As the day unfolded: White House riots intensify as violence ensues across the US, curfews imposed on multiple cities

As the protests in Minneapolis enter their sixth evening – with the movement spreading as far as London's Trafalgar Square – let's look back at the key events of the past week.

• George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was fatally arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Monday. A video posted on social media of the incident allegedly showed white police officer Derek Chauvin pushing down on Mr Floyd's neck with his knee as he yelled, "I can't breathe." Mr Chauvin and his three colleagues present at the death were fired and an FBI investigation began.
• The protests started in Minneapolis the next day. They were initially peaceful protests, but on Wednesday some groups' interactions with police became more violent and looting of local businesses began. Images of the protests were shared widely on social media.

• Minnesota Governor Tim Walz declared a state of emergency and ordered the deployment National Guard troops on Thursday as Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who supported the protests and Mr Chauvin's arrest, asked for peace.
• By Thursday evening, larger stores were being looted and the conflict between protesters and police had escalated to the use of fireworks and projectiles. Minnesota paper the Star Tribune reported 170 fires were lit overnight. The riots spread to the neighbouring city of St Paul.
• Elsewhere in the US, on Wednesday and Thursday protests had begun in cities including Memphis and Los Angeles.

• On Friday, US President Donald Trump sent a tweet which indicated the military would use armed force with the now censored line, "When the looting starts, the shooting starts." He has since continued to criticise the Minneapolis' Democrat governor and mayor.
• A number of other protests broke out across the US: out the front of CNN's headquarters in Atlanta, in Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan in New York, outside the White House, in Dallas and in Denver.
• It was also on Friday that Mr Chauvin was charged with murder and manslaughter in relation to Mr Floyd's death. He is being held at the Ramsey County Jail in St Paul on $US500,000 bail.

• By Saturday, the protests had spread to 20 cities, with scenes of police cars set alight, protesters being hit by police cars, and journalists being arrested and injured. Minnesota announced they were activating their full National Guard.

It is now Sunday in the US and at least 25 cities have been placed under curfew. The death toll is understood to be at four, after two people were shot dead in Saturday's protest at Indianapolis. CNN reports 5000 National Guard members have been activated in 15 states.

Over the weekend, the protests have spread internationally, including to London, Berlin and Toronto, attracting the world's attention.

Thanks for reading. This is Matt Bungard signing off. We'll be back tomorrow with more coverage of the ongoing fallout in the United States, and around the world.

This is what you need to know from today:

• Our US Correspondent Matthew Knott was in Washington, DC, and writes that the US capital is a city transformed, jolted out of its coronavirus slumber by an adrenaline shot of righteous rage.
• And as tear gas and fires eased and Washington went to sleep, debate was rising within Donald Trump's inner circle about whether the US President should do an Oval Office address to the nation.

• An Australian police officer on the front line of protests that have engulfed dozens of cities across the US says the chaos playing out after the death of George Floyd may force him to leave policing after a decade.

• Michael Jordan says he stands with those 'calling out the ingrained racism and violence' towards people of colour as protests continue across the nation.

• According to reports, Louisville Police Chief Steve Conrad said that officers were shot at and returned fire, leaving a man dead.
• And two people have been shot dead and a police officer has been injured in separate incidents connected to demonstrations in Davenport, Iowa, police say.

We'll continue our live coverage on Tuesday in a new blog, which you can read here.

There are reports from CBS News affiliate WLKY that a man has been shot dead by police early on Monday morning in Louisville, Kentucky.

Louisville Police Chief Steve Conrad said police and the National Guard were dispatched to clear a crowd at 12.15am on Monday.

Conrad said one person was killed. It's unclear if that person was the one who fired at officers.

Police said they have several persons of interest who are currently being interviewed.

“It’s very clear that many people do not trust the police. That is an issue we’re going to work on and work through," Conrad said.

He did not take any questions.

Washington: As tear gas and fires eased and Washington went to sleep, debate was rising within Donald Trump's inner circle about whether the US President should do an Oval Office address to the nation.

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across America for a sixth night, calling for justice in response to the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other black Americans who have died in police custody or who have been killed in racist attacks.

The mainly peaceful demonstrations during the day were overshadowed by unrest at night that quickly ravaged parts of cities from Pennsylvania on the East Coast to California on the West Coast, with unconfirmed reports of an LA Police officer being shot. In Minnesota a fuel tanker drove into a crowd, sending protesters scattering. No-one was injured.

The White House was put in lockdown again during the protests. After being briefly moved to an underground bunker during Friday night's protests outside the White House, Trump spent the night again sheltered as violence raged nearby.

The fast moving events leave his presidency - and his bid for a second term in November - consumed by a backdrop of smouldering cities; 104,000 dead from COVID-19 and counting in a public health disaster he failed to take seriously until it was too late; and unemployment approaching Great Depression-levels.

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