Images of officers standing with demonstrators in peaceful protest emerge across the country

From shedding the riot gear and marching with demonstrators, to taking a knee in solidarity.

These are the images emerging and inspiring hope at peaceful protests across the country, as America fights for change following the death of George Floyd.

LAW ENFORCEMENT.THAT SHOOTING IS NOW UNDERINVESTIGATION.WE’VE SEEN MANY VIOLENT WE’VESEEN MANY VIOLENT PROTESACROSS THE COUNTRY, IN RESPONSTO GEORGE FLOYD’S DEATH.

BUT NOTALL OF THE DEMONSTRATIONS HAVEBEEN VIOLENT -- IN FACT, LENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ACROSS OURCOUNTRY SHOWED THEY *TOO SUPPORTTHEIR MESSAGE.JESSICA ALPERN JOINS US WITHIMAGES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY.WE’RE STARTING TO SEE THESEIMAGES EMERGE FROMDEMONSTRATIONS ALL OVER THECOUNTRAND IT’S BEING MET WITHOVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROM THOSETAKING A STAND.WATCH AND LISTEN TO THIS VIDEOIN FLINT MICHIGAN... ASSHERIFF THERE TOLD DEMONSTRATORSHE HAD TAKEN OFF HIS RIOT GEARTO STAND WITH THEM.SAYING QUOTE HE WANTED TO TURNTHIS PROTEST INTO A PARADE.THAT DECISION MET WITHOVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROMDEMONSTRATORS WHO COULD BE HEARDCHANTING THIS...NE-014SU:33-:38"walk with us, walk with us,walk with us...sheriff: let’swalk"AND THEY DID EXACTLY THAT... INA PEACEFUL PROTEST THAT LASTEDSEVERAL HOURS.LATER IN THAT VIDEO WE COULD SEEAND HEAR ONE DEMONSTRATOR PATTHE SHERIFF ON THE BACK AND SAY"I APPRECIATE YOU."FROM SHEDDING THE RIOT GEAR ANDMARCHING TO TAKING A KNEE INSOLIDARITY(NY clip from top hour)....THESE ARE THE IMAGES INSPIRINGHOPE AT PEACEFUL PROTESTS AROUNDTHE COUNTRY.INCLUDING THIS VIDEO FROM DEMOISES, IOWA...WHERE OFFICERS TOOK A KNEEBEHIND THE BARRICADE.ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT...DEMONSTRATORS DOING THE SAMETHING.MOMENTS LATER, YOU COULD HEARONE MAN SAY "WA CAN GO HOMENOW."MW-002MO:47 Are we good?

Yeah.

Let’s gohome.

Cheers.THOSE WE’VE WATCHED SHOWSUPPORT... CALLING WHAT THEY’VEWATCHED COME OF IT IN THEIRCOMMUNITIES "MAGIC."SOTVO: WE-004SUSheriff Chris Swanson: "We can’tforget on all our police carsacross the nation it says,’protect and serve.’ That meansall people, that means allpeople deserves the samedignity.

If you can’t call outwhat’s wrong, try to make itright.

And that’s the magic wesaw tonight.

Nobody’s arrested,nobody got hurt.

This is howit’s supposed to be.

*cheers*"LOCALLY, WE’VE ALSO WATCHEDDEMONSTRATORS KEEP THE PEACE ASCROWDS GATHERED IN DOWNTOWN FORTMYERS.THEY TOO ASKED OFFICERS TO T