i am the attorney ben crump and along with attorney tony ramanucci, attorney chris stewart, attorney justin miller and attorney jeff staals who hails here from minneapolis, minnesota, we have the honor of representing the family of george curry floyd, jr. present here with us is my mentor and our civil rights leader reverend al sharpton, who is standing with the family of george floyd, assembled here today and there are others who are flying in this morning for what they know will be a long-fought week for justice to justice, a four-week journey to justice. we have his cousin's sharita tate. mcgee, boiler brown. we have his nephew brandon williams. we have his brothers watney floyd and his sister bridget floyd is en route and we know his daughter gianna is also here in minneapolis today. today starts a landmark trial that will be a reveferendum on w far america has come in its quest for equality and justice for all. it will be prima facie evidence regarding the killing of george floyd on may 25th, 2020, right here in minneapolis. there will be prima facie evidence whether america is

on behalf of my law partner chris stewart, who couldn't be here with you today, i bring you greetings. this today is not the trial of george floyd. i've heard people say that. this is the george floyd trial. this is the george floyd trial. george floyd is not on trial. this is the trial of derek chauvin and it should be printed and spoken about that way every single time we talk about it. this trial is about america being america for all americans. not just some of us. all americans. and it can be that way and it should be that way. we have to take time now to think about what we want for our children and for our families. this family behind me is suffering and they've been suffering since the beginning of this thing and they're going to suffer long after all of you have gone and all of us are gone. what we want to do and this trial can do is make sure no other families have to suffer in this manner. george floyd was murdered. he wasn't killed. he didn't die. he was murdered. >> yep. >> when a man is murdered, there should be retribution. there's no real justice in my opinion for a pe

utah congressman chris stewart, former bomber pilot, house appropriations committee member. a lot of videos were circulating over the last five or six days. such and such person doesn't have the right to speak out. they didn't serve. everyone has the right to speak out because it's america. you didn't serve. you've witnessed it. should we start pulling back some funding if it's going to go towards this left-wing social engineering? speak of the argument tucker had. no one can comment on any policy regarding the military other than service members. it's absurd. just like i can't comment on social security. i can comment on any policy. what curt said, how deeply offensive this is to those who have served in the military. this is not their job. they are not to set policy and they are not supposed to be involved in politics. like kurt and you talked about, in a day when everything is politicized, everything from the nba, football, toys, dr. seuss, the border wall, big tech. everything is politicized. we counted on one thing. the military. so many reasons why that's the case. if

joining us now, floyd family attorney chris stewart, part of the team that won the massive settlement from the city of minneapolis. so, mr. stewart, thanks so much for joining us. you heard the attorney for derek chauvin say he did exactly what was what he was trained to do in reacting to george floyd. elicit drugs in his system. i wonder what you make of that defense tonight. >> i think the police chief who is going to be testifying is going to disagree with the attorney for derrek chauvin. they have to argue something because their client was caught murdering someone. >> the prosecution began today by playing the entire video of chauvin's knee on george floyd's neck for a greater period of time. we've thought about 8:46, 8 minutes, 46 seconds and now 9 minutes 29 seconds based partly on new video from an eyewitness, plus also the police camera video. what is the impact of that length of time in your view on the defense and the prosecution? >> i mean, it's heartbreaking to know that the torture lasted even longer. because that's what it is. it was torture. this isn't the standard sit

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chris stewart is here, an attorney for george floyd's family. thank you for joining us. >> oh, of course. exhausted, man, but couldn't turn it down. >> yeah, i can only imagine. george floyd's family continuing to call for peace and healing. how is the family doing right now, and what is their reaction to this settlement? >> they're holding strong, man. we were down there in houston last weekend pushing the george floyd policing act. and they're just staying strong. they need to focus on things they can help change. they're good. and gianna is great. >> do you have any worries about this influencing the jury pool? >> no, they're such separate cases. it's going to work out, and hopefully that's a guilty verdict. >> ben is your associate, he said this settlement is just one step on the journey to justice. what does the floyd family want to see now? >> they want justice for everybody. the significance of this settlement, it changes the evaluation when a black person is killed. african-americans are undervalued in these cases, but now we see that eq

. >> good afternoon, i am attorney ben crump along with chris stewart, tone tom justin miller, scott mathison, attorney michelle goodow, attorney jeff storms, attorney bavani, madeleine simmons, and a great team of lawyers on our team. we are honored to stand here with the family of george floyd. his brothers and sisters, his children, all his family. his daughter. we are very grateful to stand here at this historic moment in the city of minneapolis. we are very thankful to the leadership of the city of minneapolis. and i will talk about that momentarily. we want to start from the beginning. when george floyd was horrifically killed on may 25th, 2020, it was a watershed moment for america. it was one of the most egregious and shocking documentations of an american citizen being tortured to death by a police officer for having his knee on his neck for 8:46. one of the worst ever witnessed in history. and history will judge us for how we responded to this tragedy. history will judge us on our commitment to the principles of equality in response to this tragedy. history will judge us on

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chris: if you wonder what a talking filibuster is, and there a lot of reasons to do it, watch the movie mr. smith goes to washington, you will see jimmy stewartibustering, that's what they talk about, a talking filibuster. now you say we're going to filibuster and everyone goes about their business. up next, president biden urges congress to pass hate crime legislation to address rising violence against asian americans after that deadly mass shooting in atlanta. so jeff, you need all those screens streaming over your xfinity xfi... for your meeting? uhh yes. and your lucky jersey? oh, yeah. lauren, a cooler? it's hot. it's march. and jay, what's with all your screens? just checking in with my team... of colleagues. so you're all streaming on every device in the house, what?!! that was a foul. it's march... ...and you're definitely not watching basketball. no, no. i'm definitely not watching basketball. right... ( horn blaring ) >> for the last year we've had people in positions of incredible power scapegoating asian americans, people with the biggest pulpits spreading this kind of hate. chris: vice president harris reacting to the rise in hat

chris: if you wonder what a talking filibuster is, and there a lot of reasons to do it, watch the movie mr. smith goes to washington, you will see jimmy stewarthat they talk about, a talking filibuster. now you say we're going to filibuster and everyone goes about their business. up next, president biden urges congress to pass hate crime legislation to address rising violence against asian americans after that deadly mass shooting in atlanta. ♪ ♪ we made usaa insurance for veterans like martin. when a hailstorm hit, he needed his insurance to get it done right, right away. usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. usaa at visionworks, we want you to feel safe usaa. what you're made of, we're made for. and we want you to see yourself in your new glasses and think, "ooh!" but if you get home and your "ooh" is more of a "hmm..." you have 100 days to change your mind. that's the visionworks difference. visionworks. see the difference. >> for the last year we've had people in positions of incredible power scapegoating asian americans, people with the biggest pulpits spreading this kind of hate. chris: vice president harris reacting to the rise in

. >> chris: yeah, and if you wonder what are talking filibuster is, just go -- there are a lot of reasons to do it -- go watch the movie "mr. smith goes to washington." you will see jimmy stewart that's what they talk about her talking filibuster. now you just say we are going to filibuster and everybody goes about their business. a panel, we have to take a break here. up next, president biden urges congress to pass hate crime legislation to address rising violence against asian-americans after that deadly mass shooting in atlanta. ♪ ♪ if you're 55 and up, t- mobile has plans built just for you. switch today and get 2 lines of unlimited and 2 free smartphones. plus you'll now get netflix on us. all this for up to 50% off vs. verizon. it's all included. 2 lines of unlimited for only $70 bucks. and this rate is fixed. you'll pay exactly $70 bucks total. this month and every month. only at t-mobile. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy, even a term policy, for an immediate cash payment. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized that we needed a way to supplement our income. if you have one hundr