. >> reporter: pastor curtis farrar leads worldwide outreach for christchurch. how has the church changed since george floyd was killed across the street? and how much has the neighborhood changed? >> i've noticed the change as far as a lot of people, the church has grown as well as everybody else is on edge. >> on edge why? >> a lot of us have seen this before. >> in many way, the derek chauvin trial has been personal for pastor farrar. like floyd, he too moved to minneapolis from texas years ago in search of a better life. floyd's death triggering memories of his own encounter with police decades ago. >> i remember myself being beaten within an inch of my life. and they cracked my skull and my brain was swoll up. so i remember this one cop, he just didn't particularly like me. but boy, they started to beat bt me. >> change your life? change the direction of your life? >> it really did. that experience led me to ministry. and boy, am i thankful. i look back on all of that now, and i understand what people are going through, george floyd, his folk, the people ou

with hatred in your heart for a brother regardless of what color they are. >> reporter: and pastor farrard as you can see from the conversation we had with him, he is hopeful. meanwhile, sentencing is scheduled for derek chauvin on june 16th. fred? >> the pastor is hopeful, but at the same time you can see, i mean, his pain is still very raw, too. adrienne broaddus, thank you for bringing his story and that of so many during what has been a very tumultuous last few weeks. thank you so much out of minneapolis. >>> coming up, how the idea of d.c. statehood went from a dream to the top of the democratic agenda. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton, there she is, ready to join us live in moments. wet dishes? residue? spots? it's not your dishwashers fault. simply add finish jet-dry 3in1 to rinse dry and shine your dishes. solve three problems at once with finish jet dry 3in1. when you have metastatic breast cancer, what does it mean to be a thriver? it means we grab a hold of what matters most. we sweat the details. ask for what we want. get what we need. and we need more time. so, we want kis

pastor curtis farrar honored floyd during thinks easter service. >> it is going to take the power of god to get racism out of our human nature. >> julie jefferson reflected on floyd's death after the service. >> it's hard to understand how one human being can do that to another human being for us that go to this church, no matter what they change around here. you're going to always remember that moment. >> reporter: sammy birch lives not far from where floyd died back in may. >> prayer is one action but an action as well is protest. teach people right from wrong. >> reporter: what would justice look like? >> be treated as one. i'm no different than you. you're no different than me. >> reporter: as the derek chauvin trial hangs over minneapolis, many say the testimony is too painful to watch. >> i have two sons. they're grown and married now. i look at that as that could have been there. >> reporter: testimony like friday, from the most senior minneapolis police officer who was highly critical of the derek chauvin's show of force on floyd. >> putting a knee on a neck for that amount o