LIVE UPDATES: Protests continue across America in wake of George Floyd death

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LIVE UPDATES: Protests continue across America in wake of George Floyd death

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8:13 p.m. — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced a curfew starting at 5:00 p.m. for Saturday and Sunday, in response to protesters.

“BREAKING: Mayor Jenny Durkan has announced a curfew starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday in response to the downtown Seattle protests. The curfew will be in effect from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m.,” The Seattle Times tweeted.

7:29 p.m. — A video posted to Twitter Saturday evening showed protesters in Chicago physically clashing with police as a bystander filmed the confrontation. The crowd surrounds one police officer and begins to hurl objects in his direction after pushing him repeatedly. It then becomes a free-for-all of plainclothes citizens and uniformed officers hitting one another.

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6:55 p.m. — Garcetti tweets updates about curfew and what areas of the city it will be applied to.

“Currently, the curfew will apply to downtown Los Angeles between the 110 fwy on the west, Alameda on the east, and 10 fwy on the south, and 101 fwy on the north between 8 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.,” he wrote.

6:54 p.m. — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a partial curfew for the downtown area from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

6:47 p.m. — The city of Atlanta said a 9 p.m. curfew will be effect Saturday.

6:45 p.m. — Philadelphia announced a “mandatory city-wide curfew” effective 8 p.m. Saturday through 6 a.m. Sunday.

A vehicle is on fire behind a protester holding a sign during a rally on Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Philadelphia, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being taken into police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after an officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

A vehicle is on fire behind a protester holding a sign during a rally on Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Philadelphia, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being taken into police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after an officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

“Only persons with essential duties will be permitted outdoors,” the Philadelphia Police tweeted.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report 

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