US Cases: 1,759,693
US Deaths: 97,880
Worldwide Cases: 6,057,553
Worldwide Deaths: 369,106
Thousands and thousands of Americans have died from the pandemic --- and it's the second biggest disaster in the country right now.
Officials across America are bracing for another night of escalating unrest after clashes erupted between protesters and police in dozens of cities Saturday. Tensions flared in cities from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to Columbia, S.C., and New York as thousands of people amassed to protest the death of a black man in police custody.Police cars were set aflame, freeways were blocked, windows were shattered and authorities deployed tear gas and even rubber bullets. Multiple governors activated the National Guard and curfews were enacted in several major cities, including Atlanta, Louisville, Denver and Milwaukee.Seattle called in 200 National Guard members, who were to be unarmed. Los Angeles established a curfew but resisted using the National Guard, with Mayor Eric Garcetti not wanting to evoke memories of the 1992 Rodney King riots. “If you love the city, go home,” he said.In Washington, D.C., protesters clashed with the Secret Service after tearing through a fence. In Chicago, demonstrators swarmed Trump Tower. In Philadelphia, demonstrators broke into a store near city hall and set a fire inside, attempted to to tear down the statue of a former mayor and ignored an 8 p.m. curfew.Here are some significant developments:
- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said he was “fully” mobilizing the National Guard in the Twin Cities. The Guard has also been activated in Georgia, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Colorado, Ohio, Tennessee and Utah.
- Minneapolis police said they were “overwhelmed” after responding to hundreds of 911 calls about gunfire, property damage and burglaries in the days after George Floyd, a black man died, after a white police officer held his knee on the 46-year-old’s neck for more than eight minutes.
- Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was charged Friday with third-degree murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said he also anticipates charges for three other officers who were fired over Floyd’s death.
Sadly, what's happening nationally is also what's happening locally right now. And locally, it would seem that it's time for the Minneapolis Chief of Police to resign:
“This was a 100 percent peaceful march and the police fired rubber bullets and tear gas.” @AliVelshi
— Sara Nelson (@FlyingWithSara) May 31, 2020
“There was zero warning. They lined up on the street and started firing.”
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