Hi there, everyone. It's 4 o'clock in New York. It is 3 p.m. in Minneapolis. Big day of news across our country, but especially there.

Residents are once again showing the country, just how one stands up to Donald Trump and his administration.

You were looking at pictures of protests for the second Friday in a row in that city.

Thousands of people braving bitter cold temperatures.

It's just eight degrees outside there.

They are on the streets calling for an end to federal immigration enforcement operations

targeting their community and their neighbors in Minneapolis.

This is less than one week after federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Prettie.

That killing happened 17 days after agents killed Renee Good, also 37.

The people of Minneapolis are being joined today in solidarity by residents of

cities from coast to coast all across our country, as well as businesses who have organized

to close their doors as part of a nationwide strike. The goal to get people to stay home from

school, work, and shopping in a show of solidarity again

and force against the Trump administration to show Donald Trump and his enablers and allies and

aides, just how much opposition in this country exists to their agenda and just how deep it is.

New York Times reports this, quote, working with hundreds of

organizations in 46 states, organizers said they are encouraging Americans to abstain from daily

activities to grind the economy to a halt. And the protests could not come at a more dire moment

just a few days ago. Trump said his administration would, quote, de-escalate in Minneapolis

when it comes to enforcement, but that statement does not match up with the reality on the ground there.

Now today, Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on local leaders, and he is calling Alex

Preti, the man who was killed, an agitator and, quote, perhaps insurrectionists.

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