certainly we're not saying that george floyd bill will solve all the problems but it is a critical with the accountability framework, it does add a critical piece to addressing this issue. >> this is bill in huntersville north carolina, republican, good morning. >> good morning to you, thank you for having my call.>> what's your question or comment? >> my comment is there's a real simple answer for the problem with police in this country. and no matter what profession they are, they're a bunch of nasty people in all professions but the policeman have the hardest job there is in the world. because they're in danger every time they go out. i'm going to tell you my solution to the problem and i'll give you the practical experience that happened to me last year . with a friend of mine, we were stopped for no reason but it was a good reason, it was a dui stopping, there were like six or 10 cars in front of us . it was midnight and the police come up to me and said can i see your license and i said yes. there it is and they said are you drinking anything and we said no we weren't. he looked a

i want to talk about the police reform bill and the george floyd bill and whether there is a chance now given what tim scott has said and what karen bass has said that they're talking, that this is actually going to happen. >> potentially, it looks that way. i think the big question now is whether or not lawmakers are able to meet the sort of imposed deadline that president biden offered up, may 25th, a year after the police killing of george floyd. i have tim scott and karen bass, both of whom are saying the other is working on good faith. tim scott still sounds optimistic that both sides will be able to find common ground, andrea, but beyond that the white house is leaving it up to lawmakers to work this out and president biden will get behind whatever democrats and republicans on the hill agree to. >> kasie hunt, let's talk about infrastructure and what we've heard from the maine republican senator, susan collins yesterday about a potential deal, cutting it up and doing it piece by piece. let's play a little bit of what she had to say. >> at this point, i think now that the republica

and cops will shut down further that having been said i think one of the big problems in this george floyd bill is that it is created with the absolute destructive idea that any kind of criminal justice practice has a discrete impact on lax he is inevitably racist the only allowable explanation for that is great impact is racial bias so it is mandates the collection of yet more racial data on police actions than any ignoring the crime rates that are why the police are in minority neighborhoods just. so we got less than a minute but when you hear the media constantly give everyone the impression that not only that blacks are being hunted down by cops but that that the black community quote unquote agrees with that premise and doesn't want cops and as you say that's not the case how do you combat that. i don't know you know it's not going to this narrative is not going to change until my actually ends start getting shot the 2nd matter is the media thinks of itself as some progressive and it doesn't give a damn about black lives i mean there isn't a good shot in chicago on the last week not a sing

not just for george floyd's family, but the number that have been killed since, and the number cut down before george floyd lost his life over an allegedly counterfeit $20 billeting with congress to pass the george floyd justice and policing act. they also met with president biden where they raised their fists in solidarity in front of the white house. floyd's family members said the president expressed disappointment that congress missed the deadline, and stressed he wanted to pass a big with substance instead of signing a bill without meaning. here is mr. floyd's brother after that meeting. >> we just want the george floyd policing act to be passed in the future. here's the fing. if you can make federal laws to protect the bird the bald eagle, you can make laups to protect people of color. >> moments ago, vice president harris told reporters what it was like meeting with them today. >> i commend them. i am in awe of their courage, their continuing courage. their selflessness. truly selfness, and george floyd should be alive today. no question about that. >> joining me now, senator cory booker. thank you for sticking with us and being with us this evening.

george floyd policing act. remember, when we talk about what activists were demanding last summer, it goes much further than what we're seeing, even if that bill named after george floyd. there is a distance even among what we would think of as liberals and progressives, among what should be done in terms of the scope of police reform. it's about reacting to police actions or is it about preventing police from even having the next george floyd? i think those are two thins we still see the parties wrestling with. that's part of the reason we don't see that bill on biden's desk today. >> commissioner, you pointed out that as we're having all these conversations and trying to make these reforms, crime rates are going up. with he saw that spate of shootings and gun violence last weekend. frankly, with see it many days, all of the gun violence. we see that murder rates are going up in big cities. some governors are trying to tie it, like governor abbott of texas, as though this is connected somehow to defund the police, though most police funds -- i mean, police forces have not been defunded. i think in texas the austin police, they redistributed s

me phor kwral day we'll have an agreement, after memorial day we'll have an agreement on the george floyd bill >> reporter: the big sticking point, whether to do away with protections that shield officers from civil lawsuits. 40 states and the district columbia have already passed significant police reform. >>> abc news aired a special edition of soul of the nation after floyd the year that shook the world in case you missed it you can still catch it wherever you stream. >>> new developments in the killing of a 12-year-old girl in antioch. a 19-year-old oakland man is under arrest tonight in a deadly shooting. police say the girl was found in an upstairs bedroom on may 12th in oak haven way. investigators have not released a motive in the killing. >>> developing news tonight the first step toward transforming downtown san jose. city leaders just voted to approve plans for google's massive downtown west project a transit oriented village of sorts. it covers 80-acres or roughly 7 blocks. amelia del castillo explains, plan. >> gavin: forever change the downtown core. >>> google's downtown project

me phor kwral day we'll have an agreement, after memorial day we'll have an agreement on the george floyd bill >> reporter: the big sticking point, whether to do away with protections that shield officers from civil lawsuits. 40 states and the district columbia have already passed significant police reform. >>> abc news aired a special edition of soul of the nation after floyd the year that shook the world in case you missed it you can still catch it wherever you stream. >>> new developments in the killing of a 12-year-old girl in antioch. a 19-year-old oakland man is under arrest tonight in a deadly shooting. police say the girl was found in an upstairs bedroom on may 12th in oak haven way. investigators have not released a motive in the killing. >>> developing news tonight the first step toward transforming downtown san jose. city leaders just voted to approve plans for google's massive downtown west project a transit oriented village of sorts. it covers 80-acres or roughly 7 blocks. amelia del castillo explains, plan. >> gavin: forever change the downtown core. >>> google's downtown project

i think legislation is important, don, as it relates to the george floyd bill banning choke holds of course, banning no-knock warrants, absolutely. looking at the issue of qualified immunity, which protects the police from civil, that is lawsuits and a number of other things. but you can't legislate good judgment. you can't legislate morality. you can't legislate discretion being used in a way that favors de-escalation. but let me tell you what it means to me. i think the fact even that it went to trial, right, was really bold. why? you know, it's interesting, don. you know this. we've talked about this before, right? in barbershops across america, you have conversations. and, you know, my barber said something interesting to me. he said why is this case even going to trial? i said, let me educate you why. it's because there's an emboldenness that we don't think jurors want to convict police. since they don't want to convict police, let's take it to trial and talk our shots. but the fact of the matter is it was a reckoning. and the fact that he was convicted, mr. chauvin gave the ind

just to underscore the person to watch here as to whether we're going to get a george floyd bill, billy have to give to him a little bit more of what he wants in order to get there. thank you all for getting up "way too early" with us on this wednesday morning. don't go anywhere, "way too early" starts right now. >>> to your knowledge did the president or his company ever inflate assets or revenues? >> yes. >> was that done with the president's knowledge or direction? >> everything was done with the knowledge and at the direction of mr. trump. >> do you think we need to review his financial statements and his tax returns in order to compare them? >> yes, and you would find it at the trump org. >> quote, you'll find it at the trump org. that was donald trump's former attorney, michael cohen, laying out a road map that prosecutors investigating the former president now appear to be following. good morning and welcome to "morning show" it's wednesday, may 26th. "the washington post" reported late yesterday that manhattan district attorney cyrus vance convened a special grand jury to decid

the witnesses here in the trial, the officer connected with murdering george floyd was a young store clerk. he took that counterfeit bill police. why he says he feels like the big domino that set things into motion. >> before chris martin's testimony was on the nightly news, before he witnessed george floyd being murdered, and before we ever knew his name chris was just a teenagerer treeing trying to piece together a life. he was back at school, playing soccer, living with his mother and sister above cup foods. part of what he called a family work family. >> it looks so happy and peaceful and then it went the opposite direction. >> may 25th, 2020 george floyd walked into cup foods and passed what turned out to be a fake $20 bill. did squlou a sense of how seismic the shift in your life would be? >> in that moment i knew it was a big deal because someone had just gotten their life taken away, but i guess in my mind i didn't really connect the fact that everyone was recording. >> the killing of george floyd ripped open the wounds of racism in america sparking a worldwide movement. for chris martin and the other eyewitness

but in this george floyd bill, one of the arguments is over whether there should be qualified immunitye have to take out insurance to have liability protection? shouldn't there be some personal liability? feels like police are very confident they can murder anyone they want and get away with it. >> in the short-term, only thing that will change or modify police behavior is when you expose them to additional, personal, individual liability. when you scrape away that curtain of protection they operate under, and believe you me, it plays into the minds of police officers, definitely is impactful and meaningful that police officers enjoy some level of immunity. if you want to modify behavior, you have to begin to take away those artificially created protections from police. you would end up with a more professional police officer if that's what you're going for. i think most importantly, though, joy, we got to move away from this policing model, get to a public safety model and incorporate other disciplines, professions and specialists into the preservation and safety and sanctity of the c

george floyd's death. something he discussed with floyd's family at the white house. >> he said the deadline, he's not happy about it not being met. but all in all, he just wants the bill to be right and meaningful, and that it holds george's legacy intact. >> reporter: the george floyd policing bill would ban police chokeholds, eliminate the use of no-knock warrants and create a national registry of police misconduct. the big sticking point, whether but to do away with protections that shield officers from civil lawsuits. 40 states and the district of columbia have already passed their own significant police reforms. maryland now has new laws restricting use of force and requiring body cameras. michael harrison is the police commissioner in baltimore. >> it's a culture change. it's a paradigm shift. and it's new to a lot of people. we're four years into it. >> reporter: have you found some resistance or do you feel that everyone is in agreement on the common cause? >> well, in the beginning, like anything, people are, you know -- people reject what they fear. and they fear what they don't know. and so in the beginning, it's all about change management, how do we creat

. >> the george floyd justice in policing act and infrastructure bill. both stalled in congress as negotiators try to cut deals. could we be seeing the last chance for a biden hope for bipartisanship here? >> i think it's getting very close into, don. joe biden ran as a uniter. he was going to pull the country together. and i think after january 6th the assumption was the relat republican party would turn on trump, admit it was an insurrection and mend their ways, but, alas, it's still the party of donald trump. mitch mcconnell doesn't want to do business with biden. they are eating up precious clock. we are heading into memorial day weekend and there is nothing concrete on the table. so biden's probably, he has to start stepping up and going alone. he tried to do it with the democrats. he went from $2 trillion for his economic jobs recovery package, then down to 1.7. he can't keep going in that direction. at one point this might have to be an all-democratic jobs recovery package, and there have to reap the consequences that have like obama when he had t

and in washington dc senate lawmakers have missed the deadline for an agreement on the george floyd policing bill. this morning they remain hopeful for a compromise. pres. biden wanted this deal by yesterday, the anniversary of george floyd's murder, negotiations continued as he and vice president kamala harris met floyd's family at the white house. >> working with negotiators, i'm hopeful that some time after memorial day we will have an agreement. on the george floyd legislation. >> he said that he's not happy about it not being met but all in all he just wants the bill to be right and meaningful and that it will hold georgia's legacy intact. >> the george floyd policing bill would ban chokeholds and eliminate the use of no knock warrants and create a national registry of police misconduct. the big sticking point is whether to do away with protections that shield officers from civil lawsuits. >>> many local activists who organized protests last year are reflecting on whether or not progress has been made. -- organized a car caravan for justice last june but was later pulled over while leading a

what will happen on the george floyd bill! is there any real prospect of getting it through the senate and intact? >>, lawrence it's good to be back with you. and what a day of reflection. i also feel it's a day of hope. when we look back over the last year, after this very track trick event, a lot has changed. i joined my colleagues in the house and the leaders on this effort in the senate really believing that we will get this legislation done. we don't have a choice. after the pain we've all, certainly the floyd family, has suffered over the last year. the pain minneapolis has suffered over the last year. the numerous thousands of people, all the witnesses who testified. darnella, we talked about earlier, we have got to get this done. i do believe,, lawrence we will. >> i want to draw and your expertise in police work. tell us what you think are the most important elements of this legislation? >> one of the things i say is everybody counts. everybody is accountable. you heard me say many times that no one is above the law.

peter, congress has still not agreed on police reform on the george floyd bill.oint speech that he wanted it by next week, which was the first anniversary, the 25th of george floyd's death. and now the house is going out for three weeks, so that's not going to happen. >> yes, it's increasingly clear that's not going to happen, obviously by next tuesday's deadline the president set. an official telling me the white house is still hardened in their words by the bipartisan negotiations and instead of saying they want it done by next tuesday, officials telling me they would like to see it done as soon as possible. but house negotiators said they as recently as yesterday they're in no hurry to get this done. so with the negotiations still going on capitol hill, they're in some way going to mark that anniversary next tuesday. multiple individuals who are familiar with these discussions saying among the conversations they had including potential for inviting lead congressional negotiators here at the white house tuesday. we're told that's not where current plans stand b

george floyd and sparking a racial reckoning. but is it a reckoning? is it really? have we really reckoned with the racism that killed george floyd? have we? his family in washington today to press for the bill that bears his name. the george floyd justice in policing act. his daughter, gianna, who last year told president biden her daddy changed the world, visiting the white house today, then leading the chant "say his name." >> say it now, baby. >> say his name? >> george floyd! >> but that bill the president wanted on his desk didn't make the deadline. president biden reportedly telling the family that he doesn't want a rushed bill, he wants the right bill. and tonight, the young brave woman who shot the video of george floyd's murder a video that we never would have seen if she hadn't been there to bear witness, tonight darnella frazier is speaking out again. what she has to say is extremely powerful. i want to read some of what she says about what she saw, okay? she says a year ago today, i witnessed a murder. the victim's name was george floyd. although this wasn't the first time i've seen a black man get killed at the hands of the police, this is the first time i witnessed it happen f

. >>> in washington, d.c., senate lawmakers submit a deadline for an agreement on the george floyd policing bill. this morning they remain hopeful for a compromise. president biden wanted a deal by yesterday, the anniversary of george floyd murder. negotiations continued as he and vice president kamala harris met the floyd family at the white house. >> i've spoken with negotiators and i'm hopeful that sometime after memorial day will have an agreement on the george floyd legislation. >> he said the deadline, he's not happy about it not being met but, all in all, he wants to be able to be right and meaningful and the whole george's legacy intact. >> the george floyd policing bill would ban police chokeholds, eliminate the use of no-knock warrents, and create a national registry of police misconduct. the big sticking point has been whether to do away with protections that shield officers from civil lawsuits. >>> many of the local activists who organized demonstrations last year are reflecting about what it if any progress has been made. san francisco mom, erin feher montoya organized a caravan for

president biden urges congress to approve a policing reform bill, in memory of george floyd, after meeting his relatives on the first anniversary of his murder. all in all, he just wants the bill to be right and meaningful and that it holds george's legacy intact. the us secretary of state pledges aid to rebuild gaza during his visit to the region, but says israelis and palestinians must address the root cause of their conflict. world leaders call for hard—hitting sanctions against belarus after a flight was forced to divert to minsk and a dissident journalist arrested. and interest in digital skills among the elderly doubles, as modern technology reconnects friends and family during the pandemic. president biden has urged the us congress to pass a policing reform bill quickly, in memory of george floyd. after meeting mr floyd's relatives at the white house, exactly a year after he was killed by a white policeman, mr biden said both accountability and trust were needed in the justice system. our north america correspondent, nick bryant reports from minneapolis. taking a knee in the place t

the george floyd bill. it's a deal breaker.o work, they are motivated but how do you work when you don't feel supported? >> shannon: we have heard that over and over again. let me play something from congressman james clyburn, house majority weapon hears what he said about the issue of qualified immunity and then we'll get your response. >> every profession ought to have built into it ways in which we ought to be able to police ourselves. we do it for doctors and lawyers and on most every professional. even schoolteachers. they don't have qualified immunity. why do we give it to police officers? >> shannon: chief, i want to give you a chance to answer that question. >> i don't know what he's talking about. lawyers have it. doctors have it. this is a veiled effort by some to dismantle policing. so they back off the whole defund the police movement. they peddle this issue called qualified immunity. so if police officers start leaving, you dismantle police departments. you're defunding police departments. we know defunding is a pr

president biden has urged the us congress to pass a policing reform bill quickly, in memory of george floydhite policeman. mr floyd's family have expressed disappointment that the bill has not yer been approved. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, says america will make tens of millions of dollars available to the palestinians, following the ceasefire that ended fighting between israel and hamas. the un human rights watchdog has demanded the immediate release of the journalist, roman protasevich, by the authorities in belarus. it said the manner in which he was detained — after a plane was forced to land in minsk — was "tantamount to extraordinary rendition." now on bbc news, hardtalk.

the president supported the george floyd bill as it left the house. and we want the strongest bill that we can make. i think you have to give the negotiators the ability and the space to get together to come out with a bill that is both meaningful and substantive. >> as we wrap up here, i want to ask a question that draws on your experience in congress. before you were senior advisor to the president, just so folks know, you spent ten years in congress representing louisiana. you had a reputation for working across the aisle. you and steven scalise, as i understand it, are good friends. mitch mcconnell in the senate said 100% of his energy is going to be devoted to blocking the biden agenda. we know pretty much where house republicans stand when it comes to working with this president. given your recent experience, how do you advise president biden? what do you tell him when he talks about wanting to do bipartisan deals on infrastructure, on immigration potentially, on police reform? >> well, those things will need bipartisanship, but what we're doing

president biden urges congress to approve a policing reform bill in memory of george floyd — after meetingis relatives on the first anniversary of his murder. all in all, he just wants the bill to be right and meaningful and that it holds george's legacy intact. the us secretary of state pledges aid to rebuild gaza during his visit to the region but says israelis and palestinians must address the root cause of their conflict. world leaders call for hard hitting sanctions against belarus after a flight was forced to divert to minsk and a dissidentjournalist arrested. and tasmanian devils born in the wild on the australian mainland — for the first time in 3,000 years. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe president biden has urged the us congress to pass a policing reform bill quickly in memory of george floyd. after meeting mr floyd's relatives at the white house — exactly a year after he was killed by a white policeman — mr biden said both accountability and trust were needed in the justice system. 0ur north america correspondent, nick bryant, reports from minneapol

george floyd. i wanted to be here with the family who has not only suffered the pain but have been the ones to stand for the justice in this matter. the george floyd billl not make the deadly but there's something that can really make permanent change and i think that's what you're going to hear today at the rally as i speak and members of the family speak. we want george floyd to be a place where the whole world dealt with the issue of policing but there was some federal legislation that began to deal with it and began to deal with the beginning of real change. the chauvin verdict was a step many the right direction but it was a step. we have a long way to go. i'm glad we're on the right path but we must continue that path. >> talk about a long way to go and change that needs to happen. i was watching the body cam footage of ronald green that came out a couple of days ago and it's so upsetting to see that footage. that happened before george floyd was killed at the hands of derek chauvin. what type of change needs to happen in your eyes beyond police reform. a lot of folks in washington pushing for the justice and policing act. what else needs to happ

a lot of skepticism on capitol hill that there will in fact be a bill that they'll pass, the george floyd bill, by the anniversary of george floyd's death next week. has the white house accepted that, that it is all but an impossibility at this point that it will pass and what will the president do on the anniversary? >> i don't have anything to preview yet in terms of the president's schedule next week. we'll certainly mark the anniversary as it was a moment that impacted millions of americans and certainly the president on a personal level. i will say, kristen, obviously we are in close touch and we certainly defer to the expectations of the key negotiators here. i would note senator booker has indicated there is good energy to the talks. senator scott has said the key for us is to keep making progress. and we certainly support those efforts. the president talked about the george floyd justice in policing act in his joint session speech, put a marker down, because he feels it's important to be bold, to be ambitious. and that's exactly what he feels we're hopefully working toward. go ahead. >

a policing reform bill quickly, in memory of george floyd. the president met family members exactly a year after mr floyd was killed by a white policeman. mr floyd's family have expressed disappointment that the bill has not yet been approved. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has stressed that a two state solution — establishing a palestinian state alongside israel — was the only option for lasting peace in the region. he was speaking after holding talks with israeli and palestinian leaders. the un human rights watchdog has demanded the immediate release of the journalist, roman protasevich, by the authorities in belarus. it said the manner in which he was detained — after a plane was forced to land in minsk — was "tantamount to extraordinary rendition." now on bbc news — our world and just a warning this programme contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. afghanistan is in the grip of a new and sinister campaign of violence. young professionals are being deliberately targeted and murdered. it is suspected that the killi

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we want the george floyd bill.e of us are now saying we mean when payment happens, it doesn't come from the insurance policy paid for by the taxpayers t. needs to come out of these pensions and out of these killers' money so it's actually hurt and felt. but we must stop this in america. it's happening too much. one life is too much. and this stuff doesn't have to happen. he had no gun, he no drugs, his hands were on the wheel, shot four times in the arm and one time the kill shot, was in the back of the head, right below -- right below the neck. >> mr. barber, accountability, you are demanding it, and you should. thank you so much for joining us and we will be watching the funeral later today here on msnbc. >>> coming up -- democrats need every vote they can to pass through president biden's agenda. but with more people leaving high-tech states for low-tech states, the alarge bells this morning and danger of possibly going too big. >>> air travel is back, car rentals up but a major shortage could change all of that

morning," we'll speak with senator cory booker over congressional negotiations over the george floyd police billst-selling arthor ta-nehisi coates weighs in on the project. >>> and foo fighters frontman dave cogrohl joins us in the studio to tell us about his paramount plus production of "cradle to stage." that's the "cbs morning news." thanks for watching for this tuesday. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. . >>> right no

the headlines: president biden has urged the us congress to pass a policing reform bill quickly, in memory of george floydiceman. mr floyd's family have expressed disappointment that the bill has not yet been approved. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has stressed that a two—state solution — establishing a palestinian state alongside israel — was the only option for lasting peace in the region. he was speaking after holding talks with israeli and palestinian leaders. the un human rights watchdog has demanded the immediate release of the journalist, roman protasevich, by the authorities in belarus. it said the manner in which he was detained — after a plane was forced to land in minsk — was "tantamount to extraordinary rendition". now on bbc news, it's tuesday in parliament.

and that begins with george floyd and policing but all kinds of local and state bills that need to be pushed and need to do more than george floyd policing bill. >> always a pleasure. thank you, sir. i appreciate you appearing tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you. >>> the senate taking up a key vote on a commission to investigate the deadly january 6th capitol attack. joining me now, charlie dent now, political cnn commentator, brendan buck is with me as well, former top aide to john boehner. thank you for joining me. tomorrow senate republicans will likely kill any hope of the january 6th commission. it could be their first filibuster. what does it mean? >> i think first it means the effort that has taken place to whitewash what happened has been remarkably successful. there is a poll out that shows a majority of republican voters believe that the riot january 6th was led by left wing agitators trying to make donald trump look bad. this is the reality that so many republicans are living in right now. so this actually, in a sad way, is an easy vote for republicans to vote

george floyd's. a police reform bill named after george floyd that would ban choke holds and no longer protect law enforcement did pass in the house back in march, and the president has said he wanted to see it passed in the senate by may 25th, by the anniversary of that murder. but sadly, frustratingly, that clearly isn't now going to happen. republicans have drawn a red line on the so-called issue of qualified immunity that protect officers from lawsuits. and instead of capitulating house progressives are insisting in a new letter getting rid of qualified immunity, getting rid of that and making sure that's in the final package, well, that has to be in the final package they say. senator cory booker leading negotiations for democrats in the senate, he says he has faith a deal can be reached. >> i wouldn't have a negotiating partner in tim scott if mitch mcconnell didn't believe that this is something we should be at the table trying to work through. we are on the senate side working in good faith to bring this to a conclusion. >> why do so many democrats always seem willing to believe that this time mitch m

deploying her- as well as perhaps he could, - and effectively enough in regards to the george floyd policing billden knows - those good old boys, - he understands the mentality of some in the south, - he understands the mentality of a frame of reference in america that is built around a certain- degree of white supremacy. and he has apologised for those links to those, you know, - senators from the south who may have old—fashioned views, _ he has apologised for that. but there is a sense that if anyone can build a consensus, it's him. i it's precisely what steve - was suggesting, that the rhetoric from the top is what is important, and that, hopefully _ in the longer—term, could bring some kind of change. _ in the short term, it's difficult, it's rocky. i but if there is a sense, an overarching sense, i that we cannot as a nation, that is the united states, l continue the way we have in terms of the way we talk about race, - then perhaps that can filter down to those activists - who got out on the streets, many |of them white, it has to be said, | in the united kingdom, in france, in germany, | i

bill. >> now we will hear from a tony -- attorney tommy -- tony ramana g. >> good day everybody, nice to see you out. i think what's important about today, commemorating the one-year date of george floyd's death is that we need this bill passed. here's why we needed past. we need to protect lives as opposed -- opposed to take lives. we need people safe on the streets of our country as opposed to being unnecessarily shot by police. that's what so important about this day, that's why am so proud to be standing with the floyd family today, being a representative, and fighting for this bill to make sure it's meaningful and substantial. thank you all. >> now we will hear briefly from the attorney and we have one more speaker after that. >> good afternoon, the important thing to remember, and i think everyone is working on different things, that the important thing i want everyone to remember is there have been other bills that have been passed in the last three months, protecting different groups of people. this group of people needs to be protected and this started a long time ago. there are some things that started sooner that got protected a lot faster. so we just asked that you, if you a

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today george floyd's brother is set to urge president biden in person to help get the bill passed ando sign it following a year of unrest and a growing demand for racial equality sparked by floyd's death in minneapolis. happening right now, a celebration of life for the man whose name continues to ring out among calls for change. that is a live look at events under way in minneapolis, we have a reporter there, omar jimenez as well as kaitlan collins live at the white house for us. kaitlan, starting with you, what are you learning about this meeting between president biden and floyd's family today? >> ana, we know it's going to be private, there are not going to be cameras brought in like you see for often the other meetings the president has. president biden wanted this to be a private behind closed doors meeting citing the relationship he's built with the floyd family over the last year and so we don't expect to actually see that -- them in the room together in just a few moments in the oval office, though, there is a chance they could come out to the microphones and speak as often y

during his address to a joint session of congress last month call on congress to act on that george floyd policing bill. i'm told the president has been keeping a close eye on that legislation as it's moving -- as it's coming together slowly as things do happen in washington. but there's progress on that. so the president and vice president not necessarily frustrated that he will not be signing a bill into law today but they are heartened by progress that is being made. not necessarily much he can do without that legislation. that meeting here at the oval office is certainly very symbolic and very meaningful. >> no question, jeff zeleny. thanks very much. there is fresh optimism this morning from top senate negotiators about the possibility of a bipartisan deal to overhaul policing in this country. will they deliver, poppy, this time? >> right. right. and although they'll miss president biden's deadline of today for symbolic reasons, the big thing that matters, jessica dean on capitol hill, is, are they going to do it soon? >> right. will they reach the finish line on that? that's the question everyone

all of these things led to george floyd's death and they're in that bill. s important. >> the family announced a new fund today in minneapolis. they got millions of dollars because of the murder of george floyd. tell us about this fund. what is the goal? >> going back to the community. that area was hit hard from the protests and everything that happened with george floyd. we have the idea with the family about reinvesting in that area. the problem that happens nationwide is a lot of areas, especially minority areas, are underfunded and they're not fixed up. that needs to change. >> looking ahead, what do you see happening in the next few weeks and months? >> keep these discussions going. you know, people are having powerful zudiscussions about policing. they thought if you stand up for civil rights, you're against policing. no. stop the rhetoric, let's fix this and end all of the chaos. >> chris stewart, thanks for all you do. good to have you here. >>> let's stay on top of this story. joining us is cedric richmond, the senior advisor of the white house off

a policing reform bill quickly, in memory of george floyd. the president met family members exactly a year after mr floyd was killed by a white policeman. mr floyd's family have expressed disappointment that the bill has not yet been approved. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has stressed that a two—state solution — establishing a palestinian state alongside israel — was the only option for lasting peace in the region. he was speaking after holding talks with israeli and palestinian leaders. the un human rights watchdog has demanded the immediate release of the journalist, roman protasevich, by the authorities in belarus. it said the manner in which he was detained — after a plane was forced to land in minsk — was "tantamount to extraordinary rendition". now on bbc news, it's tuesday in parliament. hello and welcome to tuesday in parliament. coming up — anger at new advice in areas where covid cases are growing. can he understand how insulting it is to have new restrictions imposed upon us, local lockdowns by stealth, by the back doo