the world knows george floyd. i know perrythank all the mothers that are here today. because you've got a nephew, an uncle -- just hug them. and just let them know we are for all these young black men that are coming up in this world today, and just hug them and love them because we don't ever know when the time will come. i just want to thank each and every one of you. i have gained such a huge family all over the world. i have so many sisters and brothers now. i have aunts and uncles. and i just want to thank you all -- [ applause ] there's too many names to remember. but god knows in his heart that i love the floyd family, i love my sisters, and i can't talk about george everyone knows her. [ applause ] i just want to say i love you, i love all the support, and my family knows i do. and we all are one. thank you. [ applause ] >> i just want to say that i'm going to miss my brother a whole lot. and -- [ applause ] i want to say i love you. and i thank god for giving me my own personal superman. god bless you all. [ applause

george floyd was known as perry to those or really knew him well and that he was a physically intimidating person but a gentle giant he used to like to play jokes on his brothers and others very religious churchgoing man. even though he ended up beneath a police officer's need they say that was not characteristic of who he was we keep hearing that theme of generosity about george floyd and of course he moved to minnesota to look for work which he apparently eventually found and it all ended in tragedy but it is here that his family really considered home in here where his friends who gathered to remember him 500 people in that place behind me. and those are the people who were able to get in there been hundreds of people at site and foundations filed by his casket just yesterday so there's a who's well remembered by those who know him. john hendren there from outside george points funeral and in texas we'll be talking to john throughout the day for now thank you very much john. well now we can speak again to assistant professor of political science at howard university. she is also the aut

no place is that change more evident than in minneapolis, where george perry floyd lost his life at the hands of police. this week a judge ordered the minneapolis police department to stop using all chokeholds and neck restraints. that also required officers to intervene should they witness a fellow officer using unauthorized force and greatly restricted the use of crowd control weapons, things like tear gas and rubber bullets, which were employed so liberally in the protests following george floyd's death. a veto proof majority of the city council said that it will dismantle the minneapolis police department completely rebuilding it from the ground up. then today came the news from the minneapolis police chief himself that he would withdraw from contract negotiations with the city's powerful police union. that's the latest step in restoring faith in the city's embattled police department. chief arredondo said he planned to bring in advisers to view how a contract could be structured so it could provide greater transparency for the community and more flexibility for true reform. in thos

first off i want you all to come out to support perry george floyd.. he always moved people with his words. the officer showed no remorse while watching my uncle's soul leave his body. he begged and pleaded many times just for you to get up, but you just pushed harder. why must this system be corrupt and broken? laws were already put in place for the african-american system to fail. these laws can be changed. no more hate crimes, please! someone said make america great again but when has america ever been great? those four officers were literally on him for nine minutes and none of them showed they had a heart or soul. this is not just murder but a hate crime. i share happy memories of my uncle. that's all i have, are memories. i still can't pull myself together to how he was calling my grandma name. i believe my grandmother was right there with open arms saying come home, baby. you shouldn't feel this pain. no one should feel this pain. my most favorite memory of my uncle was when he paid me to scratch his head after the long days of work. we even cr

june 9th 2020, as george perry day in the city of houston. to god be the glory for the good he has done. ♪ >> two god be the glory. but the devil means great evil. this is a celebration today. we celebrate the life of a man who has been here on this earth and god has used him in his death to make change. god blessings to all of our dignitaries. mayor turner, you are. amen. amen. the program calls for, i believe there is a video montage. we thank god for the young lady who put this together, these videos. somebody is still celebrating. for the things he has done. ♪ oh, yeah. ♪ this is the video artist who has put together this montage. i want to ask the members of the family who are going to come up and speak at this time if you would please make your way to the stage. as they come up, there is a tribute to being sung that will be sung by r&b artist ne-yo. and then another musical selection. my soul has been anchored in the lord. mr. michael todd. god less you and family come up as we are ready to receive you. ♪ my world needs you right no now

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by which got his gather people all around the world to connect around the life of the brother george. perry floyd and this is today, there's a few things that we want to encourage you to expect. can we help you today first we do ask you to keep your mask on within the sanctuary we thank god for that if anyone is a distress you can stop in 2 of our raise your hand gestures will be watching to make sure that we can assist you but in the tradition of the african american church. >>this will be a home going i want to say and this will be a whole going >>brother george floyd's i know you know what that means tat means foot-stomping toe-tapping grab brazen god. because we are celebrating his life but just before we began this home going celebration. let me just thank publicly. all of those people that help to make this come to pass. i want to begin with us by benjamin crump. thank you for watching out over this family. in times of devastation, someone has to stand up and take the lead. and thank god that you've done just that brother and then also the reverend al sharpton. thank you for through n

thank you all for coming owl to support george perry floyd.america great again, but when has america everen great? those four officers were literally on him for nine minutes and none of them showed a heart on you soul. this is not just murder, but a hate crime. i share happy memories with my uncle. that's all i have, are memories. i still can't pull myself together for how he was calling out my grandma's name. she was right there with open arms saying come home, baby. you shouldn't feel this pain, no one should feel this pain. my most favorite memory was when he paid me to scratch his head after long days of work. we even created a song about it, scratch my head, scratch my head, yeah. but after that, i knew he was a comedian. he always told me, baby girl, you're going to go so star with that beautiful smile and brains of yours. another favorite memory is when me and my grandmother was so worried. she was crying. all i remember is saying, granny, it's okay, we'll find a way. i wasn't entirely sure how we would get to my uncle's -- we had no wa

let me proudly proclaimed, june 9th 2020, as george perry day in the city of houston.

which god has gathered people all around the world to connect us around the life of the brother george perry help you today? we expect you to keep your mask on within the sanctuary and if anyone is in distress stop into or raise your hand and the ushers will be watching to make sure to assist you but in the tradition of the african-american church this will be a home going celebration. >> that's right. >> i want to say it again. this will be a home going celebration of brother george floyd's life. >> you know what that means. that means foot stomping, shouting, praising god. amen? because we are celebrating his life. but just before we begin this home going celebration, let me just thank publicly all of those people that helped to make this come to pass. i want to begin with esquire benjam benjamin crump. thank you for watching over this family. in times of devastation someone has to stand up and take the lead and thank god that you have done just that, brother. and then the reverend al sharpton, thank you through north carolina and minnesota sounding the trumpet and letting people know this

. >> reporter: the mayor and harris county judge to clearing june 9 george perry floyd junior day.oxnews. >>> reverend al sharpton spent part of his eulogy talking about the nfl's recent apology to colin kaepernick and others who face fallout for kneeling during the national anthem. >> don't, some anti-apology. take a man's livelihood. stripper man down of his talents. if you're sorry, we pay the damage you did to the career you stood down. when he took a knee, he took that for the families in this building and we don't want an apology. we want him repaid. >> since his nfl career ended the former 49ers quarterback has established a foundation to push for social justice. >>> a vigil taking place in oakland to protest the deaths of black people to racism and confrontations with police. a large group of people or on 14th street. they say they're outraged by the death of george floyd, breonna taylor and tommy met dad. organizers say they are the latest example of systemic damage against black people. >>> there was a long caravan for racial justice honoring the life and memory of george

. >> reporter: the mayor and the judge declaring 29 george perry floyd junior day.truck a vigil is happening in oakland to protest adesa black people due to racism and confrontations with police. this is a live picture from 14th in oakland where you can see quite a few people have gathered. they say they are outraged by the deaths of george floyd, breonna taylor and tony mcdade. organizers say those killings are just the latest example of systemic violence against black people. we will continue to monitor this ongoing vigil happening in downtown oakland. people gathering at the latest demonstration in the wake of the killing of george floyd. we see people holding a vigil and honor of like people across the country who have lost their lives as a result of police brutality. and obviously, people bringing these issues to the forefront with a vigil happening on 14th street. we will monitor these live pictures from our chopper ambiguity updates throughout the newscasts. >>> san jose city leaders in the police department continue dealing with fallout over of fo floyd prot

por favor, digan su nombre >>> gracias >>> (aplausos) >>> soy brander williams, sobrino de george, le llamaba perrynombre medio a mi me tocó george cuando estaba creciendo me crió mi abuela yo no tenía una figura paterna y estas fueron las figuras paternas de mi vida yo practicaba deportes y estábamos muy conectados esto es más difícil de lo que pensaba estoy tratando de sobreponerme a la tristeza son tantos recuerdos más que nada quiero darle las gracias por haber sido una persona genuina, por su amor, por ser alguien en el que podíamos confiar, no tenemos mucho pero me buena hizo lo posible se aseguraba tuviese ropa y zapatos yo lo agradezco voy a concluir una historia él era mayor al mirador de lebron james y cuando los cavalier vinieron a la final con los warrior recuerdo que en la primera llamada le dije que parece que hubiese ganado el campeonato y sabes cómo me siento por lebron pero cada vez que hablamos le decíamos cómo está? estás bien? y él decía que se sentía como subiese ganado el campeonato y eso quedó como un chiste entre nosotros siendo un hombre fuerte, viendo a la gente unida, con

proudly proclaim george perry day. may god be the glory. ♪ >> come on, to god be the glory.o lived on this earth and god has used him in his death to expand his name around the world to make change. amen. amen, amen, amen, amen. god bless you to all of our dignitaries. mayor turner, i think you are a preacher. you have a job when you are finished, your term here in the city of houston. we thank god for his leadership, amen, amen. the program calls for another video montage, and we thank god for the young lady who has put them together. amen. come on now, somebody is still celebrating. oh, yes. angie hill says the -- angie hill is the video artist who put together these montages, but i want to ask the members of the family who want to speak to make their way to the stage. kathleen mcgee, travis kings and mr. cyril white. and as they come up, there is a tribute that will be sung by r&b artist neo. that will be followed by one of the jack nate's alumni who has authored a poem, and then another musical selection, "my soul has been anchored in the lord." mr. michael todd. may god

we start with the words of george perry floyd's brother, who testified today before the judiciary committee after burying his brother just yesterday. >> george didn't hurt anyone that day. he didn't deserve to die over $20. i'm asking you, is that what a black man is worth? this is 2020. enough is enough. i didn't get the chance to say goodbye to perry while he was here. i was robbed of that. but i know he's looking down at us now. perry, look up at what you did, big brother. you changed the world. >> he buried his brother yesterday and testified in congress this morning. that very emotional testimony, part of the broader national conversation on police brutality. today the minneapolis police chief announced he is taking on the city's police union, demanding the union reexamine its stance on forced transparency and some other key items. also today, "the new york times" reported on a ground swell of ground support of the black lives matter movement. in the last two weeks, volter support increased almost as much as it had in the preceding two years. meanwhile in the last month, donald trump's

we proudly recall -- we proudly aslare june 9 2020 day george perry day. d celebrating george today, and we will be able to celebrate a man who lived on this birth -- on this earth and god used him in death to expand his name around the worth -- the world. god bless you to all of our dignitaries, to mayor turner, i think you are a preacher. you have a job when you are finished your term here in the city of houston. we thank god for his leadership, amen, amen. the program calls for another video montage, and we thank god for the young lady who put them together. amen. somebody is still celebrating. oh yes. amen. angie hill says a video artist who put together these montara just, but i want -- montages, but i want to ask the members of the family who want to speak if -- to make their way to the stage. kathleen mcgee, travis kings and mr. cyril right -- white. and as they come up, there is a tribute that will be sung by neo. oft will be followed by one the jack yates alumni authoring a poem, and then another musical selection, my soul has been anchored in the

by which god has gathered people all around the world to connect us around the life of brother george perryloyd. now, listen, today there's a few things we want to encourage you to expect. first, we do ask you to keep your mask on within the sanctuary. we thank god for that. if anyone is in distress, raise your hand, our ushers will be watching to make sure we can assist you. but in the tradition of the african-american church, this will be a home-going celebration. come on, i want to say it again, this will be a home-going celebration of brother george floyd's life. >> now, you know what that means, that means foot stomping, toe tapping, shouting hallelujah, praise god, amen, because we are celebrating his life. before we begin this home-going celebration, let me just thank publicly all of those people that helped to make this come to pass. i want to begin with esquire benjamin crump. thank you for watching over this family. in times of devastation, someone has to stand up and take the lead. and thank god that you've done just that, brother. and then also the reverend al sharpton, thank yo

george perry floyd, known as perry by his love ones.hilonise was testifying wednesday before the house judiciary commitittee, as s momm for defunding the police grows amid nationwide protesests over floyd's killing by mininneapolis polilice. for morere on the mass uprprisig engulfing the u.s. and what protesesters are demanding now,e go t to los angeles, where we're joined by y robin kelley, professor of african a american studies at ucla who studies social movements. author of many books, including "freedom dreams: the black radical imagination." professor, it is great to have you back with us, especially now. i mean, just in the last hours, you have the icons of thehe confederacacy being tumblbled throughout the united states. yet president trump financing he is giviving his first cacampaign speech in months in tulsa, oklahoma? the site of one of the worst massacres of blacack people in ,.s.s. history? on juneteenth june 19? this in the midst of this global uprising.. talk about this s moment we aree in. >> thahat is a slap in the fac

. >> george perry floyd jr. was a father, a brother, an uncle, a cousin, a friend to many. and he should still be alive today. ♪ and i know a change gonna come, yes, it will ♪ >> god bless you. >>> in the last two weeks, we have seen a flurry of action taken by policymakers to reform policing in the u.s. minneapolis, minnesota, veto-proof majority of the council said they will dismantle the police force. in l.a., the mayor said he would slash police funding by up to $150 million. in portland, oregon, police chief resigned under pressure from black leadership. in new york, the state senate voted today to make public the disciplinary records of police officers, for the first time. this is something people have been journalists, activists, have been fighting for, for forever, with not that much luck. today, republican senator tim scott of south carolina was tasked by mitch mcconnell with working on his own party's police-reform plan. you have got this incredible flurry of activity in the last two weeks. proposals, concrete steps that have been taken from the local level, all t

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. >> the world knows george floyd. i know perry >> george perry floyd was honored in a celebration of life service in his hometown of houston, texas. >> in the tradition of the african-american church, this will be a homegoing celebration. >> reporter: floyd's family shared stories about the man the world did not get to see. >> he was a pesky little rascal, but we all loved him. >> i thank god for giving me my own personal superman. >> reporter: but they also said they will continue their mission in his name. >> but right now, i want justice for my brother, my big brother. >> and i can breathe, as long as i'm breathing, justice will be served for perry. >> reporter: it was a four-hour memorial service filled with music, art and messages. one message came creatively when floyd's likeness was painted as an anthem for the civil rights movement was belted out. mayor sylvester turner says he is signing an executive order which bans choke holds within houston. >> in this city, we will require de-escalation. in this city, you have to give

although, yesterday, lawrence, it was a celebration, a celebration of the home going of big floyd, george floyd, perry as it's been now known to be his personal name to his family. there was a lot of joy there yesterday, but there was also expression of the loss that he is brother expressed today. they will never forget this. they have been thrown into the national, international spotlight. all of them have said, we would rather have our brother. we heard the words he was a big umbrella on a rainy day. today i believe his brother came to say to the world and to the nation, i'm doing this for george so that he is never forgotten, but i'm doing this for all of those who are out in the streets protesting, those who are black and brown and white and asian and he's doing it to say black lives matter. black lives matter. and i think that's what we have gathered in these two days, that more significantly than ever in the history of the united states, and of course this movement started with young people telling us and understanding the plight of african-american men at the hands of the police and law enforce

ask is you pray for us as we go along this marathon to make sure that justice is served on george's behalf or perry are y'all doing? i am the youngest brother of george floyd and my older brother pj was talking about childhood memories and how we grew up. and i would like to start where we left off. we didn't have much going up, but all that great stuff, that was just ingenuity. we worked with what we had, but we had a house full of love, and i appreciate the love of everyone in here in the state of minneapolis. you adopted my brother and showed him so much love and we feel that love in your city and thankfully, everybody especially around the world. it's a beautiful thing and great love we are receiving an george floyd is receiving because he would love it. when she was here in the flesh to see it, but all this great unity, but my brother, big floyd, as you all know. cooking wise, grew up in our house and they would say you make the best grilled cheese. can you please go make us one. if i tell you as a six or 7-year-old kid, i did that numerous times. you all are just using me. but you know, it ha

george's nephew. i called him perry my mom wanted to name us after our siblings. t rathaised . a loter >> we are hearing from a number of george members. we hav h frohiunge is outside at theou cn. scene where many paying their respects. ja: what is remarkable is how george floyd is beingleshed nut as a real person, a a large family, had people who loved him. is it's to the essence of what i am hearing from people at this -- this gets to the essence of what im hearing from people at the memorial. this is about another african-american man who died at the hands of police in america. that is why he has become a symbol of ae ana symbol of a global protest. a call and a cry that things have to change. because of the global outcry, things might change in america. peedrtosedthe three w menavho hg and att an officer charged with murder, charged with kneeling on his neck, asphyxiating this site. i am at a place are informally gatheringo pay tribute to george floyd, to say his name, to say to gim -iif -eartand s.>> this is of the first events to ta place with the private funeral taking p

. >> reporter: the loss of george floyd, or big george, or perry, it felt like a loss for everyone.t is a symbol of racial injustice and police brutality. he was also a man who loved banana and managed sandwiches. when lebron won his first nba championship, floyd felt like he had 112. >> i want to say thank you to him for being there. he was a genuine person. he was loving and caring. he's someone i could count on the matter what. >> reporter: there were calls for justice. >> what we are doing is having america be america for all americans. >> reporter: there were pleas for peace. >> it's time for us to stand up and say, get your knee off our necks. >> reporter: the most moving tribute came when everyone stayed still for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. that was the amount of time floyd was held down by police. they remembered a man who could stand a longer period >> that's a long time. that's how long he was laying there. there is no excuse. they had enough time. they had enough time. >>> a private family service is set for tomorrow in north carolina where george floyd was born, followed

let mac. >> i'm brandon williams, george's nephew. i called him perry. to name all of us and coincidently i ended up with george. growing up my grandmother raised me and i did not have a father figure in my life so he groped same house with them and my uncles were more of a father figure in my life but peary, i gravitated toward him. coming up i played sports. he did. it connected us and brought us real close. this is harder than i thought it would be. i just remember -- i just remember all the memories so more than anything i want to say thank you to him for being there and being a real genuine person. loving. caring. someone i could count on no matter what. we did not have much but coming up my grandmother tried and wherever she slacked, he picked it up. he made sure i had sneakers and clothes and stuff like that and i appreciate that. i'm going to end it with a funny story about -- he was the biggest lebron james van and i remember and i don't know if you're familiar with the nba but when the cavaliers came back with the golden state warriors in the fi

george. but i called him perry. >>the morning after a houston memorial service for his brother george floyd still unease floyd was in washington with a personal plea to lawmakers joe has called for help and he was ignored. >>please listen to the college i'm making to you now calls for police reform around the >>appear to be heard on capitol hill i'm taking you to speak up, i'm begging you to be a part. >>of solving the problems hopefully. >>we can have both parties working together actually accomplish something here the congressional black caucus took the lead on a reform proposal unveiled by house democrats monday the power of this movement will help to congress to act republican tim scott of south carolina planning to introduce a bill in the senate within days to see if we can actually get a result. >>and later our ce our streets safer for our law enforcement officers and the communities that they serve the parties find common ground and ideas like sharing records of law enforcement officers across states and polic

george floyd. i know terry, jr. >> reporter: some called him perry, jr., some called him big floyd, some called him george.tar high school athlete in two sports, with a big smile and a sense of humor. his family described him as a loyal friend. a protector. reverend al sharpton said he was not a perfect man, but the right man for this movement. now those closest to george vowing to fight for what his memory stands for. >> and i can breathe. as long as i'm breathing, justice will be served for perry. >> i want justice for my brother, my big brother. george floyd was not expendable. this is why we're here. >> when he called out for his momma, we believe that the ears of mommas across this nation rared up, that the ears of mommas across this world heard him cry, all mommas began to wail. >> reporter: and then this. a special video message from former vice president joe biden for floyd's daughter, gianna. >> daddy's looking down and is so proud of you. >> reporter: as the funeral came to a close, the family began the final procession, georgefloyd's body transported the last mile by horse-drawn carriage to be b

the kid who was so big, known as big george or. perry. the picture away from the news and the noise and all the protests, we see a human being. so appropriate that we focus on the fact there's a man there who lost his life in an unfortunate manner. in response to your question about all that's going on, i think they're so much arguing sometimes about this slogan, defund the police. i think you see, as john roberts just reported, that this idea of reforming the police has tremendous power and is very popular even extending to the white house now in terms of what steps can be taken in order to make the policing more effective and prevent acts of brutality. i think we are in a moment or we can start to see that maybe this is something that's much larger, as they set at the funeral, george floyd was known to almost no one outside the family and friends before now. but he has started a movement and his name will be remembered. >> dana: dagen mcdowell, maybe talk a little bit about that family and of course they shared their grief with all of u

george floyd. i know terry, jr. >> reporter: some called him perry, jr., some called him big floyd, some called him george.tar high school athlete in two sports, with a big smile and a sense of humor. his family described him as a loyal friend. a protector. reverend al sharpton said he was not a perfect man, but the right man for this movement. now those closest to george vowing to fight for what his memory stands for. >> and i can breathe. as long as i'm breathing, justice will be served for perry. >> i want justice for my brother, my big brother. george floyd was not expendable. this is why we're here. >> when he called out for his momma, we believe that the ears of mommas across this nation rared up, that the ears of mommas across this world heard him cry, all mommas began to wail. >> reporter: and then this. a special video message from former vice president joe biden for floyd's daughter, gianna. >> daddy's looking down and is so proud of you. >> reporter: as the funeral came to a close, the family began the final procession, georgefloyd's body transported the last mile by horse-drawn carriage to be b

my job to comfort my brothers and sisters, perry's kids and everybody who loved him and that's a lot of people. i have to be the strong one now, because george is gone. and me being the "big brother" now is why i'm here today. to do what perry always would have done. to take care of the family and others, i could not take care of george the day he was killed, but maybe by speaking with you today, i can make sure his death will not be in vain. to make sure he is a more than another face on a t-shirt, more than another name on a list that will not stop rolling, george always made sacrifices for our family and he made sacrifices for complete strangers. he gave the little he had i was reminded of that he called all the officers, sir, he was mild mannered, he did not fight back, he listened to all of the officers. the man who took his life, who suffocated him for eight minutes and 46 seconds, he still called him sir as he begged for his life. i cannot say the kind of pain you feel when you watch something like that. when you watch your "big brother", who you looked up to your whole entire life die, died begging for his mom? i am tired, i'm tired

his aunt -- >> the world knows george floyd i know perry jr. >> his sister. >> i'm going to miss my brother whole lot. and i thank god for giving me my own personal superman. >> and his friends >> when the family came to me and asked me, are you going to speak? i will speak i will keep on speaking i will fight i will fight i will fight, because i been fighting for him and i'll keep on fighting for him ♪ >> a final good-bye to the man they called big floyd. >> his life mattered all our lives matter black lives matter his death will not be in vain. what's his name? >> george floyd! >> after a week of commemorations hundreds today packing into fountain of praise church, masks on the city george floyd loved pouring out its love for him >> george floyd's niece, and i can breathe. as long as i'm breathing, justice will be served >> and so many reminders of what george floyd's name now means to those who never met him, prompting calls for justice, to defund the police, to reform police departments >> he changed the world, george floyd changed the world. and we're going to make the world know that

george. but i called him perry. >>the morning after a houston memorial service for his brother george floyd still unease floyd was in washington with a personal plea to lawmakers joe has called for help and he was ignored. >>please listen to the college i'm making to you now calls for police reform around the >>appear to be heard on capitol hill i'm taking you to speak up, i'm begging you to be a part. >>of solving the problems hopefully. >>we can have both parties working together actually accomplish something here the congressional black caucus took the lead on a reform proposal unveiled by house democrats monday the power of this movement will help to congress to act republican tim scott of south carolina planning to introduce a bill in the senate within days the super-g actually get a result. >>and later our ce our streets safer for our law enforcement officers and the communities that they serve the parties find common ground and ideas like sharing records of law enforcement officers across states and police for

george. but i called him perry. >>the morning after a houston memorial service for his brother george floyd still unease floyd was in washington with a personal plea to lawmakers joe has called for help and he was ignored. >>please listen to the college i'm making to you now calls for police reform around the >>appear to be heard on capitol hill i'm taking you to speak up, i'm begging you to be a part. >>of solving the problems hopefully. >>we can have both parties working together actually accomplish something here the congressional black caucus took the lead on a reform proposal unveiled by house democrats monday the power of this movement will help to congress to act republican tim scott of south carolina planning to introduce a bill in the senate within days the super-g actually get

i'm george's nephew. i call him perry. we happen to share the same middle name for some reason. my momma wanted to name all of us after some of ouri oincidentally, i ended up with george. growing up, i'm a lot younger than him, but my grandmother raised me. i didn't have a father figure present in my life, so i grew up in the same house with them. and, you know, my uncles were more of a father figure in my life. and with perry being the alpha male, i gravitated towards him. i played sports, and that connected us, and brought us real close. i'm going to try not to be sad. this is a lot harder than i thought it would be. ( applause ) i just remember just all of the memories, man. so more than anything, i just want to say thank you to him just for being there, just being a real genuine person, just being loving and caring and somebody i can count on, no matter what. we didn't have much, but coming up, my grandmother tried her best, and wherever she slakd he picked up for me and made sure i had sneakers and clothes, and a lot of stuff like that. i appreciate that. i'm going to end it

. >> the world knows george floyd. i know perry >> reporter: the star high school athlete with the big smile and sense of humor. a gentle soul. a loyal friend. a protector. >> i thank god for giving me my own personal superman. god bless you all. >> he was an umbrella to all of us. he was 6'6." any rain came our way, he made sure that he could cover for us. >> i want justice for my brother. my big brother. >> reporter: their brother calling out to his mother in those final moments of his life. >> when he cried out for his mama, we believe that the ears of mamas across this nation reared up. that the ears of mamas across this world heard him cry. even though for one mama, all mamas began to wail. >> reporter: just a day after meeting with the family, joe biden sharing a video message and these words for 6-year-old gianna. >> daddy is so proud of you. no child should have to ask questions that too many black children have had to ask for generations -- why. why is daddy gone? when there is justice for george floyd, we will truly be on

please, share with us this time we shall come and express love for the life and legacy of brother george perrysee me stand, it's time for you to sit down. [laughter] okay? i'll have my seat, and when i stand, then it's time. and i know people always tell me, well, i i e couldn't stop, the holy spirit got ahold of me. well, when i stand -- [laughter] amen. can i get an a amen in here? come on. >> amen! >> god bless your hearts. listen, family, indulge me please because i've been asked to present two presentations that are not printed. first, one from governor roy cooper's office, our governor. i have a presentation, amen. and after that presentation, then a resolution from the lumbie tribe. and i've been hearing the presentation -- and after hearing that, i want to ask that ruby floyd would come and then christopher simmons. and then representing polk county, our chairman of, our commissioners, the reverend elder james leach will share with us. and then congressman g.k. butterfield will share. and then our congressman richard hutson will then share. and then i shall come back and present our pr

job to comfort my brothers and my sisters, perry's kids and everyone who loved him, and that's a lot of people. i have to be the strong one now because georgeeing the big brother now is why i'm here today to do what perry always would have done, to take care of the family and others. i couldn't take care of george the day he was killed, but maybe by speaking with you today, i can make sure that his death would not be in vain. to make sure that he is more than another face on a t-shirt, more than another name on a list that won't stop growing, george always made sacrifices for our family, and he made sacrifices for complete strangers. he gave the little that he had to help others. he was our gentle giant. i was reminded of that when i watched the video of his murder. he called all of the officer "sir." he was mild mannered. he didn't fight back. he listened to all the officers. the man who took his life, who suffocated him for eight minutes and 46 seconds, he still called him sir as he begged for his life. i can't tell you the kind of pain you feel when you watch something like that. when you watch your big brother who you looked up to your

george. we called him perry. if you called him perry, you knew him direct. you know what i mean? ahead and let it's crazy, all these people came to see my brother and that's amazing to me that he touched so many people's hearts. because he's been touching all the hearts. you know, you come to where we're from, people are crying right now. that's how much they loved him. you know, i'm just staying strong as i can because i need to get it out. i need to get it out. everybody wants justice. we want justice for george. he's going to get it! he's going get it. [ applause ] >> good afternoon, everyone. i'm just going to echo some of the things that was talked about than is we come from a long line of large family members. our mothers were siblings of 13, and, umm, if i can kind of fast forward a little bit. my aunt moved to -- she lived in houston and she would always talk about being there and not having any of her siblings close to her. so my mother decided to move to the houston area back early in '80 or '81. so we came to houston and we were all excited that we could have somebody c

. >> the world knows george floyd. i know perryr. >> i thank god for giving me my own personal superman. >> i'm george floyd's niece and i can breathe. as long as i'm breathing, justice will be served. >> reporter: shortly the body of george floyd will be taken by horse draunl carriage. he'll be buried next to his mother. the four fired officers involved in the case are all expected to be back in court june 29. abc news, houston. >> after floyd's death, as you know, protesters have taken a knee, echoing the action taken by quarterback colin kaepernick. he started it after a conversation, an east bay native, a former nfl player and former green beret. today we spoke with him. >> no matter what you do, some people will be offended. taking a knee, from my perspective, my opinion, is more respectful. we're not a perfect country. i love this country but we're not perfect. we have a lot of room to grow. this is an opportunity to do that. now that more people are kndg o the conversation and take action. >> reporter: the nfl commissioner r

he told lawmakers that george floyd's nickname was perry and that his death would change the world. >> yesterday we laid him to rest. it was the hardest thing i ever had to do. i am the big brother now. so, it is my job to comfort my brothers and my sisters, perry's kids and everyone who loved him. >> other witnesses included benjamin crump, and we are monitoring the proceedings and will have more testimony from the witnesses at the bottom of the hour. >>> the latest from houston where floyd was laid to rest. >> a growing memorial drawing hundreds of visitors paying their respects to george floyd, from minneapolis to houston where an emotional funeral service marked 6 days of mourning across the country. later floyd's casket taken by horse drawn carriage to a cemetery where he was buried right next to his mother. thousands of mourners lined the procession route some saying they didn't know floyd but they have been impacted by his life. >> it is important for themethem to be a part of history. >> the world came to love him and support and protests for him. >> for two weeks floyd's deat

job to call for my brothers and my sisters, perry's kids and everyone who loved him, and that's a lot of people. i have to be the strong one now because george is gone. and me being the big brother, now is why i'm here today, to do what perry always would have done, to take care of the family and others. i couldn't take care of george that day he was killed, but maybe by speaking with you today, i can make sure that his death will not be in vain. to make sure he is more than another face on a t-shirt, more than another name on a list that won't stop growing, george always made sacrifices for our family and he made sacrifices for complete strangers. he gave the little he had to help others. he was our gentle giant. i was reminded of that when i watched the video of his murder. he called all the officers sir. he was mild mannered. he didn't fight back. he listened to all the officers. the man who took his life, who suffocated him for eight minutes and 46 seconds, he still called him sir as he begged for his life. i can't tell you the kind of pain you feel when you watch something like that, when you watch your big brother, who you looked up to