'We are tired of people that look like you': Australian TV reporter is confronted by protesters while covering violent George Floyd riots in Los Angeles where cops were outnumbered and cars torched
- Alexis Daish was told by black protesters they are sick of white people dictating how they live their lives
- The Channel Nine reporter is in Los Angeles covering the riots following the death of black man George Floyd
- Mr Floyd died in Minneapolis after a white cop pressed his knee against his throat for more than eight minutes
- The cop has since been charged with third degree murder and manslaughter and is in isolation in jail
- Riots have erupted nationwide as people protest the senseless killing of another black person
- Where Ms Daish is, police cars have been torched and vandalised with messages calling to 'kill cops'
An Australian journalist covering riots in Los Angeles over the death of George Floyd has been confronted by angry protesters who said they were sick of being told what to do by people who look like her.
Alexis Daish was in West Hollywood with her cameraman and security guards about 4pm local time covering the protest for Channel Nine's Weekend Today.
Ms Daish, who is the network's US correspondent, first explained how police were outnumbered and had no escape after their cars were torched and destroyed, before asking a group of protesters to explain their outrage.
'We're tired of people like you guys telling us how to feel about our own lives,' one of the protesters said, pointing at Ms Daish, who is blonde, and her crew.
'This anger is coming from hundreds of years,' he went on to say. 'Three people in two weeks... How many times does this have to happen?'
Protests and riots have erupted across the US since George Floyd, 46, died in Minneapolis on Monday after a white cop pressed his knee against Mr Floyd's neck for eight minutes.
A protester poses for photos next to a burning police vehicle in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30 during a demonstration following the death of George Floyd
'We're tired of people like you guys telling us how to feel about our own lives,' one of the protesters said, pointing at Ms Daish, who is blonde, and her crew
A person jumps on a burning police vehicle in Los Angeles, Saturday, May 30, 2020, during a protest over the death of George Floyd
Demonstrators smash a police vehicle in the Fairfax District as they protest the death of George Floyd, in Los Angeles, California on May 30
The officer involved, Derek Michael Chauvin, was charged with third degree murder and manslaughter days after footage of the incident went viral.
Protesters took to the streets demanding reform after what many believe is another senseless death and example of police brutality. Mr Floyd had been accused of using a counterfeit $20 bill at a deli.
Los Angeles erupted in violence Saturday as cops in riot gear clashed with protesters who sprayed graffiti and torched police cruisers while officers shot rubber bullets into crowds and beat demonstrators with batons.
'We have done everything white people have asked us to do,' a protester told Ms Daish on the streets of West Hollywood, some 28 hour drive from where Mr Floyd died.
'We've tried everything. We had a black f**king president and it didn't work. Black people were still dying.
'We're tired of being told that these buildings and businesses are worth more than my body. That is not the case.'
Officer Derek Chauvin (pictured) was identified as the officer pinning down George Floyd in video footage that was widely shared on Tuesday
Chaos continues: A shirtless man was seen running near a burning building in downtown Minneapolis after a night of unrest and protests over George Floyd's death
George Floyd's (pictured) heartbroken family have called white cop Derek Chauvin to be charged with a more serious crime than third-degree murder after their lawyer revealed that Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for a staggering eight minutes during the arrest for forgery
Philadelphia: G. Lamar Stewart Sr. carries his son G. Lamar Stewart Jr. as protesters over the death of George Floyd gather at City Hall on Saturday
Following his response, the crowd erupted in cheers and Ms Daish and her crew moved away from the group for their own safety.
She described the chaos as 'just unbelievable', particularly given the nation is still battling a deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
'Los Angeles has been so strict about these shutdown stay at home orders,' she told viewers back home in Australia.
'You're not even allowed to leave home without having a mask on you. We're in the midst of a pandemic and now this.
'If anything is going to lead to a second wave, this is the perfect storm.'
People gathered at the riots explained they hoped for a peaceful protest, but were forced to 'react with violence' following the arrival of riot quads and police officers.
Officers are armed with rubber bullets and batons while they attempt to hold back growing crowds.
New York: Protesters on the West Side Highway confronted police officers as they marched Downtown toward City Hall during protests for George Floyd on Saturday in Manhattan
Pictured: A car is seen on fire at the parking lot of a Target store during the protests in Minneapolis
Washington DC: Protesters holding banners march from Capitol Hill toward the White House during a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd on Saturday
Pictured: After a peaceful march of hundreds to the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Friday
Protestors in Atlanta, Georgia, vandalized the CNN headquarters building during demonstrations Friday night
About 20 police cars were torched or destroyed at the LA protests, meaning officers were left with no means to quickly escape the protests should they have to flee.
Most of the cars have since been vandalised and now display expletive-riddled messages urging people to 'kill cops'.
Los Angeles Police Department have declared an 'unlawful assembly', meaning they can ask groups to disperse, but according to Ms Daish, the message has done little to sway the crowds.
Ms Daish's run in with the protesters comes as Channel 7 journalist Ashlee Mullany was almost taken out by a stun grenade as police closed in on a Minneapolis protest.
Ms Mullany, who is the network's US correspondent, crossed to Sunrise live from Minneapolis on Thursday afternoon to report on the mayhem as protests raged on in the city for a third day.
Footage showed the journalist duck for cover as a stun grenade was fired in her direction by police officers who descended on the protest.
Los Angeles erupted in violence Saturday as cops in riot gear clashed with protesters and the City of Angels went up in flame
Harlem: Demonstrators participate in a solidarity rally for George Floyd on Saturday in New York
Pictured: A man kicks out a store front window during a protest on Thursday in St. Paul, Minnesota
Former cop Derek Chauvin, who was arrested for the murder of George Floyd on Friday, is reported to be on suicide watch in his single cell in Ramsey County Jail and under constant surveillance
State troopers were called in and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey asked for the National Guard's help after one suspected looter was fatally shot and stores were ransacked and torched during the riots.
Shocking images Thursday morning showed the widespread destruction left overnight after stores including Wendy's, Target, Walmart and Autozone were looted and some even set on fire.
Mayor Frey pleaded for calm ahead of more expected protests this evening telling residents 'we cannot let tragedy beget more tragedy.'
Videos also showed what was reported to be an apartment building entirely engulfed by flames as rioters stood and watched. The fire department was nowhere to be seen.
Other demonstrators carried signs and wore T-shirts reading 'I can't breathe' - some of the last words Floyd said as he begged the police officer for his life.
Some held signs reading 'Black Lives Matter' and pictures of Floyd as they marched through the streets.
Curfews have been introduced in 10 cities across the nation to restore a semblance of order.
New York: Protesters gather in Harlem to protest the recent death of George Floyd on Saturday
Harlem: A crowd of hundreds grew to thousands in upper Manhattan as the protesters began to march Downtown
In Times Square, New York City, hundreds of NYPD officers formed a barricade and marched down the street to force protesters gathered in anger over police brutality back
So far, Chauvin is the only officer who has been charged in relation to Mr Floyd's death, but President Donald Trump indicated further charges may be laid against the three other officers who witnessed the incident and did nothing.
'The police officers involved have been fired from their jobs, one of them has already been arrested and charged with murder,' Trump said.
'State and federal authorities are carrying out an investigation to see what further charges may be warranted including against sadly the other three.
'In addition my administration has opened a civil rights investigation and I have asked the attorney general and the justice department to expedite it.'
The 44-year-old Chauvin is reportedly on suicide watch following his high profile arrest. His wife also filed for divorce.
He has a camera focused on him all day and and cops check on his cell inside Ramsey County Jail in St. Paul, Minnesota in person every 15 minutes.
When discussing Chauvin's arrest, Trump also took the opportunity to savage the crowds of protesters across the nation, describing them as 'mobs' and 'criminals'.
'The mobs are devastating the life's work of good people and destroying their dreams,' he said on Saturday.
He added demonstrators be stopped 'cold' by his administration - a day after he sparked outrage for making the inflammatory statement that 'when the looting starts the shooting starts' and the same day he tweeted that anyone scaling the White House grounds would be faced with 'ominous weapons'.
'My administration will stop mob violence and stop it cold,' he said.
Atlanta cop commended for his compassion during protests over George Floyd's death
An Atlanta police officer stunned demonstrators protesting the death of George Floyd by sympathizing with them and admitting they 'have a right to be p***** off.'
Hundreds of demonstrators descended on the streets of Atlanta, Georgia, in protests over the death of George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis officer knelt on his neck for eight minutes.
As 500 National Guard soldiers dispatch to embattled cities and authorities clash with civilians, Officer Z. Murphy's compassionate approach resonated with demonstrators on Friday.
'I do, alright, I have a son who's 31, I have a son who's 15, alright, and I have to have these conversations with him all the time,' Murphy says.
Officers at the scene were reportedly telling protesters to leave via loudspeakers, but later realized this was the wrong approach.
'What was going on up here was wrong, that's why we brought it to a stop. The loudspeaker, the yakking, and the yapping,' he said.
'We said pause, let these people remain here, let them stay on the street, let them express their grievances because you have a right to be p***** off.'
One protestor then interjects that officers 'over there, they don't feel the same way.'
'That's why I told them to shut the f*** up,' Murphy replied.
The group of protestors cheered and Murphy fist-bumped one of the men.
One person called out to Murphy to say that he needs to give his understanding energy to some of his fellow colleagues.
'One at a time, my brother, one at a time,' says Murphy.
Footage of the conversation was shared to Twitter where it has received more than 346,000 likes and 108,300 retweets as of Saturday afternoon.
Murphy (pictured): 'We said pause, let these people remain here, let them stay on the street, let them express their grievances...'
In addition to local authorities, the National Guard has been dispatched to cities like Minneapolis, St. Paul and Atlanta
Pictured: Thousands gathered in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park before marching through the city streets to protest police violence in Minneapolis, Minnesota
