recess and will then reconvene shortly you've just been listening there to testimony from the daria ira donda he's minneapolis as police chief he's also the fast black police chief in minneapolis has been speaking out very forcefully about the role that police play in that community how they need to respect and protect the communities they now last year you recall shortly after george floyd's killing he acknowledged the lack of trust in the minneapolis police service saying that the system is broken acknowledging that they do need to make changes he was also the man who fired derrick shriven and the 3 police officers with him less than a day later if you are just joining us now we've been following the trial of missed a show in the form of minneapolis police officer who is accused of killing an unarmed black man george floyd last year mr sullivan is facing charges including 2nd degree murder after handcuffing floyd face down in the kneeling on his neck for nearly 9 and a half minutes in may last year and much of the prosecution questioning so far has been focused on practical training and pro