Effect. Businesses were broken into and looted. Multiple fires burned with no sign of first responders. This morning, the front page of the star tribune calls it a state of agony. At one point, the governor called in the National Guard to respond to what he described as arson, rioting and looting. But there was very little sign the authorities had any handle on the chaos. It wasnt until dawn we saw the National Guard and state police show up and try to regain control of the situation. I want to go right to my colleague Shaquille Brewster who has been on the ground in minneapolis since the protest started. And i want to remind our audience, shaquille and his team are protected with security there. Shaq, lets start with that. How are you . Doing okay, stephanie. Just want to point out the scene that you see right now is much different than what we saw when our team first arrived here. When we came here, we were doing a morning joe live report and tried to do it from here but you saw buil
Here arent mentioning their name. They arent talking about it. This is different than by the Police Station. Where people had signs and were trying to get their point across. They are unhappy with whats happening. And if you think about it, we have covered these over and over. The same thing happens, it occurs and people move on. Its clear they dont want to move on. And the protestors out here are one voice that were hearing. There are members of the community telling them to please stop breaking into things. That is not helping the cause. Chaotic situation with so many different parties. I want you to standby. Well get back to you. On the ground for us in minnesota. Dont go far. This is cnn tonight im don lemon. Were following two major stories tonight. Two crisis killing americans. Covid19 and racism 20. The mayor of minute aneapolis. Demanding the four officers in the death be arrested kp charged. Prosecutors pleading for patience while they investigate the death. The number of conf
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Minnesota National Guard Activated for Derek Chauvin Trial
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St. Paul, MN (KROC-AM News) - Governor Tim Walz today signed an executive order activating the Minnesota National Guard to provide assistance in the event of civil unrest in response to the upcoming trial of one of the former Minneapolis police officers charged with the death of George Floyd.
Walz says the National Guard is already been directed to begin planning and preparing for possible activation. The executive order authorizes the Adjutant General to call up for active-duty personnel, equipment, and facilities needed to coordinate and support public safety and security services in the Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul and communities across the State of Minnesota.