US on tenterhooks as civil unrest continues to surge

From Sunday Morning, 8:10 am on 30 August 2020

Former first lady Michelle Obama tweeted on Friday that she was 'exhausted and frustrated' by the state of the country in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and subsequent deaths of two protesters at the hands of a 17-year-old gunman who described himself as "part of the militia protecting business". US correspondent Karen Kasler is with us with all the latest.

Police officers stand guard in front of the Kenosha County Courthouse during a second night of rioting in Wisconsin.

Police officers stand guard in front of the Kenosha County Courthouse during a second night of rioting in Wisconsin. Photo: AFP