Atlanta officers, assisted by about 20 local, state and federal agencies, are prepared to monitor activity and protect vulnerable business districts and retail centers. Singh wrote that Harris was "advocating for people to be heard.". Friday night's protest in Atlanta, Georgia, started out as "a peaceful demonstration, quickly turned into mayhem and unnecessary destruction, and ultimately an assault on businesses that are already struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic," said Lance Bottoms. I am asking Houstonians to be off the road by 8pm tomorrow if not sooner. This is no longer peaceful.". Some also believe it would help gain African American support. There were pockets of protesters in Times Square, Union Square, Columbus Circle, the Bowery and other parts of Manhattan after daytime protests blocked traffic but were largely peaceful. We're not going to tolerate criminal acts. Later in the evening, police would announce 51 arrests and one officer injured by an ATV. De Blasio said a "substantial" amount of the violent protesters were from outside of the city, but did not have the official numbers yet. Harris County District Attorney issued its own warning Wednesday, tweeting “the DA’s Office will continue operating 24/7 and prosecuting cases as they come in.”. Avoid coming to the downtown area. By far the majority are calm and chanting peacefully, but there has been a lot of anger and several flare-ups with the police, who are remaining relatively calm. Several local businesses were looted, as well as a Target and CVS in West Hollywood. The sisters are also facing federal charges, two law enforcement sources told ABC News. Police said large sections of downtown were closed and that protesters should "disperse now or you will be subject to gas, projectiles, and other means necessary for dispersal.". The mayors of Atlanta, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle and Rochester, New York, have now implemented a curfew, adding to the growing list of cities doing so. "You can see it with your own eyes, they're not participating in it. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., joined protesters in front of the White House Saturday afternoon.
Samantha Shader was charged with four counts of attempted murder, attempted arson, assault, reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon. “Although you may not see us, we will have eyes on stores, gun stores, pharmacies, etc.
"At approximately 9:45pm on Friday, May 29, 2020, a vehicle approached the building. One Federal Protective Service officer has died, and another was wounded Friday night, the FBI said in a statement to ABC News. In addition, there is also pressure from conservatives outside the White House and on Capitol Hill who have privately made clear they are growing frustrated with the silence from the White House on this. A man holds a sign in front of burning vehicles following demonstrations protesting the death of George Floyd, in Seattle, May 30, 2020. There were tense moments, including when Dallas police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a crowd vandalizing City Hall and police vehicles. Most cited keeping the public safe as their reason for doing so. Most ABC News talked with are locals, some first-time protesters. ", Clinton said no one deserves to die in the way that Floyd did, and that "if you're white in America, the chances are you won't.". State patrol asked the public to go home and obey the 8 p.m. curfew in Minneapolis and St. Paul. He encouraged Americans to ask themselves if Floyd would still be alive if he were white. A state jail felony is punished as a third-degree felony. Walz noted that practicing First Amendment rights should also involve practicing COVID-19 guidelines, but "the folks that are gathering out there ... the masks were worn to disguise, to cause confusion and take advantage of that situation.".
Clinton, quoting from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, said Dr. King's hope seemed even more out of reach today. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Walz angrily took to the podium Saturday morning to ask those setting fires, attacking officers and looting businesses to stop. Our partners @HarrisCountyDAO will be staffed up as well to hold violators accountable. A car pulled up to the building and started firing, according to the FBI. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms signed an executive order establishing a curfew that begins at 9 p.m. and ends at sunrise on Sunday. One officer was killed and another was injured," according to the statement. Damage is seen to CNN Center following an overnight demonstration over the Minneapolis death of George Floyd while in police custody on May 30, 2020 in Atlanta. Some top advisers, including the president’s chief of staff Mark Meadows, believe Trump should deliver a formal address arguing it would offer him a chance to show leadership and unity with a message to the U.S. that this is a moment to heal.