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>> george floyd! >> say his name! >> george floyd! >> 70,000 people, peaceful, all coming out for george. >> we are going to go fight for justice for my daddy. >> there was also this sense of hope, that maybe our numbers will be s wie so ld longer be dismissed when we say, we've got to have change. >> ten months after this incident, after they lost their loved one, the man accused of killing him is finally going to face a jury. >> whether or not you think officer derek chauvin is innocent or guilty, this trial is monumental. it is the trial of the century. pro plan liveclear, ) a breakthrough 10 years in the making that reduces allergens in cat hair and dander. outstanding nutrition with the power to change lives. this is purina pro plan liveclear. i don't just play someone brainy on tv - i'm an actual neuroscientist. and i love the science behind neuriva plus. unlike ordinary memory supplements, neuriva plus fuels six key indicators of brain performance. more brain performance? yes, please! neuriva. think bigger. ♪ ♪ think you're

it killed george floyd. that force for nine minutes and 29 seconds, that killed george floyd and he betrayed the badge and everything it stood for. it is not how they are trained and it's not following the rules and this is not an anti- police prosecution but a pro police prosecution. the defendant abandoned his values, abandoned the training and killed a man and why? right out in the public, right out in broad daylight, in front of several bystanders as they looked in shock and horror of why and it all started over a call of an alleged counterfeit 20-dollar bill but george floyd's life was taken for something worth far less, far less and you saw the photo and you saw the body language and you can learn a lot about someone by looking at their body language and defendants facing helmick road and they were pointing cameras at him and recording him and telling him in challenging his authority and his ego and his pride, not the kind of pride that makes you do better or be better but the kind of ego -based pride

. >> george floyd. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> say his name. >> george floyd. reverend sharpton: before we say anything, we are going to have a prayer. when we first came to minneapolis and went to the site when ben crump called, we remember that he said "i can't breathe" 11 times. the family came, and this family has stood together for the last 11 months, watching this video go over and over again. this family stood with pain, suffering and not knowing what the future held because so many families went and got nothing. they thanked god when they got the indictment, which would not have happened had not the attorney general, keith ellison, took this. [applause] and keith ellison thought and put together a team that made this possible. this is the first time in the history of the state of white police officer has been convicted, less convicted of a murder. this is the first time in a long array of fights that we have seen three counts guilty in all three. we do not find pleasure in this, we didn't celebrate a man goin to jail. we would rather george be alive, bu

that was george floyd's brother. he is one of two family members in the courtroom throughout all of this trial so far. as i was saying, the second big take away from today was aew police sergeant who is now retired who was essentially george floyd's supervisor i'm sorry derek chauvin's supervisor on the day that george floyd died. he admitted in testimony that the use of force tactic that derek chauvin was using was inappropriate. that you only put a knee on the suspects neck until they are handcuffed and until they are fully restrained. then, you no longer use that tactic. george floyd was handcuffed even before he was put face down on the cement and he was clearly seven minutes into the nine minute video, he was clearly fully restrained. he was dead and had no pulse for multiple minutes. derek chauvin still had his knee on george floyd's neck. the fact that the police commander admitted that was not following police proper protocols was an important take away from today's testimony as well. >> we also heard a lot o

it killed george floyd. that force for 9 minutes 29 seconds, that killed george floyd. he betrayed the badge and everything it stood for. it's not how they're trained. it's not following the rules. this is not an anti-police prosecution. it's a pro police prosecution. the defendant abandoned his values, abandoned the training and killed a man. and why? right out in the public. right out in broad daylight, in front of several bystanders as they looked in shock, in horror. why? well, this all started over a call of an allege d counterfeit $20 bill. but george floyd's life was taken for something worth far, far less. far less. you saw the photo. you saw the body language. you can learn a lot about someone by looking at their body language. the defendant facing down that crowd. they were pointing cameras at him, recording him, telling him what to do, challenging his authority. his ego, his pride, not the kind of pride that makes you do better, be better, the kind of ego-based pride that the defendant was not going to be told what to do. he was not going to let these by stan

they didn't know george floyd. they didn't _ stop? they didn't know george floyd. they didn't know he had a beautiful family. _ they didn't know he had a beautiful family, they didn't know he had been a great _ family, they didn't know he had been a great athlete and they didn't know he was _ a great athlete and they didn't know he was a _ a great athlete and they didn't know he was a proud father or that he had people _ he was a proud father or that he had people in— he was a proud father or that he had people in his life who loved him. they— people in his life who loved him. they stopped and raised their voices and they— they stopped and raised their voices and they even challenge authority because _ and they even challenge authority because they saw his humanity. they stopped _ because they saw his humanity. they stopped and he raised their voices because _ stopped and he raised their voices because they knew that what they were saying was wrong. they didn't need _ were saying was wrong. they didn't need to— were saying was wrong. they didn't need to bea

george floyd tried. he pushed his bare shoulder against the pavement to lift himself to give his chest, to give his lungs enough room in his chest to breathe but the pavement tearing into his bare skin. as he desperately pushed with his knuckles to make space so he would have room to breathe. the pavement lacerating, lacerating his knuckles. defendant stayed on top of him for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. so desperate to breathe, he pushed with his face, with his face, to lift himself, to open his chest to give his lungs room to breathe. the pavement tearing into his skin. george floyd losing strength, not super human strength. there was no super human strength that day. there was no super human strength because there's no such thing as a super human. those exist in economic books. 38th and chicago is a very real place. not super humans. only humans. just a human, just a man lying on the pavement being pressed upon desperately crying out, a grown man crying out for his mother, a human being. and in that time

george floyd was handcuffed. he had impaired chest movements and placed prone, shoved prone on a sidewalk. the knee is pushing on his neck and back downward. the pavement, the force of the pavement being unyielding, it was like he was in a vice. that he was being squeezed in a vice and he calculated, right, between chauvin, the defendant, officer king pushing down on him approximately 90 pounds of force. and the position and the force combined such that it was if it -- it was as if george floyd's left lung had been surgically removed. that's how much of a reduction of air capacity there was here to the point that mr. floyd was desperately trying to make space to breathe pushing his shoulder, pushing his face against the pavement to lift up to give space to breathe. his lung capacity based on dr. tobin's calculation just being in the prone position even though you heard some studies from the defense saying the prone position isn't dangerous, dr. tobin disagreed. he said that the lung capacity was reduced by 24% ju

>> george. >> george? >> george perry floyd. >> we were already trained as kids on what and what not to do. your parents told you, if you see the police, you better not do nothing. you lay on that ground, you lay your hands out. don't do nothing to them. because everybody knew what was going on. >> george floyd grew up in the cuney homes in houston. it's known as one of the notoriously toughest areas in houston. >> cuney homes is one of the largest housing development projects in houston, texas, where george floyd grew up. >> most of the people there are on section eight, are low-income, impoverished. few have jobs. >> poor, poor. poor beyond measure. they didn't have nothing. >> third ward was one of these places where you always saw police officers effecting traffic stops or stopping individuals suspected of having drugs or guns or whatever. so for george floyd, growing up in a place like that, it was a life surrounded by police and by drugs and by violence. >> growing up, our only way out that we though

i also is broke to george's— memory. i also is broke to george's young daughter again. with the — george's young daughter again. with the matter last year and i said this — with the matter last year and i said this before at his funeral, i told said this before at his funeral, itold her said this before at his funeral, i told her how brave i thought— funeral, i told her how brave i thought she was. and i knelt down — thought she was. and i knelt down and held her hand. i said, that— down and held her hand. i said, that he — down and held her hand. i said, that he is— down and held her hand. i said, that he is looking down on you, he's _ that he is looking down on you, he's so — that he is looking down on you, he's so proud. she said to me then— he's so proud. she said to me then and _ he's so proud. she said to me then and i_ he's so proud. she said to me then and i never forget it," daddy change the world". i told her this— daddy change the world". i told her this afternoon that daddy did change the world. let that be did change the world. let that

we have george floyd's— let you know... we have george floyd's brothers. we have philonise floyd, we have rodney floyd, _ philonise floyd, we have rodney floyd, we — philonise floyd, we have rodney floyd, we have brandon williams, who is george _ floyd, we have brandon williams, who is george floyd's nephew but was more _ is george floyd's nephew but was more like — is george floyd's nephew but was more like a son to him. they call him woo— more like a son to him. they call him woo back in the third ward! we have philonise's life... new york, were _ have philonise's life... new york, were you — have philonise's life... new york, were you at? _ have philonise's life... new york, were you at? we got terrence floyd. his sisters, _ were you at? we got terrence floyd. his sisters, who are not with us, but we _ his sisters, who are not with us, but we should absolutely acknowledge, bridgett floyd, who hails from north carolina, his sisters— hails from north carolina, his sisters latonya and, who hail from houston. — sisters latonya and, who hail from

george, he would always be up on my mom. he was a big mama's boy. i cried a lot but george loved his mom and he was always be up on her and you know, every mother loved all her kids but it was so unique how they work with each other. he would light up on her in the fetus position like he was in the womb. i would see him every day and i would say or i would say parry, we call him perry instead of george and he would always say hold on, let me kiss mama before i come over there and being around him he showed us like how to treat our mom and how to respect our mom. he just loved her so dearly and when george, he found out that my mom was passing because she had to stay with us for hospice and he was talking to her over the phone but she perished before he even came down here so that right there and heard him a lot and when we went to the funeral george just sat there in the casket, over and over again that he would say mama, mama, over and over again. i did not know what to tell them because i was in pain too. we all were hurting. he was this kissing h

— mother and george when he was ounaer? , , mother and george when he was younger?- permission . mother and george when he was younger?- permission to | younger? yes sir. permission to ublish. younger? yes sir. permission to publish- will— younger? yes sir. permission to publish. will you _ younger? yes sir. permission to publish. will you please - younger? yes sir. permission to| publish. will you please describe this photo and what you know about it? ., �* , , this photo and what you know about it? . �* , , ., this photo and what you know about it? , ., ,, a ., it? that's my mother. she's no loner it? that's my mother. she's no longer with _ it? that's my mother. she's no longer with us _ it? that's my mother. she's no longer with us right _ it? that's my mother. she's no longer with us right now, - it? that's my mother. she's no longer with us right now, but i it? that's my mother. she's no - longer with us right now, but that's my oldest brother george. i miss both of them. i was married in may 24. my brother was killed may 25. and my mum died on may 30. i

the guilty verdict does not bring back george. but through the family's pain, they're finding purpose so george's legacy will not be just about his death but about what we must do in his memory. >> the vice president kamala harris with the stark truth, racism and injustice, well, can't just be a problem for black people. it's a problem for every american. >> here's the truth about racial injustice. it is not just a black america problem or a people of color problem. it is a problem for every american. it is keeping us from fulfilling the promise of liberty and justice for all. >> from the first black woman vice president to the first black president, barack obama saying today, a jury did the right thing but true justice requires much more. michelle and i send our prayers to the floyd family, and we stand with all those who are committed to guaranteeing every american the full measure of justice that george and so many others have been denied. justice has finally been served. but it is painfully earned justice for floyd family. the

that's what george floyd -- that's what killed george floyd. that's why he died. believe your eyes that unreasonable force, pinning him to the ground, that's what killed him. this was a homicide. you heard this from forensic pathologists, the experts. you have heard this. the experts have weighed in. the doctor told you that mr. floyd died. dr. baker ruled this a homicide, told you the cause and manner of death, the unlawful -- the restraint by law enforcement, what they did killed him. told you that. dr. tobin -- do you remember dr. tobin? he told you specifically how it happened. he walked you through that, the asphyxia. he told you how it happened. the other doctors who testified, they told you how it didn't happen. it wasn't a sudden cardiac event. it wasn't a heart attack. it wasn't a drug overdose. it wasn't any of those things. dr. tobin came back and explained it wasn't carbon monoxide. no. you know how george floyd died. you heard this. specifically, dr. tobin provided fairly extensive detail and was very clear that george floyd died as a result of a low

first element, the death of george george floyd must be proven. the second _ george floyd must be proven. the second element the defendant caused the death _ second element the defendant caused the death. third the defendant at the death. third the defendant at the time — the death. third the defendant at the time of causing the death of george — the time of causing the death of george floyd was committing our attempting to commit the offence of awe assault in the third degree. it is not _ awe assault in the third degree. it is not necessary to prove the defendant had an intent to cause the death— defendant had an intent to cause the death of— defendant had an intent to cause the death of george floyd but attempted to commit the offence of assault. there _ to commit the offence of assault. there are — to commit the offence of assault. there are two elements of assault. first defendant assaulted george floyd _ that is ininflicting of bodily harm. second. _ that is ininflicting of bodily harm. second, the defendant inflicted substantial bo

we would rather george be alive. but we celebrate that we, because young people, white and black, some castigated, many that are here tonight, marched and kept marching and kept going. many of them looked down, but they kept marching and wouldn't let this die. and this is an assurance to them that if we dont�* give up, we can win some rounds. but the war and the fight is not over. just two days from now, we're going to have to deal with the funeral of daunte wright in this same county, the same area. we still have cases to fight, but this gives us the energy to fight on, and we're determined that we will fight until we make federal law for george floyd, justice in policing. the trial of macro —— derek chauvin has put renewed focus on experience of a book on americans. the issue has been highlighted by the death of a black man in minneapolis after he was shot by police during a traffic stop. figures show that for african—americans, there's a much higher chance of being fatally shot relative to their overall nu

to see something as simple as a photograph of george floyd with his mother. i think it's important because so much of black identity in culture has been stigmatized by criminality that black people are seen as criminals before they've even committed crimes and i think that in order to reclaim some of black humanity in who george ford was was as a person we have to tell the stories we have to let people know that he was a son that he loved his mother that he was someone that people cared about so that the jury were well care as well you know it's so important that these stories get humanized and that we make sure that we don't sort of take out the human element in this trial thank you very much kelly carter appreciate it kelly carter jackson i should say thanks very much thank you. now somalia's senate has rejected a parliamentary vote to extend the president's term for another 2 years deepening a political crisis that's threatening to split the country's security services parliament speaker says that extending president mohamed up to lie he mohammed's term wi

george floyd tried. he pushed his bare shoulder against the pavement, to lift himself, to give his chest, to give his lungs enough room in his chest to breathe, with the pavement tearing into his bare skin. as he desperately pushed with his knuckles to make space so he would have room to breathe. the pavement lacerating, la lacerating his knuckles while the defendant stayed on top of him for 9 minutes, 29 seconds. so desperate to breathe, he pushed with his face, with his fa face, to lift himself, to open his chest, to give his lungs room to breathe. the pavement tearing into his skin. george floyd losing strength. not superhuman strength. there was no superhuman strength that day. there was no superhuman strength because there's no such thing as a superhuman. those exist in comic books. 38th and chicago is a very real place. not superhumans. only humans. just a human, just a man, lying on the pavement, being pressed upon, desperately crying out. a grown man crying out for his mother. a human being. and

derek chauvinist still had his knee on george floyd's neck while he was not alive george floyd and that nobody was trying to administer any sort of help to george floyd that was a pretty key part of the testimony today i thought because it pretty much lays to rest any possible defense argument that maybe george floyd was still alive and he died later at the hospital or something to that effect that's clearly not the case and that was very clear today in the testimony so i think that was a major takeaway 2nd i think the testimony and you're seeing right now excuse me the family of george floyd coming out of the courtroom i don't know if he can scuse me barbara this is some warriors for the family and also george floyd's brother in the blue suit. how do you feel the trial went today. ok that was they didn't respond when i asked them how how they thought the trial went today they didn't respond but that was george floyd's brother he's one of 2 family members that are in the courtroom throughout all of this trial so far as i was saying barbara i think the 2nd big takeaway from today was the

>> george floyd! >> say his name! >> george floyd! >> say his name! >> george floyd! >> say his name! >> george floyd! >> say his name! >> george floyd! >> say his name! >> george floyd! >> say his name! >> george floyd! >> say his name! >> george floyd! >> before we say anything, we're going to have a prayer. when we first came to minneapolis and we went to the site, when ben crump called, we remembered how eric garner said "i can't breathe" 11 times. his mother came with us to the site. the family came in and this family has stood together for the last 11 months, watching this video go over and over and over again. this family stood with pain, suffering and not knowing what the future held, because so many families went and got nothing. they thanked god when they got the indictment, which would not have happened had not the attorney general keith ellison took this case. >> yes. >> yes. [ applause ] >> and keith ellison fought and put together a team that made this possible. and this is the first time in the history of this state that a white police officer has been

and like i told you, george couldn't cook. but he will make sure you have a snack or something to get in the morning. but he -- he was one of those people in the community that when they had church outside, people would attend church just because he was there. nobody would go out there until they seen him. and he just was like a person that everybody loved around the community. he -- he just knew how to make people feel better. >> and, sir, you indicated -- well, first you are aware of where george floyd went to school? >> um-hum. he went to school at black shire elementary and ryan middle school and from ryan jack dave high school where he excelled in sports and basketball and football. he was -- he had received a scholarship to attend south florida college. and from there he played basketball there. and he transferred to texas a&m kingsville where he played football. >> i'd like to show the witness exhibit 285 for identification. sir, you recognize what's shown in exhibit 285? >> yes, sir. >> is that a picture of your brothe

it killed george floyd. that force for nine minutes and 29 seconds, that killed george floyd and he betrayed the badge and everything it stood for. it is not how they are trained and it's not following the rules and this is not an anti- police prosecution but a pro police prosecution. the defendant abandoned his values, abandoned the training and killed a man and why? right out in the public, right out in broad daylight, in front of several bystanders as they looked in shock and horror of why and it all started over a call of an alleged counterfeit 20-dollar bill but george floyd's life was taken for something worth far less, far less and you saw the photo and you saw the body language and you can learn a lot about someone by looking at their body language and defendants facing helmick road and they were pointing cameras at him and recording him and telling him in challenging his authority and his ego and his pride, not the kind of pride that makes you do better or be better but the kind of ego -based pride

crowd: george floyd! what's his name? - crowd: george floyd! the death of george floyd in minneapolis last may sparked a public outcry that swept across america and the world. no racist police! black lives matter! the horrific events caught on camera spurred a reckoning with america's history of racial injustice. chanting: we're not leaving! change once and for all was demanded to address the plight of black men and women at the hands of police — but also the lasting impact of slavery and colonialism. newsreader: we are getting word this evening of some _ rock—throwing by youths in south—central los angeles. the response to george floyd's death was an echo of the outrage that followed another watershed moment captured on camera almost 30 years ago. in the intervening decades since the brutal beating of rodney king, many more names have come to haunt the public consciousness. we need every officer to be held accountable. and until then, it's still scary to be a black man or woman in america on account of the police. the trial of derek chau

george floyd! george floyd's family thanked the jury and everyone who stood alongside them. today, we are able to breathe again! ms garner, i told you — we'd getjustice. and still, we're going to fight for you, too. we're going to fight for everybody. for many in law enforcement, though, this case represents one individual. they reject the notion that the outcome of the case is a referendum on policing. one of the concerns i have is the magnitude that this case has been brought up to have — that it's somehow going to be viewed as an indictment on our entire judicial system. the verdict that was rendered in this case is not a decision on whether officer chauvin was a racist or is a racist. it's not a decision on whether the minneapolis police department is in need of reform or abolishment. the decision of the jurors in this case was limited to answering the questions submitted to them by the judge, which was whether derek chauvin violated the law as to the three charges that were brought against him. the conviction of derek chauvin may or may not become a catalyst for rea

>> when i look at george floyd, i look at my dad. i look at my brothers, cousins, uncles, they are all black. i have a black brother, black friends. that could have been one of them. there have been nights i stayed up apologizing to george floyd for not doing more and not physically interacting. not saving his life. it's not what i should've done, it's what he should've done. amy: now 18 years old, -- we come back we will spoke to -- feet to mel reeves, plus rishaad robinson -- rashad robinson. ♪ ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. jersey minneapolis have heard another -- jurors have heard another day of testimony in the trial against derek chauvin for the killing of george floyd last may. he is charged with second and third-degree murder as well as manslaughter for killing george floyd. floyd's death sparked international protests. we go to minneapolis to speak with mel reeves, the community editor at the minnesota spokesman-recorder, the oldest black-owned newsp

>> george floyd! >> george floyd! >> george floyd! >> today in minneapolis this is another scene from that same site at that same time, the place where mr. george floyd died last year. this is the moment when the verdict was reached. you will see people here learning it in real time. >> verdict count one, we, the jury, in the above-entitled manner manner as to count one unintentional second-degree murder while committing a felony find the defendant guilty. [ cheers and applause ] >> after the verdict was read not just on that first count, but all three counts, guilty on all three counts, what transpired in the courtroom went quickly. the prosecution asked for former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin to be remanded into custody while he awaits sentencing. the judge instantly agreed to that. mr. chauvin then stood, put his hands behind his back. he was handcuffed and he was led away to custody. it is expected that he may appeal, but for now he is jailed awaiting his sentence. the sentencing guidelines suggest the

those are george floyd's last words. we can't let those words die with him we have to keep hearing those words. we must not turn away. we can't turn away we have a chance to begin to change the trajectory in this country. that's my hope and prayer, that we live up to the legacy may god bless you, may god bless george floyd and his family. thank you for taking the time to be here. this can be a moment of significant change thank you. >> a moment of significant change president biden, vice president harris, speaking at the white house on the heels of the george floyd -- the conviction of derek chauvin in the case of george floyd. he mentioned peaceful protests remember there were so many concerns about what a not guilty verdict might bring. well, look what a guilty verdict has brought. this is downtown minneapolis where there are peaceful protests, hundreds gathered. in washington, d.c., a similar scene there. you can hear and see the dancing in the streets, hear the celebrations this crowd was a bit larger a short time ag

they did not know george floyd. they did not know he had a beautiful family, they did not know he had been a great athlete, and they did not know he was a proud father, or that he had people in his life who loved him. they stopped, and they raised their voices, and they even challenged authority, because they saw his humanity. they stopped in their raise their voices because they knew, that what they were seeing was wrong. >> barack and michelle obama released a statement about the trial saying in, par a jury in minneapolis did the rate. thing if we're being honest with ourselves, we know that true justices about much more than a single verdict in a single trial. true justice requires that we come to terms with the fact that black americans are treated differently every day. it requires us to recognize that millions of our friends, family and fellow citizens live in fear that their next encounter with law enforcement could be their last. it requires us to do sometimes thankless, often difficult, but sometimes necess

i also spoke to george's him daughter. when i met her last year, i said this before, i told her how brave i thought she was. i knelt down and held her hand, and said daddy is looking down on you. she said to me then, daddy change the world. i told her this afternoon, daddy did change the world. let that be his legacy. a legacy of peace, not violence, peaceful expression of that legacy are inevitable and appropriate. violence protest is not. there are those who will seek to exploit the raw emotions of the moment. agitators and extremists who have no interest in social justice. who seek to carry out violence to fan the flames of hate and division, and do everything in their power to stop this country's march towards racial justice. we can't let them can -- secede. this is a time for this country to come together, to unite as americans. there can never be any safe harbor for hate in america. we said it many times. a tug-of-war between the american ideal that we were all created equal and the harsh reality that racism has long

george floyd! george floyd! >> he was funny and silly and prayerful and a man of god, and he was out of this world, and i would like to tell people a lot, like floyd was a big man. he was too big for this earth, and i see it now. i see that. he's over all of us right now. >> we've got your back. we've got your back. >> miss ross, will a guilty verdict on all three counts bring any solace to you? >> i can't say. i just can't say. >> what would george floyd think about all of this? >> i've always called him floyd, so george is always kind of like who is that? my friend george. i don't know who that is. i didn't date him. no, i'm just kidding. what i know floyd would want out of all of this is that people would be coming together, all people would be coming together. this isn't a time to separate. this isn't a time for us to blame or hurt each other. the it's a time for us to come to go. i know this verdict is coming back guilty, and -- and when it does, i hope that his heart will really come through

floyd -- note on the neck of george floyd -- knelt on the neck of george floyd last may. this is a politically explosive murder trial. how is the biden administration, the white house currently thinking? >> president biden has weighed into this issue for the better part of the past year. candidate biden earlier today ahead of a meeting with congressional members, the president waited into it -- the president waded into it further saying the evidence overwhelmingly cited with one verdict. he did not mention which, but he has been sympathetic to the floyd family. joe: in terms of the broader questions allowed police, legal defenses for police, is there a broader white house plan to address this sort of -- go from a single case to a sort of broader policy push? >> no, you're absolutely right. that is something the administration has been talking about for a while. he plans to reform police, looking at immunity, the militarization of police, etc. what is interesting is he had been under fire from activists in the left wing of his party in recent weeks for their perception tha

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that's what george floyd that's what killed george would that's why you have believe your eyes. and reasonable force pinning him to the ground that's what killed. this was a homicide. oh you heard this from forensic pathologist the experts you've heard this and their experts who weighed in you know dr langfield told you that mr floyd died dr baker ruled this a homicide told into the cause and manner of death the unlawful restraint and subdual by law enforcement what they did killed him told you that. dr tobin remember dr toben he told you specifically how it happened he walked you through that the. he told you how it happened and the other doctors who testified dr smock dr rich. dr isaacson they told you how it didn't have it. wasn't a sudden cardiac event was a heart attack wasn't a drug overdose wasn't any of those things i doctor told and came back and explained it wasn't carbon monoxide. now so you know how george floyd died. and you heard us in that specifically you know dr tobin provided fairly extensive detail and was very clear that george floyd died as a result of a low

this bill is part of george floyd's legacy. the president and i will continue to urge the senate to pass this legislation, not as a panacea for every problem, but as a start. this work is long overdue. america has a long history of systemic racism. america -- black americans and black men in particular have been treated throughout our history as less than human. black men are fathers and sons and brothers and uncles and grandfathers and friends and neighbors. their lives must be valued, in our education system, and our health care system, and our housing system, and our economic system, in our criminal justice system, in our nation. full stop. because of smart phones, so many americans have now seen the racial injustice that black americans have known for generations. the racial injustice that we have fought for generations, that my parents protested in the 1960's, that millions of us, americans of every race, protested last summer. here is the truth about racial injustice. it is not just a black america problem or a people of

justice for george floyd what began as a rallying cry has become reality. thinks his crowds who had gathered at george floyd square the site where he was murdered were overcome by emotion. overwhelmed i'm grateful and relieved so i'm i feel grounded i can feel my feet on the concrete i'm super grateful that this is the verdict and that we can now move to the next faith. george floyd slow death has now been seen by millions even while attempting to arrest him last may show been pinned to handcuff floyd to the ground kneeling on his neck for 9 minutes 29 seconds. i can't breathe for some of his final words. floyd's killing on lease one of the biggest waves of protests in u.s. history against systemic racism and police brutality. president joe biden hailed the decision as an important step toward police reform it was a murder in full light of day and to rip the blinders off for the whole world to see. the systemic racism vice president just referred to there are systemic raises this is a nation's soul but it's not enough we can't stop here. in order to live a

floyd, he talked about george floyd as if he was an enemy. not a citizen. an enemy. not a civilian. an enemy. and talked about how derek chauvin kept responding in different ways and had to reassess and figure out what was going on and that angry crowd -- the job of police, said the prosecutor, is to protect with courage, to serve with compassion. and also, david, i just want to talk about that video and sunny hostin so beautifully talked about the history of this and seeing that rodney king video. this video of george floyd was so intimate. it made the difference in this case. and i can't help thinking how many cases are out there where there isn't video. that's the progress this nation needs. that's what we need to see. just a few weeks ago, an army veteran, who was in uniform, was pulled over for some minor violation, he had both hands out the window. you could tell he was terrified. african-american officer in the army and he was pepper sprayed. there is video of that, thankfully he wasn't injured beyond that, but those videos make such a

relief. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> george floyd's family. his brother says he can now sleep for the first time in a year. >>> president biden and vice president harris called the floyd family soon after the verdict was announced, the president urging people to confront police brutality and systemic racism. >> i can't breathe. those are george floyd's last words. we can't let those words die with him. we have to keep hearing those words. we must not turn away. we can't turn away. >> once the verdict was read, americans took to the streets in city after city to celebrate the decision. we begin now with adrienne broaddus who's now live in minneapolis. adrienne, what's happening there? >> reporter: it's claalm. we just heard a rattle behind us, but that was a member of the national guard adjusting one of the fences behind us. the barricades and fencing is still in place, but take a look at this. the headline in the "star tribune" this morning sums it all up. it says, "convicted."

george floyd. and you would agree that fentanyl was respiratory to present pretty. >> that is my understanding, yes predict. >> it is close the breathing resulting in lower oxygen levels. >> they can, yes. >> and similarly increasing the carbon dioxins. >> what it would do to carbon dioxide could be outside of the my spoke of my expertise. >> methamphetamine is a stimulant, correct pretty. >> correct. >> and it because of the heart to beat faster. >> correct. >> because of the heart to work harder.au >> yes. >> it causes restriction of the arteries pretty. >> i believe you already asked me that and i would acknowledge that it increases your heart rate in the work of the heart. >> so have you certified that of an overdose pretty. >> hundreds of times a year pretty. >> heavy certified deaths has an overdose where the level of fentanyl was similar to the level of fentanyl and mr. george floyd. >> yes. >> have you done so were levels were lower predict or higher. >> yes. on bothh pretty. >> the lowest

>> george floyd! >> i am part of a great team of powerful attorneys, i want to acknowledge these great group of lawyers and the family members. two or three of the lawyers will address you and at that time we will hear from the family members before we take any of your questions. i want to acknowledge a great lawyer from chicago illinois -- chicago, illinois, one of the best i have ever had a chance to work with, attorney tony romanucci. i want to recognize my partner on the front line, one of the best lawyers, he hails from atlanta, georgia. attorney chris stewart. his law partner, attorney justin miller. --simmons, attorney jeff starnes, attorney michelle--and who else do we have in here? anybody else? scott masterson who is not present, i said michelle, we got michelle. and just a great group of lawyers. i want to let you know who we have present here with the family here in minneapolis for this historic day. we have george floyd's brothers, the loan us -- the loan is floyd-- philonise floyd, rodne

george floyd died. let's listen again.— neck. george floyd died. let's listen atain. :. listen again. the written argument as to factors _ listen again. the written argument as to factors within _ listen again. the written argument as to factors within one _ listen again. the written argument as to factors within one week, - listen again. the written argument as to factors within one week, the | as to factors within one week, the correlation findings for the factors, the factual findings and one week after that. and we will also have a briefing after you get the psi, six weeks from now and then eight weeks from now, we will have sentencing. we will get you the exact dates in a scheduling order. as a motion on behalf of the state. we moved to have the court to revoke the defendants fail and remanded to custodx _ the defendants fail and remanded to custody. bail the defendants fail and remanded to custod . 1. . the defendants fail and remanded to custod . , custody. bail is revoked, bond discharge. _ custody. bail is revoked, bond discharge, defendan

>> george floyd! >> i am but a member of a great team of very talented attorneys, and i'm going to knowledge that. yeah. we got the omegas and the kappas. i want to acknowledge these great group of lawyers and then the family members. two or three of the lawyers will address you. and then at that time we will hear from the family members before we take any of your questions. i want to acknowledge a great lawyer from chicago, illinois, one of the best i have ever had a chance to work with, attorney tony raminucci. i want to recognize my partner on the front line in this case, one of the best lawyers who hails from atlanta, georgia, attorney chris stewart. his law partner, justin miller. attorney madeleine simmons. great minnesota lawyers. attorney michelle gado. and who else we got here? anybody else? we have attorney scott masterson who is not present, attorney bravani. i said michelle. we got michelle. >> i see here. >> and just a great group of lawyers. and i want to let you know who we have present

we would rather george be alive. but we celebrate that we, because young people, white and black, some castigated, many that are here tonight, marched and kept marching and kept going. many of them looked down, but they kept marching and wouldn't let this die. and this is an insurance to them. the war and the fight is not over. just two days from now, we're going to have to deal with the funeral of daunte wright in the same county, the same area. we still have cases to fight but this gives us the energy to fight on and we're determined that we will fight we make federal law for george floyd, justice in policing. the trial has put renewed the trial of derek chauvin has put a renewed focus on the experience of african—americans when it comes to law enforcement in the us. the issue has also been highlighted by the death of a black man near minneapolis after he was shot by police during a traffic stop. figures show that for african—americans, there's a much higher chance of being fatally shot relative to their overal