>> jimmy: that's all the time we have, want to thank regina king. "nightline" is next. if you need my, i'll be right here playing. this is "nightline." >> tonight, charging ahead. after days and nights of protests -- >> all four officers have been charged! >> we got all four! >> we got all four! >> more officers facing justice in the death of george floyd, plus tipping point. >> it took cities burning for you to arrest four people! >> sparking new conversation in this painful chapter in marijuahistor j f these officers to be held to the same standards that we have been held to. >> now facing a new future with

historic change in leadership. >> "nightline" starts right now with byron pitts. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. tonight worldwide plea for justice for george floyd partially answered today. three more former minneapolis police officers now charged in floyd's death. after more than a week of rage and unrest, a nation pained over the death of george floyd, a knee to one man's neck, heartbreaking metaphor. >> no justice, no peace! >> hands up, don't shoot! >> today was the day many who are marching had been waiting for. >> we want change! >> we're here today because george floyd is not here. he should be here. he should be alive, but he's

not. >> minnesota's attorney general increasing charges against the man who kept his knee on floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes. >> i file add amended complaint that fires derek chauvin with mau murder in the second degree. >> all of them seen in this online video restraining floyd. >> i filed a complaint, that charges the officers with aiding and abetting murder in the second degree, a felony offense. >> all four officers now in police custody. >> all four officers have been charged! >> yeah! >> cheers uptierupting across t nation. >> black lives matter! >> i believe that's fantastic. but they should have been arrest add we ed a week ago. >> some say it's a small droop in the bucket. >> he should have been arrested from the jump. >> they deserve to be charged.

they're guilty. >> floyd's son, emotional with the hope of justice. >> i'm happy that all officers have been arrested. my father should not have been killed like this. we deserve justice. >> earlier today, he knelt at the site where his father died. floyd's friend cautiously optimistic. >> i am happy with the news. we definitely want convictions. that's biggest thing. we want to see those guys in jail. >> this is no more clear evidence of what it means to be black in america. so what white americans take as a four ends up being a ceiling. he should have been charged in the first place at the level of second degree murder and the other three cops should have been charged immediately. >> today's response in aha is t

we finally addre, reverend al, the fact that there are two justice systems in america. one for black america, and one for white america. >> even former president obama offering rare public remarks. >> there is a change in mind-set that's taking place. a greater recognition. that we can do better. that's a direct result of the activities and organizing and mobilization and engagement of so many young people across the country. >> it will now be the time to continue to push so that there is real structural change so two months from now, three months from now, we won't be here again. organizing protests, because of the unjust killing of another black soul. >> today's criminal charge is just the early steps to what will almost certainly be a long only one police officer has ever been convicted of murder in the state of minnesota.

>> trying this case will not be an easy thing. winning a conviction will be hard. >> i actually do think that these charges can stick in court. and we rook we look at the video and the amount of time these officers are on top of george floyd, you're definitely looking at murder in the second degree. >> marilyn mosby knows the difficulty of prosecuting case like this. five years ago, freddie gray jr. was arrested for possession of a knife. bystander video shows police dragging him into a transport van as he appears to be in pain. he dies from a severe spinal injury. prosecutor mosby announced they why launching an independent investigation to see if charges were warranted. almost two weeks after gray's death, six police officers were charged and arrested, but no one

was convicted. you had a muscular response as a prosecutor in freddie gray case. in some circles, you were applauded. in some other circles were you criticized for moving too quickly. is there a sweet spot in justice? >> so i would just say justice delayed is justice denied. it took us 18 days from the incident in which freddie gray was actually arrested to formulate and to assess the evidence. just having the courage to effectuate change and to challenge the status quo and apply that one standard of justice is not enough. there are rare, systemic reforms that need to take place when it comes to police and recruitment. >> none of the officers charged in the freddie gray case went to prince. wh prison. what do you think justice should look sflilike? >> what people are looking for is accountability.

one standard of justice. accountability in the freddie gray case led to exposure, exposure led to reform. and although those individual officers weren't held criminally and individually responsible, every single one of the police officers in baltimore city are being held accountable for the actions of a few. that's better than i could have ever hoped for. >> i covered the freddie gray case. in some ways, baltimore is better, but it's still wounded. >> justice is always worth the price paid for its pursuit. and, you know, i think our city has gone through so much, but we are so resilient. i'm optimistic. am i wounded? i think having gone through the experience that i did, it's hard not to be, but it was never, ever about me. it was about what i represented and making that type of reform and humanizing 25-year-old black

man by the name of freddie carlos gray jr. >> she hopes representation is at the forefront as minnesota attorney general ellison moves forward with his case. >> you will come across the nay sayers and the individuals that. but stand firm in your conviction, because that's your job. >> justice, however, will be small comfort to roxie washington, the mother of floyd's young daughter, gianna. >> she doesn't know what happened. i told her that her dad died because he couldn't breathe. >> 6-year-old gianna spoke to eva pilgrim about her father e. >> what do you want people to know? >> kind of that i miss him. >> what was your dad like? >> hmm. he played with me.>> but she do? >> world.

>> dad changed the world. >> changing the world. and trying to change a system that has unfairly taken black lives for generations. earlier tonight, i had the chance to speak to the newly-elected mayor of ferguson, missouri, ella jones. she's first black mayor of ferguson, a city attorney apart after michael brown, a 18-year-old black man was shot and kill bade whied bay white p officer nearly six years ago. ms. jones, thank you for joining us. you've seen all this of about. what's your reaction to the former police officers' arrests in minneapolis? >> he should be charged. floyd telling him he can't breathe. he continued to put pressure on his neck, and he seemed like he didn't care, because he had his hands in the pocket, so the new charge should fit him very well. and the other officers, they were just standing around, and they should be charged too, because they had an opportunity

to stop it. and they did not stop what the officer was doing. >> now mayor, certainly, the details of michael brown's death in ferguson and george floyd's death in minneapolis are different. but many of the issues are the same. so with that said, has ferguson healed? and when do you think america might begin healing? >> well, ferguson is still in the healing process, and so it's going to take time. it's going to take a lot of conversation. but the police officers, they must make the first step. >> what's been the reaction in ferguson to what's gone on? and are there lessons you learned there that you'd offer to the leaders and people of minneapolis? >> well, the lessons that we learned here is that we started with courageous conversations, people, the neighbors coming together, trying to figure out how we can bridge the gap. and it's very important that you continue the work on race relations, the police.

they are able to interact with the community and that the police should get out of their cars and start talking to the people and treating them with respect. >> how significant do you think is that ferguson elected its first black woman mayor? has that been part of the healing process? >> it is a part of the healing process. the african-american community, they decided that enough is enough and that they were going to work together and make a difference in their community. you have to elect leaders who care about the people and not about the title. >> ella jones, mayor-elect to ferguson, missouri, thank you so much for your thank you. >> coming up. one on one with one young protester and the founder of black lives matter houston. how they plan to move america forward.

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protests across the nation, and now, all four minneapolis police officers charged in connection with the death of george floyd. but for demonstrators, what does justice look like at this point? earlier tonight, i spoke with the finder of black lives matter houston. ashton, first question to you, what's your reaction to the new arrests and additional charges for derek chauvin? >> it's about time. but here's the thing, i think the protests will continue regardless, because police departments across this country are needed to be held accountable. we're talking about police state and basically anti-blackness, and this is going to be an ongoing thing. it's a step, but laws need to be changed and enforced to protect black lives. >> you've been protest being inr nation's capital. do you think these four officers being charged is an outcome the country needed? >> it's an outcome that the

country expected. it's a yo it's an outcome people of color expected. but you can see our frustration in saying that we don't think they're severe enough. >> so we've seen multiple officers just arrested, indicted and in jail. but i just don't have faith that they're going to do this the right way. i don't have faith that they'll actually give justice to george floyd. >> these protests have become about so much more than george floyd to so many people. what do they mean to you? what are you fighting for? >> i mean a lot of people across the country don't go out there with necessarily an intent or role yet. went out there really just to join the people. and i think, with how it's evolved, we are making progress in regards to the george floyd murder. we also can use that time to be constructive. people in general will see protesters, not as looters or

rioters but as people, who just want to exercise their first amendment rights. >> what do you think makes this movement different? >> i'm holding my breath, really, to be honest with you. i'm excited. it's like, it makes my heart flutter, so to speak, but i'm hoping that the people who are out right now and who have been activated over the past week or so are around six months from now, because we need them. >> i've been different causes for over a decade. this matter has always been there, we're just adding people to the conversation. >> now that all four officers have been charged and in one case the charges have been increased, should we expect the demonstrations to slow down now? to stop anytime soon? >> no. >> i don't think you can expect them to slow down, stop or leave. the demonstrations are bothering people, because folks are so, are so into being in control.

and you realize that we, as american citizens, we are in control of ourselves. we pride ourselves on being free. and that's an idea that, it's been a concept that we've talked about and learned about, but right now we are actually exercising what that freedom is, and i can see how it's scaring the powers that be. but i don't think they should be scared. i think they should be mg willi to come to the table and realize we want the same rights as you. >> you came face-to-face with violence this weekend, what needs to change with the way police react to black people? >> first of all, shouldn't look at black menace a tlaet. we have to establish that we're a non-threat. we have to establish that we're there like in a peaceful manner, and it's sad, because we don't feel like other people have to. we just want to live. >> for the both of you, the fates of those officers will lie

in the hands of a judge and possible l possibly a jury. what does justice look like for both of you? >> justice for me would be for these police officers to be held to the same standards that we as people of color have been held to for the beginning of time. >> justice looks like to me them getting mandatory sentences like we do. for stealing snicker bars, right? >> seriously. >> as harshly punished as we get punished. >> gentlemen, the pain you speak of, the evidence suggests that millions of americans see and feel that same pain. ashton woods and thank you both for joining us. stay safe. thank you. >> thank you. and abc news will provide coverage of the memorial service for george floyd starting tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. eastern. and next, how nashs a neighs

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near the place where george floyd died in minneapolis, neighbors donating more than 29,000 bags of supplies to a middle school. days of unrest leading hundreds of nearby businesses burned down or broken into, including every grocery store within walking distance of the school. a neighborhood star for justice coming together to make sure no family goes hungry. love thy neighbor. that's "nightline" for this evening. you can catch our full episodes on hulu. see you right back hire tomorrow, same time. thanks for the company america, stay safe, goodnight. ♪ ba, da, ba, ba, da, ba, da, jmy kimmel li >> jimmy: well, hi there, i'm jimmy kimmel. thank you for joining me in my home. on what was a much better day in america. before we get to that, this has been a dark and heavy week, but

yesterday, we had the tv on in the kitchen. we were watching the protests on the news, and our five-year-old daughter jane walks in and asks "why are the people are marching?" and my wife explained, she said they're marching "because they want peace." and our son billy, who's three, hears this and says "i want peace." and we're all like "awww." that's sweet. and then, he says "is piece candy?" he wants reese's piece. you know, we did watch et last week. maybe that's where he got it. at long last, charges were filed today against the three policemen who stood by and did nothing as their fellow officer ended george floyd's life. that officer, derek chauvin, has been charged with second-degree murder and second degree manslaughter. the other three were charged with aiding and abetting those charges, which is good news. a long time coming. there have been protests now in all 50 states. and that's a pretty big deal.