Protesters gathered nearby. Throughout the day saturday we saw numerous cars being torched throughout the afternoon and building fires as the sun went down. Police departments have stretched thin dealing with protests. Looters have taken situation to stores. Its the very thing protesters fear is undermining their message of nonviolent resistance. We begin our coverage of minneapolis, thats where the gruesome death of george floyd on monday while in Police Custody ignited a level of anger in the u. S. Not seen in a generation. Earlier protesters there were met with tear gas. Police tweeted a large group was throwing objects at officers. More on this situation from cnns miguel marquez, hes in downtown minneapolis. We had to retreat back to downtown minneapolis. I want to show you how police have prepared for what they think might be coming. This is the 1st precinct. These are barricades along the street. The precinct itself, that building in the middle of the street with the american flag, they have four levels of cement blocks, 2,000 pounds each surrounding the building to protect it. We were with protesters earlier today, police broke them up. They werent arresting people, werent trying to arrest people, but they did fire lots of tear gas to break them up. I spoke with one young protester, a peaceful protest, and he explained why it was so important for him to be out there. This is what i got to say to the people destroying things. If you really feel like you have to take an opportunity, if youre going to be opportunistic, something is wrong with you. If you cannot stand up and fight the good fight and you want to be a cheater and go ahead and take what were trying to do, something is wrong with you. What were trying to do is stand up for the basic rights of humanity. Thats what were try doing and do in a peaceful way. We do not want to go through this anymore, okay . I want to be able to go into a white neighborhood and feel safe. I want to be able when a cop is driving behind me, i dont have to clench and be tense. I want to be able to be free and not have to think about every step i take. Because at the end of the day, being black is a crime. At the end of the day, being born black is a crime to them. I dont understand why. Were all humans. Thats sickening. This is downtown minneapolis. This is what a lot of the city looks like right now. Just completely shut down. T which is the promise the mayor and the governor made today. There are enormous numbers of National Guard troops. They are ramping up to about 10,000, 11,000 minnesota National Guard troops for minneapolis. We were in neighborhoods after the protesters we were with were broken up, its disturbing because homeowners have blocked off their neighborhoods, put up barriers along the streets, bright lights at the end of the neighborhoods, along each block you have People Holding clubs, golf clubs, bats, protecting their property, protecting their homes. The same thing with businesses, not only the businesses are boarded up, but people in trucks and cars parked around the business and sitting at the business trying to protect their business from looting. They dont want anything else to burn, this may be the one bright spot tonight for all the difficulty that the police and authorities have had in getting these protests under control, so far tonight, nothing has burned. The back to you. Good news on that front in minneapolis. Now we turn to washington, protesters gathered blocks from the white house, some setting fires in dumpsters that they dragged on to the streets. Larger fires burned nearby including one near the historic adams hotel. At last check there was no damage to the hotel. Windows were smashed at the Ronald Reagan president ial foundation and institute. The historic st. Johns episcopal church, known as the church of the president s is across the street. Across the country, the california National Guard is being deployed to los angeles after the governor declared a state of emergency for americas second largest city. There were widespread fires and looting saturday night and a curfew is now in effect. Our report, kyung lah has more on violent demonstrations there. Reporter the city of los angeles seeing not just skirmishes with the police and protests across the city, but also fires at businesses in this particular shopping district. Im on melrose avenue. This is an area known for independent businesses, fashionable shops what youre looking at is the Fire Department in the city trying to put out the remnants of a fire in a shoe store and an adjacent nail store. This happened as we watched another fire a block away at a separate shoe store. Police say theyve been seeing these fires happen shortly after looting takes place at them. And looting is something that weve seen up and down these streets here in the melrose shopping district. Weve seen people breaking through the glass, tagging everything inside. And then cleaning the entire place out. The Police Department is still trying to clear the streets, working with the sheriff apartment dps. A curfew is in place. What is getting lost in all of this is what these protests began as. The message of them was and the reason why they started. This says i cant breathe, george floyd. We were watching one store as looters were running in, grabbing shoes, trying to clear it out. A young black woman a protester was standing in front of the store screaming at the looters saying what are you doing . Kyung lah, cnn, los angeles. Many cities are under curfew right now but not new york. Mayor bill deblasio says he will not order a curfew for his city. He also addressed a video that appeared to show an nypd vehicle knocking over protesters, he promised an investigation into it but the mayor had strong words for those who attack Police Officers. The nypd all day long has been working hard. Its been a difficult day for our officers. Some of them have been put into dangerous situations. Thats not appropriate thats not the protest reality and history that we believe in in this city. We believe in people exercising their democratic rights, but not attacking Police Officers. Not attacking communities. At least 120 arrests were made across new york city saturday, that includes three men facing federal charges for throwing molotov cocktails and at least 13 Police Officers were injured. Most demonstrators, we want to say, were peaceful. But some took a destructive turn. For more on that, here is shimone. This is some of the aftermath from a day of protests here in manhattan from times square now and union square where protesters took to the streets. There was vandalism, windows broken from banks. Graffiti spray painted along 5th avenue, for the most part there were nonviolent protests. People who the police allowed to march through the streets and sidewalks and chanting and getting together. There would be points where it would devolve into violence, into people attacking the police, throwing bottles at the police and then police having to move in and arrest them. And then scenes like this. Several police vans, Police Vehicles burned across manhattan. There were at least three others that we saw which were either vandalized or burned. Police here out through the night, and well see, you know, as the days go on how protesters take to the streets and how they handle things going forward. Shimon prokupecz, cnn, new york. Lets talk about that challenge in new york and across the country. Police are faced with the challenge of the right to protest and public safety. Joining me now is darren porter, a criminal justice professor and a retired lieutenant with the new york Police Department. Good morning to you. Good morning to you, too. I want to talk about what were seeing from l. A. To new york city, people are enraged. Some people are trying to most people to protest peacefully, but theyre being overshadowed by violence and looting. Whats your reaction . Generally when you have these two protests, you have the two factions, people protesting Constitutional Rights and then you have the anarchists. When you have the i fusinfusion the two groups, oftentimes the anarchists elevate to the point of destroying property, creating violence and an overall sense of lawlessness. Its imperative upon the Police Departments that are dealing with and managing these types of disturbances that the level of violence is brought to a sheer minimum. And the moratorium on violence in connection with these riots is something that Police Departments are struggling to get their hands around as a result. Right. Because you see police with their batons in their hands, their masks, pushing back on people. Weve seen confrontations with the police. We had keith boiken who is black and arrested in new york city who was just taking photos and he was arrested and kept for six hours and never charged. It goes to show how someone can come out and be a bystander and all of a sudden theyre swept up by police. That seems to be adding to the friction we have on the streets. Thats correct. This is somewhat a reflection of what we saw a few days ago in minneapolis when a cnn reporter was taken into custody briefly and subsequently released. You have to understand it from the perspective of the Police Officers, in many cases you have lawless rioters on the ground committing to horrific acts, and police may not be able to determine or assess who the violators are in these particular cases. In no way, shape or form am i condoning taking someone into custody when you dont have probable cause to make an arrest. However it represents or i should say it presents a somewhat crazy situation, so to speak, for the boots on the ground. You also have to take into consideration the people that live in these neighborhoods where this riotous behavior is occurring. Theyre under siege. These are the first people looking to address or request Police Services as a result of this riotous behavior. What we need to do, we need to have a back channel of negotiations between police, Community Leaders and elected officials, so we can come to some level of calm and we can introduce a solution to the population. If not, this riotous behavior will continue, which is resulting as a loss for us as a society and as a whole. Absolutely. All the while during a pandemic. I want to talk to you and show our viewers something that well, this is new york. I want to call up something that happened in michigan. The sheriff of flint township, thats him in michigan, took off his helmet, put down his baton and walked with protesters. It was a wonderful scene of togetherness and healing. They cheered for him. He cheered for them. That was an approach he took and it worked. It goes with what youre saying. We have to look at whats next. How do we get past this dangerous point. Youre right. I tip my hat to that Law Enforcement official showing that hes also not just a Public Servant but also part of the community. One thing i want to mention based on my experiences of being a lieutenant in the nypd, police are fine with protesters that come in and protest peacefully. You have a small component of agitators that are xexasperatin and creating a combustible situation on the ground. Those agitatores are gaining universal focus. So as we move forward, we need to understand that we do have the covid19 pandemic still in effect. As a result of the covid19 pandemic were losing valuable resources that are necessary for us as a society, therefore we need to coalesce behind a solution that can put us in a better place so that we can fight the greater enemy, which is the covid19 pandemic. Absolutely. Hopefully the National Guard, the curfews will help defuse some of the violence. People have a right to protest and have reason to be enraged. Thank you for your expert and thank you for joining us. Thanks, stay safe. You, too. We were talking about t protesting during a pandemic. Ahead here, the mass demonstrations across the u. S. Are raising new concerns about the coronavirus. Hear why one governor says the two are deeply connected. Thats next. A grandfather of 14. A newlywed. A guy who just got into college. Thats why behind these masks, Johnson Johnson scientists are working to accelerate development of a covid19 vaccine, drawing on decades of experience responding to Public Health emergencies like ebola and hiv. For the life behind every mask, the clock never stops and neither do we. Mass protests across the u. S. Raised new concerns about the possibility of the coronavirus spreading further, especially as states move towards reopening. The governor of new york says the root problem that needs to be addressed is inequality. Here he is. If you look across this nation, proportionately many more people of color died from the covid virus than white people. That is a fact. Theres a slight disparity in new york state. Nothing like what it is in other states, were proud of that. But there is a disparity. And there is an inequality especially across this country. That has to be addressed. That has to be addressed. It came to light, it was exposed because of this situation. But it was there. It has to be addressed. There is a larger context for this conversation today. For 90 days we were just dealing with the covid crisis. On the 91st day, we have the covid crisis and we have the situation in minneapolis with the racial unrest around the george floyd death. Those are not disconnected situations. One looks like a Public Health system issue, covid. But its getting at the inequality and health care also on a deeper level. Then the george floyd situation which gets at the inequality and discrimination in the criminal justice system. They are connected. The governor of new york. The World Health Organization has new guidance for Mass Gatherings during the covid pandemic. Once restrictions are eased, proposed changes include these, holding large events virtually or outdoors, limiting attendance to Healthy People and staggering arrivals. The w. H. O. Says the changes could help limit the spread of the virus and it says the benefits of large events include providing jobs and improving peoples feelings of wellbeing in new york city it was once the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic with some 200,000 cases, while other parts of the state already have begun to reopen, the city is now poised to do that in just over a week. Pablo sandoval shows us how different places in america are reopening at their own pace. Its amazing. It feels great, but its also its weird. Reporter the new normal as cities across the country start to reopen in different phases. In pennsylvania, 17 counties moved into the green phase of reopening friday, but its the phase with the fewest restrictions in that state. Plastic ware, plastic cups. Take out is really going to be containers are going to be as much as they can just to limit touching things other people have touched. Reporter the entire state of illinois now in phase 3 of its reopening plan except for chicago which will begin reopening on june 3rd. The owner of this barbershop says hes booked solid with customers but hes still taking precautions. Cant come in without an appointment, cant come in without a mask, cant wait in here unless its absolutely necessary. Reporter washington, d. C. s phase one reopening plan kicked in on friday allowing barbershops and salons to open by appointment only, and restaurants to resume Outdoor Dining with some rules. You must wear a mask, obviously not while youre eating or drinking, but while youre approaching or if you enter the restaurant to use the restroom or any of those things. While you can wear a mask you should wear a mask. Reporter parts of new york once the epicenter of the outbreak now entering phase two of its reopening plan, something Governor Andrew Cuomo says has to be done the right way. You have to be smart, and weve seen what has happened painfully when cities and states and countries reopen too quickly. They wound up closing again, which is the worst situation. So be smart. Reporter new york city also moving ahead with reopening plans set to enter phase 1 on june 8th. Mayor bill deblasio says facial coverings will be a necessity for employees and customers. Everyone understands for businesses to work people have to get into some kind of proximity. We need those face coverings. Reporter new cdc modeling suggesting covid19 could kill around 20,000 more americans in just the next three weeks. California and Washington State two of the states that saw the first cases are now seeing cases climb. California governor gavin newsom saying thats partly due to the fact they are now testing so many more people. What is so important as we test exponentially more, 20, 30 fold more than we were just eight weeks ago youre going to have more positive tests. Reporter and as the u. S. This week reached a grim milestone of 100,000 deaths, President Trump now making good on a threat hes made many times throughout the pandemic, severing u. S. Ties with the World Health Organization. We will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent, global Public Health needs. Reporter the president claiming the w. H. O. Was pressured by china to mislead the world when it came to their reporting of information about the virus. Pablo sandoval, cnn, new york. A fifth night of demonstrations rocks the United States as americans protest the death of george floyd. The latest headlines coming next, plus reports from atlanta, miami and philadelphia right after this. Want to brain better . Unlike ordinary memory supplements neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that fuel 5 indicators of brain performance. Memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration.