Floyd's family wants peace. Will it come tonight?
As peaceful protests continue to be marred by rioting, vandalism and arrests in the wake of George Floyd's death, an independent autopsy revealed his cause of death.
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George Floyd died from asphyxiation
George Floyd’s death was classified a homicide by a county medical examiner, saying his heart stopped while police compressed his neck. The Hennepin County medical examiner said Monday that Floyd had a "cardiopulmonary arrest while being restrained by law enforcement officer(s)." An independent autopsy commissioned by his family showed he suffocated to death because of neck and back pressure that cut off blood flow to his brain and kept him from breathing. The family of George Floyd called Monday for the arrest of all the officers who played a part in his death.
Floyd's brother calls for peaceful protests
Wearing a mask that read "We can't breathe'' on one half and "Justice for George Floyd'' on the other, Floyd's brother Terrence urged Minneapolis on Monday to keep his memory alive but to protest in a peaceful manner. Terrence Floyd chastised those responsible for the violence and looting that have marred many of the protests over his brother's death, saying those acts didn't accomplish anything positive. "My family is a peaceful family,'' he told a crowd, pointing out rioters may be destroying their own communities. "Let's do this another way.''
Trump urges crackdown on violence, calls governors 'weak'
Declaring himself a "law and order" president, President Donald Trump said Monday that if governors couldn't get their states under control, that he would "deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them." Trump delivered the remarks as peaceful protesters were cleared from around the White House by law enforcement officials with shields and tear gas. Earlier Monday, Trump slammed the nation’s governors as “weak” during a call and demanded tougher crackdowns on protesters after another night of violence. “Most of you are weak,” Trump said. “You have to arrest people." More than 4,400 arrests have been made at demonstrations nationwide since Floyd's death.
We will probably see more protests tonight
Federal riot teams are being deployed by Attorney General William Barr to prevent violent clashes between protesters and police in Miami and Washington. Riot teams were sent from the federal Bureau of Prisons, and the FBI directed its elite Hostage Rescue Unit to help in D.C., a Justice Department official said Monday. Watch live as USA TODAY reports from protests across the USA.
Our eyes will also be on Louisville
Police body cameras weren't activated when authorities fatally shot David McAtee, the owner of a barbecue business in Louisville, Kentucky, early Monday morning after a night of protests, according to Mayor Greg Fischer. Fischer said Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad, who announced his resignation in May, has been fired. Conrad said in a statement Monday that someone shot at officers, and police and National Guard soldiers "returned fire," killing McAtee. The owner of YaYa's BBQ, McAtee was a "community pillar” who operated his business at one of the most popular corners of Louisville's West End area.
'Walk with us'
Police officers are joining protesters across the nation in honor of Floyd, who died at the hands of Minneapolis police. Dozens of officers in Des Moines, Iowa, peacefully took a knee in Floyd’s honor. When protesters asked a Michigan sheriff to "walk with us" for Floyd, he did. NYPD officers in Times Square took a knee alongside protesters. And officers in Kansas City, Missouri, held a sign that read, "End police brutality."
More developments everyone's talking about
Former President Barack Obama hopes Floyd's death will spur reform. "This moment can be a real turning point."
Vanessa Bryant posted a photo of Kobe wearing an "I Can't Breathe" shirt.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter was arrested in New York City protests.
Two Atlanta police officers were fired after being accused of excessive use of force during protests.
"Save the (expletive)": Kenny Stills, Eric Reid criticized NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's statement on Floyd's death.
Michael Jordan spent his accomplished NBA career mostly silent on political or racial issues. Now, he's refusing to stick to sports. Read his comments here.
Biden has a 10-point lead over Trump in new poll
Former Vice President Joe Biden's lead over President Trump among registered voters has increased by 8 percentage points since March as approval of Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has slipped, according to a poll released Sunday by ABC News and The Washington Post. The presumptive Democratic nominee leads Trump 53%-43% among registered voters, the poll found. On March 25, the same survey showed a much tighter race, as Biden led by just 2 percentage points, 49%-47%.
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Protests could bring more coronavirus infections, experts say
Civil unrest across the nation is raising COVID-19 fears, and officials are worried that the large gatherings will lead to new coronavirus outbreaks. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms warned that "if you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a COVID test this week.” Health experts fear carriers of coronavirus with no symptoms could unwittingly infect others at protests where social distancing is not taking place. As of Monday, the virus has killed more than 104,000 in the USA and more than 373,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University data. There are more than 6.2 million confirmed cases across the globe and 1.8 million in the USA.
Italy, first to lock down in Europe, is slowly welcoming back tourists.
A break from the news
Kristen Bell's new children's book urges kids, adults to focus on commonality.
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