Demonstrations over Floyd's death regain momentum as thousands march to DC

As of 12:00 pm, DC Police Traffic estimated that there were roughly 6,000 protesters in town, with some 3,000 at the Lincoln Memorial and another 3,000 at 16th and I streets, NW. Other groups were proceeding along 15th and H streets NW, as well as Pennsylvania Avenue, a diagonal street connecting the White House and the US Capitol.

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, who on Friday urged President Donald Trump to pull back military forces deployed in the city against the protesters, greeted the crowd near the White House -- which she referred to as "the people's house" -- saying that today she "pushed the Army away from our city."

Saturday's protests in DC, by and large calm, came as the nation has been engulfed in demonstrations from coast to coast over the brutal killing of Minneapolis black man George Floyd last week under the custody of white police.

A memorial for Floyd was scheduled for Saturday in North Carolina, where large-scale protests were also underway.