that connection again if you're just joining us now what you're seeing are live pictures from minneapolis minnesota in the u.s. this is the jubilant jubilant fallout from the verdict that was read in the dairy show been trial derek show in the former minneapolis police officer found guilty on all 3 charges guilty of 2nd degree murder guilty of 3rd degree murder guilty of 2nd degree manslaughter now this means that he faces up to 40 years in prison for 2nd degree murder up to 25 years for 3rd degree murder and up to 10 years for 2nd degree manslaughter so we're talking about 5060 years possible the rest of his life in prison stefan can you hear me. i can hear and i'm so sorry this is state nickel difficult to say but that's live television i have to roll with this and before you ask me a question i remember that you wanted to ask me something about the regarding the trigger feel of the tweet you read and about social media response to what happens if he is michael michael we just met i don't know who you are but i get the feeling that you as well as a many other people here are. delighted happy set

on the community of the trial of derek shaw than the civil rights attorney and resident of minneapolis minnesota friend of the show and the kima levy armstrong always a pleasure having you on with us nikki. thanks for having me i want to ask you it's you know a week and a few days into the trial what what has the trials of fact been like on the community so far. as you might imagine it has caused a lot of trauma in our community there are people who watch the trial because it is so triggering it's triggering for me as a civil rights attorney you know as a resident of the appaloosas to watch those bystander videos over and over here and into here george floyd probably not for help and so you better read and to see those bystander shy and desperate need to get the police to actually do their jobs and release george floyd in treatment with dignity. when it came up we've all seen in the media hype around this trial what do you believe has the coverage actually missed out on or just didn't understand about the minneapolis community who is anxiously awaiting justice to finally be served in this case w

killing of george floyd i'm talking of course about the residents of the city of mabel hood's of minneapolis minnesota a community that since floyd's murder has not only been under siege by the burning spotlight of the cable news media but by the failure of their elected officials race and race were agitators and the militaristic reaction of their law enforcement agencies to their calls for justice this week the u.s. congressman woman out of minnesota omar told c.n.n.'s jake tapper that the community was on edge and that we haven't seen justice not delivered in our community for many years and while the rest of america and the world watches the courtroom drama play out on their t.v.'s it's just outside that courtroom vioxx reports that the hennepin county government center in minneapolis is surrounded by concrete barriers chain link fencing and barbed wire nearby buildings have boarded up their storefront windows members of the national guard have been patrolling the area. with the mayor and police chief now promising even more police presence in the community in the community as this trial presses on

of the national guard so they asked the question what is the city of minneapolis in the state of minnesota prepared for it doesn't seem to me as if they are preparing to deliver justice to the people. and became a you've spoken about this before we've seen promises made promises broken across across the city of minneapolis the leaders they are promising drastic changes to policing from conduct to funding and basically everything in between and we probably already know the answer to this before we go any further but have any of those changes been implemented in a real way. not really know and i think that. the fact that unfortunately on the local government is now when it comes to addressing issues in the city they don't have a background in policing and even though the issues that been going on for years they never took seriously the problems with and many of you surprised until the world was watching and so since that time they've come forward with a bunch of proposals that are not well researched and they haven't been in the community particularly the black community which is most at ris

news radio and minneapolis minnesota thank you thank you. let's take a look at other stories making headlines around the world one person has been killed in a policeman injured in a shooting at a high school in knoxville tennessee gunfire was exchanged when officers approached a male suspect hiding in a bathroom 3 other students at the same school have died in gun related incidents this year. the japanese government has given the go ahead to a controversial plan to release massive amounts of radioactive water into the sea the water has been stored in tanks at the fukushima nuclear power plant since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami wrecked the plant the operation will begin in 2 years. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has insisted that iran will never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons tehran has blamed israel for causing a power failure at its biggest nuclear facility media reports have also links the incident to an israeli cyber attack world leaders are trying to revive a stalled international deal limiting iran's nuclear program

big day for minneapolis minnesota for the state here and big day for the entire united states because all eyes are on the exactly that what you said the closing arguments and then the jury deliberations which will start right after today in the. trial so this is all about is remember this is the last time the jurors will hear from prosecution or the defense team meaning this is the time that they have to connect the dots so to speak prosecution will reiterate everything and connect to everything in their closing argument they have brought forward in the last 2 weeks they brought 38 witnesses and experts to the stand and now they're making their points again in summary so to speak the defense will try the same thing we heard in the piece prosecution focused on saying this was unnecessary measures taken by. which caused the death of george floyd and the as pointed out in the piece we saw and by you and the defense will try now in conclusion again to poke holes into this and say no this was not the only cause at least not the only cause if at all the cause because mr floyd had some drugs

let's go live to the courtroom in minneapolis, minnesota where closing arguments begin today in the murder trial of derek chauvin. jurors are going to be sequestered after these closing arguments for as long as it takes. meantime, the area is preparing for potential unrest. the minnesota national guard is out and businesses are boarding up in anticipation of this verdict eventually coming out. it took three weeks and 45 witnesses to be called it each side building its case by breaking down dramatic video of george floyd's arrest. the jury was not in the room when chauvin said he would not testify in his defense. chauvin is facing up to 40 years in prison if convicted on the most serious charge which is second degree murder. cbs news is going to have a special report at the beginning of the closing arguments starting around 7:00 after our broadcast. back to you. >>> we are seeing a major milestone in the covid-19 fight. 50% of u.s. adults have received one vaccine dose. that amounts to about 130 million people. a third of the group is fully vaccinated. more than 10 million are here in calif

let's go live right now to minneapolis, minnesota. city that was spared violence yesterday after the verdict came in the trial of derek chauvin who is now guilty of killing george floyd after three weeks and 45 witnesses. the jury took ten hours to come up with guilty verdicts on all charges in the trial of derek chauvin. you can see him being led out of the courtroom in handcuffs. he showed no reaction as the verdict was read. the judge is expected to sentence him in about eight eggs. here is a look at the charges. he was found guilty of second degree murder with the possibility of 40 years. third degree and manslaughter. there are three other police officers who will face trial in august on charges of aiding and ettiin ge d's death. been journey. today we are able to breathe again. >> a huge sigh of relief for george floyd's family celebrating the guilty verdict yesterday. >> they were joined by crowds across the country, demonstrators took to the streets marching in places like san diego, new york and atlanta. many saying there is

i'm attorney ben crump, along with attorney jeff storms, who hails here from minneapolis, minnesota, and attorney tony romanucci. we have the honor of representing the family of daunte wright. also attorney stone and rom nuccia and i along with attorney chris stewart and attorney justin miller have the honor of representing the family of george floyd jr. as you can see here, this is a bittersweet moment. it is somewhere gratifying that you have george floyd's family who left out of the courthouse where the derek chauvin trial regarding the death of george floyd was currently under way because they thought it was important they give comfort to daunte wright's mother and father and family, and daunte wright's child daunte jr. and his mother, china whitaker, because this time last year, almost a year ago, they were facing the unimaginable, they were facing the unbelievable, they were facing the agony of losing a family member to police excessive force. and it is unbelievable, i mean, it is just something i could not fathom that in minneapolis, minnesota, a suburb ten miles from where th

in minneapolis minnesota stefan thank you. are listening to look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world and algerian author has been sentenced to 3 years in prison for offending islam saeed but here an expert on c.v. islam pledged to appeal the conviction for blasphemy and to keep fighting for freedom of thought after he was sentenced in a court in l.g. or. germany's new emergency coa virus bill has been signed into law as the country struggles with a 3rd wave of infections the legislation gives central government the power to impose local lockdowns if rates exceed $100.00 per 100000 cases within 7 days of to now regional authorities have decided on such measures are. staying with a pandemic india is reeling from a wave of new code 19 infections a gulf in the country like nowhere else in the world the world's 2nd most populous nation has recorded the world's highest ever daily tally nearly 315000 cases in the last 24 hours this latest spike has overwhelmed the health care system and some ho

a live look in minneapolis, minnesota, where closing arguments are set to begin in the murder trial of derek chauvin. the former officer of course is accused of killing george floyd last may. once those closing arguments are had the jurors will be sequestered while they deli d is in minnesota and businesses have boarded up in anticipation of potential unrest over the verdict in this case. after three weeks and 45 witnesses, jurors did hear from numerous people as each side built its case breaking down dramatic videos of george floyd's arrest. the jury was not in the room last week when chauvin said he would not testify in his defense. chauvin is facing possibility of up to 40 years in prison if convicted of the most serious charge in the case which is second degree murder. we're going to keep an eye on it. back to you. >>> more devastating mass shootings over the weekend days after last week's shooting at a fed ex facility in indianapolis that left eight dead. laura podesta reports on what officials are calling an epidemic of gun violence. >> i can confhave died from the shooting. >> r

that in minneapolis minnesota, a suburb, 10 miles from where the show in trial -- the derek chauvin trial george floyd is taking place, that police officer would shoot and kill another unarmed black man. >> that is benjamin crump there. they told a press conference she did not believe the shooting was an accident. >> every pistol, every taser, it had the safety on it. she saw that she had to release that. i watched that vid like everybody else watched that video. that woman held that gun out in front of her. >> you talk about the police officer there. let's talk about those details about rodney -- from george floyd's brother. >> the police said the young man was running from him but what i saw was a scared young kid. us black folks, we have been here for years. and that young man, we have been running ever since from these police officers were trying to kill us. the thick of the bullies. -- then they call it the police. >> let us recap on what happened on the details around the corner-year-old who was killed in minneapolis. please say the officer had attended to user taser in the shooting

than himself will take the stand john hendren al-jazeera minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a black man in the u.s. state of minnesota has resigned dantes right dante writes a shooting has sparked protests in the minneapolis suburb when the incident happened despite the officers resignation and that's of the police chief demonstrations again on the streets ignoring a cuff you unofficial reports from broken santa. i thought night of protest hundreds of people on the streets of brooklyn center their anger clear and draw as the clock ticked towards curfew time the police declared the gathering an unlawful assembly and pulled people to clear the streets . to run. off with some of. the fire tear gas and moved in in large numbers all in riot gear they were met with water bottles fireworks and contempt. that been a peaceful vigil for done to right the 20 year old shot dead on sunday more than $600.00 gathered some travelling a long distance to be there the hundreds here say this is no longer just about going to write other cases like this is about a demand for fundamental change to the way the police operate in the united s

. >>> good evening from a chilly minneapolis, minnesota, where the warm glare of the national spotlight is now on this american city. the murder trial of derek chauvin now in the hands of the jury. tonight in the heart of minneapolis, a city waiting with baited breath. residents hunkered down, businesses boarded up for whatever comes next. >> very worried. the intensity right now is heightened. the world is watching this. so this is a world event. >> what will you be doing? what will you be thinking as you wait for that jury to come back with the verdict? >> people were already on edge. a lot of us have seen this before. >> from the intersection of 38th and chicago, the place where he took his last breath now a shrine to who was lost and what was learned. >> the space is a memorial not just to george floyd, but it's a memorial to all the names that as a community we desire to acknowledge and uphold because we believe that their deaths are unjust. >> to the courthouse on south sixth street, now the epicenter of a local murder trial with national implications. >> this wasn't policing. thi

these are live pictures now in minneapolis, minnesota. it is approximately 7:30 local time there.onight at 6:00, our coverage continues with the verdict in the derek chauvin trial. we will speak to pastor mike mcbreed about what this means for the future of policing. that story and more coming up on our 6:00 newscast. >>> before we go, something good coming to san francisco. public libraries will open for the first time in more than a year. >> the mayor announced the time line for browse and bounce. the ideas is in the name. visitors are asked to browse relatively quickly or pick up items on hold. time will be limited to 50 minutes. the main library will start browse and bounce on may 3rd. i like that. >> i like it, too. >> lester holt is next. >>> breaking news tonight. derek chauvin, the former apoli police officer found guilty on all three minneapolis police officer, found guilty on all three counts in the murder of george floyd. just a short time ago, the jury after 11 hours of deliberations delivered its verdict. >> count one, unintentiona second-degree murder, we find the de

. >> it is just something i could not fathom, that a minute -- that in minneapolis, minnesota, a suburbmiles from where the derek chauvin trial regarding george floyd was taking place, there's a police officer that would shoot and kill another unarmed black man. it is something that if you told me and i did not see daunte wright's face and his mother and grandmother crying, i would not believe it. because if ever there was a time when nobody in america should be killed by police, it was during this pinnacle trial of derek chauvin. mariana: a use expert has testified for the defense team. that former officer derek chauvin was justified in pinning george floyd to the ground due to what he described his frantic resistance. barry broad's opinion contradicts the testimony of several top minneapolis police officials, including the city's police chief said derek chauvin used excessive force, going against police practice and training. the former police officer is on trial for murder and manslaughter. he was on floyd's neck for more than nine minutes during his arrest last year. >> i felt that

big day for minneapolis minnesota for the state here a big day for the united states because all eyes are on the exactly that what you said the closing arguments and then the jury deliberations which will start right after today in the. trial so this is all about is remember this is the last time the jurors will hear from prosecution or the defense team meaning this is the time that they have to connect the dots so to speak prosecution will reiterate everything and connect to everything in their closing argument they have brought forward in the last 2 weeks they brought 38 witnesses and experts to the stand and now they're making their points again in summary so to speak the defense will try the same thing and as we heard in the piece prosecution focused on saying this was unnecessary measures taken by. which caused the death of george floyd and the as pointed out in the piece we saw and by you and the defense will try now in conclusion again to poke holes into this and say no this was not the only cause at least not the only cause if at all the cause because mr floyd had some drugs i

news radio and minneapolis minnesota thank you. thank you. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world one person has been killed any policeman injured in a shooting at a high school in knoxville tennessee gunfire was exchanged when officers approached a male suspect hiding in a bathroom 3 other students at the same school have died in conflated incidents this year. russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov has said that he expects the international deal limiting iran's nuclear program to be saved speaking after talks with his iranian counterpart lavrov said that iran showed willingness if the u.s. of held its agreements to laugh it off also criticizing the e.u. for imposing sanctions on iran during ongoing talks on reviving the nuclear agreement. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin has arrived in berlin for high level talks he will meet with his german counterpart on a quote from karrenbauer and other top officials also and is the highest ranking member of the biden and ministration to visit germany's far. japan h

states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day with what did not happen in minneapolis minnesota last night and today it has been 24 hours since a jury found former police officer derek chauvet guilty of killing george floored the murder of florida on a minneapolis street last may ignited global protests against police brutality targeting black men yesterday what had sounded to many like a ticking time bomb of social violence and rage was quickly replaced by a chorus of celebration cars honking their horns people dancing in the streets the u.s. president and vice president were quick to praise the jury for reaching what they called the right decision and president biden says the verdict represents a unique chance to begin reforming america's police at the same time addressing what he says are systemic inequalities in the justice system itself how much can the president do how much justice was really served yesterday i'll pose those questions in just a moment but 1st a look once again when the verdict of guilty was made public. we the jury in the above entitled matter as to count

states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day with what did not happen in minneapolis minnesota last night and today it has been 24 hours since a jury found former police officer derek chauvet guilty of killing george floored the murder of florida on a minneapolis street last may ignited global protests against police brutality targeting black men yesterday what had sounded to many like a ticking time bomb of social violence and rage was quickly replaced by a chorus of celebration cars honking their horns people dancing in the streets the u.s. president and vice president were quick to praise the jury for reaching what they called the right decision and president biden says the verdict represents a unique chance to begin reforming america's police at the same time addressing what he says are systemic inequalities in the justice system itself how much can the president do how much justice was really served yesterday i'll pose those questions in just a moment but 1st a look once again when the verdict of guilty was made public. we the jury in the above entitled matter as to count

minneapolis. >>> minnesota's governor expresses regret on saturday for the misstream of journalists at the hands of police. some journalists covering the demonstrations were detained after photographed by police before being released. lawyers issued a letter with examples of journalists including a keira knightley producer. tim walch is putting away hour long officials. he says he directed law enforcement to make changes. >>> coming up, alexi navali is near death. what lead to that channel and thousand will increase. we will explain, that's just ahead, stay with us. wanna help kids get their homework done? well, an internet connection's a good start. but kids also need computers. and sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. so why not hook community centers up with wifi? for kids like us, and all the amazing things we're gonna learn. over the next 10 years, comcast is committing $1 billion to reach 50 million low-income americans with the tools and resources they need to be ready for anything. i hope you're ready. 'cause we are. >>> back to all of you watching here

of george floyd i'm talking of course about the residents of the city of melbourne hoods of minneapolis minnesota a community that since floyd's murder has not only been under siege by the burning spotlight of the cable news media but by the failure of their elected officials race and race were agitators and the militaristic reaction of their law enforcement agencies to their calls for justice this week the u.s. congressman woman out of minnesota and omar told c.n.n.'s jake tapper that the community was on edge and that we haven't seen justice not delivered in our community for many years and while the rest of america and the world.

minneapolis for george floyd, but just last week, it was daunte wright in brooklyn center, minneapolis, or minnesota, i was actually there when they released the video of the officer shooting daunte wright. and a man crying out that it was murder. and proceeding to say, it keeps happening. this man saying they continue to keep killing us. so joy, what we're seeing is that there's this collective trauma that's happening not just here in minneapolis, in minnesota, but all across the country. people calling for change. earlier today, joy, we were talking to a group called principles for good trouble. so this is a group of principals, assistant principals from all over the twin cities who have come together, and they realize their role is critical, and so what they're doing is they're here protesting, but they're also trying to educate students within their school, because they understand this is deep. and that they have a role in trying to educate these students so that they understand why this is happening. these principals also say that they're being very open with their students about what's happeni

this is great irony about minneapolis or minnesota. you have a trial underway of a policeman who is being accused of killing a person, so the system is working. at this very moment, you have a whole new cycle where people say i'll go out in the streets, as you point out, rapidly deteriorates and begin to trash the local store, which is very often minority owned. begins to burn things down. we do not have to tolerate this as a society. we have to have the courage to stand up and say this is wrong and people will either go to jail or face very, very severe fines. >> laura: i don't think these mayors in the blue states have any credibility. they're way soft on this. they're empathizing with criminals. instantly thinking the worst of most police officers. so the police officers are not going to lose their livelihood, lose their pension. at some point they'll decide for what, newt? i'm going to stick my neck out there where i can be sued for everything i have? they can lose everything that they work for. and then they're thought of in the w

death of another black man at the hands of police that is done to a rice in brooklyn center minneapolis minnesota so all of that has really combined to raise tensions and to remove the trust that people had previously had in many cases at least in the police all right thank you for that john hendren and non-trust in minneapolis. still to come here on al-jazeera brazil's supreme court makes a final decision on overturning criminal convictions against former president lula da silva. france reports more than 100000 deaths are covered 19 coming in the world to suppose that number. once again was time for big thunderstorms on the gulf coast and there they are with these yellow flashes lightning they were big storms they produced hail and flash flooding from the amount of rain and it's not unusual we are talking about spring weather but this unusually cold up in colorado in wyoming and that cold that snow has moved across into nebraska the cold air sinks south and we tend to get this meeting of minds of the the gulf air coming up and the cold the 2 together produce big thunderstorms a repeat performanc

just ahead, minneapolis, minnesota on edge ready for the final moments of the murder trial of derek chauvin. we are just hours away from the closing arguments. >>> today is the deadline for states to make more american adults eligible for the covid vaccine. the problem not all adults want the shot. >>> russia on a collision course with the u.s. and its allies. serious concern over the health of imprisoned dissident alexi navalni. one of many voting issues. >>> good to have you with us. >>> in just a matter of hours, closing arguments get underway in one of the most closely watched police brutality trials in decades. minneapolis is a city on edge. its bracing for potentially massive protests after a verdict in the trial of derek chauvin. he is the former police officer facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of george floyd last year, which sparked global demonstrations. national guard troops are now deployed in minneapolis. barriers are up around some government buildings. other u.s. cities have taken similar measures. activists and community members gathered sunday at th

minnesota? and -- and -- you know, writ large. >> so, you know, in -- in minneapolis and in the minnesota area, we, actually, have highly-trained officers. we are all very versed at best practices. we are very progressive in our training. and i think it goes beyond training. it goes beyond the classroom. it is, what is happening, from the time we train our officers to when they are out on the street? when there -- the police culture, i think, there is something to be said about that. there's always been kind of this conversation of, well, that's the classroom. this -- this is real life. this is where things happen swiftly. and i think we need to look at what does transpire on the street, versus training? because we have incredible training in the state of minnesota. >> the mayor of brooklyn center says that none of the officers who work in that community actually live in the community. we have seen that, obviously, in a lot of places around the country. lot of cities. how problematic is that, in terms of establishing relationships, trust with -- with residents? >> well, i think, there's nothing

minnesota. a black man yesterday sparked protests last night, dante wright died after being shot by police after a traffic stop yesterday, ten miles away from minneapolise trial where derek chauvin is right now on trial. the minnesota national guard was deployed after hundreds gathered to protest. d dante wright's mother says her son called her as he was being pulled over. >> he said he was getting pulled over by the police. and i said why did you get pulled over. they said he got pulled over because he had air fresheners from the rearview mirror. his girlfriend answered and said he'd been shot. >> adrian broad des is there. >> reporter: we are at the brooklyn center police department. the press conference scheduled to start at noon. there's a little bit of a delay because they're still waiting on others to arrive here. i did speak with some community activists a short time ago who told me they were in meetings at city hall. it's unclear who they are meeting with and the big question this morning is what led to this incident. there's been a lot of outrage and fraustration here in brookln center. continuing to grow. outside of the police station where i

lieutenant to meet with him to discuss police reforms for following breaking news tonight out of minneapolis, minnesota, where a man was shot and killed by police. >> after a traffic stop north of minneapolis this afternoon. police say they tried to stop that man for a traffic stop reportedly check the car that he was riding in found that he had an oanding warrant after pulling him over and trying to arrest him. officers say he then ran back to the car. got inside, drove off. that's when officers fired their guns hitting in killing him. the car crashing into another family members of that man identifying him tonight as 20 year old dante right. protesters have now flock to the police station. this is in brooklyn center once again north of minneapolis officers have fired tear gas and flash bangs to try and break up the crowds. tonight. we're getting reports that the national guard have also now been called in to help quell that situation, to help get things back under control. we're also learning of reports of several businesses being looted. there as well. and now a curfew we're told, will be issued. th

for any kind of homicide, and all of these are graded in minneapolis, minnesota and other states, it depends on the state of mind the actor had when the act was taken. here where the officer claims to have mistaken her taser, her gun, rather, for her taser, it is not clear that this will rise to the level of murder because she may not necessarily be assumed to have the state of mind for murder. instead it might be something where negligence or some lesser standard for intent might be indicated. maybe a manslaughter charge. a lot will depend on what she can claim was her state of mind and what can be proven given the circumstances and the investigation that concludes. >> all right. thank you form explanation. to our viewers, we may learn whatever charge as early as tomorrow. katie benner, before we get to your reporting, let's talk about the giant building and department you cover in washington at doj. i note there are still several top tier vacancies the incoming biden administration, of course, was not allowed the usual transition time to gear up and get ready and make nominations.

states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day with what did not happen in minneapolis minnesota last night and today it has been 24 hours since a jury found former police officer derek chauvet guilty of killing george floored the murder of florida on a minneapolis street last may ignited global protests against police brutality targeting black men yesterday what had sounded to many lucky ticking time bomb of social violence and rage was quickly replaced by a chorus of celebration cars honking their horns people dancing in the streets the u.s. president and vice president were quick to praise the jury for reaching what they called the right decision and president biden says the verdict represents a unique chance to begin reforming america's police at the same time addressing what he says are systemic inequalities in the justice system itself how much can the president do how much justice was really served yesterday i'll pose those questions in just a moment but 1st a look once again when the verdict of guilty was made public. we the jury in the above entitled matter as to count o

states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin the day with what did not happen in minneapolis minnesota last night and today it has been 24 hours since a jury found former police officer derek show been guilty of killing george floored the murder of florida on a minneapolis street last may ignited global protests against police brutality targeting black men yesterday what had sounded to many like a ticking time bomb of social violence and rage was quickly replaced by a chorus of celebration cars honking their horns people dancing in the streets the u.s. president and vice president were quick to praise the jury for reaching what they called the right decision and president biden says the verdict represents a unique chance to begin reforming america's police at the same time addressing what he says are systemic inequalities in the justice system itself how much can the president do how much justice was really served yesterday i'll pose those questions in just a moment but 1st a look once again when the verdict of guilty was made public. we the jury in the above entitled matter as to coun

this went up in minneapolis, minnesota, today. help is here. $1,400 checks, money to reopen schools, money for vaccines. help is here. thanks to president biden, and on the other side, thanks to senator klobuchar, senator smith, who both voted for the covid relief bill, so they get thanks. if you're in a state that doesn't have democratic senators like minnesota does, here's the version that you may see going up. this is from north carolina. i think it also just went up today in greensboro. similar theme, help is here, checks, money for schools and vaccines. thanks to president biden. but in this case, because it's north carolina, the other side says, help is here, no thanks to senator burr and senator tillis. since they have two republican senators, and both voted no. all republican senators voted no. it makes it particularly stark in a state like wisconsin, where they have one senator from each party. their billboard has one senator over there with president biden. thanks to president biden and thanks to senator baldwin, help is

just ahead, minneapolis, minnesota on edge ready for the final moments of the murder trial of derek chauvinarguments. >>> today is the deadline for states to make more american adults eligible for the covid vaccine. the problem not all adults w

a good wednesday morning to you, craig melvin here on the ground in minneapolis, minnesota.hale this morning. it's also a city that's waking up to breaking news. in the last hour, attorney general garland announcing that the justice department will launch what's called a pattern and practice investigation into this minneapolis police department. here is part of what the attorney general said. >> most of our nation's law enforcement officers do their difficult jobs honorably and lawfully. i strongly believe that good officers do not want to work in systems that allow bad practices. >> it's a federal review of how the department does its job. we will go to pete williams in a fe

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university chair and professor of history at the university said thomas joins us via skype from and minneapolis minnesota you heard williams welcome to the program 1st up what's your reaction to these voters. i think a degree of relief but all an overwhelming relief that the right verdict was reached by the security but also deep concern that people will assume that the were of dismantling systemic racism have racial disparity here in the in this country is going to end with this verdict and we're far from that which is why i was encouraged by what the president and vice president shared today this is an issue that transcends policing in a lot of ways a lot of people can celebrate soon a verdict in this case and a victory in a limited sense that this officer will be held accountable for his actions of the larger systemic challenges economically socially politically in this country also have to be addressed if we're actually going to talk about equity and justice across the board right the trial has been described as a pivotal moment for race relations and policing in the united states how do you ensure t

a good wednesday morning to you, craig melvin here on the ground in minneapolis, minnesota. this is a city that is sharing a collective exhale this morning. it's also a city that's waking up to breaking news. in the last hour, attorney general garland announcing that the justice department will launch what's called a pattern and practice investigation into this minneapolis police department. here is part of what the attorney general said. >> most of our nation's law enforcement officers do their difficult jobs honorably and lawfully. i strongly believe that good officers do not want to work in systems that allow bad practices. >> it's a federal review of how the department does its job. we will go to pete williams in a few moments to dig into what this means. i will talk to a minneapolis city councilman about what he hopes to see from this investigation. people across the world watched this city as judge cahill announced derek chauvin was guilty on all three charges, guilty of murdering george floyd. i talked to floyd's brother in the hours after he learned about the verdict

it is monday, april 19th, and we start with breaking news out of minneapolis, minnesota. we are just one hour away from the start of closing arguments in the murder trial of former police officer derek chauvin. one of the most closely watched trials in decades. the prosecution looking for a conviction on charges of manslaughter and murder in the death of george floyd. the defense trying to convince jurors that there are just enough question marks about floyd's death to let derek chauvin off the hook. it is possible the jury can get this case before the end of today. and if you had any question about how the twin cities are feeling right now, take a look at the front pages, people there are nervous, anxious, and bracing for the verdict just like the rest of the country. i want to start with nbc's shaquille brewster, who's been in minneapolis since this trial began. also with us former prosecutor gwen kirschner. shaq, how are things supposed to start out? >> there are a few things picking up. we will have the closing arguments, and we will hear from both sides. the prosecut

policies to start to change the trajectory of what happens in our kind of secret here in minneapolis, minnesota. >> thank you very much. we appreciate your perspective. >> thank you. >>> so what does this verdict mean going forward? i think everyone is asking that question this morning. i want you to listen to one man's reaction. >> this is something different. we've been here so many times before. the first thing i thought about is the rodney king situation. i thought it could have been something similar to that because we all saw that, too, and this feels like we can breathe. it's hopefully a new day in america. >> this feels like something new said to our reporter omar jiminez on the streets overnight. i want to bring in cnn political commentator van jones. i guess, van, my question is it? is it something new? waking up this morning, what if anything is different? >> well, it can be. it can be something new, i'll put it that way. this was not the system working. this was people making the system work. that's the key. don't forget, initially the police report said, oh, it's a medical ins acci

that's justice department will open an investigation into policing practices in general in minneapolis, minnesotaexpecting an announcement on that later on today. meantime let's take a live look at the jail where derek chauvin is waking up this morning. the minnesota correctional facility oak park heights. he was take especially there after his bail was revoked. the jury took ten years to come to guilty verdicts to the police officer who held a knee on george floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. there are three other officers who were a part of this and will be on trial in august. potentially on charges of aiding abetting in that murder. back to you. >>> and i'm emily turner. one of many spots in southern and val central marin that will have restrictions on water. for months the agency has been asking people to conserve water voluntarily. as of may first, as i said it'll be mandatory. reservoir levels so low. this is what it be looks like at phoenix lake. hardly any rain has contributed to the fact there is a large dry patch now appearing in the middle with more water pumped out to meet the d

brooklyn center in minnesota, not far from the incident of george floyd happened last summer in minneapolis, minnesota. as this trial is going on. we have the mayor on the phone. it is a little difficult to hear what he has to say but it is important to have him on. he's the person that's in charge of the city. and kurt birgandy, he was relieved of his position. >> why did you releaf him? >> they felt that, leadership early on of how things unholded a unholded -- unfolded and the situation. because of the way things are unfolded, the council chose to take that action collectively to appoint the aking manager in that role. and then also appoint me, the ma mayor, to take command of the police. you are watching on your screen of a standoff between officers and protesters in brooklyn center in minnesota. this current unrest because of a fatal police shooting of daunte wright following a traffic stop on sunday in brooklyn center. the officer tonight has been identified as officer kim potter. that's according to the press police, potter has been with the brooklyn pd for 26 years. what do you know about that

you saw amy klobuchar from minneapolis, minnesota as well issue that.ave seen some glimpses of bipartisanship. there is the typical washington gridlock, but there are signs of some type of bipartisanship. there are some glimmers that washington can come together and get something done. lisa: this is not just a u.s. story. there's been an international response, with a number of leaders of nations weighing in on this. what is your view on the importance internationally, both for the united states and more broadly for race relations? mario: what we saw over the past year is something we haven't seen probably since the 1960's. we saw widespread protests. we saw that videotape of george floyd's death galvanize activists the world over. we saw the black lives matter movement spread from the u.s. to europe, as you mentioned. it through -- it raised awareness. we saw people being engaged all the way up to corporations looking at themselves in the mirror and trying to make some really tough decisions. lisa: there's also a question of whether this galvanizes the

for the wright family, for families across minneapolis, minnesota and the country, it it it feels leakthere is' went dough open no,' window into the lives of black people and policing. and the hope is that window will stay open and it will lead to long-term reform. jake? >> miguel marquez, thank you so much. two additional, quite different but unfortunately both deadly police killings continue to have serious questions about policing, especially the use of force. especially when it comes to people of color. cnn's jessica schneider is taking a closer look at us. some of the video we're about to bring you is rather graphic. >> four shots fired by columbus police officer nicolas reardon, reigniting a national debate of what constitutes reasonable force. >> this is a failure on the part of our community. some are guilty, but all of us are responsible. >> police body cam video was released less than six hours after the fatal encounter tuesday afternoon. it shows 16-year-old ma'khia bryant pushing a person toward the ground before she lungs toward another person wearing pink with what appear

as today, it is minneapolis, minnesota, tomorrow could be elizabeth city, north carolina, tomorrow could be columbus, ohio, but it has to happen. >> and britney, let me bounce quickly to you. there are people in this country, some of them in elective office ready to say, well that's over, we have the floyd for the, the cop is clearly a murderer. do we really need to go broader on police reform? >> the answer is absolutely. and i would challenge does not go brought on police reform, but actually to go broader on full transformation of a system, and really getting down to public safety instead of policing. the system working is not derek chauvin going to jail, the system working would have been george floyd being alive. and until, and unless, all people in this country, especially mandala marginalized folks, black folks and indigenous people, are allowed to thrive, we still have work to do. i want to be fundamentally clear, the state should not be allowed to kill anyone. police officers should never be judged jury executioners, that is not the authority we have granted them. and because th

because even -- not only the communities throughout minneapolis, minnesota, and the country, but theee this as wrong, but the police and that blue wall of silence finally falling down. so i think it talks to and speaks of a new era of accountability, where wrong is wrong and it's going to be recognized. and people having to look, having to observe, having to be forced to focus on this trial by seeing it for what it is. and that looks a lot like more and more a crime committed at the whateneds of police. to the open question now is, will there be that reckoning? will there be that accountability? you know what, forcing the world to watch this, it's gruesome, it's horrible, it's something we don't want to see. but perhaps we need to, to get to the point where we can get to a better place. so if there's anything to be said for that, i think if this gets us to a better place and stops it and saves other people, then you know what, watch it we must. >> joey jackson, thanks so much, really appreciate it. and we will be right back. rely on the experts at 1800petmeds for the same medications