ben crump. ben crump is the most dangerous man in america.nces are you are familiar with his name. you've seen him at a microphone after almost every race related are a ahmad arbery, george floyd you have heard his lies on michael brown, breonna taylor and makia taylor. what you don't know is crump might be the most destructive force in america. take a look at his greatest hits and let's start with trayvon martin. which was one of trump's first high profile cases in that case he painted martin as a hoodie wearing key carrying, skittle carrying innocent and he also accused sanford police department of conspiring with george zimmerman after trayvon martin's death. listen to this. >> this is smoking gun. this clearly showed that that police report was a fabrication. it's obvious to us that there was something that night that they conspired to cover this up, to cover up the death of trayvon martin. >> will: now, of course, zimmerman was cleared in a court of law and there is absolutely zero proof that the sanford ph.d. ever conspired with zimmerm

. >> reporter: there is nothing shy or retiring about attorney ben crump.>> reporter: he acknowledges he is an essential weapon in his toolbox. >> i believe when you you're representing a marginalized minority in america, especially a black citizen, that you have to fight in two courts. you have to first fight in the court of public opinion. and then if you win there, then maybe, just maybe, you might get to fight in the court of law. >> when it's black people in america, they engage in the most use of force. and it ends up, well, dam the consequences. >> reporter: some of the pictures of ben crump surrounded by cameras has become a recurring image. it is an image that began take ining taking hold in 2012,n he sought compensation for the family of an unarmed 17-year-old high school student who was visiting his father when he was shot and killed walking through his dad's neighborhood. >> once again, law enforcement is attempting to demonize and blame the victim. >> reporter: crump seared an image into the national consciousness of trtrayvon martin, wearing a

joining me now is civil rights attorney, the attorney general of black america ben crump. trying to make it before the show ends to join us. will be joining us at the rally at the foundation it's called. his sister, his brother terrance rallied today in brooklyn. philonise and his family will be meeting with the president and then talking to people on the hill. it seems that the movement brought us to a moment, but there are others that have not rose to the occasion of really trying to come with some concrete legislation. how hopeful are you that we can see the work jointly being done by senator booker and congresswoman bass and senator tim scott i'm told has made a real effort here. how hopeful are you that something concrete can come in terms of federal legislation? >> reverend al, i'm still encouraged. as you and i often talk, it's ongoing negotiations. we were saddened that it didn't happen by the 25th, which was the one-year anniversary. but i took solace in what you said that we don't want to rush a bill just to say we did it on his anniversary. we wanted to have mean

ben crump is joining us.. >> thank you for having me don. >> today the indictment of the three officers alleged they are deprived of the civil rights. how is the family reacting? >> the family of floyd's is very grateful when the attorney called them to tell they would bring in these civil rights criminal charges against officers that killed george floyd on may 25th, 2020. they understood the importance of the department of justice on the federal level bringing charges. how is this going to factor or will it factor into chauvin's sentencing for the state murder charges, ben? >> well, i think it is significant not only for chauvin in the state charges but also the other three officers because now they understand that they not only have to try to get an acquittal on the state level but they'll have to get an acquittal on the federal level to escape accountability. let's be honest, don, we all know and when we watch that video for if first time that they have violated george floyd's constitutional rights because

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. >> i'm attorney ben crump along with attorney chris stewart and attorney justin miller. we have present with us here the family of george floyd and some of their dear friends. obviously, we have this little angel. her mother roxie is here. we have dominique and william, who are close personal friends as well present here. briefly, the brothers will address you. the president and vice president met with the family for over an hour, and they are going to tell you some things that happened in that meeting. i know the president was very personal because he got to know this family over the year, and he wanted to check on them on today of all days to see how they were doing, to reiterate that they are still doing everything to make sure that his legacy is respected, and that involves us going to meet with senators in just a few moments to continue to press forward for the george floyd justice in policing act that he says he is ready to sign any day. he said that he does not want to sign a bill that does not have substance and meaning, so he is going to be patient to make sure

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let's hear. >> i'm attorney ben crump along with attorney chris stewart, attorney tony ramenucci andtheir dear friends. we have rodney floyd, we have philonise floyd. we have terrence floyd. we have brandon williams. obviously, we have this little angel, her mother roxy is here with gianni. we have dominique, we have dominique and william who are close personal friends as well present here. briefly, the brothers will address you, the president and the vice president met with the family for over an hour. and they're going to tell you some things that hammed in that meeting. i know the president was very personal because he got to know this family over the years. and he wanted to check on them, on today of all days to see how they were doing. to reiterate that they are still doing everything to make sure that his legacy is respected and that involves us going to meet with senators in just a few moments to continue to press forward for the george floyd justice and policing act that he says he is ready to sign any day. he said that he doesn't want to sign a bill that doesn't have substan

here is the family attorney ben crump speaking to attorneys on capitol hill. following his remarks, we will hear from republican senator scott. >> how are you doing? ok. we don't know where we are going.

deployed family attorney ben crump says the charges send a very strong message to america. >> let's be honest. we all know that when we watched that video for the first time that they had violated george floyd's constitutional rights, because we have a right as the foundation of the united states constitution to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. and they deprived him of his right when they would not let him take another breath for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. so we think it's so appropriate what the justice department did. >> cnn's omar jimenez has more on the civil rights charges as we await to hear from the floyd family out of houston later on today. >> reporter: derek chauvin and the three other former minneapolis police officers involved in george floyd's death now face federal civil rights charges. the federal indictment lists out three counts that all apply slightly differently to each of these former officers. for derek chauvin, it says he willfully deprived george floyd of his right to be free from unreasonable use of force by a police officer. but specifically count on

. >> i want to discuss to ben crump, he's the attorney for andrew brown jr., thank you, appreciate youagonized and over the fact that their father was killed in this most cowardly mannered, don. and the fact that they continue to toy with the public about being transparent. they know there is no justification for this and the family believes that's why they are not releasing this video because they can not figure out a narrative that would justify yet again another black man being shot from behind by the police who's supposed to protect and serve. >> yeah. ben, i was looking at my notes because i am having trouble hearing you. i want to make sure we are in the right spot, are you good now, i think you are back. can you hear me, ben? >> yes. the family accounts of what they see in that video. it contradicts what the d.a. had said about the shooting. the family said shots were fired before the car even moved and not towards the officers. there is a major difference in those two accounts. >> there is, don. does anybody in america believe that andrew brown jr. did something wrong, they wou

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floyd family attorney ben crump said president biden agreed that any legislation bearing floyd's namebe significant. >> he said that he doesn't want to sign a bill that doesn't have substance and meaning. so he is going to be patient to make sure it's the right bill, not a rushed bill. >> reporter: and wolf, after that meeting at the white house, ben crump, the family attorney, and the family went up to capitol hill to meet with lawmakers in the middle of these negotiations over what any police reform bill should look like. president biden is hoping they can come to an agreement after memorial day. when he was asked if he would sign a bill that did not end qualified immunity -- of course, that has been that sticking point between democrats and republicans -- wolf, he said he wasn't going to negotiate in public. >> joining us here in "the situation room," the colead counsel for george floyd's family, chris stewart, he was with them at the white house and also up on capitol hill today. thank you very much for joining us. i know it was a private meeting, but how did it go? >> today reall

attorney ben crump on his legacy and congresswoman maxine waters on what's happening with the policelican recount madness. arizona's just the beginning. i'm jonathan capehart. this is "the sunday show." >>> this sunday, the fate of an independent commission to investigate the capitol insurrection rests in the senate. after the house voted to approve a january 6th commission last week with 35 republicans breaking ranks to vote yes, the bill could make it to the senate floor in the next few days. a handful of senate republicans have expressed openness to a commission, but a growing number have already flat out said no. particularly after watching their minority leader do this 180. >> there's no question, none, that president trump is practically and morally responsi

the floyd family and their attorney ben crump left their meetings today feeling optimistic there is a deal to be had here here's what attorney general ben crump told reporters after their meeting with tim scott today >> we are optimistic both senator scott and senator graham talked to the family for over an hour, talking about how they're making progress, how both sides of the aisle are at the table, and they're trying to define specific terms because they feel that they are close, the closest they've ever been. >> reporter: shep, the polling numbers you showed in the intro here are instructive with only a third of republicans nationwide in favor of doing police reform. the constituency in the senate may not on its own be smaller than that with senate republicans. that's what makes tim scott so crucial here he's really the one republican who can negotiate this deal. and the tug and back and forth between he and democrats here with democrats getting a lot of push from outside groups to make this bill look more like the one that already passed the house when in reality in the senate the

reporter: floyd family attorney ben crump says they are looking to congress, setting their hopes on aeeping police reform bill, named after floyd. >> we know it is a tipping point. it has to be meaningful legislation, because of not, george floyd's name can't be on it. reporter: at the site where george floyd was killed, a gospel service reminds worshipers the world has changed and that there is hope that reform could follow soon. ♪ >> after israel's 11 to conflict with -- 11 day conflict, parts of the area lien ruins. secretary blinken announced america would provide $75 million in development and economic aid. he also pledged to restore ties with the palestinians. concluding the reopening of the consulate in jerusalem. mr. blinken met with the is really prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, and reaffirmed israel's rights to defend itself. they called on both parties to start rebuilding relations. >> leaders on both sides need to chart a better course, starting by making improvements in the lives of the people of israel, gaza, and the west bank. if they do, they will find willing partn

while reverend al sharpton and attorney ben crump were in town, heather mcdonald writes in the wall street journal, there's no indication that they took time to stop by the north memorial hospital. that's where they would have seen 10-year-old ladaveon garrett jr. he lies in a coma after he was shot in the head. he was riding in the car with his mom and dad at the time. his grandmother wants to know why people aren't more outraged about what happened to her grandson. >> why is this community not angry? you tell me that. because it was a black kid? is that why? is that why? because the cop didn't shoot him? is that why? nobody angry? >> martha: those famous activists did not see 9-year-old trinity smith. she's at the same hospital. she was in her back yard jumping on a trampoline with friends when she was caught in the cross fire and also shot in the head. can you imagine this as a parent? of the roughly 100 homicide victims in minneapolis since last may 25, only one of them was killed by a police officer. in that case, he was a suspected gun runner shooting at the officers through his car

ben crump,fy philonise. thank you for being with us. you paid such a price.e feeling so many emotions today. we thank you for being with us today. >> thank you, brianna. >> john? >> errol louis joining me now and alexi mccannon. we heard benjamin crump said don't miss this opportunity to get policing reform legislation passed. we heard tim scott, a shift in the tone about how they're talking about the pooblt possibility of success. how skeptical might you be that a deal is imminent? >> well, weeks ago reporting that various lawmakers were saying the verdict in the derek chauvin trial kind of give them not an out but didn't bring them to the same soens of ininjure. now we see these folks saying they're feeling more optimistic and moving toward the same kind of goal we know the house and senate and democrats and republicans remain far apart on different issues. there was a poll out just last week from box data progress that found 34% of republican voters care about congress dealing with police reform compared to 77% of democrats. >> even if tim scott struck a d

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floyd family attorney ben crump tells nbc news the family will meet with house speaker nancy pelosi andswoman karen bass this morning as well as several senators from both parties before their meeting at the white house with president biden. crump told nbc news he views the white house visit as, quote, an opportunity to pay proper respect to george floyd with a president who has been in continuous communication with the family. crump said he hopes the visit will keep momentum going toward a passage of the george floyd justice in policing act. today also marks the deadline set by president biden for congress to present that police reform package. and while they are going to miss the date, senators on both sides of the aisle are optimistic that a deal is within reach. >> so we continue to work on the process. we have good progress over the weekend, i thought. and we can see at the end of the tunnel. we're starting to see a frame. >> we made a lot of progress over the weekend. we still have a lot of work to do i'm going to be pulling long days all this week in hopes that we by the time we

. >>> ben crump the lawyer for the families of george floyd and andrew brown jr.in the next hour. he has been of course on the front lines of the police reform debate meeting with lawmakers and white house officials just this week. we're going to ask him how far away we are from getting a bill passed. >>> exclusive sit-down with nbc news, craig melvin pushed president biden on race and where america stands right now. >> that i watched the rebuttal from the junior senator of south carolina last night, tim scott, and i don't know if you caught it. >> i didn't have an opportunity to. i didn't deliberately. didn't van opportunity. >> he said among other things america isn't racist. is it? >> we're going to bring you that answer. >>> plus, the president gets candid on taxing the rich as well as vaccine hesitancy. ♪ [truck horn blares] (vo) the subaru forester. dog tested. dog approved. ♪ it's grilled cheese time. ♪ ♪ yeah, it's time for grilled cheese. ♪ ♪ after we make grilled cheese, ♪ ♪ then we're eating grilled cheese. ♪ ♪ because it's time. ♪ ♪ yeah. ♪ ♪ time for

frustrating for me and my family for your life can change with a link and i go from floyd family attorney ben crump says they are now looking to congress, setting their hopes on a sweeping police reform bill named for floyd, we know that it's a tipping point, and it has to be a meaningful legislation because if not, joyous law name can't be own. ah, that the site we're george floyd was killed. an open air gospel serve as reminds war shippers that the world has changed, and that there is hope that reform could follow soon. and now here's a look at some developments in the current of ours pandemic taiwan has raised its nationwide warning level amid spiking and infections. off the relative safety, the australian city of melbourne has introduced or other re introduced covert restrictions amid fears and new class that that could grow into a major outbreak. moss and now mandatory in doors and a travel with new zealand has been put on hold. india has reported it's lois rise in data cases consists of the 2nd wave hits in an april. they need that slow down slightly now the united states has warned its citiz

and i grew up, floyd family attorney ben crump says they are now looking to congress, setting their hopes on a sweeping police reform bill named for floyd. we know that it's a tipping point, and it has to be a meaningful legislation because if not joyous law name can be own in the, at the site where george lloyd was killed. an open air gospel serve as reminds worshippers that the world has changed. and that there is hope that reform could follow soon after israel's 11 day conflict with her ma, spots of gaza lie in ruins, us secretary of state. and the blinking is not in the region to try and strengthen a safe spot on health ballast indians rebuild. after talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas secretary blink and announced that america would provide $75000000.00 in development and economic aid. he also pledged to restore ties with the palestinians, including the reopening of a consulate andrews to live earlier today. mister lincoln met with the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and reaffirmed israel's rights to defend itself. lincoln called on both parties to start rebuilding relat

floyd family attorney ben crump said he felt they were closer than ever to a deal. we have toe make sure we don't squander this opportunity. everybody's engaged and saying we can do better to solve this american issue. the one year mark of floyd's death is when president biden said he wanted a police reform bill on his desk. congress missed the deadline, but said they believe a quality bill is better than a quik bill in washington. lauren blanchard, ktvu fox two news in minneapolis today, crowds gathered near the spot where george floyd was killed to mark one year since his death, flowers, signs and pictures filled the intersection where floyd died now called george floyd square. celebration of life service was also held at a nearby park organized by the george floyd memorial foundation, choicepoint changed the road and i already put together this awesome i think it did take a lot of perspective. so yeah, i've been really happy, like joyful like i see all the community out here. it just brings like joy to my heart. peaceful events were briefly marred by the sounds o

. >> reporter: ben crump represents floyd's family. f >> there is nobody who will say what we witnessed on that video was not a violation of george floyd's right to life. >> reporter: the federal grand jury also indicted chauvin in connection with the arrest of a 14-year-old boy in september, 2017. federal prosecutors allege that chauvin struck the teenager multiple times in the head with a flashlight and held his knee on the neck and upper back even after he was handcuffed and unresisting. other high profile cases like floyd's have not led to federal indictments. among them, michael brown's shooting and eric garner's death in 2014. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: last month, in a state trial, chauvin was found guilty on all the charges he was facing. this week his attorney filed a motion claiming that errors were made, a number of them, during his trial. however, as his case stands now, he faces a maximum 40 years behind bars when he's sentenced next month. norah. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues, thank you. we're going to turn now to the c

and i spoke with ben crump, the family attorney. he will be here

. >> this is ben crump on cnn today. watch. >> america is finally having a conversation about racial reckoning but that is just talk if we don't ask, now's the time to act, let's do it in the name of george floyd and all the others that have been taken from us by the very people who are supposed to protect and serve us. >> doesn't feel like we're having a conversation, feels like we are being told what to do in a country they say systemically racist. >> i believe we are being preached at, we are not being asked to dialogue about a solution. we all know words create a powerful narrative and the second the words the from the police came out of someone's mouth it was ridiculous because it is an absurd thing to do is we want the police to show up in our communities and need them to show up in our communities and meaningful dialogue, i agree with you guys, it is about creating relationships with the police. if you want a reform bill or meaningful reform why are we not actively seeking a real unity with the police to figure ou

we spoke with ben crump, he said he feels that this is unjustified, and that the justice department has a responsibility to intervene. during this press conference, the d.a. was met with some tough questions. here's one exchange with a reporter asking him to defend his statements. >> it definitely appeared that mr. brown was trying to get away and not going directly at any officer that we just saw. is there something else that maybe you have seen to help you come to that conclusion other than what you showed us today? >> okay. let me ask you this -- did you see the officer put his hand, his left hand on the hood of that vehicle. >> yes. as the car was turning away. >> yes. did you see the tracks in the dirt? >> yes, sir. >> okay. if that car is on pavement, that officer is run over. >> reporter: again, calls for the full release of that videotape again tonight. no word on if or when that could happen. we're told the protest is organized for about 5:00 p.m. to demand more answers and transparency. >> catie, thank you. >>> up next, the top house republican comes out against a bipartisan c

tony from floyd family attorney ben crump says they're now looking to congress, setting their hopes on a sweeping police reform bill named after floyd. we know that it's a tipping point, and it has to be a meaningful legislation because if not joyous law name can be own in the, at the side where george floyd was killed. an open air gospel serve as reminds worshippers that the world has changed. and that there is hope reform could follow soon. well that's him or for a motive as others who fall this report and standing by in minneapolis for us. so we'll see monsieur, like that. well get how we're standing here are right on the spot where george floyd was longer than just one year ago. and as you can see behind me, it's quite a festive and cheerful apple feel. the whole area has been cordoned off, permanently become a side of collaboration. and right now there's a band playing live music. it's really a surprisingly happy atmosphere a year and a very colorful event next year, members of the black community, of course, as well as a lot of white people, minorities, there was a native group p

this is ben crump, the civil rights attorney with local houston area representatives in congress. ahead and indicted four minneapolis police officers in the death of george floyd so this goes way beyond derek chauvin here. they're saying that justice must prevail here and all the officers involved deprived george floyd of the right to unreasonable-- or to be free from unreasonable seizure, including the right to be free from the use of unreasonable force from a police officer. again, this targets not only the officer directly involved, derek chauvin last time, but the three other officers who were involved in the arrest and later death of george floyd at the time left here. we'll have more after this. >> all right. just want to keep you up-to-date on this busy news morning here, right? and this is the colonial pipeline, the largest in the u.s. right now shut down as it has been now for hours on a cyber attack that started with ransomware push on those who orchestrated it demanding money. they could compromise and were hoping to compromise the entire system. and folks at colonial h

that's not keith ellison. >> attorney ben crump. is kimberly potter. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> let's turn now to mel vis carter, the mayor of saint paul, minnesota, and andrea jenkins, president of the minneapolis city council. thank you both very much for coming back to "the sunday show." andrea, you are also the vice president of minneapolis city council where george floyd was killed. it was in your district. talk about what changed in the past year. >> good morning, you know, i think we have worked on creating -- trying to create some significant changes. we have banned no-knock warrants. however that still is occurring. we have banned choke holds in this community. that's still occurring. we're working on get to the systemic roots of our issues by changing our minneapolis charter and creating a department of public safety. we want to be be able to have -- we have dedicated resources to community-based solutions to help. we initiated a mental health response to challenges in our communities. you know, we're trying to

just a little while we expect to see brigitte, the sister of george floyd, as well as ben crump who's who's been a fixture in many of the civil rights balttles and reverend al sharpton saying the message is for people up on capitol hill working on the george floyd justice in policing bill which is stalled in negotiations on the hill and the message for them to take their time, get it right, make sure they pass a bill with teeth even if it takes a little bit longer than expected. as you may know, jim, president biden suggested to see that bill on the desk enacted into law by the anniversary. doesn't appear that will happen. some of the members of the floyd family will be at the white house but no bill in part because it's stalled over the irs of qualified immunity which is a doctrine in the law, if you will, says police officers who erroneously violate the constitutional rights of citizens can get a pass on liability. the reformers say it's got to go because of accountability issues. as you know around the country there have been numerous other incidents of black people killed in confr

ben crump writing in a letter about the district attorney that he believes should be recused that there the three shooters, have worked directly with you and your office for years. the conflict is well defined. the district attorney has not responded to any indication of whether he would recuse himself. at this point he is moving forward. again, hallie, the videos will be viewed in about four hours or so from now by the family and their attorney. >> we'll be looking for more of your reporting, kerry, later on. kerry, thank you. >>> in our next hour here on msnbc, a bill is heading to the south carolina governor's desk that would actually bring back the fire squad as a method of execution. craig melvin will speak on the fight to change one man's sentence. >>> an exclusive interview with former facebook insiders. you could call them the internet police, revealing what it's really like behind the scenes and what they think facebook should do now. all new right here on "msnbc reports." all new right here on "msnbc reports. >> tech: every customer has their own safelite story. this couple wa

of police across the united states with no satisfaction to the families, which is something that ben crump civil rights attorney who spoke here, was also for a while a representative of the family, he read some of the names of the people across the country who have died and he also said this, listen. >> since trayvon and since michael brown how many more families have been added to this fraternity that seems to be one of the quickest growing fraternities in the black community? i mean, it's just heartbreaking. >> reporter: there's going to be a candlelight vigil also as you said at the top. the family of george floyd going to the white house to meet with the president on the very same day, the anniversary of the death of george floyd. back to you. >> thanks for that report. >>> well, police in west jefferson, ohio, are investigating the shooting deaths of several people according to cnn affiliate wsyx. at least three people were found dead in an apartment and police say more were found outside. authorities are still working to identify the victims and a possible suspect. the number of amer

. >> bishop william barber also spoke and bakari sellers and ben crump, lawyers for the brown family.because andrew cannot make the plea for due process, it is up to us to make the plea for due process. >> for black folk and white folk, democrats and republicans all watching today, they all need to know we're tired of the cycle of grief that comes along with being black in this country. >> andrew was a black man trying to make it in a society where black men are born in danger. but i want you to be comfort that he was a man. a father of seven, nephew, cousin, son, brother, grand grandson, he was a man! >> joining me now, reverend al sharpton, rev, as i think about the funeral, i think about black public grief and going all the way back to emmett till, we've had to display our grief to the world in order to have our humanity acknowledged. at certain point do you feel like these displays of grief are moving laws, are moving policy? or are they more catharsis for the family? >> certainly a catharsis for the family and it's needed because there's real pain. question is why we keep going t

with the civil rights leadership, the grassroots activists, the attorney general of black america, ben crump, and others. appreciate you being with us today, philonise floyd. our thanks to you always. >>> coming up on "politicsnation," the gop has a projection problem. i'll tell you all about it in this week's gotcha. >>> even republicans in arizona are complaining about their state's outlandish election audit. but now other states are planning their own possible re-counts. first, my colleague richard lui with today's top news stories. richard? >> hey, rev. very good saturday to you some of the stories we're watching for you this hour, a fragile cease-fire between israel and hamas. that's still holding. however, last night israelis and palestinians clashed at a jerusalem mosque. israel's prime minister promises a new level of response if an agreement is broken. the 11-day conflict left more than 250 dead, the vast majority palestinians. >>> the u.s. daily average for new covid cases fell below 30,000 this week for the first time since june, according to johns hopkins university. the pace of

so where we are today is as attorney ben crump said, we have given light and hope to other families whouse rodney, i know the mothers that you have met. you have seen how often eric garner's mother comes every time, and so i'm going to raise a question to the department of justice, as to revisiting cases like eric garner, tamir rice, cases that have languished, trayvon martin, most of you think differently from me, trayvon martin was under color of law because mr. zimmerman was on civil patrol and he was under the jurisdiction of a governmental entity, so this opens the door for at least having the ability to bring these cases to the justice department and ask for reconsideration on new facts, new precedent in the law and new understanding of what happens when you are kneed and an understanding of a boy like trayvon, a young boy in the dark of night and these cases should be looked at and others. i am grateful for this indictment because it means that as a member of congress, i have no influence on the doj, but as a member of congress i can bring facts to the doj and the doj now will lo

joining me now is ben crump, attorney for the family and a former police chief in edonton, north carolina. is that how it's supposed to work in serving a drugs warrant an an unarm man in a residential neighborhood? that looked like the assault in baghdad. looked like they went to arrest a terrorist cell. is that how it's done in north carolina? >> hey, joy. thank you for having me on here. you know, it is a disturbing video to watch. one of the issues that we talk about a lot in north carolina and across the country is militarization of police. when is that necessary? it is sad this case was based on a law. this was not murder, robbery, rape. this was drug offense. it's a double edge sword. sometimes police officers go in with use of force hoping that it will deter any use of force and sometimes it doesn't. they use these teams, that's an issue that needs to be examined across america. >> ben, the family, the attorneys, had asked attorney womble to recuse himself sending a ledder he needed to. the conflict is well defined with the sheriff's office. what does that mean, well defined with t

civil rights attorney ben crump spoke at the funeral today.he got the call to represent brown's family just hours after former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin was found guilty in the death of george floyd. >> i'm me within hours. we thought. >> george floor represented that we were going to stop this unnecessary and just about killings of black men. >> state law requires a court order for the release of body camera footage. the footage exists. a judge ruled last week, though, that brown's family would be allowed to see video of the shooting, but it would not be made public for at least 30 days. >> well, he just your average kid at 13 years old. he's already broken. a world record for lifting weights. more on his story of success when we come back. >> how much can you bench press said 225 pounds while you're in the same club is a 13 year-old from ohio. yeah. >> that not even close this 13 year-old he is lifting heavyweight see setting world records really impressive. pj ziegler has his story. >> mind over matter. or in this case it's a

overnight, the family's attorney, ben crump, and i spoke, and he told me the meeting is intended to, quote, keep momentum going for the justice and policing act, named in floyd's honor. >> peter, thank you very much. >>> another issue that is front and center for the biden administration, the middle east. overnight, secretary of state antony blinken began his visit to the region, looking to bolster the cease-fire between israel and hamas and boost humanitarian aid after the worst fighting in nearly a decade. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell is in jerusalem for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. secretary of state blinken is here to keep the fragile cease-fire and get humanitarian aid to the people of gaza. neither will be easy the secretary of state arriving in israel today with a conflict between israel and gaza still raw. the tenuous cease-fire holding, u.s. officials say, for now. scattered violence is still erupting in clashes between palestinians and jews. u.s. officials say it is too early to talk about the long-term goal, revivin

and george floyd's family, as well as the family attorney ben crump visited the hill this week and metrns on legislation. and shared optimism with reporters that they think a deal will be cut that they will like. but look, president joe biden was stern with lawmakers this week. he says he wants legislation passed by may 25th. and the self-imposed deadline by these lawmakers which is the year anniversary of george floyd's death. so lawmakers are raising to cut a deal on this issue. but i do want to note that congress out this week, both the house and senate are out for recess so they will not be here this week to have these negotiations so we'll keep an eye on how this proceeds, boris, christi. >> daniella, they only have three weeks. they're off this week. we know you'll keep an eye on that deadline as it approaches. thank you so much. >>> new trouble for congressman matt gaetz, up next, we have new details to an incriminating letter adding new fuel to his sex scandal. ♪ smooth driving pays off. saving is easy when you're in good hands. allstate. click or call for a quote today. it's m

the floyd's family, their attorney there, ben crump said that they're encouraged by the charges and eagerhe continued justice in this case a judge has ruled that the family of andrew brown junior who was shot to death in his car by sheriff's deputies in this is was in a north carolina the family will only be allowed to see part of the body camera video involved here. attorneys for the family had expected to see the video of the shooting as soon as this week. yesterday's ruling, it now orders the family must wait for up to 10 days at the judge is also limited the family to viewing just 20 minutes of the body cam video, although it lasts about 2 hours. the family and the county. they have not decided on a date for the viewing. authorities say they have arrested the owner of a northern california bar where made to order fake covid-19 vaccine cards are being sold. >> to undercover state agents. they were going for 20 bucks each after receiving a tip from the san joaquin county sheriff's office. authorities say undercover agents with the california department of alcoholic beverage control. abc

hands of police across the united states with no satisfaction to the families, which is something ben crumpvil rights attorney who spoke here was also a representative of the family. he read some of the names of the people across the country who have died, and he also said this, listen. >> what is it about a black male running away from the police that is the most dangerous thing in america? that's what we have to answer because we know that it's not lack of training. it's not lack of professionalism. the police can de-escalate just fine when they want. >> reporter: so, that speech was at the rally in march in minneapolis. tomorrow there will be a candlelight vigil. also as you said at the top, the family of george floyd going to the white house to meet with the president on the very same day, the anniversary of the death of george floyd. back to you. >> joe johns in minneapolis, thank you. >>> police reform to gun reform, after yet another weekend of violence in this country that has left at least 13 people dead and more than 70 others wounded. at least 13 incidents in eight states, all wi

here with me now, philonise floyd, george floyd's brother, and ben crump, attorney for the floyd familyhilonise, how are you doing? >> i'm doing okay. just -- it was a hell of a day today. just me waking up knowing that this is the day that my brother was brutally murdered by a police officer who was sworn in to help others, it was just like picking at a wound all over again. >> you met with the president today for an hour as lawmakers negotiate that policing bill, the george floyd justice in policing act. you called the president genuine. what did he tell you today? >> oh, you know, he just had a basic conversation of just -- just basically letting us know that he support what's going on. he's behind us 100%. he's praying for us and the same thing, he hoped we had get accountability. he just hoped that we can make it out what's going on because he said, hey, this is going to be a lifetime journey, he understood because he lost someone that's special. he lost a couple of people that's special to him. so he understands everything, from us to even gianna, you know. and i watched him with

that's something that attorney ben crump echoed, telling everyone in attendance to continue to demand, continue to demand transparency. that is a message we heard echoed by the family, even as they described their love for andrew brown, jr take a listen to what some of those folks shared. >> andrew is resting but he left fighters and warriors to do his bidding >> god has already prepared us to carry on the fight for justice. >> i'm glad we're together like this right now he would have loved this i just wish he was here with us. as much as i'm going to wish and wish and wish all day, it's not going to happen. >> reporter: many of the folks i spoke to today said they expect the peaceful protests to continue until that body cam footage is released to the public we know the family has seen a 20-second clip we expect they'll see the rest of that video by the end of this week per a judge's order it's unclear to what extent that video is going to be redacted. many people telling me they're not going to be san fied until all that video is released to the public shep. >> priscilla, thanks. >>>