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told derek that c-styles had confessed and implicated derek. derek denied everything.t he was not doing was cracking. >> i said, you know, you're not a likeable person. i don't know if anybody's going to believe you. and he just didn't seem to mind. >> of course, it's possible derek wasn't worried because he wasn't guilty. during those ten years from 2001 to 2011, what's derek doing and how is he? does he seem like a guy with a cloud over his head? >> no. he seems like a man who's flourishing. >> derek's sister danielle was shocked by the arrest. she says the way she and derek grew up was a world away from people like c-styles and from crimes like murder. >> we played, we were into sports, we had two extremely active parents that were a part of all of our sports leagues that were taking us to summer camps. >> she says derek did go off track in high school. he was just 16 when his girlfriend traci got pregnant. it was news their parents were not happy to hear. >> they were in shock, especially my dad. my dad is very traditional, you know, believes that children should b

derek chavin, as the current one, they jury derek chavin, as the current one, theyjury finding derekvin, as the current one, they jury finding you derek chavin, as the current one, theyjury finding you guilty of unintentional second—degree murder of 609.19 subdivision, it is the judgement of the court that you now stand convicted of that offence. pertaining to minnesota statutes, counts two and three will remain uneducated as they are lesser offences of current one. sentence for count one, the court commits you to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for a period of 270 months. that is 270. that is a ten year addition to the presumptive sentence of 150 months. this is based on your ideas of a position of trust and authority and also the particular quilty show and tell george floyd. you are granted credit by 199 days already served. —— particular cruelty. early the court heard emotional testimony from the relatives of george floyd, ahead of the sentencing. george's brother — philonise floyd — spoke of how he hasn't been able to escape the harrowing images of george's final m

i believe a lengthy stencil not serve derek well. when you sentence my son, he will also be sentencing me. i will not be able to see derek, talk to him on the phone or give him our special hug. his father and i most likely won't be here when he is released. derek, my happiest moment is when i gave birth to you. and my second is when i was honored to pin your police badge on you. i remember you whispering to me, don't stick me with it. derek, i want you to know i have always believed in your innocence. i will never waiver from that. i have read numerous letters from people around the world that also believe in your innocence. no matter where you go or where you are, i will always be there to visit you. i promise you i will stay strong as we talked about and i want you to do the same for me. i'll do what you told me to do, take care of myself. so i will be here for you when you come home. remember there is no stronger bond or love than a mother's love. one final thought i want you to remember, remember you are my favorite son. thank yo

when we look at these factors, who is derek chauvin?ek chauvin spent 19 years as a minneapolis police officer. he loved being a police officer. i was contacted during the course of my representation and had numerous conversations with his fellow police officers, some retired, somstill active. they told me he was a solid police officer, that he did his job. somebody asked him to do a particular task and he never complained, he did it. one of his sergeants told me, if i asked him to dig a ditch for eight hours he would have picked up a shovel and never complained. he was decorat as a police officer. multiple lifesaving awards. he was decorated for valor. he was proud to be a police officer because what he liked to do was help people. statistics show the vast majority of police work is helping. he was proud to be a minneapolis police officer. he served his country in the united states army. he, too, is a son and a brother, and a father, and a friend. he, too, his life, the life he has lived, he is not coming into this as a career criminal.

i believe a lengthy sentence will not serve derek well. when you sentence my son, you will also be sentencing me. i will not be able to see derek, talk to him on the phone or give him our special hug. plus the fact that when he is released, his father and i most likely will not here . derek, my happiest moment is when i gave birth to you and my second is when i was honored to pin your police badge on you. i remember you whispering to me, don't stick me with it. derek, i want you to know aye always believed in your innocence and i will never waiver from that. i've read numerous letters from people around the world that also believe in your innocence. no matter where you go, where you are, i will always be there to visit you. i promise you i will stay strong as we talked about and i want you to do the same for me. i will do what you told me to do, take care of myself. i will be here for you when you come home. remember there's no stronger bond or love than a mother's l love. one final thought i want you to remember, remember you are my favor

everyone knows, by derek chauvin. the facts of this case were proven beyond a reasonable doubt and three guilty verdicts will have been rendered. the situation has really affected me and my family. any family member that has went through this, we are part of the fraternity of families and it's not one of those fraternities that you enjoy. i just, over this last year and months, i actually talked to a few people and -- i wanted to know from the man himself, why? what were you thinking? what was going through your head? when you had your knee on my brother's neck? when you knew that he posed no threat anymore, he was handcuffed, why didn't he at least get up? why did you stay there? >> take your time. >> a month before my brother was murdered, i was on the phone with them. and we had a long conversation. and as i looked at the video of my niece, the last conversation me and my brother had was he wanted to have lay dates. he wanted to plan play dates with gianna and my daughter, and we started setting it up. that can't h

derek, my happiest moment is when i gave birth to you. and my second is when, every time you pinned your police badge on you. i remember you saying, please don't stick me with it. derek, i want you to know i have always believed in your innocence and i will never waiver from that. i have read numerous letters from people around the world that also believe in your innocence. no matter where you go, where you are, i will always be there to visit you. i promise you i will stay strong, as we talked about, and i want you to do the same for me. i will do you what told me to do, take care of myself so i will be here for you when you come home. remember there is no stronger bond orlov than a mother's love . one final thought i want you to remember, remember you are my favorite son. thank you for your time. >> [indiscernible] >> thank you very much, your honor. it is my attempt in my remarks this afternoon to be quite brief. i do not intend to relitigate the facts of this case. nor spend any substantial time looking at the law. the court is very f

everyone knows by derek chauvin. the facts of this case were proven beyond a reasonable doubt and three guilty verdicts have been rendered. the situation has really affected me and my family. >> take your time. >> any family member that has went through this, we are part of a fraternity of families, and it's not one of those, you know, fraternities that you enjoy. i just, over this last year and months, i actually talked to a few people, and i wanted to know from the man himself why. what were you think? what was going through your head? when you had your knee on my brother's neck. why -- when you knew that he posed no threat anymore, he was handcuffed, why you didn't at least get up? why you stayed there? >> take your time. >> a month before my brother was murdered, i was on the phone with him, and we had a long conversation, and as i looked at the video of my niece, the last conversation me and my brother had was he wanted to have play dates. he wanted to plan play dates with gianna and my daughter. at least we sta

the sentencing of derek chauvin for the murder of george floyd.re has been an outpouring in response. -- to the 22.5 year sentencing of derek chain. >> like the conviction of derek chauvin two months ago, today's sentencing is not justice but it is another moment of real accountability on the road to justice. it is diicult to see anyone lose their freedom through torture. over 9.5 minutes? incomparably worse. >> what was the reaction to the length of show vent -- derek chauvin's sentencing of 22.5 years? >> there was a different reaction from the family and some in the crowd. they do feel some measure of accountability wh this. they promised they would keep fighting going into the civil rights trial. manyhought that there should be a tougher sentence. they said that derek chauvin gave george floyd a life sentence and they thought there should have been a tougher sentence from that judge. a mixed reaction in minapolis and when it comes to cases as emotional and insensitive as this, -- and sensitive as this, there will be different opinions on what

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derek chauvin sostuvo la rodilla en el cuello de george floyd hasta que él murió.tá ahí a s afues de la corte donde hay gran expectativa. cuéntanos cómo se ha recibido la senteia. >> aún hay mucha confusión con está sentencia de 270 meses que vendría siendo más de 20 años, hay algunas personas que están gritando todavía analizando lo que acaba de decir el la sentcia que acaba de decir, fue una tarde con mucho sentimiento escuchamos a la mamá de derek chauvin decir que su hijo es una rsona de buen corazón y que una sentencia para él es una sentencia para ella, por primera vez derek chauvin habló después de todo este juicio y que lo haría de forma breve puesto que tiene un juicio pendiente en una corte federal y él mandó sus condolencias a la familia de george floyd. vimos como familiares de george floyd dos hermanos y un sobrino hablaron lamentando esta tragedia y cómo les ha afectado la muerte de floyd. quien dio un testimonio bastante emotivoue la hij de george de siete años que a trav de un video dijo como quería a su papá y si lo tuviera vivo como le diría que l

it was largely the prosecution and derek- sentence?prosecution and derek chauvin's defence lawyer. this isjust because of the pandemic and public health restrictions, the outside, as you saw, there was quite a strong reaction to the verdict. it wasn't quite the 30 years of persecution —— the prosecution had sought and it wasn't the maximum of a0 years the family had sought. but it was still, as pointed out, a very substantial sentence, 22.5 years. of that, two—thirds will be served under minnesota law here. derek chauvin will be nearly 60 years old before he is eligible for supervised release. is eligible for supervised release-— is eligible for supervised release. ~ . , ~' release. what is the mood like in minneapolis _ release. what is the mood like in minneapolis at _ release. what is the mood like in minneapolis at the - release. what is the mood like | in minneapolis at the moment? we had heard that protests were going to be planned. have they come to pass? hat going to be planned. have they come to pass?— come to pass? not so muc

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the big question is whether derek chauvin was doing to speak. in fact, he did for the firstime since george floyd's death. he never gave an interview and did not speak during the time and he did not testify. he was masked the entire time during the trial. one of the most profound moments, derek chauvin's mother gave a victim impact statement. here's derek chauvin and his mother. >> at this time due to some additional matters at hand, i'm not able to give a full formal statement at this time. but very briefly, i do want to give my condolences to the floyd family. there's going to be some other folks in the future that would be of interest. i hope things will give you some peace of mind. thank you. >> derek, my happiest moment is when i gave birth to you. my second is when i had the honor to pin your police badge on you. >> derek chauvin mother telling the judge, based on his sentence, that she and her husband will not likely be here if and when she will be released. she said her son's identity has been reduced to being a racist. her son is a good

one way or another, 22 .5 years for derek chauvin -- 22.5 years for derek chauvin. 40 years would haveeen the maximum possible, 12 and a half the minimum possible. the prosecutor wanted 30 years. the prosecutor wanted 30 years and the defense wanted mr. shelving -- derek chauvin to walk free on probation, and walk free with days in prison already counted as a credit for him. jive -- judge cahill came down with 22.5 years, and the reason for this is the aggravating factors that he decided on a month ago. for example, derek chauvin showed specific cruelty when he was, for nine minutes and 45 seconds, on george floyd's neck. and he did it in the presence of minors, children. so there you have it -- 22.5 years. but here's the caveat. is this over? no, it is not. two reasons -- there is an appeal expected paid the defense as three months to file an appeal and appeal this judgment from judge cahill. reason number two is, there is a federal case pending against derek chauvin, and that is a civil rights case from temporal prosecutors -- from federal prosecutors. there is not even a court date

there is a reaction here, though, to what derek chauvin said. because this is really the first time that people have heard more than a yes or no sort of answer to a question in court when it comes to this case when he said that he, you know, his condolences go to the floyd family and that there is some information that he had that he can't reveal right now because of legal reasons that will help give them some peace. that really struck a nerve here. it upset folks. they thought that was just ridiculous. they didn't know what he was talking about and they didn't really ever feel like he apologized to the family, understanding that there is another trial federally that he will face. likely there may be appeals in this case as well. but that really did not strike people well, some of the would roads that came out of his mouth, jake? >> and, sara, just to follow up on that, i was surprised when derek chauvin said that as well. do we have any idea what he was talking about? >> reporter: only he and maybe his attorney do. it sort of felt like it came

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it is 270. 22.5 years for derek chauvin, over the killing of george floyd. accountability at last, say mr floyd's supporters and family. no—one is above the law and no—one beneath it. a police officer is not above the law and george floyd is certainly not beneath it. 159 people are still unaccounted for after the collapse of an apartment block near miami beach. us vice president kamala harris visits the southern us border for the first time since taking office — as a wave of cross—border migration continues. escalating backlash over the decision to ban uniformed police officers from taking part in this weekend's new york pride parade. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe ajudge in the us city of minneapolis, has sentenced the former police officer, derek chauvin, to 22.5 years injail, for the murder of george floyd. the 46—year—old african american died in may last year, after chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest. the lawyer for mr floyd's family says the sentence is "historic" and that it brings "ame

that worked with derek. some retired, some still active and they told me that he was a solid police officer, but he did his job. that if somebody asked him to do a particular task, he never complained he did it. one person told me that a one of his sergeants told me that if i had asked him to dig a ditch for 8 hours, he would have picked up a shovel and he would have never complained for a 2nd done his job. he was decorative as a police officer multiple life saving awards. he was decorated for valor. he was proud to be a police officer because what he liked to do was how people. and as the statistics show, the vast majority of police work, helping people. he was proud to be minneapolis police officer. he served his country as the united states in the united states army. and he too, is a son, my brother, and a father, a friend he to his life. the life he's lived, he's not coming into this as a career criminal with 6 points, 5 points, 4 points. he's coming into this. never having violated the law. because he l

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like the conviction of derek chauvin two months ago, today's sentencing is not justice. but it is another moment of real accountability on the road to justice. it is difficult to see anyone lose their freedom. but seeing somebody lose their life through torture over 9:30 minutes is incomparebly worse. -- incomparably worse. those minutes and seconds are seared into the minds of people across the world who watched george floyd die. above all, the heroic people who stopped and bore witness to george floyd's suffering and torture and who came forward a year later to testify about what they saw. and to the floyd family members themselves and their counsel, we -- counsel, ben crump and tony romanucci, we say thank you. the lives of everyone who saw what happened to george floyd are forever changed. my hope for derek chauvin is that he uses his long sentence to reflect on the choices that he made on may 25, 2020. my hope is that he will find it within himself to acknowledge the impact of his choices on george floyd, his family, his fellow police officers, and the world. my hop

so we ask for that same penalty for derek chauvin. thank you. >> thank you, sir. >> your honor, the final victim impact statement will come from george floyd's brother, philonise floyd. >> sir, if you can begin by giving us your full name and -- >> h-i-l-o-n-i-s-e. last name, floyd. f-l-o-y-d. >> you may proceed. >> one year ago, may 25th, my brother, george, was murdered by derek chauvin and his co-defendants in broad daylight with a knee to his neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. i was a trucker and immediately my life changed forever. i began to speak to the world for george for united nations, canada, japan and so many other countries. every day i have beg for justice to serve, reliving the execution of george while others pleaded for officer chauvin to simply just allow george to take a breath. i haven't had a real nice sleep because of the nightmares i constantly have hearing my brother beg and plead for his life over and over again. even saying they're going to kill me. please, officer. screaming for our mom. i have had to sit t

his brother, terrence, struggled to speak as he addressed derek chauvin directly. know from the man himself, why? what were you thinking? what was going through your head? when you had your knee on my brother's neck. why — when you knew that he posed no threat any more? those are questions that remain unanswered, since derek chauvin chose not to testify in his defence during his trial. for the first time, the public got a more intimate look into his characterfrom his mother. it has been difficult for me to hear and read what the media, public and prosecution team believe derek to be an aggressive, heartless and uncaring person. i can tell you that is far from the truth. and then derek chauvin himself spoke. i want to give my condolences to the floyd family. thejudge said his decision was not influenced by public opinion or meant to send any messages. the sentence for count one, the court commits you to the custody of corrections for a period of 270 months. officer: hands up right now. it's rare for the justice system to punish a police officer, and it took an extra

my hope for derek chauvin is that he uses his long sentence to reflect on the choices that he made on may 25, 2020. my hope is that he will find it within himself to acknowledge the impact of his choices on george floyd, his family, his fellow police officers, and the world. my hope is that he takes the time to learn something about the man whose life he took and about the movement that rose up to call for justice in the wake of george floyd's torture and death. today is also an important moment for our country. the outcome of this case is critically important, but by itself, it's not enough. my hope for our country is that this moment gives us pause and allows us to rededicate ourselves to the real societal change that will move us much further along the road to justice. i'm not talking about the kind of change that takes decades. i'm talking about real change, concrete change that real people can do now. i'm talking to lawmakers. if this is a historic moment, there's so much legislation around the country. in city councils, county boards, state legislatures and congress that is stil

us all would call for his mother who was no longer alive, was not the floyd family, it was her son, derek. because that did not make him stop and he heard a man call for his mother. i respect his mother. he did not respect george calling for his mother. >> thank you. we acknowledge bishop harden, at the salvation army were george worked. ement. atty. gen. ellison: hello, everyone. my name is keith ellison. i'm the attorney general for the state of minnesota. and on behalf of the prosecution team, we want to thank the floyd family, brandon williams, terrence floyd -- philoniese floyd, and gigi, who gave their testimony to the court and gave their heart-felt feelings about the impact of this horrific crime on their family. we heard for the first time from george floyd's 6-year-old daughter. what a delightful, beautiful child. and my heart to the entire floyd family as they explain to her what happened to him when she grows up. 270 months, 22 1/2 years, is one of the longest a former police officer has ever received for an unlawful use of deadly force. like the conviction of derek chauvin tw

julia: what is next for derek chauvin?e were hearing earlier he is likely to appeal this sentence, but he also faces a federal civil-rights trial. what other legal battles is he facing? >> he could face more charges on the federal level. the federal government will have to decide in light of this sentence if their resources are best spent in pursuing further charges against him. that is on the criminal side. on the civil side, there's the potential for remedies, for monetary damages that the victim and the victim's family can obtain. there are still legal obstacles facing george floyd, and he will fight almost certainly through appeal the verdict in this state criminal trial, which there's almost always appeals filed. he will have perhaps a colorable argument in terms of jury selection and the fact that the judge insisted on keeping the trial in that particular forum in that particular location and insisted on not sequestering the jury, even though during the trial, there were other disturbances, other instances of civil u

and i have to tell you reverend dowell, derek chauvin's mother -- reverend al, derek chauvin's mother was up there making her comments, i saw breonna taylor's mother. it is not enough until we get justice for all of our people who have been killed unjustly. i think -- breonna taylor is with us. right now, we are going to have you here from the floyd family members, you have come to know him, he has been speaking at the u.s. congress, the united nations and everywhere. saying that we demand justice for my big brother george floyd. he sounds like a politician, reverend al, mr. philonise floyd. >> i have a lot of emotions going through my head right now, but i felt we got some kind of justice for my brother. some kind of accountability. the treatment i thought everybody should receive, life, you know, you can't get that back. we all want to be able to work together in this world. the fact that you should not have to -- the community i grew up in, it was a lot of african-americans. but the fact that minnesota has a greater amount of caucasian people, i still think that everybody should be

our derek van dam is standing by to give us the news on this.he forecast? >> yeah, it's difficult because the search and rescue crews have already been halted at some stage during this process. friday morning, a hit or miss thundershower moved through the region. obviously search and rescue crews can work through rain but they can't work through lightning. that poses all kinds of hazards for people on the ground, not to mention the gusty winds from thunderstorms that do move through during this kind of summertime environment that we have across southeast florida just north of the miami beach region. the gusty winds that are associated with these thunderstorms that move onshore could potentially knock down debris that still standing on the structure that remains. so that obviously is a concern for the search and rescue crews on the ground. i want to show you current conditions. 78 degrees. this is indicating mostly clear skies. you can see the easterly winds at 5 miles per hour. i want to get in hyper local because we have the ability to do that

derek chauvin listening. and chauvin's own mother pleading for her son. and for the first time, derek chauvin directly addressing the floyd family. alex perez in minneapolis tonight. >>> also this evening, news involving former president trump. the manhattan d.a. informing the former president's lawyers that they're now considering filing criminal charges against the next week.nization as early as - >>> also tonight, the department of justice suing the state of georgia over voting restrictions. >>> and the historic heat wave set to hit the u.s. this weekend. authorities now warning of life-threatening temperatures. meteorologist rob marciano is standing by. a special edition of "world news tonight" begins now. >>> and good evening tonight from surfside, florida, just north of miami, where you can see there is a grim and desperate search under way right here behind me tonight. giant plumes of dust rising from the scene, where you can see they have begun to move big pieces of the rubble. the scene of this devastating collapse. all this as they try to remove

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derek mclean is also with us as well, managing director of bandicoot tv.erek, are the company behind the masked singer, and more recently the masked dancer. for anyone who hasn't seen the masked singer — and i must say, once it's been seen, it cannot be unseen — what is the elevator pitch? the elevator pitch for that show is literally your favourite celebrities in disguise, singing songs, and the audience and a celebrity panel of celebrity detectives trying to work out who's behind the mask. and lots of squirrel costumes as well. don't forget the squirrel costumes. one squirrel costume. lots of blobs, lots of children's favourites, i think. mayjust be one costume — it's haunted me forever since i've seen it. anyway, more of that later. let's now talk about the big news from today on channel 4. and, alex, it is now clear you are going to be spending the next few months talking about the future of channel 4 and briefing ministers, so how did you feel when that news was announced, when you realised that is now going to be the reality of your life? well, we li

the sentence has come down for derek chauvin.he killed george floyd, he was convicted in this court on second degree unintentional murder. i want to bring in jonathan turley. very sort of straightforward words here from the judge who sentenced him. we're doing the math on the months and what was subtracted from it for the time given. it's about 22 years by our early calculations. your thousand on this sentence. >> in an ordinary case, the sentence would come down about 150 months or 12 1/2 years. he said he was tacking on about ten years due to some of the aggravating factors. the court found four such factors. the ultimate weight of the sentence is a little bit lower than people were expecting. there were many asking for 30-year sentence. many others expected it to be around 25, this is well within the range that i think most courts would have ended up in terms of the enhancements due to the aggravating factors. you know, there's a great deal of leeway here. a criminal defense attorney, i've been in this position where you have

just to get derek chauvin arrested, convicted.tencing, and as i said earlier, i thought the sentence was more than i expected. more out of cynicism. but did not do anything to be a transformative moment, where it would send a message to the rest of the country. if people were expecting this verdict to send a message that unlawful policing was, now, going to be held to a higher account. we did not get that message, today. >> it -- it certainly was a rough day, for his family. and i think everyone's, you know, be still my heart when george floyd's daughter spoke in court about how much she missed her dad. mo kelly, thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> now, to france, where a woman who admitted to killing her abusive husband is now free amid a global outcry over her prosecution. cnn's cyril vanier explains why valerie was able to go home, even though she was convicted of murder. >> reporter: found guilty of murder. and yet, this is how valerie is greeted. as she leaves the courthouse in france. a four-year prison sentence, including thr

they bring up factors like derek chauvin's age. he's 45 years old.own for having shorter life expectancies. they mentioned the stability of his family and the support he's receiving from his family and they say he's the product of a broken system. that's something that may come up today when we hear the sentencing hearing. we don't know how long that sentence will be and that's a sentence that judge cahill will be explaining the aggravating factors that at least four of them exist in this case and that can lead to a longer sentence potentially, andrea. >> nbc spoke to one of the jurors about what it was like and her expectations for the sentence. >> at the time you're not even considering it being a part of history. i'm just trying to do the best to my ability. so afterwards it really was like a shock wave seeing everyone talking about it, re-posting it. i trust judge cahill. i think he's a great judge and i think he's a great man and any decision that he makes i'm all onboard with. >> david henderson, chauvin is among 11 non-federal law enforcement

show me -- [no audio] >> more heinous than what derek chauvin has done. show me a crime where someone sits on the back of a human being and doesn't let him breathe for 9:29. show me -- [no audio] >> you took the time to provide input. i have reviewed the pre-sentence investigation and carefully all considered the facts of the case and the law, but my comments are going to be very brief, because most of it will be in writing. 22-page memorandum that will be attached onto the sentencing order. determining the appropriate sentence in any case and in this case there is a legal analysis that is applying the rule of law to the facts of an individual and specific case. and that is why as opposed to trying to be profound here on the record, i prefer you read the legal analysis that explains how i determined the sentence in this case. what the sentence is not based on is emotion or sympathy but at the same time, i want to acknowledge the deep and tremendous pain that all the families are feeling, especially the floyd family. you have our sympathies. and i acknowle

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