hello, this is outside source on bbc news full viewers in the uk and around the world. protests against police brutality continue to sweep gci’oss police brutality continue to sweep across america over the death at the unarmed black man, george floyd. mr floyd's brother joined a unarmed black man, george floyd. mr floyd's brotherjoined a prayer vigil at the scene of his death in minneapolis. what's what's his name? george floyd! and we will be live in

minneapolis where the lawyer representing the family of george floyd it is releasing the results in an independent autopsy. countries gci’oss independent autopsy. countries across the world are starting to ease their lockdown is, including what brazil, the worst hit country by coronavirus in latin america. and we look at the ethics of the pandemic in the classroom as children return to school in england with the new social distancing rules. welcome to the programme, thank you for in the next few minutes, we are expecting the release of... the person who killed george floyd, and we are going to show you some footage of his arrest, an event that sparked the worst u nrest an event that sparked the worst unrest in america for generations. it was this that that edge that went viral, showing three police officers kneeling on the unarmed mr floyd, with the white police officer's me on his neck. mr floyd can be heard

saying, please, ican‘t on his neck. mr floyd can be heard saying, please, i can't breathe! several times. a police officer in question has been charged with killing george floyd and the court appearances have been delayed by a week. george floyd's brother, terence, has been speaking at the scene of his arrest. the line in every case of police brutality the same thing has been happening. y'all protest, y'all destroy stuff and they don't move. you know why they don't move? because it's not their stuff, it is our stuff, so they want us to destroy our stuff! they not going to move! so let's do this another way. that's right, brother. let's do this another way! cheering and applause oui’ our reporter is in new york for us. and overnight, violent scenes, the worst in america has seen in decades

now and clearly the situation is very much on edge as we are now awaiting the results of this autopsy. in an absolutely, i am here in the soho in new york city and you can see behind mejust in the soho in new york city and you can see behind me just some of these stores that were vandalised and looted, and i can tell you just walking around soho all morning and all afternoon there are clues here boarding up the stores... we are going to have to interrupt you because the results are now being announced by the committee there and the attorney general that has gathered to represent george floyd's family. unless you're wilson, who is the director of autopsy and forensic sciences at the university of michigan, and we have won it the most renowned forensic scientists in the world living today, piece is not the absence of tension, but the

presence of justice. and not the absence of tension, but the presence ofjustice. and we believe truth will help lead to justice and so, despite how painful these autopsy findings are, especially for george floyd's family, we think it is essential that the truth comes out about the manner and exact manner and science as to how george floyd was killed. and even though this is going to be very emotional, we still would implore people across america who are protesting for justice, who are standing with the family of george floyd, to follow

the example of george. there are many social media posts that george had released when he was alive that he proclaimed piece. he proclaimed that it should be peaceful protest, during baltimore he claimed it should be peaceful protests, during sacramento he protect claims that there should be peaceful protests and his family tells me that, had george been alive today, and it was some other person unarmed, nonthreatening person of colour who had been unnecessarily and

unjustifiably and senselessly killed by the police, that george would be right now praying for peace. and so, what you are going to hear from these renowned pathologists is essentially george died because he needed a breath. he needed a breath ofair. so needed a breath. he needed a breath of air. so i needed a breath. he needed a breath ofair. so i implore you needed a breath. he needed a breath of air. so i implore you all tojoin his family in taking a breath, taking a breath forjustice, taking a breath for peace, taking a breath for our country, but more importantly taking a breath for george, since he didn't get the opportunity to take a breath. for

george floyd, the ambulance was his hearse. beyond question, he would be alive today if not for the pressure applied to his neck by five officers, derek chauvin and the strain on his body from the to additional officers. they were kneeling on his back. what we know is that george was living, breathing, talking until we see those officers restrain him while he is face down in handcuffs with officer derek chauvin having his

knee lodged into his neck for over eight minutes, almost nine minutes and the other officers having both his knees lodged into his back and the doctors were explaining the significance of that as to the cause and manner of death. on the family, we understand the righteous anger we are seeing play out on our streets across the country. we support the activism and energy of the people who want to make sure we achieve change and we hope these assets continue —— these efforts continue, but the violence is absolutely unacceptable. they are unacceptable to george and they must be unacceptable to george and they must be u na cce pta ble to to george and they must be unacceptable to us. now, this is going to be very emotional and we

know it is going to have an effect on society. remember, we are starting to memorialise george this week and so his family would ask that you bear that in mind as we all try to take a breath for george. the reason why i said earlier that that ambulance was essentially a hearse for george floyd, because based on all apparent evidence, george was dead on the scene. the medics, based on the emt report that we have in our possession, performed a post checks several times —— like checks several times, finding none and he was shocked, but george's condition

did not change. they delivered him to the hospital, continued insulation, but that last report was that the patient was still pulseless. the ambulance was a hearse. at this time, you will hear from my co—counsel, who is going to talk about some of the legal culpable aspects of this matter and then we will get to the findings. good afternoon, everybody. doctor

wilson and doctor biden, thank you very much. it is my honour to be the attorneys representing the family of george floyd. make no mistake about it, this case is about the minneapolis police department and derek chauvin and the shameless stand by police officers who were on scene, who had every opportunity to stop and prevent a senseless death. a needless one. they were compliant with derek chauvin, who had his knee on george's neck. this was a brutal and public display of an eight minute prolonged death. this was the lowest level of human respect and dignity that any community should ever have to endure. what this really was was the weight of the

minneapolis police department on george's neck. and what you are going to hear from the doctors is that there were two actual physical mechanisms that were in place that caused george floyd's death. as ben alluded to, not only was the knee on george's neck a cause of his death, but so was the weight of the other two police officers on his back, who not only prevented blood flow into his brain, but also air into his lungs. that makes all of those offices on scene criminally liable and without a doubt civilly responsible. had the minnesota police department instituted the reforms it promised it would when it

came to choke holds and restraints, george would be alive. that is because the minnesota police department, through its custom, practices and policies, failed to train its police officers, failed to discipline police officers like derek chauvin, kept them there, kept them on the scene, kept them on the police department. the minneapolis police department. the minneapolis police department promised that it would train its police officers on choke holds and restraints. it promised that back as long as 2013, and it failed to do it. what you see on the video is exactly what happened. those police officers where the proximate cause of george floyd's death. and that is what you're going to hear in medical terminology from the doctors who will speak after me. this represents

extreme and systemic failures on the pa rt of extreme and systemic failures on the part of the minneapolis police department. opportunities, not only that they had on the day that this happened, but for years and years, to eliminate the institutional bias and racism against people of colour. george floyd was pronounced guilty before they even knew what he did. he was a nonviolent offender. from what we know, it was a $20 counterfeit bill. and what did bt ta ke counterfeit bill. and what did bt take place ? counterfeit bill. and what did bt take place? you saw in action the blue shield. that police officer who stood in front and watched while the other three police officers held him down is culpable too. that is the blue shield in action. there was no

prevention on anyone's part to save george's life. sometime tomorrow, you are also going to hear from a brave man. one of the witnesses he was on scene. brave man. one of the witnesses he was on scene. he is going to speak to you also. he is going to speak to you because he was within feet of what was happening. he watched a public execution unfold because those officers knew that by continuing to restrain and choke, that they could end a life. a grade school child understands the basics, that if you continue to choke a human being that you will end a life. this brave young man will speak to you tomorrow about what he saw, about to george, about what he was feeling as he knew he was dying, calling for his mother. make no

mistake, as! calling for his mother. make no mistake, as i said earlier, this is not only about derek chauvin and those police officers, this is about the minneapolis police department and its policies. ladies and gentlemen, this death will not be in vain. there will be permanent and lifelong lasting change as a result of george's death. we will not let that go on escaped. thank you. thank you so much. i am very honoured to stand with you as a very capable lawyer that, with our team of expert legal minds will getjustice for justice, for george floyd. it is

imperative that we understand as we all demand justice that we have to look, not only at the video that tells us in common sense what happened, but that with the forensic science because it is critical and one should not suggest that we didn't see what we saw, and what we saw should be consistent with what the science purports. as my fellow attorney and i have said, that ambulance was a hearse. why was this? because not only beat me to his neck, but also the knees to his

back ——i his neck, but also the knees to his back —— i could not only be knee to his neck, but also the ones to his back that compressed his lungs and frustrated then being able to contract and take in and out. so evenif contract and take in and out. so even if there is an opinion that there was no harm to his trachea, thatis there was no harm to his trachea, that is not conclusive in any way as to what caused his death. these doctors are going to explain it to you as the medical professionals they are, but as a simple person being a voice for equaljustice, trying to tell the people who watch that video, that horrific video, where everybody else can see that they were killing him except the police. or did they know they were killing him? you can look at the

knees to the back as we have all looked at the knees to his neck because they are both significant. mr floyd's death was a homicide by the officers who taunted him while holding him down for more than eight minutes and the office assisted by by doing nothing, as you said, was a physical blue shield. the blue shield we always talk about in the black community. a living symbol of the code of silence from these suggested good offices, seeing that officers brutalise us, but saying nothing. —— magazine bad offices. thank god, there were witnesses and

video on that night. as george struggled for breath. at this time, iam struggled for breath. at this time, i am honoured to introduce a new voice from the medical field i am honoured to introduce a new voice from the medicalfield in these type of matters. i know doctor biden and i have worked on several of these matters together, but today it is my pleasure to introduce you all to doctor wilson, director of autopsy and sciences at the university of michigan. good afternoon. we acknowledge that additional information, including toxicology and further investigation are necessary for a final report. however, the evidence is consistent

with chemical asphyxia as the cause of death and a homicide as the manner of death. second autopsy is, in certain cases, can be very important to confirm and or dispute the original diagnosis. to answer those unanswered questions. to collect and document evidence. and most importantly, to determine the cause and manner of death. second autopsies do have their limitations, while beneficial, as we are not seen the tissues in their original state and some items may have been capped by the original pathologist. without acknowledgement, we feel those items will not change or alter the primary cause of death of mechanical asphyxia. thank you. thank you

doctor wilson. incredibly honoured to have you do this autopsy on behalf of the floyd family. it means a lot, more than you know, to them and many of us. at this time, i will call a man that really needs no introduction, doctor michael biden is one of the foremost forensic scientists in the world alive today. he has worked on some of the most high—profile autopsies in the modern era. he has a background in doing forensic pathology, not only for the police departments, but also for the social justice

police departments, but also for the socialjustice engineers like myself and tony. i can go on and on about doctor michael baden, but i think it best to hear him explain the autopsy and put it in context, as only the great doctor michael baden can. doctor baden. thank you. the autopsy shows that mr floyd had no underlying medical problem that caused or contributed to his death. this is confirmed by information provided to doctor wilson and myself from the family. he was in good health. the compressive pressure of the neck and back are not seen at

autopsy because the pressure has been released by the time the body comes to the medical examiner's office. it can only be seen, serious compressive pressure on the neck and back can only be seen while the pressure is being applied or when, as in this instance, it is captured on video. and in this instance, we can see after a little bit less than four minutes that mr floyd is motionless, lifeless, and when the e and s arrive and put him on a stretcher without any cpr at that time, during the ambulance trip, he did not respond to cpr and did not

respond to cardiac shock. you are watching bbc news, where we are bringing to you live the independent findings ofan bringing to you live the independent findings of an autopsy of george floyd from minneapolis. we are currently listening to doctor michael baden that had previously doctor wilson, who confirmed that the cause of death for george floyd was mechanical asphyxia. respiration preventing the ability to breathe by an external pressure, that being of the police officer, derek chauvin, and also to the other police officers who, we understand, were restraining george floyd in his back. questions are now being asked, of course, on now who will be responsible, as we know that derek chauvin is facing another court appearance ina chauvin is facing another court appearance in a week's time that has been delayed. but the attorney general there is calling for, not

only the other police officers present at the scene, but in fact the minneapolis police department, to be held responsible for george floyd's death. we will bring you more on this, stay with us here on bbc news. another bone dry and sunny day again today. there is some good news on the horizon for gardeners and growers. we are expecting a bit of rainfall, not an awful lot, but it is heading our way and on top of thatis is heading our way and on top of that is going to turn a bit cooler in the coming days. in the short—term, we can see no rain clouds in the uk, but there are changes taking place in the far north and watch what happens over the next few days. the warm air is replaced by a colder, northerly wind and certainly by the time you get to thursday and friday those temperatures will be a lot lower. we are talking around 12—17d. how much rental are we going to get? the

truth as it is going to be very hit and miss. initially, they will be some rain across scotland on tuesday, but after that it will be very hit and miss across the rest of the uk, so no wide spread rainfall predicted at this stage. it is quite on the weather front at the moment, a case of clear skies by early on tuesday morning temperatures will be in the range of 7—1ad, so relatively mild. here is tuesday's weather, big high pressure across the atlantic stretching into western parts of europe and an awkward weather front to stop on the periphery of this high pressure. that does mean they will be some cloud across scotland during the course of tuesday, the possibility of some rainfall and you can see much fresher and getting into northern scotland, 12 in stornoway, but still into the low 20s for glasgow and edinburgh. come the middle part of the week, we have this low pressure and a weather front sitting on top of the uk. overall, that does mean a much

cloudier day right across the board and you can see where the winds are coming from, straight out of the north, so much fresher and establishing itself across the uk and the possibility of some patchy rain, may be some showers across the south or south—west of the country. quite a bit cooler, only 11 in aberdeen and may be just about 20 degrees in london. i thursday, those temperatures will be lower, about 16 degrees in london and barely making double figures across the far north of the uk. and you can see that towards the end of the week, we keep those temperatures in teams, but predominately still talking about dry weather.

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