he also testify for the prosecution at chauvin's trial.en crump, your response to kim potter straw so far? what do you expect the outcome to be? >> we expect there will be accountability for another unjustified death of young black man. we think about this excuse that it was an innocent mistake, it was not innocent at all for her and the police officers to get again have a pretextual stop of a minority in minneapolis. we know these stops, whether you say it is an air freshener obscuring the dver, whether you say it is an expired registration during the pandemic where they have been given memos that they should not be stopping motorists for expired license plates because they were closed, which leads to him engaging in the most use of force. she should be found guilty for two reasons. because there were violations of policy irrespective of her plea that he was an innocent mistake. number one. you should never should have violated your policy and used a taser for a traffic stop, and they tried to offer this justification that she feared for

find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in that case. chauvin in june seeming to allude to today's plea deal. >> my condolences to the floyd family. there's going to be some other information in the future that would be of interest, and i hope things will give you some -- some peace of mind. >> reporter: also part of today's federal plea deal, chauvin admitting guilt in a separate 2017 case where he allegedly kneeled on the back and neck of a handcuffed 14-year-old who survived. george floyd's loved ones reacting outside the court today. >> today, he had a chance to blow kisses and give air hugs to his family. we can't do that to all loved one who is not here. >> reporter: and david, federal prosecutors have recommended a 25-year sentence for chauvin that would run concurrently with his state sentence. had he gone to trial on the federal charges, he could have faced life in prison. david? >> all right, alex perez in minnesota tonight. alex, thank you. >>> overseas tonight, our team is back in afghanistan, and what they've witnessed is tr

. >>> former police officer derek chauvin is due in court tomorrow.victed in april and sentenced to more than 22 years in prison. cnn's security correspondent josh campbell is in minneapolis for us. josh, what happens if chauvin changes his plea from not guilty to guilty now? >> well, this is a big development. it shows us that he's not going to fight these federal charges. the legal woes that this former minneapolis police officer has faced, he was convicted on state charges in the murder of george floyd but as is so often the case, the federal government came in and looked at the situation. any time there's an officer use of force, they'll determine whether or not there are federal charges. they determined that, yes, derek chauvin in their view violated george floyd's civil rights during that incursion. i'll read you part of the indictment. the federal government alleges that chauvin willfully deprived george floyd of the right, security protected by the constitution, laws of the united states to be free from an unreasonable seizure which includes t

of what derek chauvin did to george floyd.lla frazier held her ground, and she kept recording. she then posted her video on facebook, and the police lie instantly began to crumble. >> probably close to midnight, a community member had contacted me and said, chief, almost verbatim, but said, chief, have you seen the video of your officer choking and killing that -- that man at 30th and chicago? so once i heard that statement, i just knew it wasn't the same milestone camera video that i had saw. and eventually within minutes after that, i saw for the first time what is now known as the bystander video. >> darnella frazier changed the police chief's mind about what happened on that street, and the next day derek chauvin was fired. when darnella frazier testified in the trial, she said she wished she did more. >> when i look at george floyd, i look at -- i look at my dad. i look at my brothers. i look at my cousins, my uncles because they are all black. i have a black father. i have a black brother. i have black friends. and i loo

ron, do we know why chauvin changed his plea?t say exactly, but the expectation is that he is going to get -- he faced a life sentence in that federal civil rights case that was supposed to -- the trial was supposed to begin in january. by doing this, he avoids the potential life sentence. he did get a sentence for a recommended sentence of 25 years which will add to the time that he already has, 22 1/2 years because of the stay conviction the sentences will run concurrently if the judge approves that. and he is supposed to serve 90% of that time. so do the math. he could perhaps be released to serve sometime on probation when he is -- into his 60s or 70s perhaps. but more importantly than all of that, this is a big moment, because it's the first time that he has accepted some responsibility and said that he is accountable for what happened. and that is one thing that george floyd's family is taking from this. that they say this brought them some measure of closure, because there is some accountability. they also said that they w

chauvin said, correct.d, correct. they also asked about the case involving the 14-year-old, if he assaulted that child if he choked him if he assaulted him with that flashlight? derek chauvin admitting, yes, he did do those things. remind our viewers what this indictment actually entailed. i'll read part of it. derek chauvin willfully deprived george floyd of the right, secured and protected by the constitution and laws of the united states to be freed from an unreasonable seizure, which includes the right to be free from the use of unreasonable force by a police officer. but again, the news here is that we see the family of george floyd gathering to speak after this major development in court today. derek chauvin now pleading guilty to those federal charges. we also know for the good of our viewers that there were three other officers who have also been charged. their case has now been severed or separated. chauvin is pleading guilty but those charges the other three officers also violated george floyd's c

omar, you were front and center covering the trial and murder conviction of derek chauvin, and dante wright was killed right in the middle of that in brooklyn center which is right outside downtown minneapolis. what are you hearing from people in minneapolis right now? >> reporter: well, people here in minneapolis, for many of them, it is deja vu, going through that roller coaster of emotions of trying to see if floo police officers in this minneapolis area would be held responsible for their actions. you can see after derek chauvin, i would say there is a few dozen people who have come here to demonstrate in the name of dante wright. we do expect dante's mother and father to speak a little later as well, as we also expect to hear from the prosecution. i want to show you a little of what happened here in minneapolis. you can see people that have pulled up with porportraits, th one with dante wright right in front. you see other places and names that have popped up. people feel whenever one of these come, it's not for this particular case but it's about so many other names and faces,

derek chauvin, you had the police chief at the time come up and talk about derek chauvin, saying that did not comply with policy, while in kim potter's case, the former police chief said he didn't see any violation of policy. despite that, the jury came down with the two individuals of guilty of manslaughter. >> i want to talk about what message this sends to police officers around the country. chauvin was a pretty clear message, an extreme eegregious crime. not was arguing she doesn't make a mistake, just arguing on the reqlessness. if you are a police officer in brooklyn, new york, what is your takeaway from an outcome like this? >> indicate write, wet weather hyperbole, pretty much ever, i think it may prove to be more impactful than the chauvin verdict for many of the reasons you just mentioned. if i'm a police officer, i'm thinking this is a new day in law enforcement, a in conversation around accountability, this is a new opportunity to revisit and reimagine how things are done and how things are approached in terms of holding police officers responsible. i think this has to pro

they're going to ask the judge to throw the book at chauvin. but what was in it for chauvin?t over the state prison where he's now being held in solitary confinement. that's probably why he took this deal. plus, if chauvin had gone to trial and lost, he could have been sentenced to life in prison. so quite a different calculus for derek chauvin than for the three officers who also participated in the act which led to george floyd's tragic death. >> let's go back to the potter trial. there is this question of -- the trials that we've watched, there have been these attempts to sort of humanize the person who is the defendant. so we saw in the rittenhouse trial that he did his testimony, the tearful testimony. we saw in the case, in the georgia case, the man who killed ahmaud arbery, one of them tried to testify. that didn't go so well for him. do you think that testifying in general tends to help, particularly when the person is a police officer who an almost all white jury might sympathize with? >> that's a great question, joy. in other high-profile cases we've seen mixed resu

chauvin is already serving a 22-year sentence for killing floyd by kneeling on his neck. prosecutors are asking a 25-year prison sentence to run concurrently with his state sentence. three other former minneapolis police officers are awaiting trial in floyd's death. chauvin also pleaded guilty today to violating the civil rights of a black teenager in 2017, grabbing his throat and kneeling on his neck. all right, for the% time ever, a woman will run the nation's largest po police force. keechant sewell was named the new top cop of new york city today. sewell is 49 and aive of queens, new york. she's current the chief of detectives in long island's nassau county. she takes over january 1, promising to tackle what she calls the twin challenges of public safety and police accountability. up next, a 100-year tradition returns as the santa claus girls bring christmas joy to kids in need. kim is now demonstrating her congestion. save it slimeball. i've upgraded to mucinex. we still have 12 hours to australia. mucinex lasts 12 hours, so i'm good. now move! kim, no! mucinex lasts

chauvin also admitting today he was guilty of that as well.the floyd family were there. we got their reaction. take a listen. >> you know what, i can never really feel closure about anything because it's so much happening all around the world. i think about george every day. we just want accountability because we can't get justice for somebody who's dead, you know. >> you were inside the courthouse. you saw derek schauvin. what was this moment like? >> seeing mr. chauvin walk out honestly in his suit, i just looked at him just shaking my head. >> now today's hearing bringing together different parties who were victimized by chauvin. inside court were members of the floyd family as well as that 14-year-old boy himself inside the court. at the engid of the hearing, fld turned to the boy and said it's a good day. >>> we'll see you at 1:00 eastern. you can join me on twitter. the news continues next. on that new rotisserie style chicken then boom! here comes the new baja chipotle sauce up the gut, and... great, now i can't even see what i'm callin

chauvin. 25 years is what they're asking for.auvin gets is that he will probably be allowed to serve his term in federal prison and that would be an improvement over the minnesota state prison where he's being held now in solitary confinement. that's probably why he took this deal. plus if he'd gone to trial and lost, he could have been sentenced to life in prison. >> it all makes sense. paul butler, shaquille brewster, thank you. we'll keep an eye on this case. >>> we're keeping an eye on central kentucky where president biden is touring the devastation after last weekend's tornadoes. the latest on the recovery efforts and how soon people living there could have things like power, water and essential services back up and running. me after time. gold. agile and liquid. a proven protector. an ever-evolving enabler of bold decisions. an asset more relevant than ever before. gold. your strategic advantage. [school bus passing by] [kids laughing] [bikes passing] [fire truck siren] [first responder] onstar, we see them. [onstar adviso

in court, prosecutors asked chauvin as mr.auvin said. when skeed if we agree it resulted in floyd's death. and he gave the same one word response. afterwards floyd's brothers have mixed reactions. >> i think that would have happened when we had the state trial. so right now it don't mean noeg. it don't hold weight. >> to me, this is big. because blue wall they are opening up and they all say that that was wrong. >> now, wolf, those federal charges stemming from the death of george floyd weren't the only crimes that derek chauvin admitted to in court today. he also pleaded guilty to assaulting a 14-year-old boy while on duty in 2017. that victim was in court today, at the end of this hearing, george floyd's brother turned to that boy and said, it's a good day for justice. wolf. >> all right, josh, thank you. josh campbell reporting. let's get some analysis, cnn legal analyst, joey jackson, is joining us. joey, legally speak, what does it mean that chauvin is now admitting he's guilty of these charges? >> yeah, wolf, good to be

this was right in the middle of the derek chauvin trial. chauvin, as many of you might remember, was convicted in this same courtroom after a jury deliberated for more than ten hours, but this same courtroom where the trial of kimberly potter has played out. back then, in april, people were on edge. they wanted to know what was going to happen in the case of derek chauvin. and when this incident with daunte wright happened, the prosecution was preparing to end -- was preparing to rest its case on the following day after kimberly potter shot and killed daunte wright. we heard from the brother of george floyd that monday, and we also heard from the prosecution's use of force expert in that case. so, people were in shock. they couldn't bloelieve an offir had shot and killed an unarmed black man right in the middle of the chauvin trial. so, protests erupted. i remember that sunday night in brooklyn center, outside of the police department, which is about 15 minutes from the courthouse here in hennepin county, people gathered. some were already

chauvin was.e derek chauvin was.— were high as a result -- from where derek chauvin was. that came off the back of summer _ derek chauvin was. that came off the back of summer of _ derek chauvin was. that came off the back of summer of coast-to-coast - back of summer of coast—to—coast protests by many americans who feel that the police treat people of colour very differently in this country. the other thing worth mentioning about this case is that it is pretty rare for police officers to be convicted in this way, the sort of criminal charges, and there's lots of reasons for that. a lot of it is because you get laws to protection officer's right to use force, backed by powerful police unions. also, juries tend to not want to second—guess the actions of a police officer who is on the front line, ina in a hostile situation. police officer i've spoken to in the usa say they are dealing, theirjobs involving being out on the streets where you have many civilians who are armed as well, so it is quite rar

chauvin pleaded not guilty to the charges earlier this year. he has already been convicted of murder and manslaughter charges. >>> stocks all ended the day in negative territory. the dow is down by triple digits, losing 320 points today. the nasdaq dropping 217, and the s&p down 43. >>> back to our storm watch coverage. well, today chp officers in san francisco tweeted this mess am near sfo. check out this rainbow during a break the rain. we would like to see your photo oh, of course. use the hash tag kpix. so we've had a lot of rain so far. how much more is to come? >> another inch to two inches of rain by the time all is said and done, but it's also been windy for the first half of the day. that is going to gradually relax as we head into this evening. the wind advisory goes until 4:00 for most of the bay area. there is still the potential for some downed trees and sporadic power outages, and the wind is not going to go completely calm, justify not strong enough to continue the wind advisory. plenty of rain out there. for the north bay, it's

chauvin in public has talked about what happened. he will have to methodically go through why he's guilty, that he knew what he was doing would violate mr. floyd's civil rights. >> chauvin was convicted in april on minnesota state charges and faces more than two decades in prison. he still plans to appeal that ruling. >>> coming up, dangerous downpour. a powerful storm in california triggers flash flooding and mudslides. >>> and later, a new chapter in the andrew cuomo scandal. why he might have to return millions of dollars from his book deal. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." there are many reasons for waiting to visit your doctor right now. but if you're experiencing irregular heartbeat, heart racing, chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue or light-headedness, don't wait to contact your doctor. because these symptoms could be signs of a serious condition like atrial fibrillation. which could make you about five times more likely to have a stroke. your symptoms could mean something serious, so this is no time to wait. talk to a

correct, chauvin said.reaction. >> i wanted to hear that at the very beginning. right now it don't mean nothing. it don't hold weight. >> to me a blue wall fell and it never falls. it's opening up and they all say it was wrong. "you kept your knees on mr. floyd's neck and body even after mr. floyd became unresponsive, correct? correct, chauvin said. when asked if agreed that it resulted in floyd's death, he gave the same one-word response. floyd's brothers had mixed reaction. >> i wish it would have happened when we had the state trial. i wanted to hear that at the very beginning. right now it don't mean nothing. it don't hold weight. >> to me a blue wall fell and it never falls. it's opening up and they all say it was wrong. >> reporter: anderson, it was a powerful day in court today. we saw the coming together of multiple people impacted by the actions of this former officers. there was also a juvenile who derek chauvin pleaded guilty to assaulting. at the end of the hearing, george floyd's brother turned

chauvin was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison for killing mr floyd by kneeling on his neck.e in its history. keechant sewell has been appointed by mayor—elect eric adams. ms sewell said she wanted the department to �*look like the city it serves' — and promised to clamp down on gun crime. the us government has released thousands more pages of previously secret documents, relating to the assassination of president kennedy in 1963. the documents show how soviet intelligence, communist groups with links to africa, and the italian mafia, were all investigated. but researchers have, so far, not found anything to contradict the official finding that lee harvey oswald acted on his own when he shotjfk. let's turn to australia now — which may see record temperatures this week of 50 degrees celsius in the interior and that may possibly spread into the south of the country. while the southern hemisphere summer can be hot in the outback — the record would spark talk of bushfires two years ago — that drew on a combination of climate change and a near perfect mix of dry seasonal condition

. >>> former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin pleaded guilty in federal court to violating george floyd's civil it's the first time chauvin admitted to violating floyd's rights by holding his knee across floyd's neck last may. floyd'd's family was in court a said it was frustrating. >> we came here just like we did before. we just wanted accountability because we can never have justice because we can never get george back. i mean, i'm still feeling the same pain, anger i felt in the beginning because he could have did this last year, starting this on that day. >> chauvin's plea means he will avoid trial on the federal charge, but he could end up spending more time behind bars on his state murder conviction. >>> coming up, cabin safety. why an airline ceo says wearing a mask on a plane may not offer extra protection. >>> and bruce springsteen's blockbuster deal. the boss reportedly sold his music rights. how much the deal is said to be worth. >>> this is the "cbs morning news." learning about our history with ancestrydna®, inspired us to learn more about our culture and where we co

with the chauvin case and now kim potter, there _ chauvin case and now kim potter, there has been someorm. activists will say there _ police reform. activists will say there has— police reform. activists will say there has not been really any follow—through. also worth mentioning that some of these cases are pretty— mentioning that some of these cases are pretty high profile. they get lots of _ are pretty high profile. they get lots of media attention, so while there _ lots of media attention, so while there is— lots of media attention, so while there is accountability happening, i think it's _ there is accountability happening, i think it's fair to say probably not indicative — think it's fair to say probably not indicative of the country or where the country— indicative of the country or where the country is that as a whole when it comes _ the country is that as a whole when it comes to— the country is that as a whole when it comes to that change that many people _ it comes to that change that many people want on a police accountability.- people want on a police accountability. peopl

unlike chauvin, potter is expected to testify on her own behalf.ah. >> david schumann, thank. >>> okay coming up next. a father and daughter it t when you humble yourself under the mighty hand of god, in due time he will exalt you. hi, i'm joel osteen. i'm excited about being with you every week. i hope you'll tune in. you'll be inspired, you'll be encouraged. i'm looking forward to seeing you right here. you are fully loaded and completely equipped for the race that's been designed for you. >>> tonight, we have the incredible story of a family on a mission to help people whose homes here in california were wiped out by wildfires. here's cbs's jamie lax. >> reporter: this father-daughter duo from denver is road tripping to california. woody and his 9-year-old daughter luna are on a mission to help those left homeless by the state's deadly wild fires. >> we are really in the home stretch. >> reporter: they have personally delivered about 20 rvs, mostly to first responders, veterans, and firefighters, like don george. this year, as he was saving the

as you know, the chauvin chal trial was going on as this happened. the chief of police to denounce or condemn her and led to public outcries. there was a lot of public pressure to put a homicide charge on the table. >> and mark, what will be the message to other police if this -- if she does get off because one of the things that she said is well, if she hadn't been training this other guy, she probably wouldn't have even pulled the man over and she shot and killed him and said oops, not my taser. what message does that send to law enforcement if she walks away a free woman? >> it will reinforce the same message law enforcement normally receives during these type of proceedings, the justification for this toxic police culture that leads to fatal encounters involving black and brown people. it's a classic defense strategy. ignore the pretext stop. ignore the deviation from listen, in covid we don't need to focus on registration or air fresheners. ignore that. ignore the training failures. ignore whether or not there is a justification for using any le

and we ain't done yet. >> reporter: fred you mentioned the derek chauvin convention in the courthouse behind you. what's been the impact of the community having this trial and this conviction follow so closely on the heels of the chauvin conviction? >> the issue of policing, public safety, community relations, relations with communities of colohas been front and center and has not seen so many issues. it keeps coming back in the form of new issues, whether the referendum in november on the police reform in minneapolis, the trial of kim potter, and we have the state trial of three officers charged alongside derek chauvin in the in killing, and they also face a federal trial, so this is an issue that will continue to really vex this community in so many ways. it's not receded from the headlines and not likely to for very long. >> reporter: special correspondent fred de sam lazaro in minneapolis. fred, thank you very much. >> john, you're welcome. >> yang: this case--long with the cases of george floyd, breonna taylor and many others-- have highlighted the issues of police use of deadly

chauvin is currently serving a state prison sentence following his conviction for floyd's murder. federal prosecutors told the judge that as part of today's plea agreement, federal charges will be dismissed in a separate incident involving a neck restraint. the agreement includes stipulations chauvin never again serve as a licensed law enforcement officer. >>> thanks to the highest inflation in a generation, prices are soaring. americans are being forced to dig deeper for many everyday items that, you know what, timing couldn't be worse. right now in the middle of the holiday season. nbc news business correspondent jo ling kent tells us what's behind it. >> reporter: just ten days left until christmas, rising costs are hitting americans hard. during the busiest shopping season of the year. new data from the labor department shows one key measure of inflation, wholesale prices, skyrocketing nearly 10% compared to last year. that's the fastest spike since the government started keeping track in 2010. so what does it mean? your money isn't stretching as far. >> the typical american i

. >> reporter: the trial of derek chauvin.ilty of murdering george floyd. this spring the trial, video of chauvin with his knee on floyd's neck for over nine minutes while he cried mama played over and over for jurors. >> i don't have a mama. >> if a police officer can do this, what can't they do to us? what can't they do to our children? that's what's at stake here. >> the former police officer, derek chauvin guilty on all three counts. >> reporter: chauvin never took the stand in his own defense but jurors would go on to tell cnn that it would not have made a difference. >> george had no choice but to give up because he shut all the oxygen off in his body. my brother, man, he didn't deserve it. but he has changed the world. >> jean casarez, thank you. thanks to all of you for joining us. i'm poppy harlow wishing you a happy and healthy new year. "at this hour" starts after the break. you booked a sunny vrbo ski chalet. with endless views of snow-covered peaks. but the thing they'll remember forever? grandpa coming out of ret

correct, chauvin said. he agreed the offense resulted in floyd's death, he gave the same one-word response. afterwards, floyd's brothers had mixed reactions. >> i wish it would have happened on the first day we had the state trial. i wanted to hear that from the beginning. right now it don't mean nothing. it don't hold weight. >> to me this is big because a blue wall fell and it never falls. cops usually are silent, but they're opening up and they all say that that was wrong. >> reporter: josh campbell, cnn, minneapolis. >> on top of that story today. >>> a florida school district paid $26 million to those killed in the parkland school shooting as well as those injured. the money covers two legal settlements approved on tuesday. a former student killed 17 people and wounded 28 others in the shooting which was among the deadliest in modern u.s. history. nikolas cruz pleaded guilty and could receive the death penalty. >>> now, nine people are dead after a plane crashed in the dominican republic. among them a

. >> reporter: the trial of derek chauvin.polis police officer found guilty of murdering george floyd, this spring, the trial. video of chauvin with his knee on floyd's neck for nine minutes, played over and over for jurors. >> i don't have a moment. >> if a police officer can do this, what can't they do to us? what can't they do to our children? that's what's at stake here. >> the former police officer, derek chauvin, guilty on all three counts. >> reporter: chauvin never took the stand in his defense. jurors say it would not have made a difference. >> he had no noise but to give up. he shut all of the oxygen off in his body. my brother, man. he didn't deserve it. but he has changed the world. >>> outbreaks of the omicron variant have airlines and passengers scrambling to adjust travel plans at the last minute. after the break, expert tips for traveling during the pandemic. wd see the details of your great-grandparents wedding day... ...or the record that welcomed your great-grandmother to the world. yourur family story is wa

chauvin acted in a slow and malicious fashion. this was a split second that she drew the wrong weapon. when you look at the amount of emotion that is coming out of kim potter when she gets reminded of that moment, where she made that horrible mistake. it's so different than the chauvin trial that eldridge was involved in. when you look at the fact she still has this it much remorse about what happened. how will that play the jury versus the case eldridge presented to the jury in the chauvin trial? >> great point. we saw the 9 minutes of the horrible death of george floyd. we saw the viciousness in chauvin's face which the jury saw over and over again. they played that tape. it was so significant and obviously the result was that he was convicted of george floyd's murder. vastly different here. there is no doubt officer potter looks anguished by what took place. she was anguished at the time. there were reports she threw herself on the floor after the shooting and cried. she is a mother. she say mother. she has a child pretty much

second big win for one of the prosecutors she was the prosecutor owes in the derek chauvin trial. that mean for policing in the state of minnesota. i think the jury's verdict, as well as the keep in mind these cases were not generally charged initially. even in this particular case, remember only second-degree manslaughter was charged under the a.g. came in and add the the first-degree manslaughter charge. we're seeing a tie for the gubernatorial office actually looking to police reform, but the jury's decision tells us that society is also looking for that type of police reform as well. what i think both of those things tell us is police reform is on the horizon. what about sentencing, david. no manslaughter in the sect drear it's a max of ten years in prison. she's found guilty for both. >> i think she's looking at the range of 7 to 9 years. what is difficult to predict here is how the judge will weigh the aggravating factors in terms of what we call an upwood sentencing departure, and in that regard, i think she's likely to get a higher sentence, and she frankly has no one to b

remember, the daunte wright shooting happened in the middle of the chauvin trial. one statement to encapsulate the emotion this family is feeling, katy bryant said that the number 23 was daunte wright's favorite number and here he is getting justice on december 23rd. >> indeed. omar jimenez in minneapolis, thanks so much. joining us now to discuss the implications of this for police, retired los angeles police sergeant cheryl dorsey and defense attorney, carolyn, i'll begin with you. you spent a lot of time in the courtroom. were you surprised by guilty verdicts on both first saengd-degree manslaughter here? >> jim, i was surprised frankly not because i think the jurors got it wrong on the law but because honestly this is, has been traditionally the type of prosecution that has been difficult for prosecutors to get a guilty verdict on. it is just the truth. and so i think here you saw the state a.g. have to go back when this was originally indicted and add the top charge of the first degree manslaughter. this case was hard. nobody was arguing that kim potter intent

. >> reporter: the trial of derek chauvin.the former minneapolis police officer found guilty of murdering george floyd this spring, the trial, video of chauvin with his knee on floyd's neck for over nine minutes while he cried momma played over and over for jurors. >> i don't have a momma either. >> if a police officer can do this, what can't they do to us. ? what can't they do to our children? so that is what's at stake here. >> the former police officer derek chauvin guilty on all three counts. >> chauvin never took the stand in his own defense, but jurors would go on to tell cnn it would not have made a difference. >> george had no choice but to give up because he shut all the oxygen off in his body. my brother, man. he didn't deserve it. but he has changed the world. >> we've got much more news still to come right after the break. a writer/director and i'm still working. in the kind of work that i do, you are surrounded by people who are all younger than you. i had to get help somewhere along the line to stay competitive.

chauvin grabbed the teen by the throat, hit him repeatedly in the head with a flashlight, and presseds knee into the boy's neck while he was prone, handcuffed, and not resisting. in texas, the county of williamson announced a settlement of $5 mlion in the 2019 wrongful death of javier ambler. the 40-year-old black man died after being repeatedly tasered by police during a traffic stop. as the officers attacked him, ambler told them, "i have congestive heart failure" and "i can't breathe." the reality tv show "live pd" caught the killing on camera but later destroyed the footage. "live pd," as well as the similar show "cops," went on to get canceled following public outrage over their glorification of police brutality. a warning to our audience, this story contains reference to sexual violence. the sex-trafficking trial of jeffrey epstein associate ghislaine maxwell continues in new york. over the past two weeks, the court has heard damning testimony about how maxwell for years recruited, groomed, and herself sexually abused young girls. four survivors testified, with one woman describ

pleaded not guilty back in september, chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years for floyd's death. >>> the its second week of testimony. the medical examiner took the stand. doctor detailed how kim po potter -- the defense questioned the level of thc found in wright's blood >>> he may be the wealthest man in the world he can add "time" year of the award. musk is no stranger to tr controversy. his former partner picked at his haircut before offering her congratulations. >>> one man is bringing joy to his community one picture at a time >> ahead, she's making a list and checking it twice. find out what's on brittney spears' naughty or nice list finally getting there...is the best! but with febreze freshness in your car... ...driving there is pretty darn good too. enjoy 30 days of freshness with febreze car. ♪ la, la, la, la, la ♪ most bladder leak pads were similar. until always discreet invented a pad that protects differently. with two rapiddry layers. for strong protection, that's always discreet. question your protection. try always discreet. when they're sick, they get comfortable anywh

unlike chauvin, potter is expected to testify in her open behalf. david shuman, cbs news, minneapolis. >>> former trump white house chief of staff mark meadows is suing the house panel investigating the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. he's asking a judge to invalidate two subpoenas alleging the committee is overreaching for his cell phone records. lawmakers plan to move forward, though, with contempt charges against meadows who did not show up for a scheduled deposition yesterday. >>> a father and son are now in jail for allegedly starting the 15th largest wildfire in california history. authorities in northern california arrested david scott smith and his son travis shane smith yesterday. they are accused of reckless arson. they are each being held on $1 million bail. the caldor fire forced tens of thousands to evacuate the lake tahoe area this summer. it burned more than 220,000 acres, and more than 1,000 homes and businesses were destroyed. >>> coming up now, revisiting history. hillary clinton reads from her victory speech that she would

correct, chauvin said.ction. >> i wanted to hear that at the very beginning. right now it don't mean nothing. it don't hold weight. >> to me a blue wall fell and it never falls. it's opening up and they all say it was wrong. >> reporter: andon, it was a powerful day in court today. we saw the coming together of multiple people impacted by the actions of this former officers. there was also a juvenile who derek chauvin pleaded guilty to assaulting. at the end of the hearing, george floyd's brother turned to this boy and said "it's a good this boy and said "it's a good day for justice." >> thank you. appreciate it. we'll be right back. because the nfl is connected. and at any moment, the fate of the season can come down to this. billions of secure connections, per second. when the game is on the line and the game is always on the line touchdown! the nfl relies on cisco. advanced non-small cell lung cancer can change everything. but your first treatment could be a chemo-free combination of two immunotherapies

chauvin is already serving a 22-year sentence for killing floyd by kneeling on his neck. prosecutors are reqsting a 25-year prison sentence to run concurrently with his state sentence. three other former minneapolis police officers are awaiting trial in floyd's death. chauvin also pleaded guilty today to violating the civil rights of a black teenager in 2017, grabbing his throat and kneeling on his neck. >>> all right. for the first time ever, a woman will run the nation's largest police force. keechant sewell was named the new top cop of new york city today. sewell is 49 and native of queens, new york. she is currently the chief of detectives in long island's nassau county. sewell takes over on january 1st. >>> up next, a 100-year tradition >>> last year, covid interrupted a tradition that goes back more than a century. cbs' mark strassmann is with the santa claus girls as they return to bring cheer to children in need. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: for more than a century, the santa claus girls have had west michigan's longest christmas list. all these c

essentially, it could tack on nearly three years to chauvin's prison sentence.mily reacting to the guilty verdict outside of the courthouse >> the possibility of him getting more time and having to serve more time, that's a good thing. today he had a chance to blow kisses and give air hugs to his family we can't do that to our loved one who is not here. >> derrick chauvin also pleaded guilty in a separate civil rights case in which he was accused of restraining a black 14-year-old boy by his throat and striking him in the head multiple times with a flashlight that happened in 2017. >>> san francisco's mayor talking tough now. she's taking strong action to crackdown on the recent crime surge in the city, and she didn't mince any words in a news conference. >> it comes to an end where we take the steps to be more aggressive with law enforcement, more aggressive with the changes in our policies and less tolerant of all of the [ bleep ] that has destroyed our city. >> certain types of crime has spiked in the bay area according to the san francisco police department,

. >> former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty tolating george floyd's, a civil rights. released court documents have revealed that a hearing is set for wednesday, for chauvin to change his current plea of not guilty. chauvin has already been convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges for pinning his knee against george floyd's neck despite pleas for chauvin to stop during an arrest that took place back in may of 2020. no word yet if the other 3 officers involved will do the same. >> rapper. travis scott has been removed as one of the headliners from next year's coachella music festival. this is happening just weeks after the deadly tragedy and at his astroworld concert in texas. 10 people died. hundreds were injured after the audience rushed the stage during his performance. a petition has been launched on change. dot org calling for scots removal from coachella. it has gathered more than 60,000 signatures as of today, scott will reportedly beef. i would get a fee for being in voluntarily removed from the coachella lineup. >

when it comes to that sort of change, in minnesota itself you have the derek chauvin ce, now kim potterh motion towards what police reform but activists will be saying there hasn't been really any followthrough and it is worth mentioning that these sorts of cases are pretty high profile. they get a lot of media attention so while there is accountability happening, it is probably fair to say that it is not indicative of the country and where the country is at as a whole when it comes to the change that many people want when it comes to police. >> thank you so much. now in hong kong, a well-known statue that commemorates students who died in the pro-democracy two men -- tiananmen square protests have been removed from a college campus. hong kong university defended its decision but some of the students have called e move cowardly. it was one of the last remaining tianann memorials in the city. the senate -- semi autonomous city has had many of its freedoms eroded in recent years thanks to strict laws from beijing. >> the painful expressns carved into the memorial were supposed to leave a

i believe chauvin pleaded not guilty to this. right?oon he is intending to change his plea. or he has changed had plea? what's going on here? >> yeah. it seems chauvin is no longer going to contest at least the federal case that is pending against him. that is, we haven't been following as much as the state court case mostly because you don't get cameras in federal court. but a change of plea -- whenever a defendant enters or files for a change of plea it meansese going to come back into the courtroom and take back in all likelihood his original not guilty plea and swap it with the a guilty plea. >> why? what would be the reasoning for somebody to do this? i know you are obviously not his attorney or in his head. but what is the thinking here based on your sort of professional opinion? >> there are many reasons why you would enter a change of plea. one could be that you reached some kind of negotiated deal. i don't see any indication of that. but it's very possible that that happened. sometimes you may just not want to fight anymore and