>> breonna taylor! >> say her name! >> breonna taylor! >> reporter: today she would have turned 27. a young emt who had dreams of being a nurse. >> breonna was just full of life. she loved life. she'd light up a room. >> reporter: for courtney riley, it feels personal. she turns 27 this year, too. >> it's really hard. i do see myself in her. people talk about, it could be my kids, it could be my brother, it could be me, like, literally me. >> reporter: back in march, three plainclothes louisville police officers stormed breonna's home, executing a no-knock search warrant. family lawyers say breonna's boyfriend, a licensed gun owner, fired a shot fearing intruders. the officers fired 20 rounds in return, killing breonna. those officers have been reassigned, but remain on the force. tonight, activists vowing breonna's name will not be forgotten. breonna taylor's name now being spoken all over the country, and there's even a petition circulating to press kentucky authorities to take action on this case. so far it has nearly 4 million signatures. david? >> deborah roberts with us tonigh

breonna taylor was an emt in louisville, kentucky.d a no-knock warrant to forcefully enter their home. the officers say they announced their presence. taylor's family say they did not. taylor's boyfriend fired shots. he says he didn't know who these plain clothes officers were, that they hadn't identified themselves. police fired back, killing taylor. since then the officers plus another who filed for the warrant have been reassigned. tonight the city council not only banned no-knock warrants but also regulated the use of search warrants and body cameras. on wednesday a mostly blank incident report was else ared tie local newspaper. under injuries the report said none. again, she was shot at least eight times. she was killed. before air i spoke with breonna's mother, tamika palmer, and family attorneys lanita baker and benjamin crump. >> miss palmer, first of all, i am so sorry for your loss. what do you make of what's happening in america right now? what do you think breonna would make of what's happening? >> she would be amazed to s

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breonna taylor was an emt in louisville, kentucky.march police used a no knock warrant to forcefully enter her home and officers say they announced their presence. taylor's family say they did not. her boyfriend fired shots and says he didn't know who the plain clothes officers were. that they hadn't identified themselves. police fired back killing taylor. since then they've been re-assigned. tonight the city council not only banned no knock warrants but the use of search warrants and body cameras. under injuries the report said none. she was shot at least eight times. she was killed. before air i spoke with breonna's mother and family attorneys. miss palmer, first of all, i am so sorry for your loss. what do you make of what is happening in america right now? what do you think breonna would think about what's happening? >> she would be amazed to see the world changing. >> and have you heard, ms. palmer, from the city or the police department of louisville at all in any sort of meaningful way? because it's been almost three months and

>> breonna taylor! >> yang: it was after midnight on march 13th when three pice dficers broke down breonna taylor'sr while serving a drug warrant. evenckhough it was a "no-" warrant, police say they did ilock and identify themselves; taylor's fsays they didn't. the officers exchanged gunfire with kenneth walker, taylor's boyfriend, who said he thought someone was breaking in. she was hit at least eight times,nd died. walker called 911. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> i don't know what's happening. somebody kicked in the door and shot my girlfriend. >> yang: the killing touched off waves of demonstrations, starting near louisville city nation.nd sweeping across the taylor's mother, tamika palmer, >> to know breonna, she was full li life. she love. she respected life. this is so much bigger than her. >> yang: during protests on june 1, police shot and killed david mcatee, a black man who owneraa local rest. the louisville police chief was fired after it was revealed the body cameras worn by the officer

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you co-wrote breonna's law. look at what you were able to, you and other members of the metro council able to pull off unanimously. we'll keep talking because this matters. jessica green, thank you very much in louisville. >> thank you. >>> with cities and states across the country looking at new police reforms, today president trump weighed in during an interview with fox news. and while he said he generally supports a ban on choke holds, there may be room for exceptions. watch this. >> as somebody that, you know, you grow up and you wrestle and you fight and you -- or you see what happens, sometimes if you're alone and you are fighting somebody it is tough. are you going to let go and say let's start all over again, i'm not allowed to have you in a choke hold. if a police officer is in a bad scuffle. >> if it is say one-on-one fight for life. >> and that does happen too. so you have be careful. with that being said, it would be, i think, a very good thing that generally speaking it should be ended. >> more tha

today would have been breonna taylor's 27th birthday. >> breonna was full of life. she loved life.ef moment where people forgot about her two months at a time, people need to know that breonna taylor mattered and breonna taylor was great. >> reporter: on march 13th breonna, a louisville emt was shot eight times in her apartment by three plainclothes police officer executing a no knock search warrant for someone else. fearing intruders were breaking in, breonna's boyfriend, kenneth walker, a licensed gun owner fired a shot and the officers responded with 20 rounds in return. >> bre! >> you said 26. where was she shot at? >> i don't know. she's on the ground right now. >> reporter: a fatal error that took the life of a young woman who had dreams of being a nurse. [ crowd chanting ] as the nation grapples with the realities of racial injustice in the cases of george floyd, ahmaud arbery -- >> say her name. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: protesters insist her name won't be forgotten. breonna taylor now joins a sad list of other women like sandra bland, atatiana jefferson, tanisha ande

here is how her family reacted to the news of what's now breonna's law. >> say her name. >> breonna taylor. >> say her name. >> breonna taylor. >> say her name. >> breonna taylor. >> nbc's cal perry is in louisville where protesters have been demanding that change in policy. does the family and do the protesters finally feel like they're getting some o form of justice here? >> reporter: i think they do. this is the first step amongst many. you can see breonna's mother behind me. a number of ceremonies today following the passage of that law. the police officer are still under investigation. it was three months tomorrow when breonna was killed in that no-knock raid. we've been speaking to people here amongst the city council about what this law means, for them to be able to pass it. take a listen to what one of the members had to say earlier this morning. >> when i think about the world that i want my children to live in, i want it to be a safer world. i want it to be a more compassionate world. i want it to be a place where black people are not being killed by law enforcement in their own

breonna taylor's mother still >> they portrayed as if she was some drug dealer.y bust down this door and-- and her and her boyfriend are shooting at them, and they're returning fire. >> reporter: well, the other two officers involved in the shooting have not been fired, but they have been placed on administrative leave. breonna taylor's family, through their attorney tonight, tells us that today's action was a good first step, but ultimately, they want to see criminal charges filed against all three officers involved. norah. >> o'donnell: mola lenghi tonight, thank you. today, the trump administration asked a federal judge to halt publication of former national security advisor john bolton's tell-all memoir. but with the book's release set for tuesday and copies already in circulation, there may be little the white house can do to keep it out of the public's hands. cbs' ben tracy reports tonight from the white house. >> reporter: the contents of former national security advisor john bolton's scathing critique of president trump are already widely known. today, bo

today, we have the mother of breonna taylor here. to herhere to give voice and that demand for justice. the request is that her daughter's legacy is not barred -- marred by violence. i want to make sure we all not just listen but that we hear her as she gives voice to her daughter. >> i am sorry. again, i am tamika palmer, i am breonna's mother. it is sad we all have to be here for this. but i do not think i am asking for too much. just justice for her. just let people know the truth of what happened, that she did not deserve this, that people are fired for doing this to her. breonna, she was full of life. she loved life, she respected life. her is so much rigor than -- rigor than her, but we cannot get justice with violence. it does not make sense. it does not help. it is not help her. it does not help us. it does not help the world we live in. you cannot fight violence with violence. demand justice for breonna. gov. newsom: and now, -- gov. beshear: and now, on behalf of ms. palmer, ms. baker will take some of your questions, and t

and just last night, louisville passed breonna's law in honor of breonna taylor banning no-knock warrants. you have democrats and some republicans talking about solutions. but as we said, the president's plan was less about sweeping change and more about asking police to simply do their job. i want to ask carol lee at the white house. carol, so where does the reform effort go from here? >> well, steph, that's the big question. the president said yesterday that he was finalizing an executive order to address some of these policing concerns that things like -- with things like enhanced training, maybe setting some federal standards. although there's a limit to what he can do just executively. so he's also looking at a package of legislative proposals. some of the things we know the white house has been considering is a database that tracks instances of police misconduct. looking at limiting certain policing tactics such as potentially chokeholds. but the president has also drawn a red line on this qualified immunity which basically protects police officers from being personally liable for t

>> breonna taylor!reporter: after heated protests and emotional pleas, louisville mayor greg fischer signed "breonna's law" today. under the new law, police will no longer be able to enter a suspect's home without announcing who they are, and they must wear body cameras. taylor's mother, tamika palmer. >> it means that she has saved someone else and that's one of thbig e use th shouldn't have happened to her. >> reporter: it was nearly three months ago, march 13, that police used a battering ram to enter taylor's apartment after midnight, believing it was being used by a drug dealer to receive packages. while the plainclothed officers contend they identified themselves, taylor's boyfriend says they did not, and he opened fire to defend himself against what he thought were intruders. he later called 911 with taylor in his arms after she was shot by police at least eight times. >> reporter: there's been a dramatic increase in the use of no-knock warrants over the last 40 years, mainly for drug- related cr

i want to start specifically with the louisville situation and breonna taylor. why do -- i mean you hate to say it this way, kristin clark, but it feels like we are a little late to be getting some justice here for breonna taylor, some attention for what happened here. would we be here without the attention that was given to ahmaud arbery or george floyd? >> i don't think so. we wouldn't be here if it weren't for the videos that have opened up this gaping wound of police violence that has been playing out across our country for far too long. people are saying, enough is enough and it is time that we confront these crimes, it is time that officers stop killing people with impunity. it is time that we hold these people accountable when they

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what kind of daughter was breonna taylor?> breonna was -- she was a great daughter, a great niece, friend, cousin. this has affected a whole lot of people. my family, her friends, he co-workers. we've all been affected by this. anybody who came in contact with her loved her. she had that type of spirit and she cared for everybody and wanted to help and take care of any and everybody. >> i walked around the streets of philadelphia and i heard protesters chant her name along with the names of george floyd and ahmaud arbery in those protests. what does it mean for you as a mother that her name now rings loud over this country and is in some ways a rallying cry for black lives matter and police reform? >> you're cut off. >> i'm sorry. ms. palmer, did you hear me? >> you were cut off. i'm sorry. >> i was asking you really quickly what does it mean for you as a mother to know her name has become a rallying cry for some of the most important issues in this country, for police reform and for black lives matter. >> i'm just grateful t

in the breonna taylor case, an officer was shot and breonna taylor was killed. who has had the responsibility of finding probable cause warrants no our task is to be thorough but quick. when officers come in who are usually undercover, whatever level of court there is, it depends on the level of pc you are reviewing. all of them can cause harm to those whose home you approach or the actual law enforcement officer. i think the approach of the general is not correct -- of the gentleman is not correct. because no knocks do cause loss-of-life. we had it happen in houston, texas. residents whodead didn't know who was coming in. several officers critically wounded. temporarily, i believe. .assive confusion this happens all over america. scenarios, it creates increased risk of death or injury. bystanders are also caught in the crossfire. two states already outlaw no knock, and of course, you cannot deny what happened to breonna taylor. here is another point. no knock is relevant because the bill is about transforming policing in america. giving new ideas and new approa

that's changing thanks to breonna's law. but where the would your case be when those officers had body cameras rolling? >> body camera would's definitely be helpful. however, in our case i still think we have sufficient evidence to move forward for these officers to be charged, for additional officer whose were not involved to be charged as well and for them to be terminated. don't forget we have the post's inspector denying information contained in the search warrant for breonna's apartment and don't forget multiple neighbors, over ten neighbors indicating the officers did not announce themselves. let's not forget we have kenneth walker, breonna's boyfriend 911 call you do not hear any officers in the background and he clearly says he does not know who broke in to their door and shot his girlfriend. i think that when you get down and really talk to the witnesses, those witnesses that are independent and not a part of local metro police department, there is enough evidence, and ballistics report. forensics, i've been in breo

they called it breonna's law. how effective do you think thatb wi >> i think it's good we're stepping back to look at how those police officers came to be f her door and looking to interrupt one e mechanisms that resulted in her death and also in the death of i can name no-knock warrants, teresalled by wilson, alberta spriewl, jone. this is not the first time, so i think stop nothing-knock warrants is import and we need to recognize that increasing the time that folks have top rond to 15 or 30 seconds or a minute, imagine someone backing on your door in the middle of[uh theight. that's not enough time to understand what's going on tether. we need to maybefurther back and ask why are people showing up, armed police officers showing up on people's door for no-knock or short-knock warrants. we need to look athe war on drugs, which is where those warrants came from and what brought those officers to where breonna's door. weeed to pprethinach. and we need to save lives, not taking them in they breonna taylor's was tak

how confident are you that breonna's law will pass?> under the current ordinance that's up for vote right now, severely restricts the use of no knock search warrants. however, there is an effort to totally ban those. i think that we have the votes for that tonight and we will see tonight when we vote, council meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. >> tell our viewers what kind of impact you hope the passage of this law will have on the community, because you know better than i do, is this a one-off incident where breonna was killed as a result of a no knock warrant or do you have data that says this is quite a frequent concern that you and other councilmen have? >> there has been quite a bit of concern about the management of the police department here in louisville for quite some time, and so we had another incident just two weeks ago, a week ago now in which another person was killed in a police action named david mcatee, and so this is just one piece of legislation that the council will be enacting, dealing with the police department. we're al

thanks for your time, sir. >>> breonna's law. it is under consideration in louisville to limit the use of those no-knock warrants. we'll talk about the change it could bring on what would have been breonna taylor's 27th birth day. plus, quote, i know voting feels inadequate right now. we're going to dig into the op-ed from stacey abrams and talk about the power of voting in times like these with presidential historian jon meacham. i didn't have to shout out for help. because you didn't have another dvt. not today. one blood clot puts you at risk of having another,... ...so we chose xarelto®, to help keep you protected. xarelto®, is proven to treat and reduce the risk of dvt or pe blood clots from happening again. almost 98% of people did not have another dvt or pe. don't stop taking xarelto® without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of blood clots. while taking, a spinal injection increases the risk of blood clots, which may cause paralysis-the inability to move. you may bruise more easily or take longer for

we all went to george floyd, breonna taylor, ryszard brooks, although the black and brown lives that we've lost to racial injustice, we owe it to them to take real action about justice and accountability. let's seize this moment and work together let's make the necessary changes to create a safer and just america. >> senator booker. >> we got this moment in just a few weeks, we have a moment that's built in our country in generations. there have been generational calls for accountability and police. and spoke specifically towards police brutality. you can go to the commission and go to the studies that were done in the 60s one after another pointed to the pattern of practices of police brutality and lack of accountability and lack of transparency and lack of consequences. and police officers do horrible things. the urban people who work for generations to try to get to this point in america. we are now after the gruesome death george floyd breonna taylor, hundreds and hundreds of thousands of americans have been protesting the streets on just the polling shows democrats and republica

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>> reporter: say again. >> her name is breonna taylor. >> breonna taylor. thank you, sir. you take care. katy, everybody out here has got something to say. you just heard it from that man, too. >> jacob, thank you very much and you are right to say this goes deeper than what happened to george floyd. this is about uprooting the systems, and overcoming acts of oppression, small and large as well. >> that's right, that's right. >> jacob soboroff, thank you so much from the streets of los angeles. our hometown. now, let's go to washington where thousands of americans gathered in the streets surrounding the white house, as close as they could get at least. once again. nbc's garrett haake is there with the latest. so, garrett, you have seen the full gamut of what life has been like down there in the last week and a half. the fences have pushed everybody back. what's the reaction from the crowd? and do you see signs of this slowing down? >> reporter: well, i don't know about slowing down, katy, but the character of it's certainly changing. we are light years from where we were a

the capital's emancipation hall to remain silent and neil for eight minutes 46 seconds to honor, breonna taylor, ahmed aubrey and others. speaker pelosi: good morning, everyone. everyone, it's an honor to be here with the congressional, our distinguished chair. senator bass, senator booker, senator harris. the democratic leader of the senate, mr. schumer. emancipation hall aptly named for those that built the capital, sadly. last summer, a number of us went to ghana to observe the 400th anniversary of the first slave coming across the atlantic. that tragedy, that horror of history, slavery in our own country, and all the consequences of that, we are here to observe that pain. we are here to respect the actions of the american people to speak out against that, specifically manifested in police brutality. we are here to honor george floyd. in a moment, we will have a moment of silence -- actually, eight minutes and 46 seconds of silence in honor of george floyd and so many others who lost their lives and were abused by police brutality. before that, i want to yield to the distinguished lea

tai hernandez, abc news, new york. >> say her name. >> breonna taylor. >> say her name. >> breonna taylor>> it would have been her 27th birthday. rally demanding justice for breonna taylor. she died at the hands of louisville police in march. three plain clothes officers stormed her home, issuing a no-knock search warrant. her boyfriend, a licensed gun owner fired a shot, fearing they were intruders. the officers fired 20 rounds in return, killing breonna. she was an emt who had dreams of being a nurse. >> breonna was full of life. she loved life. she would light up a room. >> and in saying happy birthday, releasing balloons yesterday for breonna. beautiful to see that there. the fbi has opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death. [ crowd chanting ] >>> amazing to see this across the country and across the world. thousands of people continue to protest against racism and police brutality. this is a crowd in sydney, australia. crowds chanted "change the system" and "no justice no peace." also the letters "blm" were written in the sky above them. back here in the s

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breonna take lowylor. say her name. breonna taylor. say her name. breonna taylor.ay her name. >> so you see that there, that's a powerful moment after the unanimous passage of breonna's law by louisville city council late yesterday. the law banning from use no-knock warrant which allow them to enter homes without announcing themselves. it is named in honor of breonna taylor, shot eight times in her own house while she was sleeping. her mother, tamika palmer saying this about breonna's law. >> i'm grateful. i knew she was destined for greatness. she is showing it. she had an agenda to save lives. this law is going to help her do it. >> the mayor also promising to sign the law as soon as it hits his desk. also announcing a broader review of allegations of sexual assault against brett hankson, one of the officers involved in her shooting. this review unrelated to the investigation into taylor's shooting, which is still ongoing. he and three other louisville officers involved in the initial no-knock warrant in taylor's shooting death, they remain on paid administrative

>> breonna taylor! >> reporter: intensity about taylor fueled by the tragic and horrific deaths of george floyd and rayshard brooks. today in atlanta, we see officer garrett rolfe, charged with felony murder in the killing of brooks at a local wendy's. this video showing him being transferred in shackles, wearing a face mask. authorities moving him for t, witnesses of the shooting do not speak out. >> i got out of my car, and i walked around the building. and i saw rayshard laying motionless on the ground. >> reporter: david, today the fraternal order of police, one of the nation's biggest law enforcement organizations sharply criticized an atlanta prosecutor, accusing him of rushing to charge that officer. >> our chief justice correspondent, pierre thomas. thank you, pierre. >>> the navy captain relieved of duty after sounding the alarm about the safety of his sailors, so many coming down with coronavirus. after talk of being able to return to his post tonight, the navy saying it will uphold his firing

the passage of breonna's law, banning no-knock warrant.ou say potentially what minneapolis saw in the last 18 days what is the more that you want to see from louisville. >> we want to see these police officers terminated and charged for executing breonna taylor. in her own home. i mean, you can imagine laying in your bed asleep, and then all of a sudden police bust open your door, with a battering ram, victor. they thought they were being burglarized. it was a home invasion. yeah, they executed her. and gave false information to get the search warrant in the first place. and nothing has happened to these police officers. they're still being paid by taxpayers' money, even though they killed an incident black woman. >> yeah, breonna taylor shot eight times and killed in her apartment. you should go online and look at the police report that was released. according to that, it's very few words on it. of course, the question of where's all the information about that. benjamin crump, always good to have your conversation. sir. thank you so much.

. >>> meantime, three months after the fatal shooting of breonna taylor, there are some answers to the calls for justice. the mayor of louisville, kentucky, has started the process of firing officer bret hankenson. the officer who shot and killed taylor inside of her home. taylor, an emt, was shot eight times as police officers executed that no-knock drug warrant searching for a totally different person. the family's attorney says cnn that taylor's family is encouraged by the news and believes it is a step in the right direction. >>> cnn's athena jones with me now. going back to the language of the louisville mayor, it has initiated termination proceedings. flat out. does that mean the officer is getting fired? and what about possible charges? >> reporter: hi, brooke. charges we're still not sure about, but this is what the family is calling a first step. something they wanted the mayor to do, arguing he had the power to do it. the mayor saying we've got to follow due process. what we have is an announcement and a memo and letter from the chief of police to the officer, the lieutenant.

about breonna taylor. they know that. it's about countless individuals . and in this great country of ours, killed by police officers without justification. yes, we know that the majority of police officers certainly, the ones i interact with those in palestinian are hardworking individuals who are in the community to protect and serve. but there are violent officers. there are brutal officers. there are abusive officers. and far too often, they are not held accountable because of a toxic culture that exists and that cannot be denied. not month after month. not year after year, but decades after decades after decades. we know the names. many of those names were called today from the floor of the house of representatives, but he names are too numerous to mention. that's why we are here, to do something transformative about it. i'm thankful for those peaceful protestors who gone out in four rners of america, yes led by african-american men and women, but joined by every other race. ack, white, lat tino, asia yab-american, multi rasheal, multi generational, c

. >>> louisville police moving to fire an officer over the shooting death of breonna taylor why did it take nearly 100 days >>> juneteenth marches across the country, the new push to make the celebration of the end of slavery a federal holiday. >>> the fate of a navy captain who sounded the alarm about a covid outbreak on his ship, the surprise ruling and whether he'll get his job back. >>> the showdown in federal court, the trump administration attempting to block john bolton's book late today what the judge said. masks in a city where african-r the brunt of covid and a major reversal on face coverings by the nation's largest movie theater chain. >>> the first official weekend of summer but when is it safe to take a road trip, go to a picnic or attend a wedding. what the experts now say. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone, a lot to get to we begin, though, with the chilling statement from the head of the world health organization today that started with the words the pandemic is accelerating, a record single-day total of global infect

at least 8 of which struck breonna taylor.he officers were there to execute a no knock search warrant based on police's belief that a suspect in a narcotics investigation used taylor's home address to receive mail, keep money. well, no drugs were found in taylor's apartment and neither had any criminal history or drug convictions. the three responding officers are all on administrative reassignment pending investigation as is the officer who requested the warrant. but breonna taylor's family and activists are pushing for more as she would have turned 27 years old last week. >> she literally was the sweetest person ever. >> the car rides was fun with my sister. i have friends when my sister passed away they were telling me they admired our relationship. they wished they and their siblings were like that. it is so weird that her birthday is this friday and she is not getting on my last nerves talking about does this match, i've got a hair appointment, you feed to do this for me, it's so weird. she's not here. t here so what's go

step forward today in louisville the city banning so called no knock warrants after the death of breonna taylor, an effort to ban them nationally. controversial practice >> reporter: today louisville's mayor signed breonna's law, after the metro council unanimously banned the use of no knock warrants, a controversial practice that gives police authority to enter a home without announcing themselves. in march breonna taylor and her boyfriend kenneth walker were asleep in her apartment when police officers arrived with a narcotics search warrant. lawyers for taylor's family say the couple was startled when the officers in plain clothes entered the home police say the officers did announce themselves, but taylor's family disputes that. walker say he thought it was a home invasion and opened fire with his licensed handgun, injuring an officer. the three officers returned fire, killing taylor. the door inside my girlfriend's. >> she was not involved in any drug activity so they had no reason to be at her apartment that night >> reporter: a newly released police incident report is mostly blank

breonna taylor lost her life. i have witnessed people disposing of drugs and flushing them down the toilet when they knew the police had them surrounded. there are no amount of drugs , theree more important are no amount of drugs that we can confiscate that are more important than a humanlike. -- human life. we have the opportunity to right the wrongs that are out there, to tighten up our policy and move forward with that are legislation that protects our officers and the public. oppositioni stand in of the amendment that has been proposed. i also appreciate my colleague from florida. with that, i yelled back. >> the gentlelady yields back. the gentlelady from pennsylvania? >> i am opposed to this amendment, because it undermines the purpose of the bill. not just the specific wrong that happened to george floyd. our purpose is to dismantle policies that disproportionately endangered black americans. the time for studying the issue for no-knock warrant is over. it we have all the evidence we need to understand that

rise because breonna's story while tragic is not unique. the law is more often about shielding those committing atrossities. with while tragedies like breonna's are not uncommon, i am not one -- and millions must live in fear, i am not one of them. people who look like me are not among them. i rise because this system is far too badly broke fortune band-aid solutions. this bill this most dramatic rethinking of policing ever to come before the united states congress, is a much-needed and long overdue step, and every day we delay will cost more lives. i rise because hundreds of thousands make their voices heard and shown me the way and most importantly i rise because black lives matter. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman fro ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: just today we heard the following. we are just going to go out and start slaughtering them. north carolina cops fired after racist talk of kill

rise because breonna's story while tragic is not unique. the law is more often about shielding those committing atrossities. with while tragedies like breonna's are not uncommon, i am not one -- and millions must live in fear, i am not one of them. people who look like me are not among them. i rise because this system is far too badly broke fortune band-aid solutions. this bill this most dramatic rethinking of policing ever to come before the united states congress, is a much-needed and long overdue step, and every day we delay will cost more lives. i rise because hundreds of thousands make their voices heard and shown me the way and most importantly i rise because black lives matter. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman fro ohio is recognized. mr. jordan: we reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: just today we heard the following. we are just going to go out and start slaughtering them. north carolina cops fired after racist talk of kill

emancipation all to remain silent and heal for eight minutes and 46 seconds to honor george floyd, breonna taylor, ahmaud arbery and others. [background sounds]. [inaudible]. [inaudible]. madame speaker, yot here. >> do we read right from here? [inaudible] >> we stay right here? [inaudible]. [inaudible]. [inaudible]. speaker pelosi: good morning everyone prayed it is an honor to bee here. the members of the black caucus in thousand stand in our distinguished chair prayed the cares act and senator booker. in distinguished leader democratic leader of the senate mr. schumer. we have gathered here in this hall, named for those who got the capital. numberr of us went to observe e 400th anniversary of the first life come across the atlantic. that tragedy, the horror of history, slavery in our own country, and then all of the consequences of that. we are here to observe the pain. we are here to respect the actions of the american people to speak out against that specifically manifested in police brutality. we are here to honor george floyd. in a moment we will have a moment of silence, actually e

that's the lawyer for the families of breonna taylor and george floyd. let me repeat. the attorney representing the families who are seeking justice believe the republican bill is completely inadequate, lip service, and can hardly be thought of as legislation. how does leader mcconnell respond to that charge now does he respond when the families' lawyer says his bill is a nonstarter? civil rights groups who have been the noble guardians of these generations who want nothing more than to see meaningful -- they see this bill for the futile and maybe cynical ploy that it is. their opposition speaks louder than almost any other. who does america believe when it comes to dealing with these issues, leader mcconnell who seems to be new to these issues, or the civil rights groups who have been fighting for change for decades? who does america believe? we democrats are certain that the mcconnell plan will not, indeed cannot, result in any legislation passing. it's clear the republican bill, as is, will not get 60 votes. there's overwhelming opposition to the bill in our caucus.