that's where garret haake is, and there's a developing situation there as well. garret, what's developing in the nation's capitol? >> reporter: what were 6 1/2 hours of mostly peaceful protests here in the white house things have definitely taken a turn here. a line has been crossed. i'm standing just about 2 blocks north of the white house, and you're looking at at least one car set aflame here by protesters. i don't think you can probably make it out in this shot, but a lot of the windows here along connecticut avenue have been smashed and the businesses here, banks, restaurants, office buildings and so forth. i think what we saw here tonight were protesters stymied in their attempts to get closer to the white house, closer to lafayette park which was really locked down by park police, secret service and others spreading out into the downtown d.c. area, and with them has come more destruction. just in the last moments they got into a scene and they looked to be getting this car fire under control. i'm obviously not in a position to get up and around the corner r

garret haake.ret haake >>> today some businesses in battleground virginia are allowed to reopen. part of a phase one of governor ralph northom's forward virginia plan. business that's are allowed to open are outdoor restaurants, salons and tattoo parlors. joining me from mineral, virginia, is katie beck. what are you seeing? >> what we're seeing is boats piling in here at the marina. we got here this morning it was sort of a slow start to the day. and now with all the gorgeous weather, we're seeing lots of boats fill the slips and lots of people fill the restaurant behind me which is an outdoor space. they are keeping tables six feet apart and supposed to be keeping their numbers at 50% capacity. that is per the governor's rules for most of the state. it is important to keep in mind that there are two major areas that are not open today and that is the city of richmond and all of northern virginia area. and that is because they have not seen the decline in cases that they had hoped to by now to ent

nbc news correspondent garret haake is there. garret, what are you seeing? >> reporter: alicia, a crowd of several hundred people here outside the white house. this crowd was originally held off by barricades on 17th over here on pennsylvania avenue. they pushed through that barricade about 10 or 15 minutes ago coming all the way in here from the eisenhower executive white house building and really up into the faces of secret service officers, park police, a coalition of folks who protect d.c. in situations like this. the mood is tense but this is still peaceful. you're here, the same slogans you hear at a lot of these protests over the years, black lives matter, hands up, don't shoot today complemented by i can't breathe, the last words of george floyd. his name you can hear now being chanted by the protesters out here. this was a protest that was loosely organized by a punch of different local groups. i talked with some folks around the region who told me they heard about it on instagram where they wanted to come out here and be here. they heard about the