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Our coverage covers the country. Today 10,000 people gathered in brooklyn for a memorial for george floyd, led by his brother terrence, before then marching across the Brooklyn Bridge into manhattan. In washington, d. C. , protesters nield at the Martin Luther king jr. Memorial while a loudspeaker called the names of those who have died in police custody. Massive crowds march through the streets of houston, texas today. George floyds hometown. Protesters in pittsburgh gathered outside of the cou...

And earlier today in North Carolina where george floyd was born a third Memorial Service was held to honor his life. And among the mourners were his sister and his brother who both spoke about their loss. Im still devastated and very much overwhelmed by this. That ill never hear his voice, ill never hear his laughter have his hugs and me tell him i love him and like wise him tell me the same. We have reporters across the country covering todays events. Lets begin in los angeles where protests be...

Todays crowds . Reporter this is the protest we have been watsi ingwaiting f day. We have seen hundreds of people outside the white house all day. Around 3 00, protesters gathered in Dupont Circle and marched down to the white house. You can see around. I cant see an end to where this crowd is. Its spanning about four to six of these downtown city blocks. A lot of this crowd has stopped moving because of the fortification outside lafayette park. This has really been a gathering point for all of ...

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Thankfully, and not surprisingly, they have been mostly peaceful. Curfews started here in new york an hour ago. That has not stopped the demonstrations, as you can see. Practically no big citys curfew has. In washington, many thousands of people spent the day marching down the newly renamed black lives matter plaza, one of the streets that leads to the white house. At times the protest was very lively. Parts of the crowd were even dancing. Meanwhile, in north carolina, they danced with the holy ...

Justice, call for the end of systemic racism, everything weve been hearing over the course of these protests. But when i say it becomes more festive, first of all take a look back here on top of the bus stop. Weve got people lined up up here and people are truly having a good time today while protesting and speaking out on behalf of george floyd. Look at this over here. We have a bus thats driven up, a school bus with a basketball hoop. On top of the hoop, it says black lives matter on the baske...

Pandemic, a an economic crisis and a deep uncertainty. This is ab nbc news special report. America in crisis. Good evening, everyone. Im lester holt in minneapolis. Ten days ago joshlg floyd was known only to his family and friends. Today he was mourn ed and celebrated here in a nationally televised Memorial Service and the remembrance continues tonight at the intersection not far from here where he died. His name is now known around the world. The littest in a long list of africanamerican men w...

Of another shooting of an unarmed black man. The final moments of Maurice Gordons life, a 28yearold unarmed black man, shot by a white state trooper in new jersey just last month. The exclusive reaction this morning from maurices mother coming up later this hour. Lets start with nbcs Morgan Chesky in houston, Shaquille Brewster in minneapolis. We set the stage for us for what were expected to see. What is the mood in houston. What are we expecting . Reporter the mood is a somber one, people havi...

Protesters were violently cleared from outside the white house. First, a new report on weekly jobless claims shows 1. 5 million americans filed for Unemployment Insurance for the first time last week. Despite widespread business reopenings, it is obviously fewer than the week before, but 1. 5 is still a lot in nearly 2 1 2 times our alltime prepandemic record. All of this comes as the United States reaches another grim milestone surpassing 2 million cases of the virus. At least nine states have ...

Unprecedented 13 days of sustained National Protests around Police Brutality. The push appears to be working. Congressional democrats slated to introduce the most Sweeping Police Reform package in a generation monday. New jersey senator and cosponsor cory booker will join me shortly with more on the federal response. And as both the mayors of both minneapolis and new york have announced pending reforms to their Police Departments, ill talk to the commissioner of the new York City Police Departme...