Sunrise reporter Amelia Brace and cameraman attacked by police live on air

A Channel 7 reporter and her cameraman reporting from Washington DC have been knocked down by police in shocking footage which is now going viral on social media.

Sunrise reporter Amelia Brace was live from the White House, providing updates on the escalating conditions with her freelance cameraman.

Timothy Myers ACS, ahead of Donald Trump’s speech this morning when heavily-armed police began aggressively pushing the crowd back.

Brace and Myers attempted to hide behind a wall as the stampede took place, but were spotted by heavily-armed officers, who quickly shoved them both back and punched the cameraman. 

The entire scene unfolded on live TV:

The disturbing footage was captured on camera by US ABC reporter Ben Siegel, who shared it on Twitter, attracting thousands of retweets within minutes.

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A moment later, Sunrise hosts David Koch and Samantha Armytage checked in on the pair, who were also recovering from a dose of tear gas and rubber bullets deployed by police into the crowd.

“We’re not too bad, it’s actually the tear gas that gets you,” Brace admitted.

“As I tried to continue speaking to you (during the earlier live cross), I could barely breathe and it’s really hard to continue speaking during that.

“I also got a rubber bullet to the backside, and Tim got one at the back of the neck – so we’ll have a few bruises tomorrow.”

Brace praised her co-worker, who got “smashed’ as he protected her from police.

“I’m very grateful for him, he’s a very experienced cameraman and has worked in war zones, so I felt very comfortable with him leading me out there, and he did a wonderful job.”

The reporter went on to say that the two were trapped with “no escape” as the crowds were aggressively pushed back before Trump’s arrival.

“There’s really just no escape at that point. We had the National Guard behind us, and the police coming though, and there was nowhere for us to go,” Brace explained.

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“We had no choice but to hide in a corner hoping that they (police) passed by, but as you can see from those pictures … They did not.”

Despite the shocking footage, Myers insisted he was “fine”.

“While this wasn’t meant to be a story - the police did have a job to do. They chose a heavy-handed tactic to get it done.

The way the crowd was goading them prior to the incident, I am not surprised at their approach,” he told news.com.au.

“Though I am disgusted at the officer who swung his baton at the back of my colleague’s head after she had clearly identified herself as a journalist and while she was retreating.”