything like violence. thank you for watching the coverage. we'll pick up with "cnn tonight" and its star d. lemon. the question once again in another community is are we going to see justice or is this about what happens to just us? >> that's a good question. and the question is what is going to happen later tonight? hopefully nothing. protests, that they're peaceful, no rioting and nothing that is -- that can harm the community. i'm going to get to it, though, chris. i'm going to get to our developing news that's happening. this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. and let's look live. this is the fourth straight night of protesters in the streets of brooklyn center, minnesota. and we're watching at this hour because there's a curfew going to take effect in one hour. and usually around this time things will start to happen because it gets close to the curfew and people are confused what time had curfew had been. they'd been moving it up and moving

local time in brooklyn center, minnesota.after protests in brooklyn center last night continued after the curfew of 7:00 p.m. joining us now msnbc news digital national reporter, deon hampton in brooklyn center, minnesota. what is the situation there now as the curfew approaches? >> reporter: it's a little bit different than what you were thinking about. actually the curfew went into effect at 8:00 but nobody here on the ground found out until 9:00. so here we have it way past, after curfew. and what was a couple hours ago, large crowds, maybe a thousand people, have dissipated. so about 150 people, i don't know if you can pan this way a little bit but a lot of people have congregated to the gas station to the left of me and to the right of me, like an abandoned gas station. a lot of people have congregated there. there's one thing i should note. the protesters here, the ones that are left, are very, very relentless and they're unruly. that doesn't tell the whole story about everything that happen tonight before the an hour a

the town, brooklyn center, minneapolis, surrounding communities, set a curfew tonight. tonight's will start later. tonight's curfew starts at 10:00 p.m. local time. 11:00 eastern time. and the tribune says there are about 1,000 people out there in brooklyn center, minnesota, as night beginning to fall. we have multiple reporters on the scene and we will speak live with a member of the city council from brooklyn center. eyes there, you see police in formation. you see protestors outside the police facility in brooklyn center, minnesota, after a couple very, very angry nights. like i said, it's been able ten days' worth of news in today's news. and our first guest tonight is, i'm honored to say, is our nation's surgeon general, dr. vivec murthy, he was in the obama administration and fired by president trump. he was brought back to reprise the role by president biden. he is brought back with covid ep 2ke78ic raging and the covid pandemic raging around the world. i should toe you that dr. vivek murthy takes the post, he has lost multiple members of his own family in the pa

it says, you know, whereas the city of brooklyn center is -- brooklyn center experienced a tragic incidenthich started a peaceful protest and whereas locations can limit police tactics and brutality in response to protests to protect civilians and maintain their rights to protest, whereas given the violence police perpetuate -- i'm sorry. sorry. yeah, against protesters should even less -- it should be even less of a priority to issue curfew enforcements, and curfew enforcements can lead to an excuse for more arrests and violence, so we want to be careful how we're instituting curfews against people who are protesting peacefully. it's one thing when people are protesting peacefully. it is another -- let me just be clear -- if peaceful -- if people are not protesting peacefully and they're engaged in, you know, any kind of use of force against law enforcement, i just want to say that there are -- there is a difference there that we recognize. so, the -- so, the city of brooklyn center prohibits the use of -- >> i'm going to pull away from this press conference right now. that is the brookly

people on the streets of brooklyn center, minnesota. but so far, there is nothing approaching anything like violence. so, thank you for watching. the coverage will pick up with "cnn tonight" and its star, d lemon. the question, once again, in another community is, are we going to see justice? is there -- or this about what happens to just us? >> yeah, well, that's a good question. and -- and a good question is what is going to happen, later tonight? hopefully, nothing. protests, that they're peaceful. no rioting. and nothing that is -- that can harm the community. i am going to get to it, though, chris. i'm going to get to our developing news that's happening. of course, we know this is happening. this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. take a look. this is the fourth-straight night of protests in the streets of brooklyn center, minnesota. and we are watching, at this hour, because there is a curfew that's going to take effect, in one hour. and usually, around this time, things will start to happen because it gets close to the curfew. and

we are a ways off from the curfew for brooklyn center.parts of the city of minneapolis in the northwest corner of minneapolis does have an 8:00 p.m. curfew. but here in brooklyn center, it is at 10:00, which is coming up not too far from now. and you can see that there is a lot more people are now starting to come into this area here. this area seems to be a weak spot that the police and officials are concerned about. so they are protecting it. now something has been thrown at the police, like a water bottle has been thrown at officers there. another water bottle goes at the officers. they are in their riot shields and helmets, and it looks like at least on this side of the police station, they will mix it up with the police officers. i can tell you that the crowd is -- that was a flash-bang being fired now. the crowd is thinning here. but it was a very long afternoon of people saying prayers, singing, talking about the experiences they have had with the police and now it has turned to this. the frustration, the anger, the sadness all com

that operation has been mobilized to respond here in brooklyn center. e is a regional command center that has command and jurisdiction over the state patrol, the joint law enforcement agencies are acting in brooklyn center, including the state patrol, national guard, and the hennepin county sheriff's department. they are given orders to respond using tear gas and rubber bullets. we have not given those orders here in brooklyn center. thank you. one thing i will say is we are committed to not using those forms and those tactics. let me say what the language in the brooklyn center city council resolution says. this is a resolution limiting police crowd control tactics during protests. it says whereas the city of brooklyn center experienced a tragic incident which started a peaceful protest and whereas the locations can limit police tactics and brutality in response to protests to protect civilians and maintain their rights to protest. where is given the violence police perpetuate -- sorry. against protesters, it should be even less of a priority to issue c

because of the fatal-police shooting of daunte wright, following a traffic stop, on sunday in brooklyn centerbeen identified, mayor, as officer kim potter. that's according to a press release from the minnesota bureau of criminal apprehensions. potter has been with the bro brooklyn pd for 26 years. what do you know about that, mayor? anything? >> you know, i -- i -- so i don't know much about the officer's record. obviously, this is still unfolding. the situation is still unfolding. and i've been dealing with an active situation here, today. but that is correct. that was the officer that is involved that -- that shot and killed daunte wright. and, you know, more information will -- will come out about the officer, and about her tenure here on the -- on the department. but, you know, i -- before -- before we go further, i just want to express my condolences to daunte's family. i had a chance to speak with his farther, earlier today. i didn't get a chance to the mother but i will. i will say, they were just so gracious. the family's just so gracious, even in this time of -- of hurt. and all the

in brooklyn center minnesota, brooklyn center is essentially a suburb of minneapolis.ommunity where yesterday, brooklyn center police officers pulled over a young unarmed african american man named dante wright. they said they pulled him over for expired registration tags, he was on the phone with his, mother he told her that they were being pulled over. for having an air freshener dangling from his rearview mirror. they decided they would arrest him on a warrant for outstanding misdemeanor related a warrant related to a misdemeanor, in the process of handcuffing him, something happened, in a brooklyn center police officer, said that she was going to taste him. she said taser, taser, taser and then she shot him with her gun. immediately saying oh expletive, i shot him. that body camera footage is released by brooklyn center authorities today, and you're seeing the aftermath of that air, with these live images on your screen. of course this is only about ten miles from the courthouse, where the trial's underway for former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin is on t

in brooklyn center minnesota, brooklyn center is essentially a suburb of minneapolis. this is the community where yesterday, brooklyn center police officers pulled over a young unarmed african american man named dante right. they said they pulled him over for expired registration tags, he was on the phone with his, mother he told her that they were being pulled over. for having an air freshener dangling from his rearview mirror. they decided they would arrest him on a warrant for outstanding misdemeanor related a warrant related to a misdemeanor, in the process of handcuffing him, something happened, in a brooklyn center police officer, said that she was going to taste him. she said taser, taser, taser and then she shot him with her gun. immediately saying oh expletive, i shot him. that body camera footage is released by brooklyn center authorities today, and you're seeing the aftermath of that air, with these live images on your screen. of course this is only about ten miles from the courthouse, where the trials underway for former minneapolis police officer derek cha

ok thanks so much allan of course live pictures from the brooklyn center as police try to move people who've been gathering through the day away from that demonstration and vigil that was earlier in the day down tied to a shot by an officer on sunday we'll continue to monitor events in minnesota throughout the day. the. use of full sex has testified was justified in pinning gold floyd to the ground the 9 minutes. it was the 1st defense testimony in the full of police officers led to trial in the us city of minneapolis children reports. the state of minnesota rests thank you the defense opened its case by putting george floyd on trial turning the court's attention from former police officer derek children to the man he's accused of murder for. 'd 'd us the defense theory is that floyd died of heart trouble in a drug overdose to support that show vns lawyers called a police officer and a paramedic who testified that floyd took opioid pills when he was arrested in a separate 2019 encounter prosecutor aaron eldridge fired back mr floyd dropped dead by your traffic. no thank you. the floyd

soon after the vote, the mayor announced brooklyn center's city manager had been fired.earlier in the day, the city manager refused to name the officer who shot daunte wright. he was questioned by civil rights attorney nekima levy-armstrong. >> can you release her name? >> i won't do that at this moment. >> why? >> it would be inappropriate. >> what was inappropriate was killing daunte wright under the circumstances. you're working to protect a killer cop than a victim of police murder. amy: that was nekima levy-armstrong questioning brooklyn center city manager curt boganey just hours before he was fired. nekima joins us now from minneapolis. a civil rights attorney, activist, and execute director of wayfinder foundation. she previously served as president of the minneapolis naacp. we are also joined by jaylani hussein, executive director of the minnesota chapter of the council on american-islamic relations. nekima levy-armstrong we welcome you both. nekima levy-armstrong, let's continue where you are questioning. talk about what took place on sunday and also why you fe

a brooklyn center police officer said she was going to tase him.ot him with her gun immediately saying, oh, expletive, i shot him. that body camera footage released by brooklyn center police officers today and you're seeing the aftermath of that here with live images on your screen. this is 10 miles from the courthouse where trial is under way for former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin, on trial for killing george floyd in low-level law enforcement interaction last year. there is right now in the whole minneapolis/st. paul region there is a four-county curfew in effect tonight. nobody is supposed to be out on the street for almost two hours now, that's already been in effect. as you can see, there are -- at least in the scenes we're looking at -- hundreds of people here. this is outside the police station in brooklyn center, minnesota. and, as you can see, people are out in force. we have seen some people shaking the fence. we have seen what looked like fireworks. we have definitely seen people in what appears to be direct confrontation wi

as did the police chief in brooklyn center. today prosecutors arrested the officer charged with manslaughter in the second degree, but we will keep eyes on brooklyn center tonight, as we have for the last few nights. there have been several dozen arrests, each of the last few nights. it has been very heated confrontation between local residents and the police. including a lot of projectiles thrown. tonight there is a curfew in effect. in brooklyn center minnesota, it starts at 10 pm local time which is 11 pm eastern. you can see things get tense there, particularly at nightfall. i should also tell you there's an increased presence of national guard troops in the area tonight. about 2000 troops, were deployed in the minneapolis area for the last two nights. but as of today that has been increased by 50%. we are expecting more like 3000 national guard troops in the streets there tonight. we will have a live report coming up. from brooklyn center minneapolis area later tonight, we'll keep eyes on what's expected to be a fourth nig

>>> arrests tonight in brooklyn center, minnesota.lobbing tear gas after protesters took to the streets hours after curfew, angry over the fatal police shooting of daunte wright, the 20-year-old who was shot by a police officer during a traffic stop. the officer shouted, taser, taser, but then fired a gun instead. we're going to be following this story for you in the coming days. our coverage is going to continue here on cnn. make sure you stay tuned. we'll continue with this breaking news coverage of all the unrest and also the trial of derek chauvin as well. all of this happening in minnesota. thanks for watching, everyone. our coverage continues. freshness that lasts.ented oir crafted to give you amazingly natural smelling fragrances, day after day... ...for up to 60 days. give us one plug for freshness that lasts.

>>> we are monitoring the situation in brooklyn center, minnesota. police are active and a lot of tear gas tonight. coverage picks up with "cnn tonight" with don lemon. thank you, chris, i will see you later on. this is cnn tonight, i am don lemon. we are following the breaking news, after police shooting of the death of daunte wright. shimon prokupecz, take it away, what are you seeing? >> reporter: yes, so don, the police continue to fall these pepper balls at protesters who are still gathered here. as protesters get closer, they are firing these pepper balls and tear gas. sorry, we are looking around and trying to stay out of the way. plor police officers trying to clear this area. this is what they are doing. they're pushing people back and coming in. you can see there they're making an arrest. this is ongoing now for over an hour now where the police have been and there you see -- >> shimon, can we listen in a little bit? >> we'll move over this way. >> you need to move back now. >> yes. >> shimon is there on the ground shimon, are you getting t

in brooklyn center, minnesota which resulted in mr. wright's death. he was killed by a gunshot wound to the chest. we have seen the body cam footage from the officer who says taser taser, taser. and then shoots mr. wright and says oh bleep, i shot him. that officer has been identified, her name is kimberly potter she is a 26 veteran of the police force. she has been put on administrative leave. the mayor of the brooklyn center has called for her to be fired but as of yet, she has been on live and has not been we are watching this tonight. relieved of her job. we are watching this tonight. there is a curfew in effect, there is there has been a curfew that has been called in there is a curfew in effect, the counties and that much route politan area but it hasn't done anything to keep this increasingly tense there is there has been a curfew that has been cold in the counties and that much brooklyn center from unfolding. route politan area but it hasn't done anything to keep our live coverage continues this increasingly tense brooklyn center from unfoldin

out here in brooklyn center, you have two strong sentiment combining.ho are here protesting for george floyd and they are protesting to what happened in daunte wright in his shooting and killing. we are standing outside of the office of federal burreau investigation. i want to go to justin. obviously in this case you need one jury to have doubt. you have had an overwhelming number of witnesses who had said the opposite. are you worried this could raise doubt? >> yes. the short answer is yes. i am from atlanta and once upon a time, we were up 28-3 in new england patriots so the world saw how that ended. being black american is like being a falcon fan. the outcome is not what you think is going to be. >> the defense began its case today by playing body cam footage from what we have all seen, right? floyd's arrests in may 2018, a year before his death. floyd told her he had been taken multiple pills every 20 minutes and he took one right before officers walked up the car. they're playing the drug use. what's your reaction of the defense today? >> it is cha

in terms of what ron was just referencing about the curfew, the curfew in brooklyn center is 10:00 p.mat you can see there at the center of your screen where the protesters are sort of directing their attention, that is essentially a temporary barrier that's been put up with chain link and jersey barriers around police headquarters in brooklyn center, minnesota. it has been the focal point of these demonstrations for the last four nights. but again, another cold night as night falls in brooklyn center, minnesota and plenty of people there making their feelings known in this same site that we have seen them for the past three nights as well. we'll keep an eye on this tonight and be right back. stay with us. e on this tonight and be right back. stay with us doesn't require gg to different lenders. sofi is a one-stop-shop for your finances- designed to work better together. get a home loan or home refi or fund home improvements with a personal loan. all in one place. that's better together. and get lower rates on personal loans when you have sofi money or invest. that's better together. a

now, the eyes of the world are watching brooklyn center. and i urge you to protest peacefully and without violence. let us show the best of our community. and to the wright family, i know that there is nothing i can say or do that will bring daunte back or ease your grief. but i promise you this. his death will not go in vain. >> that's brooklyn center, minnesota mayor mike elliott earlier tonight calling for peaceful protests on what is now the fourth night of demonstrations after the police killing of 20-year-old daunte wright on sunday. today the officer who killed daunte wright in that traffic stop was charged with second degree manslaughter in daunte wright's killing. that charge carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison. the officer was arrested this morning and taken to jail. she's since been released on $100,000 bail. her first court appearance is scheduled for tomorrow. that is the backdrop for day four of protests tonight in the streets of brooklyn center. joining us from there is nbc news correspondent ron allen. thanks ve

so the city of brooklyn center prohibits the use of tear-gas and other chemicals, and the city of brooklyn center other violent crowd control and dispersian techniques such as the use of rubber bullets as a tool against protesters and the tactic also known as police lines to arrest large numbers of people. in regulating the crowd control techniques the city of brooklyn center bans violent tactics such as choke holds and implementing harsh punishments for the use of those maneuvers and the brooklyn center police department should not prevent people have videotaping them and they should not be able to cover up their badge numbers to avoid accountability for violence -- now, there are no instances that i know of where our officers have engaged in that, in covering up badge numbers or trying to avoid accountability and i want to be clear about that. this is the resolution that the city council passed and these reflect our values. >> you said you wanted her badge and you wanted her fire, and why was she allowed to resign and why didn't you fire her instead? >> i just want to be clear that in or

is outside the court in minneapolis but 1st we go to alan fischer for more on the then scene brooklyn center minnesota not far from where this trial is happening there were protests there overnight. or the shooting of a black man by police it's been a used car friends said still ongoing i believe and body cam image of the shooting has been released tell us the latest allen. well you can see for just in the last hour or so there a lot more people here to protest a lot more police officers backed up by state police and also national guard they are in front of the building where that news conference is still ongoing we have heard from tom gannon who's the police chief here in brooklyn center he said that it was a tragic mistake that the officer intended to fire his taser in fact show he's as he went for his weapon pulled his gun instead and fired a single shot he also said that in the body count you can see the distress of the police officer immediately after that people shot was fired whether or not that's enough to 2 quell some of the anger here it seems unlikely people are very angry that ye

we'll leave you with those live pictures that we can also show you from brooklyn center where people are still mingling on the streets there police out in force of the no violence that we can see right there now but there has been sporadic pockets of clashes it seems still unclear how that has happened but obviously we'll continue to monitor events in an area of minnesota supposed to be under curfew. well staying in the states and the other big story of course is george full weight how the trial continues his brother testified and about the trial. he described a family man who loved his siblings and all of a confrontation shit with his mother child 100 has been following the story. the witness for the prosecution testified to the life lost when george floyd drew his last breath to breathe beneath the police officers need. people. just because he was. him and. he did it with a person. everybody in the running community he knew how to make people feel better a unique spark of life doctrine in minnesota allows prosecutors to humanize crime victims like george floyd as his brother phil i

i'm the chief of police here in brooklyn center. i have been the chief for approximately five years. i've been a police officer in the city for 27. today i will be releasing the body-worn footage worn by the officer involved in the fatal officer-involved shooting that happened sunday afternoon. i have watched the video myself. there's nothing i can say to lessen the pain of mr. wright's family. friends, loved ones, for that feeling of loss they must have. that pain is shared by the community and also all of those involved in the incident. what i can do is convey my deepest sympathies to the wright family and be transparent with the information i'm aware of at this time. that will include showing a video portion from the point of deadly force used by the officer as well as the officer's immediate reaction after the use of deadly force. i caution everybody as you watch this that this will be graphic and unedited. can i have that video start, please? >> someone turn the lights off. just a moment. >> should be on both screens. >> welcom

and omar jimenez joins us now from brooklyn center.situation the past couple of night, has the judge made any announcements to the jury? >> he has, anderson. and it's actually been a point of concern, at least for the defense attorneys in this and specifically the judge. when court was dismissed today, the judge told the jurors, one, have a good night and also don't talk to anyone and don't watch the news. he wants thome stay as focused on the derek chauvin trial as much as they can, even though it is clear to see it is a very tense minneapolis area in total. and this is actually the exact thing the defense was initially worried about. a day ago, they asked the judge if they could sequester the jury now, just because of how big the news has gotten surrounding, of course, the shooting and killing of daunte wright at the hands of police. and especially as we are now seeing curfews going into effect at night. and it just makes it a little bit more difficult to avoid. and there are fears that it could creep into the jurors' ability to judg

paul, including here, in brooklyn center, minnesota.g anywhere, at the moment. the outpouring and curfew come, in response to civil unrest. after police, in this minneapoli

over here. >> this is not the first time this has happened in the city of brooklyn center. two years ago we had another officer-involved shooting, the public do not trust you and your -- you should have a process how to deal with this situation. >> the first question is we do have a process in place and that's leaning on the bca to do their investigation. every shooting that i've seen, every shooting that i've witnessed -- >> that's a choice. >> has been different. every circumstance is different around every shooting. it's tragic every time. the loss of life is obviously tragic. but there are different circumstances around every situation, in this particular situation it was very important for know to get that have had out as quickly as possible and that's what i did. >> chief, absolutely -- i've lived in minnesota several years, worked here, can you tell us a little bit about how long the officer was on the force here in brooklyn center, was she around when -- pulled from the body of water six years ago today. >> the information on the officer is she's a very senior offic

presence. >> reporter: and right now you'll see members of the national guard and officers with the brooklyn center police department redirecting traffic. they've used their vehicles to block people from entering the shopping center where the looting took place overnight. there's so much hurt in this community and frustration as we enter the third week of the derek chauvin trial. some folks i talked to yesterday said, you know, this officer-involved shooting here in brooklyn center happened around the time some people were learning about that army lieutenant who was pulled over, pepper sprayed, and held at gunpoint. so all of that frustration is building up or has built up, anden then keep in mind, poppy and john, for the last two weeks, folks have watched the chauvin trial play out on live television, and it resumes in a few hours here. later today we're expected to hear from a medical doctor who was supposed to testify on friday as well as possibly today or later this week, a member of george floyd's family. john? >> adrienne brobroaddus, it's gt to have you there. it's also chilling to see the n

it's a snowy night in brooklyn center. my understanding is this is about the time that the curfew was supposed to kick in. explain that for us on what's going on. >> well, what happened before they started the curfew was a declaration from police. they used the long-range acoustic device. the announcement after announcement to let the protesters know. they showed up in big numbers today, around 2,000 protesters. once they started shaking the fences outside the police headquarters they started making the announcement that it's an unlawful assembly. we saw the tear gas, flash bangs being used. ultimately if you look past me, you can see the rows and rows of state troopers, you can recognize their reflective gear on the right. some of that is reflecting back. they came to the south of the crowd and just started advancing in this direction. they have covered probably about half a mile. as they move up the road, sometimes they use some of the less than lethal munitions, less lethal munitions, pardon my word choice. flash bangs

so we want to get to the streets now of brooklyn center, minnesota. there you see sara sidner getting into position there. sara, it is curfew time. what's up? >> reporter: yeah, the crowd is much smaller. we have seen a couple of people that had medical issues. they actually have medics that are out here the whole time that have crosses on them. they will pick people up. they have literally picked up a who looked like she had a seizure and took her out to the hospital. we are also seeing people get injured with rubber bullets. we also -- remember earlier we showed there were some barricades and barriers that people had put up there, makeshift? well, now they have moved them all the way up to the fence right in front of the police, and at times, you will see the entire crowd sort of go down on their knees to get behind some of those barriers that they have created. they're pulling things like garbage cans and, you know, crates and using those almost as shields against some of the munitions that are being fired, the less than lethal munitions that are b

>> no. >> omar joins us from brooklyn center. past couple nights, has the judge made any announcements to the jury? >> reporter: he has, anderson. it been a point of concern. specifically when court was dismissed today, the judge told the jurors one, have a good night but also don't talk to anyone and don't watch the news. he wants them to stay as focused on the derek chauvin chitrial a much as they can even though it clear to see it a very tense minneapolis area in total and this is actually the exact thing the defense was initially worried about, a day ago they asked the judge to sequestered jury now because of how big the news has gotten surrounding the shooting and killing of daunte wright at the hands of police and especially as we see curfews going into effect at night and it just makes it a little bit more difficult to avoid and there are fears that it can creep into the juror's ability to judge that case. for now the judge says the j jurors can know that case is different from this one and on we go to closing arguments po

civic buildings we can also show you aerial shots as well in other parts of the city near the brooklyn center where roads are either been cordoned off or blocked by people is relatively peaceful at the moment people are just gathering most probably to vent their frustration and to show their support for. a family that's grieving the loss of their young man and of course we'll continue to monitor events in minneapolis as the day progresses we will of course have a report from john hendren on the trial of the officer who's accused of killing george floyd but 1st alan fischer reports on what a police chief is calling a tragic error at the brooklyn center it started as a routine traffic stop and ended in a fatal shooting of another black man by police 20 year old dante wright killed on the streets of brooklyn center near minneapolis a tragic error says the police chief is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their taser but instead shot mr wright with a single bullet this appears to me from what i view in the officers reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accid

paul and brooklyn center have all imposed curfews in anticipation of further protests. this comes as the defense began presenting their case today in the derek chauvin murder trial just across town in downtown minneapolis. word also seems clear chauffeur's lawyers are intent on putting the victim on trial highlighting george floyd's prior arrest and assailing his character. the wright family together with the floyd family today held a press conference with attorney ben crump. wright's grieving mother described the moment she called to see if he was okay only to find out he had been fatally shot. >> i never imagined this is what was going to happen. i just thought maybe he was being arrested and then when i called back, the girl that he had in the car answered the phone and it was on a facetime and she said -- she was crying and screaming and she said that they shot him and that she pointed the phone towards the driver's seat and my son was laying there unresponsive. >> my lord. >> that is the last time i seen my son. that's the last time i heard from my son and i have h

brooklyn center where we saw massive unrest. criminality on some peaceful protests the night before but overwhelmed by what looks like, again, people who believe that what happened to mr. wright was a criminal act, not an accident. apparently, mike, there was concern that the police chief referenced an accident at one point. there was an accidental shooting which sent a lot of activists in the stratosphere. how could you say this was an accident? that's what we picked up the last couple hours. >> yeah, you pick that up throughout the day. anyone doubting it could have been an accident and the mistake that they say happened. she mistook the taser for the firearm. you heard in the press conference with mayor elliot today, the activist/journalists were there badgering the police chief, the acting police chief who had been on the job a half an hour. the expired tag that motivated the initial traffic stop with duante wright. they believe there was a profile stop and asking what he was going to do about profiling. his response was tha

start our coverage in brooklyn center, minnesota. cnn national correspondent miguel marquez is on the scene for us. more than 3,000 national guard troops have been activated in the minneapolis area in part because of the serious tensions over the death of daunte wright. what's happening on the ground behind you right now because we're hearing a lot of noise. >> reporter: yeah, the plan in place for the end of the chauvin trial has been bumped up to now because of what happened to daunte wright. want to give you an idea what's going on in front of brooklyn center police station. several dozen protesters brought in music, very big speakers on cars now. they brought in food. protesters saying they are not leaving the area, they'll be here every night until the inequal system of justice is rectified. daunte wright's last words, ah, he shot me, according to the county attorney in washington, minnesota. >> they just charged the policewoman. >> yes! >> with second degree manslaughter. we continue to fight. >> reporter: the lawyer for the fa

of color and none of them live in brooklyn center.ough. you said hiring. recruiting is probably tough and that's going to be a big part of it. but speak to that. very few people live there and very few officers are of color. >> you know, don, one of the things i truly believe is that police departments should reflect the communities in which they serve. they should be diverse. and that diversity should be reflected in all ranked levels, which means we should have diversity. the decision-makers should be diverse. i can tell you that recruiting is extremely difficult. it is difficult for law enforcement agencies to recruit many times within their own jurisdictions. it's always good. we've had some incentive programs to try to incentivize officers to live within their jurisdictions. it's tough. many times it's more expensive to i love you in certain areas and certain places. many times their families already have properties outside. but i do think, if you can recruit within the jurisdiction of authority, then you do that. but i think div

from what i understand there have been other instances in brooklyn center.or a reason. they are justifiably angry. when you have the state in the presence of law enforcement that is able to kill people. and they're tired of and demonstrating against it. we need to make sure we make a distinction between the people who were standing in front of the police station trying to have voices heard and the knuckle heads who were looting the store yards away. two completely different people. groups of people. >> thank you both for joining us. >> thanks. >>> we'll be right back. in the romo household we take things to the max oh yeah! honey, you still in bed? yep! bye! that's why we love skechers max cushioning footwear. they've maxed out the cushion for extreme comfort. it's like walking on clouds! big, comfy ones! oh yeah! ♪ ♪ ♪ oh yeah! ♪ ♪ ♪ hey google, turn up the heat. ♪ ♪ ♪ feel the clarity of non-drowsy claritin. and 24-hour relief from symptoms caused by over 200 indoor and outdoor allergens. try claritin cool mint chewabls for powerful allergy relief plus a c