general william barr is contradicting president trump's claim about his recent visit to the white house bunkerpresident said he went to the underground bunker to inspect it but barr tells fox news trump was moved there because of security concerns. >> we were reacting to three days of extremely violent demonstrations right across from the white house. a lot of injuries to police officers, arson. things were so bad that the secret service recommended the president go down to the bunker of. we can't have that in our country. >> sources say the president was so upset point optics of hiding in the bunker he staged a photo-op at st. john's church to show he was in control. >>> we want to return to the minneapolis council members vowing to end the city's police department. they're not the first. camden, new jersey, disbanded theirs seven years ago. linsey davis spoke with the mayor and county executive. >> walk us what you did and why it was so important for camden. >> put this in context in that, you know, the camden county police department was really borne out of our fiscal crisis and our public

the reasons the president was eager to get out of the white house for that photo op was he was angry about reports he was hold up in a white house bunkerin lip take reports that he was afraid that it made him look weak and was looking for a way to counter that. also as for the protests, the reason law enforcement pushed them back at the time that they did was to expand the perimeter near the white house ahead of a dc curfew. dana bash, cnn, washington. >> dahna, thank you so much. >>> joe biden was also at church on monday. he went to a black church in wilmington, delaware, to meet with community leaders. it was part listening session, part campaign speech. >> when you have somebody in power who breathes oxygen, everybody needs prayer. >> meantime, barack obama wrote that choice isn't between protests and politics. you can have both but specific demands on criminal justice are needed right now to bring about real change once the protests end. >>> businesses have been suffering for months because of the coronavirus. many are aiming to reopen and now they have a new threat. stores have been damaged and have been looted. damage from the p

usually very good contacts within the white house, saying she can confirm that he did it because he was fed up, upset at reports of him hiding in the white house bunkeris being made of that, the fact that a couple of nights ago, when the tensions really began to rise outside of the white house, that he was apparently taken to the bunker for about an hour or so, within the white house, and that he didn't like the fact that that had been reported and that what had happened over the last couple of hours, standing in front of the church with the bible, was in some way a response by the president to the fact that it was being reported, that he had had to go into the bunker at the white house. let's ta ke let's take you back to scenes of minneapolis, protests in dozens of minneapolis, protests in d oze ns of of minneapolis, protests in dozens of american cities happening, despite the presents of police and curfews. the debt has been declared a homicide and the officer who knelt on his neck will appear in court. president trump has been telling state governors they must dominate the protests and get much tougher. he called for the national guard to be turne

the commander in chief the situation is so bad we understand mr trump spent an hour in the white house bunker overnight your time. yeah the white house press secretary kelly mcenaney confirming that the president was briefly in a bunker although she did not speak to it expressly she did acknowledge that she said that the president and other staff members in the west wing still feel safe even as we have now had a 3rd night of very violent protests outside the white house gates now the u.s. president to your question about whether or not he should feel compelled to address the nation he did speak on saturday evening but of course since then there has continued to be violence spreading across all major cities in the u.s. there is a white house press briefing at 2 pm local time that's $800.00 g.m.t. in the president is not expected to be at it but that could change for now we know his schedule includes a meeting with the nation's top lawyer the attorney general william barr that will be happening in fact is happening in the next hour and then following that he has a meeting a video conference mee

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white house. meanwhile, in an interview tonight, attorney general bill barr appeared to contradict president trump who said he only went to the white house bunker during the initial protest to inspect it but barr saying the secret service recommended he g in response to those protests lester >> kristen welker tonight at the white house, thank you >>> in 60 seconds, the nfl's reversal on protests under fire from the president also, the big reopening tonight in new york city. >>> we're back now with president trump taking aim at the nfl. here's stephanie gosk. after the league's reerer salad mitting it was wrong about player protests. here's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: after more than two weeks of nationwide protests, an early sign of change. >> we, the national football league, admit we were wrong for not listening to nfl players earlier an encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. >> reporter: this from the nfl commissioner who once supported a short lived policy to ban kneeling on the field during the national anthem. in 2016 col rin kaepernick was the first of many players to take a knee protesting police brutality and racial injust

white house when e president made that decision to walk across lgh fa yet square. what drove that move inside the west wing? wat a response to reports that he was in the white house bunkerfriday night? or was it a deliberate flexing of executive power? paula: a little bit of both. there was ang feenside the white house that the presidents was being perceived as weak, and he wanted a demonstration of strength and he wanted to show support for thisto hcally significant church thatad been a part of it -- that had been seten f the night before. but it was so remarkable because just a few yards from where i am here, the president in the rose garden saying heupport peaceful protest talkinging abt law and order. wile a few yards this way they were using flash bangs to car peaceful protestors so the president could walk across and have what is effectively a photo op in froth o church. so the president really stepped on his own message of showing strength and support for law and order and a preventingny sort of vandalism because of the way they cleared that park. now, there were all these argumentthat they were too aggressive, that they sho udn't havesed this kind of force. some

usually very good contacts within the white house, saying she can confirm that he did it because he was fed up, upset at reports of him hiding in the white house bunkerh is being made of that, the fact that a couple of that, the fact that a couple of nights ago, when the tensions really began to rise outside of the white house, that he was apparently taken to the bunkerfor that he was apparently taken to the bunker for about an that he was apparently taken to the bunkerfor about an hour or so, within the white house, and that he didn't like the fact that he didn't like the fact that that had been reported and that that had been reported and that what had happened over the last couple of hours, standing in front of the church with the bible, was in some way a response by the president to the fact that it was being reported, that he had had to go into the bunker at the white house. what other presidents are there for the president deploying the military against us citizens? it is certainly unknown n, i think, living memory. there is a very old law, it is a 19th century law, that does allow, does give the president power to do that, if the security situ

they surely had no role in the inspection of any underground white house bunker. >> john harwood covering the white house. appreciate that. joining me to discuss these remarkable events, political analyst along with our chief political correspondent dana bash. i want to start with you and listen to more of the president's tone. the defense secretary trying to back up a little bit here, saying i don't support the insurrection act. any military, even if it's national guard, will respect constitutional rights. listen to the president continuing to talk tough. >> you have to get better than what they have been doing. obvio obviously, that was a terrible thing, and i have spoken about it numerous times in various speeches. >> has he spoken about it numerous times in various speeches, if the idea here is police violence against black men? >> i mean, at moments he has, but the consistent through line through his rhetoric, through his life, has been one of the opposite. he has been someone who has not only encouraged cops to use kind of rough manner when arresting folks but has also obviously int

was it a response to reports that he was in the white house bunker on friday night? as it a deliberate flexing of executive power? paula: a little bit of both. there was a feeling inside the white house that the presidents was being perceived as weak, and he wanted a demonstration of strengthnd he wanted to show support for this historically significant church that had been af part o it -- that had been set on fire the night before. but it was so remarkable because just a few yards from where i am re, the president in the rose garden saying heupported peaceful protest talkingingd about law rder. wile a few yards this way they were using flash bangs to clear peaceful protestors so the president could walk across and ha what i effectively a photo op in front of this church. so thell president rea stepped on his own message of showing strength and support for law and order andin preventg any sort of vandalism because o the way they cleared that park. arguments that theere too aggressive, that they shouldn't have used this kind of eorce. son called it, unconstitutional. b

denied reports by nbc news and other outlets that secret service escorted him to an underground white house bunkerriday night during intense protests outsidehouse bunker f the white house. >> i wasn't down i went down during the day and i was there for a tiny, little short period of time, and it was much more for an inspection. >> reporter: sources say the president's frustration with those media accounts arate provoked him to stage atth controversial photo-op at a nearby church. the white house press secretary today comparing it to world leaders' responses to world war ii and the september 11th attacks. >> like churchill, we saw him inspecting the bombing damage it sent a powerful message of leadership to the british people and george w. bush throwing out the ceremonial first pitch after 9/11. >> reporter: and late tonight general james mattis, president trump's former defense secretary, breaking his silence, denouncing the president as a threat to the constitution in a new op-ed, mattis writes in part, donald trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the american peop

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white house. it comes after a weekend of pain and anger, in some cases spiraling into violence across this country. the president moved to the white house bunker at one point. the president today on the phone blasting the nation's governors during a conference call. accusing some of them of being weak, and demanding they, quote, "dominate" the protesters. the president calling on governors to deploy national guard troops in large numbers to impose order. the secretary of defense describing american cities as a "battlespace." some governors pushing back, telling the president directly that his rhetoric is not helping. as the national guard now takes

contradicting the president's explanation about why he was taken to an underground bunker during protests outside the white house. >> we were reacting to three days of extremely violent demonstrations right across from the white house. things were so bad that the secret service recommended the president go down to the bunker. >> that's very different from what the president claimed. >> i went down during the day and i was there for a teeny time. i was there for an inspection. no problem. >> colin powell will be voting for joe biden in part because the president lies constantly and no one holds him accountable. >>> university of alabama is removing commemorate plaques. the school says the plaques will be placed in a more appropriate board. you can review, names of buildings and recommend changes that might be necessary. >> a minnesota department burned. federal officials say 23-year-old brandon wolf was arrested last week wearing items stolen from the precinct including body armor and handcuffs. they say he admitted to being inside that night and pushing a wooden pallet on file. the protests we're seeing have ope

. >>> as fiery protests raged, secret service rushed president trump to white house bunker friday nightresident spent nearly an hour inside the complex designed for emergencies like terror attacks. kelly o'donnell with more from d.c. >> reporter: days of national outrage at the president's doorstep more protests near the white house. more than 60 secret service officers and agents injured this weekend. president assigning blame to militant antifasyist movement. bold but questionable claim. federal law does not allow u.s. organizations to be classified as terror groups legal experts say the president crossed a line >> that is a dangerous authority in power, not authority that exists under current law and should not >> reporter: but as political matter, president branded this new adversary. >> the violence and vandalism is led antifa and other radical left-wing groups >> reporter: robert o'brien says tactics separate them from peaceful protesters. >> using glean and bricks and paving stones. >> reporter: in a statement attorney general william barr points out that criminal conduct, not sp

>>> as firing protests rage in washington, d.c., secret service rushed president trump to a white house bunker on friday night. the senior administration official tells nbc news that the president spent nearly an hour inside the complex designed for emergencies like terror attacks. tracie potts is joining us now with the lawsuitest. the president is blaming an extremist group for the violence in d.c >> reporter: yeah, not only does he want to call them out, but hpts to declare them a terrorist group. a leftist but domestic group is questioning whether the federal government has the authority to declare a home grown group a terrorist organization that label is typically for foreign organizations. meantime, all of this is happening as violence and demonstrations continue to rage right outside the white house just across the street in lafayette park small building went up in flames not only were police but others call ed in to try to calm the situation in the nation's capital. that included our own garrett haake, who got caught up in the protests >> reporter: we're going to end up in a place we d

here >>> fiery protests raged in washington, d.c., secret service rushed president trump to white house bunkerriday night. senior administration official an hour in the complex designed for terror attacks tracie potts, the president is blaming extremist group for the violence in d.c. >> blaming them and tweeting he wants to declare antifa a terrorist group and some experts question whether the government can do that with domestic group with first amendment rights. all as demonstrations and protests continue in washington, including across the street from the white house in lafayette park there was one small building in that area that was set afire overnight. we also saw tear gas that was used to try to disperse the crowds after the mayor declared 11:00 p.m. curfew. with the demonstrations continuing, third straight night of demonstrations and violence in the nation's capital, and nbc's own garrett haake got caught in middle of it. >> going to end up in place we don't want to be if we're not careful, katie, damn it! >> move out as quickly as you can. >> i don't think it was rubber bullets. had

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crack down on protesters trump himself spent part of the weekend hiding out of sight in the white house bunker we have more tonight beginning in washington district of washington. in washington flames flick it up in the darkness just a stone's throw away from the white house. tear gas canisters through is a police patrol cars burned in boston. in some places unrest gave way to violence and looting like here in san diego. there were countless arrests here in phoenix arizona. and a tense standoff in seattle echoing scenes in dozens of cities from coast to coast . the clothing store talked in long beach california the united states has been sets a blaze by the killing of george floyd. he died in police custody one week ago and . he remarried a black man pinned to the ground under the knee of a white police officer derrick sjodin he was charged with lloyd's murder on friday . in miami protesters demanded justice for george floyd say his name they chant. that shot. i can't i can't discipline you without his me but this is. the america supporting our children. across the country many police officers

white house, protesting the death of george floyd. abc news confirming that the president was brought to a bunker at one point. moments ago, the president saying he's the law and order president, and also an ally of peaceful protesters. military vehicles carrying national guard troops already pulling up outside the white house. five police cars set on fire, these pictures are from grand rapids, michigan. and police in riot gear using tear gas on protesters across from the white house. and among the arrests across the country, three people in new york city, accused of throwing molotov cocktails at police cars with police officers inside. two of these arrested are lawyers. tonight, two air force -- officers have been arrested in atlanta. two college students, officers roughly pulling them out, using a stun gun. and tonight, the conversation between president trump and the nation's governors. the president accusing them of being weak, telling them to dominate the protesters. one governor telling the president your words, your rhetoric, are not helping. and so we begin with jonathan karl. >> reporter: in front of t

white house. it comes after a weekend of pain and anger, in some cases spiraling into violence across this country. the president moved to the white house bunker at one point. the president today on the phone blasting the nation's governors during a conference call. accusing some of them of being weak, and demanding they, quote, "dominate" the protesters. the president calling on governors to deploy national guard troops in large numbers to impose order. the secretary of defense describing american cities as a "battlespace." some governors pushing back, telling the president directly that his rhetoric is not helping. as the national guard now takes up positions near the white house. and those active duty army military police units from ft. bragg get ready to be in the nation's capitol tonight. jon karl live at the white house. our team across the country. >>> and the emotional moment playing out in minneapolis. the brother of george floyd, terrence floyd, visiting the scene of his brother's death. kneeling in prayer at the makeshift memorial. terrence floyd denouncing th brother's name. what he is calling for instead. and tonight, just in, the

he was apparently west to the bunker at the white house at the weekend. fiona. protests have spread from the united states across the world, including here in the united kingdom. our correspondent shamaan freeman—powell has been hearing from black british people about how the events in the us are affecting them. i don't like someone had personally attack me or done something to hurt me personally. a white male police officer kneeling on a black man's neck... has lit an eternal fire within me that starts to burn like a furnace, and i get angry, within me that starts to burn like a furnace, and i getangry, i within me that starts to burn like a furnace, and i get angry, i get mad, andi furnace, and i get angry, i get mad, and i want to do something about it. it may have happened thousands of miles away, but the death of george floyd has ignited anger across the globe, including here in the uk.” was disgusted. i still have not been able to watch the full nine minutes. between the police and african americans has gone viral on social media. and viewing these

days of protests that were so bad the secret service recommended president trump go to the white house bunkerh directly contradicts the president, who said no one told him that and he only went to the shelter for a short time during the day to inspect it. norah? >> o'donnell: weijia jiang at the white house, thank you. there was an emotional moment on capitol hill today as congressional democrats introduced a sweeping new bill aimed at rooting out racial bias in policing. house majority whip james clyburn, the highest ranking african american in congress, asked that america's history of slavery be considered when writing and discussing the new legislation. here's cbs' nancy cordes. and millions of new allies atte their backs, the congressional black caucus took a knee today and then laid out their bill. >> we're here because black americans want to stop being killed. >> reporter: the justice in policing act would make it easier to prosecute officers for brutality, track police misconduct with a new national registry and set new standards for training and use of force. >> the chokehold is a pr

be deployed on the streets across the united states the imagery of a president coding in the white house bunker while peaceful protesters were the spastic with tear gas may not be one which is conducive to his reelection prospects today we examine this wave of protests from the human angle we ask a believe mother from baltimore about the pastoral pain of the killing of her son at the hands of the police she campaign all the way to the gates of the a bomb a white house and then we ask a young woman activist from chicago what has motivated her to be involved in the demonstrations and them to place this new wave of protest of its historical context we turn to medea benjamin who gives an assessment of why this time around it might really make a difference but 1st it does mean i'm glad school with your tweets your e-mails and your messages. thank you alex in response to russia last week a labor leader secure stormers 1st report card fiction commentator steve riches and professor richard murphy alley says starmer has done billy very clear very concise very measured basically the opposite of boris joh

the president moved to the white house bunker at one point.he president today on the phone blasting the nation's governors during a conference call. accusing some of them of being weak, and demanding they, quote, "dominate" the protesters. the president calling on governors to deploy national guard troops in large numbers to impose order. the secretary of defense describing american cities as a "battlespace." some governors pushing back,

twisted necrotic self indulgent vision actually is the brand name and cheap emerged from a white house bunker on monday after tweeting tough and hiding. now most of the weekend after thousands of thousands of black lives matter activists took to the streets of washington d.c. to protest the murder of george floyd and the harassment unwarranted incarceration and killing of thousands upon thousands of black and brown citizens by u.s. law enforcement over the years standing in the rose garden our chickenhawk in cheapie declare that if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them because that want to be tough guy up there trying to act like he actually knows what he's doing but let's find out what does trump's law and order look like well apparently my friends it starts by deploying chemical weapons and state state sanctioned violence on peaceful protesters in front of the white house just so once again our chickenhawk in cheap along with member

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public view for two days that he was portrayed friday night having to go underground into a white house bunker not give from the image of a president in control and showing strength that he liked. many are suggesting that's why he decided to come out with this photo op. we've heard from several top senators, republican senators who have defended the president and say that he was just trying to maintain security and order and had every right to go visit the church which had seen some minor damage. really interesting to see republicans defending him, but as you say many in the religious community saying particularly not just a follow—up about the way that the violence and targeting protesters with tear gas, on the way to get to the church to hold up a bible was a very troubling for them. a few blocks away from you we can see the seen life of those protests continuing. peacefully at the moment. are you getting a sense of what the atmosphere is like they are and how people are feeling after a chaotic night last night?|j and how people are feeling after a chaotic night last night? i have actually s

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white house. officials say president trump took refuge in the white house bunker for an hour friday night as hundreds protested. this is a protester speaking saturday in front of the c capil building. >> what job you have come at where you live come how many degrees you have come if your skin is black, you're automatically -- using color as a weapon. we have to change the nararratie today ! amy: in sacramento, californiai, a 19-year-old is in the hospital with a broken jaw after he was shot in the face with a rubber bullet while standing in place, peacefully protesting. dayshawn mcholder had just graduated from high school days before he attended the protete. elsewhere in california, governor got some new son -- county in atlanta, georgia, two police officers have been fired for using excessive force after they tased two young black students in their car for allegedly violating the city's curfew saturday night. >> come to me right now. this woman just got tased. come to me right now. amy: one officer smashed the window of the car they were in. atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms condemned the attack.

necrotic self and intelligent vision actually is the brand name and cheap emerged from his white house bunker on monday after tweeting tough and hiding out most of the weekend after thousands of thousands of black lives matter activists took to the streets of washington d.c. to protest the murder of george florida and the harassment unwarranted incarceration and killing of thousands upon thousands of black and brown citizens by u.s. law enforcement over the years standing in the rose garden our chickenhawk in cheapie declare that if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them. because i want to be tough guy up there trying to act like he actually knows what he's doing but let's find out what does trumps law and order look like well apparently my friends it starts by deploying chemical weapons and states states. sanctioned violence on peaceful protesters in front of the white house just so once again our chickenhawk in cheap along with membe

necrotic self and intelligent vision actually is the brand name and sheep emerged from his white house bunker on monday after tweeting tough and hiding out most of the weekend after thousands of thousands of black lives matter activists took to the streets of washington d.c. to protest the murder of george floyd and the harassment unwarranted incarceration and killing of thousands upon thousands of black and brown citizens by u.s. law enforcement over the years standing in the rose garden our chickenhawk in cheapie declare that if a city or state or.