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JUDY WOODRUFF: The formal 
mourning has begun for 
the Minneapolis man 
whose death last week

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touched off a torrent 
of national outrage.

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At the same time, President 
Trump is facing a torrent of 
criticism over his talk of using

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the military to quell violence.

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John Yang begins our coverage.

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JOHN YANG: In Minneapolis today, 
the first of several memorial 
services across the country

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for George Floyd. 
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey 
knelt at Floyd's coffin.

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The Reverend Al Sharpton 
delivered the eulogy.

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REV. AL SHARPTON, Civil Rights 
Activist: ... is George Floyd's 
story has been the story of

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black folks, because, ever since 
401 years ago, the reason we 
could never be who we wanted

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and dreamed to be is, you 
kept your knee on our neck.

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(APPLAUSE)

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JOHN YANG: And across the 
country, a virtual moment of 
silence for eight minutes and 46

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seconds, the amount of 
time former Minneapolis 
police officer Derek 
Chauvin was seen pinning

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his knee onto Floyd's neck. 
Chauvin has been charged 
with second-degree murder.

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In Washington, Attorney General 
William Barr and FBI Director 
Christopher Wray announced

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new actions to address the 
unrest that has gripped 
the nation for 10 days.

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CHRISTOPHER WRAY, FBI Director: 
We have directed our 200 Joint 
Terrorism Task Forces around

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the country to assist law 
enforcement with apprehending 
and charging violent agitators.

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JOHN YANG: Barr blamed 
extremist groups.

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WILLIAM BARR, U.S. 
Attorney General: We have 
evidence that Antifa and 
other similar extremist

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groups, as well as actors 
of a variety of different 
political persuasions, have been

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involved in instigating 
and participating in 
the violent activity.

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JOHN YANG: But, last 
night, protests remained 
largely peaceful. In 
Washington, hundreds

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marched to the Capitol beside 
National Guard troops. At one 
point, some demonstrators knelt

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and sang.

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In New York City, protesters 
were largely peaceful as well. 
But, as nighttime fell on

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the rainy city streets, police 
in riot gear moved in to 
enforce a curfew, sometimes by

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force. Dozens were arrested.

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Amid the chaos, a confrontation 
in Brooklyn left three 
policeman wounded, one stabbed

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and two shot, and their 
suspected attacker 
shot. The officers are 
expected to recover.

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The suspect is in 
critical condition.

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In Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz 
ordered the National Guard to 
the state's western border,

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saying that violence from 
planned protests in North Dakota 
could spill into his state.

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Leaders in 32 states and 
the District of Columbia 
have deployed more than 
3,200 members of the

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National Guard. President Trump 
is prepared to use active-duty 
troops, if necessary, according

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to Deputy White House Press 
Secretary Hogan Gidley, who 
used language usually reserved

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to describe potential 
overseas military operations.

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HOGAN GIDLEY, White House 
Deputy Press Secretary: 
Safety and security are 
the number one thing

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Donald Trump cares about, 
period. All options are 
on the table when the 
lives of the American

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people are at stake.

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JOHN YANG: The idea drew new 
pushback last night, this time 
from President Trump's former

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Defense Secretary James Mattis.

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In his essay for "The Atlantic," 
the retired Marine general 
delivered perhaps his harshest

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public criticism of the 
president yet, accusing 
Mr. Trump of dividing 
the country. And he

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called the use of National Guard 
troops near the White House 
on Monday to forcefully clear

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crowds for a presidential 
photo-op an abuse of 
executive authority.

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The president fired back with 
a tweet calling Mattis "the 
world's most overrated general."

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And President Trump's 
support among congressional 
Republicans showed signs 
of strain, as Senator

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Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said 
Mattis' remarks were "necessary 
and overdue," and suggested

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she may not vote to 
reelect the president.

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SEN. LISA MURKOWSKI (R-AK): I 
am struggling with it. I have 
struggled with it for a long

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time. I think you know that. 
I didn't support the president 
in the initial election.

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JOHN YANG: Meanwhile, 
there's new attention 
on police treatment of 
minorities across the

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country. The fatal shooting 
an unarmed Latino man 
early Wednesday morning 
by Vallejo, California,

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police responding to a 
report that a drugstore 
was being looted, and 
a video of a Sarasota,

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Florida, police officer pressing 
his knee into the neck of a 
handcuffed black man being

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arrested in May on 
domestic violence charges.

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That incident is now 
under investigation.

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In Georgia today, a video court 
hearing for two men charged 
in the February killing of

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Ahmaud Arbery. A state 
investigator testified 
one of the accused men 
used a racial slur.

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RICHARD DIAL, Georgia Bureau 
of Investigation Special Agent: 
After the shooting took place,

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before police arrival, while 
Mr. Arbery was on the ground, 
that he heard Travis McMichael

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make a statement, 
(EXPLETIVE DELETED).

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JOHN YANG: Tonight, 
demonstrators are gathering 
across the country for 
another round of protests.

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And mayors of cities like Los 
Angeles, San Francisco, and 
Washington, D.C., have lifted

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nighttime curfews, hoping 
last night's calm holds.

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For the "PBS NewsHour," 
I'm John Yang.