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when that's not the case. >> chris stewart, thank you for joining me again tonight. the attorney for the family of rayshard brooks. thank you, sir. >>> joining me now is senator doug jones. democrat of alabama. senator, good to have you here. thank you for being here. we have so much to discuss, and we rarely talk. but i do have to continue this particular conversation. we have a moment in our country right now, and as chris stewart talked about, sometimes the solution to this is going to have to come from a re-education of everybody involved, white people, police. we're going to have to figure out something that's not just about the things that you are trying to get done in the senate but a way that police and their communities were linked to each other. >> no, i don't think there is any question about that, ali. thanks for having me tonight. look, we're talking and focussing on the police and law enforcement because those are what we see on our cameras and our videos and on the "nightly news." but the fact of the matter is it is a much broader cultural discussion t

. >> chris stewart, one of the attorneys representing the brooks family right now. natasha chen has been following the story all day. first of all, i know you were confronting by some of the protesters, are you okay? is the crew, are the photojournalists, producer, our security guy, everybody okay right now? i want to update our viewers? >> yes, thank you for asking, wolf. we all kind of regrouped back at cnn center. we're meeting back here to continue covering this story as we discussed with you earlier. protesters were angry about us filming the people who were destroying the wendy's building. we saw that people were throwing things at the windows, breaking the glass and setting fire to one of the patio umbrellas. and i was trying to record some of that on my cell phone while our photojournalists were recording that with our cnn camera, that's when a few of them got very aggressive with them and our camera broke. i do want to say that i have been in touch with rayshard brooks family in the last 15 minutes or so. i saw them this evening in the crowd right after tea

district attorney howard invited family attorney chris stewart to speak. >> the biggest question is how we feel about the charges. and there is a lot of them, a lot of charges. this isn't like a celebration or a victory lap of watching these officers get charged. nobody is happy. nobody is celebrating because this never should have happened. we shouldn't have to celebrate as african-americans when we get a piece of justice like today. we shouldn't have to celebrate and parade when an officer is held accountable for actions that we saw and actions that we didn't know about until today. some people thought that we'd be happy and we'd be celebrating and have a fist in the air, but it is more of disappointment that this is the state of policing and this is where we're at. >> just to clarify, chris stewart spoke at the district attorney's announcement of the charges but he also spoke later at an event with the family. leading off our discussion tonight are andrea young, the executive director of the aclu of georgia and gerald grigs, the first vice president of atlanta chapter of the naacp. a

joining us now, chris stewart, attorney for the brooks family. chris, i'm sad that you and i are on a first name basis now because we talk every couple of days. i want to start by asking you what you and the family make today of the charges brought against the two police officers and whether the family feels those charges are appropriate and sufficient. >> yeah, we're just going with the investigation done by the district attorney, the evidence you showed today we weren't even aware of. we weren't aware that mr. brooks was kicked after he was shot, laying on the ground. we weren't aware that he was shot from it was 18 feet away, running away after attempting to use the taser. we weren't aware of a lot of things. but they're trying to hold strong. but it's not a day of celebration. this is a day of disappointment that we're here. >> chris, the country has become familiar with eight minutes and 46 seconds, the length of time a police officer knelt on the neck of george floyd. you're representing george floyd's family as well. and now we have two min

chris stewart where i am losing hope, right? i am not losing hope in the protests and the protesters because they are out in the streets and they have been out in the streets two weeks. but i am losing hope in the ability for the police to actually do the right thing and for us to be able to trust what it is that they say. what we have seen consistently is that police lie. that police reports lie. and that the only thing that is accountable is having video. but how many video does we need to see? how many videos must black america be subjected to of watching our brothers and sisters be murdered in the street day after day after day before something is done? so the calls the defund the police, the calls the divest from the police and to put resources where they belong are necessary. because this is not just an incident that happened in atlanta. it is not just minneapolis. it's not just you know, ferguson. it is everywhere. the police brutality that we are seeing right now is endemic across the country. we need to ask ourselves wh

chris stewart and justin miller, tell us what you're seeing right now, you're on the scene for us. what is this i-75? >> yes, this is -- the protesters have tried to get on to the freeway. they were going up the hill, up the ramp, obviously with officers trying to stop that from happening. and then you have another group of people, crowds that are still gathered on the street below. they're scattered throughout the area, all along the street close to the wendys where this incident first happened. they're really urging people to join them on the interstate, which police are trying to discourage. about 30 minutes ago, on the ground, on the street closer to the wendy's, there was a group gathered around a squad car sort of blocking it in. and at that point there was some tear gas deployed, there was a flash bang and people really dispersed and ran in different directions. they sort of regrouped and started walking toward the freeway ramps at that point, wolf. >> the crowd seems to be getting bigger and bigger. so i guess the police are just allowing these folks to stand on this freewa

lawyer chris stewart represents the family of rayshard brooks. >> he's another african american male that shouldn't have been murdered, just like george floyd, just like alton sterling, just like walter scott, just like-- the list goes on and on. >> reporter: tamika miller never imagined she'd be in the same position as george floyd's family. what do you want now for justice? >> i want them to go to jail. i want them to deal with the same thing that-- if it was my husband who killed someone else. if it was my husband who shot them, he would be in jail. he would be doing a life sentence. >> reporter: no crofcer, bhe prosecutor is looking into the case and says he will have a decision by mid-week. meanwhile, atlanta's bracing for another round of protests tonight. major? >> garrett: mark strassmann, thank you. california's attorney general is being asked to investigate the death of a young black man who was found hanging from a tree. the initial incide alarmed the community. some fear the wednesday death in palmdale, some 60 miles north of los angeles, could be foul play. cbs's jonatha

. >> joining us is chris stewart, attorney for mr. brooke's family. what is your reaction to the charges today. are they appropriate? >> yeah, anderson, aren't you tired yet of having to fight so hard of marching the streets, fighting to get an arrest in what can easily be viewed factually and legally as an unjustified shooting of an unarmed man running away? every case is not going to be george floyd where we represent his daughter where we represent his daughter but that's the world we live in. >> i'm wondering, is this what you expected in terms of charges? >> yes, like i said, i leave the criminal matters up to the district attorneys in every case and every city that we have a situation like this and hope they know the facts and do their job and come to the conclusion. we had situations where we've been heart broken by the announcement and we've had somewhere it's step one towards justice. you have to let the criminal justice system play out and not be angry, not be upset on either side, just let the system play out how it is. just like in any cas

i think her attorney, chris stewart, going to speak for her. >> good evening. i'm chris stewart.my law partner, justin miller. tamika is not in a position to speak right now. she wasn't aware of all of this information like we weren't aware, just like i don't believe the nation was aware of all of this. that the shot happened after the deployment of the taser that you would kick another human being after you just put two bullets in his back. but even in dark times like this, you have to try to see the light. the positivity of this situation is the courageousness of the officer to step up. it's officers like that that change policing. i know he will probably catch all kind of problems and hate. it's the courageousness of those officers that we love and support. it's craziness of district attorneys that will do their job. we were willing to accept whatever the findings were. that's why that's why you become a police officer. duets rent. so, it is not joy watching the charges of what is happening to this officer, because it shouldn't happen. so, it is heartbreaking. but it is an att

chris stewart, the attorney for the family of rayshard brooks.'s listen. >> you want to know how this could have been avoided and all of the protests? talk to him. talk. hey, buddy, you fell asleep in line. are you okay? why don't you pull your car over there and call an uber and then you walk over and he leaves. why is that so hard for police officers? arthel: mark, your final thoughts, your reaction? >> absolutely right. we have to change the notion that every time a police officer responds to a problem, that the only result is an arrest of a person and i think chris stewart, i saw him last night pretty much laid this matter out very clearly and unambiguously. i hope you continue to play his words. i think america needs to hear what he said. arthel: president and ceo of national urban league, mark, thank you for coming on. always a pleasure to get your insights. >> always good to see you. thank you. arthel: thank you. eric. eric: well, arthel, some cities and states have already taken action in response to the calls for police reform. coming up

congressman chris stewart, thank you for being with us. god bless you and your family at home. you get covid under control. >> all right, thank you. >> be well. >>> all right. i know this video from georgia -- again, i don't buy into this. this may not be easy to watch. if you don't want to, don't watch. if you look at the reality in the face of what is happening too often in this country with black people and police, we're not going to get to a better place. please look at what happened. >> oh, god, oh, please. >> now a couple of things. you're going hear that described as a training move, all right? again, these officers are not doing things the way they could do, the way they could be trained to do. you've got three officers. that's the way you have to control one man? and by the way, wait until you learn more about what these police had every reason in valdosta, georgia, to know it was going wrong in realtime, and yet this still happened. antonio smith is that man yelling. you know why he is yelling? he is yelling because they hurt him bad, and he is still hurting. you know

this is chris stewart, a lawyer for ththe brooksks family. tasers are not deadly weapons. before we even hear fromom the lawyers who are going to say the same thing they always say, you cannot have it both ways. you can't say he ranan off witha weapon that could kill somebody when you say it is not deadly.y. amy: protests continueued in atlanta throughout the weekend. on sataturday night, the w wen's fast food restauaurant was burnd down.. tasers s are not deadly weapons. in palmdale, california,a, calls are mounting for a an independet investigation into the death of 24-year-old robert fuller, a black man who was found dead, black man who was found dead, hanging from a tree in a park wednesday. city officials initially said he died by suicide, suggesting the malcolm harsch's family says cleveland, denver and indianapolis, are declaring racism a public health crisis. on friday, boston mayor marty walsh said he will reallocate $3 million from the police department's budget toward public health initiatives. and the minneapolis city council on friday unanimously passed a a re

. >> joining us now is chris stewart, attorney for mr. brooks's family. mr. stewart, what's your reaction to the charges today? are they appropriate? >> yeah. anderson, aren't you tired, yet, of having to fight so hard, march in the streets, fight all of the negative statements and things, just to get an arrest in what can easily be viewed, factually and legally, as an unjustified shooting of an unarmed man, running away. every case is not going to be george floyd where we represent his daughter but that's the world we live in. >> how -- i'm wondering, i mean, is this kind of what you expected? just in terms of charges? >> yes. i mean, like i said, i leave the criminal matters up to the district attorneys in every case, in every city that we have a situation like this. and just hope that they look at all the facts and do their job, and come to their conclusion. i mean, we've had situations where we've been heartbroken by the announcement. and we've had some where it's step one towards justice. and you just have to let the criminal justice system play out. and

. >>> let's turn to chris stewart, the attorney representing rayshard brooks' family. he was in the room with mr. brooks' wife when the district attorney announced those charges on wednesday. you said during that news conference that you and tamika miller, you and ms. miller were learning about these new disturbi disturbing facts at the same time that we were. how is she doing and what was her reaction to those new details? >> she had to leave the courtroom once she heard the new evidence about officer rolfe kicking him and the other officer standing on him. she got up and left the courtroom. she's never even seen the video of the incident. she's been unable the watch it and won't watch it. she had to leave the courtroom. >> chris, are you and your clients, are you satisfied with the charges being brought against these officers, and how concerned are you about the ability to get a conviction of a police officer, two officers in the state of georgia? >> we just have to go with what the district attorney finds from the evidence and from the investigation that they've don

family sharing the pain that too many black families have had across america. >> cannot blame chris stewart for being skeptical. i hope we can do better as a society but him being there with the family experiencing the pain. what we saw is the human side on the other side of o excessive force that leads to death. the human side. the person dying being a brother. a person dying being a nephew. person dying being an uncle. a father. a brother of the community. that really has value and until we see life as having value, as seeing life as so much more than a suspect before you, but a human being who demands to be respected and who certainly could and should be alive, we're going to be at this place and i think that now if ever is a time for moment and change. we are seeing that throughout cities in america. where people are saying enough. and those people are a diverse bunch of people who are leading and charging and adding to the cause. the cause of reform. whether that reform comes in the form of defunding police. whether that means the reevaluation from top to bottom, the redistribution of

this is justin miller, one of the attorneys for the family, chris stewart another attorney is there asell. let's listen in. >> were revealed against the two officers who killed mr. brooks. and there are a few things that we just wanted to say on behalf of the brooks family. you know, i usually don't write anything down because we want to let you know that everything we say is coming directly from the heart. and we've been dealing with this and living with this tragedy just like ms. brooks and her family from the very beginning. i want everybody to know that we want you to stay focused. this is not the finish line. this is the starting point. yes, we appreciate and we commend the d.a.'s office for charging these officers appropriately. but that's just step one. step two is convictions on all charges. and then after that we have to find a way to try to make things right for the brooks family and for those children. like chris and i have said before, justice is not something that is going to be easy in this case. it never is. how do you find justice for three little girls who will never s

i think her attorney chris stewart is going to speak. >> good evening. i'm chris stewart.s not in a position to speak right now. she wasn't aware of all of this information, just like we weren't aware, just like i don't believe the nation was aware of all of this that the shot happened after the deployment of the taser where he started running again, that you would kick another human being after you just put two bullets in his back. but even in dark times like this, you have to try and see the light. and the positivity of this situation is the courageousness of officer brosnan to step forward and say what happened was wrong. it is officers like that who change policing. and i know he'll probably catch all kind of problems and hate and things like that. but it's the courageousness of those type of officers that we love and support. it's the courageousness of district attorneys that are going to do their job. and we were willing to accept whatever the findings were. but that's why people elect you. do your job. that's why you become a police officer. do what's right. so, it'

chris stewart, who is the attorney for the brooks family. and civil rights activist rashad robinson who serves as president of color of change. chris, you have worked on some monumental cases, particularly i remember in south carolina with walter scott. so it was no surprise the family of mr. brooks would have you. tell us exactly what you see in this case and what is the legal strategy? are we looking at a possible ability of these officers being charged? i understand the family wants charges, firing them is not enough. explain. >> yeah, what we see is the total devaluation of african-american life on that video. the first thing that i thought of is exactly what you said, rev, and we used to talk a lot during walter scott, is it reminded me of walter scott. it was the same thing. a man running away, getting shot in the back, not posing any imminent harm or threat to that officer, and pride and anger made that officer shoot. >> how does on a legal level, how do you justify shooting a fleeing suspect? no matter what it is. because as far as i'

applause lam i am attorney ben crump and along with chris stewart and tony as my co—counsel is outfronte, seeking justice, seeking justice, seeking justice for the family of george floyd. along with a lot of other great attorneys who are working in the background who i will mention briefly before we bring up the ones who knew george floyd all of his life. i want to thank lawyers like devonjacob, chris o'neill, lee merritt, darrell parks, jasmine rand, bill penn tests, and carol powell lex and because you may see tony, chris, and i but it is a whole team of lawyers who are working because it will take a united effort fighting in the court room and outside the courtroom to get justice for george floyd. iwill tell you all that because of the coronavirus pandemic we have to stay on a strict schedule and we all have to do this social distancing. but i just schedule and we all have to do this social distancing. but ijust want to put it on the record reverend out that it was not the coronavirus pandemic that killed george floyd! i wa nt pandemic that killed george floyd! i want to make it clea

. >> reporter: they've hired chris stewart, and on the legal team, representing the mother of ahmaud arbery, they want their own independent investigation. jose >> erin mclaughlin, thank you very much. >>> a day of protests in this country and across the globe, if movement for police reform is not letting up and already starting to see some signs of progress. here's kathy park. >> reporter: tonight more calls for racial equality and police accountability as protesters march into a third weekend of demonstrations in philadelphia thousands took to the streets demanding reforms. >> it's just the turning point, people are tired of seeing the same thing on television, people getting just brutalized in front of our face that's why we're still out here protesting. >> reporter: in new york city passionate pleas just one day after the governor moved to change how police operate. >> it's an important thing to show our support for the community. and i feel like for most of my life i haven't been able to do as much as i'd like to just showing up is really making a difference. >> reporter: seattl

. >> attorney chris stewart represents the brooks' family and says police brutality has to change. brooks' wife tamika, devastated by the loss of her husband, had to break the news to her daughter. >> i had to let my daughter know her father was not coming. she said, what do you mean he's not coming i said, he's not here anymore. she said, mama, he's here no stop playing. he'll be here to get me. >> reporter: meantime, massivousands as for police reform and accountability here in atlanta, hundreds gathering tonight in support of rayshard brooks. >> they understand the pain even though i'm unable right now to protest, by them out there doing it makes me feel amazing. because if i had the strength to do it, i would be there myself. >> morgan joins us from atlanta morgan, what do we know about whether or not the district attorney will file charges against the officer? >> reporter: yeah, kate he did speak out to say he does anticipate filing either manslaughter or murder charges. he did not say exactly when but saying to expect them sometime within the next week. kate. >> morgan chesky

the lawyer chris stewart for the brooks family says when they're in court arguing a police used a taservictim the argument is always that the taser is not lethal. it's not lethal, certainly not even damaging over a certain area, a certain distance. so in this case when he's got a taser running the other way he poses no danger to the police. >> right, ali. and you said it so clearly. what's key here is the totality of the circumstances. let me make it even easier for all of us to understand. let's say it's not a taser. it's a police baton, a nightstick, a long wooden stick. okay, a long wooden stick is a weapon that can kill you. if that weapon is whaled on your head it could kill you or cause serious bodily harm. if mr. brooks had taken the baton from the officer and was running away just he was with the taser there'd be no justification for an officer to shoot mr. brooks. that weapon is less lethal like a taser. we call those less lethal weapons, but they can be lethal. they can be abused. now, how could an officer, you know, shoot justifiably a man that took his baton? well, look if t

coming up later today, chris stewart, an attorney for the family of rayshard brooks, speaks out in aight, new analysis of the shooting video of rayshard brooks we'll hear from multiple law enforcement officers, as the local medical examiner says he died from two shots in the back. >>> developing right now, american paul whelan held indeca russian prison late details ahead >>> the alarming surge in covid cases overwhelming some hospitals. health care officials are voicing their concerns ahead of president trump's campaign rally. >>> and meet the single mother who put aside her dreams to raise her

lawyer chris stewart represents the family of rayshard brooks. >> he's another african american malet shouldn't have been murdered, just like george floyd, just like alton sterling, just like walter scott, just like-- the list goes on and on. >> reporter: tamika miller never imagined she'd be in the same position as george floyd's family. what do you want now for what do you want now justice? >> i want them to go to jail. i want them to deal with the same thing that-- if it was my husband who killed someone else. if it was my husband who shot them, he would be in jail. he would be doing a life sentence. >> reporter: no crim cainser officer, but the county prosecutor is looking into the case and says he will have a decision by mid-week. meanwhile, atlanta's bracing for another round of protests tonight. major? >> garrett: mark strassmann, thank you. california's attorney general is being asked to investigate the death of a young black man who was found hanging from a tree. the initial finding of suicide alarmed the community. some fear the wednesday death in palmdale, some 60 miles no

. >> reporter: attorney chris stewart represents the brooks' family and says policemen talt has to change. brooks wife, tamika, devastated by the loss of her husband, had to break the new to their daughter >> i let me daughter know that her father was not coming. she said what do you mean he's not coming i said he's not here anymore she said momma, stop playing he'll be here to get me. >> reporter: meanwhile, massive protests for the third week across the country, as thousands ask for police reform and accountability here in atlanta, hundreds gathering in support of rayshard brooks >> they understand the pain. tht now to protest by them out there doing it makes me feel amazing because if i had the strength to do it, i would be there myself >> reporter: and the district attorney looking into this investigation says that he does plan to press charges against one or both of these officers, saying either murder or manslaughter will apply. he doesn't give an exact timetable, but expect them sometime midweek frances, back to you >> morgan, thank you >>> the death of rayshard brooks has intensif

that was chris stewart, who has handled virtually all of the big cases involving office shootings, walterthe amount or briefcase. george floyd. —— ahmaud arbery. i think hejust had floyd. —— ahmaud arbery. i think he just had another one of those conversations today with the family, loved ones of someone with the family, loved ones of someone has been killed. and he has grown weary of it, because it keeps happening. we are watching, as we are speaking to you, live pictures from atla nta, you, live pictures from atlanta, with cars and police and protesters out on the streets there. what has been happening with protesters on the streets in atlanta? well, they blocked the highway, the interstate, which goes down town, and if you have ever been town, and if you have ever been to atla nta town, and if you have ever been to atlanta you know what that entails. it seems to be building, protest had continued in atla nta building, protest had continued in atlanta since the last two weeks, but it has calmed down a little bit, things have not been quite so tense. but this escalates things back to squ

let's bring an air headliner this morning, chris stewart, attorney for the brooks family.so much for being here on "america's newsroom." what can you tell us of the family is seeing this morning and what do they want to see happen? >> right now it's just a lot of pain, dealing with the father of four that has been gone, the husband, a brother and a son. there's a lot of heartache and confusion on what is justice. so it's just a lot of pain. >> ed: our condolences to the family of course, we played live the news conference yesterday where you were there and it was very, very emotional. i want to ask about the investigation. do you know the circumstances around why rayshard brooks took the taser gun? we've had some experts on same, if you take a taser gun and you fire it, you could incapacitate an officer and then take their weapon. obviously that would be a bad situation. law enforcement obviously needs to be able to defend themselves. what do you know about the tas taser? >> definitely, law enforcement always needs to be able to defend themselves and we don't know why the

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so joining me now are the attorneys for the brooks family, justin miller and chris stewart. and thank you both for coming on with me. and chris, on the newly-released records, in addition to the use of force, that this officer, officer rolfe, had also faced several citizen complaints made against him and it is my understanding you were not surprised when you heard that. tell me why. >> no, i wasn't. because typically you'll see a trend of aggressive behavior, prior incidents that end in something like this. because it goes to the mentality of your aggression and use of force. we even have information that is not contained in those citizens reports of incidents that officer rolfe had with people in the community which will be passing on to the district attorney. >> what isn't -- so you have that separate piece of information and i'll leave that be with you since we can't confirm it because we haven't eyeballed it. but justin, the documents that atlanta police released don't give any details about the previous use of force incident. how are you pursuing those details and what d

[applause] i am an attorney and along with t tony and attorney chris stewart, ma cocounsel out frontmily of george floyd along with another one - - other great attorneys who are working in the background while mentioned briefly before we bring up the lawyers who knew george floyd all of his life. i want to think those like devin jacob, chris o'neil, lee merritt, darrell parks, jasmine, dale and carol powell it is a whole team players who are working because it will take a united effort in the courtroom and outside the courtroom to get justice for george floyd. i will tell you all because of the coronavirus pandemic we have to stay on a strict schedule and we all have to do this social distancing. but i want to put on thehe record reverend al, that it was not the coronavirus pandemic that killed george floyd. i want to make it clear. it was the other pandemic that we are far too familiar with inri america, that pandemic of racism and discrimination that killed george floyd. [applause] so before we make a plea to justice we feel it is appropriate that you hear from thehe people who rea

. >> now i want to get to chris stewart the attorney representing rayshard brooks family.ou. so good to see you. i wish it was under better circumstances. you held a press conference with the family today. here's rayshard's widow. listen to this. >> there's no justice that can ever make me feel happy about what's been done. i can never get my husband back. i can never get my best friend. i can never tell my daughter he's coming to take you skating or swimming lessons. it's going to be a long time before i heal. it's going to be a long time before this family heals. >> another black family grieving the loss after a loved one at the hands of a white officer. how is the family doing? >> not well. they are trying to figure out what life is going to be like now. we now have a mother who has to raise four beautiful little children alone. of course with the support of the extended family. but it's world shattering. that is what everyone needed to see today. not just lawyers talking and everybody debating back and forth about was it right. was it wrong. they needed to see the impa

i want you to listen to chris stewart, an attorney for the brooks family saying in his view this is aave been sidelined a long time ago. listen. >> we've been flooded with calls from people in the community that have had interactions with him negatively. we will also be looking into why were all of these nine of the 12, i think, dismissed which is an issue that we see constantly with some police departments is that internal affairs complaints aren't followed through. >> you talk about police reform. certainly, you want officers on the scene who are trained to de-escalate and not escalate the situation. do you believe the reforms need to include revising the policies and increasing the transparency of internal affairs and the disciplinary investigations in the police department? >> absolutely. absolutely. we need to make sure that there is a process, if it's internal and it's not about police officers we look at doing something that someone is looking at it from a different perspective and somebody who has no investment in that and police officers that are looking at the police officer

chris stewart represents brooks' family. >> he wasn't doing anything crazy or violent or harming anyone. >> people are sick of watching black men murdered. >> reporter: it comes just two weeks after another incident with atlanta police. officers surrounding two college students, breaking car windows and pulling them from their car using a taser on one. six officers are facing criminal charges in that case. brooks' death adding fuel to the protests erupting around the country amid calls for racial equality and police reform. >> how many more exmramples wil we need? covering it isn't doing it? people protesting it isn't doing it. what is it going to take? >> reporter: you see a portion in there where police search brooks and find he is unarmed. there are at least three different investigations going on into this incident, including from the fulton county district attorney's office to determine whether charges will be brought in this case. back to you. >> we have only seen the beginning. blayne alexander in atlanta, thank you very much. >>> president trump is back at his new jersey golf cl

also i have chris stewart on tonight, the congressman from utah who got briefed on the allegations and suggestions of intel that russia may have been involved in a money for kills scam with the united states. what does he believe of the intel? what does he believe the right action business the president should be. >> all right, chris, we'll look forward to that about four minutes from now. we'll see you then. >>> next up, details from the day in court for the officers involved in george floyd's killing. i see all the amazing things you have been doing. you are transforming business models, and virtualizing workforces overnight. because so much of that relies on financing, we have committed two billion dollars to relieve the pressure on your business. as you adapt and transform, we're here with the people, financing, and technology, ready to help. >>> the four fired minneapolis police officers charged in the george floyd killing appeared in court today for a pretrial hearing. derek chauvin, who pressed his knee into mr. floyd's neck faces several charges, including second-degree murder.

. >> juan: those were the lawyers, chris stewart and justin miller, for the family of rayshard brookse man who was shot in the wendy's parking lot last friday night in atlanta, georgia. tomika miller, his widow, is there with the lawyers that you just heard. dana perino, wanted to come to you just for a general reaction to what you heard but also i guess to the whole notion of police reform, because the poll showed overwhelming support for it at this juncture. >> dana: yes and sometimes it takes events like we've seen in order to enforce change or at least get people to the table. the president had come forward with an executive order. we all know executive orders are not as strong as legislation but that's why republicans have put forward in the senate a bill, the house, the democrats. that's how legislation gets done and there's a commitment from the leader of the senate to move it forward in a more timely fashion and not waiting until after the fourth of july holiday. on that front, i think people can take some comfort that washington is being responsive. i was thinking about in mi

this is chris stewart. >> watching tv and watching so many of our white brothers and sisters out there rallying, protesting, because they thought something was wrong with the current state of laws in their city or state. we didn't have a problem with it. that is their right as americans. to demand change. to demand laws change. so why is it so offense or painful or off putting when african-americans step forward to demand change against police brutality. >> i want to know what is your reaction to that? >> i think he's absolutely correct. the african-american community has been very patient getting a chance, getting a chance, getting a chance. those chances have run out. it's terribly frustrated. in the last four weeks alone you had miss taylor, arbury, george floyd and now this shooting in atlanta on saturday. enough is just enough. so like everybody else, we're now demanding change and in fact, we are happy so that many whites and others are joining in this call because i think they're eyes have been open. their sensitivity has been changed. >> thank you so much. we're going to have m

also i have chris stewart on tonight, the congressman from utah who got briefed on the allegations and suggestions of intel that russia may have been involved in a money for kills scam with the united states. what does he believe of the intel? what does he believe the right action business the president should be. >> all right, chris, we'll look forward to that about four minutes from now. we'll see you then. >>> next up, details from the day in court for the officers involved in george floyd's killing. >>> the four fired minneapolis police officers charged in the george floyd killing appeared in n from vmware helps you redefine what's possible... now. from the hospital shifting to remote patient care in just 48 hours... to the university moving hundreds of apps quickly to the cloud... or the city government going digital to keep critical services running. you are creating the future-- on the fly. and we are helping you do it. vmware. realize what's possible. we all know customers can save big. [ cellphone chimes ] um, so, we're talking 24/7 protection. as it -- [ cellphone chimes ] [

. >> i'm attorney chris stewart. and i tried to figure out a way to encompass everything that's going on and get rid of the division of one side verse the other, and get the whole country to understand what's going on. the first thing that came to mind is, what we all just went through with the coronavirus outbreak. we all sheltered in place for months, losing our minds. then we started seeing on the news large amounts of white americans demanding change. coming out and rallying in the streets, protesting, and making their governments change laws, so that we could start getting back to regular life. as i sat stunned, watching tv, watching so many of our white brothers and sisters out there rallying, protesting, because they thought something was wrong with the current state of laws in their city or state, we didn't have a problem with it. that is their right as americans, to demand change. to demand laws change. so why is it so offensive or painful or offp-putting when african-americans step forward to demand change

brandon williams please come to the stage and i will ask attorney tony ramanucci and attorney chris stewart family. [ applause ] how y'all doing? i'm the brother of george floyd. we come up together. we didn't have much, our mom did what she could. we would go outside and play catch with the football and i used to say to myself, like, man, you can't throw. you can't throw at all! you know what i mean? [ laughter ] because the ball never came to me. and years down the line i was catching with one hand, two hands. any way you threw it, i started catching it. he said i could throw but i wanted you to get the ball. [ laughter ] the ball don't need to come to you. you need to get the ball. but, you know, my brother -- we did a lot of things together from, like, talking with my mom, dancing with my mom, cooking with our mom, brothers, and sisters. so much. we made banana mayonnaise sandwiches together, you know, it was a family thing! every day we knew when we would come in the house, our mom was going to have a huge plate of food separate from each other and we would sit down and argue with each

his 6-year-old daughter, gianna, her mother, roxie williams, steven jackson and their attorney, chris stewart. they told me he moved from houston to minneapolis to try and find work and provide for his family, a family they say he was very much involved in. and so, i asked the mother how she even began to try and explain to 6-year-old gianna what had happened to her father, and she says, at first, she couldn't. >> she was standing by the door, and she said, "mama, something's going on with my family." and i say, "why do you say that?" she said, "because i hear them saying my dad's name on tv." she wanted to know how he died. and the only thing that i can tell her is he couldn't breathe. >> we have to get convictions. >> right. >> that's what we talk about. we have to get convictions. these tears are from real pain, you know? and the only way they're going to stop is these convictions. >> it's just accountability. a cop hurts somebody, he gets arrested, not just fired. they should also fear going to jail instead of being able to just transfer to another county. because that's what happens. the

chris stewart, a civil rights attorney here in atlanta, he and his law partners representing the family of rayshard brooks are launching their own investigation into all of this as well, alex. >> rashard, go to the ask about the resignation of chief of police there in atlanta. what does that say to you? is this overall a problem? everything that happened last night, or on friday night, rather is it a problem of leadership? a problem of just a cop that has taken matters into his hands? what will be the effects of a police chief resigning? >> well, the police chief is part of the executive leadership where culture permeates from. so the police chief needed to go. chi chief, the chief needed to resign. what else needs to happen, an overhaul of policing, period. that's not just leadership. we're talking about middle management and also holding cops accountable that do things that will not protect the sanctity of life. and if you are a cop it should be known right now, if you want to get into the profession, policing will be reimagined from this era forth. >> okay. rashard ritchie and blayne