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next. have a great tuesday. good morning to our viewers in the west and welcome to "cbs this morning." it is tuesday, april 20, 2021. i'm gayle king in minneapolis where we await a verdict in the derek chauvin trial. anthony mason and tony dokoupil are in new york. we've seen peaceful nsns ithe streets and massive security presence as the jury prepares for the first full day of deliberations. howheefen delivered marathon closing arguments. the judge warned politics could influence this case after remarks by congresswoman maxine waters about getting more confrontational. rikki klieman will break that
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down for us, along with the legal questions facing the jury. and policing across america could change in the wake of george floyd's death. how one state is trying to reform training and tactics to make sure it never happens again. first, here's today's "eye opener," it's your world in 90 seconds. >> this wasn't policing. this was murder. >> the state has failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. >> derek chauvin's fate is in the hands of the jury, as the city and nation anxiously await a verdict. >> chauvin's judge said comments made by congresswoman maxine waters could be grounds for the defense to appeal. >> i wish elected officials would stop talking about this case. >> the d.c. medical examiner ruled officer brian sicknick, injured during that january 6th insurrection, died of natural causes. president biden met with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to push his $2 trillion infrastructure proposal. >> everybody is for
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infrastructure. the question is, who will pay for it? vice president walter mondale died. he was 93. he served under former president jimmy carter. all of that -- >> more than a dozen people were rescued from a sinking boat off southern california. 14 people were pulled to safety. >> and all that matters. >> nasa's attempt to fly a small helicopter on mars was a success. >> a lot of people were excited, including arnold arnold schwarz, who released this video. >> get the chopper! and as a tribute to the wright brothers, the ingenuity aircraft. >> this is a wright brothers movement. it started a whole new kind of planetary exploration. e sare personifying our motto in the most challenginguation.
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good morning anthony and tony. i was just listening to what the man from nasa said about persevering in the most challenging time. see, we're in minneapolis. the city is waking up. there's a lot of noise behind me. i want to go back to what he said in nasa, persevering in the most challenging times. that's exactly how i feel we're all feeling now. i have never been to minneapolis before. i was surprised to think about that, i had never been here, all of the places i have been. never been to minneapolis. i came feeling wobbly. i couldn't sleep last night. unusual i couldn't eat last night. i feel like th stake. >> yes. >> and i'm trying to process all of that as we sit here today. >> well, if any city needs to persevere, it's minneapolis. it's a beautiful city but 1250e on edge, awaiting a verdict.
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the jury began deliberations but they're about to resume. >> there's about 500 national guard troops on the there in the streets of minneapolis. you have the family of george floyd waiting for a verdict. you have derek chauvin waiting to learn his fate. and then demonstrates already gathering with a watchful eye to what this means for the larger movement and reckoning this country has in terms of police use of force, gayle. >> yes, and also this has never happened to me either, guys, i was afraid. i have never been afraid going to cover a story. before i came, security asked me what is my blood type. that question through me. i thought will i need a blood transfusion at some point? that scared me a bit. but i feel afraid and very keyed up. and that is where we're to n.ld watching minneapolis this morning as we're waiting for the verdict in the trial of derek chauvin over the death of george floyd less than a year ago. chauvin, as you know, is charged with second degree murder, third
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degree murder and second degree manslaughter. he faces maximum 40 years in prison if convicted. the city, which was rocked by months of protests, is today transformed by thousands of national guard troops last night. it was a large scale peaceful demonstration as the jury deliberates. nobody better to talk to you about this than you, jamie yuccas, who have been covering this trial from the very beginning. already there's all sorts of speculation how long it will take. that is like reading the tea leaves. what are you hearing? >> there's part of the tension and anxiety for sure. we don't know when a verdict will come. it could come as early as today. yesterday after a full day of closing arguments, the jury deliberated for more than four hours before stopping for the night. prosecutors replayed the video of george floyd's final moments for the jury and we want to remind you, it is very disturbing. >> what the defendant did here is a straight up felony assault, and he did it on fal plea to jurors, prosecutors explained
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why former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin should be found guilty of murdering george floyd. minute 23457 pominneapol police officer derek chauvin >> the defendant abandoned his values and training. >> reporter: the prosecution took jurors through videos of chauvin leading and floyd's neck. >> it's what i felt in your gut and it's what you now know in your heart, this wasn't policing. this was murder. >> reporter: prosecutors also pointed to the police officers who testified chauvin used unreasonable force. >> he didn't follow training. he did not perform cpr. he knew better. he just didn't do better. >> reporter: when it was the defense's turn, derek chauvin removed his mask and looked directly at his attorney eric nelson, who asked jurors to consider what happened in the minutes before the deadly encounter. >> a reasonable police officer would, in fact, take into consideration the previous 16
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minutes and 59 seconds. the experience with the subject, the struggle that they had. >> reporter: the defense also reiterated their theory, flied died of a heart attack or drug overdose. >> were there other contributing factors that were not the natural result of mr. floyd's drug injection, the bad heart, the deceased heart, the hypertension? >> reporter: but the prosecution countered during their rebuttal. >> you were told mr. floyd died because his heart was too big. the truth of the matter is the reason george floyd is dead is because mr. chauvin's heart was too small. >> the state has failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt, and, therefore, mr. chauvin should be found not guilty of all counts. >> reporter: the 12 jurors are very diverse.
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half are black americans and people of color, which is unusual in the mostly white hennepin county. the jury is also on the younger side. most, gayle, are younger than the age of 50. >> i think a lot of people take younger as a very good sign. but the last thing they heard was from the judge who said don't let your prejudice, passion, sympathy or public opinion influence your decision. it's an important case and deserves your serious and careful attention. i remember you saying the jurors were really paying attention in this case, even yesterday during long closing arguments. >> absolutely. they've been taking notes the entire time. you can see they're very engaged. i think the judge was saying that because that could go either way, right? >> yes. >> you have an unconscious bias about the police they're always right or if you're a person of color, you have an unconscience bias against the police. he said make sure you look at your note as reference but don't use those as the determining factor in your decision. >> we are all watching. the world is watching. can i just say, it's so good to see you in person. i actually got to hug jamie
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yuccas. >> it was nice. >> anthony, back to you in new york. >> thanks, gayle. there was an extraordinary moment after the jury left the courtroom yesterday. derek chauvin's defense asked the judge for a mistrial over comments by california representative maxine waters at a weekend rally in brooklyn center, minnesota. let's listen. >> we've got to stay on the streets and we've got to get more active. we've got to get more confrontational. we've got to make sure they know we mean business. >> the defense argued the comments were threats against the sanctity of the jury process. this judge denied the motion for a mistrial but said the remarks potentially could lead to a verdict being overturned. >> i wish elected officials would stop talking about this case, especially in a manner that is disrespectful to the rule of law and to the judicial branch in our function. >> waters later said she was
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advocating for nonviolent confrontation. we're joined now by cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman. as you heard, the judge said it could be grounds ultimately for a mistrial for anu see tstrl? >> the defense argued, and the defense was correct to argue, this was intimidation of a jury because it was going to affect potentially the sanctity of the jury's deliberation process. the phrase that preceded the confrontation phrase was something to the effect that maxine waters was looking for a verdict that she hoped it was guilty, guilty, guilty. but if it wasn't, and then she went on that they were going to have more confrontation. the only thing that the judge didn't do, which he should have done and the defense should have demanded it, was before the jurors went to deliberate, they should have inquired of each juror to see if they had any
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information about maxine waters' words because it does potentially create an error for appeal. >> what did you make of the closing argument for both sides? how effective do you think they were? >> we certainly have to look at the prosecution's first and final closing arguments. the laws of rhetoric tell us the most important things and ended with mr. blackwell who talked, of course, about the powerful line of derek chauvin's heart being too small. and he talked about the 46th witness of common sense. and he began by humanizing george floyd but, most important for the foreperson on this jury who will lead the deliberations, is the prosecution set out each element of each of the three offenses and then told the jury what evidence they should look at to support their burden of
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proof beyond a reasonable doubt. the defense tried its best it could, remember the defense needs one juror. they're looking for doubt. justn to be on theirside.oof. to get a hung jury and what they attempted to do, albeit too often and too long, was to talk about the reasonable police officer and it was preposterous to overlook the other possible causes of deaths. >> that was the phrase that appeared over and over, what would a reasonable police officer do. thank you, rikki klieman. let's go back to gayle in minneapolis. >> anthony, thank you. minneapolis is not the only city bracing for this verdict. philadelphia, chicago and washington, d.c. have also activated national guard troops. jeff pegues is outside a minneapolis police precinct that's been a target f i drove past that precinct when i landed yesterday, it was intimidating and it is very serious.
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>> good morning. states officials say they are in a crisis mode here as the world awaits this verdict. here's what that means. there are about 3,000 members of the national guard on duty here in minnesota and just yesterday the public declared a state of emergency requesting law enforcement backup from ohio and nebraska. national guard members are stationed in front of businesses and office buildings. stores have been boarded up. public buildings surrounded by razor wire. state and local officials are trying to 3r trying to prevent a repeat of what happened last summer after floyd's death. vandals damaging 1,000 buildings and businesses causing an estimated $350 million in damages. they are calling this massive mobilization of law enforcement operation safety net. however, activists here in minnesota, they see something different with all of the barbed wire, barricades and national guard, they see the militarization of their city,
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and they believe this operation is really targeting peaceful protesters. gayle? >> jeff, thank you. earlier we spoke to naacp president and ceo, his name is derrick johnson, about his impressions of the chauvin trial's closing arguments. >> the prosecution made their case. it was very clear that our eyes told the truth. they backed it up with expert testimony, and they closed very strong and that's so important. the world is watching. we can flot not get away from tt this is our selma moment. >> what do you mean? >> when you think about selma, that was about voting reform to allow our democracy to work. now we're talking about our criminal justice system, the reform to restore trust and we can feel safe. that's really important for the african-american community at this moment. >> how do you think the defense did? i saw from some courtroom watchers many times the jurors were nodding with some of the points eric nelson made
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yesterday. >> that bar is low. they just need one juror to hav ub can throw everything against the wall to see what happens. unfortunately, in our system, derek chauvin is being given due process that george floyd was denied, and we must change how we -- how the relationship between police and the black community, naacp created 112 years ago as anti-lynching. what we witnessed was a lynching in the middle of the streets of minneapolis, minnesota. >> i know you were in college when the rodney king verdict came in. do you see comparison between the two? >> rodney king opened up the eyes to the nation that what we had been saying for decades in the african-american community we were being harassed, attacked and killed by police caught on videotape. now for this trial 30 years later, not only can we say it's captured on tape that we must reform police, policing in our society and must make sure our criminal justice system reflects
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the needs and interests of all citizens, particularly african-americans. >> we keep hearing about the calls for police reform. how likely do you think that is given this verdict? i want to hear your thoughts on that. i also want to get you on the record about what maxine waters said. the judge was clearly very irritated and angry about her comments. what did you think? >> we love congresswoman maxine wat waters but that's a distraction. let's stay focused on the outcome of this trial. secondly, we must continue to push for reform. as we go abroad and send our troops to fight for democracy, fairness and justice, we must practice that here and if we're unable to practice that here, we will lose confidence on the global stage. >> derrick, do you think this will lead to real change regardless of the verdict? >> you know, i appreciate congresswoman karen bass. she was very strategic getting the george floyd police reform act out of congress without going through the hearing, and now it's up to the senate to
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ask. i have the confidence senator cory booker, senator tim scott will understand the magnitude of this moment and step up and really deliver something for all of our nation. >> what would justice look like to you in this particular case? >> we must do away with qualified immunity -- >> i mean in terms of the verdict. >> he's guilty. who are you going to believe, your lying eyes or me, richard pryor. no, our eyes told the truth. the prosecution made their case. expert witnesses came up and said he was killed because of derek chauvin. there's no objection to that. i don't think anyone objectively looking at that will deny derek chauvin murdered george floyd. >> it's now in the hands of the 12 jurors. as you know, it's like 12 wild cards. thank you, derrick, for coming in this morning. and when the jury does reach its decision, we'll have a live special report. but for now, let's go back to anthony and tonygayle. we've been talking about a minnesota perspective on all of
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this, there's the legal perspective with rikki klieman but mr. johnson there from the naacp reminds us there's a broader context as well, gayle. in just this time this trial has been going on, 64 people have died at the hands of police. so the bigger conversation is use of force, whether all of that is justified. we're going to get into it. but we will bring people other stories. in the meantime, gayle, we will be back with you later in the hour. for now, what's next for nasa's ingenuity helicopter after its incredible fir
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welcome back to "cbs this morning." we are here in minneapolis, where the derek chauvin jury will hold its first full day of deliberations today. this case and others have brought a new focus on police training and tactics all across this country. now, lawmakers in the state of washington are trying to change the way officers do their jobs there. as kris van cleave reports, it all starts with a new approach to training. >> we've got resources, my friend. >> reporter: olympia, washington, police officer javier sola is in a new kind of training even a decade on the job. the former marine is practicing
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de-escalation techniques aimed at showing new recruits and officers sometimes the two steps forward can take two steps back. >> we slow down the pace, that will increase the options. i believe if we increase the options, that will decrease the likelihood of either party getting hurt. >> reporter: and now the washington state training commission is incorporating active bystander training in this class and throughout its curriculum. it's one of the first in the country to require it for all new recruits. cjtc teaches officers to take action if they see a colleague violating policy or excusing excessive force with the goal of avoiding the situation like the george floyd case. >> whoa, hold on. >> reporter: or this traffic stop in virginia last december involving an army lieutenant. dozens of agencies nationwide are now following washington's lead. >> really just empowering officers to step up and intervene. and keep improving on the
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training that we're trying to roll out. the de-escalation training. that's the beginning of how you start to build trust but it's a slow process. >> reporter: sean henderson trains police officers across the state. >> it's really about not getting yourself so deep into these event where is time starts speeding up and you're forced to make these decisions faster than you should be making them. stop! >> reporter: last march, emanuel march died. 13 months later, the state attorney general is investigating the reports. vid videos. >> that training should have already been in place. >> reporter: ellis' sister monet. >> i know i murder people because i could go to prison for the rest of my life. they need rules for officers just like we need rules in
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place. >> reporter: a dozen bills are currently working their way through the washington state legislature, aimed at increasin c and bystander training for all officers, adding disciplinary action if thend report bad conduct. many of these reforms are stalled in congress. >> there's an impetus to get this done. >> reporter: democratic state senator man-ka dhingra. >> they need the rules. >> reporter: but the officers worry the reforms will drive people away from a career in law enforcement. >> this sweeping reform is going to have an affect, really an impact, on recruitment and retention in the profession. and also public safety in general. >> it doesn't take a lot of bad policing to make the whole profession look bad. >> reporter: after becoming the
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first black woman captain in the patrol, monica alexander now oversees training. in the ctc. >> it's from the top down. if we're servants how do you serve your people? with humility, with kindness and gaining their trust. >> reporter: i think there are a lot of people in this country that would say that police aren't doing that, that policing is broken. > i know a lot of people would say that. there are parts that are broken, right? the whole car isn't disabled. it's just parts. and we have to fix those parts. >> reporter: eight of those police reform bills have now passed the washington state legislature. one has been signed into law. four others are still pending. the investigation into the use of force around manuel ellis' death could wrap up as early as the end of the month, gayle. >> crkris, what a great analogy where she said the whole car is
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th parts.led weuste fix bui love thaanalogy. question, knowusesed a bd's na. do you know if there's any progress on that legislation? >> reporter: gayle, the bill remained stalled in the senate but in the days since the shooting of daunte wright, there is informal conversations being had between republican stories and democrats in the house about what could potentially move forward and pass. gayle. >> all right. we'll stay on top of that as well. thank you, kris. back to new york. >> thank you, gayle. more news out of minnesota, actually. this morning, we remember one of the state's best loved and known political figures, walter mondale, the former vice president, senator and ambassador to japan died yesterday at the age of 93. as vice president, he was a key contributor to president jimmy carter's groundbreaking camp
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could make its second trip above mars as early as thursday. monday's historic first flight cae after years of work by nasa engineers to overcome unprecedented challenges. jonathan vigliotti has more on th flight and what it could mean for the future of space exploration. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: this is the video nasa engineers waited more than six years to see. monday, ingenuity lifted off the dusty surface of mars. the helicopter's own camera captured a stunning picture of its shadow. the flight was brief, less than 40 seconds long. and at low altitude. about ten feet. but it was more than enough to make it the first earthlyr to f planet. >> we've all done it. this is the first time i've been able to say we've done it. >> reporter: with mars sitting 178 million miles away from earth. project manager mimi aung had to
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♪ time for "what to watch" on this fateful morning with gayle in minneapolis. we have vlad at the table. >> thank you very much. here's a few stories you'll be talking about. derek chauvin's trial has been used as a lesson for teenagers. wee visited to see how students are reacting to george floyd. >> what kind of a feeling happens to you when you see it displayed over so often? >> feel so sad. like the family has delayed liks
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time. i guess it's angry at times but still want justice. let's hope there's justice. >> what does justice look like for you? >> i feel like, he should go to jail. >> you would be relieved if -- >> yeah. >> guilty. >> if he's found guilty? >> because it would show that there's hope that police officers can actually be punished for what -- if they do something wrong, they will actually be punished for it. it would be viewed as hope for us. >> of course, mr. chauvin's lawyers argued he acted reasonably and medical conditions contributed to george floyd's case. and the state has failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. i love doing the stories on the show talking to young people. i always learn something. one of the things i heard expressed from these young people, compassion for derek chauvin, for derek chauvin's family. >> yeah. >> a lot of them, many of them said they believe he made a mistake, they believe he should be found guilty.
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but they think it was a mistake and they express compassion for his family and loved ones. >> there's a chair set aside for a single family member for the floyd family or the chauvin family, and the chauvin chair has been largely empty. >> but the floyd side, philonise floyd, has had to be in that courtroom again and again as it aired. >> the students expressed concern over and over again. a lot of them said they couldn't couldn't watch it all the way through. shoutout to miss della port and the students. i've done stories like this when we talk about school shootings with kids i always learn something. >> it's great that they're using it as a teachable moment. it's important that they're watching. ⌞> really is. all right. our friend anderson cooper is the newest guest host of "jeopardy!".60-year-old told viewers he's excited to take on the role. watch this.
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>> i've been a fan of alex since high school. i competed four times on celebrity "jeopardy!" i won twice and lost very badly twice. but getting to guest host the next two weeks raised money for causes and pay tribute to alex. it's an honor. >> and it appears anderson isn't the only one to kick off the gig. he shared this photo of his 1-year-old son wyatt. focused on the tv screen watching his dad hard at work. anderson and i, of course, worked together in haiti years back. he's using his earnings for haiti and teaching prisoners how to defend themselves in court. >> he will have a successor, in two weeks, our bill whitaker is filling in. >> he did very good. one of the clues or answers was mini cooper, and he said, that's not my nickname. >> that is good.
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>> although i will say, bill whitaker is wonderful, anderson cooper is wonderful, vlad, i'm in your corner. >> really? >> yeah. two votes for vlad here. >> okay. well, you know, that's all i need. you guys on my side. we'll make some phone calls. >> just remember us when you get the job, your agents tony and anthony. we'll go back to the derek chauvin trial and deliberation with gayle. stay with us. because of the name on the tailgate. it's an f-150 because it's built ford tough. built to haul more. built to tow more. for the people who count on it. because they know that brawn can get the job done, but it takes brains and brawn to get it done right. tough this smart can only be called f-150.
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♪ it's tuesday, april 20th, 2021. we welcome you back to "cbs this morning." i'm it's tuesday, april 20, 2021,. there's both hope and anxiety in the city as we wait for the jury's verdict in the chauvin trial. >> and oscar nominated for a role in the movie sound of metal. how playing a drummer going deaf helped him understand himself. >> but first, here's today's eye
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opener at 8:00. the world is watching minneapolis this morning as we await a verdict in the trial of derek chauvin over the death of george floyd. the verdict could come at any time, even today. yesterday after almost a full day of closing arguments, the jury deliberated for more than four hours before stoppeni -- stopping for the night. we've got to get more active. we've got to get more confrontational. we've got to make sure that they know that we mean business. >> the defense argued and the defense was correct to argue that this was intimidation of a jury, because it was going to effect potentially the sanctity. >> stores boarded up. >> this is so important. the world is watching. and we cannot get away from the fact that this is our moment.
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>> what do you mean? >> when you think about selma, that was about voting reform to allow our democracy to work. now we're talking about our criminal justice system. the reform to ensure that we can restore trust and we can feel safe. that's really important for the african american community at this moment. welcome back to "cbs this morning." anthony and tony, when we landed as i said at the top of the hour, i've never been in minneapolis before. the first thing i wanted to do was to go to see george floyd square. we've seen it on the news. i was curious. i was hoping to talk to people there. we have two security people with us. they said nope, you can't go there now. it's very dicey. it's very dicey. you're not allowed to go unless you have aliaison. i said can't you take me? they said i'm telling you it's not safe. i'm not going to argue with two security people. jamie was telling me it's a dicey time for the media because the police don't want you here
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and the protesters don't want you here either. bewill get a liaison later today i hope and i'll be able to go. security is dressed up in suits and looks professional. i said tomorrow maybe could you wear your play clothes. so it doesn't look like the media arrived. i stopped at one gathering. when i walked up somebody said are you the vice president? i go no. >> i mean, it shows you how people are on edge. they say suvs and two people that look security-like and a black woman, although, i look nothing at all like kamala. i said no, i'm gayle from cbs. >> those people need to watch more cbs. >> it all speaks to how tense the city is, gayle. >> it is, anthony. and that's what i feel, too. that's why i have to say i still very wobbly as we walk around today. it is tense. people know there isot e. d that'sin d two fhe derek chau.
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this case is about much more than the death of george floyd and his family's loss. it's become a referendum on social justice in this country after nearly three-week trial and closing arguments, it's down to a jury of 12 going over the evidence. already yesterday protesters gathered in the streets in minneapolis. it's a tense time. jamie has been following it from the beginning. i think it must be extra interesting for you because you know this city very well. >> it looks very different right now. you've got lots of businesses boarded up that would normally have a lot of traffic and national guard troops on almost every city corner. this is unusual and tense as you've been talking about. today is the first full day of deliberations and yesterday the jury deliberated for more than four hours. it's weighing three charges after hearing from 45 witnesses over more than 13 days of testimony. the charges are second degree murder, third degree murder and second degree manslaughter. the jury will weigh each
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separately meaning there could be a split verdict where derek chauvin is found guilty on some charges and not on others. prosecutors focus on the video showing chauvin pinned down on george floyd for more than nine minutes saying believe your eyes. and this was murder. the defense did what it has tried to do this whole trial, poke holes in the prosecution. it brought up floyd's drug use and preexisting health conditions saying they played a role in his death. there was one key moment yesterday that could play a role after the verdict. after the jury left the courtroom, the judge weighed in on comments from waters who said p protesters had to, quote, get more confrontational. he said the comments were disrespectful to the judicial process. and could lead to a defense appeal. waters later said she was only
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advocating for nonviolent confrontations. there's no timetable for when we could have a verdict. schools in the area will be remote tomorrow through friday. police here and across the nation are ramping up security and have made plans to deal with any unrest. it's clear the judge was irritated yesterday. still more to come. >> yes. he's been paying very close attention to everything. >> thank you. we are learning how high profile racial i said dents affect the mental health of black americans. black americans reported poor mental health in weeks where two or more antiblack incidents occurred. white american's mental health was not significantly impacted. the director of the hea disparity and associate professor of psychiatry. >> good morning. >> there's a little bit of a delay. we'll have to work with that. i think this is a good time to
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have you here, because i think yesterday during the closing arguments, that tape was played of george floyd's death. before the after and during that i think has been triggering for a lot of people. one person said to me, not only is that triggering, but the defense i'm trying to explain it, is also triggering to defend that kind of behavior. what do you say to that? >> i absolutely agree. the thing about racism in general is that it is a bio cycle social are stres sor and being in a courtroom and repeating the exposure to those eight minutes and 46 mip you woulds and now we know 9 minutes of george floyd's demise can be triggering for everyone who is exposed to it. and so there is a consequence of having that be replayed in an open court. you say wisdom that we pass on trauma from generation to generation.
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what do you mean? >> so you know, there's new evidence to suggest that not only do we transmit the way that we cope with stress and trauma across generations, but that we actually embody that stress ja netty cli and we can pass it on in our dna to those in subsequent generations. what it really means is that if we don't the healing work, the racial healing work now, that generations, our children, their children's children, and their children will have to do the emotional work. >> and you know, i had a friend -- i have to tell you, i am surprised at myself at how deeply this as affected me. i think you keep so much in and then you start talking about it, and before you know it the flood gates are open. i had a white friend say how do you feel? i said not so good. the better question is how do you feel.
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what role do you think white people should be playing at this time? >> first, i think we all have had our breaths collectively stolen by the incidents of racial violence that we're all bearing witness to virtually and directly for those who are actually on scene during the tragic event. so i would say that what you can do now if you're really wanting to rise up to meet black indigenous and people of color in this moment is to act in true alliship. listen with a third ear. accept the reality and truth of what people are experiencing without requiring them to explain away or to offer additional context for what they're feeling. believe people when they tell you they're hurting the first time. that kind of response legislate mating the wounds that we are experiencing in this moment can go a long way in promoting racial healing, unity, and restorative justice.
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>> i know so many adults are struggling at this time. i can't imagine what it's doing to children. what is the conversation that parents should be having with their children, both black and white? >> i really appreciate this question, because i think that one of the things that we have forgotten about in this moment ct of these events on our children. and i would say that each parent has to select a method of talking to their children that resonates with the temperament, the distressed tolerance, the emotional kpsty of that child. every child is different in their tolerance for adjusting to and responding to these moments. here's the thing. we cannot be vague about events that are happening now with our children. we have to talk to them truthfully with age appropriate terms, but recognizing that our children are already experiencing it. so we can't hide the truths of what we're experiencing in this
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moment from them. be direct. be age appropriate. be loving. and most of all, listen with a third ear. not only to what children are saying, but how they're externalizing or behaving in this moment. >> yes. that's right. we thank you for your name. your same suits you. thank you very much. >> if you or someone you know is seeking mental health resources call the national alliance on mental health line. 1 -800-950 -6264. or in a crisis, please text nami to 741-741. we'll put it on your website, too. >> it's not just mental health and racism connected. it's also physical health. we're having this conversation a week after the cdc declared racism a public health threat. gayle, thank you. ur.ll join you later in the ahea how nancy pelosi rose to
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political history. i think you can drop political and say most powerful woman in american history. second in line to the presidency. twice speaker of the house. and a difficult interview. she comes on the program and says what she wants to say and nothing more. what surprises you in the conversation for the book? >> one thing that was great in the ten interviews, i think she came to trust me a little bit more. i interviewed here last week for "usa today," she talked about the incidents of january 6th with candor. she said she thinks in fact that mob didn't intend to kill her they would have had a battle because she's a street fighter. then she lifted up her foot and pointed to her four-inch stilettos and said she would have used these as weapons. she isern in history. >> highly consequential, she almost walked away from politics in 2016 and the story goes,
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donald trump was elected and decided to stay. in the four years of battles that we all witnessed who do you think came out with the better part? >> let's just say donald trump is back in mar-a-lago with a forced retirement and nancy pelosi is still speaker of the house. it's almost as if the entire career in the center of these decades were preparation for her to become the democratic face in the opposition to donald trump i think burnished her reputation and made, i think, some americans realize how important she had been previously, perhaps not gotten all of the credit that she had deserved. >> she has been resee el-electe speaker at the time when the incoming was not only from those on the right in political attack ads and speeches, but also those on the left. how has she been able to balance the two? >> well, she's done it with some skill. she, herself is a very liberal person. she's a "new deal" kind of
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democrat. but she thinks and understands it's the democratic members of the house from the swing districts that have given democrats the majority of the ability to get things done. and at the moment, she can only lose two democratic votes and get things through this very partisan -- this very partisan house. that leaves her almost no wiggle room to hold the wings of the party together. >> yeah. one of the amazing things about madam speaker is she did not enter politics until she was in her late 40s. i believe 47. had already raised five children. but clearly had learned the lessons of power which is the subtitle of the book. what is the biggest lesson, would you say, from the career of nancy pelosi? >> yes, there's a lesson she learned from her father who served three terms as the mayor of baltimore. it was that no one was going to give you power, you have to seize it. while she was late to running for office herself, once she is there, that's a precept she's followed.
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advise she's given to other politicians. it's made her gain power, hold power and wield power. >> she's been very effective at it. susan page, thank you very much. the book is "madam speaker." pick it up today. you're watching "cbs this morning." this is a no-nonsense message from three. small business insurance usually forces you to piece together multiple policies. that's why three was created. it's one policy that covers everything you need... leaving those old policies in the dust. three. no nonsense. just common sense. [ sfx: ping ping beep beep bloop bloop ] leaving those old policies lisa looks like you've...
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♪ welcome back to "cbs this morning." it is time now for "talk of the table" our extra large table, fetching all the way from here in new york to minneapolis. >> to minneapolis. >> gayle, if you feel any better with this comment, i will remind you that you used to think the studio was cold. >> yep. >> i know. i know. i shall never complain again, tony dokoupil. it's so funny, i just texted brian who is there in the studio with you. i said, brian, could you please bring my cup of hot tea. you know exactly how i like it. it still has not arrived. it has not arrived. i'm going first, today for my "talk of the table" we should do
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something based in minneapolis. we were looking for stories. when i landed i wanted to go to george floyd square and it was quickly overruled by security. so, as i was driving to the hotel, i saw a circle of people standing in a circle. and they go, are you sure you want to do that, ma'am. i said, yes, i do. i want to the get out of the car! i want to talk to called a circle of healing. >> we just want to say to our community that we love you. that we're here for you, and if you need someone to pray. right here. if you need somebody to talk, to we're here. with that being said -- >> that was fascinating to me, that is connie rowe, she's the executive director of a group call restoration incorporated. she does these circles. and people just join. when you join in the circle, you're asked to tell your name and why you're there. what is your wish. she said we're peaceful and
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nonjudgmental. and more importantly, not violent. she said, listen, we work a lot with young people. this is a community in pain. when you see people marching in the streets, especially young people, you ought to ask yourself what you can do to help and why they're feeling the pain that they're feeling. there's a lot of emotion in the city. all you need to do is drive around and see it. as daunting as it is, as intimidating as it is. when you get to the root of it, you see that people here just want justice. when i asked connie, what does justice look like to you? she said conviction on all three counts. we shall se.thike reading tea l. he thercle, i anhe makeactly. >> gayle, my "talk of the table" i'll begin by letting people in a secret that you already know. i'm not the biggest fan of
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wearing a suit. anthony has been wearing a tie since he was in school. >> yes, that's right. >> but i do support wearing a suit for a job interview. and my "talk of the table" is for a new program for the retailer h&m providing young men with free 24-hour suit rentals. if we can play a little sound from the commercial they have about it, it's worth it. let's listen. we only have the video. the commercial is great. you should look it up. it's young men in their suits hearing encouraging words from their mothers as they go out to prepare for their first job interviews. and while h&m is saying this is coming to america on the 13th of may, i don't have more detail on how it will work. i don't know if they worked it out hat' to young men for that matter. it's a free blue suit. >> i love this idea. the whole process of going to job interviews in the beginning you really have to get pumped up. at amazing what.ing on a suit
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makes you feel. >> it's a kind of armor, yes, it is. gayle. >> girls did it first, rent the runway. jennifer started this whole thing years ago where you correspond rent the clothes. you return them. every week, as much as you want, you can get through things coming in. i love of the fact that men are picking up on this. i agree with you. when you're going to a job interview, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. your mom used to tell you that all the time. kudos to them for coming up with the idea. my "talk of the table" is emmy winner and actor riz automaahmed. he is the first actor ever nominated for best actor and age and heritage nominated in the category. the visceral low budget film is up for six awards including best
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challenge. >> your hearing is deteriorating rapidly. >> reporter: in "sound of metal" riz ahmed transforms into rubin stone, a heavy metal drummer and recovering heroin addict who suddenly loses his hearing. >> i can't hear. do you understand me? i'm deaf! i'm deaf. >> you invested an awful lot in this part. >> yeah, it was very demanding. >> reporter: in the seven months ahmed was preparing for the role, the 38-year-old became fluent in american sign language. immersed himself in addiction recovery groups and spent hours each day with his drum instructor. ♪ >> you know, typically, two of us stripped down to our sox and underpants just sweating in his basement doing solos. >> what did you find learning the drum? >> it's very hard.
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i had hoped being a rapper would help me. i was very much wrong. >> your director in "sound of metal" darius murder described you as a shape actor, do you agree? >> i had to shift my shape a lot. it was about surviving emotional. part of my career i was interested in shape shifting and transforming out of myself. and now i'm interested more in going to a personal place. >> reporter: some of his most personal work is as a musician rapped under the alias amz. last year he released a concept album under his own name. ahmed learned to captivate crowds at a young age in london.
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>> i started rapping as soon as i discovered my brother's hidden stash of hip-hop cassettes who told me not to listen to them. as a 10-year-old i was memorizing wu-tang clan clearics. >> reporter: when did you first start acting? >> i've been acting since a young kid. came from a pakistani household. and scholarships to go to, predominantly white, upper class, prominent schools. i felt like i was changing schools, changing character every day growing up. it was real school teachers that realized okay, thistomuch ergy. need to do >> reporter: and what ahmed never imagined he could make a career of performing. i'm curious if there was one particular direction you might be headed in? >> yeah, i thought i was headed in the direction of not being able to do any of it.
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it was interesting, in a way, you know, to kind of enter a profession with no expectations. can actually be liberating. you dance when no one is watching, no one is watching. >> reporter: ahmed was in a string of indie films in the uk but had yet to make it big. >> i was thinking about giving up acting. >> reporter: then came a pivotal audition to co-star with jake gyllenhaal in the 2014 thriller "night crawler." initially, you were told you weren't right for the part? >> yeah, i think so. the pressure, i think i thrive in situation where is people don't see me coming, you know. i probably would enjoy being the young adult. >> reporter: he got a call back. >> they said in order to get to the next round, you have to come to l.a. but we can't fly you out there. pretty much i emptied my bank account for that flight and took a chance. >> reporter: the breakout role launched ahmed's career in the u.s., finally opening doors to
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high-profile films and franchises like "star wars rogue one" and "venom." he was cast as the protagonist in the gripping hbo drama "the night of." >> riz ahmed. >> reporter: that performance led him to the lead actor award. he was the first asian and muslim to win the award. >> if this sheds the light on the preju phobias and injustices in the justice system, maybe that's something. >> reporter: and while ahmed couldn't make history at this year's academy awards he said the real wins are seeing stories on screen. >> we all know what it feels like to be an outsider. myself with this character, it's fascinating to play someone going through the cracks of hearing and deaf culture. what he realizes and that i do,
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deaf isn't a disability. for many people, it's a culture. >> reporter: have you given any thoughts to a speech, acceptance speech? >> no, i haven't. this is a film made on a shoestring budget. a lot of dedication and blood, sweat and tears, literally. to see it get the recognition, that's everything. >> reporter: you certainly put your heart in it. >> i did, i actually said to darius after we shot the film, if no one sees this, that's okay. i've gotten so much from this experience already. it doesn't mean that i don't want people to see it. -i actually will love it if people saw the film. >> and you should see it. he's unbelieable in this movie. it's a small film that he makes it big. he's an incredible actor. gayle, one of the things that struck me in the conversation, when i asked him when did you start acting? he said i've always been acting. he had to in the culture growing
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in up in england. >> when i saw him in that, that was a knockout series. he was so good. i like where he says, anthony, i thrive in places where people don't see me coming. i always think it's good to be underestimated and overdelivered. he's done that time and time again. >> i'm glad you mentioned that sensational series. you can hear more of my > you're watching "c
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♪ this morning, we're continuing our series "eye on earth: our planet in lead up ts thursday. a lot of people believe soccer is the most beautiful game in the world. but a pro team has the world on its mind from the world to the u.s., on the carbon approach and mark phillips shows us what may be the future in the climate changing world. >> reporter: the rules of the game called soccer but the brits who invented it call it football haven't changed much in the 170 or so years. but in his minor league time in a small town west of london, soccer, sorry, football, is being reinvented. forest green rovers are the world's first vegan, carbon
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neutral professional sports team. and they got here because they were so bad. >> wasn't winning, wasn't making any money. >> yep. >> reporter: the rovers were about to go under when dale convince, vince of a locally based energy renewable company stepped in to save them. did you have the idea that you would take this long-established club that was in financial difficulty, and not just rescue it but turn it into what it's become, this ideal? >> no, all of that kind of grew organically, without any thought of saving the club. and then everything else became apparent one thing at a time. >> reporter: the first thing that became apparent is that vince, a longtime vegan found himself not only in the sports business but in the meat business, not for long. you wanted a team that fed its players meat. it's horrified you. >> it horrified me.
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>> reporter: m to the players but they stopped serving it to the fans when there were fans before covid. and the funny thing happened, everybody liked the food, former players like dan sweeney said it even improved their game. what are the benefits? >> faster recovery times. before the games you feel like you got way, way more energy. >> reporter: really? >> yeah, yeah. >> reporter: then another thing happened, the team started winning. they're now fighting to move up into a higher division of the english league system. being vegan is one, but how do you make forest green really green? not that hard. the club now powers its park with wind turbines and solar panels. it plays on an organic fi econol here. just seaweed. even the water they use is collected and used again but still -- how do you go carb
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carbon-neutral? you got to measure your carbon and do what you can to reduce it and by a scheme that absorbs carbon in some other way. >> reporter: so, the field is organic, the players are vegan, what's next? the uniforms. right now they're bamboo. but next year's they're going to made out of used coffee grounds. seriously. and the new step, a stadium built not of carbon steel but out of wood. >> why, are you trying to create an example here or yourto o h yn sine you happeno have a f cl, cc, let call it, and turn it into a club that you run the way you want to run it? >> yeah, i run everything the way i want to run it. >> reporter: for "cbs this
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morning," i'm mark philips at forest green rovers. >> i'm still trying to figure out how to make jerseys out of coffee grounds. >> i have no answer to is that. but i wonder if the vegan backgrounds colors the trash talk among the players. but they're winning, apparently. >> that's the victory. up next, we'll go to gayle
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♪ and we go back to minneapolis where we are awaiting a verdict in the derek chauvin trial. jury put until four hours yesterday, according to jamie yuccas, gayle. obviously, no one knows how long it will take, but the process has begun. >> i know. and there's all sorts of speculation. i keep thinking about what the judge said as the last thing they heard. the jury was basically think
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. good morning. it's 85:00. a record number of cargo ships anchored waiting to kland. heir containers at they are loaded with items like electronics, the back up could continue for months. with a three point america the 4th quarter seth curry dropped month points, topping kobe bryant's mark of the most by any player 33 or older making nba history. marin county may announce its moving in to the less restricted yellow tier making the first bay area county to do so. this would let breweries, movie theaters, places of where ship and gyms to operate
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