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of the problem not only today but into different picture there's a strong words there coming from al green particular making a comparison with host nazi germany and the united states today with its host are trying to be post jim crow post slavery future oliver george floyd he fits into this he's become an icon for people in the united states but also here in europe when they are calling for an interest since i've been into police brutality what do we know though about the man that is being buried today. well one former classmate called him a gentle giant and his family member simply referred to him as a the big floyd that's how they called him and he was a tall guy an athlete in fact he played basketball and football grew up here in humble conditions in a in a poor neighborhood a soccer but southwestern used in the southwest an area here many people thousands that came on monday to bid farewell to george floyd in the public viewing said he could have been our neighbors so they see him as one of their own he is of course as someone that had his ups and downs in his life as many people do he

brent: those are strong words coming from al green. particularly making a comparison with post-nazi germany and the united states today. with its post- or trying to be post-jim crow, post-slavery future. oliver, george floyd fits into this. he's become an icon for people in the united states. but also here in europe, when they are calling for an end to racism and police brutality. what do we know about the manthaha is being bururied toda -- a about the manan that is be burieded today? reporter: one former classmatet calllled him a g gentle giant.. and hisis family members simply refer to him as thee big floyd. that's how they called himim. and he was a talll guyuy, an athlete in fact. he played baskeketball and football, grew up here i in humble conditions, in a popo neighborhood, a suburb of southwestern houston, in the southwesternrn area here. many people, thousands that came on monday to bidid farewel toto george floyd, in the publi viewing said he could have been our neighbor. they see him as one of their own. he's, of course,, so

number of other political dignitaries who we've seen stand up in the audience including congressman al green who is the next person i believe to speak he is a democratic congressman and he has also been very outspoken about a large number of african-american issues now all of this goes back to a message that we've been hearing from a number of different speakers at this funeral service today joe biden there spoke about sharing not only pain but then trying to touch that pain into purpose and really trying to spread the message of healing but at the same time of galvanizing some of that pain into a movement for change now he did acknowledge that this family that we're watching now george floyd's family have to bear this burden of grieving in public. and also trying to pass on the sense to his story now this is congressman albert and i believe let's have a listen to what some people who are here to stand please show them some love. my colleague jackson lee is here thank you to mayor turner my dear friend and fraternity brother to judge dargo to commissioners to all of the members of the counci

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, and in our unconscious movement “— congressman al green, and in our unconscious movement —— cumbersomeckson lee and finally the mayor of this fine city sylvester turner. hello everyone on this day of prayer where we try to understand gods plan in our pain. to george's family and friends, jill andi george's family and friends, jill and i know the deep hole in your hearts when you bury a piece of your soul deep in this earth. as i've sent privately, we know. we know you will never feel the same again. for most people, the numbness you feel now will slowly turn they after day season after season into purpose through the memory of the one they lost. but for you, that day has come before you can fully grieve. and unlike most, you must grieve in public. it's a burden for some a burden that is now your purpose to change the world for the better in the name of george floyd. like so many others, i've watched with as you summon the absolute courage to channel gods grace and serve the great man george was. to serve justice to long dormant to move millions to act peacefully and purposely but for a

race and then also congress man al green spoke here i had the opportunity opportunity to speak to him earlier today let's listen in what he had to say. we need a reconciliation in this country. we've had reconciliation to a great extent you don't. recognize if you don't feel that you. are compared or if that you thought well if we have a reconciliation department in the cabinet of the united states of america with the secretary of reconciliation who reports directly to the president whose job it is to eliminate racism and invidious discrimination who reports to the congress. and put reports how well he's doing his job what progress are we making this is what we're going to need for the long run so that we can take care of the problem not only today but into the distant future. as you mentioned it has become an icon for people across the world because of his death at the hands of police officers what do we know about his life. well one former classmate called him a gentle giant in his family members referred to him simply as the big floyd and you also told guy he was an athlete he play

message by joe biden the likely presidential candidate of the democratic party also congress man al green spoke and he said that now is essentially the time to change something when it comes to racism and to racial inequality in the united states. it's and this opportunity has to be used and for this reason also the democratic party on monday unveiled a comprehensive reform package that will tackle police violence now over you know the name george florey did speak come a rally call for people across the world in the u.s. here in europe people who want to fight police brutality and want to fight racism but there was also a human being attached to that name what do we know about the life of george will. who won the former classmate called him a gentle giant his family members simply referred to him as the big floyd and he was the tall guy an athlete he played basketball in football he grew up here as in the south western used in south actually a poor neighborhood so and many of the visitors who came yesterday on monday to bid farewell to the body of george floyd it was laid out here said th

johnson, be counted. >> congressman al green of texas.gressman, i hear you in terms of our reach exceeding our grasp with this. thank you very much for speaking to news thank you for your voice. thank you. >>> before we get to our next guest, could we go back to those live pictures, please, from atlanta that we were just taking a look at? you are looking at the wendy's at 125 university avenue in southwest atlanta where rayshard brooks was shot dead by an atlanta police officer. these are pictures from our affiliate wxia in atlanta. not far from here is interstate 85. it is just about a four mile drive from here into downtown atlanta. 2.5 miles as the crow blys we see i-75, i--85 highways are sht down. all 14 lanes of the highway are shut down by atlanta protesters in the streets. let's continue our conversation with atf special agent in charge, jim cavanaugh. marq claxton who is also director of the black law enforcement alliance. marlon and rashad and danielle are back with us again. i wonder if we can begin with your thoughts on what i

by joe biden candidate of the democratic party in the presidential race and then also congressman al green. to speak to him earlier today let's listen in what he had to say. reconciliation in this country. we've had reconciliation to a great extent you don't. recognize. well if we have a reconciliation department in the cabinet of the united states of america with the secretary of reconciliation who reports directly to the president whose job it is. and invidious discrimination who reports to the congress. and reports he's doing his job what progress are we making there if we're going to need the long run so that we can take care problems not only today but into the distant future. across the well because of his death. what do we know about his. well former classmate called him a gentle. and his family members refer to him simply as the big floyd and you also told guy he was an athlete he played football and basketball he came from humble beginnings as the us we've also heard very often here in the speeches delivered you grew up in a poor neighborhood heroes southwest of the city of housto

from washington delivering speeches civil rights activists and one of the speakers was the democrat al green and i had the opportunity terry to speak to him earlier let's listen in what he had to say we need a reconciliation and if country in germany we've had reconciliation to a great extent you don't feed. recognizing you don't the statute in this country compared a rift that you thought well if we have a reconciliation department in the cabinet of the united states of america with effect motera reconciliation who reports directly to the president whose job it is to eliminate racism and invidious discrimination who reports to the congress the annual basis and reports of power well he's doing his job what progress are we making this is what we're going to need for the long run for that we can take care of the problem not only today but into the distant future. for george floyd stance has sparked worldwide protests against police brutality and racism how confident are people you've been talking to there that his death will be a catalyst for real change. people of very hopeful and you could r

welcome now congressman al green, democrat of texas. he represents parts of houston and the south side. good to have you with us. juneteenth started in texas. it has now become a national holiday, de facto if not the jurde jury. give us a sense of how important it is for the country? rep. green: thank you very much and happy juneteenth to you. it is de facto. and perhaps we will have it de juri. there are members of congress and the senate who would like this to occur. it celebrates the day that general granger came to ghost in texas, well armed, i might add, with about 2000 soldiers, to announce that persons who were slaves were now free. was a great location for persons who found out about it, as far as a celebration, it one can only imagine how they felt to know they were liberated. personsod many did not find out that day. there was speculation odds to when it occurred. some thought it might be the 18th or the 19th. hence the name juneteenth was adopted. i have the good fortune of knowing the father of juneteenth in texas, he was a

joining me is one of the co-sponsors of the house bill, texas representative al green.ongressman green, we have the house bill that you're a co-sponsor of, the bill -- i believe the bill is called justice and policing act. and we have the president's executive order. and that he issued a couple of days ago at a big rose garden announcement. and one of the differences that i saw in the executive order is that it made suggestions and had incentives, but he never mentioned race at all and he never really said that police would be subjected this violating federal laws. he was saying we'll give incentives for you not to have in various districts choke holds, incentives for this and that but not saying this is the law and if a policeman violates the law, they're subjected to the law. the opposite is true of the bill you all are proposing in the house. >> yes, sir. thank you for having me on. the house bill intcentivized an the house bill literally bans. imagine if we had incentives to eliminate slavery. i'm not sure incentives would have caused the rebels to decide to allow u

until black lives matter, we can't say all lives matter. >> congressman al green, congressman, thank you for your time, sir. do appreciate you. >> thank you. >> congressman green heading in now to the church. he is among those slated to speak when this memorial service starts roughly an hour from now. let us go to minneapolis now where the talk of dismantling the police force there continues. why the former police officer charged in george floyd's death, derek chauvin remains in bail this morning. his bail set at $1.25 million. nbc's gabe gutierrez remains on the ground with more on this part of the story. walk us through this hearing, gabe, and how that city is grappling with this council vote to dismantle its police department. >> reporter: hey there, craig. you were here last week. this city remembered george floyd in that memorial service last week. now several discussions about how this city moves forward in terms of policy. you mentioned the city dismantling its police department. i'll get to that in a minute. first, i want to talk about this court hearing yesterday where office

and al green needs to retire.isten to your all the guest who had data about the destruction of in the blackit community. that is what needs to be fixed, and he is not going to fix it. the house is not in session, as congressman green mentioned. they are working on committees remotely. the senate is in session. rod rosenstein to kick off the senate russia review hearings, days,co writing in recent democrats have whacked republicans for focusing key russiaee efforts on the probe and scrutinizing joe biden's son, hunter. rosenstein will face a host over pointed -- of pointed questions from republicans. 13 focus will likely be the genesis of the probe into russia's meddling into the 2016 election as well as his line off on an application to reauthorized surveillance of a former trump campaign manager. that hearing coming up in about 20 minutes, scheduled for 10:00 a.m. eastern. we will have that live for you this morning here on c-span. in las vegas, nevada, go ahead. caller: [inaudible] power,, the abuse of money and

pulled up as to everyone else who pulled around and waited and we saw representatives debbie dingell, al green, sheila jackson lee, they got off the bus and walked together into the church. we know al sharpton is giving a video message and the other video message we are expecting to see today is former vice president joe biden and presumptive nominee who met with the floyd family yesterday privately with reverend al sharpton. they did not want to bring joe biden secret service motorcade and all that it entails to the funeral today because of the enhanced security screening that would have been and it makes it much more difficult event to handle. joe biden is having a video message which will play today and we are expecting to be hearing from the floyd family with a number of musical acts going through this entire surface before leland's body is taken a few miles down the road and south of houston where he will be laid to rest next to his mother. >> we come back to throughout our coverage. we are watching al sharpton greet the mourners as they come into the church. debbie dingell adding to the

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then congressman al green will join us to discuss the protests nationwide. , aliveashington journal wednesdayorning. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. earlier today, president trump and melania trump visited a shrine in washington, d.c., following the president's he stoodesterday when in front of st. john's church with the bible in hand while protests were taking place outside the white house.

and let's join -- be joined now by texas congressman, al green. he is also a member of the congressional black caucus. representative, what a day, huh? >> it is quite a day, and thank you for having me on. it's a wonderful thing to see what's happening in mississippi. lay, though, late, though it may be, it is better late than never. what a child has reminded us is taking place. george floyd's death is literally changing the world. we have seen products change their brands. we've seen the nfl change its stance. he is, literally, changing the world with his transition. my hope, however, is that we will do much more than has been done. >> what do you think this means, then, for other movements, across the country? you're aware of the story coming out of missouri right now. with one institution that -- one store, i should say, that has many products with the confederate symbol. and there's been large protest, and we should probably call it angry protests. >> well, i think the american people are speaking. the american people have come to reali realiz

and then texas democrat congressman al green will discuss the continuing protests nationwide. watching c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and plead. -- and tweets. and now, bloomberg government hosted a discussion on the coronavirus pandemic and legislative priorities for they 2020. talk about several topics including the future of the u.s. postal service and 5g technology, but primarily primarily focus on the coronavirus and what another round of stimulation such could look like. this is about one hour. cliff: all right. good afternoon. thank you for joining us. my name is cliff johnson, the general manager here at bloomberg government. i am actually delighted to welcome you to a 2020 springhill watch event. hopefully by now you've all the chance to take a look at the newest addition of rock biannual hill watch report that explores what to watch on capitol hill across more than 20 different policy areas and, of course, this report also examines the effe

al green will join us to discuss the continuing protests nationwide.atch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00. join thediscussion -- discussion. >> on wednesday, former deputy attorney general ron rosenstein testifies before the senate judiciary committee on the fisa application products -- process. investigation was taken over by special counsel robert mueller who was appointed in 2017. watch live coverage beginning at 10:00 eastern on c-span, on-demand that c-span.org, or listen live wherever you are on the free c-span radio app. >> earlier today president trump and first lady melania trump visited the think john paul ii national shrine in washington, d.c.. this fall of the president's action yesterday where he posed outside the historic st. john's episcopal church with a bible while protests were happening outside the white house. while protests were taking place outside the white house.

program calls for a video by vice president joe biden and then we will hear from our own congressman al green than our own congresswoman sheila jackson lee and then finally the mayor of this fine city mayor sylvester turn in that on godless. lower here on this prayer were you trying to understand god's plan are paid. to george's family and friends gentlemen i know the deep hole in your hearts. so. deep in the surface. as i said to you privately we know. we know you will never feel the same because. most people the numbers you feel now slowly turn day after day season after season in your purpose in the memory of the last. few. days come before you can fully grief in the light most you must grieve in public. as burden. a burden that is now your purposed cheez the world for the better named george. and so many others i have watched with offers you some of the absolute courage to channels god's grace and show the good man george was. search to stir justice to long to move millions to act peacefully the purpose of them are all the people around the world feel connected to this tragedy. the ones w

al green is very much alive. marissa thought it was funny. since he made the mistake can you play that song for me? it's my favorite. marissa your wish is my command. thank you and thanks for the funny tweet. let's stay together by al green and that is it for traffic jams for today but i keep a list if you have a song you want to hear, go ahead and send it to me anyway and i will put it on the list and you'll probably hear it in the next few days. it is facebook, twitter, and instagram and the hashtag is ktvu. my company take, a measure designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in san francisco will be introduced. supervisor rafael mendel meant will lead a virtual news conference to unveil this legislation. it would ban natural gas appliances. all new houses and commercial buildings, this measure would affect construction projects that apply for permits beginning next year. restaurant projects would have an extra year to comply. the state appeals court ruled that a toll increase on seven state owned bridges that voters approved in 2018 is i

democratic congressman al green tweeting, the planned rally was more than a slap in the face to african-americansit is overt racism from the highest office in the land. local officials are concerned the virus will be in the arena, too. tulsa county seeing 82 confirmed new cases since friday, the second highest daily increase there since the pandemic began. >> what we have right now is it's not safe and it's getting less safe. it's not the time for a big indoor political rally. >> reporter: supporters will attend at their own risk, agreeing on this form to not hold the campaign liable if they get sick. siprecauononull delivering the commencement address at west point. >> when times are turbulent, when the road is rough, what matters most is that which is permanent, timeless, enduring, and eternal. >> reporter: more than 1,000 cadets ordered back to campus, self-quarantining for two weeks ahead of the commander in chief's visit. tom, the president's campaign venue holds 19,000 people. the campaign says safety precautions will be in place. and sources tell us that could include passing out hand sani

the reverend al sharpton and also presidential democratic hopeful joe biden as well as congressman al green who has been very outspoken about many african-american issues as well as the mayor of houston sylvester turner now i do believe that in houston this day june 9th is now in the county harris county is now being called george floyd today let's have a listen to some of the music that's being used a celebration. of you. being . his you. know. god. here we will take care. of this is silent remember god we. take care of you. every day. a law will. our own way. when you get sad he will. leave. after her. god. her. one. of you. give me leave to the family 11 last all. maybe you. just heard. her. broke. because you know you've been listening to pounce take him around saying god will take care of you at the funeral of george floyd. when our correspondent john hendren is just outside that chance for us john there's been plenty of music already plenty more music to come it seems that this is a real celebration of george floyd's life. it is indeed this is going to be a 3 hour long ceremony that's

officials, including former vice president joe biden, houston mayor, sylvester turner, representatives al green and sheila jackson lee. the service concluded with a eulogy by the reverend al sharpton. withervice concluded reverend al sharpton. ♪ god is god ♪ >> ♪

today wase eulogizing texas democratic congressman al green.hat george floyd was not expendable. >> we are going to make sure that those who look through time will know that he made a difference in his time because he changed not only this country, he changed the world. george floyd change the world. mark: european union's top diplomat says the death of george floyd was the result of an abuse of power and that the 27 nation bloc was shocked by it. he said that, like the people of the united states, we are shocked and appalled by the death of george floyd. the new york stock exchange went silent for eight and its, 46 seconds today. a top world health organization official is walking back her comments that transmission of coronavirus -- that a symptom medic transmission of -- that a symptomatic transmission of covid-19 is very rare. she said she was just answering a question, not stating who policy. the comments on monday revived controversy over how the virus spreads. a new study finds that we could see more food shortages in the united states.

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david will speak with congressman al green of texas about police reform.omberg. ♪ is is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ david: from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, to our tv and radio audiences worldwide. i am david westin. welcome to "balance of power," where the world of politics meets the road of business. joining me is scarlet fu. up a smidge but not dramatically. scarlet: we did open higher at the open. but we have slowly been pairing from those advances. unless things fall apart, it looks like we will end the week with gains overall. the s&p 500 with the fourth gain this week, the nasdaq with five straight days of advances. that good news prompted investors to bid up at the open. you have the e.u. beginning stimulus talks. in the conversation between the u.s.-china relationship not falling apart. what you are looking at here is volume. average volume at time for the s&p 500. it is picking up today after a fairly light week.

. >> representative al green asking a pointed question to major bank c.e.o.s. >> if you believe thatkely successor will be a woman or a person of color, would you kindly extend a hand into the air? >> trevor: okay, that was just awkwrd. from the way those bank c.e.o.s reacted, that congressman might as well have asked them to raise their hands if they've ever seen mike pence eat a flaming hot cheeto. not a single one of those banks thinks it's even possible that a person of color will run the company. that says a lot. i mean, if you ask me, every bank should be run by a black woman, because banks are out here losing trillions of dollars-- credit default swaps, mortgage scams, and after their screw-up, average people lose their homes. meanwhile, black women are out in the streets every day figuring out how to make a dollar stretch into 10. i'll tell you right now, if my grandmother ran a major bank, she would have been the one bailing america out. "oh, the economy crashed? oh, baby, let me see. i've got two trillion there. there you go. you bring back my change. now, if you're one of

us tossman al green joins discuss the continuing protests nationwide. watch washington journal wednesday morning and join the discussion with your calls and comments, text messages and tweets. ottawa,s conference in justin trudeau responded to a question on the racial tensions and civil unrest in the u.s. here's what he had to say. >> you have been reluctant to comment on the words and actions of the u.s. president but trump is calling for military action against protesters. we saw them tear guests yesterday -- we saw them tear gassed yesterday. we would like to hear your comment. if you do not come in what message are you sending -- if you do not comment, what message are you sending? ande all watch in horror consternation about what is going on in the united states. it is a time to pull people together. it is a time to listen. it is a time to learn what injustice continues despite progress over decades. us, thes a time for canadians, to recognize that we too have challenges. black canadians face discrimination as a reality every single day. there is s

program calls for a video by vice president joe biden, and then we will hear from our own congressman, al greenose. to the memory of the one they lost. for you, that day has come before you can fully grieve. unlike most, we must grieve in public. it's a burden. a burden is now to change the world for the better. like so many others, i've watched with all as you've summoned to the absolute courage to channeled god's grace and show the good man george was. just as too long dormant, for millions to act and purposely. all the people around the world feel connected to this tragedy, the ones who lost something that can never, ever be replaced. to george's children and grandchild, i know you miss your dad and your granddad. little gianna, as i said to you when i saw yesterday, you're so brave. daddy is looking down and he is so proud of you. i know you miss that bearhug that only he could give. the pure joy riding on his shoulders so you could touch the sky. the countless hours you spent playing any game you wanted, because your smile, your laugh, your love, is the only thing that mattered at the mome

program calls for a video by vice president joe biden and then we will hear from our own congressman al greeno you privately, we know. we know you will never feel the same again. for most people the numbness you feel now will slowly turn day after day, season after season into purpose through the memory of the one they lost. but for you, that day has come before you can fully grieve and unlike most you must grieve in public. it is a burden, a burden that is now your purpose to change the world for the better in the name of george floyd. like so many others, i have watched with awe as you summon the absolute courage to channel god's grace and show the good man george was. third justice too long dormant to move millions but among all the people around the world who feel connected to this tragedy are the ones that lost something that can never, ever be replaced. to george's children, and grandchild, i know you miss your dad and grand dad. gianna, as i said to you when i saw you yesterday, you are so brave. daddy's looking down and so proud of you. i know you miss that bear hug that only he could

we do have with us right now, al green who has also criticized the president on upland tulsa, oklahomampaign event that was technically on juneteenth, a holiday that marks the end of slavery. the very least, the timing was wrong and that the president is essentially the time. >> thank you for having me on. if you can't tell, i am filing. i am very insensitive, and there is some other adjectives, but i will be kind. and it is also the place that is a concern, the venue. because they were successful black people, they have their own economy and they were massacred. also very shameful that the president is doing this in such a way that we might have the person's attendance. >> i'm wondering, whether the president even knew that, whether they would be so deliberate. >> i would hope that if they knew, they would not. but he has people who are very learned around him and they even knew or should have known. mr. miller is a very bright man. no one can say that he is a person with a low level of intellect. >> they should have been aware of the date and the timing, and you might be right on tha

he said, mama, i know some al green and stuff and all kind of music.d of music, mama. that's me. he had the biggest smile, the smile that -- i mean, i look at my grand baby right there. she is looking just like him. and when i look at her, i know that he's not gone because i see her. and that's what he will want us to do. to love. not the love that he gave us but to love one another like god loved us. thank you. and i love you guys. [ applause ] ♪ >> want to bring in the national correspondent ryan young who is outside ebeneezer baptist church where the service is taking place and i think one of the things that strikes me here, ryan, you know, you are seeing this family. they're in so much pain. the death of rayshard brooks is also about something larger as well, this movement that we are seeing in the country and it just -- i mean, it feels like we were just covering george floyd's funeral yesterday. i know it was two weeks ago but it feels like it was just yesterday. >> reporter: yeah. we are here for mr. brooks but that's a lot of the sentiment of p

house of representatives al green, sheila jackson lee, and we will see some celebrities.mer boxing champion floyd mayweather, who is personally handling all for funeral expenses as they are. that was an offer he had made to the family, and we are told they have accepted that. when the ceremony closes, which is set to get underway just moments from now, and the speeches, the eulogy. all of that. when it's all over, and that could take a while from the list we have before us, george floyd will be buried in nearby pearland, texas, beside his mother. you may remember on that tape, . near the end of his consciousness, george floyd passing away with the police officer's knee pressed into his neck for all that time. he called out for his mother. and now he will be laid to rest beside her. we will watch floyd travel by horse drawn carriage for that final mile of his journey, and more than 6,000 people showed up to pay respects during a public memorial service yesterday, and they have had their opportunity, and how the world can watch together. thank you for joining us for today's

all kinds of dignitaries will be there including congressman al green, congresswoman sheila jackson leevarious athletes like deshawn watson, the quarterback for the houston texans will be there as well and this is something that will play out over several hours this afternoon. will be covering as much as of it as we can thus afternoon starting at 12 noon eastern. you can see that the hearse has now arrived at the fountain of praise church. some 6,000 people filed past the open coffin of george floyd yesterday. and after the service, he will be buried at a cemetery about 1o his mother. we will be watching. we see these life pictures now. i have huge money saving news for veterans. mortgage rates just dropped to near 50-year lows. one call to newday usa can save you $2,000 every year. and once you refinance, the savings are automatic. thanks to your va streamline refi benefit, at newday there's no income verification, no appraisal, and no out of pocket costs. activate your va streamline benefit now. <,g this virus is testing all of us. and it's testing the people on the front lines of th

mayor turner, the aforementioned mayor of houston, congresswoman sheila jackson lee, congressman al greene, this is his district, and former vice president joe biden also, we're told, will be delivering a video message. and a number of gospel songs as well. and of course, again, al sharpton, reverend al sharpton, delivering the eulogy here just as he did at minneapolis last week. yolanda adams, a gospel legend, will also be rendering a selection later in the service. after all is said and done here in houston, george floyd's body will be taken roughly 15 miles from where we sit. he will be laid to rest next to his mother sissy. floyd, a father of two. we've been quite familiar with his 6-year-old daughter, gianna, over the past few weeks. while floyd has become a symbol to so many of so many different things over the past few weeks, he was a brother. he was a father. and what you're seeing right now is a family that has become overcome with grief. brok "broken but healed," by the way, is the song being sung right now, another gospel classic. mr. capehart, i feel like you and i have -- i've

the great al green requested by jocelyn. thank you, jocelyn for the request. and sing me a song, will you? working on your requests. facebook, twitter, instagram. use hashtag ktvu. >>> that's nice. thank you, cell. facebook is dealing with pressure to make changes to its policies on freedom of expression. that is after controversial posts by president trump. ceo mark zuckerberg stood by his position yesterday to allow a particular post from president trump. it's a, quote, when the looting starts the shooting starts . hundreds of workers stage a virtual walkout monday and one tech analyst believes facebook will be forced to make changes. >> his staff and a huge amount of people inside facebook are fed up with it . i actually think this is the biggest test zuckerberg is going to have to go through. >> in a statement about the walkout facebook says it encourages employees to speak openly when they disagree with leadership . civil rights leaders spoke with mark zuckerberg and sheryl sandberg monday and expressed frustration with the companies apartment moment to l

officials, including former vice president joe biden, houston mayor, sylvester turner, representatives al green and sheila jackson lee. the service concluded with a eulogy by the reverend al sharpton. withervice concluded reverend al sharpton. ♪ god is god ♪ god is ♪ is♪ he he has hope ♪ tomorrow ♪ hope for >> ♪ god is, god is is ♪god >> ♪ ooh, god is is ♪w god he is my hope for tomorrow ♪ rock ♪ is my >> ♪ he is my rock to believe it,ot god is, god is believe i know he is yes, he is ♪ >> ♪ god is everything, my everything i know he is ♪ >> ♪ my everything, my everything ♪ you ♪e will be with >> ♪ he will be with you you always, be with my everything, my everything i know he is my everything my everything everything my everything ♪ >> ♪ my everything, my everything ♪ ♪ amen. amen. you may be seated. we certainly give honor to god and greet each and every one of you who are watching by way of television or stream, those of you who are here to observe the home-going celebration of brother george floyd, and we say to his family our heart is with you. the old gospel hymn says in times like these, w

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including congressman al green, who also represents part of houston. he called for a national department of reconciliation to address the historic mistreatment of african-americans. the mayor of houston, sylvester turner, announced that he will be implementing new police reforms. >> people all over the world and elected officials, on all levels, are doing things that they, otherwise, might not have done. had not done. because of george. as i speak right now, the city attorney is drafting an executive order. an order, that i will sign when i get back to city hall. and what that order will say is that, in this city, we will ban chokeholds and strangleholds. in this city, we will require deescalation. >> reverend al sharpton gave a eulogy where he spoke about the impact of george floyd's life and his death. >> good took the rejected stone and made him the corner sstone a movement that's going to change the whole wide world. if you had any idea that everybody from those in the 3rd ward to those in hollywood would show up in houston, in minneapolis, and in