people always admire resolve even when they disagree with the point of view, but that's not what jacob freyey slunk away like a child caught doing something filthy. the s most telling moment came just before that when the woman in sunglasses threatened to defeat the mayor in the next election. what does that tell you? it tells you that black lives matter is in fact a political party. maybe the strongest political party in the united states as of tonight. its members believe they can reshape this country, and so far, they are proving to be right. you can always tell which political movements are ascending, which are headed up, by how straightforward their members and sympathizers are about whatat they believe. strong people say what they think out loud. they have no reason not to. they are not embarrassed of their beliefs. they think they are winning. with that in mind, watch this clip from cnn this morning. this is the president of the minneapolis city council, lisa bender. bender explains that the desire for safety, the desire not to have your home invaded by violent criminals is in fact a

it was then that jacob frey made a fatal mistake.put himself in a position where he could be asked that question directly. here's what happened next. >> yes or no, will you commit to defunding minneapolis police department? we don't want no more police. statement i do not support the full abolition. >> you're wasting our time. >> go home, jacob, go home. go home, jacob, go home. >> tucker: what a remarkable piece of tape that is. as a big city mayor in this country ever been more thoroughly humiliated? the correct answer to that needless to say is up yours, lady. i'm not going anywhere, i run the city. you doubt the entire crowd would've cheered jacob frey if he'd said that? people always admire resolve even when they disagree with the point of view, but that's not what jacob frey did. he slunk away like a child caught doing something filthy. the most telling moment came just before that when the woman and sunglasses threatened to defeat the mayor in the next election. what does that tell you? it tells you that black lives matter is

jillian: mayor jacob frey pushed back on the plan, saying he does not support abolishing the police department. he was booed out of a protest saturday after he refused to make a similar pledge. todd: charges against a brooklyn man in an attack on officers that left two shot and one stabbed, all this as a joint terrorism task force probes the suspect's background for terror links. jillian: with tensions already high among protest crowds in the city, how does law enforcement prevent terrorists from exploiting their message for chaos? here to weigh in is former fbi director, chris wrecker. thank you for being here. can you hear us, chris? >> good morning. how are you. jillian: good. we got you. okay. >> yes, i can hear you. jillian: police they have her hands full right now with the roprotests and rioting that

mayor jacob frey, good luck. >> thank you so much, chris. >> all right.ook, the problem is intractable for two reasons. you don't have everybody on board wanting to fix it. i'm not talking about the politicians, i'm talking about the people in the community. everybody's got to be on the same page, the haves and the have-nots. then it's about changing the policies and going after the politicians that don't change them the way you want. that is about having people come together. the answers are easy. if the will is there to force them. politicians act out of fear of consequence more often than good conscience. >>> another big story we're taking on uniquely tonight. the lawyer for one of the four fired officers charged in george floyd's death. he says his newly minted officer client did what he thought was right when derek chauvin had a knee on george floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes. why? why does he believe that his client was doing the right thing? how does he know he was doing the right thing? the proof, next. home and auto bundle. we all know custom

pete: jacob frey has been abysmal failure doing with this.to give him a little bit of credit when the group was on him, screaming at him, he would not at least say, such a low bar, you don't even want to give him credit, i weren't defund the police. he was run out of the event. jedediah: yeah. it is scary. this is completely insane to go to completely defunding or even cutting funds to the police at a time when we just been watching footage in some areas of looting and rioting. those communities needing protection more than ever. i would ask every single politician calling for defunding of police to tell me and have to answer to the public what they're alternative would be. where are those people supposed to go? where are individuals who face distressing situations supposed to go? who are they calling if they need help if you are putting less policemen on the ground and minimizing efforts of police to respond. they should be able to provide an answer for that. you need an alternative solution. i don't know what that possibly could be. they sh

. >> jacob frey, we have a "yes" or "no" question for you. yes or no, will you commit to defunding minneapolis police department? >> get the dash out of here ! [crowd chanting "go home jacob"] >> laura: i almost felt sorry for him. watch the media operates in this new, new normal. ever so gently tiptoeing around marxists masquerading as humanitarians. >> do you understand that the word "dismantle" or police free also make some people nervous to for instance, what if in the middle of the night my home is broken into? who do i call? >> yes, i mean, i hear that loud and clear from a lot of my neighbors and i know -- and myself too and i know that comes from a place of privilege. >> laura: i guess you're supposed to call the white privilege hotline. i wasn't clear on that. if there was virtually no follow-up to that moronic answer, by the way. this lunacy is gaining traction across america in like a dozen other major u.s. cities. that seemed to agree that worrying about home invasion is really just -- it's racist. from l.a. to new york, mayors and

the testers were angry after jacob frey refused to withdraw financial support from the city's police department in the wake of floyd's death frey told the crowd he favors reforms instead of anti racism rallies are spreading across europe in the u.k. city of bristol protesters tore down a statue of a 17th century slave trader and threw it into a river. demonstrated outside the u.s. embassy in london as well protesters towards a man demonstrating against president jr balsa narrow in several brazilian cities there is widespread anger over the government's handling of coronavirus allegations of corruption and police brutality. the united nations says it's received reports of looting in 2 libyan towns which were recently recaptured for more lords $24.00 have to add on thursday forces loyal to the un backed government drove have to its forces out of town who are now effectively ending his offensive on the capital tripoli. israel's prime minister has called the killing of a palestinian man with autism a tragedy but stopped short of apologizing for its. chased and shot dead by israeli forces

jacob frey in minneapolis is handing out masks to everybody and their rubbing their masks and spittings and touching each other. minneapolis, minnesota has seven cases on june 2nd, they've dropped all the way down to seven cases in the whole state of minnesota. up to phase two reopening, so we are waiting to see, tucker, what is going to happen to minneapolis now? we are all for the first amendment for protesting, of course, but wasn't jacob frey didn't like the idea that we were going to reopen churches and put 25% of each church open which is also first amendment. i'm wondering what's going to happen to minneapolis now with all these protests and no social distancing. 25 centers, hot spots around the united states according to the associated press are worrisome for the issue of what's going to happen with all this protesting, all this congregating together. what's going to happen a few days from now, just a few days from now what will happen? will we see a spike in cases? i want today something interesting, tucker. to me this is a public health experiment, you and i have been saying

will changes a gate it over to mayor jacob frey. -- with that, i think i will change it over to mayor jacob frey. >> thank you area this has clearly been a crisis unlike any our city or state has ever seen and it is clear that it demand at ace date supported response. the governor mentioned a little bit ago that we have not seen this kind of mobilization since world war ii and i want to thank the governor for the support we have gotten over the last several days. it has been essential for the safety and welfare of all of minneapolis. i won't get too much into the tanker truck, but this just terrifying instance also shows a lot of bravery. bravery, those peaceful protesters that were willing to help the individual in the truck. took weekendrs clear action to remove them from the bridge because we didn't know what was on the tanker. we didn't know it was explosives or the intent of the individual and by focusing on the bridge we quickly got first responders to the action. there was also an early morning fire in north minneapolis. a suspected arson. we have a long way to go and although

minneapolis mayor jacob frey was booed at a massive rally over the weekend for standing his ground onot defunding police and issued a statement, saying i will work relentlessly with the chief and alongside community toward deep structural reform and addressing systemic racism in police culture. we're ready to dig in and enact more community led public safety strategies in our city but i do not support abolishing the police department. joe biden is expected to travel to houston to meet with the family of george floyd ahead of the memorial services this week. behind me, the officer charged with the murder of george floyd is set to make his first appearance in court this afternoon. jillian, todd. jillian: thank you very much. protests in new york city remaining mostly peaceful as the city-wide curfew ends. marches taking place across the city all day long. bill de blasio promising to cut funding for the nypd and reinvest in youth services. >> i want people to understand we are committed to shifting resources to ensure that the focus is on our young people. jillian. and i also will affirm

rob: mayor jacob frey pushed back on this plan, saying he does not support abolishing the police department booed right out of a protest saturday after he refused to make a similar pledge. he was put right on the spot and then they threw him out, the mayor of minneapolis. in new york, calls for bill de blasio to resign are growing over his promise to cut some portion of funding for the nypd. >> we will be moving funding from the nypd to youth initiatives and social services. i want people to understand that we are committed to shifting resources, to ensure that the focus is on our young people. rob: protests in the city did remain peaceful overnight as marchers took to the streets as the curfew was finally lifted. jillian: in just hours, democrats will unveil a sweeping police reform bill following mounting calls to make changes to law enforcement training and accountability. >> we must deal with law enforcement reform. >> and what we have to do as a nation is hold police accountable and come together and create legislation that will support initiatives like that. >> and with the legislatio

extraordinary scene you shared with us there with jacob frey. let's bring in eddie glaude, center for african-american studies and as msnbc contributor. edd eddie, welcome. what did you make of the picture of the mayor shamed out of the community? he looked like anybody else the way he was dressed, very casual and ushered out with pretty loud chants and opposition. >> yeah. it's a sign that the circumstances and the context of how we discuss policing in our community is radically changing. alex, you know for most of our lives we have been confronted with a frame of how we think about policing in terms of being tough on crime, the war on drugs, and the overall discourse of law and order which led to a massive expansion of policing and particularly, a particular kind of policing. so what folks are trying to argue for is not so much tinkering around the edges but a fundamental change in the frame, and this involved the call for defunding. we see activists organizations like reclaim the block, mpt 150 on the ground in minneapolis really pushing the

minneapolis where floyd died, tense debate playing out on the streets as protesters clashed with mayor jacob frey. >> we don't want no more police. is that clear? we don't want people with guns in our community, shooting us down. it is a yes or a no, will you defund the minneapolis police department? >> i do not support defunding the police. >> get the out of here. >> reporter: response leading to boos from the crowd. on the heels of this public rebuke, minneapolis city council voting 9-3 in favor of disbanding the police department. >> you'our commitment is to end toxic relationship with the mayor's department. >> reporter: explaining his stance. >> let me be clear i'm for massive structural and institutional reform for entire system that has not for generations worked for black and brown people. we have failed and we have to entirely reshape the system. >> reporter: protesters confronting the mayor saying do you believe in abolition of police, are yes or no. what is the answer? >> frankly the short answer is no. there will always be a role for police. but don't we have a more courageous imagina

arthel: and eric, more now on minneapolis mayor jacob frey who was booed and shouted out of a protest for mr. george floyd, this took place near the mayor's home last night, because he won't commit to dismantling the city's police force. as you and john just discussed, it's a demand that has become a rallying call for some demonstrators across the country. let's go live to minneapolis where we find our matt finn. matt. >> reporter: arthel, right now we're standing in this beautiful, peaceful park but in just a few hours this place is likely going to be much more electric. some of the minneapolis city council members that are in favor of dismantling police are hosting a public forum here to discuss the death of george floyd and what happens next and this open forum today comes after that moment yesterday where minneapolis mayor jacob frey showed up to a very large demonstration in downtown. the same group that's participating in today's forum in the park also hosted a massive demonstration yesterday, thousands of people showed up and so did the mayor. he walked through the crowd of tho

jacob frey is a face and a name that we've all come to know in recent weeks. easier said than done?ver seen a politician turned tail and run away the way he did. it looked like he was being run out of a palace in the third world or something like that. it almost looked like he was a personal danger of something of the kind. the democratic party is in a real pickle because rather than sort of offer abroad program across the country, they can pick groups and give different groups and in this case you got different groups that will start fighting each other. you have far left, and then you have the police unions and now that is under threat. there will be two large parts of the democratic -- groups under the democrat tent fighting with each other and i think it will very colorful. >> sandra: obviously because of the partnership they all have. this was a warning to those activists and protesters and what they are calling for and perhaps the unattended unintended consequences of those actions. they are the very same community that benefit the most from policing and that is going to be th

reporter: in minneapolis the city council considering a move to reform the department at a rally mayor jacob frey was booed for saying "no" to dismantling the police department but policing can be dangerous. saturday in santa cruz, california, a sheriff's deputy was shot and killed during an ambush. >> in my 32 year career, this is the worst day in my experience. >> defunding is a nice catch phrase, but in reality, you'r defunding police organizations that for the most part are already significantly underfunded. that's going to be made worse because of the coronavirus economic impact that all states, cities are beginning to feel. >> reporter: but as the outrage over the death of george floyd and the plight of millions of black americans shifts from protest to change, the calls to defund are only blowing louder. >> steve, we saw the mayor of minneapolis being booed and jeered at and the city council met today. what do we know? >> reporter: kate, today nine councilmembers committed to disbanding the police department at this point it's all rhetorical a member on city council said it would take at l

this is organizer kandace montgomery. >> jacob frey, we have a yes or no question for you. no, will you commit to defending minneapolis police department? [indiscernible] police.n't want no more we don't want people with gunss in our communities, shooting us down. do you have an answer, yes or no? it is a yes or no. will you defund the minneapolis police department? >> [indiscernible] amy: you're wasting our >> you are wasting our time. go home jacob, go home. gogo home, jacob, go home. amy: this was in d downtown minneapolis. kandace montgomery reminded demonstrators that mayor frfreys up for reelection next year. well, for more, we go to minneapolis wherere we're joined by city councilmember jeremiah ellison. councilmember ellison, welcome back to democrcracy now! this is a historic announcement that the majority of you on the city council made last night, that you're going to dismantle the minneneapolis p pe dedepartment. explaiain what that means. that we havaveeans gogot to create a sysystem of pc safety that t works for everery. i thinknk the minneapolis police depart

on saturday mayor jacob frey was chase from the protests after saying he does not support abolishing the police department. >> you are asking whether i'm for a structurally racist system the answer is yes. whether i will do everything possible to push back on the inherent inequities built into the architecture, the answer is yes. minnesota congresswoman ilhan omar was at the protest and told demonstrators that she fully supports dismantling the police department. the funeral for george floyd will be held in houston at 9:00 a.m. our time and be carried live and uninterrupted on ktvu. plus, live updates on "mornings on 2", channel two that is, and we will stream it live on the "ktvu" news app. >>> the time is now for 11:00 a.m. and we are talking about your weather as we begin a new day and new week. how does it look for us? >> warmer and not as windy. it was howling. i don't know about where you live it was 40 miles an hour over the weekend and cranked up . no rain here but rain and snow in northern california north east and over the sierra and that was part of the system and that's p

minnesota mayor jacob frey. >> we're in the middle of a ofndemic right now. we have two crises that are sandwiched on top of one another. >> george floyd! >> reporter: as protests over the death of george floyd in police custody continue, they warn this only fuels the virus spread. >> if you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a covid test this week. >> reporter: the virus hit minorities especially hard. in chicago, 70% of the deaths were african americans. as andrew cuomo delivered promising news on the declining number of covid deaths today, he pleaded for the violence to stop. >> burning down your own struggling businesses, people who are trying to bring back the community, never makes sense. >> reporter: efforts to combat covid-19 have lead to the worst economic crisis since the great depression, with 40 million people out of work. one more match in a fire storm over racial inequality, dire health concerns and economic despair for so many. new york city was planning to begin reopening next week. it's unclear now after days of viole

minneapolis mayor jacob frey right there saying shame at a rally this weekend after he refused to commit to abolishing for that city's police department but protests remain largely peaceful in the twin cities. >> sandra: nine members of the minneapolis city council announcing a vetoproof push to expand the police department following the death of george floyd who died in because t cusr an officer knelt on his neck for 9 minutes. saying it has become clear that reform is not enough. >> our commitment is to end our city's toxic relationship with the minneapolis police department, to end the policing as we know it. and to recreate systems of public safety that actually keep us safe. >> sandra: matt finn is live on the ground in minneapolis this morning as we begin a grand nomadic brand-new week. this be my former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin is set to make his first appearance in the courthouse behind me. that killing happened two weeks ago today in minneapolis and shortly after that event, minneapolis council members promise to dismantle the minneapolis police department. now t

the mayor of minneapolis jacob frey was booed by protesters over the ekend when he refused to commit to defunding the city's police force. the calls to defund police department is only growing across the country and some protesters are calling to disband police departments all together however as kron four's haaziq by the un reports one east bay city is considering a 3rd option. >>i love this is oakland police can i help you. >>a different model of policing that involve civilians responding to specific 911 calls is currently under consideration to the city of oakland, one of the calls that dispatch gets regularly is that parent will call and say my child won't get up and go to school. there's really no reason to respond to that call with a badge and a gun a little over a year ago the oakland city council commissioned the urban strategies killed so the oakland police commission and the coalition for police accountability to develop a report on how to implement what is called the mobile assistance community responders of oakland program or macro and jakes of the coalition for police ac

in minneapolis where floyd was killed, marchers stopped outside mayor jacob frey's house and asked him question. >> it's yes or no-- will you defund the minneapolis police department? >> reporter: frey said he did not support fully defunding the department. and before he could finish... >> go home, jacob, go home! >> reporter: minneapolis is a city still trying to come to grips with its past while trying to heal its wounds for a better future. tomorrow officer derek chauvin will make his first court appearance on murder charges for the death of george floyd. major? >> garrett: thank you. tomorrow, president trump plans to meet with law enforcement officials for what the white house describes as a round table discussion. this amid new fallout over the president's response to the protests. nikole killion is at the white house. >> reporter: president trump says he's ordering the national guard to start the process of withdrawing from washington, claiming "everything is under perfect control." >> no justice! >> reporter: it follows a day of peaceful protests in the nation's capitol saturda

. >> your mayor, jacob frey, asked for more officers last year to handling what's happening in the citybooed from a protest. what is your thoughts on the intensity? >> it is intense because we are all so shocked and humiliated and horrified about what happened to george floyd. i was trying to get through to 911. neighbors started looking at each other and finding solutions on our own. and the practice of finding solutions on our own was inspiring to people saying that we have been doing it wrong. >> our thanks to the councilman there. >> it's not unprecedented. the city of camden, new jersey, did it in 2013. >> i covered that story for our abc station in philly when that happened. now, camden is being used as a model when it comes to starting over. when it comes to dismantling and starting over essentially and having a major reform. when it comes to the headline people say it seems radical and crazy and it turns political really fast. i want to read you something from the "new york times" over the weekend. you can't have the discussion without talking about the powerful police unions. p

minneapolis mayor jacob frey sobbed in front of floyd's casket and minnesota are minnesota governor tim waltz was also in attendance, there as for his family prepares to say a final farewell to the man they loved so much people in 2 other cities will pay their respects in the coming days on saturday, a public viewing and a private memorial service will be held in raiford north carolina. the state where he was born then on monday floyd's body will return to houston for a public memorial and private service. and all for minneapolis police officers involved to george floyd's death are now in custody. officer derek chauvin who held his knee on floyd's neck for nearly 9 minutes is facing charges of second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. former officers thomas lane, jr legs and are kong and to chat how made their first court appearances today after being charged with aiding and abetting. bail for those 3 officers has now been set at $750,000 each. and george floyd's death has inspired people across the globe to demand racial equality and end police brutality here in the bay area

>> reporter: mayor jacob frey responds that he's against abolishing his police force. >> i do not support the full >> reporter: the crowd boos, then forces him to leave the demonstration. >> go home, jacob, go home! >> reporter: just outside the white house, at what is now known as black lives matter plaza, protesters adding "defund the police." and today new york city mayor bill de blasio announcing a wave of reforms, including pulling funds from the nation's largest police force. >> i want to make a statement of principle right now that we will be moving funding from the nypd to youth initiatives and social services. >> reporter: the acting head of the department of homeland security scoffed at cutbacks, saying more money is needed for training. >> it's an absurd assertion. if you're concerned about needing to reform different police departments or law enforcement agencies, you don't do that by slashing budgets. it makes no sense to me. i think it's a very political statement to make, but it does not protect our communities at the end of the day. >> reporter: tonight, those mostly peace

following the main march, minneapolis mayor jacob frey went out to to address some of the their demandshin the department and the way business has been done has to be radically reshaped. correct. we need to rethink everything now as we move forward. you are correct. i am with you. as far as the full abolition of the department, the full on getting rid of police officers in our city, i will tell the truth, and i don't agree with that. that moment was captured by tim nelson, reporter for minnesota public radio. hejoins me now. hello, tim. hello. so, what was going on there and that exchange we just saw? well, this protest, viz ,archers went through the city, starting at a park in north—western minneapolis and ended up in front of the building where the mayor lives. —— viz marchers went through the city. they called on him to bow to disband 01’ called on him to bow to disband or abolish the police department and with some explanations, offering some reforms and some of changes, he said, no, he wasn't going to that, which elicited howls of objection and chants for him to go home and a very

mayor jacob frey, who wept at george floyd's casket thursday, today called the new reforms progress. >> so we need to seize this moment and channel our collective pain into collective action, and that begins right now. >> reporter: in addition to minneapolis' new choke hold measures, use of all crowd control weapons at protests, including tear gas and rubber bullets, must now be authorized only by the chief of police or his designee. on monday, former officer derek chauvin, will make his first court appearance. norah. >> o'donnell: jamie yuccas in minneapolis. thank you. now to those growing concerns about violent crackdowns by police against peaceful protesters. in new york city, a food delivery man was arrested after curfew, despite being deemed an essential worker during the coronavirus pandemic. cbs' jericka duncan is in new york city for us again tonight where protesters are continuing in the rain. jericka. >> reporter: well, while these protests mainly are about standing up to injustice, it's video of a 75-year-old man in buffalo getting shoved by police that's getting a lot of

following the main march, minneapolis mayor jacob frey went out to address some of their demands facethin the department and the way that business has been done has to be radically reshaped. correct. we need to rethink everything before as we move forward. you are correct. i am with you. as far as the full abolition of the department, of — the full—on getting rid of police officers in our city, i will tell the truth, and i don't agree with that. that footage was captured by minnesota public radio journalist tim nelson. earlier, iasked him how that exchange unfolded. these marchers went through the city, starting at a park in north—western minneapolis and wound up in front of the building where the mayor lives and called him down to join them and called on him to disband or abolish the police department and, with some explanations, offering some reforms and some other changes, he said, no, he wasn't going to do that, which elicited howls of objection and chants for him to go home and a very tense few minutes as he left the crowd there. but it didn't spill over into violence or anything

. >> reporter: earlier protesters booed jacob frey. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: four officers from the city's third precinct are facing murder charges in connection with george floyd's death. according to "the minneapolis star tribune, that precinct served as a playground for renegade cops and between 2007 and 2017 the city paid out $2.1 million to settle misconduct lawsuits at officers in the third precinct. in other police departments, in st. louis, this security camera showing an officer hitting an unarmed black man with unmarked patrol car. one officer suspended. two others are on leave. the police and the fbi are investigating. >> no. >> reporter: and in virginia, a police officer is charged with assault after this violent takedown of a black man caught on police body camera. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> reporter: in washington today house democrats will unveil legislation aimed at reforming policing policies. the bill is expected to impose new conditions on funding for law enforcement and make it easier to prosecute police officers in civil court for misconduct. in

even jacob frey that was a bridge too far.inneapolis city council decided in their majority that they were going to move to defund their police. i don't have any solution any -- they haven't really told us what their plan is to quell the violence that's in their city. minneapolis is one of the most dangerous cities in the country. they are talking about flying -- social workers. there is gang violence and drive by shootings and homicides in that city. it's insane. but, it has taken off like a virus around the country. ainsley: some people have suggested replace police. they will should end traffic stops and justice if you are burglarized or a theft in your store you need to sit down with the perpetrator and you all need to talk it out and figure out a solution. now, the mayor though there is saying the exact same thing that joe biden said. so will he be booed by that community? >> well, look, you know, it doesn't work. it's some utopian dream. it's based in a hatred, i think, of the sort of masculinity that a lot of police for

minneapolis mayor jacob frey is at odds with council. he does not support dismantling the police department and publicly booed at massive rally over the weekend for standing his ground. the mayor also writes in a statement, quote: i will work relentlessly with chief ordando in working to address systemic racism in police culture. public safety straghtdz on behalf of our city i do not support abolishing the minneapolis police department. former minneapolis officer darren chauvin has been charged with second degree murder in the death of george floyd. he is set to make his first appearance in this courthouse behind me later today. guys? steve: all right. from the twin cities, matt finn, thank you very much. so the big question becomes brian and ainsley, if you defund or dismantle the police department? what does that look like? members on the city council there in minneapolis have been very vegas. they have had a few mints. you know, i don't think they would have put everything on the table at this point. they have suggested that under cer

over the weekend, the mayor of the city jacob frey was forced away from a rally after he would not commithing the police. now, nine of minneapolis council's 13 members said they would create a new system of public safety, telling demonstrators the police department could not be fundamentally changed. miguel otarola is the minneapolis reporter for startribune and was at powderhorn park in minneapolis where the pledge was taken. speaking to me earlier he said the actual process of setting up a community led body might take several months. i want to be very clear that there has been no vote made yet, this isjust a verbal pledge, a statement made in front of more than 1000 people to say that they are committed to end the minneapolis police department. it's definitely a sign of action based on the last couple of weeks of reaction that we've seen following the death of george floyd. what could this mean for the police force in the city? what kind of future can people start imagining now? we arejust beginning that conversation. in fact, inside the council itself, it's unclear what they mean by w

protesters were angry jacob frey refused to withdraw financial support from the city's police department in the wake of floyd's death fray told the crowd he favors reforms instead. anti-racism rallies are spreading across europe in the u.k. city of bristol protesters tore down a statue of a 17th century slave trader and threw it into a river thousands demonstrated outside the u.s. embassy and london. protesters are demonstrating against president joe you're also narrow in several brazilian cities there is widespread anger over the government's handling of coronavirus allegations of corruption and police brutality. the united nations says it's received reports of looting in 2 libyan towns which were recently recaptured from or lord's $24.00 have to on thursday forces loyal to the un backed government drove have to his forces out of thought who are now effectively ending his offensive on the capital tripoli and the u.n. is saying more than 16000 people have been displaced due to recent fighting in the country today to the headlines talked to al jazeera is next with the c.e.o. of qatar airw

listen. >> jacob frey, we have a yes or no question for you. or no, will you commit to defunding minneapolis police department? jon: [ indiscernible ] jon: so he said he does not support defunding the police department there and was shouted down by the crowd saying go home. all right. so put yourself in his place. how would you handle a situation like that? >> well, jon, it's at times like this when you need to have leader who stand up with the courage to support our law enforcement officers. defunding the police isn't just a bad idea. it is a horrible idea. it would lead to more violence. it would lead to more lawlessness. and the people who would be hurt the worst are people who live in crime-ridden communities. they need the support of our police officers and it's times like this where we have to have people who are willing to step forward and say that we're going to be behind our police officers because they have the responsibility to protect the constitutional rights of everyone to peacefully protest, peacefully assemble and they also have

the testers were angry after jacob frey refused to withdraw financial support from the city's police department in the wake of floyd's death frey told the crowd he favors reforms instead and the racism rallies are spreading across europe and the u.k. city of bristol protesters tore down a statue of the 17th century slave trader and threw it into a river thousands demonstrated outside the u.s. embassy in london protesters are demonstrating against presidential your boss so narrow in several brazilian cities there is widespread anger over the government's handling of coronavirus allegations of corruption and police brutality. the united nations says it has received reports of looting in 2 libyan towns which are recently recaptured from warlords finally to have to add on thursday forces loyal to the un backed government drove after us forces out of town were not effectively ending his offensive on the capital tripoli the u.n. says more than 16000 people have been displaced due to recent fighting those are the headlines are all jazeera witness is coming up next thanks for watching bye by

>> the minneapolis plan still faces hurdles, including opposition from the city's mayor, jacob frey, e appearance at a rally saturday did not go well. >> go home, jacob, go home! >> those are chants of "jacob go home." the mayor does favor major police reform in the city, but does not support dismantling the department. jeff pegues has the story from minneapolis. >> we are here because in minneapolis and in cities across the united states, it is clear that our system of policing is not keeping our communities safe. >> that's minneapolis city council president lisa bender. she is leading the charge to defund or eliminate and replace the city's police department after george floyd was killed. >> our commitment is to end our city's toxic relationship with the minneapolis police department. >> george floyd! george floyd! >> reporter: there are calls to rethink policing in cities across the country following a similar move by the mayor of los angeles. new york city mayor bill de blasio vowed to cut funding to the police department and divert it to social services and youth initiatives. >>

first time, the minneapolis police officer were ordered to leave their precinct by their mirror, jacob frey their silence to fox. watch this. >> and that they asked if i emptied my locker and they are giving us the precinct into ho

however, minneapolis mayor jacob frey says he would knot sign off on such a plan.n a statement writing, quote: the mayor does not support abolishing the police department. is he committed towards working with the community toward deep structural reform that address systemic racism in our laws and in policing. the commissioner of the state safety department says he will no longer be enforcing a curfew here in the twin cities and looking ahead there is a long day of protests and demonstrations planned across the twin cities but for days now there has been law and order here. there has been peace. the majority of the demonstrations have remained calm. guys? pete: matt finn in minneapolis. thank you for the reporting. we appreciate it. glad things have calmed down there a little bit. not coincidental that the national guard also arrived in minneapolis. i talked to a light of residents who are friends of mine saying that was the moment that it shifted, thank god. guys, this is not just minneapolis. this effort to defund the police. here's a map of some of the other plac

we're not going to hit the eject button without a plan, but the mayor jacob frey said afterward whileted deep struck annual reform he maintained this, i do not agree with abolishing the minneapolis police department. mayor frey reiterated his position after he was booed away from a protest near his house on saturday when he said he did not support dismantling the city's police force. >>> according to "the new york times" t mayor can veto the anxiouses, but council members say they have the votes to overright a possible veto there. >>> and attorney general bill barr is once again defending the removal of peaceful protesters outside the white house last monday before president trump walked over to a church for a photo op. appearing on "face the nation" yesterday, barr repeatedly asserted that the actions by police were appropriate. >> on monday you're saying -- >> on monday, yes, they were. >> as i'm saying three of my colleagues were there. they did not see projectiles being thrown. >> i was there. they were thrown. i saw them thrown. >> and you believe what our police did using tear g

mayor jacob frey was here and asked point blank by the crowd whether he would agree to defund the police. he told them, no, he would not agree to that. that leading to large boos from the crowd as he left the rally. it's worth notes that the mayor here is not alone. we talked to the head of the congressional black caucus, the u.s. house of representatives, karen bass, who said she too is not in faifr of disbanning the police but wants instead to move certain amounts of funding to ways that would better help the community. >> you know what i think is really needed, and i think that part of the movement around defunding is really about how we spend resources in our country. i think far more resources need to be spent in communities to address a number of problems. i don't believe that you should disband police departments, but i do think that in cities, in states we need to look at how we are spending resources and invest more in our communities. >> reporter: now as a debate over policing continues, the former officer at the center of the controversy, derrick chauvin will have his first co

without a robust plan for public safety, both the chief and jacob frey said they can't back this ideaishing the police force, instead he announced an overhaul of what he called an antiquated system using real-time data to track the behavior of bad officers. he announced he's pulling out of contract talks with the police union. >> i am immediately withdrawing from the contract negotiations with the police federation. we don't just need a new contract with the police. we need a new compact with the police. one that centers around compassion and accountability. >> he also defended his decision from thursday when officers abandoned the third precinct building. he said his priority became preservation of life where protesters and police, and with the building surrounded and they said they were only a few sarah and i was and none of them were good. >> bill: and the meantime corporate america including black lives matter after george floyd's death, posting statements on social media promising to do better. many are also donating a lot of money. good to see you. this is what we found. the wor

first time, the minneapolis police officer were ordered to leave their precinct by their mirror, jacob frey, are breaking their silence to fox. watch this. >> and that they asked if i emptied my locker and they are giving us the precinct into hours. that decision was such a spark. that precinct, an end they got into the precinct and emotional place. all across the country. that's coming up, and president trump is on stage in phoenix, arizona. after a stop at the border wall today and on the heels of the tulsa rally, and it just a little over four months from election day. that's not a long time. the incumbent is trying to build momentum in the deeply distraught moment for the nation and is doing it and i must win battleground state that he won in 2016. the most recent real politics ever shows a president down by 4% in the state of arizona. arizona of course is one of the state seen a surge in covid-19 so there is a lot to break down on the other end of this. and, they will raise your taxes like crazy. you know, all my life -- i think doug can maybe explain it, and, you talk about that healt

joining me now is minneapolis mayor jacob frey.y, you have had to deal with the last two weeks since the death, killing of george floyd right there in your city. and i was serious when i said, and i believe you were sitting there with your wife at the funeral, that there is a different kind of attitude around the country and in minneapolis among some whites. not all of them. i'm not naive, and i'm not saying that we're anywhere near where we want. but there are more than i've ever seen that have a new attitude of not only understanding how we should relate but understanding the inequality and disparities and that they must be dealt with. >> reverend, you're exactly right. i think we are all coming to grips with our collective brokenness right now. and i know i certainly am. and i think it's incumbent on all of us, leaders, mayors, governors, community, police chiefs, to channel that collective pain and anger that we are seeing right now into collective action. this is a moment in time. when we can all as a united front rise up and

he does this with the support of mayor jacob frey. >> we don't just need a new contract with the police we need a new compact with the police one that centers around compassion and accountability. >> he also supplied the retreat from the third precinct building on thursday the 28th. with the building surrounded by demonstrators who were grasses, there was no likely outcome without ugly scenes and people getting hundreds. >> i do not want to see community members severely injured. or worse. and i certainly didn't want to see the men and women who wear the uniform injured or worse. >> they both reject the city council's council's call to police altogether. the way he voted today without a robust plan to confirm the public safety you will not abandon the public. dana? >> dana: mike tobin, thank you. please reform is front and center on capitol hill today. george floyd's brother pleaded with lawmakers to make sure his brother did not die eyeing and calling for lease brutality. >> king wouldn't hurt anyone. he didn't deserve to die over $20. i'm asking you, is that what a black man is moved?

who bears much of the responsibility for the death of george floyd and the madness that ensued, jacob frey he refuses to cut funding for police. his message didn't sit well with the very mob of protesters that destroyed parts of his city over the past two weeks that he pandered to and to which he gave great license. take a listen to what happened over the weekend. [background sounds] [inaudible conversations] lou: the 38-year-old mayor who is alternately tried to blame just about everyone else, the mayor who tried to blame the president and who is now begging president trump for financial assistance for the city that he led to devastation and to chaos, the mayor finally standing up for the law, at least law enforcement. his decision, however, places him now in direct opposition with the city council. but the good mayor says he's not budging on his stance to maintain a police department. >> am i for entirely abolishing the police department? no, i'm not. and so over the coming days and weeks i'm looking forward to working with council and talking with them about deciphering about what parti

minneapolis mayor, jacob frey told protesters he didn't support the defund movement and this is how they responded. yeah, he was there talking to protesters after he said he wouldn't support it. he basically got kicked out of the protest. mayor frey's office says he is supportive of structural reforms but not of defunding the police. some say that is one solution, to defund. well, kelly lytle hernandez is a professor of history and african-american studies at uk lu ucla and joins me. some say it sounds crazy, but it's about diverting funds from some police activity and rediverting it into other areas. give us a sense of what that is meant by that. >> sure, what you are hearing on the streets of the united states today about defunding police is part of a much longer history and genealogy around justice reinvestment, which is an acknowledgement that we have spend four, five, six decades building up the capacity to police and to cage our fellow citizens and neighbors. and what we want to see is that we shrink the budgets for law enforcement, for police and incarceration in particular and di

mayor jacob frey's conduct has been abhorrent throughout.s bad, the silence of the city council, the bumbling police chief and prosecutor who required five days to charge the cops despite indisputable evidence of misbrutality on video. police brutality. video that ran for hours on end for days before derek chauvin was charged with the murder of george floyd. three other officers on the scene charged as well with aiding and abetting chauvin in floyd's death, and there is no doubt the first days of those demonstrations in minneapolis were critical in the effort to force minneapolis' left-wing city government to force the mayor to force the police chief and then the prosecutor to finally act. the demonstrations in dozens of other cities around the country were organized and orchestrated by the national left, antifa, black lives matter, and they ranged for two weeks. -- raged for two weeks. and we will likely always remember the tragedy of george floyd's death, but we will also remember vividly the senseless violence that followed led by the lef