I’m going to be closing this live blog now, but will be continuing our coverage with a new one over here.
\nHere’s a summary of what you need to know about today so far:
\nFollow the latest developments here:
\n","cleanBody":"I’m going to be closing this live blog now, but will be continuing our coverage with a new one over here. Here’s a summary of what you need to know about today so far: Protests continued overnight, but with seemingly less violence overall. Some cities were scaling back their response - Seattle is cancelling a planned curfew However, New Orleans police confirm they used tear gas, and there was violence in New York injuring protestors and the police AP figures put the number of arrests so far in protests about the killing to be 10,000 nationwide Barack Obama offered words of hope and optimism about the future Former defence secretary James Mattis launched an extraordinary attack on the president over his handling of the protests, accusing him of dividing the US Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, has spoken out over the killing of George Floyd, telling pupils at her old high school “I am so sorry that you have to grow up in the world where this is still present.” Follow the latest developments here:","postType":"summary","contributors":[]},"blocks":[{"id":"block-5ed7f4fc8f08cadb60400908","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-03T19:17:16Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-03T19:31:20Z","body":"Crowds singing as they mourn at site where George Floyd was killed.
\nAs we wait to hear from Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison at a press conference imminently to announce new charges in the George Floyd case, timing still to be confirmed, protesters at the site where Floyd died under the knee of a police officer 10 days ago are singing.
\nEmotional crowds are singing the civil rights resistance anthem “We Shall Overcome” in the sunshine. The site is a mass of flowers and chalked tributes.\n
People danced with the elation of relief when news seeped through that Ellison will announce new charge since taking over the case from the county prosecutor.
\nWe’re expecting the charges against Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on Floyd’s neck, to be elevated from third degree murder to second degree murder, which has to show intention to kill.
\nAnd the three other officers who were with Chauvin and helped hold Floyd down and kept away bystanders who wanted to intervene, could be charged with aiding and abetting murder, and possibly other charges.
","cleanBody":"Crowds singing as they mourn at site where George Floyd was killed. As we wait to hear from Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison at a press conference imminently to announce new charges in the George Floyd case, timing still to be confirmed, protesters at the site where Floyd died under the knee of a police officer 10 days ago are singing. Emotional crowds are singing the civil rights resistance anthem “We Shall Overcome” in the sunshine. The site is a mass of flowers and chalked tributes. People danced with the elation of relief when news seeped through that Ellison will announce new charge since taking over the case from the county prosecutor. We’re expecting the charges against Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on Floyd’s neck, to be elevated from third degree murder to second degree murder, which has to show intention to kill. And the three other officers who were with Chauvin and helped hold Floyd down and kept away bystanders who wanted to intervene, could be charged with aiding and abetting murder, and possibly other charges.","postType":"blog","contributors":["joannawalters"]},{"id":"block-5ed7f0648f08cadb604008ee","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-03T18:53:49Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-03T18:53:48Z","body":"White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has just concluded her briefing, which was particularly newsy today.
\nHours after defense secretary Mark Esper said he was opposed to using the Insurrection Act to send active-duty troops to states with George Floyd protests, McEnany said, “The president has the sole authority to invoke the Insurrection Act.”\n
Esper said this morning that such a drastic step should only be used as a “last resort,” but McEnany told reporters, “It is definitely a tool within [Trump’s] power.”
\nAccording to reports, the president and his team privately expressed frustration with Esper this morning after the cabinet secretary came out in opposition to using the 1807 law to deploy active-duty troops.
","cleanBody":"White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has just concluded her briefing, which was particularly newsy today. Hours after defense secretary Mark Esper said he was opposed to using the Insurrection Act to send active-duty troops to states with George Floyd protests, McEnany said, “The president has the sole authority to invoke the Insurrection Act.” Esper said this morning that such a drastic step should only be used as a “last resort,” but McEnany told reporters, “It is definitely a tool within [Trump’s] power.” According to reports, the president and his team privately expressed frustration with Esper this morning after the cabinet secretary came out in opposition to using the 1807 law to deploy active-duty troops.","postType":"blog","contributors":[]},{"id":"block-5ed7ef1d8f082107f453a3aa","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-03T18:46:20Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-03T18:46:20Z","body":"Repeatedly pressed on why peaceful protesters near the White House were forcibly removed on Monday. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany pinned that decision on attorney general William Barr.
\nMcEnany said Barr “made the order” to expand the perimeter near the White House, and she dodged questions about why the protesters were forcibly removed 30 minutes before Washington’s curfew went into effect.
\nWhen asked why Barr made the order to remove the protesters, McEnany said it was “because we were not going to see the church burn another night,” referencing the damage to St John’s Church on Sunday night.
","cleanBody":"Repeatedly pressed on why peaceful protesters near the White House were forcibly removed on Monday. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany pinned that decision on attorney general William Barr. McEnany said Barr “made the order” to expand the perimeter near the White House, and she dodged questions about why the protesters were forcibly removed 30 minutes before Washington’s curfew went into effect. When asked why Barr made the order to remove the protesters, McEnany said it was “because we were not going to see the church burn another night,” referencing the damage to St John’s Church on Sunday night.","postType":"blog","contributors":[]},{"id":"block-5ed7edbe8f082107f453a395","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-03T18:39:33Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-03T18:40:35Z","body":"White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany praised Trump’s visit to St John’s Church on Monday, which has been criticized by many religous leaders.
\nMcEnany compared the president’s visit to Winston Churchill visiting bombing damage during World War II and George W Bush throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game after the September 11 attacks.
\nTrump’s visit to the church, moments after peaceful protesters nearby were forcibly removed using tear gas, was criticized as a thoughtless photo op, during which he used the Bible as a “prop.”
","cleanBody":"White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany praised Trump’s visit to St John’s Church on Monday, which has been criticized by many religous leaders. McEnany compared the president’s visit to Winston Churchill visiting bombing damage during World War II and George W Bush throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game after the September 11 attacks. Trump’s visit to the church, moments after peaceful protesters nearby were forcibly removed using tear gas, was criticized as a thoughtless photo op, during which he used the Bible as a “prop.”","postType":"blog","contributors":[]},{"id":"block-5ed7ed2d8f0893539f4cf8ed","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-03T18:36:22Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-03T18:36:22Z","body":"White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended the forcible removal of peaceful protestes near the White House on Monday.
\nEchoing claims from the Trump campaign, McEnany said no tear gas had been used against the protesters.
\nHowever, the US Park Police confirmed that officers deployed pepper balls against the protesters, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers pepper spray to be tear gas.
","cleanBody":"White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended the forcible removal of peaceful protestes near the White House on Monday. Echoing claims from the Trump campaign, McEnany said no tear gas had been used against the protesters. However, the US Park Police confirmed that officers deployed pepper balls against the protesters, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers pepper spray to be tear gas.","postType":"blog","contributors":[]},{"id":"block-5ed7ebac8f082107f453a387","title":"McEnany: 'As of right now, Secretary Esper is still Secretary Esper'","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-03T18:31:53Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-03T18:31:52Z","body":"White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tip-toed around a question about defense secretary Mark Esper, amid questions over whether Trump will dismiss the senior official.
\n\n\n“If he loses confidence in Secretary Esper I’m sure you will be the first to know,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says when asked if President Trump still has confidence in the secretary of defense. https://t.co/AqrtEEtO2J pic.twitter.com/4yfiaSrDFA
\n — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) June 3, 2020\n
Asked whether Trump still has confidence in Esper, McEnany told reporters, “If he loses confidence in Secretary Esper, I’m sure you will be the first to know.”
\nThe press secretary ominously added, “As of right now, Secretary Esper is still Secretary Esper.”
\nThat comment will likely intensify speculation that Trump will dismiss Esper after the defense secretary broke with the president’s proposal to send active-duty troops to states in reponse to the George Floyd protests.
","cleanBody":"White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tip-toed around a question about defense secretary Mark Esper, amid questions over whether Trump will dismiss the senior official.\nAsked whether Trump still has confidence in Esper, McEnany told reporters, “If he loses confidence in Secretary Esper, I’m sure you will be the first to know.” The press secretary ominously added, “As of right now, Secretary Esper is still Secretary Esper.” That comment will likely intensify speculation that Trump will dismiss Esper after the defense secretary broke with the president’s proposal to send active-duty troops to states in reponse to the George Floyd protests.","postType":"key-event","contributors":[]},{"id":"block-5ed7ea8d8f082107f453a37f","title":"McEnany holds White House briefing","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-03T18:27:53Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-03T18:27:53Z","body":"White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has started her briefing, and she opened by saying Trump’s physical results would soon be released.
\nThe announcement comes seven months after the White House said Trump unexpectedly visited Walter Reed to complete part of his physical. “In summary, the president remains healthy,” McEnany said of the physical results, declining to go into details.
\nMcEnany went on to quote Dr Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech to criticize looting amid the George Floyd protests.
","cleanBody":"White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has started her briefing, and she opened by saying Trump’s physical results would soon be released. The announcement comes seven months after the White House said Trump unexpectedly visited Walter Reed to complete part of his physical. “In summary, the president remains healthy,” McEnany said of the physical results, declining to go into details. McEnany went on to quote Dr Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech to criticize looting amid the George Floyd protests.","postType":"key-event","contributors":[]},{"id":"block-5ed7e7888f0893539f4cf8a0","title":"Klobuchar confirms Ellison to charge three other officers","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-03T18:12:00Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-03T18:11:59Z","body":"Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar has confirmed that the state’s attorney general, Keith Ellison, intends to elevate the murder charge against Derek Chauvin and file charges against the three other police officers fired over the killing of George Floyd.
\n\n\nMinnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is increasing charges against Derek Chauvin to 2nd degree in George Floyd’s murder and also charging other 3 officers. This is another important step for justice.
\n — Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) June 3, 2020\n
Ellison is expected to soon deliver an announcement on the charges, and the Floyd family and attorney Ben Crump have said they are confident that the officers will be charged.
","cleanBody":"Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar has confirmed that the state’s attorney general, Keith Ellison, intends to elevate the murder charge against Derek Chauvin and file charges against the three other police officers fired over the killing of George Floyd.\nEllison is expected to soon deliver an announcement on the charges, and the Floyd family and attorney Ben Crump have said they are confident that the officers will be charged.","postType":"key-event","contributors":[]},{"id":"block-5ed7e4618f082107f453a33a","title":"Ellison to charge three other police officers fired over Floyd's killing - report","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-03T17:59:54Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-03T18:16:54Z","body":"Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison intends to elevate the murder charge against former police officer Derek Chauvin and file charges against three of his former colleagues over the killing of George Floyd, according to the Star Tribune.
\nThe Minnesota newspaper reports:
\n\n\nEllison is expected to provide an update this afternoon on the state’s investigation into Floyd’s death. According to sources, former officer Derek Chauvin, recorded on video kneeling on Floyd’s neck as he begged for air on May 25, will now be charged with second-degree murder.\n
\nThe other three officers at the scene — Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane — will also be charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder, according to the sources, who spoke on conditions of anonymity.
\n
Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter Friday, but many critics argued the former officer should have been charged with first-degree murder.
","cleanBody":"Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison intends to elevate the murder charge against former police officer Derek Chauvin and file charges against three of his former colleagues over the killing of George Floyd, according to the Star Tribune. The Minnesota newspaper reports: Ellison is expected to provide an update this afternoon on the state’s investigation into Floyd’s death. According to sources, former officer Derek Chauvin, recorded on video kneeling on Floyd’s neck as he begged for air on May 25, will now be charged with second-degree murder. The other three officers at the scene — Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane — will also be charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder, according to the sources, who spoke on conditions of anonymity. Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter Friday, but many critics argued the former officer should have been charged with first-degree murder.","postType":"key-event","contributors":[]},{"id":"block-5ed7e1bf8f0893539f4cf875","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-03T17:53:42Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-03T17:53:41Z","body":"Law enforcement officers patrolling DC have declined to identify themselves, raising concerns about lack of transparency days after protesters near the White House were forcibly removed using tear gas.
\nAccording to an MSNBC reporter, the officers enforcing a perimeter near the White House have removed all insignias and name plates that would identify themselves.
\n\n\nBack outside the White House. Today the perimeter has been pushed back another half block. Federal law enforcement of some kind, but they won’t identify themselves, and all insignias and name plates have been removed. pic.twitter.com/q5dmdMgkLV
\n — Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) June 3, 2020\n
DC mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed yesterday that the Trump administration floated the idea of taking control of the DC police during the George Floyd protests, which would be allowed under federal law.
\nBowser said she would consider the use of that federal provision to be “an affront to our limited home rule and to the safety of the District of Columbia.”
","cleanBody":"Law enforcement officers patrolling DC have declined to identify themselves, raising concerns about lack of transparency days after protesters near the White House were forcibly removed using tear gas. According to an MSNBC reporter, the officers enforcing a perimeter near the White House have removed all insignias and name plates that would identify themselves.\nDC mayor Muriel Bowser confirmed yesterday that the Trump administration floated the idea of taking control of the DC police during the George Floyd protests, which would be allowed under federal law. Bowser said she would consider the use of that federal provision to be “an affront to our limited home rule and to the safety of the District of Columbia.”","postType":"blog","contributors":[]}],"keyEvents":[{"id":"block-5ed8284d8f08cadb604009ed","title":"Mattis equates Trump attempts to divide with Nazi slogan","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-03T23:06:33Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-03T23:06:33Z","body":"In perhaps the most extraordinary passage of James Mattis’s extraordinary condemnation of Donald Trump, which was published by the Atlantic an hour ago, the former Marine Corps general and US defense secretary seems to equate the president’s behaviour in dividing Americans with the aims of the Nazi regime during the second world war.
\nMattis writes: “Instructions given by the military departments to our troops before the Normandy invasion reminded soldiers that ‘The Nazi slogan for destroying us … was ‘Divide and Conquer.’ Our American answer is ‘In Union there is Strength.’’ We must summon that unity to surmount this crisis – confident that we are better than our politics.\n
Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people – does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us. ”
\nIn a Medium post from 2017, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum elaborated on the Nazis’ strategy and propaganda efforts.
\n“The Nazis were virulent racists,” the post says, “… they identified black people as an inferior, alien race that threatened the future existence of western society. But that didn’t stop them from trying to exploit racial tensions among US forces to encourage desertion in the closing days of World War II.
\n“Creating wedges between people had been a Nazi strategy since the party’s inception.”
\nWidely seen as one of the “adults in the room” who attempted to restrain Trump during his first years in office, Mattis resigned as defense secretary over the president’s attempts to withdraw troops from Syria.
\nHis dissatisfaction with the president was widely known, but in 2019 the retired marine published a memoir, Call Sign Chaos, which only obliquely referred to his differences with Trump. Publicising the book, Mattis said he believed it would be inappropriate for him to criticise a sitting president.
\nIt seems Trump’s actions on Monday, when he ordered an assault on peaceful protesters outside the White House so he could stage a photo op at St John’s church, helped to change Mattis’s mind. Defense secretary Mark Esper and Gen Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, accompanied Trump on his walk to the church.
\nMattis joined criticism of their presence and wrote: “We know that we are better than the abuse of executive authority that we witnessed in Lafayette Square.”
\nNow the gloves are off, eyes may turn to HR McMaster, Trump’s second national security adviser and an Army general. He has a book coming out, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic to September, which is said to deal with his time in office. McMaster has rarely spoken in public since he left Trump’s employ – though in May 2018 he did speak to the Guardian: about rugby.
\nHere’s Lloyd Green’s review of Mattis’s memoir:
\n","cleanBody":"In perhaps the most extraordinary passage of James Mattis’s extraordinary condemnation of Donald Trump, which was published by the Atlantic an hour ago, the former Marine Corps general and US defense secretary seems to equate the president’s behaviour in dividing Americans with the aims of the Nazi regime during the second world war. Mattis writes: “Instructions given by the military departments to our troops before the Normandy invasion reminded soldiers that ‘The Nazi slogan for destroying us … was ‘Divide and Conquer.’ Our American answer is ‘In Union there is Strength.’’ We must summon that unity to surmount this crisis – confident that we are better than our politics. Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people – does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us. ” In a Medium post from 2017, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum elaborated on the Nazis’ strategy and propaganda efforts. “The Nazis were virulent racists,” the post says, “… they identified black people as an inferior, alien race that threatened the future existence of western society. But that didn’t stop them from trying to exploit racial tensions among US forces to encourage desertion in the closing days of World War II. “Creating wedges between people had been a Nazi strategy since the party’s inception.” Widely seen as one of the “adults in the room” who attempted to restrain Trump during his first years in office, Mattis resigned as defense secretary over the president’s attempts to withdraw troops from Syria. His dissatisfaction with the president was widely known, but in 2019 the retired marine published a memoir, Call Sign Chaos, which only obliquely referred to his differences with Trump. Publicising the book, Mattis said he believed it would be inappropriate for him to criticise a sitting president. It seems Trump’s actions on Monday, when he ordered an assault on peaceful protesters outside the White House so he could stage a photo op at St John’s church, helped to change Mattis’s mind. Defense secretary Mark Esper and Gen Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, accompanied Trump on his walk to the church. Mattis joined criticism of their presence and wrote: “We know that we are better than the abuse of executive authority that we witnessed in Lafayette Square.” Now the gloves are off, eyes may turn to HR McMaster, Trump’s second national security adviser and an Army general. He has a book coming out, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic to September, which is said to deal with his time in office. McMaster has rarely spoken in public since he left Trump’s employ – though in May 2018 he did speak to the Guardian: about rugby. Here’s Lloyd Green’s review of Mattis’s memoir:","postType":"key-event","contributors":["martin-pengelly"]},{"id":"block-5ed845a48f0893539f4cface","title":"George Floyd had coronavirus, according to autopsy","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-04T00:58:41Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-04T10:09:37Z","body":"Floyd tested positive for coronavirus in April, according to a full autopsy report released by the Hennepin county medical examiner’s office. The report noted that the virus was not a contributing factor in his death.
\nThe office states Floyd “became unresponsive while being restrained by law enforcement officers; he received emergency medical care in the field and subsequently in the Hennepin HealthCare (HHC) Emergency Department, but could not be resuscitated.”
\nFloyd’s family asked doctors to conduct an independent autopsy. Although both the county and the independent report agree that Floyd’s death was a homicide, the county’s account says there were drugs in Floyd’s system. The county also said heart disease was an issue; the independent report didn’t find that to be the case.
","cleanBody":"Floyd tested positive for coronavirus in April, according to a full autopsy report released by the Hennepin county medical examiner’s office. The report noted that the virus was not a contributing factor in his death. The office states Floyd “became unresponsive while being restrained by law enforcement officers; he received emergency medical care in the field and subsequently in the Hennepin HealthCare (HHC) Emergency Department, but could not be resuscitated.” Floyd’s family asked doctors to conduct an independent autopsy. Although both the county and the independent report agree that Floyd’s death was a homicide, the county’s account says there were drugs in Floyd’s system. The county also said heart disease was an issue; the independent report didn’t find that to be the case.","postType":"key-event","contributors":[]},{"id":"block-5ed871438f0893539f4cfbae","title":"Today so far","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-04T04:17:04Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-04T04:50:11Z","body":"That’s it from me today. My colleague Helen Sullivan will continue providing live updates. Here’s a review what’s transpired over the last few hours:
\nLos Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has announced that he will scrap a planned budget boost for the city’s police department, diverting some of the funds to efforts to address problems faced by black residents, NPR reports.
\nThe planned boost had included $41 million in bonuses.
\nNPR continues, “Not only will the LAPD budget not increase, the mayor is also looking to make cuts. He said he is committed to slashing another $250 million within the department as he plans to do across all others.”
","cleanBody":"Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has announced that he will scrap a planned budget boost for the city’s police department, diverting some of the funds to efforts to address problems faced by black residents, NPR reports. The planned boost had included $41 million in bonuses. NPR continues, “Not only will the LAPD budget not increase, the mayor is also looking to make cuts. He said he is committed to slashing another $250 million within the department as he plans to do across all others.”","postType":"key-event","contributors":[]},{"id":"block-5ed89e458f0893539f4cfcbf","title":"Meghan Markle speaks out about the death of George Floyd","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-04T07:16:52Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-04T08:19:07Z","body":"Meghan Markle has spoken out about the death of George Floyd in a video recorded for students graduating from her old high school, Immaculate Heart, in Los Angeles
\n“I know you know that black lives matter,” the Duchess of Sussex said in the video.
\n“For the past couple of weeks I’ve been planning on saying a few words to you for your graduation and as we’ve all seen over the last week what is happening in our country, and in our state and in our home town of LA is absolutely devastating
\n“First thing I want to say to you is that I’m sorry, I’m so sorry that you have to grow up in a world where this is still present,” she said in her message.\n
The duchess admitted in the video that she was worried about saying the right thing and that she expected her words to be “picked apart”.
\nIt is unusual for members of the British royal family to comment on political issues - however Meghan and her husband Prince Harry have been anything but conventional in their approach to royal life. They effectively retired from royal duties in March, and are currently living in Los Angeles with their son Archie.
\n“The only wrong thing to say is to say nothing. Because George Floyd’s life mattered, and Breonna Taylor’s life mattered, and Philando Castile’s life mattered and Tamir Rice’s life mattered and so did so many other people whose names we know, and whose names we do not know,” she said.
\nThe 38-year-old also reflected on her own memories of the 1992 LA riots.\n
“Those memories don’t go away and I can’t imagine that at 17 or 18 years old, which is how old you are now, that you would have to have a different version of that same type of experience,” she said.\n
“That’s something you should have an understanding of, but an understanding of as a history lesson not as your reality. So I’m sorry that in a way we have not gotten the world to the place you deserve it to be.”
","cleanBody":"Meghan Markle has spoken out about the death of George Floyd in a video recorded for students graduating from her old high school, Immaculate Heart, in Los Angeles “I know you know that black lives matter,” the Duchess of Sussex said in the video. “For the past couple of weeks I’ve been planning on saying a few words to you for your graduation and as we’ve all seen over the last week what is happening in our country, and in our state and in our home town of LA is absolutely devastating “First thing I want to say to you is that I’m sorry, I’m so sorry that you have to grow up in a world where this is still present,” she said in her message.\nThe duchess admitted in the video that she was worried about saying the right thing and that she expected her words to be “picked apart”. It is unusual for members of the British royal family to comment on political issues - however Meghan and her husband Prince Harry have been anything but conventional in their approach to royal life. They effectively retired from royal duties in March, and are currently living in Los Angeles with their son Archie. “The only wrong thing to say is to say nothing. Because George Floyd’s life mattered, and Breonna Taylor’s life mattered, and Philando Castile’s life mattered and Tamir Rice’s life mattered and so did so many other people whose names we know, and whose names we do not know,” she said. The 38-year-old also reflected on her own memories of the 1992 LA riots. “Those memories don’t go away and I can’t imagine that at 17 or 18 years old, which is how old you are now, that you would have to have a different version of that same type of experience,” she said. “That’s something you should have an understanding of, but an understanding of as a history lesson not as your reality. So I’m sorry that in a way we have not gotten the world to the place you deserve it to be.”","postType":"key-event","contributors":[]},{"id":"block-5ed8a73a8f0893539f4cfcf2","title":"Arrests at George Floyd protests reach 10,000","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-04T08:06:24Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-04T08:06:23Z","body":"Associated Press are reporting that more than 10,000 people have now been arrested in protests against racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death. It’s not an official figure, but comes from their own tally of arrest reports.
\nThe AP figures show that Los Angeles has had more than a quarter of the national arrests, followed by New York, Dallas and Philadelphia. Many of the arrests have been for low-level offences such as curfew violations and failure to disperse. Hundreds were arrested on burglary and looting charges.
\nDuring the course of the protests it has been a common refrain from the authorities that “outside agitators” from out-of-town were responsible for the highly visible protests. Minnesota governor Tim Walz even went as far as to say that 80 percent of the participants in the demonstrations were from out of state.
\nThe AP figures tell a different story. In a nearly 24-hour period from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon, 41 of the 52 people cited with protest-related arrests in Minneapolis had Minnesota driver’s licenses, according to the Hennepin County sheriff.
\nLikewise, in the nation’s capital, 86 percent of the more than 400 people arrested as of Wednesday afternoon were, according to AP, from Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
\nLos Angeles Chief Michel Moore told the city’s Police Commission Tuesday the bulk of the arrests, about 2,500, were for failure to disperse or curfew violations. The rest were for crimes including burglary, looting, assaults on police officers and other violence.
\nThe only other U.S. city with an arrest toll that comes close to Los Angeles’ is New York, with about 2,000.
","cleanBody":"Associated Press are reporting that more than 10,000 people have now been arrested in protests against racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death. It’s not an official figure, but comes from their own tally of arrest reports. The AP figures show that Los Angeles has had more than a quarter of the national arrests, followed by New York, Dallas and Philadelphia. Many of the arrests have been for low-level offences such as curfew violations and failure to disperse. Hundreds were arrested on burglary and looting charges. During the course of the protests it has been a common refrain from the authorities that “outside agitators” from out-of-town were responsible for the highly visible protests. Minnesota governor Tim Walz even went as far as to say that 80 percent of the participants in the demonstrations were from out of state. The AP figures tell a different story. In a nearly 24-hour period from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon, 41 of the 52 people cited with protest-related arrests in Minneapolis had Minnesota driver’s licenses, according to the Hennepin County sheriff. Likewise, in the nation’s capital, 86 percent of the more than 400 people arrested as of Wednesday afternoon were, according to AP, from Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Los Angeles Chief Michel Moore told the city’s Police Commission Tuesday the bulk of the arrests, about 2,500, were for failure to disperse or curfew violations. The rest were for crimes including burglary, looting, assaults on police officers and other violence. The only other U.S. city with an arrest toll that comes close to Los Angeles’ is New York, with about 2,000.","postType":"key-event","contributors":[]},{"id":"block-5ed8c5858f0893539f4cfe2d","title":"Today so far","publishedDateTime":"2020-06-04T10:29:39Z","lastUpdatedDateTime":"2020-06-04T10:27:22Z","body":"I’m going to be closing this live blog now, but will be continuing our coverage with a new one over here.
\nHere’s a summary of what you need to know about today so far:
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\nThousands of protesters have marched through central London in an overwhelmingly peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstration sparked after the police killing of George Floyd in America.
The demonstrators, the vast majority of whom were under 30, chanted: 'No justice, no peace, no racist police', 'I can’t breathe' and 'the UK is not innocent', in a lockdown-defying demonstration that was largely organised through word of mouth and social media away from established anti-racism groups.
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Outrage over the death of Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after a white officer knelt on his neck for several minutes in Minneapolis, has sparked worldwide demonstrations and violent clashes in the US
Addressing a panel from his My Brother's Keeper movement in the wake of George Floyd's death, former US president Barack Obama had a message of hope for young people of colour, saying they had witnessed too much violence. 'I want you to know you matter, your lives matter, your dreams matter,' he said. Obama also discussed the idea that both voting and protest can 'bring about real change' and that the current scary times can be an opportunity.
Roxie Washington, the mother of George Floyd's six-year-old daughter, spoke at a news conference on Tuesday after days of protests following his death in Minneapolis. \"I'm here for my baby and I'm here for George because I want justice for him,\" Washington said through tears. \"He was a good man\"
In a video for a virtual graduation ceremony at her old high school in LA, the Duchess of Sussex recalled words of advice given by a teacher when she was 15, who said to her: 'Always remember to put another’s needs above your fears.' She told the graduating students: 'I am sorry that in a way we have not gotten the world to a place that you deserve it to be'
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