📸Rachel Perez stands a distance away from a burning vehicle with bruising around her eye and plaster on her forehead, from injuries sustained by rubber bullets during protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota, over the death of George Floyd.
This story will be updated as protests continue throughout the country. Please check back for updates. All times Eastern.Minneapolis' city council vice president said the government is still adjusting to the situation, but is handling it"in the best way that we can given all of the chaos, all of the unrest, all of the anger and pain in this community."
"By declaring racism a public health emergency it provides us the opportunity to name the virus that has infected our American institutions for centuries but in addition, it gives us the opportunities to ... you can’t really begin to cure a disease until you know what that disease is," she said."It’s an infectious disease just like the coronavirus and it’s not just Minneapolis."President Donald Trump tweeted that the National Guard is now in Minneapolis.
National Guard members patrol the protest area in Minneapolis, May 29, 2020, after three days of violent protests over the death of George Floyd.In a statement to ABC News, the National Guard said they were not authorized to disclose specifics about their"tactics or use of force." Biden said that he will be speaking more later today about the situation in Minneapolis. He also addressed a CNN crew being arrested.
"These problems will require systematic change to start the healing process. It won't be easy, but it's essential," Crump wrote on Twitter.CNN reporter Omar Jimenez and his production crew were arrested in Minneapolis live on air Friday morning while reporting on the Floyd protests. They were released about an hour later and Jimenez was back on-air reporting.
CNN president Jeff Zucker spoke to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz who apologized for State Police's arrest of Jimenez and their team. Walz said he was working to get them released and that he takes full responsibility for what happened.At least 70 people were arrested or summonsed during a series of protests that started in Union Square and spread through Lower Manhattan through Thursday night.
One person was arrested for assaulting a police officer for throwing a garbage can into a crowd and striking a police officer in the head. "These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won't let that happen," Trump tweeted early Friday morning."Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts."
Frey responded to Trump at an early morning press conference Friday, saying"weakness" is"pointing your finger" during times of crisis. Protesters are seen from the roof of the Minneapolis police 3rd Precinct building Thursday, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night.The Minnesota National Guard has been activated for the area and said it's helping the fire department safely get to fires to help them battle the blazes.
Minneapolis Police spokesperson John Elder said staff was evacuated from the building around 10 p.m. local time and that protesters forcibly entered the building and ignited several fires. The Capitol was put on lockdown, with Herod, who fled inside included. Herod told an ABC News producer she was not scared by the incident.People scramble for cover outside the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on May 28, 2020, after someone fired gunshots in the area during a protest of George Floyd's death. No one was injured.
MacDonald said President Donald Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr are"directly and actively" monitoring the case. Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order activating the Minnesota National Guard following Wednesday night's protests.
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