good evening. thank you for joining us from houston, texas, where jogeorge floyd right now was laid to rest earlier today. the pain was palpable, and so, too, the commitment to change. after weeks of unrest, a moment for us to witness a family mourning. >> i thank god for giving me my own personal superman. god bless you all. >> 15 days after the world first learned his name, witnessed his last breaths in police custody. i know we're all men here, but raise your hand if you shed a tear after you saw that video. and ignited nationwide protests of tonight, the state of race in america. >> any black man in america i fear for them right now.

>> where do we go, on creating lasting change from a country in pain. >> this is not a time for patience. this is time for action. >> his death triggered national d demonstrations. but can george floyd rest in peace if america can't find peace and justice. ♪ >> throughout history, there have been hymns to heartache. today, much of the nation hummed along with those who loved and knew george floyd ♪ ♪ he'll take care of you >> for nearly four hours, service steeped in the southern african-american church tradition, sorrow and celebration mixed. >> we thank you for the life of george floyd, oh, god, that at a moment when he called out for his mama, we believe that the ears of mamas across this nation

reared up. >> sermons. >> we honor him today, because when he took his last breath the rest of us will now be abe to breathe. >> song. ♪ but i know >> videos. video art. all this for george floyd, a man who for many became the newest martyr in america's oldest battle. >> god took an ordinary from the housing projects, they rejected h rejected him for jobs. they rejected him for positions. they rejected him to play certain teams. god took the rejected stone and made him the cornerstone of a movement that's gonna change the whole wide world. >> change the world? perhaps. change a family, most certainly. >> i just want to say that i'm

going to miss my brother a whole lot. i thank god for giving me my own personal superman. god bless you all. >> hello, my name is brooke williams, george floyd's niece. as long as i'm breathing, justice will be served. america t is time for a change. even if it means more protests. no justice, no peace! >> his life mattered. all our lives matter. black lives matter. his death will not be in vain. what's his name? >> george floyd! >> what seems so different this time, the world mourns with them. >> hands up, don't shoot. >> but in cities large and small across america, the angry edge of hope has also been in full bloom. that officer's knee to a defenseless man's neck.

in eight minutes and 46 minutes, a metaphor, too many have faced for centuries. in 15 days, floyd's death has already sparked change. federal legislation introduced to reform police tactics. new york city and los angeles committing to divert funds from police to diversity programs and the removal of confederate relics. how george floyd died tells one painful story of america. where he lived most of his life tells another. houston's third ward, mostly black, mostly poor. the ills of urban life and poverty don't simply live here, but have been allowed to fester for generations. over 30% are below the poverty line. this soil so often quicksand for

dreams. >> right here in the heart of third ward, just blocks from where george floyd grew up, went to high school, ran around with his friends. the street that ran in front of the park was named after a confederate general, and it wasn't changed to emancipation until two years ago. >> reporter: simmons went to high school with floyd. what does life in the third ward mean? >> it means pride. we were given everything at the bottom of the barrel, but as far as our hearts, we got hearts of lions. we want what's good for each other, we just haven't been taught how to obtain it. >> reporter: floyd now another black man she's seen die. >> we lose all of our men out here that really stand up for something. and we've got the younger generation of men that are lost, you know, that don't know how to

lead a home, all being raised by women, and women cannot teach a man how to be a man, i don't care how hard of a woman she is. >> reporter: what was it like growing up in the time you grew up here? >> well, his mom, if you lived around here, we all knew her. >> reporter: you smile when you say her name. >> i do, because she was loved. she was loved. she took anybody that needed somewhere to sleep, whatever she might be feeding her family that day, if she had enough, you could eat there, too. floyd, when i say they had little, very little, but they a bunch of love in that house. >> reporter: what word would you describe george floyd? >> enormous. he was a person that filled the room with love. his eyes showed the peace within him, even though we all made mistakes. hey, what's going on? >> reporter: her own story is familiar. four years in prison for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, now college educated,

professional woman. >> in targ mistakes are critical, critical to your life and to your freedom. >> reporter: floyd left houston for minneapolis, minnesota, searching for better opportunities, a better life and a new walk in his journey of faith. >> that was his second chance, to make a better leave for his self when he came here. and he was headin' that way. >> reporter: theresa scott and her fiance were floyd's roommates, close friends. more like family. >> you know, he'd call her tee tee, call knme al al. >> we had a good relationship. i called him my gentle giant. >> reporter: the couple says what happened to floyd is something he feared. >> he always would say, tee, he said i don't mess with the police. he said i do whatever they want me to do, he said, because they looking to kill a big brother like me. and he was right! and they did!

they did! >> reporter: reform is coming to the minneapolis police department. and the four former officers involved are all charged. but for alvin, there's nothing to celebrate. >> i just wanted him to have some justice. i just feel it's just so, so unfair. so unfair that they're out here, and they're able to have a breath and a life, and his life is gone. and he had to give his life for us to have justice in a different way. >> reporter: last night at jack yates high school, a candle light vigil to honor the alumnus of 1993. dressed in the school's colors, crimson and gold. his childhood buddies called him perry. his middle name. others called him big floyd. i know we're all men here, but raise your hand if you shed a tear after you saw that video? >> absolutely. >> reporter: besides the fact that you knew him and he's your

boy, you grew up together, what was different about this video? >> this the difference. we haven't seen anybody actually get killed on live tv. nobody actually seen footage of a man begging for his life while he's already subdued. he's under control. that's why it shocked the world. >> reporter: but will the world change this time? his friends wonder. >> we got to understand that this is not a sprint but a marathon. once the lights and cameras are gone, once the protest dies off, we still got to keep that energy going, because the system is up to wait us out. but we in it for the long haul. >> i'm not going to say all white americans are prejudice and racist, but for now they're listening, but how long will you listen is what we need to ask. >> reporter: tonight, as george floyd rests for eternity, friends and family and people

abroad believe that it is different. thus, the future will be different. >> the rear view mirror is very small in your car, but the windshield is very big. so you look in the rear view mirror for a brief moment to give you a visual of what's behind you. but you always look forward, always look ahead. >> reporter: i think i just heard a sermon. >> amen. >> up next. how the leaders of today plan to lead america into the future.

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at george floyd's funeral here in houston today, there was a unified call for justice, not just for one man but for every man. earlier, i spoke with and a student. you announced plans to sign an executive order that will ban the use of chokeholds in houston. >> yes. it's been a very robust conversation, which is good. i will be signing an executive

order that will deal with deadly force, force, deescalation training and other things as well. >> was they are much resistance or a spirit that something has to change now? >> i think there's a spirit as well as in cities across the country. emotions are running high. they saw what happened to george floyd. they didn't want to see it repeated. they've seen it happen to too many americans, black lives matter. we need the community and law enforcement to be in the same direction, on the same team. >> and you knew george floyd, he was a friend of yours, talk about this moment in time for you and your dear friend. >> george is the picture perfect example of what christianity is. it's not defined by perfection. it's defined by redemption.

and i met him while i was trying to break into ministry in the cuni project. i needed a partner to help me get into the doors, and big floyd was a gateway. >> big floyd was a servant leader it sounds like. >> he was definitely a servant leader. and alexandra, i know you're a student at texas southern university, historically black college, its world famous debate team, you're part of that. for your generation, which seems to be the real energy in this movement, if it is that, where is your heart right now? >> my heart is, is heavy, because of the fact that we have to move with intention. i think that it is, it's okay to do it now where we're seeing like a trend to do it now, but we can't lose that motivation. my heart is focussed on not only

seeing, you know, the, this particular case be brought to justice, but prevention froma loui allowing it to happen again. >> when you talk to people of my generation to people in power, they talk about, be patient. your generation doesn't sound like it has any interest in being patient. >> we've watched it time and time again. our mothers were patient, our grandfathers were patient. they were all very patient. and now is not the time for us to be patient, because i'm pretty sure that george floyd was very patient while he was gasping for air. i'm pretty sure that, you know, the many black men and women who have lost their lives due to law enforcement were patient when trying to, you know, advocate for their right to live. so this is not the time for patience. this is the time for action. >> mayor, what's next for houston? where do you go from here? >> well, look, this is a very

diverse city. it's important. people, let me, people want good policing. they want accountability. they want transparency. it's not just about getting good policing and getting policing right, it's also making sure that we are meeting the needs of people in communities that have been underserved and underresourced for a long time. quality housing, quality play grounds, parks, economic business, job opportunities. good quality education. all of these things are important. so, if you invest in these communities that have been underserved and underresourced for decades then you don't have to spend as much on policing. >> pastor, you can hear the frustration in the mayor's voice, certainly, you can hear it in alexandra's voice, you, as a man of the gospel, how do you reassure people, when people are sick and tired of being tired. they're tired of promises. they want results. >> god hears and including our

brother floyd, he's heard his voice. i think his death was an inflection point. we're either going to master the sen of racism or the sin of racism is going to master us. >> alexandria, i'll give you the last word, mindful of the scripture that says "a child will lead the way." your generation will lead this movement. i'm mindful for you, just yesterday you lost your mentor, dr. thomas freedman who taught dr. martin luther king jr. debate. what do you think dr. freedman might say at this time to your classmates, to your university, to all of us? >> dr. freeman has always encouraged us to use our platforms as a way to vocalize our plight. we need a changing of the way civilians interact with law enforcement. dr. freeman has not only encouraged us to put our best foot forward but act with

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