felonious floyd, his brother, said — felonious floyd, his brother, said this _ felonious floyd, his brotheron his neck around the world. it�*s man was seen kneeling on his neck around the world. it's not that easy. _ neck around the world. it's not that easy, and _ neck around the world. it's not that easy, and it _ neck around the world. it's not that easy, and it was _ neck around the world. it's not that easy, and it was proven i neck around the world. it's not that easy, and it was proven in my case, they tried to blame my son for his own death, they said because of his size. like you saw how large george floyd was, my son was a large man, and they said because his heart was too large. they tried to blame the murder on the people who they murdered. —— philonise floyd. but no matter what you are saying about them, with these conditions they had, if you didn't step on his neck, if you didn't step on his neck, if you didn't step on his neck, if you didn't choke my son to death, he would not have died that day. and that is what we must remember. thousands of people are fleeing across the bo

trial, i was able to speak with benjamin crump, the attorney for the family of george floyd and felonious floydould pay attention to in the trial. >> the video is enough. there is nothing else to talk about. you could make a judgment off of that. because chauvin showed you he was the judge, the jury and the executioner all at once, right then and there when he took my brother's soul from his body. >> reporter: as the trial is set to begin, and the emotions are high there in minneapolis, the floyd family said they do have something to celebrate. a bill in georgia floyd's name has passed the house. that bill is to try to put some limits on policing. for example, taking away no-knock warrants and trying to limit choke holds. but in the interim, they know this is going to be a very heavy fight to get it through the senate. but they are very proud to see that that bill did pass the house. indeed, some of them are going to be here in washington to be able to listen to what happens with the house on thursday. but it turned out that congress was completely shut down and emptied out because of the poten

of george floyd is here in minneapolis, brothers, his daughter is here in minneapolis as well, felonis floydr, is in the courtroom filling that one spot left for a family member of either floyd or chauvin. so while there are eyes from the outside looking at this we remember there's a family at the core of all of this who is going through this in person hoping that justice is made in the name of their loved one. and the last thing i want to mention is right before all of these court proceedings took place this morning, right before the beginning of opening statements, outside the family members and their attorneys held a press conference but they also knelt for close to nine minutes in silence as representative of the amount of time that chauvin's knee was on george floyd's neck and one of the brothers spoke really to what many feel is at stake with this trial, saying that you're always told to trust the system, well now is the opportunity for us to trust the system and let's see what justice ends up coming out of this. and those are the stakes for many people watching this trial from the out

floyd's brother felonies also think young woman who filmed george floyd's death. the footage that she had nobody would have believed it, but he showed up with that. when she showed up with that footage, she showed everybody that this is real, and we need to handle it right now. sheldon is charged with second degree murder on intentional murder and second degree manslaughter. and an appeals court ruled yesterday that a judge must reconsider whether to add a third degree murder charge against him. the young poet who took the national spotlight at the inauguration of president biden says she was racially profiled. she says the security card tailed her as she was walking home reporter burke thomas spoke with the political expert who says this is an example of a larger trend. toward black women. i think back to what? making the stallion said after you know she was shot. she thought like, you know, black winner the least protected women in this country at a lot of us would agree with that because. when things do happen, toe eyes, um people tend not to care. a poet and a

death begins with more questioning of a professional mma fighter who saw floyd take his finalbreath such open. of course, facing felonyin floyd's death. we've been following the story opening statements began yesterday with prosecutors and defense attorneys focusing on the moments leading up to floyd's death. >> the first witness. it was a 911. dispatcher who watched the scene unfold from a police camera in the dispatch center. >> it is something wasn't right. i don't how to explain. it was a good instinct to tell me that. now we can heard. >> chauvin insists he's not guilty of murder. the trial. we understand is expected to last at least 4 weeks. >> time now 7.50 and a developing story. a hit and run investigation is under way now after those 2 big sideshows in san francisco over the weekend that stop traffic and turns out her people. this is video of 13th and fulsome under the 1, 1, over past was also another side show that happened that same night on saturday night in the mission. and james, we were talking about how these drivers, you know, the cause can spin out of control. well, one did hit 4 people and then the

floyd by his actions. second-degree charges call felony murder, eating just by the action of assaulting george floyd and thenim, can they prove that he murdered him. and for the third charge they have to prove depraved mind. there is less of burden to show the third-degree charge. it is easier to show that. >> i want to show you how things are set up inside the courtroom. the layout looks quite different to what you might expect. there are protective screens and social distancing. leading the prosecution's attorney general keith ellison, minnesota's birth -- first african-american muslim attorney general. we've heard from eric nelson. he has previously represented police officers inlved in shootings. presiding over the trial is judge peter cahill. the judge will be decided by a jury of 12 with three backup jurors if they are needed. we know the jury is made up of nine white jurors and six that are black or multiracial. here is judge cahill giving the jury its instructions. >> as i said during jury instruction, you are not investigators. you'reot to go out doing and looking, you are not to use the internet to

. >> we'll talk to another of george floyd's brother, felonis. you will see the video again, 9 minutes and 26 seconds. it is hard to watch even most of us have seen before. it does not get easier. hard to hear the testimony of the last moments of george floyd's life second by second. if you are having trouble dealing with it, speak up and ask for help. i have been giving you these numbers for a while now. we all need help in this moment. so many of us you can call the anx anxiety/depression of america. 1-240-485-1001. the national line of mental illness at 1080-950-6284. the suicide prevention lifeline, 1800-273-8255. again, thank you for paying attention. your undivided attention for ten minutes. i hope you will give it to me for the rest of the time we are on the air tonight. we have so much to talk about as a country, about unity and what we need to do in this situation and how we correct this problem. as hard as it is for all of us to watch that video, imagine what it is like for george floyd's family to see his last moment and to know that d

. >> we'll talk to another of george floyd's brother, felonis. along with the family attorney. you will see the video again, 9 minutes and 26 seconds. it is hard to watch even most of us have seen before. it does not get easier. hard to hear the testimony of the last moments of george floyd's life second by second. if you are having trouble dealing with it, speak up and ask for help. i have been giving you these numbers for a while now. we all need help in this moment. so many of us you can call the anxiety/depression of america. 1-240-485-1001. the national line of mental illness at 1080-950-6284. the suicide prevention lifeline, 1800-273-8255. association of black psychologist. again, thank you for paying attention. your undivided attention for ten minutes. i hope you will give it to me for the rest of the time we are on the air tonight. we have so much to talk about as a country, about unity and what we need to do in this situation and how we correct this problem. as hard as it is for all of us to watch that video, imagine what it is like for george floyd's family to see his

him up to 40 years in prison and prosecutors have to prove that he caused george floyds death while committing a felony assault so that's one he's also facing a 3rd degree murder charge which accuses him of causing floyd's death due to reckless actions and the disregard for human life and there is a 2nd degree manslaughter which alleges shove and cause floyd's desk through negligence that created an on a reasonable risk so those are the slippery potential charges obviously manslaughter by far the more sort of lenient of the 3 and the defense will have to argue when it gets to it that. even though we obviously could all see that. that ferret show been had his knee on george floyd's neck that that was not the main cause of death so we are obviously during the trial going to get into detail into many of the medical reports surrounding george floyd's death for the moment we are watching a c.c.t.v. footage of his being used as evidence during the trial as images from may 25th 2020 which is of course when the arrest took place and george floyd died nearly a year ago now let's go back to the court will. you k

floyd. omar jimenez, cnn, minneapolis, minnesota. >> with me now to take a closer look at the case is cnn legal analyst, areva martin. let's start with the charges derek chauvin facing, second-degree unintentional felonythird-degree murder, often called depraved mind, depraved heart, and second-degree manslaughter, none of these require the state to prove chauvin intentionally killed george floyd, that any of this was premeditated, what is the burden for the state? >> well, victor, what we know is with respect to the second-degree murder, that's the more serious charge. that's the higher burden, as it relates to the other two charges, and in that second degree murder, the state has to prove that while committing a felonious act, in this case, an assault, george floyd was murdered by this police officer. in the third-degree murder case as you correctly stated, depraved heart or depraved mind murder, you think of someone doing an act imminently dangerous, shooting a gun in a crowded movie theater or driving on the wrong side of the road and that second-degree manslaughter is culpable negligence, an act that places others in imminent harm, the charges, the second-degree murders, 40 years if convicted on

floyd's death. today a judge will consider adding a third-degree murder charge that could delay the trial. proving a third-degree murder is easier than proving a second-degree unintentional felony murder. third degree is extreme indifference to someone's life. >> reporter: chauvin is expected to argue floyd died from health issues and a drugursult - >> trying to weed out people that don't have prior knowledge or feelings about there case, and i think that's going to be really, really difficult. >> reporter: the courthouse is on lockdown, surrounded by barricades and barbed wire in anticipation of large crowds throughout the trial. in the first days after floyd's death, protests were marred by violence and destruction. those protests eventually gave way to peaceful demonstrations nationwide calling for police reform. >> i am nervous -- >> reporter: kennedy pounds marched outside the courthouse yesterday -- >> marching today was freeing because i've just been holding a lot of this anxiety and stress surrounding the trial and everything in. >> reporter: the trial for the three other officers implicated in the death is scheduled for august. and access to the courtroom will be extre

now, prosecutors will have to prove that chauvin caused george floyd's death while committing or attempting to commit a felony. while chauvin's attorneys are expected to argue that he somehow did not kill george floyd. rather that floyd died due to a combination of a drug overdose and a preexisting health condition. and tomorrow, msnbc is on the ground in minneapolis ahead of the trial. ali velshi is going to be talking with members of the community about racial injustice, highlighted by george floyd's killing. he's joined by representative ilhan omar and floyd family attorney stewart. then reverend al will be there speaking with civil rights attorney benjamin krufrp and then right after that at 6:00 p.m. eastern, ari melber breaks down the strategies of the prosecution and defense teams and what the outcome could mean for the future of policing. >>> now to the aftermath of the deadly shooting that claimed ten lives in boulder, colorado. beginning tonight at 8:00, residents of boulder will participate in a ten-minute moment of silence. that event is called ten together. it's one of several memorials planned a

he is facing felony charges in the death of george floyd prosecutors and defense attorneys were focused on the moments leading up to floyd's death. the first witness 911, dispatcher who reportedly watched the scene unfold from a police camrra and the dispatch center. >> something right. i don't how to explain. it was a good instinct to tell me that. now we can heard. >> chauvin is charged with an intentional second-degree murder third-degree murder and manslaughter. it will be the first trial ever televised in minnesota. >> other national news tonight. while congress is away. the white house is working on its next agenda items. president reportedly plans to introduce a second package next month that will focus on child care, health care and education. our washington correspondent jessi tenure reports on the president's latest request for lawmakers infrastructure. >> the president has a plan to fix our infrastructure and a plan to pay for president joe biden will lay out his latest legislative priority. a sweeping infrastructure proposal on wednesday. rebuilding our roads and our railway

set to begin with more questioning of a professional mma fighter who saw floyd take his final breaths. chauvin is facing felony charges in the deaths. opening statements happened yesterday with prosecutors and defense attorneys focusing on the moments leading up to floyd's death. the first witness they called was a 911. dispatcher who watched the scene unfold from a police camera inside the dispatch center. >> there's just something wasn't right. i don't how to explain. it was a good instinct to tell me that. now we can heard. >> joe insists he's not guilty of murder. the trial is expected to last 4 weeks time now 6.20, and coming up on the kron 00:00am morning news in the 6 o'clock hour. >> we have a lot more about what's going on. 6 months after a bay area woman disappeared at the golden gate bridge. now her family. >> is stepping up efforts to find her. and after the break, a bay area woman loses her home and now she is blaming the problems with the employment development department for it. we'll tell you why. start your day with crest 3d white and from mochaccinos to merlot, your smile will always be brill

now with more questioning of a professional mma fighter who actually saw floyd take his final breaths. now chauvin is facing felony charges in this death. opening statements began yesterday with prosecutors and defense attorneys focusing on the moments leading up to floyd's death. in fact, the first witness was a 911. dispatcher who watched the scene unfold from a police camera inside the dispatch center. >> it is something right. i don't how to explain. it was a good instinct to tell me that. now we can heard. >> chauvin insists he's not guilty of murder. the trial is expected to last for weeks. yet another shocking attack against an asian-american. this time in new york we've got some video. it's a little disturbing to watch. but let me explain what we're seeing here. police at this point are trying to find this man who kicked the 65 year-old asian woman to the ground. happened yesterday in hell's kitchen neighborhood of new york city. one was on her way to church and what makes it extra disturbing is from this angle. you actually see another man witnessing it as he stands by the law of building walks up to the

must prove or show evidence conduct was a substantial causal factor in floyd's death and that the officer was committing a felony assault at the time is also facing a 3rd degree murder charge shavings actions must be found to have caused floyd's death while being reckless and without regard for human life and this 2nd degree manslaughter which requires proof that shaven cause floyd's death through negligence that created an unreasonable risk the pool of jurors who will decide his fate is a diverse mix of 15 people including 9 who are white 4 black and 2 of mixed race they were otherwise remain anonymous nearly $400.00 witnesses could eventually be included and evidence is expected to be presented for up to 4 weeks 3 other former officers have been charged over ford's death i was on the coon thomas lane and 2 tower but they won't go on trial until the 23rd of august. the court trial in minneapolis so talk us through what happened on that. very good afternoon to you from minneapolis minnesota where it's a little bit after 4 o'clock here local time and this trial is now very much under way the 1st day of this trial

prosecutors must prove shebeens conduct was a substantial causal factor in floyd's death and that the officer was committing a felony assault at the time he's also facing a 3rd degree murder charge showed his actions must be found to have caused floyd's death while being reckless and with a river out regard for human life. and there is a 2nd degree manslaughter which requires proof that show been caused floyd's death through negligence that created an unreasonable risk the pool of jurors who will decide his fate is a diverse mix of 15 people including 9 who are white 4 black and 2 of mixed race they will otherwise remain anonymous nearly $400.00 witnesses could eventually be included and evidence is expected to be presented for up to 4 weeks 3 other former officers have been charged over floyd's death jay alexander. thomas lane and to tao but they weren't going to trial until the 23rd of august prosecutors say the actions taken by their shaven far exceeded what the situation called for the force that mr savage was using was lethal force it was a force that was capable of killing a human or putting his or her life in

verdict. they have to show that derek chauvin unintentionally murdered george floyd by his actions, the secondary charge of felonyaction of assaulting george floyd and it killed him, can they prove that he murdered him and for the third degree murder charge, they have to show depraved mind. that it was unintentional but there was a depraved mind. it's less of a burden to show that there was a depraved mind. it's less of a burden to show the third degree charge, it's easier to show that. let's take a closer look at how things are set up inside the courtroom. the layout looks a bit different to what you might expect. to ensure its covid safe — there are protective screens, and social distancing is in place. leading the prosecution is attorney general keith ellison — minnesota's first african—american and muslim attorney general. derek chauvin�*s defence is being lead by eric nelson — we've already heard from him. he has previously represented police officers involved in shootings. and presiding over the trial is hennepin countyjudge peter cahill. at the end of the trial — the verdict will be decided by a jury of 12

floyd. the charges are second-degree unintentional felony murder, third-degree depraved mind murder and second-degree manslaughter. wide coverage of the trial continues about 2:30 eastern. you're on c-span2. they will recess from four until 4:23 eastern.the trial expected to continue around that time and run until 5:30 or six. an oral minor that you can see all of today's proceedings again tonight at the eastern you're on c-span2. white house press secretary jen saki had this said biden had this to say about trump. >> will the president be watching or receiving updates on derek chauvin trial and has he been in touch? >> he certainly will be watching closely as americans across the country will be watching . the time of george floyd's death he thought about this as being an event that really opened up the wound and the american public. and it really brought to light for a lot of people in this country just the kind of racial injustice and inequality that many communities are experiencing every day and he will be watching closely certainly be provided updates . obviously this is a trial that's working

the felony here is putting the knee on the neck of george floyd.degree murder, however -- third-degree murder in minnesota is the idea of being extremely reckless. the reason this is a hang-up here is technically under some precedent, they have suggested that if you just drive down, say, a crowded sidewalk with no particular victim in mind, perhaps that's applicable. you were extremely reckless, had disregard for human life. if you had an actual, specific victim in mind, a targeted person, then perhaps it no longer applies and one of the other ones should be used. the debate here now is whether the judge is able to allow that recklessness, third-degree charge as opposed to having the second-degree because one person was victimized by the conduct of former officer chauvin. they'll have to grapple with that and resolve that issue. >> we'll watch it closely together with you, laura. thank you very, very much. >>> just ahead, an investigation into the sexual harassment allegations against the new york governor, andrew cuomo, just took a critical step f

prosecutors will have to prove that he caused floyd's death while committing or attempting to commit a felony offense that the third degree charge, which carries a penalty of 25 years, is also known as depraved heart murder to get children convicted of that prosecutors will have to prove. he committed an act imminently dangerous to floyd with wanton disregard for human life. the three other ex officers involved in floyd's arrest are scheduled to stand trial in august. they're charged with manslaughter and aiding and abetting second degree murder in los angeles. temperatures today warmed up again. we had lots of upper seventies and low eighties, same as yesterday. the areas by the coast and at the bay were cooler. we had a sea breeze. we had the fog return so that knocked temperatures down in pacifica and happen bay in ocean beach, a good 5 to 8 to 10 degrees from where they were yesterday, but inland like fairfield in nanyang stayed about the same temperatures tomorrow. it's gonna be a significant drop off numbers tomorrow. gonna drop. we're not gonna see eighties we're going to see mostly si

floyd for a long time. in addition to manslaughter and felony murder, chauvin now faces third degree murder.s court ordered the judge overseeing the case to reconsider his decision last fall to toss it out. this is certainly a victory for the prosecution. the defense will have a chance to appeal after this trial if he were to be found guilty on this charge. but they now have another potential avenue to conviction. and that could make all the difference. why? let's bring in a better mind. laura coates right now. it's good to have you. let's stick with where my head is right now. we already have manslaughter. why did you need this? >> well, you want to give jurors options because sometimes they want to be able to convict, but the elements of the crime or the actual charge you have offered them doesn't quite fit the fact pattern for them, for whatever reason it might be. maybe they question about the recklessness or the negligence or the ideas of whether the actual substantive allegations meet the elements that are actually under the statute and under the codes. you give a plethora, ones that y

death of floyd and a judge will consider adding a third degree charge that could delay the trial the trial. trial. >> third degree murder is easier to prove than second- degree unintentional felony murder. >> they are expected to argue he died from health issues and a drug overdose. they are on lock down with barbed wire in anticipation of large crowds and in the first days after his death, protests were marred by violence and destruction. those protests gave way to peaceful demonstrations nationwide, calling for police reform. michael george, minneapolis. >>> the trial could last into may and the other three officers have trials scheduled for august. >>> it's 4:38. >>> coming up and streaming on cbsn bay area, lifting the lid on royal life. dramatic details in hey siri and macon's interview. >>> oprah's bombshell interview in harry and meghan's interview has startling and never heard before details. >> reporter: the impression of the world, with oprah's interview, it was packed with revelations detailing their royal life and why they gave it up. >> if you had support you would still be there? >> without question. i'm sad that what happened has happened. >> reporter: their weddi

felony dui. >> in national news. the attorney for derek chauvin, the former minneapolis police officer charged in george floyd's death. he has asked the on that case to delay the trial chauvin's attorney is asking the judge to reconsider a motion to change the venue. there are during that the 27 million dollars civil settlement announced last week between the city of minneapolis and the floyd family has tainted the jury pool opening arguments are scheduled for 2 weeks from today. chauvin is facing murder and manslaughter charges after kneeling on floyd's neck for nearly 9 minutes. 2 men have been charged with assaulting us capitol police officer brian sicknick during the january 6 insurrection. they're each facing 9 counts of assaulting the officer who died in the hospital after the riots. both men were caught on camera spring sicknick and other officers with bear spray. it's not clear whether that caused the officer's death. investigators originally thought he died after being hit in the head with an extinguisher. but in recent weeks there, putting that theory aside. they now think the death is related to side effec

the theory of this charge is felony murder and underlying felony is an intentional assault that actually reached a point of putting george floyd in substantial of losing his life. the other is murder in third degree. that charge in minnesota carries a penalty of 25 years. it always was used for a reckless act involving more than one person. shooting into a group of people a crowd of people. but the appellate court said in this case it can be used, and so it is being used. and then finally we have manslaughter in second-degree, a ten year maximum penalty. and when you look at that, that is a much lower standard. we're talking about culpable negligence, that is putting someone at an unreasonable risk of serious bodily injury or death. if he is convicted of either of the murder counts, murder in the second-degree, murder in the third degree, the sentencing guidelines means he would do something like ten and three quarters to 15 years in prison. >> what's the strongest argument in your judgment from the defense and what do you expect from them and then also what's the strongest argument for the prosecution? >> well, the prosecutio

1 does grant people with felony convictions the right to vote after they have completed the terms of their prison sentences. also on wednesday, the house passed the george floyd justice in policing act. the legislation would ban police chokeholds and eliminate qualified immunity for officers. it also seeks to ban racial and religious profiling and certain no knock raids and would set up a national database to track police misconduct. both bills now head to the senate, where they'll need 60 votes to clear the threat of a republican filibuster. the capitol police department says it has uncovered a possible plot to attack congress today, less than two months after a pro-trump mob attacked the capitol. the threat of violence prompted house speaker nancy pelosi to move up votes on police reform and voting rights to wednesday evening and to cancel thursday's session. senate leaders, however, are proceeding with business today. members of the qanon conspiracy theory believe that march 4 is the true inauguration day when donald trump will be sworn in to a second term in the white house. on wednesday, texas republican congressmember michael mccaul called on trump to i

felony charge to see it through to conviction. that's the man. the specialist who they brought in there. the guy on the left. his name is john floyd. whose name i just said a moment ago because that's the same john floyd who obtained the conviction, the racketeering conviction against the crooked sheriff sydney dorsey. in that case where dorsey murdered his would be successor after beat him in an election in the year 2000. john floyd is the one who got that conviction, including the racketeering conviction and then defended it to the supreme court. tacked 20 plus years, tacked 20 years on to a sentence that was already life without parole because of that racketeering conviction. years later, fani willis was leading the teacher scandal prosecution in atlanta, she went to him. she brought in the state's racketeering prosecution expert. she brought in john floyd to get the racketeering convictions against the teachers. in case, too, and it worked. however unlikely it might have seemed to have those kinds of charges. in kind of case, he did it and it stuck and it worked. and now not that many years later, fani willis is the elected dis

felonies. all within 72 hours will be in minnesota for a policeman charged with lynching george floyd by knee. it's just a prolonged struggle and struggle we will. >> heather, i thought senator warnock did something powerful juxtaposing that imagery with that of white insurrectionists storming the capitol and some cases not having to see any action from law enforcement. it is just a stunning, stinning picture of the two americas we live in today. >> that's right. representative cannon is up to good trouble and she is now going to be someone whom we all know and look to, she was in stacy abram's former seat and doing something on behalf of black georgia but also doing something on behalf of a coalition of voters who waded through high water to do the impossible on january 5th and the thing that the republicans never seem to understand is that when they use a club to beat down the power of the american people, they're not just hitting their own voters. this is what happens time and time again. when the right wing attacks the franchise and the right to vote, it of course hits the target first and

second—degree murder means that he would have been a substantial part of george floyd's death, even if it was not intentional, it was a felonye three options if the prosecution could bring back this charge but that is being appealed at the moment and it could possibly delay the case because the defence wants to take it to the minneapolis supreme court. what would the implications be of an acquittal? what would the implications be of an ac uittal? , ., ., what would the implications be of an acuuittal? , ., ., , acquittal? first of all, practically s-ueakin acquittal? first of all, practically speaking the _ acquittal? first of all, practically speaking the city _ acquittal? first of all, practically speaking the city is _ acquittal? first of all, practically speaking the city is very - acquittal? first of all, practically l speaking the city is very concerned about the option of an acquittal because remember last year the protests became violent at night with looters and arsonists wreaking terrible damage to the business section of minneapolis and so cities are afraid that if there is an acquittal there will be more violence

felonies. despite officials warning there would be consequences for acts of violence. >> dana: in minneapolis businesses and police are preparing for the trial of derrick chauvin charged with murder in the death of george floydelection begins monday and the city is bracing for protests and this woman's store was vandalized when protests turned to riots after george floyd's death. tanya, how has it been getting back in business after all of that over the summer? >> good morning. it has been a really rough nine months to be honest. we were hit with the original incident in may and early june. and we had additional riots in august and as we're starting to recover from some of those we're faced with the upcoming trial. >> dana: tell me about the destruction of your business and what it took to get it back. the expense. >> i think all across the board in the core of downtown minneapolis there was everything from looting and rioting, broken glass, graffiti. it got pretty ugly for a while. the destruction of businesses was pretty massive for many and very targeted looting and rioting across the board. they were going for the valuable items and utmost destruction of the businesses. there was a lot of time and expens

george floyd's death -- that defense -- that he committed an assault above and outside of this duties in terms of what is acceptable as a police officer in a hold. that assaulted and -- a felony -- charge here. and that very technical -- that's why you're seeing -- of each of the witnesses and all going to go to the jury to decide what -- prosecutor made out -- it -- slam dunk. it is difficult to do. but there is a broader -- there's also a federal -- support -- there will be -- civil case -- so you have to -- because it's -- this trial -- and the result -- want. >> we'll perfect your audio in the next break but i wonder as a former prosecutor yourself to help us watching on television, understand what part of the story they're trying to make sure the jury understands clearly from the witnesses we have seen, especially this afternoon. >> the defense lawyers are trying to distract the jury away from the specific conduct of the defendant. which is not uncommon. they want to distract the jury about the surrounding circumstances and why they were all there and the -- trying to make them believe there's a growing crowd and needed to monitor that. here's why the prosecutor has such