Police at times growing very violent on the himself the law and order president , troops outside the white house tear gassed Peaceful Protesters. Why . So the president could walk for this photoop outside of a d. C. Church, a stunning moment drawing outrage from the very people who lead the country in worship and faith leaders. Lets begin with boris sanchez. Good morning, boris. Reporter good morning, poppy. Yeah, it all started at about 7 30 or rather 30 minutes before 7 00 last night, just outside the white house here at Lafayette Park. The president as he was talking about standing alongside Peaceful Protesters had Law Enforcement violently block out the more than thousand protesters that were gathered here peacefully outside of the white house. Tear gas, violence to get them out of the way. This morning you can see behind me they installed this eight foot fence blocking people out of Lafayette Park, a Law Enforcement presence here now, secret service, fbi agents, local police as well. The president used the opportunity yesterday when protesters were away from this area to come to this church, st. Johns church to stand out here, with a bible, posing for this photo opportunity. Senior Administration Official tells cnn that was not an orchestrated move, that it wasnt something that the white house had planned, even though not that long ago the deputy chief of staff for Communications Dan Scavino tweeted out a video of the president walking out in slow motion to this church set to rage against the machine. So even though they dont call it a photo opportunity, certaintally treating it like one. The president expected outside another religious landmark later today, he is set to visit the National Shrine of st. John paul ii, sources close to the president say that hes been concerned about his support among the evangelical community, especially in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, again, killing more than 100,000 americans across the country. Poppy and jim. The moment to be concerned about your Political Support from one sector, a moment to be concerned about the entire country, boris. Thank you. Now to the latest from new york city, where Business Owners cleaning up after yet another night of looting and violence there. One of last nights victims, an nypd officer who police say was targeted in a hit and run. Lets get to our National CorrespondentBrynn Gingras who joins us with more. Lets begin with how that officer is doing this morning. Reporter yeah, listen, hes in serious but stable condition. He has a head injury and a leg injury from being hit by a car, which was in connection to what officers, police believe, was looting that was carried out in the bronx. Now thats not the first time an officer was attacked during these nights of violence, really. There was one that happened in the west village a night before where an officer was struck. I was told there was objects being thrown from high rises, at officers and protesters as well. This morning, were looking up, more boarded buildings, even still theyre being damaged, this is the sunglass store that had a brick or something thrown through it. Youre seeing herald square, macys, the Flagship Store with boards up for another night and yet it didnt matter. Protesters were looters were able to get in there and steal things. Five people were arrested inside. And the question really is now, were going into the fifth night of these protests that then turned into acts of violence, and nothing has really changed. We know that there was a curfew last night at 11 00 last night and there was even more Police Officers on the street, double, 8,000 officers, and yet the violence seems to be escalating, not only just in the small neighborhoods, outside of manhattan, but were talking about flagship areas, fifth avenue, rockefeller center, herald square, in addition to soho, which we were we were there yesterday, and really the question is what is going to change. The mayor has said tonight the curfew will be 8 00, i can tell you yesterday i was tracking those protests and at about 6 00 in the evening, when it was still light out, there was looting going on across this city. So the mayor will have a News Conference at 9 30 today and certainly going to have to answer what is going to be different tonight that we havent seen yet. Guys . Exactly, brynn, thank you for those updates. We wish that officer a full recovery, of course. Lets go to minneapolis for the latest on the protests and the investigation there. Omar jimenez, Josh Campbell are standing by. It has been eight days since george floyd was killed. What have you seen and what have you heard in minnesota, because i note governknow the governor not want the president to send military forces in. Reporter thats right. The governor wanted peaceful protests and the people to lead the way in how the demonstrations are unfolding and so far at least when you look at the past few days, it seems to be working. Last night was most peaceful night yet in regards to the protests that we have seen now for eight days since George Floyds final moments played out in this intersection behind me. Specifically when the curfew went in effect at 10 00 p. M. Local time here, through 4 00 a. M. , there are people gathered in this intersection that stayed the entire night, protesting not only the curfew, but also floyds death as well. We did still see arrests throughout the minneapolisst. Paul area. As we understand again, it came during largely peaceful protests. Now, this is something the family has wanted, in fact, terrence floyd, George Floyds brother came to this exact site yesterday and spoke as he was reflecting on his brothers death, about the fact that if hes not out there destroying his community and looting places and destroying places, what is everyone else doing . And that seemed to be a message that resonated with a lot of people. He specifically said, lets do this another way. And this, of course, comes as were set to see a memorial for george floyd play out here in minneapolis on thursday and a funeral on tuesday in his hometown of houston. Poppy . Listen it a good point, you cannot paint all the protests or protesters with the same brush. Some have been violent, some have not and to see the positive progress in minneapolis is notable. Josh campbell, youre there as well. We had two autopsies of george floyd, both point to one conclusion that is homicide, what does this mean, not only for the prosecution of the officer who is already been charged, but the others who stood by . Jim, this is obviously a sensitive topic when talking about forensic data of someone who died. But it is so important. It is a key part of this investigation. Now, the medical examiner released a preliminary report that indicated there were no apparent signs of of asphyxiation or lack of oxygen. That stands in contrast to a report that was released yesterday by the family, in an independent report that was commissioned, this autopsy showed that there were indeed signs of asphyxiation. The reason this is so important to the prosecution is because if youre the defendant here in this case, the officer, if the cause of death is listed as heart failure, they might argue that perhaps there was some type of preexisting condition rather than the cause of death being the officers knee on George Floyds neck. Were still waiting for the full investigation to be released, full report from the medical examiner. As you mentioned, though they disagree on the what contributed to the death, both of these reports point to homicide as the cause of his death. Now, i want to tell you Something Else very important, we did a deep dive on the use of these neck restraints by minneapolis Police Officers here and what we found was really so striking. Since 2012 there were 428 people that were the subject of neck restraints by minneapolis Police Officers. And of that number, 58 lost consciousness. Some 14 . Now, these neck restraints are largely banned or restricted by Many Police Departments across the country and for good reason. They can be very dangerous, in those instances where it was used on people in minneapolis, nearly half of them sustained some kind of injuries. The figures are more striking when you look at race and city where africanamericans make up 19 of the population, nearly twothirds of those who were subjected to neck restraints by police are black. Jim and poppy . The data is alarming. Omar jimenez, Josh Campbell, thank you very much. Four officers are recovering after they were shot during protests last night in st. Louis. Keep in mind, officers face deep risks here as well. The shootings occurred as hundreds of people were looting downtown. Some protesters were throwing gasoline and fireworks. It has been reported, at police. The officers targeted there hit expected to be all right. Lets go las vegas now, where there were two shootings overnight, both involving police. According to authorities, an officer was shot in the head near circus circus on the strip, while trying to disperse a crowd. Were told that officer is now on life support and there is a suspect in custody. Just the violence is alarming on the streets of so many cities. The other shooting overnight happened outside the federal courthouse in las vegas. An officer opened fire there after a suspect reportedly started shooting at that courthouse. There is no word on that suspects condition. Well bring you that information as it comes. So much coming in. Really just every hour now. Still to come, the president threatening to send the military into states to dominate. That word he keeps using over and over again. What can he actually legally do and not do . This is about active uniform military. Plus, the president s photoop with a bible as a prop. 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I think what you are seeing now are some very influential military officers quietly expressing their dismay about this because, look, already the National Guard is on the streets of this country. And as one official said, we want Law Enforcement to take the lead in this. They always want civilian Law Enforcement to be the prime authority on the streets. And another National Guard official saying, you know, the guard, theyre the friends and neighbors of the people out there protesting, National Guard is drawing from americas communities. So they dont want to be they want to support local police, they want to bring law and order, help bring law and order to the streets, but they do not want to be in Law Enforcement role. And i just want to tell people that the head of the georgia National Guard, general thomas cardin, spoke to reporters the other day and he encapsulated much of the feeling now and said, i want to quote some of this, he said i believe we in america should not get used to or accept Uniformed Service members in that kind of security role, he went on to say. And he said, quote, this is a sign of the times, we need to do better as a country. So you are beginning to see some in the military, National Guard or active duty, really articulate their deep concern to help bring peace to the streets, bring some stability, do it the right way and not be in that Law Enforcement role. Barbara, i want to talk more for a moment about the president s photoop in front of a church yesterday. Part of the image that disturbed some was seeing the nations top general mark milley, chairman of the joint chiefs, walking across Lafayette Park in his battle fatigues. This, of course, after mark esper next to him there, the secretary of defense, talked about dominating the battle space, describing the situation on the streets of u. S. Cities. One, what is the reaction to the pentagon, and, two, what are the regulations because doesnt mark milley go to the white house normally in a suit and tie . Well, you know, words and images matter more than anything. Look, what the u. S. Military knows better than anybody is peace is not brought at the end of a rifle, but the end of a police baton. U. S. Military learning that overseas the hard way for decades. There is no particular regulation, but it is an image that matters. He was in his battle battle uniform, his battle fatigues, that is an image that i dont think there is any way around it. He chose to be in that uniform to walk across that park. And to be seen that way. Later last night, he went back out on to the street and looked around at some of the National Guard troops in the same uniform on the streets of this country. It is raising some questions. Jim . Just a reminder, you may remember, im sure you do, barbara, Lieutenant ColonelAlexander Vindman when he testified before the Impeachment Committee was given grief for wearing his uniform, that of course was per dod policy. Well see if any similar criticism from the same quarters today. Barbara starr, thank you very much. Good point, barbara, thank you. Lets talk about all of this, laura coates with us, former federal prosecutor, cnn senior legal analyst, minnesota native. Laura, you were there over the weekend. You just got back and you saw images of the National Guard driving down one of the main streets in st. Paul, a striking thing for people to see. Now the president is saying im going to escalate this and send active military to the streets of america, what legally can he and can he not do under the insurrection act of 1907. I want people to know how jarring it is across the country, the thought of having a military presence, remember the military is intended for combat. So a protest, one based on a reaction to excessive force, to have protests viewed through the prism of combat is very scary and raises legal questions. In particular, the president is the commander in chief. We know that. There are limitations to having federal military people come and try to act as Law Enforcement bodies. And normally it is only done in two ways. Either one, because a state governor is actually requested it, we saw this in the act of rodney king riots in l. A. , with then governor george h. W. Bush to send his assistance to california to do so and we dsaw it in the second context, the other way is to try to enforce federal law and they have every reason to believe the local jurisdiction is not going to do so. When do we see this . When president s eisenhow