and derek chauvin doesn't represent the entire profession. we need police.are experiencing an utter bloodbath. and police need us. without the cooperation and trust of citizens, communities are less safe. so what is equal justice under the law? it's very simple. if a citizen is accused of breaking the law, they are innocent until proven guilty. if an officer is accused of abusing their authority, they, too, are innocent until proven guilty. we'll not disagree with the outcome in some cases. our system isn't perfect. we tried the progressive experience, and a lot of people died as a result. i think it's time we returned to normalcy. every day we continue with this utter nonsense. it would be another day like antonio doesn't have the opportunity top pursue happiness. joining me is reverend eugene rivers. thank you for joining the program tonight. the reason why i wanted you on the show is because you have the street credit. the police respects you, the community respects you, and you have been able to bring them both together in boston. but this movement going

number two derek chauvin doesn't represent the entire profession.e the guy that shot up a crowd at subway in new york city doesn't represent most black men. three, we need police. we are experiencing utter blood bath and police need us. but operation and trust of citizens communities are less safe. so what is equal justice under the law. it is very simple. if a citizen is accused of breaking the law, they are innocent until proven guilty. when an officer is accused of abusing their authority, they too are innocent until proven guilty. we will not no doubt disagree request outcome in some cases. our system isn't perfect. but we've tried to progressive experience. and a lot of people died as a result. i think it is team that we return to some normalcy. every day that we continue with this utter nonsense is another day that a kid like antonio or kade doesn't have opportunity to pursue happiness. joining me now is reverend jew jew -- eugene. >> good evening. >> the reason i wanted you on the show is the street credit. the community and police respect yo

is this sparked protests coming one day after derek chauvin was found guilty of murder in the death of george floyd. the da's office released a statement saying, i want to but knowledge the pain and concerns however, the da says politics cannot enter into any decision and the evidence does not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the officers broke any laws. the gonzalez family is suing claiming the officers improperly escalated the confrontation. >>> san francisco has secured $14 million to combat anti- asian hate crimes. that is being dispersed to nonprofits against the state to in violence. it will be allocated toward a new media center in chinatown and renovation at the buchanan mall in japan town. >> money that would help raise each of these organizations up. that is the only way we have long-lasting change by investing in our communities. >> reporter: a second round of grants is expected to be announced this summer. >>> a possible conflict of interest in a bart contract. ties between a manager and the construction management firm that got the contract. the manager used to work th

derek chauvin, the former minneapolis police officer found guilty of killing george floyd has appealed his conviction. >> chauvin says that the jury was intimidated by ongoing sometimes violent protests and prejudiced by excessive pretrial publicity. in a court filing, he is asking the minnesota court of appeals this week to reverse his conviction order. a new trial in a new venue or order a re sentencing last june. a judge sentence chauvin to 22 and a half years in prison after the jury found him guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. minnesota attorney general has 45 days to respond to chauvin's bree. >> turning now to the war in ukraine. russia's attack on pukraine's eastern region is intensifying. ukrainian authorities are reporting new attacks in the donbass region. some observers say it's likely president putin wants to try to capture that region before the russian holiday victory day. that's on may 9th. today, the united nations secretary general survey the destruction in towns outside the capital of kiev. he condemns the atrocities i

. >>> derek chauvin -- b.a.r.t. is bringing back the mask mandated. the board voted to extend the mandate through july 18. it is the only bay area transit agency to put in place. a federal court decision tossed out the nationwide travel mandate. there are exemptions for people with medical conditions. and the agency will provide masks for writers for free if anyone is caught without one. we will have direct reaction to this decision coming up at 6:00. >>> thousands of san francisco childcare workers are about to get a big bump in their paychecks. it is aimed at addressing a shortage that has made finding care nearly impossible for many families. as part of a $60 million plan, the city will give 2000 workers taxpayer-funded preschool and childcare programs a raise up to $30,000. that is starting this year. kpix 5's kenny choi on what this could mean for struggling with the high cost of living. >> reporter: people tell me it is extremely difficult hiring, recruiting and retaining these preschool teachers. they believe this boost is much needed for more

honestly with derek chauvin, and i hate to wrap that in there, but with derek chauvin, i feel like i was one of the one case of the very few that we feel like there was a person who really got accountability. he really is in jail. he's going to be there for a while. but there are so many cases day in and day out where there is no accountability. we still haven't gotten the killer for brianna taylor, and so it just really just feels like does america. black america care? does america excuse me care about black americans right now? okay it's good that you're able to provide this window into those conversations were so glad to have you on again and we'll see you next week. demi lobo. we will thank you so much guys and always loved checking in with you guys to give a black perspective on what's going on and how we feel from our viewers perspective. absolutely. we could watch yourselves demi when we switch over to fox all online anytime. fox hole dot tv. you can also watch on the fox soul app. for apple and android devices happening today in oakland man who entered a guilty plea to killin

. >>> former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin is appealing his murder conviction for killingin was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison last year. he says jurors were intimidated by violent protests and prejudiced by pretrial publicity. he's asking a state appeals court to reverse his conviction, give him a new trial in a different location, or order a resentencing. >>> january 6 investigators plan to hold public hearings, and a covid vaccine for young children could arrive soon. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." the "associated press" reports moderna is seeking to be the first company to offer a covid vaccine for little kids. yesterday it asked the fda to authorize two low-dose shots for children younger than 6. currently only children 5 years old can receive the pfizer vaccine, leaving about 18 million kids unprotected. >> this is a group of children who are at higher need. i could we now have a safe and vaccine to offer them that moms and dads and physicians say will safely protect them. i think it is likely that over time they will need addi

derek chauvin, the former minneapolis police officer found guilty of killing george floyd. >> has appealed conviction. chauvin says the jury was intimidated by ongoing, sometimes violent protests and says the jury was influenced by excessive pretrial publicity in a court filing, he asked the minnesota court of appeals to reverse his conviction give him a new trial and a new venue or order a re sentencing. last june, a judge sentenced chauvin to 22 and a half years in prison after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder, 3rd degree murder and second degree manslaughter. minnesota's attorney general now has 45 days to respond to chauvin's brief. >> taking a live look outside right now. this is from our camera, which is overlooking the san francisco embarcadero that a tree in foreground moving around a lot in the home front as well. that would indicate windy conditions. that is a significant wind out there that i mean, it is you really good. yeah, you've got some talent. you got some skills come over the chroma key for a while. it's and we've got some changes coming our way. the good

i believe the chief of police in the derek chauvin case should have been fired and it didn't happen.irs bureau in the nypd and i understand a lot of these horrific allegations that are being lodged in this case and i hate to say it but i'm not surprised. we need to do more about it. i think it's been a glacial process moving forward. >> how often, i've been sitting here for cnn doing these stories for 15 years and we always say i'm not surprised. we should be surprised that it continues to happen. laura, i want you to weigh in here. talk about the culture and the investigation found this. some mpd officers used racial slurs. they called black individuals n words and monkeys and black women black b word. community members reported instances of calli ing hispanic beaners. they called some nappy head and cattle. officers slurring their own colleagues. why should the community believe they will be treated with respect when this is happening inside of their very own police department? >> there in lies part of the problem. this feels very personal. i'm from minnesota. to read bhawhat they

it happened more than a year ago, just as jury selection began in minneapolis for the trial of derek chauvinled an investigation, states one of the sheriff's underlings in a freshly-filed claim to obstruct justice and avoid bad publicity for his re-election campaign. >> this entire foundation, this entire lawsuit is false. everything in the lawsuit is false. >> the scandal prone faces voters in june. right now, questions over a helipad built over his home apparently without permission based on department audit. also, an investigation into alleged gang activity among his deputies. >> there is actually no actionable on here for anybody. but made for good click bait. >> he says he wasn't shown the video until eight months after it happened. acted swiftly launched an investigation, he blames subordinates for any earlier lack of action. >> yesterday, we heard for the first time, an eyewitness who says they were personally in the room and saw him watch the video five days after the incident hap happens. >> a high-ranking official, she says she didn't cover it up, he did and later tried to demote h

it was two days after jury selection up started and the very highly publicized trial of derek chauvinpolis police officer convicted of murdering george floyd by kneeling on minutes on and on the neck of george floyd. it was a report of the l.a. times who published this video last month. along with the reporting, alleging that the county sheriff's department, and up to and including the sheriff himself, attempt at the cover of the incident, because they fear that negative light to this incident could shed on the department. the sheriff himself has maintained that he didn't know about this until months after it happens. he says he didn't cover anything up. he says they believe the deputy of duty immediately after we came out will that happened. well, yesterday, that same l.a. times reporter, helene, added to the story. reporting that an l.a. county sheriff's department commander had filed a new legal claim, contesting all of those denials from the sheriff. alleging specifically that the sheriff had a view of the video of the incident just five days after it occurred. not eight months la

happens to have been two days after jury selection started in the very highly publicized trial of derek chauvin, the minneapolis police officer who was convicted of murdering george floyd, specifically by kneeling for minutes on end on the neck of george floyd. well, it was a reporter at "the la times" who published this video last month, along with reporting, alleging that the l.a. county sheriff's department, upened to and including the sheriff himself attempted to cover up the incident because they feared the negative light this incident could shed on the department. the sheriff himself has maintained that he didn't know about this until months after it happened. he says he didn't cover anything up. he said he relieved the deputy of duty immediately after he became aware of what had happened. well, yesterday that same l.a. times reporter added to the story. reporting that an l.a. county sheriff's department commander had filed a new legal claim, contesting all those denials from the sheriff. alleging specifically that the sheriff had viewed a video of the incident just five days after it occ

it happened more than a year ago, just as jury selection began in minneapolis for the trial of derek chauvinloyd with a knee on the neck. the sheriff blocked and stalled an investigation, states one of the sheriff's underlings in a claim, to obstruct justice and avoid bad publicity for his re-election campaign. >> the foundation of this entire lawsuit is false. everything in this lawsuit is false. >> the scandal-prone villanueva faces voters in june. right now, questions over a helipad built by his home, apparently without permission, reports the l.a. times, based on a department audit. also an investigation into alleged gang activity among his deputies. >> there's absolutely no actionable information on here for anybody. but it made for a good click bait for the l.a. times. >> on this incident, villanueva claims he wasn't shown the video until eight months after it happened. acting swiftly, launched an investigation, he blames subordinates for any earlier lack of action. >> yesterday, we heard for the first time an eyewitness who says they were personally in the room when saw him watch the

have on the department, especially this all happened two days into jury selection of the trial of derek chauvinfloyd. and they saw that there were similarities to these cases and didn't want the extra attention and the negative publicity. >> so he's backed off now of targeting you, but at the same time you just reported this week that a former top ranking l.a. county sheriff's official -- or pardon me, you just -- you reported that there is evidence, one of villanueva's closest advisers in a filing alleging that she had actually personally brought a dvd of this video of a deputy kneeling on a handcuffed inmate's neck to villanueva five days after the incident happened, which runs very counter to what he said, alene. my question is, who holds him accountable? he seems to very credibly have been caught in a lie here. >> yeah, you know, since the beginning of when i reported this story, sources were saying that sheriff villanueva was in on a cover-up. yesterday was the first time we heard from someone with firsthand knowledge of that, as if they were personally in the room when they watched him --

minnesota department of human rights they launched it nearly two years ago after then officer derek chauvin killed george floyd. the review said the officer showed a pattern or practice of racial discrimination for at least a decade for example, on those neck restraints, minneapolis officers were twice as likely to use them on black people than white people in similar situations the report also said a review of officer body cam confirmed many instances where minneapolis officers used neck restraints against black individuals, including black youth under 18 years old, when it was objectively unnecessary to use such force cnbc's perry russom on the changes that officials at the department of human rights say minneapolis police need to makea department of human rights says the pattern of race-based policing is caused by organizational culture it includes flawed training emphasizing a military-like approach to policing, deficient accountability systems, and collective inaction from city and police leaders. >> it undermines public safety and it's been going on for at least the past decade. >> re

derek chauvin, the former minneapolis police officer found guilty of killing george floyd has now appealed conviction. chauvin says the jury was intimidated by the ongoing sometimes violent protest and credit just practices by excessive. a pretrial publicity. he asked that the minnesota court of appeals in a court filing this week reversed his conviction. yes, for a new trial in the new venue or ordered a re sentencing. last june. a judge sentenced chauvin to 22 and a half years in prison after jurors found him guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. missoni minnesota's attorney general has 45 days to respond now to chauvin's brief. there's a spring heat wave that is scorching parts of india and pakistan with record-breaking april temperatures reaching 120 degrees fahrenheit. that's being forecast along the border of the 2 countries in the coming days. a heat dome very similar to the one that sent temperatures soaring over the pacific northwest last year has formed over the region. such severe heat waves are not normally registered in that area u

if you remember, we had -- when we had the state charge against derek chauvin in the case of george floydith the case of the killing there. that led to three convictions in the case of ahmaud arbery. so we're saying the justice department came to an independent investigation on federal law, that this man, young man, amir locke's federal civil rights were violated. he was not the subject of a warrant. he had a legal, licensed gun. he had the right to, when he was startled with a no-knock entry, not knowing who was in the house, he had the right to turn around and point a gun and try to scare off who he may have thought was an intruder. that we are bringing to the justice department to look at federal charges. we're outraged, joining the family, that the state would not deal with these charges. you must understand, that when they talk about, well, the situation was where he pulled a gun and the policeman felt in danger, they caused the situation. they were the ones that went in his house without the right person's name on the warrant, without the right location. so how do you defend yoursel

it happened more than a year ago, just as jury selection began in minneapolis for the trial of derek chauvinneck. sheriff villanueva blocked and stalled an investigation states one of the sheriff's underlings in a freshly-filed claim to obstruct justice and avoid bad publicity for his re-election campaign. >> the foundation of this entire lawsuit is false. everything in this lawsuit is false. >> reporter: the scandal-prone villanueva faces voters in june. right now questions over a hell pad built by his home reportedly without permission reports "the la times" based on a department audit. also, an investigation into alleged gang activity among his deputies. >> there's absolutely no actionable information on here for anybody, but made for a good click bait for the l.a. times. >> reporter: on this incident, villanueva claims he wasn't shown the video until eight months after it happened, acting swiftly, launched an investigation. he blames subordinates for any earlier lack of action. >> yesterday we heard for the first time an eyewitness who says they were personally in the room and saw him wa

former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin, is seeking a new trial. chauvin was sentenced last year to 22 a half years in prison for the murder of george floyd in may of 2020 jovenes legal team appealed his conviction and sentencing in a new filing monday, arguing it was impossible for him to receive a fair trial. because of the cases, intense publicity. today homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas appeared before the house homeland security committee as part of a routine effort to ask for funding for his agency and as madeline rivera reports, congressional lawmakers have some difficult questions. homeland security secretary alejandro new york is facing a grilling on capitol hill lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. not happy with the biden ministrations border response policies that this administration has ah, that they're promoting. it's actually harming the american people are immigration system is broken. it's been broken for a long time through multiple administrations . the cdcs decision to lift title 42 on may 23rd taking center stage

watching me talk about say the derek chauvin trial and my kids would say mommy. i just heard you say. that george floyd called for his mother. would you come for me if that were me and realizing in that moment that i have a nine year old son. who sees himself and a man dying on the ground? and wondering if i will be there trying to process this information right? my daughter asking questions. like why do we say say her name? what's that about and wanting like every other mother in this world to say, let's make some rice. krispie treats. let's go for a walk. let's do a scavenger hunt do anything else but this and realizing that in this moment, i have to have the conversation globally. and have the talk individually and not have the benefit of maybe the distance of a camera my kids as you know mask on or not, you know children will respond to your eyes. they see the truth in it and they can see and sense any fear or blood in the water or uncertainty and having to be direct and god not wanting them to even know the truth. exactly. you cannot shield them right? it's

convictions in the case of potter and the case and in the case of daune wright and george floyd with derek chauvin to give us law. the george floyd justice in policing act. if we had dealt with qualified immunity in that law, a policeman would think twice about his house and his family because he's liable before he pulls a gun. >> or maybe they do the training. >> and they do the training to protect themselves from this. but as long as they feel that they are not going to be questioned or they're not liable, then i think that we're going to continue to see this. we have to do everything we can, and it's not that you're anti-police. it's that you can't keep having these situations occur, and this one is as bad as it gets. i understand the family's talking about doing an independent autopsy. if it comes out that he was, in fact, shot in the back of his head, how can you justify that by any stretch? >> rev, thank you for being here. shaq brewster in grand rapids, thank you for your reporting. rev's guest this weekend on "politics nation" will be patrick lyoya's family and as he just mentioned, attorn

this is the expert that testified at both the derek chauvin trial and kim potter trial, and he told melematic, there's not enough in the video alone to draw a definitive conclusion on if the deadly use of force was justified. so we have a long ways to go before we have a conclusion in this investigation. willie. >> the investigation just starting there. nbc's shaquille brewster with disturbing images out of grand rapids, michigan. gene robinson, that is difficult to watch obviously. the only reason we saw it, the body cam was turned off, is because the passenger took that video. to see it with your own eyes, we have seen it too many times in this country, haven't we, that we don't know the full story behind it? it will come out in the investigation. it is an awful thing to watch. >> right, we have seen it again and again and again, and how did it start? it was a traffic stop. it was a traffic stop. you know, how does a situation escalate to that point from a traffic stop, a question about a license plate. that's what is so extraordinary. that, just stand back from it for a second. if y