June 6 George Floyd protest news

The crowd of protesters outside of the Dirksen Senate office building in Washington, DC, is growing quickly.

Organizers from Freedom Fighters DC told CNN that their plan is to march down the National Mall to the front of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture where they expect a couple of speeches

One demonstrator, Philomena Wankenge, who is a Freedom Fighters DC board member, said she was willing to die for this movement on behalf of her family's future.

"It sounds extreme and it might sound dramatic to people but as a black person every day that I wake up I could die. Especially as a black woman dealing with sexism and dealing with racism I'm combating double the trouble," she added.

After the stop at the African American Museum, the group will proceed to the Lincoln Memorial.

The group will end the day at Freedom Plaza, which is across the street from the DC mayor’s office. 

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Thousands of people gathered to pay homage to George Floyd and protest against racism and police brutality in Paris on Saturday. 

Protesters rallied with slogans "No justice no peace,“ “I can’t breathe" and “Black Lives Matter” and chanted “being born black is not a crime” as they marched through Place de la Concorde and towards the US embassy. 

The rallies had been banned by the police due to health measures in the context of Covid-19, and the area was barricaded Saturday morning to prevent public access to the US embassy.

As hundreds gathered in Concorde, several thousand peaceful demonstrators joined at Champs de Mars in front of the Eiffel Tower.

Despite the protest ban, people gathered in other French cities such as Lille, Marseille and Nice on Saturday for the same cause. French TV stations showed police firing tear gas and clashing with protesters in Lille.

Some context: On Tuesday, a demonstration banned by the police prefect brought together at least 20,000 people in Paris at the call of a committee supporting the family of Adama Traoré, a young black man who died in 2016 under Paris police custody.

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz tweeted Saturday that she would decline to prosecute protest arrests based on curfew and social distancing violations. 

A spokesperson for Katz told CNN Saturday that she has declined to prosecute curfew-breakers "from the start” and that her decision to not prosecute is not a recent one. 

Ryan Lavis, director of communications for the Staten Island District Attorney’s Office told CNN Saturday that their office "has not received any protest or curfew related arrests to date."

CNN has also reached out to the Brooklyn and Bronx district attorneys for comment.

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The curfew in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been extended through Sunday morning, according to an executive order from the mayor.

The new curfew hours took effect Friday from 8 p.m. ET until 6 a.m. ET, the executive order said.

In addition to people not being out on the street, the order also tells retail businesses to close at 8 p.m. and not reopen until 6 a.m.

According to the order, "only people with essential duties will be permitted outdoors."

Police are estimating that there are about 6,000 protesters in Washington, DC, according to the DC Police Traffic, a division of the Metropolitan Police Department.

At 12 p.m. ET, there were approximately 3,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial and another 3,000 at 16th and I St, NW, near the White House, DC Police Traffic said.

CNN staff on the ground in DC note there are protesters gathering at other locations as well, including Capitol Hill.

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When asked how officers should have responded to the 75-year-old protester in Buffalo, Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said "you don't crack a skull on the concrete."  

Flynn was asked what police officers should have done if the man was not listening to officers, to which he responded, "what you do is that you grab him" and "turn him around" and arrest him if he's doing something illegal. 

Flynn said he highly doubts "shoving a 75-year-old man" is part of any training. But "if what you've been trained to do is unlawful, that's not an excuse" and police should "reevaluate their training."  

Atlanta is not enforcing a curfew on Saturday, the first time in a week, according to the office of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. 

Officials said they will monitor the situation into Sunday morning.

The curfew in the city yesterday was 8 p.m. ET.

The city is also offering free Covid-19 testing for protesters and community on Saturday, according to a tweet. Tests will be administered at Chosewood Arts Complex from 10 a.m. ET to 2 p.m. ET.

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The Erie County District Attorney has announced that 39-year-old Aaron Torgalski and 32-year-old Robert McCabe were the Buffalo police officers who were arraigned Saturday morning, each on one count of assault in the second degree.

Prosecutors claim that at approximately 8 p.m. on June 4, Torgalski and McCabe allegedly pushed 75-year-old protester Martin Gugino outside City Hall, causing him to fall and hit his head on the sidewalk.

If convicted on the charge, the maximum possible sentence is seven years in prison, the district attorney said.

Erie County District Attorney John Flynn says he was prepared to charge both Buffalo New York Police officers yesterday, but he was concerned after 57 officers resigned from the emergency unit. 

"I could have done this yesterday," Flynn said at a news conference following the arraignment on Saturday.  "I found out that the entire emergency response team of the Buffalo Police Department had quit and they weren't going to come out last night to protect the city of Buffalo."

Flynn said he "didn't want to pour gasoline on the fire."

He said he was "concerned about the safety of the city" and "about the safety of the officers last night."

Both officer pleaded not guilty to one count of assault in the second degree and have been released without bail. 

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