after the officers were suspended, all 57 members of their unit, the buffalo emergency response team,om that particular unit in protest. the two officers have pleaded not guilty to the charges. kyle mackie is a reporter for wbfo, the local nation public radio station, which first captured the footage. i caught up with her about an hour ago just after buffalo's curfew began. i am here in niagra squarejust across from buffalo city hall. this square was packed about a half hour ago but the protesters have since taken to the streets. they are now marching peacefully through the city and i have seen hardly any police presence here this evening. now, that is interesting. let's recap first of all, let's go back to what happened at court today with these two officers. right. my colleagues were on scene outside, because of some social distancing measures, not all reporters were allowed into the courtroom today, but we did see assault charges for the two officers involved, and we have now also seen the 57 colleagues of the emergency response team resign in support of those officers. they are st

after the officers were suspended, all 57 members of their unit, the buffalo emergency response team,st. kyle mackie is a reporter for wbfo, the local nation public radio station which first captured the footage. shejoins me now. thank you for having me. give us thank you for having me. give usa thank you for having me. give us a sense thank you for having me. give us a sense of what is happening in the city now. you can see an empty square behind me, i am just across from buffalo city hall. this square was packed about a half hour ago but the protesters have since ta ken to the streets. they are now marching peacefully through the city and i have seen hardly any police presence here this evening. that is interesting. let's recap, let's go back to what happened at court today with these two officers. my collea g u es with these two officers. my colleagues were outside, because of social distancing measures not all reporters were allowed and but we did see assault charges for the two officers involved and we have now also seen the 57 colleagues of the emergency response team resign in

after the officers were initially suspended, all 57 members of their unit, the buffalo emergency response teamsigned in protest. in the uk, there were protests across the country despite warnings to stay at home because of the risk of coronavirus. the demonstrations were largely peaceful, but there were some clashes with police outside downing street. now on bbc news, time for our regular look at the latest in developments in the fight against the pandemic in coronovirus: what next? hello, and welcome to the latest in our special programmes on the coronavirus pandemic. i'm annita mcveigh. on today's programme: why scientists are increasingly focused on tracking down the so—called super spreaders of the virus. fewer than 300 people have died in south korea from covid—19, while daily case numbers remain under 50. how has the country managed to keep numbers so low? also don't forget, you can find the latest updates on the pandemic on our website. but first this week, gyms and bars reopened in several german towns and cities as the country continues to relax restrictions. germany has gained intern

in another show of support all 57 members of the buffalo emergency response team resigned, but they remain on the police force. in atlanta an officer was placed on administrative duty after video showing a woman being forced to the ground. police body camera of the arrest shows the woman being handcuffed and taken into custody. they're now investigating. she said during the struggle her shoulder was broken. >> the police then comes in and slams me, yanks me out of the car and slams me down. >> reporter: the atlanta police department says jackson was resisting arrest, and the officer had to force her to the ground to get her in handcuffs. and in new york the city's police department suspended two of its own after video shows one officer pushing a woman to the ground during protests. and another officer seen pulling down a man's mask and pepper spraying his face. new york's governor says police reforms are coming, perhaps as early as next week. >> legislators going to come back next week. we have the say their name agenda. no choke holds. no choke holds. have to learn the same lesson? >> rep

but in another show of support, all 57 members of the buffalo emergency response team resigned in support of the officers because of the incident. >>> a new warning about protesters testing positive for coronavirus and what the case numbers could look like weeks after these massive worldwide demonstrations. kerry sanders reports. >> reporter: a warning tonight for demonstrators across the country from the nation's top expert on covid-19. protests and social gathering, by their very nature, are at odds. a perfect recipe for spreading the virus. >> but it's a delicate balance because the reasons for demonstrating are valid, and yet the demonstration itself puts one at an additional risk. >> reporter: and now his words being realized in columbus, ohio, health officials announcing that a protester had covid-19 and was symptomatic during a rally. in athens, georgia, commissioner mariah parker tested positive and warned fellow demonstrators in a facebook post, if you spoke on sunday or were near me in the crowd, please get tested. and an oklahoma state university linebacker tweeted after attend

after the officers were initially suspended, all 57 members of their unit — the buffalo emergency response teamigned in protest. the mayor of minneapolis has been told to leave a rally after saying that he won't defund the city's police department. mayorjacob frey faced the backlash for saying he supported significant change within the police, but not shutting it down completely. coming up at 6 o'clock, breakfast with rachel burden and martin geissler. but now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello, and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up: mps demand the government allow them to continue voting by video link and say the new giant queuing system isn't working. it all looked more like exercise in a category c prison for white—collar criminals, rather than the mother of parliament. laughter. labour hardens its attack on the government over its handling of coronavirus, but borisjohnson reckons the country wants to see a united front. i really do not see the purpose of the endless attacks on public trust and confidence! i have supported the government openly and taken criticism for it b

after the officers were initially suspended, all 57 members of their unit, the buffalo emergency response teamsigned in protest. the mayor of minneapolis has been told to leave a rally after saying that he won't defund the city's police department. mayorjacob frey faced the backlash for saying he supported siginificant change within the police, but not shutting it down completely. —— significant. now on bbc news, it's time to click. this week: racing and cheating under lockdown. are the next generation of games consoles under threat? and face masks, but not as you know them. hey there, hope you're doing 0k. lara is... errm, yeah, lara looks absolutely fine, lara, you have taken to wearing shades indoors. should i be worried? don't worry, there is a good reason for this, which i will explain in a moment. i've been on a mission to find the best wireless sound, so i started off with some true wireless earbuds. first up, these from jabra, which are meant to be great for active use. but i found as soon as i started running, theyjust fall out of my ears. great sound, but not so much use when it's on

following the suspension of their colleagues, all 57 members of the two officer's unit — the buffalo emergency response teamle mackie is a reporterfor wbfo, the local nation public radio station which first captured the footage. shejoins me now. thank you so much forjoining me first of all, are there any protests a nd me first of all, are there any protests and demonstrations where you are in buffalo? . yes there are. i had to come to the other side and on the other side of the building, this may be the largest cloud three have had in the streets here yet and there is a massive cloud and i would say in the thousands and their standing would say in the thousands and theirstanding in would say in the thousands and their standing in front of the hoarding center right now and there here to defund the police. those two officers have been charged. what is the response of people in buffalo? they are happy to see those charges but we have also heard some calls from activists saying that this represents immediate justice saying that this represents immediatejustice for a saying that this represents immediate justice

in another show of support, all 57 members of the buffalo emergency response team resigned but remain on the police force. >> trevor: think about this for a second not only bid the police department try to cover up what happened, not only did they try and lie about being something we all saw on camera, but once the truth got out and those cops were punished, the entire team resigned to protest those police being held accountable. in fact, they even showed up at the courthouse to cheer them on as they came out. what are you cheering? that buffalo is finally safe from old men walking around in public? what are you cheering? what are you cheering? the fact you've come out? it's a scary thing to think about, what are they cheering for? and something i think people need to understand about the police is that, in a way, they have the same code that a gang does, in that, above all, you are loyal to your crew. that is a culture that is within every police department. and that's the heart of this issue. if good police are willing to look the other way or even join in when the bad police abuse

all 57 members of buffalo emergency response team have quit the unit in protest of those suspensions. they are returning to other duties. as protests continue across the country after the death of george floyd, thousands are marching in chicago today to demand justice for him as well as briana taylor and tony. other african-americans also killed by law enforcement. chicago's march for justice supports black lives matter calling for an end to police brutality and defunding of the chicago police department. graddy is in chicago with latest on that. brady. >> jon, downtown chicago is very hard place to get to right now after last week's violence and a looting. you can see this is the icon tick lakeshore drive along lake michigan they've blocked it off and just is like at many intersections and at many highway exits they've blocked off the entrance into this area. they also have no public transit going into the downtown area of the city right now. and that's why today's largest protest organizers estimating about 30,000 people taking part in it happened west of the downtown city center ar

on the other hand you have 57 members of the buffalo emergency response team who resigned from the unit in the height of cowardi cowardice. they have just resigned from the unit because two of their fellow officers were suspended for knocking down a 75-year-old man and seriously injuring him. a lot of police in the country are on the wrong side of history right now. >> that is true. frankly, one of the things that we know is that this is why tinkering with what exists does not work. frankly the activists and the organizers and the folks that are in the streets right now are not just asking for reforms. reforms are important. ultimately you need people to oversee the reforms and implement them and time and time again what we see are the laws will be past. no choke holds or this or that. there is not a way to implement them. the protesters in the streets are calling for us to change the way we distribute our resources. frankly our budgets from cities to congress are bloated in relationship with punishment and in relationship to policing. that needs to change. the only way to avoid the kin

were charged with felony assault over the weekend, prompting 57 police officers from buffalo's emergency response teamquit the special unit in protest. martin gugino is well known in the community for his years of peaceful protest as a catholic worker and member of witness against torture -- a group that has long advocated for the closure of guantanamo bay. in his many years as an activist, gugino has demonstrated against climate inaction, racism and nuclear proliferation. on tuesday, president trump attacked martin gugino as he lay under the hospital. trump tweeted -- "buffalo protester shoved by police could be an antifa provocateur. 75-year-old martin gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. i watched, he fell harder than was pushed. was aiming scanner. could be a set up?" trump tagged one america news, a fringe right-wing media outlet that frequently amplifies conspiracy theories and has run multiple segments attacking gugino since video of his assault drew national ire. one republican senator after another was s asked to comment whi

. >> reporter: 57 members of the buffalo pd emergency response team have resigned from the unit but not the force and solidarity with the two suspended officers. many of the people here at the site where george floyd died. they hope his death brings about more changes between law- enforcement and the communities they serve. >> it's not about the ticket, the fine. it's about the repercussions of being in custody and are we going to be able to see another day? >> reporter: minneapolis said it's goodbyes to floyd thursday. now residents at his birthplace of raeford, north carolina will get a chance to pay their respects during a public viewing saturday. floyd's body will then be taken to houston where he grew up for a final farewell on tuesday. meanwhile, lawyers for two of the officers involved in the death of george floyd say they had only been a part of the force were only a few days. the officer, derek chauvin, who had his knee on george floyd's neck in that now viral video, will make his court appearance monday in minneapolis. we are here in minneapolis. i'm kyler's skyler henry, kpix

. >>> here's what cnn is learning, that the entire active team of 57 members has resigned from the buffalo police emergency responseolidarity with two suspended officers. those officers were suspended in response to this horrific video. showing police pushing a 75-year-old man to the ground and walking past as he bleeds on the sidewalk. that's just one of the many instances of excessive force by police. here's cnn's brian stelter. >> reporter: caught on camera from coast to coast, alleged excessive force by police officers. attacks against protesters who are demonstrating against police brutality is in some cases inspiring even more people to take to the streets. one of the newest examples from buffalo, new york. a 75-year-old peace activist shoved to the ground. police walking by while he bleeds from the head. the man now hospitalized and two officers now suspended without pay. but what if a reporter had not been filming? the police initially claimed in a statement that the man tripped and fell until more videos surfaced. from driving a police car into a crowd to firing tear gas on demonstrators marching on the fr

in response, about 57 members from the buffalo police department's emergency response team resigned inrotest to those two officers being suspended. today here in buffalo, protests will continue. organizers have said that they are going to be asking people to come out to a local police precinct to protest, and they're asking protesters to continue to spread their message, but to do to peacefully. >> all right. jessica. thank you so much. the protests, they are global. people around the world are rallying in solidarity with protesters in the united states and calling attention to issues within their own communities. >> this is a look at one of the protests in france. outrage has been reignited over a 2016 police killing. and there's some parallels to what happened with the george floyd case in minneapolis. let's go to cnn's melissa bell. she is following this from paris for us. melissa, a series of protests planned for today. but i understand that some of them are banned, most of them, in fact. >> reporter: that's right. of course, the covid-19 restrictions remain in place across france.

van, i've just confirmed 57 members of the buffalo police emergency response team have resigned from that unit, they haven't resigned from the police force, but from that unit. what does that tell you? >> they've taken a small stain by two officers who did the wrong thing and should face discipline, and they've spread it across the entire department and across the entire profession of law enforcement. and this is the problem. right now you are seeing both the beth of u.s. law enforcement and the worst of u.s. law enforcement. those of you who don't deal with the police often, pay attention. some people who assume the worst about law enforcement, you've got cops out there kneeling with folks, you've got cops out there helping protesters. and love is rising from the ashes. on the other hand you have police officers who are brutalizing people in broad daylight, in front of protesters and tv cameras, and are surprised when they have to pay any cost at all. and that's where we are as a country. but it's the latter one that's the greater threat. as promising as those good images are, the i

the remaining 57 members of the buffalo police emergency response team all resigning from the unit in protest os suspensi. the man is in serious but stable condition. >> you see that video, and it disturbs your basic sense of decency and humanity. why? why? why was that necessary? where was the threat? >> reporter: but across the country, other incidents of alleged police violence are coming to light like this one in philadelphia, the officer charged overnight with hitting a protester. a journalist for "the atlanta journal constitution" capturing this violent incident on camern. the woman's attorney saying she suffered a broken shoulder in the incident that's now under investigation by atlanta police. police policy changes after violent clashes between protesters and police, the city of minneapolis ouinin im changes to its police department policies, banning neck restraints or choke holds for any reason, like the one authorities say led to floyd's death. california also reviewing policies. governor gavin newsom calling for police to stop using the cartoid hold. >> black community does

. >> reporter: the remaining 57 members of the buffalo police emergency response team all resigning fromnit in protest of the officers' suspension. >> why? why was that necessary? where was the threat? >> reporter: but across the country other incidents of alleged police violence are coming to light like this one in philadelphia. the officer charged overnight with hitting a protester. police policy changes after violent clashes between protesters and police. the city of minneapolis outlining immediate changes to its police department policies banning neck restraints or chokeholds for any reason like the one authorities say led to floyd's death. california is also reviewing use of force policies, and governor gavin newsom calling for police to stop using the carotid hold. george floyd's home going continues with a memorial service in north carolina where he grew up. dan? >> zachary, thank you. as you said, many people out there calling for systematic reform to policing in this country. though to trevor ault for an update on the coronavirus pandemic which while these protests rage continue

the remaining 57 members of the buffalo police emergency response team all resigning from the unit in protest of the officers' suspension. gugino is in serious, but stable condition. >> you see that video and it disturbs your basic sense of decency and humanity. why? why? why was that necessary? where was the threat? cotry otincis of across the the r chara journal-constitution" capturing this violent incident on camera, an officer appearing to body slam this woman to the ground. the woman's attorney saying she suffered a broken shoulder in the incident that's now under investigation by atlanta police. police policy changes after violent clashes between protesters and police. the city of minneapolis outlining immediate changes to its police department policies banning neck restraints or chokeholds for any reason like the one authorities say led to floyd's death. california also reviewing force policies. governor newsom calling for police to stop using the carotid hold. >> the black community does not need to change. we need to change. we have a responsibility to change. our institution

. >> all 57 members of the buffalo police emergency-response team have resigned from the team, but notartment. ne they said the suspended officers were simply executing orders. >> in tacoma, washington, a new video posted to social media appears to show officers violently striking manuel ellis, as he lies on the ground. a second video also appears to show officers holding ellis while he is on the ground and telling him to put his hands behind his back. ellis died after being physically restrained by police. his family is calling for four ourselves involved to be fired. the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide. >> he was a blessed child. okay? he was blessed. he was good. and did not deserve to be murdered. at the hands cof the police. >> and, in atlanta, new video of a woman being body slammed by a police officer, breaking her collarbone at a protest may 29th. in word, yet, from the atlanta police department, on whether the officer involved will face disciplinary actions. while, in new york city, last night, a small sign of hope as a police chief in brooklyn, deescalated a situa

a group of 57 buffalo emergency response team resigned in outrage over the two officers suspension without pay. that has caused a little bit of unrest within the police department. but back to the protests, the das in brooklyn, manhattan and the bronx said they do not plan to prosecute any protesters who are charged with low level offenses. as most of these protests have been peaceful. i was speaking to one of the organizer whose said you have been encouraging people to continue demonstrating for how long? we've been doing this for a week. what is the message and at what point does the message get across. >> people keep asking when it's going toen. the question should be what policies will we enacted t enace people feel safe in the community. this could be for the people. i'm leading a demonstration from barclays center at 6:00 p.m. to city hall. that's the first stop. we are hope de blasio and cuomo come out of and talk to us and give the youth some direction. if they don't, the next stop is the diamond district. we're giving them a chance right now to do the right thing. my name is ace b

all 57 members of the buffalo police department emergency response team just a short time ago resigned from that unit in protest. joining me now with reaction to all of this tonight, former new york police commissioner renard character. thank you very much for being here. good to see you tonight. let's let's start and i know you want to get to the two videos to talk about those but just off of the top in terms of the headline, the effort and some of the cities have seen some of the worst violence we have seen to push for a lower expenditure of police and the city. what do you think the result of that will be? >> here is the one thing people have to realize, martha, you keyed on it. this has propaganda right out of the antifa handbook. defund the police. well, i challenge any minneapolis resident to take a ride through minneapolis which now looks like beirut in 1970. take a ride through it, look at it, and that is your police there. what is going to happen when they are not? nobody wants to visit, live school or work in a place they are not safe. and most of these communities that have

the buffalo police department's entire emergency response team resigned from that voluntary duty followinguspension of two members for shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground, he suffered a head loaded has been hospitalized, these offices do technically work for the police department. in washington dc the mayor wants the president to remove federal law enforcement and military personnel from city streets. >> this morning muriel bowser unveiled the giant letters on sixteenth street two blocks from the white house that spell out black lives matter, she also renamed the block black lives matter plaza. the ceremony came after she even to 1200 national guard troops from dc hotels including 200 from utah, booted from the marriott marquis hotel after a 12 hour overnight shift. >> in the middle of deployment, their fourth consecutive all night a told they are not welcome here. >> lee asked for an apology, none came, bowser told fox news the eviction was a budget issue. >> we don't think soldiers should be in the nation's capital patrolling or policing streets. we made that formal request to

so the buffalo police department's entire emergency response team resigned from voluntary duty today following the suspension of two members for shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground. he suffered a head wound and has been hospitalized. these officers do still technically work for the police department. meanwhile in washington, d.c., the mayor wants the president to remove federal law enforcement and military personnel in the city streets. doug mckelway has the story. >> this morning, muriel bowser unveiled the giant letters on 16th street two blocks from the white house that spelled out black lives matter. also renames a block black lives matter plaza. the ceremony came after mayor bowser evicted 1200 national guard troops from d.c. hotels including 200 from utah. booted from d.c.'s marriott marquis hotel after a 12 hour overnight shift. >> in the middle of their fourth consecutive all-nighter, they are being told they are not welcome there. >> asked for an apology and none came. bowser told fox news today eviction was a budget issue. >> we don't think they should be in the n

. >>> we have breaking news from buffalo, new york were two local stations are reporting that 57 members of police emergency response teamffalo have resigned in response to the suspension of the two officers. those officers will stay on the force not as part of the team. it's a response to the suspension of the two officers. those two officers are seen pushing a 75-year-old man. they were suspended and now the 57 resignations in alliance with those two. let's bring in cnn law enforcement analyst charles ramsey who served as police commissioner in philadelphia and police chief in washington, d.c. also with me, darnell hunt, professor of sociology and african-american studies and dean of social sciences at ucla. chief ramsey, let me start with you and your reaction to these 75 officers resigning from the emergency response team in support of those two officers who pushed the 75-year-old man onto the ground and then lied about it. >> well, if they want to resign, they should resign from the department. they don't have a vote in what unit they're in or the running of that department. they would not be allowed to step down fr

in buffalo, for example, you had all the memberhe emergency response team resigned from that unit, but not om the police department, in solidarity with the two individuals who were reprimanded for pushing down an old man in florida. you had another case recently of members to resigning from the swat team becae they feel ir actions are now being politiciz and they don't feel like they can do their jobs. as with the force that might be necessary if myself included. if we're gonna have these conversations looking over thei sulr on sunday morning, it >> it is the right of the public and the people to look over the shoulders of public officia in public servants. it is. no one should be immune from that. not e police officer, not the firefighter, not the tax collector, not the director of building permits. i don't think we should offer the police office of sort of exalted position in american life where they have super duper protections, super installations and that's been part of the culture. those officers, if they do not have confidence, should not have resigned from the swat team. or res

buffalo police department need to be retrained. this is what he said earlier. >> i found out that the entire emergency response team of the buffalo police department had quit. and they weren't going to come last night to protect the city of buffalo. and so if i would have done this last night, i may have been fanning the fire here. okay? i may have been -- i didn't want to pour gasoline on a fire. >> that gentleman, he is in serious but stable condition. behind me there is a small group of protesters that are where he fell back and was bleeding. we've seen a couple other protests around the city, very small very peaceful. you see one on the lawn across from city hall. we saw another one in front of a local police precinct. organizers of the protests are asking protesters to remain very calm and to remain peaceful. of course there is the curfew in effect this evening at 8:00 p.m. >> thank you very much. >>> new york city is preparing for another round of protests. large crowds of people have already started gathering and there is a mix of everybody plus a lot of talent. bill? >> hello, fredricka. one of the more jubilant protests in new

we've seen pushback in new york, in buffalo, 57 members of the emergency response team have resigned, even though we've all seen the video of the police pushing that 75-year-old man down bleeding from the head. how do we get this change when there is such massive resistance? when do we get police to understand this isn't actually about them. this is about the safety of americans at their hands. >> one, you have to keep going no matter what, and you've got to understand there is going to always be resistance, and one of the reasons why it is important that the grass roots act a vivi and the activists who have mastered how you deal in this technological age, and no one does it better than my brother rashad robinson, and those of us that have built traditional civil rights groups work together because when a policeman gets in trouble, he has a union that provides lawyers, that provides therapists, that provides resources for that policeman. you need organizations to provide that for the victims' families. they don't know how to deal with media. they don't know how to deal with the legal

in buffalo, new york, the mayor says the police union pressured 50 officers to get a special emergency response teamer two officers were suspended for pushing an officer. >> the buffalo police union is on the wrong side of history. they are wrong in this situation. they have been a barrier to further police reform. >> restrictions make it tough to remove bad cops. contracts can limit misconduct allegations, require the destruction of officers' disciplinary records and prevent others from the decisions. >> chiefs will say, i was forced to promote this guy and i know that -- because three years ago falling right outside of the time of the contract there were five incidents that nearly caused me heartburn. that is troubling. >> reporter: officer discipline is often handled through arbitration. >> we need reform in the area of the police union to make sure that the chief can actually have disciplinary control over the force. >> reporter: police union say they work to secure better pay for their officers and they have a duty to send them. >> they're politically powerful using a war chest to fund dues mem

. >> i found out that the entire emergency response team in the buffalo police department had quit and they weren't going to come last night to protect the city of buffalo. and so if i would have done this last night, i may have been fanning the fire here, okay? i might have been -- i did want to pour gasoline on a fire. >> and those 57 officers quit in protest because those two officers seen pushing martin gugino had originally been suspended without pay. now protests last night, fredricka, were peaceful. many people walking around the city in protest of racial discrimination and police brutality. tonight we are expecting more protests here in buffalo, but organizers are calling on those protesters to remain peaceful. of course, there is a curfew in effect here in buffalo. curfew is at 8:00 p.m. and we know that the incident with martin gugino happened after that curfew so organizers here really encouraging protesters to please be peaceful and also abide by that 8:00 p.m. curfew this evening. >> and what kind of condition is martin gugino in? >> yeah, well, the family released a state

been suspended but in response to his comments and that action 57 members of the buffalo police department this is in western new york who are part of this special emergency response team which is set up to handle demonstrations and protesters have resigned from that they haven't resigned from the police department entirely but they've resigned from the special force in protest the union said that they resigned and discuss that was his words because officers were punished for quote simply executing orders this is led to state police coming in to help the local police department and fill in the gap because of stepping down you know it just shows the difficult situation that lawmakers are in here in new york city the chief of uniformed police criticize the governor as well because the governor and criticizing local response to looters and saying that police have not done their job he lashed out at the governor saying that you know the police officers are out there putting their lives on the line often getting attacked themselves and video of police officers and you know being hit having bricks thrown at them having cars drive at them being run over and so forth and so th

in buffalo 57 officers resigned from the city's emergency response team when two of their number were suspended without pay. those suspensions only coming after a video of the officers shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground went viral and when those two officers were arraigned yesterday for that violent incident and pled not guilty, their fellows showed up at the courthouse to applaud them. joining me now is new york senator kirsten gillibrand. senator jill gragillibrand, i rs buffalo situation to show the real divide where law enforcement seems to dig in on one side and those that really want reform, and i've been among them out front on that, on the other side, when really they ought to be saying that all of us want to see equal protection under the law and handled in an equal way. why would you cheer on officers that push a 75-year-old man to the ground and he's bleeding and they walk past him, just pass by him? i mean, what is there to defend? how does that become a cause for law enforcement people? >> i don't understand it, either, reverend. i have to say when i saw that video u

in buffalo, officers standing over their position to respond to the emergency response team. this is in the week of two officers appearing to shove someone. >> this is a time between community leaders, elected officials and city executives. >> reporter: the nation's largest police force is disbanding its anti-crime unit. the unit is credited with getting illegal guns under the street. but has also come under scrutiny. the officers will be designed in the department. the chief supports the decision but says good officers need the public support. >> they're police officers. they are human beings. they have the same stressors that we all have. >> other than a national standards how police should operate going forward. those that we spoke to, said for the police departments and the communities they serve, to get together and talk about what is the best way to go forward. those we spoke to say that's not happening right now. >>> the push for reform goes on in the united kingdom. we go live in london and what we can expect today. good morning to you. >> good morning. that's right.

buffalo that the union was not going to pay for any legal bills that they may incur if they were charged with any kind of criminal violations. so the majority, if not all of the emergency response team here in the city of buffalo resigned. and so there was a situation perhaps last night here in downtown buffalo where they were not going to have enough law enforcement officers to potentially protect the city. now, fortunately, the law enforcement community here in western new york got together and the city was able to get enough officers to maintain the safety here. but quite frankly, i had a concern that if i charged these officers yesterday afternoon, that that would pour fuel on the fire here and perhaps inflame the city. and i didn't want to do that. so i waited until this morning and then i charged the officers and they were arraigned this morning. >> they were charged specifically with what? >> with assault in the second degree. we have a particular penal law statute here in new york, wolf, that says that if you assault an individual who's 65 years or older and you are ten years younger than that victim, then that makes it an assault in the second degree violation. so that's wh

new this morning, 57 police officers in buffalo, new york, have resigned from that city's emergency response team after this. two officers suspended for pushing a 75-year-old protesters to the ground. the shocking video. you see him fall on the ground. it's blurred but there is blood coming from his head or ear. it's reported as both. you see the officers walk by. nobody is rendering aid. those two officers expected to face charges today. that man on the ground, his name is martin gudino. he was a long time activist. we're told he's alert and oriented today. this is according to his lawyer. we're joined from new york times square. fairly quiet. that curfew now lifted. the nypd has been cracking down on officers who have exhibited some excessive use. we've seen plenty of video and use of it. >> reporter: yeah. not only are we seeing more incidents on camera. but there's a higher scrutiny. in addition to the buffalo police officers who are now under suspension and investigation, two nypd officers are under investigation and suspension for incidents that were captured on camera this past week. you m

. >>57 police officers in buffalo, new york have resigned from the forces emergency response team following the suspension of 2 officers who allegedly pushed a 75 year-old protester to the ground. we do want to warn you that some may find the video you're about to see graphic as a policing force the 08:00pm curfew a 75 year-old man approaches them at least one officer appears to push the man causing him to stumble fall and hit his head. the erie county executive that the man has a serious head injury. he's in stable condition at the hospital originally buffalo police said that the man tripped and fell but once the additional video was seen the commissioner open an immediate investigation, new york governor andrew cuomo says he spoke with the elderly man and condemns the actions by the buffalo police. >>you see. that video and it your basic sense of decency and humanity. >>why why. >>why was that necessary. we're was this grant. older gentleman where was this threat and then you just walk by the person what you see blood coming from his head. police officers walk by. it's just. fundamentally

earlier today, the members of the buffalo police department who were working on that special unit, that emergency response team, that was seen responding to yesterday's demonstration, who had this altercation with mr. gugina that resulted in him and this head injury, all of the officers on that team today resigned from that unit en masse. . all 57 of them. they didn't resign from the police department. they resigned from the emergency response unit. their union president telling nbc's local affiliate that quote, 57 resigned in disgust because of the treatment of two of their members, who were simply executing orders. the hid of the police officer's association, did the head of the police officer's association told the buffalo news, our position is that these officers were simply following orders, from the deputy police customer, to clear the square. it doesn't specify to clear the square of men 50 and under or 15 to 40. they were simply doing their job. i don't know how much contact. he did slip in my estimation. he fell backward. and earlier today, brown issued a statement addressing the mass resignation and

in buffalo r57 officers standing by their decision to resign but the force's emergency response team after two officer shoved an elderly protestor to the ground. >> this is time for a poignant discussion. >> reporter: in new york city change has already begun. the nation's largest police force is disbanding its plain clothe aintd-crime unit. the unit has come under scrutiny. the officers will be reassigned within the department. the chief of patrol supports the decision but said good officers need support. >> they have the same stressors that the general public has. >> reporter: a national standard for how police should operate, but they say what needs to happen is for police departments and the communities that they serve to get together and talk about what is the best way to move forward. jason carroll, cnn, new york. >>> months before an atlanta police officer shot him dead in a wendy's parking lot, rayshard brooks gave an interview about his experience in the criminal justice system. >> now i'm 27 years of age, full-time carpenter. >> reporter: that was rayshard brooks in februar

in buffalo, new york the mayor says the police union pressured 57 officers to quit a special emergency response teamtheir colleagues were suspended for pushing a 75-year-old protester. >> the buffalo police union is on the wrong side of history. they are wrong in this situation. they have been a barrier to further police reform. >> reporter: government officials and labor experts say contract provisions make it tough to remove bad cops in police departments nationwide. contracts can limit officer interrogations in misconduct allegations, require the destruction of officers' disciplinary records, and prevent superiors from considering those records in promotion or removal decisions. >> chiefs will say i was forced to promote this guy and i know that this officer is problematic because three years ago, right outside of the period predicted in the contract, there were five incidents that nearly caused me heartburn and that is troubling given the awesome authority police have over people's lives. >> reporter: officer discipline is often handled through arbitration where outside arbiters can overrule the

teams or leaving their departments altogether. from buffalo, where two officers were suspended earlier this month after shoving an elderly protester, 57 officers resigned from the department's emergency responset your knee off my neck. >> reporter: to florida, where the s.w.a.t. team saw ten resignations after city officials, including the police chief, took a knee with protesters. officers there say they feel minimally equipped, undertrained, and restrained by politics. to atlanta, where six officers were charged and arrested earlier this month for excessive use of force against demonstrators. that incident followed on friday by the police shooting of rayshard brooks, an african-american man killed after officers attempted to arrest him for a suspected dui. brooks had taken one of the officer's tasers in a scuffle and fired it at police as he ran away. the atlanta police chief abruptly resigned. the district attorney there says possible charges against the officer who shot brooks could include felony murder. a police unit official warns this climate will lead to more departures. >> what we're suffering with in atlanta is, i believe, we are playing politics. we are bowing down, if you will, t