There and dealing with specific protests all over the city this is incredibly difficult work and there will be critiques and there will be things that need to be investigated and it will need to be things improved and we expect to do better today than we did yesterday but i want to commend the restraint that we saw all over all from the n. Y. P. D. That is crucial to keeping the peace in the city and respecting the right to peacefully protest thats what the n. Y. P. D. Has done for years thats what they did yesterday with that i turn to commissioner government shall. Thank you mr mayor so give a brief summary of yesterdays events what we saw across new york city from the Police Department perspective and. Policing some of the demonstrations was similar to the 2 nights before yesterday began which seems like a long time ago with to protest in new york city 1st was that 120th precinct in Staten Island the 2nd one was 125th street up and up in harlem. Both went overwhelmingly well what we quickly identified though was a group within that used the 125th street peaceful demonstration i would liken it to hijacking a peaceful demonstration and quickly began a what turned out to be a long night for the men and women of this Police Department at the end of the night to summarize there were over 300. 00 arrests made closer to 350. 00. Primarily for minor offenses associated with the protests there were over 30 members of the department thankfully none none seriously but over 30 injuries suffered there was some Property Damage unfortunately that was a religious institution that was damaged as well as some private and public property if i could categorize it where we saw most of the activity yesterday was centralized in one area of brooklyn as well as southern manhattan i would categorize it probably below 23rd street in and around union square 14th street we have a number of protests that are scheduled for today we have an abundant number of men and women i thank them for their service their professionalism as the mayor said and with my colleagues here i welcome i welcome any outside law to look at how the men and women of this department. Holding up trying to keep new yorkers safe during this difficult time and i also want to add one more thank you to some of the elected officials that showed up. The mayor mentioned in brooklyn as well as manhattan to work with the police work with. Protesters try to engage try to make sure that these protests go on peacefully not what we saw in a couple incidents where they hijacked and Property Damage suit so hopefully its a safe day for new yorkers will get through this well get through it like we get through anything will get through it together. New York City Police commissioner before that new yorks mayor bill de blasio speaking now we get some analysis on that now from Al Jazeera Sasha Butler such a good name im sorry in in chicago for us right now its been a last couple of hours we had a lot of elected officials giving that take on on whats happened in the last 24. 00 across the country that session. Sorry we seem to have a few connection problems speaking to natasha in chicago come back to her in. A little while curfews are in place in more than 2 dozen u. S. States as they brace for another night of protests against Police Brutality well then 1400 arrests were made in 17 cities over the last 24 hours then rest was sparked by the death of george floyd who was black while in Police Custody in minneapolis on monday since then tensions boiled over from coast to coast against an demick racism and Police BrutalityMinnesota StateGovernor Tim Walz addressed the protests a short time ago he called for protesters to say home so that order can be restored but he also acknowledged the systemic racism that they were responding to we dont just right near the top on Educational Attainment we rank near the top on personal incomes on homeownership on life expectancies things that make this and one that came out a while back we were ranked 2nd in a survey of the 50 states 2nd in happiness behind hawaii but if you take a deeper look and peel it back which this week its peeled back all of those statistics are true if youre white. If youre not we rank near the bottom and what this week is showing all of us is those 2 things cant operate at the same place or lets go back to what matushka dame who is in chicago one of the cities that has been under curfew in the United States i was saying i dont know whether you heard me a few minutes ago the tension of saying that weve seen it a series of elected officials over the past few hours coming out and talking about violence in their areas across the country of the last 24. 00. Yeah and also Governor Tim Walz of minnesota addressing the common link which is the systemic racism in the United States the governor was actually quite frank he said by most measures the sate of minnesota ranks quite high when it comes to Home Ownership when it comes to school when it comes to even a happiness quotient ranking 2nd being high and why eat however he says those things are not the case if you are a person of color believe he said if youre africanamerican specifically we rank towards the bottom and you know this is getting to the root of much of the anger of course these protests are about perceived Police Brutality against communities of color and the lack of accountability activists believe. With Police Departments across the country but there are also ice underlying issues which are systemic racism the gross income inequality there its well known but perhaps maybe people our viewers around the world dont know this but if you are an africanamerican person in this country you no matter where you fall on the income ladder use still have challenges you will make less than a white person who has the same education you will tend to face greater challenges with unemployment but with unemployment with Home Ownership with access to good education with access to health care and this is something that weve seen with the pandemic coded 1000 has disproportionately impacted africanamericans more africanamericans this case is true here in chicago have died from cove it 19 again this is because lack of access to Proper Health care it is been documented that often africanamericans are dot taken seriously when they go to the doctor or go to the emergency. Room theres a bias there or perceived racism so again youre getting to the broader issue of what is happening in this country we see these flare ups of violence i covered the Michael Brown case in ferguson missouri several years ago he was another africanamerican who was killed by the Police Department there but again at the root of it is the challenges that people in this country are facing in communities of color and their frustration that theyre not being heard that theres no political will to really change the status quo and we have seen in the United States a slow chipping away of social programs that help people get a leg up its a famous couple of montrose in the United States that you can pick yourself up by the bootstraps that the American Dream is achievable that is simply no longer the case many people cannot pick themselves up by the bootstrap in the social programs they once relied on to help give them at least some parity or a starting point to try to achieve the same goals as caucasians simply are no longer in place now does there is much i should going to im reporting live from chicago many thanks indeed sasha lets hear now from 0 as my current with more on what was a night of fun and fury from many across the United States. What started out as peaceful protests of dozens of cities a rush to violence in Los Angeles Police vehicles were set on fire sending plumes of black smoke over the area. Similar scenes in cities ranging from seattle where a 5 pm curfew has been set to miami where thousands gathered through the day and where like in so many other areas a standoff with police ended in clouds of tear gas in chicago where demonstrators held signs carrying messages of protest that were repeated throughout the nation. In new york a city that is still to emerge from the ravages of the pandemic a series of protests took place throughout the 5 boroughs and in minneapolis the city where george floyd was killed and where the National Wave of protests began. The president left the white house in the morning to attend the space x. Launch and afterwards expressed his sympathy for george floyd and his family but also had this to say about the protesters the memory of george floyd is being dishonored by riders looters and anarchists the violence and vandalism is being led by n. T. For and other radical left wing groups who were terrorizing the innocent destroying jobs. Hurting businesses and burning down buildings this in the wake of a tweet saying if protesters had broken the secret service ring outside the white house they would have been greeted with the most vicious dogs and most are ministers weapons i have seen the reference to vicious dogs seen by washingtons mayor Muriel Bowser as a throwback to the police use of dogs on African American civil rights activists decades ago and in an extraordinary tweet often the mayor lashed out at the president in the white house saying and i quote while he hides behind his fence afraid alone i stand with people peacefully exercising their 1st amendment right after the murder of george floyd and hundreds of years of institutional racism there are no vicious dogs and ominous weapons there is just a scared man afraid alone. Into the night crowds continue to gather within sight and sound of the president s residence clashing with police and secret Service Agents on several occasions washington d. C. Became one of more than 11 cities where the National Guard has been mobilized and amidst a flickering of flames and swirling smoke curfews were declared in a number of areas the same a nation just emerging from a months long lockdown in the thesis of a pandemic mike hanna aljazeera washington. As weve been reporting moving 300 people have been arrested in new york Gabriel Ellis although thats more on the protests the. Chaotic scenes here in new york city late in the evening i mean Union Square Area of the city you can see that some of the protests turned out to be violent in a way this is where the real heart of the major conflict between police and protesters were was held after nightfall at one point more than 2 Police Vehicles were set ablaze we saw helicopters are still at this hour buzzing over the air and there are groups of protesters still roaming in certain areas but earlier in the day we saw tens of thousands of Peaceful Protesters take to the streets in new york to have their voices heard at one point they peacefully protested right in front of trump tower in front of a heavy Police Presence and then moved down the streets of broadway down to downtown new york city where one point they were greeted by applause by onlookers these were mostly young people all of whom said that they were out here for a reason im here for george floyd im here for all of those out lost their lives hes khalidi im here for black america im here for me im here for my family im here for all the america im here for those who cant be here today well i think that america is sick and we have to root out racism and i think that white people need to stand up and do something instead of sitting on their couch and posting on their Instagram Stories this is a manifestation of anger as one man just told me says this is what happens when people get fed up many are exactly that here in new york they Say Something like this is just property that can be replaced but the life of george floyd cant speak. For Vice President joe biden says the past few days made it clear that the u. S. Is a. Nation furious over injustice and Donald Trumps democratic rival for the white house said the violence cannot be tolerated the acts of protesting he said should never be allowed to overshadow the reason we protest it should not drive people away from a cause just cools the protest is meant to advance lets go live to the White House Correspondent can be held could is the president himself uncharacteristically quiet on social media so far today it can be but it is sunday in the meantime National Security adviser Robert Obrien has said that the trumpet ministration wont invoke federal authority over the National Guards for now yet good morning from the white house where things are very quiet right now there are no Public Events on the president s schedule after a very tense night get of protests here at the white house for the president s party again hes not been vocal on twitter and im characteristically so but his National Security adviser Robert Obrien has been speaking on National Television talking about the end rast that has gripped many cities across the United States and he denies that there is any systemic racism in Police Forces instead attributing it to a few bad apples hes also acco the position of President Trump that these peaceful protests are being hijacked by outside groups we stand with the protesters its the violent and tea father radical militants that are coming out under cover of night traveling across state lines using military styles tactics to burn down our cities and theyre especially targeting the most vulnerable parts of our cities georgia the minority sections africanamerican sections and hispanic areas and burning down businesses of people who are trying to get a leg up and and the presence outraged by that than we all are and and that has to stop and were calling on the f. B. I. To investigate anti fun and get to the bottom of these violent rioters. Now as President Trump has promised to stop mob violence Robert Obrian the National Security adviser speaking there has said that right now there are no plans to invoke control or federalize the National Guard for now that control will remain in the hands of governors and mayors. I was there as White House Correspondent kimberly how could reporting live from washington can believe any thinks President Trump has blamed the spreading unrest as the us his National Security adviser you just heard on an empty fascist protest movement and which is a collection of left wing groups which oppose naziism White Supremacists and racism some anti for groups can trace their origins to the fight against european fascists in the 1920 s. And thirtys like other protest movements from that era and activists often dress well in black the movement was dormant thing is for the scene a revival since President Trump selection most new members young voters lets bring in eric ham hes a political political analyst that is in washington d. C. Good to have you with us again erick is the president right to blame the violent elements of these protests all and. No in fact when you see a nation like this from across from for across the country from minneapolis to los angeles from philadelphia to lobel kentucky right now what the nation is looking for is the nation is looking for direction the nation is looking to heal the nation is looking for someone to understand their pain their frustration their outrage and fact when Many Americans and saw that video of george floyd on his belly with the Police Officers knee on his neck a many people did not see any teeth or liberal groups many people just saw an oppressive system actually continuing to be weaponized against people of color and so what americans and particularly africanamericans are looking for is they are looking to their political elected officials for leadership they are looking for someone who can understand their pain and offer solutions to the problem and what were continuing to see from the president much like with cold at night seeing is continued politicization of the problem and not actually tackling the issues that are continuing to grip the nation so this isnt a left or right issue as far as americans and particularly africanamericans are concerned. Absolutely not and now bring in one clear example to illustrate highlight that if you look at the u. S. Senator from minnesota amy clo bashar shes on the short list of potential runnin