this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones with special coverage of the trial of derek chauvin for the murder of george floyd. when the jewellery, find the defendant guilty. they found him guilty after they found him kneeling on his neck. the support welcomed the verdict outside the minneapolis court and shortly after the verdict, president biden gave his reaction.— his reaction. george floyd's lea his reaction. george floyd's legacy will _ his reaction. george floyd's legacy will not _ his reaction. george floyd's legacy will not be _ his reaction. george floyd's legacy will not be about - his reaction. george floyd's legacy will not be about his| legacy will not be about his death— legacy will not be about his death but what we must do in his memory.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the former police officer derek chauvin has been found guilty of two charges of murder and one of manslaughter in the death of george floyd, the african—american man hip into the ground for more than 90 minutes last may. the historic outcome at a court in minneapolis comes after a three—week trial and is seen as a landmark test of police accountability and a pivotal moment in us race relations. a warning, you may find some images in our report upsetting. history turns on these kinds of moment than in the trial of

derek chauvin it was notjust america are yearning to know the outcome but also the wider world. on the second day of its deliberations, thejury deliberations, the jury delivered its deliberations, thejury delivered its verdict stop for yellow verdict count one, where the jury in regard to second intentional murderfind the jury in regard to second intentional murder find the defendant guilty.— intentional murder find the defendant guilty. count two, we find third-degree _ defendant guilty. count two, we find third-degree murder, - find third—degree murder, perpetrating a dangerous act, find the defendant guilty. count three, we the jury, second degree manslaughter, copper jewel second degree manslaughter, copperjewel negligence find the defendant guilty. the most emotive evidence _ the defendant guilty. the most emotive evidence was - the defendant guilty. the most emotive evidence was the - the defendant guilty. the most| emotive evidence was the video of george floyd's killing, pictures that show the brutality of the white police officer, found that revealed hard george floyd uttered the words "i can't breathe" almost 30 times. shocking video that

in the midst of a global pandemic went viral. police brutality, a disease america has never cured. even as the jury has never cured. even as the jury was considering its verdict, protesters congregated outside the court. not since oj simpson has it been such as the focus of concentration and concern. and it even brought about an extraordinary presidential intervention, joe biden describing how he'd telephoned the floyd family last night. they're a good family, and they're calling for peace and tranquility no matter what that verdict is. i'm praying the verdict is the right verdict, which is... i think it's overwhelming in my view. minneapolis looks like a garrison town. the boots of 3,000 members of the national guard are on the streets. cities across america are boarding up, in the knowledge this verdict will reverberate throughout the land. the spot where george floyd was killed felt early on this morning like the eye

of a brewing storm. for activists, this whole area has become a landmark of inequality, a haunting reminder of america's racial breach. will this guilty verdict calm the angry mood? will it bring a sense ofjustice? nick bryant, bbc news, minneapolis. us vice president kamala harris spoke to the american people following the verdict.- spoke to the american people following the verdict. today we feel a sigh _ following the verdict. today we feel a sigh of— following the verdict. today we feel a sigh of really. _ following the verdict. today we feel a sigh of really. still, - feel a sigh of really. still, it cannot take away the pain. a measure ofjustice is not the same as equaljustice. this verdict brings us a step closer and the fact is we still have work to do. we still must reform of the system. last summer, together with senator cory booker and representative karen bass, i introduced the george floyd justice and policing act. this bill would hold law

enforcement accountable and help build trust between law enforcement and our communities. 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. shortly after that president biden gave his reaction. fix, biden gave his reaction. a guilty verdict does not bring back— guilty verdict does not bring back george. but, through the family's pain, they're finding purpose so george's legacy will not just be about his death but about what we must do in his memory. i also spoke to gianna, george's young daughter again. when i met her last year and i said this before

at his funeral, i told her how brave i thought she was. and i knelt down and held her hand. i said, daddy is looking down on you, he's so proud. she said to me then and i'll neverforget it, "daddy changed the world". i told her this afternoon daddy did change the world. let that be his legacy, a legacy of peace not violence, of justice. the bbc�*s larry madowo has been in minneapolis throughout the trial, spending time at the place where george floyd was murdered. he described the reaction when the guilty verdict came in. there has been a collective sigh of relief here in george floyd square. murdered and we saw some tears, somejubilation.

anger but also a realisation that there is a lot more work to be done. over here, when the announcement was made, somebody shouted, �*guilty�* and then the applause spontaneously broke out. lam i am feeling a sense of urgency. we have to teddy system _ urgency. we have to teddy system down in order for there to be _ system down in order for there to be real_ system down in order for there to be realjustice in order for there — to be realjustice in order for there to _ to be realjustice in order for there to be real safety our streets _ there to be real safety our streets and they're not to be this— streets and they're not to be this fear— streets and they're not to be this fear of the people that are supposed to be protecting us. are supposed to be protecting us i_ are supposed to be protecting us i had _ are supposed to be protecting us. i had the county attorney say that _ us. i had the county attorney say that this is not a trial against _ say that this is not a trial against the police. it should be. against the police. it should be it— against the police. it should be. it should be a trial against _ be. it should be a trial against the system of policing because — against the system of policing because it is a system of policing _ because it is a system of policing that gave derek chauvin the power, the courage, the authority to do what he did~ — the authority to do what he did~ had _ the authority to do what he did. had it not been on

videotape, those same officers and achieve who defended this, you know. _ and achieve who defended this, you know, this firing of him would — you know, this firing of him would not _ you know, this firing of him would not have done that. for our viewers — would not have done that. fr?" our viewers around the world, what is wrong with the system? the fact it was built on white supremacy, built on protecting the interests of the people in power~ — the interests of the people in power. and it was built on a pressing _ power. and it was built on a pressing black people and people of colour. —— oh pressing _ people of colour. -- oh pressing-— people of colour. -- oh pressing. people of colour. -- oh ”ressin. , �* pressing. president biden said that it is a _ pressing. president biden said that it is a stain _ pressing. president biden said that it is a stain but _ pressing. president biden said that it is a stain but he - pressing. president biden said that it is a stain but he also i that it is a stain but he also said that it is change the world. , , ., world. true, but they have known this _ world. true, but they have known this all _ world. true, but they have known this all along - world. true, but they have known this all along and i world. true, but they have i known this all along and have done — known this all along and have done nothing substantial to combat _ done nothing substantial to combat it, to combat it, that is the — combat it, to combat it, that is the biggest stain.- is the biggest stain. many --eole is the biggest stain. many peeple here _ is the biggest stain. many people here say _ is the biggest stain. many people here say the - is the biggest stain. many people here say the work| people here say the work to be done is still significant, there is a lot more that we need to do —— oppression. what needs to be done to fix the system you talk about? taste needs to be done to fix the system you talk about? we need to net rid

system you talk about? we need to get rid of— system you talk about? we need to get rid of qualified _ to get rid of qualified immunity, we need to get rid of those _ immunity, we need to get rid of those arbitration awards where there _ those arbitration awards where there is— those arbitration awards where there is a — those arbitration awards where there is a police officer that gets— there is a police officer that gets fired and reinstated because of this board, and an entirely— because of this board, and an entirely new system. policing needs— entirely new system. policing needs to _ entirely new system. policing needs to be done away with, public— needs to be done away with, public safety needs to be enacted, so this model of warrior style training, this style — warrior style training, this style of— warrior style training, this style of coming into our communities as if they are dealing _ communities as if they are dealing with an enemy instead of a people who look to them for safety and protection,. there _ for safety and protection,. there is— for safety and protection,. there is a _ for safety and protection,. there is a woman wearing a hat saying defund the police, there was an attempt at that in minneapolis and is this what you are suggesting? i’m you are suggesting? i'm suggesting _ you are suggesting? i'm suggesting we _ you are suggesting? i'm suggesting we recreate the system _ suggesting we recreate the system so it works for all people _ system so it works for all people. policing is not working for all— people. policing is not working for all people. it has not worked _ for all people. it has not worked for all people, it works for the — worked for all people, it works for the ruling class and white supremacy structure, it needs to work— supremacy structure, it needs to work for the entire population of america.

qualified immunity comes up again and again and it allows police huge latitude for any debts on duty and at least in the case of derek chauvin, they did not work for him and he has been found guilty on all three charges —— deaths and the community are collaborating and some people speaking at the square. we can now speak to officer tatum, and we will talk about the wider issues in a moment but we want your reaction to the conviction. first of all, i think most of what i heard on the broadcast here is confusing, we are living in the twilight zone, this conviction in my opinion did nothing for the country. people are living a lie. this is one police officer, one person in the community, they found him guilty and this was

the swiftest justice found him guilty and this was the swiftestjustice in my life, the day after the film came out he was arrested and tried and ten hours of deliberation he was convicted. i'm not really sure why people are acting like it is monumental. also, he did not get a fair trial in my personal opinion, there was a lot of obstruction, they paid out the family $27 million before the jury was elected, they will have a case an appeal and i don't know why people are celebrating and white is such a focal point other than people are making a lot of money from the pain of a family.— the pain of a family. firstly ou are the pain of a family. firstly you are objecting _ the pain of a family. firstly you are objecting to - the pain of a family. firstly you are objecting to things| you are objecting to things around the child, and now that there is a conviction, we should park that but secondly, you are upset that there is amalgamation of a wider sense of a landmark case and the specific court case?- of a landmark case and the specific court case? yeah, this is not a landmark _ specific court case? yeah, this is not a landmark case. this i specific court case? yeah, this is not a landmark case. this isj is not a landmark case. this is a political agenda. they are pushing lies in the country. policing in america is not

inherently racist, we don't live in a racist country, this was an interaction between a police officer who did the wrong thing and a black man on drugs high, resisting as it rested and ended up being healed by the police officer, simple as it can be. the president of the united states got out and made a full of himself trying to promote racism in a simple police encounter that the officer got convicted on!— convicted on! you re'ect president i convicted on! you re'ect president biden's h convicted on! you reject - president biden's comments about systemic racism and being about systemic racism and being a stain on the whole nation? yes, president biden is an idiot in my personal opinion and talking because he is a politician. systemic racism, if you look atjoe biden himself, he spoke at a ku klux klan members funeral and did the eulogy! he is white supremacy and racism if you want to say thatis and racism if you want to say that is the case and now he is the president! if he cared about white supremacy and

racism he should step down as the president because he is an exemplification of that very thing. these people are running them mouths are not being honest. we don't have a problem with racism in the country, we have a problem with people not following the law. we have a problem with politicians making up problem with politicians making up things they can be re—elected and that is exactly what has happened. that is way never see anything change. they are lying to us. the never see anything change. they are lying to us— are lying to us. the rate of bein: are lying to us. the rate of being killed _ are lying to us. the rate of being killed by _ are lying to us. the rate of being killed by police, - are lying to us. the rate of being killed by police, the| being killed by police, the rate is higher amongst black people then amongst the rest of the population. how do you account for that if that is not systemic racism?— systemic racism? first of all that is not — systemic racism? first of all that is not true, _ systemic racism? first of all that is not true, twice - systemic racism? first of all that is not true, twice as - systemic racism? first of all. that is not true, twice as many get killed, that are white, you just don't see it. there is a gentleman called tony templer and i guarantee no—one knows who he is. tony was murdered in the same fashion that george floyd was killed but because it was white, we don't hear about it and nobody cares about it, no—one is talking about police reform when he was suffocated

and killed but they talk about it because george floyd is black. black people commit over half of violent crimes and make up half of violent crimes and make up i3% of crimes and commit half of the murders in the country and only make up i3% of the population and we can agree that i3% the population and we can agree that i3% are not criminals. that is a small fraction of the black community doing this. that explains why police are in the black community more and why they are incarcerated more and they are making up lies saying it has anything to do with racism, do you understand there are like police officers as well that patrol many of these cities? are they racist? no, that is not the case and they are making things up and they are making things up and they are making things up and they are riding a wave of dead black people in order to make money and be politically and get political relevant ridge. = get political relevant ridge. — political leverage. stay with us on bbc news for much more on this story.

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this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the former police officer derek chauvin is found guilty of two charges of murder and one of manslaughter in the death of george floyd, the african american man he violently arrested last may. well the historic outcome, at the court in minneapolis, comes after a three week trial. our north america correspondent, lebo diseko looks back at the key moments and there are some distressing scenes in this report. it was a death that shook the world. i cannot breathe! ripping open america's unhealed wounds on racism and police brutality. but much of the evidence of this crime was not gathered by police. instead, it was the local community who documented it. filming, begging... he's not responsive right now!

..and remonstrating with officers as derek chauvin knelt on george floyd's neck for nearly 9.5 minutes. among them, the teenager without whom there may never have been a trial. it was a video filmed on her mobile phone that was seen around the world. a minor at the time, her face was not shown in court. when i look at george floyd, i look at... i look at my dad. i look at my brothers, i look at my cousins, my uncles. because they are all black. it's been nights, i stayed up apologising and... and apologising to george floyd for not doing more. you going to choke him like that? when their efforts to intervene failed, several members of this community reported what they'd seen. at some point did

you make a 9/11 call? that is correct, i did call the police on the police. all right. and why did you do that? because i believe i witnessed a murder. derek chauvin's job was to police and protect this community. but so damning was the bystander footage, along with the police body camera video, that his fellow officers turned against him. to continue to apply that level of force to a person proned out, handcuffed behind their back — that in no way shape or form is anything that is by policy or training, and it is certainly not part of our ethics or our values. the defence had argued that george floyd's poor health and drug use had caused his death, but that was undermined by evidence from a pulmonary doctor.

a healthy person subjected to what mr floyd was subjected to would have died as a result. witness after witness spoke of the trauma they still experience today. these bystanders documented an experience that, for many african—americans, is as familiar as it is painful. while this verdict may exceed what some thought might be possible, questions still remain about the value of a black life in america today. lebo diseko, bbc news, minneapolis. earlier i spoke to doctor philip gough, the founder of the research group examining police and community relations. i asked him to summarise the significance of the conviction. it is a conviction on one day literally on the time that the conviction

and verdict was read, a 15, possibly 16—year—old girl called for help from the police in columbus, ohio. later that afternoon, she was shot and killed. a teenage girl. so i feel relief, a measure that, you know, the worst outcomes, things that we sought not long where police officers would get away with exactly this, even on video. that didn't happen today and it is not nothing. and also on the same day that we had that relief, we have a child taken from us in police violence. it is relentless, it does not stop. it's an important day but it is also a tuesday. ok, lots to unpick in lots of what you said there. in terms of the work that still needs to go on, what shape does that takes? so we are hearing a lot people

talking about the justice and policing act named after george floyd because this is such a huge problem and we expect the federal government to be the ones leading us out of it. we have been supportive of that but in the united states, a lot of what is happening is actually going to happen in the cities, in the towns and villages. there are 18,000 police departments across united states, 75% of which are 25 offices or fewer and thousand of which is just one guy. that will not happen at the federal level in the united states but city by city and town by town. what we hope is that we get some models for local leadership that can scale up because unfortunately in the united states, it can't be the stroke of a pen that fixes this. it is going to be all of us together to make that happen. i see, and when you're talking about models that can scale up. is this about changing the culture of policing, changing the training to make it more uniform and things like that? i been hearing a lot about that as well but i think there is something more fundamental going on. you can change the culture and the training and regulate

the heck out of policing and you're still escalating almost every situation where you are introducing a badge and a gun that were not before. a badge and a gun that were not there before. if i used a fake $20 bill and all of a sudden somebody with a gun shows up, that is a way more deadly situation than before, i might get called names, they might put my picture up and i might not be able to buy something. when you talk about when, where and if we use police before it we talk about making the better because there are all of these situations. daunte wright, just a few miles up the street, for traffic enforcement. eric garner for selling the cigarettes. those things should never have an armed response to them and there is no amount of training that will prevent them from being an escalation. what do you make of the use of video footage? whether that is body cameras on police officers? a lot of that has been made of the video on a specific case of course filmed by a bystander. you could even say this is usually positive we will see much more of this or on the flipside, a justice

system shouldn't have to depend on the advances of technology to show what has been happening there for years? both can be right the same time. i also want to know, in every situation where there is a landmark case around policing and racism, it is citizens filming. rodney king was filmed by someone on the highway. in this case it is a 17—year—old girl using her cellphone to record this. it is good to capture bad things and there is accountability and thank god for her bravery at 17 years old but i have to question whether more state surveillance would reduce state violence. we have been speaking to local residents to hear their reactions. murder one — committing a felony — we find the defendant guilty. cheering.

that's everything. praise the lord. so we're glad that we got the verdict, so that starts the process of the healing for some of our community. it does not start the process of healing for all, but it starts the process of healing for some so that we can finally breathe just a little bit to know that we got at least somebody in our corner to say, "we're not going to stand for this." so thank you for the justice, for the jurors, for the people that showed and stood there and recorded, for the people that got up there and said something and didn'tjust stand back and keep their mouths closed. i did not expect this, i didn't think they was going to do it. - idid. i had no faith they was going to do it. i did, i had faith. i'm glad they did. i'm just happy that this happened because i have two boys who are black

and for this to happen, i'm glad it happened, unfortunately to someone else, so we can get the ball rolling to try and make some progress to do right because george floyd is somebody�*s dad, he's somebody�*s son, he's somebody�*s uncle. it could easily have been my son, it could easily have been my daddy, it could easily have been my brother. so i'm so happy that this tragic turn of events had to happen for something to change. all sing hymn some powerful voices from minneapolis. i will be back with the headlines injust minneapolis. i will be back with the headlines in just a few minutes time. in the

meantime, thank you very much for your company. meantime, thank you very much foryour company. iam meantime, thank you very much for your company. iam lewis vaughanjones and this is bbc news. hello. the weather is not expected to change very much over the next few days. the kind of weather where strong spring sunshine can make it feel quite warm by day but, at night, clear skies can still allow it to get cold and frosty. but it will remain mostly dry through the rest of the week. now, on the earlier satellite image, you can see this stripe of cloud here. this is a weakening weather front, not much rain left on it, but certainly more in the way of cloud as this sinks down across england and wales through the first part of wednesday. also some mist and murk, and low cloud lapping onto some southern coasts of england. so a bit of a grey start for parts of england and wales, even with the odd spot of rain, but it will brighten up with some sunny spells into the afternoon. scotland and northern ireland having a sunny but chilly start, and keeping hold of some sunshine through the day. just more in the way of cloud,

and maybe the odd shower getting into shetland. quite a breezy day for many. and where you're exposed to that breeze along the east coast, temperatures may only get to 8—10 celsius. highest temperatures likely to be across the far southwest at 16—17 celsius, but here, there could just be the odd afternoon shower. any showers will fade through the evening, and through the night into the early hours of thursday, you can see long, clear spells across the country. that will allow it to get cold. where you see the blue colours on the map, that's where we're expecting temperatures below freezing, but quite widely there'll be a touch of frost to take us into thursday morning. but for the end of the week, high pressure really will assert its influence right on top of the british isles. butjust around the southern flank of that high, we will have some quite brisk winds blowing

across the channel islands, the south—west of england, also affecting some other southern and eastern coasts. but as you can see, largely cloud—free skies to start thursday. i think we'll see a bit of patchy cloud bubbling up through the day, but generally speaking, quite a lot of sunshine. highest temperatures in the west at 15,16, maybe 17 celsius, but for eastern and also southern coasts, actually, particularly where we have that breeze in the south, it's going to feel on the chilly side. still quite windy down towards the south and the southwest on friday. a bit of cloud across scotland maybe squeezing out the odd spot of rain, but elsewhere it's dry, long spells of sunshine, and a bit warmer by this stage — 17 maybe 18 degrees in some western areas. and, as we head into the weekend, it stays largely dry, more of that strong sunshine by day, but still the chance of some frosty nights.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. one of the most high—profile tiles in america has ended with conviction of former police officer derek chauvin on all charges over the death of george floyd. the guilty verdicts of second—degree murder, third—degree murder and manslaughter after ten hours of deliberations. outside the courthouse, hundreds as the verdict was read out and the depth of george floyd sparked worldwide protests against racism. the family of george floyd that it was a historic moment and his brother said he will continue to fight against victims of racial injustice. president biden said the effect verdict was a giant step forward for justice verdict was a giant step forward forjustice in america and said the country was plagued by systemic racism.