CNN reporter arrested on live TV after George Floyd protests in Minneapolis | VIDEO

MINNEAPOLIS -- Police in Minneapolis arrested a CNN television crew while live on air Friday as they reported on the unrest over the killing of a black man, George Floyd, in police custody.

The live video showed Minnesota State Patrol handcuff CNN reporter Omar Jimenez and lead him away. A producer and a photojournalist for CNN were also taken away in handcuffs.

When first approached by officers, Jimenez, who is black, told them, "put us back where you want us. We are getting out of your way."

"We told you before that we are with CNN," the cameraman is heard telling police.

The cable news network said Jimenez, a black man, was arrested while a white reporter on the ground was not. In a tweet, CNN Communications said that the crew identified themselves and called the situation a "clear violation of their First Amendment rights."