. >> she is the vice president of the minneapolis city council, andrea jenkins, ms. jenkins is the nation's first openly transgender black woman elected to public office. she has said that she believes minnesota has some of the worst racial disparities in the country. and that is why she says she sought public office, to try to help change that. now in the wake of george floyd's death, and the community grief and outrage, andrea jenkins is calling on state and local officials to declare racism a public health emergency. joining us now is andrea jenkins, minneapolis city council vice president. ms. jenkins, thank you very much for being here, i know it is a whirlwind right now in your city. thank you for taking the time to be with us. >> thank you, rachel. happy to be here. >> first, let me just ask you, we've seen you speak publicly over the past couple of days, we've been watching from afar, watching the streets of minneapolis and saint paul, and worrying, frankly, can i just ask, how you are, how you are holding up, and how you think your city is holding up now aft

her name is andrea jenkins. when she stepped up to the microphone today with the mayor at this press conference, this is what happened. it was a very, very dramatic moment. ♪ amazing grace ♪ how weet is the sound -- ♪ how sweet is the sound ♪ that saved a wretch like me. >> we feel as if there was a knee on all of our collective necks. a knee that says black life does not matter. to the institutions that dictate what happens in this culture and society. i am a part of this system to help to take that knee off of our necks. >> she is the vice president of the minneapolis city council, andrea jenkins, ms. jenkins is the nation's first openly transgender black woman elected to public office. she has said that she believes minnesota has some of the worst racial disparities in the country. and that is why she says she sought public office, to try to help change that. now in the wake of george floyd's death, and the community grief and outrage, andrea jenkins is calling on state and local officials to declare racism a

andrea jenkins, i want you to stand by. mayor carter, i want to bring don lemon into this as well. is there a curfew in st. paul as well? >> yes, 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. >> just like minneapolis. don, i know you have questions. >> mayor, we have spoken before. this is happening in the middle of a pandemic. i am wondering what your concern level is because we don't see much social distancing going on. this has potential of making the twin cities the hot spot soon if not now. how are you protecting yourself? preparing for that possibility? >> it's an incredible concern. over the last couple of months i said we are facing two crises at once in terms of our pandemic crisis and economic crisis. we know those have been broad hitting it our communities of color with african-american community hit the hardest. we have another trauma with the video that was heartbreaking to so many of us. the demonstrations and destruction, they are retraumatizing the same communities as the pharmacies that the senior citizens are relying on to get their medicine, the grocery stores, the jobs in the economic

next i would like to invite our council vice president andrea jenkins who has been a tremendous speaker♪ ♪ amazing grace, how sweet ♪ is the sound that saved a wretch like me ♪ ♪ >> i grew up in church. i grew up in a religious family. i grew up with mayor wright. i want to offer some amazing grace to bridget floyd , to rodney floyd to the entire floyds family. my deepest condolences and sympathies are with you during this traumatic, tragic moment of grief. also, i stand to grief with my community today. with all the black people all throughout this country, all throughout america and right here in minneapolis, we feel as if there was a need on all of our collectiveness, a need that says black life does not matter to the institutions that dictates what happens in this culture and society. i am apart of this system to help to take that need off of our next. that's the work that i will be doing. as we stand here grieving yet another loss of a black life, a senseless, tragic loss of black life. i really don't have many words but i know that something got to change. and so i am asking my co

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council woman andrea jenkins, thank you very much. i appreciate your time. thank you and be safe. >>> joining me is loretta lynch, who served as u.s. attorney general under barack obama. i'll ask you the same question. the idea that a police officer could have that much of a jacket essentially, that many misconduct complaints including using his weapon in that way and still be a practicing police officer, what do you make of that? >> well, thank you, joy, and thank you for focusing on this important issue. you raise a really important issue in the context of the history of this police officer and possibly the other officers who were with him. we have now seen an arrest in this case. we have seen the horrific video several times over of mr. floyd literally losing his life. that image will never be erased either from us or from his family. we have to think about that. but this issue -- and the reason why you see so much anger, so much frustration is because it's really about more than just this one case. it is about how we police in america. whom do we allow t

joining us on the phone is andrea jenkins who is vice president of the minneapolis city council. we appreciate you taking the time to talk to us, and i just have to ask you as you watch the night unfold, as you see these pictures, as you see parts of your beloved city on fire, what goes through your mind? >> i'm -- i'm really heartbroken, chris. you know, i think it's really interesting that right across the street from where ali is standing, there's a restaurant called nuevo rodeo. george floyd worked at that restaurant. so did officer chauvin. they were both bouncers at that restaurant for 17 years. so officer chauvin, he knew george. they were co-workers for a very long time. the question that i think you asked ali about, the press conference earlier, the fbi and the bca and the county attorney's office, i will say i believe that that absolutely played a role in the unrest that we are seeing tonight. it really -- it seemed as if none of these three agencies that are doing the investigation have really seen all the -- have seen the same things that we have been watching. in fac

city councilwoman andrea jenkins is the vice president of the council. represents the area where george floyd was arrested. she joins us now. councilwoman jenkins, welcome to the "newshour" and thank you for being with us. i want to begin with what you just heard from mayor fry. he was unequivocal. earlier today he said the officer needs to be charged. do you agree with him? >> amna, yes, i absolutely agree with mayor fry in his call for charges to be filed against the officer involved, and i am calling for all of the officers involved to be investigated. you know, as th the mayor said,f you or i had stood by in the commission of a crime, then we would be charged as accomplices. so it was clear to me what we witnessed in that video was a crime, and it was not only a crime against george floyd, although he suffered the most deep injustice, but, in my mind, i felt like -- it was a symbol for a knee on the neck of black america. you know, the president has loosened the restrictions on the e.p.a., which we know is creating an issue in black and brown communi

joining us on the phone is andrea jenkins who is vice president of the minneapolis city council. we appreciate you taking the time to talk to us, and i just have to ask you as you watch the night unfold, as you see these pictures, as you see parts of your beloved city on fire, what goes through your mind? >> i'm -- i'm really heartbroken, chris. you know, i think it's really interesting that right across the street from where ali is standing, there's a restaurant called nuevo rodeo. george floyd worked at that restaurant. so did officer chauvin. they were both bouncers at that restaurant for 17 years. so officer chauvin, he knew george. they were co-workers for a very long time. the question that i think you asked ali about, the press conference earlier, the fbi and the bca and the county attorney's office, i will say i believe that that absolutely played a role in the unrest that we are seeing tonight. it really -- it seemed as if none of these three agencies that are doing the investigation have really seen all the -- have seen the same things that we have been watching. in fac

chauvin possibly had a 17 year old a 17 year relationship we now for a fact and councilwoman andrea jenkins reported on it last night councilman who is here in minneapolis saying that both of them both floyd and officer worked at a nightclub called numero uno dayo here in minneapolis with shifts that overlap so we're looking at something that is premeditated murder these people knew a shot there and also possibly even a conspiracy to murder this so you're looking for harsher charges to be put there we look at the the the wider context of this because this is something that the rest of us outside the united states look at are gas stocks this. repeated across the u.s. law enforcement stops a black kills. sometimes on camera often not yet few prosecutions the last and even fewer succeed what is does this point to a problem that is wider than just minneapolis. yes it does so we're seeing this across the country and we see it you know a lot very often you know to say even to see it want some mom and this is a things that we see of videos that are captured on facebook live we now and we hear of o

chauvin possibly had a 17 year old a 17 year relationship we now for a fact and councilwoman andrea jenkins reported on it last night councilman who is here in minneapolis saying that both of them both floyd and officer worked at a nightclub called new day 0 here in minneapolis with ships that overlap so we're looking at something that is premeditated murder these people knew a shot there and also possibly even a conspiracy to murder this so you're looking for harsher charges to be brought to we look at the the the wider context of this because this is something that the rest of us outside the united states look i gassed at this off repeated across the u.s. law enforcement stops a black man kills him for dubious reasons sometimes on camera often not yet few prosecutions the last and even fewer succeed what is does this point to a wind of a problem that is wider than just many of us. yes it does so we're seeing less across the country when you see it you know a lot very often you know to say even to see it want some mom and this is a things that we see of videos that are captured on facebook

next, i would like to invite up council vice president andrea jenkins, who has been a tremendous leaderng grace" ♪ how sweet is the sound ♪ that saved a wretch like me ♪ ♪i grew up in a religious fam, a religious home. i grew up in church with reverend jeremiah wright, and he talked about the injustices every sunday. i want to offer some amazing grace. to bridget floyd, rodney floyd, to the entire floyd family. my deepest condolences and sympathies are with you in this traumatic, tragic moment of grief. i also stand here to grieve with my community today. with all the black people, all throughout this country, all throughout america, and right here in minneapolis. we feel as if there was a knee on all of our collective necks. a knee that says black life does not matter. to the institutions that dictate what happens in this culture and society. i am a part of this system to help, to take that knee off of our necks, and that is the work that i will be doing. as we stand here grieving yet another loss of black life, a senseless, tragic loss of black life, i really don't have many words, bu

so, let's discuss with andrea jenkins, the vice president of the minneapolis city council.hank you very much council woman jenkins. we appreciate you joining us on cnn. >> hello don. hi. just to be clear, i'm the vice president. thank you for inviting me. >> thank you. we appreciate having you on. when you saw this video, the sheer inhumanity of that policemen kneeling on george floyd's neck and him pleading for his life, pleading for his mother, what was your reaction in that moment? >> all right. so, i saw the video about 1:00 a.m. on tuesday morning, and i couldn't -- i couldn't go back to sleep. it was a "here we go again" moment. it was clearly another -- yet another -- hash tag moment. and as you know, don, you know, i am an african-american transgender woman. so, not only do i see these images on social media of black and brown men and women being killed by state violence but also have to see trans identified, mostly black women, who have been brutalized and murdered by the state or if not by the state, it has been deemed sanctioned by the state. so, you know, the tr

you heard that from andrea jenkins from the city council there.s a need for more officers, but you hear what the naacp is saying there. the biggest solution to this problem is charging the officers based on the evidence already there. chuck? >> they probably have. they probably are right about that one. we will find out if we hear about charges in a few minutes. shaq brewster getting us started. joining me is houston police chief art acevedo. chief acevedo, i'm going to ask you a question i've asked other chiefs today. is this a culture issue? is this a vetting issue? is this a training issue? if it's all of it, how much work do we really have to do? >> well, i think that it's an issue of heart and mind of the officers involved and quite frankly i don't know of any agency that trains to put weight on the back of an individual's neck. i don't know any agency that trains to not roll a person over, bring them up when they're telling you they can't breathe and instead continue to put the weight of their knee on the back of their neck. and so i think t

the vice president of the minneapolis city council andrea jenkins saying today the protesters have every right to be angry but no right to cause harm and, she said, that racism should be declared a state of emergency and a public health issue. >> until we name this virus, this disease that has infected america for the past 400 years, we will never, ever resolve this issue. >> a lawyer for the floyd family says that his loved ones also want peace. all four officers involved in the killing of floyd have been fired. but earlier today, floyd's brother emotionally explained to cnn there needs to be far more accountability. >> that was my oldest brother. i love him. i'm never going to get my brother back. it's difficult. please justice. we need justice. those four officer need to be arrested. they executed my brother in broad daylight. >> the white house earlier today said that president trump is being briefed by attorney general bill barr and by the fbi on the floyd death and that the president was quote very upset after seeing the video. let's go straight to sara sidner who is live for us in

next i would like to invite up council vice president andrea jenkins, who's been a tremendous leader. ♪ amazing grace how sweet is the sound that saved a wretch like me ♪ i grew up in a religious family, in a religious home. i grew up in a church with reverend jeremiah wright, and he talked about these injustices every sunday. i want to offer some "amazing grace" to bridget floyd, philonise floyd, tara floyd, rodney floyd, to the entire floyd family, my deepest condolences and sympathies are with you in this traumatic, tragic moment of grief. i also stand here to grieve with my community today. with all of the black people all throughout this country, all throughout america, and right here in minneapolis, we feel as if there was a knee on all of our collective necks. the need that says black life does not matter to the institutions that dictate what happens in this culture and society. i am a part of this system to help to take that knee off of our necks. and that is the work that i will be doing. as we stand here grieving yet another loss of black life, a senseless, tragic loss of bl

. >> andrea jenkins, we appreciate your time. we know it's been an exhausting spell for you. we wish you the best of luck. the people in your city will need your leadership. >> yeah. we're going to need everybody to help with this. people who are on the side of righteousness and we need to step forward and not let this happen again tonight. >> councilor thanks for being with us. i appreciate it. >> thank you so much. >>> alisyn. >> john, let's recap what a night it has been and morning as we've watched it unfold here on cnn live. it was the third night of violence in minneapolis. and last night, a police precinct was burned. police were evacuated beforehand to get them out of harm's way. other buildings have burned. we've watched this morning firefighters trying to put that out. omar jimenez described basically a scene of lawlessness from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. then he was on the scene at 5:00 a.m. as he watched an entire line of state patrol taking control of that area of the city marching in a line and then inexplicably, omar jimenez and our entire production team was take

andrea jenkins who also was in that press conference. you heard her sing at the top of it. i interviewed her yesterday. and she talked about the pain. she texted me last night as buildings were on fire, as the clashes were happening saying this was outrageous. one point she made was that she wants to see the officers arrested. that's something you hear from community members, from the family of mr. floyd. that's what they are looking for. they say they understand that there will be an investigation. that's what state authorities are doing. state authorities in conjunction with the fbi, but what they want to see based on that original video, that ten-minute long facebook video with the officer on the neck of mr. floyd, they want to see charges from that video alone. they say that is all you need to see and that's part of the anger that you have within the community, katy. >> shaquille, the police department has released the body cam footage, but as we've showed it on screen, it's heavily redacted. do we have any idea why they are redacting parts of those -- parts of that vid