Shortly after the city’s 9 p.m. curfew, protesters threw bottles and shot fireworks toward the police, who responded with force, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Eventually the protesters ended up alongside U.S. Highway 59. Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo speaks to protesters in Downtown Houston on Friday, May 29, 2020. He suggested that many younger people were gathering while failing to maintain adequate preventative measures, without directly connecting new cases among the group to those attending the protests. Mon 8 Jun 2020 06.00 EDT Last modified on Fri 12 Jun 2020 07.13 EDT. Copy link. Our priority is the safety of our Guardsmen who support civil authorities. A couple of hundred protesters were called to a small park in Koreatown on Tuesday afternoon by the leaders of Black Lives Matter L.A. The District of Columbia National Guard said that it was opening an investigation into the use of low-flying helicopters against protesters on Monday. See why nearly a quarter of a million subscribers begin their day with the Starting 5. Share. The Park Service has been told to expect a more militarized presence around its sites but it remains unclear what else that might look like. The helicopters kicked up debris, sent protesters running for cover and ripped branches from trees. Thousands of protesters marched on to the Burnside Bridge in Portland, Ore., tonight. As the 6 p.m. curfew approached, some protesters started leaving, but many stayed behind, vowing to hold the streets — “our streets!” they chanted. The plan: walk the 15 minutes to Getty House, the official residence of Mayor Eric Garcetti, and then fire up social media. “We are not planning to get arrested,” Ms. Abdullah said. The protest in front of the White House had been peaceful until about 8:50 p.m., when individuals in a crowd of demonstrators began throwing water bottles at a line of Homeland Security tactical officers, Secret Service police and Park police. The mayor has personally participated in the demonstrations, including the large march to city hall. Our reporters and photographers were on the ground in cities across the U.S. Here’s what they saw: Police crack down after curfew in the Bronx, Police use tear gas to break up protest in Atlanta, Protesters ride through Houston on horseback, D.C. National Guard to open investigation into use of helicopters, Police block protesters from entering Manhattan, Washington protest flares up, then quiets down, Thousands of protesters are cheered on Manhattan’s west side, Seattle mayor addresses protest organizers. People in Louisville held a gospel prayer service in the parking lot of a Kroger grocery store that was looted on Tuesday. A group of people on horseback rode through downtown Houston today in a peaceful protest of George Floyd’s death. A police chief in Houston, Texas, was welcomed with cheers as he gave an impassioned speech to a crowd of protesters demanding justice for George Floyd. At one point police were also blocking the entrance on the Brooklyn side of the bridge, effectively trapping the crowd, but that side now appears to be open. Live - #GeorgeFloyd Peaceful Protests in Downtown Houston pic.twitter.com/TvzdSnloEN. George Floyd death; media caption Aleem Maqbool reports from peaceful protest in Washington's Lafayette Park. Many protesters pleaded for calm. Houston resident Shamone Turner told KRIV that she took part in a march to Houston City Hall attended by an estimated 60,000 people about two weeks ago and later tested positive for the virus. From May 30 to June 2, the first weekend of the protests, 167 people were reportedly arrested while taking part in demonstrations across Texas. Although it is likely some cases were contracted during protests, the virus is believed to have an incubation period of between 2 and 14 days, while reporting delays could also make it difficult to determine when and where people contracted the disease. Share page. A crowd that appears to be in the thousands was marching on the Upper West Side in New York, more than an hour after curfew. Here’s a roundup of the night’s protests in New York. He also said that people who had gathered closely in public should get tested for the virus, including those who attended the protests. Then they began to make arrests. Protesters are holding numerous processions and memorial services to commemorate George Floyd on the day before his planned six-hour funeral in his hometown of Houston, Texas. The summer of 2020 saw the United States' biggest protests for racial justice and civil rights in a generation. The nation watched in horror as a video showed the death of George Floyd, a Black man gasping for air and calling for his mother as a white police … 3 of 62 Protestors march for George Floyd, a Houston native who died in custody of the Minneapolis police earlier this week, during ongoing demonstrations Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Houston. ", You have 4 free articles remaining this month, Sign-up to our daily newsletter for more articles like this + access to 5 extra articles. The demonstration, outside the gates of the mayor’s mansion, quickly swelled to many hundreds more people, as word spread around the city and protesters waving placards streamed down some of the city’s fanciest residential streets, past mansions and manicured lawns. When the organizers pressed her for a specific time to discuss police reforms, she said, “What are you doing tomorrow?” But she stopped short of promising no more tear gas tonight. Local residents leaned out their apartment windows banging pots and pans in support. Some began chanting “peaceful protest.” One woman told a man to stop throwing water bottles before grabbing the rest of his pack. The official added that the helicopters were operating with an intent that had been provided by the secretary of the Army and the Army’s chief of staff in an extensive meeting earlier that day. The park superintendent was not notified ahead of time, the official also said. Candles are held up in the air during a vigil for George Floyd at Yates High School in Houston on June 8, 2020. "I definitely don't regret getting the COVID, because I was out there doing the right thing for the right cause.". Police followed along, but thus far are not interfering. More information can be found at https://abc13.com/6219448/. "[We are seeing] an increase in young people testing positive, in particular people in the age 20 to 29 age group," Abbott told KRIS on Monday. 1 of 17 Protesters hold signs in the reflecting pool in front of Houston's City Hall as they listen to speeches after a march in honor of George Floyd on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Later, people played protest songs including Public Enemy's "Fight the Power" and Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On." It's the fifth day of protests in the City of Portland #LiveOnK2 pic.twitter.com/nLvO9Ezzam. In Los Angeles, a quiet plan to protest at the mayor’s house, Protesters gather at the site of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, A peaceful protest tonight in New Orleans. They accused him of violating curfew and led him away. The location was chosen to highlight the group’s demand that the mayor reduce the police budget. [Protests Today in Photos and Video: 10th Straight Night of Unrest]. The protesters marched south on 10th Avenue toward Hell’s Kitchen. The extent to which the new cases may be tied to protests is unclear. An estimated 60,000 people marched for racial justice in honor of George Floyd in Houston, Texas on June 2, 2020. Chants of “let us through!” were echoing throughout the crowd, and after some people gave up and began walking back to Brooklyn, a chant of “don’t split up” brought some back into the fold. Candles are held up in the air during a vigil for George Floyd at Yates High School in Houston on June 8, 2020. Harris County, which encompasses Houston, has been adding hundreds of new cases each day to the more than 17,000 total confirmed cases reported as of Monday. A group of protesters marched across the Manhattan Bridge, only to be denied entry to Manhattan by the N.Y.P.D. Protests have erupted in at least 30 US cities over the death of unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. DCNG Commanding General has directed an investigation into the actions of our rotary aviation assets June 1. I was in the bed just sighing," Turner said. A military official familiar with episode said that the maneuvers — known as a show of force in military parlance — were directed by the highest echelons of the National Guard. 3 June 2020. Houston police reported an uptick in cases after the protests began, with at least 23 officers testing positive since June 6, according to The Houston Chronicle. Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump, hold American flags and placards as they pose during a "Stop the Steal" protest following the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Las Vegas, Nov. 4, 2020. A flight of military helicopters descended to rooftop level above a crowd of peaceful protesters in Washington’s Chinatown district. Within five minutes, the protest was once again peaceful — although some demonstrators began filling water bottles with baking soda to potentially ease exposure of a chemical substance. They tried to keep the gathering as secret as possible, not to tip off the police. Here’s a roundup of the night’s protests in New York. When the police arrived and lined up at the corner, organizers told the white protesters to move and confront them. Candles are held up in the air during a vigil for George Floyd at Yates High School in Houston on June 8, 2020. “My neck,” he shouted from the asphalt as three officers grabbed him. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune A protester armed with a baseball bat kneels in the street with fist upraised as protesters clashed with police in downtown Austin on Aug. 1, 2020. close. Don’t talk to strangers, don’t talk to the press, they were told, because police spies were probably among them. 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