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Cruiser. the anger making its way to the front gates of the white house. and the powerful moments in the midst of this chaos. the communities where theyre trying to bridge the divide. the sheriff joining the crowd, walking side-by-side with protesters. and tonight, the new warning from authorities, saying there are outside groups, even other countries who might try to fuel the anger here in the u.s. los angeles declaring a state of emergency. the national guard patrolling the streets. the fire...

Racial division is americas default setting. so what were seeing here is not some aberration... ..but rather the continuation of an unbroken historical thread. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. lets get some of the days other news. authorities in hong kong have banned an annual vigil marking the tiananmen square crackdown. police cited public health concerns due to the coronavirus. its the first time in 30 years that officials have tried to stop the protest. and it comes as china pushes a new law...

Here. surely we want justice, we have to have a criminal justice system that is fair. we have to have a judiciary system thats fair. we should all be speaking of voices, united, of all races, calling for that. we absolutely need to. but there absolutely has to be "law & order." we cant go in destroying our own communities and thereby creating more injustices for those same people who we are fighting for. >> scott: right, thats never going to work. i agree with gianno. >> harris: and ive got to l...

Weve been doing a lot of deliveries and really making it work, finding ways to just keep things afloat during this pandemic over the last few months and this just -- the whole city turning into -- the whole downtown district, business district has basically turned into what looks like a war zone, you know. rob: its absolute mayhem, nick. were looking at video. tell us what happened to your store. >> well, on -- ive got to think what night it was. it was saturday night. we saw the protests going ...

The national guard has been called in after they saw a night with violence and looting across the city and all police days off have been cancelled. the mayor got very emotional talking about whats happening in her city. >> violence and destruction that tarnishes the legacy and the moral credibility of pain and justice that peaceful protesters sought to express. folks, that not only breaks my heart, and it does, it leaves me angry and frustrated. i know im not alone in sharing these feelings. >> ...

New york city is manifestation of this. lets remember, six years ago coming up in july eric garner was killed on staten island saying i cant breathe many times. george floyd, it happened a few days ago. this did not happen overnight. black men especially in this country and in our city have been victimized for far too long and youre seeing pain, anguish and anger play out across the country. we want people to keep it peaceful, vast majority of people are. but nypd has to do better de-escalating....

Front of the "whole foods" and while some were cheering others were screaming," dont do that, please" so obviously you have some people inciting problems and others there peacefully that dont want to see what is do you feel confident now that youre in a situation in los angeles where you have, on the ground, what you need to control the situation? >> its not completely clear, especially if it spreads to other areas. were controlling it as well as we possibly can. we have a lot of iconic shopping...

Santa monica, and theres gadi on the ground there. gadi, whats the scene? >> reporter: craig, on one side of the promenade, there is a very peaceful protest. on the other side where we are right now, its absolute chaos. right now firefighters just made their way into this r.e.i. ill walk around. there is a lot going on. up and down that street, down this street there has been active looting probably for the last 45 minutes or so. it has been completely, completely unchecked. you can see some peo...

Andy. it does not set up an atmospher. it does not set up an atmosphere where people feel like it is safe. i think what youre seeing across america and in new york city youre seeing a manifestation of this. lets remember, six years ago, coming up in july, eric garner was killed on staten island saying "i cant breathe" many times, george floyd, it happened a few days ago. this did not happen overnight. black men in this country and in our city have been victimized for far too long and youre seein...

Breitbart he suggested people with guns are on his side, the military, the police, the bikers. so i dont think america expects anything from donald trump other than what weve routinely gotten. and thats one of the things that has to stop and thats been something that has plagued this country since 1619. so it is a bit frustrating. ill tell you when i routinely hear well-intentioned people say this is not who we are. these type of violent revolutions are as american as apple by and as old as the ...