this is a george floyd trial. this is the george floyd trial. george floyd is not on trial. it's the trial of derek chauvin and should be printed and spoken about that way every single time we talk about it. this trial is about america being america for all americans. not just some of us, all americans. and it can be that way. and it should be that way. we have to take time now to think about what we want for our children and for our families. this family behind me is suffering and they have been suffering since the beginning of this thing and they're going to suffer long after all of you have gone and all of us are gone. what we want to do and what this trial can do is to make sure that no other families have to suffer in this manner. george floyd was murdered. he wasn't killed. he didn't die. he was murdered. and when a man is murdered, there should be retribution. there is no real justice in my opinion for a person who was murdered. you can never get his life back. his daughter will never get her father back. his broughts and sisters and nieces and nephews will never have

this is the george floyd trial. this is the george floyd trial. george floyd is not on trial. this is the trial of derek chauvin and it should be printed and spoken about that way every single time we talk about it. this trial is about america being america for all americans. not just some of us. all americans. and it can be that way and it should be that way. we have to take time now to think about what we want for our children and for our families. this family behind me is suffering and they've been suffering since the beginning of this thing and they're going to suffer long after all of you have gone and all of us are gone. what we want to do and this trial can do is make sure no other families have to suffer in this manner. george floyd was murdered. he wasn't killed. he didn't die. he was murdered. >> yep. >> when a man is murdered, there should be retribution. there's no real justice in my opinion for a person who was murdered. you can never get his life back. his daughter will never get a father back. his brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews will ever have that p

deeply for george floyd. some of us did, i did come as you watch that video he's panicked, he's terrified, he's hysterical. the question is why? the minneapolis police department does not have some fabled history of police brutality, it just doesn't. this certainly wasn't george floyd's first encounter with law enforcement. from 1997 to 2007, charges ranging from theft. george floyd barged into a woman's home and held a gun, it was a home invasion but he got five years in prison for participating in that. so he's been in custody before. why was george floyd on the verge of hysteria? the police officers wondered the same thing. you've got form nomadic foam around your mouth, said one cop. a bystander looking on said to george floyd "you are going to die of a heart attack. they asked floyd if he had taken drugs. >> no, nothing. >> let's go. >> are you on something right now, the police officer asks. no, says george floyd. but that wasn't close to true. according to the hennepin county medical examiner's office,

floyd's death he lived above the store and what we see in this footage is that george floyd is alert he's standing shopping he's waiting and this further establishes and reinforces the state's theory that george floyd was perfectly fine and that when derek show than acted that's what caused his death not any preexisting condition or anything else that george floyd was doing prior to the need to the neck how good of an approach has the prosecution accomplished so far in getting ahead of the defense's argument that really this was a person who died of of a causes and we did see a bit of a conversation about today in the court between the prosecution and christopher martin about mr martin's impressions of how shall we say a lot george floyd was. yes that's correct so you know the state right now is really trying to establish. that this was not an individual nor a circumstance that warranted that kind of force and response from the police officers from chauvin and so they are yesterday's testimony we heard from several by standards that felt threatened by the police officers and that's g

. >> for george floyd. >> and when you say for george floyd, did you see what happened to george floyd? >> yes. >> so i'm going to ask you some questions about that. >> okay. >> do you need a tissue or a break, just put up your hand and let me know. you can grab a tissue any time anytimeyou need one. so, i'm going to ask you some questions about that day, the day that all this happened. so, first things first. how did you come to be in the area; what were you doing that day? >> me and alyssa were going to get snacks. >> and where were you headed that today? >> to cup foods. >> when you say cup, is that cup foods? >> yes. >> you said you were with alyssa. and how did you get there? >> we drove there. >> and who drove, you or alyssa? >> alyssa. >> and where were you in the car, were you in the front passenger seat? >> yes. >> just the two of you together? >> yes. >> so, she was driving, you were in the passenger seat, you're headed to cup foods. what is the first thing you notice once you get into the area? >> we heard george floyd's voice yelling out for his mom and saying i can't breat

you said you're hear for george floyd and you're talking about seeing george floyd. did you know who he was at that time? >> no. >> after the fact did you learn -- >> yes. >> you now know him to be george floyd? >> yes. >> when you heard -- you said you heard voices getting louder. what prompted you to get out of the car? what made you get out of the car? >> i think it was kind of a gut feeling. >> when you said you heard voices getting louder, was there something about the tone or what was said that -- >> it sounded serious. >> okay. >> what made you think it was something serious? >> just the way everyone sounded. >> so, what did you do? >> i got out of the car and i walked up and that's when i saw george floyd unconscious. and derek on his neck. >> so, i'm going to break that down a little bit. you said you saw george floyd unconscious. what made you think that george floyd was unconscious when you saw him? >> he wasn't talking anybody and when we pulled up, he was talking. his eyes were closed. he wasn't moving. >> you said you saw derek on top of him? >> yes. >>

called it george floyd square. we visited that neighborhood a few weeks ago and walked around to see what it was like. the whole place was awful, it was not improved, it was much worse, nothing at that blm has done in the city of minneapolis has improved the lives of the people who live there. on saturday night a man was sho to death in that neighborhood. reporter for the washington examiner tried to get to george floyd square to find out what happened he couldn't, he was informed no white people were allowed in. so that is a snapshot of the equity that george floyd's deat has been used to. this second reason we're going to assess what exactly happened to george floyd is that it's likely that derek chauvin won't receive a fair trial. you not you may not care, but you should care. that should matter to you, ever american deserves a fair trial. that is the whole point of this country, equal justice under th law, there is no other point. but will chauvin have a fair trial? hundreds of activists have been steering down

seeing police and nail on the neck of george floyd.— of george floyd. why did you do that? because _ of george floyd. why did you do that? because i _ of george floyd. why did you do that? because i believed - of george floyd. why did you do that? because i believed i- of george floyd. why did you do i that? because i believed i witness of george floyd. why did you do - that? because i believed i witness a murden _ that? because i believed i witness a murden |f— that? because i believed i witness a murder. , ., ., ., murder. it is day two of the trial of a former _ murder. it is day two of the trial of a former officer _ murder. it is day two of the trial of a former officer derek - murder. it is day two of the trial. of a former officer derek chauvin, who faces murder charges. will also turn to myanmar. 2000 refugees have been turned back by thailand following air strikes near the border by the leaders of myanmar military coup. under is and restrictions eased in england, people look at how people can keep the risk of transmission law of cases of coronavirus begin to rise

it was the tragic death of george floyd. none of us can forget the images of the officer's knee to his neck where he said i can't breathe and ignored. after his death, the world awoke to daily indig nights and brutality that too many people, diss proportionately plaque, latino and indinnenous people face in their interactions with law enforcement. we value and respect the brave and police officers who put their lives on the line every day to protect us and our communities. most law enforcement do their jobs with dignity, selflessness and honor and deserving of our respect and honor to keep us safe. we must acknowledge there are too many exceptions. the reality for too many americans especially many black americans is that police officers are perceived as a threat to their liberties, their dignity and too often to their safety. our country's history of racism and racially motivated violence haupts our nation we have seen it in the covid deaths and economic inequality falls on the backs of african-americans and we see it in ha

. >> for george floyd. >> when you say for george floyd, did you see what happened to george floyd? >> yes. >> let's ask you some questions about that. >> okay. >> are you ready? >> yes. >> do you need a tissue or a break, let me know. >> going to ask you some questions about that day, the day in all this happened. first thing, how did you come to be in the area? what were you doing that day? >> we were going to get snacks. >> where were you head? >> two cups. >> is at cup foods? >> yes. >> you said you were with alyssa and how did you get that? >> drove there. >> who drove you are alyssa? >> alyssa. >> where were you in the car? the front passenger seat? >> yes. >> just the two of you? >> yes. >> she was driving, you were in the passenger seat, you're headed to cup foods, what is this first thing you notice 20 got to the area? >> george floyd voice yelling for his mom saying he can't breathe. >> did you notice, how soon did you notice what was going on? were you still driving up one this was going on? >> without being heard from the car? >> yes. >> what did you see as you are drivi

blackwell: you mention somebody named george floyd. did you know george floyd before me 25th? >> i can't hear. blackwell: did you know george floyd before? >> no. blackwell: you have never seen him? >> no. blackwell: when you came out to a your cousin was with you saw george floyd with their policeman there? >> yes. blackwell: you remember what they were doing quick. >> they were on top of george floyd. blackwell: do you recognize the policeman in exhibit 17? do you recognize this man? >> yes. blackwell: who was he? >> i don't remember. he was pushing his leg on george floyd. blackwell: is he in the courtroom today? >> no. >> is that the person you saw? >> yes. blackwell: he put on the neck of george floyd did he take it off of the neck? >> no. blackwell: we there when the ambulance came? >> yes. blackwell: tell us what happened when the ambulance came. >> they pushed him off of him. blackwell: they just push him off? >> they asked him nicely to get off of him. blackwell: what did they do? >> they still stayed on him. blackwell: than what did the ambulance people do? >> they h

floyd being taken into the patrol car by the police officers and you could hear george floyd saying what's going on what's going on at one point crying out for his mother. that is when the eye witness on the stand. who was there right outside the police car watching it as us actually at the time telling george floyd you know you're not going to win you're not going to win meaning don't try to argue with the police just get in the police car you're not going to win you're not going to win and as they were replaying that video and replaying that audio the eyewitness just broke down and you know they had to just pause for a minute and it was well over 20 seconds that he just had to regain his composure and i think that that just shows that the raw emotions of that day on may 25th nearly 10 months ago and he's eye witnesses that are now being asked to relive that moment. and it's difficult and i think you're seeing that on monday we saw it on tuesday we saw it and now we're seeing it again today this is being done by the prosecution to really try to bring the jurors to the scene. and le

off of george floyd? >> no. >> were you there when an ambulance came? >> yes. >> what happened when you saw an ambulance come? >> he asked the ambulance posh himmb off of him. >> p how did that happen did thy group to push him off or -- >> asked to get off of him. >> when they asked him nicely to get off of him, what did he do? >> still stayed on him. >> and then what happened after he still stayed on him what did the ambulance people. do? >> told him to get off of him. >> are you able to tell us having been there on this day seeing the office on top of george floyd, how did you feeling about that how did that affecter you? >> i was sad and kind of mad. >> and tell us why were you sad and mad? >> because it felt like he was stopping his breathing and kind of like hurting him. >> thank you, i won't ask you any other questions. >> i have no questions -- thank you. >> you can go you're excused with your testimony. thank you. >> you're welcome. your honor -- [silence]

floyd -- the murder of george floyd. what she revealed in her answer was accumulated trauma and worrying about not only what she saw but what it meant for the people she loves. this is the burden this trial carries. it is about a history of how black folk are treated by police and how the criminal justice system has failed them. and we heard it in her tears. my goodness. >> shaq, as you have been listening to this as well, how has the jury been reacting? >> translator: feel free-- >> reporter: feel free to stop me if they resume. but jurors were seen taking many notes. one juror looks more animated, looks shocked, has a furrowed brow. and there is a juror sitting there not as engaged. there are only two reporters in the room during testimony. these are reactions of the testimony from this morning. you get a sense they are listening closely. >> good porng r morning. first of all, tell us how old you are. >> nine. >> how old will you be by the end of next week? >> ten. >> what grade are you in? >> third. >> do you have a c

floyd's heart. you will also learn george floyd struggled with an opioid addiction. he struggled with it for years. you will learn he did not die of a drug overdose. he did not die from an opioid overdose. we are going to ask you find mr. show vin -- derek chauvin guilty for the excessive force. he put the knee on the neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds without regard for mr. floyd's life. we will ask if you find him guilty of murder in the second degree, murder in the third degree, second degree manslaughter. thank you. amy: there you have the special prosecutor jerry blackwell making his opening argument. if you can go further into this issue rying to say the george floyd did not die as the result of -- what one of the witness called a blood hold. that is so chilling and striking. he said that derek chauvin looked in his eyes. he acknowledged this bystander when he used that term. the defense trying to argue he had other reasons, the issue of opioid addiction for him to have died on that night. >> we all know, everyoneho watch that video, were it not for his encou

slowly and i've heard people say that this is the george floyd trial this is the george george floyd is not on trial for this to trial of dead chauvinist should be printed and spoken about that way every single time we talk about it this trial is about america being america for all americans not just some of us all americans can be that way and it should be that way we have to take time now to think about what we want for our children and for our families. this family behind me is suffering and they've been suffering since the beginning of this thing and they're going to suffer long after all of you have gone and all of us are gone. what we want to do and what this trial can do is to make sure that no other families have to suffer in this manner george boyd was murdered he wasn't killed he didn't die he was murdered i want a man is murdered there should be retribution there's no real justice in my opinion for a person who was murdered you can never get his life back his daughter will never get a father back his brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews will never have that person i

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george floyd. that means putting his knees upon his neck and his back grinding and crushing him until the very breath, know the very life was squeezed out of him. he was unarmed and that he had not threat and anyone in that mr. floyd was in handcuffs, completely in control point - - under control of the police and was defenseless. you will hear nine minutes 29 seconds the most important numbers you will hear in the trial. 929. what happened in the nine minutes 29 seconds when derek chauvin applied excessive force to the body of george floyd. >> minnesota special assistant jerry blackwell making the case against derek chauvin. now the attorneys also address the death of george floyd in his opening statement and here is what he had to say. >> the evidence will show doctor baker of the hennepin county medical examiner's office conducted the only autopsy and mr. floyd. you will hear of several interviews doctor baker had with law enforcement where he discusses the cause and manner of death what that ac

chauvin was putting more pressure on george floyd's neck? >> you could see like his foot movement, officer chauvin seemed comfortable with the majority of his weight balanced on top of mr. floyd's neck. >> captain, kneeling harder, digging and shoving his knee more. officers trained to do this for extended periods of time? >> no, they're not. that is no training that i've ever had or that i know has ever been given. you know, i know when you have a hold called a comply hold, when someone complies, you release your hold. you can also see, i think the witnesses stated that his feet are bent and his toes, you could tell he's twisting and putting more pressure. it is obvious. you can look at both his feet and tell he's putting more pressure on mr. floyd. >> doug jones, digging your knee into someone's neck after their hands are cuffed, what is the significance of that testimony, do you think? >> well, i think it's really important because remember, don, they don't have to prove -- to prove a murder charge under the charges he's faced, second and

you see how large george floyd was my son was a large man. they said because his heart was enlarged. they tried t blame the murder on the people who they murdered. but no matter what you are saying about them, with these conditions that they have, if you didn't step in his neck, if you didn't choke my son to death, he would not have died that day. and that is what we must remember. >> there is much more on the trial of derek chauvin on the bbc news website. in a few minutes on "outside source," we learn how the gulf state of qatar has no rise of dogs being abandoned and abused during the pandemic. ♪ the headf the world health organization is saying more investigation is needed into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. the w.h.o. is saying that its investigators, who released a final report after visiting china, founded difficult to access the data they needed. here is more from wuhan. reporter: the important thing is that this is very much the beginning of a process of trying to work out the origins of the coronavirus, if indeed they ev

now you mentioned someone named george floyd. >> yes. >> did you know george floyd before may 25th? >> i can't hear. >> could you say that again, you can't hear? >> no. >> had you ever met george floyd before going into cup foods that day? >> no. >> as far as you know had you ever seen him? >> no. >> now, when you came out to where your cousin was, and you saw george floyd was there a policeman there? >> yes. >> do you remember what the policeman or policemen were doing. >> putting a knee on the neck of george floyd. >> if i showed you a picture of a policeman -- why don't i just do that? let me ask you if you recognize the policeman in what's marked as exhibit 17. do you recognize this man? >> yes. >> who is he? >> i can't remember his name. >> do you remember what he was doing? how do you know him? >> he was putting a knee on the neck of george floyd. >> do you see him in the courtroom today? >> no. >> okay, how about him? >> yes. >> so is that the person that you saw? >> yes. >> so you saw a knee being put on the neck of george floyd. when was the knee taken -- did you see that t

they watched george floyd's treatment by the police. they watched in shock and they watched in horror. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. court just got out a few moments ago, but this was the most emotional and contentious day of testimony we have seen yet in this trial. the judge even scolded the last witness called for the day for arguing with the lawyers during questioning. the testimony we heard during the course of the day came from those who physically were as close to george floyd as they were allowed to be on may 25th, 2020, as he was laying down pinned to the pavement. the story of what happened may 25th, 2020, in minneapolis told today through the lens of eyewitnesss. >> i had already assessed that he had an altered level of consciousness. what i needed to know is whether or not he had a pulse anymore. >> reporter: genevieve hanson is an emt and was off duty on a walk when she ended up feet from george floyd as he was pinned under the knee of chauvin. wanting to help with, at the very least, chest compressions. >> when you coul

knee on george floyd's neck. without darnella frazier's video capturing the scene from beginning to end, there would have been lying police testimony by derek chauvin and others that george floyd was resisting arrest and that george floyd was physically dangerous when derek chauvin had his knee on george floyd's neck. police lies about resisting arrest always work. always. unless, as we first discovered in the rodney king case, there is video. like darnella frazier, other prosecution witnesses today reached for the words to describe not just george floyd's agony, but their own agony in watching george floyd be killed before their eyes. >> i believe i witnessed a murder. >> that is donald williams, who is a wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter. he can be heard on darnella frazier's video constantly telling derek chauvin to stop what he is doing, constantly trying to save george floyd's life just by using his voice against the deadly force being applied to george floyd's body. imagine the frustration, the agony

george floyd. we will bring them to you live in a few minutes. a bystander captured floyd's death on murder and it sparked outrage across the country and around the globe. that led to months of protest t. before today's legal proceedings began, members of george floyd's family took a knee outside the courthouse. chauvin faces a series of charges including unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter. this morning's opening statements follow several days of jury selection. cbs's jeff bagase is here with me. let's go right now to outside the courtroom because jamie is there in minneapolis. that courthouse now surrounded by an extraordinary amount of securi security. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we know $1 million has been spent by the city and state to fortify the courthouse. you can see the fencing behind me. you also see journalists moving towards the courthouse right now. when you were talking about george floyd's family taking a knee, that happened to the r

george floyd. that he put his knees upon his neck and his back, grinding and crushing him until the very breath, no, ladies and gentlemen, until the very life was squeezed out of him. you will learn that he was well aware that mr. floyd was unarmed, that mr. floyd had not threatened anyone, that mr. floyd was in handcuffs, he was completely in the control of the police. he was defenseless. you will learn what happened in that nine minutes and 29 seconds, the most important numbers you'll hear in this trial 929 what happened in those 9 minutes and 29 seconds when mr. derek chauvin was applying this excessive force to the body of mr. george floyd. >> that was the minnesota special assistant attorney general jerry blackwell making the case against derek chauvin. now, the attorney for derek chauvin also addressed the death of george floyd in his opening statement. here is what he had to say. >> the evidence will show then that dr. andrew baker of the hennepin county medical examiner's office conducted

i think that george floyd deserves better. and also, what you have to understand as you watch this trial, and i hope everyone will keep in mind that when you and i talk about issues like this, we're speaking at a very high level about the way the law works. that's not the way the law works in a courtroom, though. it's not as though people read the law, then decide what they're going to do. people figure out what they're going to do, then look to a way to justify it by using the law. and that's what you saw with that 2019 arrest video. supposedly it relates to the cause of death in this case and as ridiculous as that sounds, we're going to have an argument in this trial over what caused george floyd's death. underlying health issues or drug use or derek chauvin's knee on his neck for nine minutes. the answer is obvious but that's the justification that judge cahill gave for presenting a video where now the jury will hear that george floyd was arrested before. they're going to see a photograph of drugs in his vehicle when he was

now you mention someone named george floyd. >> yeah. >> did you know george floyd before may 25? >> i can't hear? >> could you say that again? you can't hear? >> no. >> have you ever met george floyd before you came out of cup foods that day? >> no. >> as far as you know had you ever seen him? >> no. >> now, when you came out to where your cousin was and you saw george floyd, was there a policeman there? >> yeah. >> do you remember what a policeman or policemen were doing? >> putting any on george floyd. >> if i showed you a picture of a policeman, why don't i just do that? let me ask you if you recognize a policeman and what is marked as exhibit 17? did you recognize this man? >> yes. >> who is he? >> i can't remember his name. >> do you remember what he was doing? how do you know him? >> he was putting his me on the neck of george floyd. >> do you see them in the courtroom today? >> no. >> okay. how about him? >> yes. >> all right. so is that the person that you saw? >> yes. >> so you saw a knee being put on the neck of george floyd. when was the need -- did you see the knee wa

their defense is that chauvin literally did not kill george floyd, that george floyd died because of a lethal combination of drugs, illegal drugs, and his serious pre-existing health conditions. the toxicology report found drugs in floyd's system. the medical examiner says the cause of floyd's death was homicide. but that's a medical term, not a legal term. and importantly, the medical examiner does not say that floyd died of asphyxiation but rather that what chauvin did, his act of putting his knee on floyd's neck caused floyd to have a heart attack. but at the time of floyd's death, choke holds and neck restraints were allowed in minneapolis, although they have since been banned. >> all fair points. i want to widen out a little bit, and for professor, take a listen to george floyd's brother. something that's happened in the law in the last several decades is a greater protection of what are called victims' impact statements and victim's role in the courtroom. it's a particularly acute issue in the black community because so much of the violence is coming from the state. and so we h

floyd's neck right the behavior of both george floyd and the behavior of the police. that's right we have all seen that viral video of george floyd down on the ground for what police prosecutors say is 9 minutes and 29 seconds but this is all the stuff that happened before that and that's crucially important because it shows a gradual escalation by police on this incident that's what the prosecutors intend to show the defense will try to use this information to try to suggest that george floyd was resisting police and that's why that last little video is key. in that video we see the police approach to the car and then one person gets out on the right side and then george floyd does not get out and the police officers pull him from the vehicle we don't know what was said there we don't know what the interaction was but in the united states where police officer ask you to get out of your car and you don't there is generally a very strong reaction to that and that's what we saw here. so that might give the defense a little bit to work with but also what we don't see is

george _ george floyd as a human being? george floyd as a human being? george floyd was objectified, he was dehumanized and it made it very easy for a police _ dehumanized and it made it very easy for a police officer to place his knee — for a police officer to place his knee on— for a police officer to place his knee on his neck for almost nine minutes— knee on his neck for almost nine minutes while he was saying i cannot breathe _ minutes while he was saying i cannot breathe and — minutes while he was saying i cannot breathe and calling for his mother. and just _ breathe and calling for his mother. and just put his hands in his pockets _ and just put his hands in his pockets and look away. and and just put his hands in his pockets and look away. and that is what we heard _ pockets and look away. and that is what we heard from _ pockets and look away. and that is what we heard from the _ pockets and look away. and that is what we heard from the family - what we heard from the family lawyer, benjamin crump, outside of the courthouse saying it is

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chauvin put a knee on george floyd's neck then it was the defense's turn focusing on george floyd acting like he was high and asking christopher martin why he turned away another person, having turned down another counterfeit bill that day. but he accepted the one from george floyd he said he thought george floyd did not know it was counterfeit. that is another detail we did not know we go to gabe gutierrez who is in minneapolis, and former prosecutor paul butler he's also the author of "chokehold." gabe, my understanding is you have breaking news about one of the jurors what can you tell us >> reporter: hi there, katy if you're watching our coverage on msnbc, you might remember there was a five-minute break that was scheduled abruptly taken this morning right after that surveillance video was played, but that break actually took much longer we're now getting new information from a pool note from one of the reporters inside the courtroom because of covid protocols, one of the jurors actually suffered a stress-related reaction, and she admitted she's having trouble sleeping i want to read

george floyd. that he put his knee on his neck and his back, grinding and crushing him until the very breath, no, ladies and gentlemen, until the very life was squeezed out of him. you will learn that he was well aware that mr. floyd was unarmed and mr. floyd had not threaten anyone. mr. floyd was in handcuffs and in the control of police. he was defenseless. >> telling jurors a dispatcher was so disturbed by what happened that she called the police on the police. >> you will learn that there was a dispatcher, her name was genna scurry. she's going to come and talk to you also. there was a fixed police officer that was screened on this particular scene. you will see what she saw was so unusual that for her so undisturbing -- sorry, so disturbing that she did something she had never done. she called the police on the police, a 911 dispatcher. she called sergeant david blinker who's going to come to testify. she called him to report what she saw because it was just that disturbing. she saw a man lite

george floyd. that he put his knee on his neck and his back, grinding and crushing him until the very breath, no, ladies and gentlemen, until the very life was squeezed out of him. you will learn that he was well aware that mr. floyd was unarmed and mr. floyd had not threaten anyone. mr. floyd was in handcuffs and in the control of police. he was defenseless. >> telling jurors a dispatcher was so disturbed by what happened that she called the police on the police. >> you will learn that there was a dispatcher, her name was genna scurry. she's going to come and talk to you also. there was a fixed police officer camera that was screened on this particular scene. she could see what was going on. you will see what she saw was so unusual that for her so undisturbing -- sorry, so disturbing that she did something she had never done. she called the police on the police, a 911 dispatcher. she called sergeant david blinker who's going to come to testify. she called him to report what she saw because it was

floyd before george floyd took his last breaths. >> he was. he was. sara, thank you, and i agree with you. every day we say that was the most powerful testimony. that was the most powerful testimony we have seen over the course of the last three days. thank you very much. commissioner ramsey, let me go to you on just the point about mr. mcmillan, the witness' interaction with derek chauvin five days prior, just what he says to him you go back to your family, i go back to mine and then the juxtaposition of, you know, calling him a maggot. i mean, just to me that speaks to how he views police in minneapolis. what do you think of that? >> well, i hope it doesn't reflect how he views police in minneapolis because i think it's important throughout this trial, as bad as it is, derek chauvin does not represent every man and woman in the minnesota police department, minneapolis police department nor does he represent the profession of policing. i know we see a lot of viral video about bad acts committed by police, but there are 8100,000 cops in the un

floyd system, showing they are going to try to put george floyd himself on trial here, which is something the family had warned about. interesting with the first witness that you heard from there, they went through a lot of mechanics of what it is to be a 911 dispatcher, and just before lunch we got to the point of it, which is that she thoht something was going badly wrong, enough to the extent that she felt she had to go behind the back of the officers on the scene and call a sergeant on duty in that particular precinct to warn him that there might be a problem. something she said she had not done before. the defense will get a chance to cross-examine her after lunch, but you can see the building block there of the prosecution side of some concerns, some unease among those professionals around the situation about what was unfolding on the corner of chicago avenue and 38th. >> help us understand the structure of the trial as it plays out in the coming weeks >> it's her traditional trial in the since the prosecution puts the case and the defense does its case and it gets to crossings -- c

floyd's life he did so with indifference and that led to george floyd's death and for that they say he should go to prison ok john thank you so much we'll cross back to you a little later on john giving us an update from minneapolis where the trial has now commenced let's speak to ronald solomon who's a professor of law and the director of criminal justice institute at harvard law school he's joining us from newton that's in massachusetts thanks very much for speaking to us on al-jazeera so we understand that the court is now taking 20 minute break in and the 1st day of the trial of derek chauvin from what you heard from the prosecution's case let's talk about the prosecution 1st what do you make of the essence of the strategy that they're going to be putting forward. i thought the prosecution did an excellent job and their strategy clearly is to show that within this 9 minute and 29 2nd frame dear children had decisions to make at some point within that time frame he could have removed his knee so it's very important he said that we're going to hear information about use of force i

it was the tragic death of george floyd. none of us can forget the images of the officer's knee to his neck where he said i can't breathe and ignored. after his death, the world awoke to daily indig nights and brutality that too many people, diss proportionately plaque, latino and indinnenous people face in their interactions with law enforcement. we value and respect the brave and police officers who put their lives on the line every day to protect us and our communities. most law enforcement do their jobs with dignity, selflessness and honor and deserving of our respect and honor to keep us safe. we must acknowledge there are too many exceptions. the reality for too many americans especially many black americans is that police officers are perceived as a threat to their liberties, their dignity and too often to their safety. our country's history of racism and racially motivated violence haupts our nation we have seen it in the covid deaths and economic inequality falls on the backs of african-americans and we see it in ha

george floyd seemingly part of the prosecution's plan tohumanize george floyd, as we watch him mill around the store. this witness here, christopher martin, testifying that he had a conversation with george floyd and in that moment, he said he thought that george floyd was high it took him a little bit of time to answer his question, but i think what really stands out here is this idea that george floyd's friend earlier in the day tried to purchase an item inside this store with fake bills, with counterfeit bills. and christopher martin testified that he didn't sell it to him because it looked like he was scheming fast forward a little bit into the day when george floyd goes to make that purchase of that pack of cigarettes and christopher martin's testimony was that he didn't believe that george floyd knew that the money he was spending, that $20 bill, was fake he went ahead and sold it to him. it was only after george floyd left to go back into his vehicle that he thought maybe i should tell my manager about this, or else that was going to have to come out of his paycheck his manag

george floyd died. he should be prosecuted. holding officers accountable, qualified immunity, means the ability to sue the officers and holding the officer personally responsible and section 242. those have from the very beginning been the two sticking points. there has to be a way to show that we can hold officers accountable. otherwise, how do you stop this from occurring? >> congresswoman bass, we appreciate your time and your perspective. you have to run. keep us posted on the legislation. we want to follow that part of the story very closely. long after this trial is over. congresswoman karen bass from california. still have reverend al sharpton. i know you spent time with the family there this morning in minneapolis. first of all, how are they doing? how are they holding up? how are they girding for the next three or four weeks what they're going to have to hear and witness all over again in that courtroom? >> it has been a very painful morning for the family. i have gotten to know the family members. i did eulogies at tw

the killing of george floyd sparked anger across the world bringing hundreds of thousands to the streets with demands for racial justice and now a court in minneapolis has been showing the last moments of the unarmed black man's life from the perspective of the police officers who arrested him in often the stressing recordings from their body cameras the jury witnessed floyd encounter the officers including their children who is on trial for his murder. of those who was the only. one r.c.t. . where. i don't know. the knockout. and then another scene had before chauvin to on his neck floyd pleaded with officers. another. person how do you argue that. we are not i don't want the we i want not we. i don't want the program. or the film of floyd being pinned on the show vince nina's final moments was too much for one witness no no no. but it was. the real. charles mcmillan was a passing motorist who stopped and tried to persuade floyd to give himself up to police he broke down in court when asked to relive the day's events saying that he had felt helpless. and the court also heard from christ