Minneapolis police to undergo civil rights investigation; Peaceful protesters tear gassed for Trump church photo-op; Protesters gather in George Floyd’s hometown of Houston; Trump threatens to deploy US military to “dominate” protesters; U.S. coronavirus death toll at more than 105,000;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
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🗓️ 2 June 2020
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Protests underway in Minnesota, curfew starts at 10pm; Officers shot during violent protests in St. Louis, Las Vegas; Trump: NYC “lost to looters”, NY Gov calls response “inexcusable”; NYC sets earlier curfew after violent protests, looting; Gov. Cuomo slams Mayor De Blasio, NYPD for NYC unrest, says they “did not do their job; Protesters march through NYC ahead of new 8pm curfew; Activists call for accountability, change on ‘Blackout Tuesday”;
Trump visits another church today in push for Christian conservative support; CNN: Trump created photo-op after being angered by reports he was moved to WH bunker; CNN: AG Barr ordered law enforcement to push back protesters from park outside White House; DC mayor: “shocked” and “outraged” protesters were tear gassed; Top GOP senators defend Trump’s church photo-op, Senators Sasse, Lankford criticize use of force on protesters; Religious leaders express outrage, condemn tear gassing; Episcopal rector says holy ground “turned into a battleground”;
Minnesota AG will “hold everyone accountable” in Floyd case; Minnesota AG defends timing: “not going to create a situation where people can say this was a rush to judgement”; Minnesota AG has “every expectation” charges will be filed against other officers in Floyd case;
Peaceful protests underway in Washington D.C., protesters lay on ground chanting “I can’t breathe”; Now: George Floyd’s Family takes part in Houston March; Protesters gather near police headquarters in Los Angeles; Trump threatens to deploy US military to “dominate” protesters; Police, National Guard use tear gas on protesters outside WH; Powerful images show police kneeling with protesters;
U.S. coronavirus death toll at more than 105,000; Public and private testing sites forced to close due to protests; 21 states increasing cases, 7 states steady & 22 states declining; Surgeon general fears “new outbreaks” amid protests across U.S.; Lancet study: masks help stop the spread of coronavirus; NIH: summer heat unlikely to stop the spread of coronavirus;
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| 0:00.0 | This is CNN Breaking News. |
| 0:02.0 | This is CNN Breaking News. |
| 0:05.0 | Welcome to the lead. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm Jake Tapper and we begin with Breaking News in our National League. |
| 0:12.0 | Just moments ago, the governor of Minnesota announced a new investigation |
| 0:17.1 | into the Minneapolis Police Department, saying the State's Department of Human Rights |
| 0:22.0 | will launch civil rights investigations |
| 0:24.2 | looking into the practices of the department for the last decade after the |
| 0:28.4 | killing of George Floyd, the unarmed black man by a Minneapolis police |
| 0:31.9 | officer just eight days ago. |
| 0:34.5 | In addition to that, right now friends and family of Floyd are leading a march, a massive |
| 0:39.0 | crowd to City Hall and Houston George Floyd's hometown in honor of his memory. It is another day of |
| 0:46.4 | protests today, another day of a nation on edge. In Los Angeles protests are |
| 0:50.9 | underway as curfews are set to begin shortly and right now |
| 0:54.3 | protesters are already gathering outside the White House at times chanting I |
| 0:58.5 | can't breathe George Floyd's last words this comes as President Trump once again is encouraging |
| 1:04.8 | law enforcement to use aggressive tactics and calling for military action |
| 1:10.3 | saying New York City was lost to looters last night. The president |
| 1:14.4 | insisting he has no issue with peaceful protests, but that was assuredly not |
| 1:19.5 | the case at least in fact, if not rhetoric, hours ago in the nation's capital when peaceful |
| 1:25.0 | protesters last night gathering in Lafayette Park across from the White House |
| 1:28.9 | were tear-gassed and brutally pushed back by shield-bearing law enforcement officers, |
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