. >> when you say for george floyd, did you see what happened to george floyd? >> yes. >> let's ask you some questions about that. >> okay. >> are you ready? >> yes. >> do you need a tissue or a break, let me know. >> going to ask you some questions about that day, the day in all this happened. first thing, how did you come to be in the area? what were you doing that day? >> we were going to get snacks. >> where were you head? >> two cups. >> is at cup foods? >> yes. >> you said you were with alyssa and how did you get that? >> drove there. >> who drove you are alyssa? >> alyssa. >> where were you in the car? the front passenger seat? >> yes. >> just the two of you? >> yes. >> she was driving, you were in the passenger seat, you're headed to cup foods, what is this first thing you notice 20 got to the area? >> george floyd voice yelling for his mom saying he can't breathe. >> did you notice, how soon did you notice what was going on? were you still driving up one this was going on? >> without being heard from the car? >> yes. >> what did you see as you are driving up?

. >> and when you say for george floyd, did you see what happened to george floyd? >> yes. >> so i'm going to ask you some questions about that. >> okay. >> do you need a tissue or a break, just put up your hand and let me know. you can grab a tissue any time anytimeyou need one. so, i'm going to ask you some questions about that day, the day that all this happened. so, first things first. how did you come to be in the area; what were you doing that day? >> me and alyssa were going to get snacks. >> and where were you headed that today? >> to cup foods. >> when you say cup, is that cup foods? >> yes. >> you said you were with alyssa. and how did you get there? >> we drove there. >> and who drove, you or alyssa? >> alyssa. >> and where were you in the car, were you in the front passenger seat? >> yes. >> just the two of you together? >> yes. >> so, she was driving, you were in the passenger seat, you're headed to cup foods. what is the first thing you notice once you get into the area? >> we heard george floyd's voice yelling out for his mom and saying i can't breathe. >> a

. >> you mentioned someone george floyd. >> yes. >> did you know george floyd before may 25th? >> i can't hear -- >> could you say that again, you can't hear? >> no. >> okay. had you ever met george floyd before going into cup foods that day? >> no. >> as far as you know, have you ever seen him? >> no. >> now, when you came out to where your cousin was and you saw george floyd, was there a policeman there? >> yes. >> do you remember what the policeman or policemen were doing? >> putting in the unit george floyd. >> if i show you a picture of a policeman -- why don't i just do that. let me ask you if you recognize the policeman in what's marked as exhibit 17. do you recognize this man? >> yes. >> who is he? >> i can't remember his name. >> do you remember what he was doing? how do you know him? >> he was pushing his knee in the neck of george floyd. >> do you see him in the courtroom today? >> no. >> how about now? >> yes. >> so is that the person that you saw? >> yes. >> so you saw him put the knee on the neck of george floyd. when wa

george floyd. you said you're hear for george floyd and you're talking about seeing george floyd. did you know who he was at that time? >> no. >> after the fact did you learn -- >> yes you now know him to be george floyd? >> yes. >> when you heard -- you said you heard voices getting louder. what prompted you to get out of the car? what made you get out of the car? >> i think it was kind of a gut feeling. >> when you said you heard voices getting louder, was there something about the tone or what was said that -- >> it sounded serious. >> okay. >> what made you think it was something serious? >> just the way everyone sounded. >> so, what did you do? >> i got out of the car and i walked up and that's when i saw george floyd unconscious. and derek on his neck. >> so, i'm going to break that down a little bit. you said you saw george floyd unconscious. what made you think that george floyd was unconscious when you saw him? >> he wasn't talking anybody and when we pulled up, he was talking. his eyes were closed. he wasn't moving. >> you said you saw derek on top of him? >> yes. >> and by derek, do you mean derek chauvin? >> yes. >> did you know who that was at the time?

george floyd. blackwell: is he in the courtroom today? >> no. >> is that the person you saw? >> yes. blackwell: he put on the neck of george floyd did he take it off of the neck? >> no. blackwell: we there when the ambulance came? >> yes. blackwell: tell us what happened when the ambulance came. >> they pushed him off of him. blackwell: they just push him off? >> they asked him nicely to get off of him. blackwell: what did they do? >> they still stayed on him. blackwell: than what did the ambulance people do? >> they had to pull them off. blackwell: can you tell us being there that day and see the officer on top of george floyd, how did that feel? >> i was mad. blackwell: why are you sad and mad? >> it felt like he was stopping his breathing and it herded him. blackwell: thank you. you are excused. thank you. [inaudible conversations] >> members of the jury lunch will not be here until 12:30 p.m. we will shoot for 1:15 p.m. to reconvene. we are in recess until 1:15 p.m. thank you. [inaudible conversations] the statement collets next witness one - - may call it's next witness. [inaudib

you can take your time. >> yes. >> please tell the ladies and gentlemen, who is this? >> this is the officer that was kneeling on george floyd's neck. >> on may 25. >> yes. >> is this the way that he appeared when you saw him? >> yes. >> when you first arrived at the scene, and you started recording with your phone camera, were other bystanders present at the time? >> no. >> about how long before other people started to gather with you? >> not even a minute. >> and could you estimate roughly how many others were just there around you also observing what was happening? >> may be about 12, 14, something around that maybe. >> if i showed you a picture of those who were there, might you recognize those who were present? let's see. pull up exhibit 184. >> [inaudible] >> just one moment. [inaudible] >> as we look at exhibit 184, do these look like, in this exhibit, the other bystanders who were with you at the scene on may 205th? >> yes. >> i offer 184. >> so, looking at this picture, photograph, can you identify for us any of the other bystanders? we know that you've identified your cousin to the right. how about others in the phot

george floyd. you said you're here for george floyd, and you're talking about seeing george floyd. did you know who he was at that time? >> no. >> after the fact, did you learn his name? >> yes. >> okay. so you now know him to be george floyd? >> yes. >> when you heard -- you said you heard voices getting louder. what prompted you to get out of the car? what made you think you should get out of the car? >> i guess it was kind of just a gut feeling. >> when you said you heard voices getting louder, was there something about the tone or what was said -- >> it sounded serious. >> okay. and what made you think it was something serious? >> just the way everyone sounded. >> okay. so what did you do? >> i got out of the car and i walked up, and that's when i saw george floyd unconscious, and derek on his neck. >> okay. so i'm going to break that down a little bit. you said you saw george floyd unconscious. what made you think that george floyd was unconscious when you saw him? >> he wasn't talking anymore and when we pulled up he was talking. his eyes were closed. he wasn't moving. >> and you said you saw derek on top of him? >> yes. >> and by derek, do you mean derek chauvin? >> y

george floyd? >> can you re -- >> well, i'll just ask you the question, yes. nse to what the crowd was doing or saying did you see him at any time kneel in harder on george floyd in response? >> yes. >> incidentally do you see mr. chauvin in the courtroom? >> yes. >> could you please point him out? >> right there. >> for the record she's pointing to mr. chauvin, thank you. now you had at some point told us you were there when the the ambulance came. >> yes. >> did mr. chauvin get off of mr. floyd when the ambulance arrived? >> no, the ambulance person had to actually tell him to lift up. >> so the ambulance arrives. and does an ambulance person get out right away and come over to ask mr. chauvin to lift up or did something else happen after that? >> he checked his pulse first while chauvin's knee still remained on george floyd's neck. >> all right. so the paramedic checks his pulse with mr. chauvin still on his neck. then what happens after that? >> the paramedic was -- he did like a motion like get up, telling him, basically telling him to remove his knee, his

>> no. >> now when you came otowhere your cousin was and you saw george floyd was there a policeman there? >> yes. >> do you remember what the policeman or policemen were doing? >> putting knee on george floyd. >> if i showed you a picture of a policeman why don't i just do that. let me ask you if you recognize the policeman in what's mark as exhibit 17. do you recognize this man? >> yes. >> who is he? >> i can't remember his name. >> do you remember what he was doing how do we know him? >> he was putting on neck of george floyd. >> do you see him in the courtroom today? >> no. >> hob him? >> yes. >> is that the person that you saw? >> yes. >> so you saw him put on the neck of george floyd when was that knee taken was that ever taken off of george floyd? >> no. >> were you there when an ambulance came? >> yes. >> what happened when you saw an ambulance come? >> he asked the ambulance posh himmb off of him. >> p how did that happen did thy group to push him off or -- >> asked to get off of him. >> when they asked him nicely to get off of him, what did he do? >> still stayed on him. >> and then wha

this is quite significant for the prosecution to show how the police approached george floyd from the very beginning, right? yes, indeed, the police actually drew weapons on george floyd and we expect to find out a little more about theirs as that testimony goes on. but it just seems as if they were pretty aggressive from the start, particularly for a case that it did not involve any violence or a threat to anybody, but it involved a counterfeit $20.00 bill. that's the allegation that 1st george floyd's friend in the car tried to pass a $20.00 counterfeit bill inside of the foods. that bill was rejected as counterfeit. and then floyd came in, had a pleasant. busy conversation with our witness a little bit earlier there, christopher and then left of bill martin later as the clerk of that store decided as a false bill came out to the car, repeatedly tried to persuade floyd to come in and talk to the manager. and then you have the police approach that vehicle and that is the beginning of the encounter that ended badly with george floyd's death in the end, after 3 officers knelt on his neck and at some point went u

you can take your time. >> yes, yes. >> please tell the ladies and gentlemen who is this? >> this was the officer that was kneeling on george floyd's neck. >> on may 25 snth. >> yes. >> is this the way he appeared when you saw him on may 25th kneeling on george floyd's neck? >> yes. >> when you first arrived at the scene -- you can take that down, brian. when you first arrived at the scene and you started recording with your phone camera, were there other bystanders or others present at the time? >> no. >> about how long before other people started to gather with you? >> not even a minute in. >> and could you estimate roughly how many others were just there around you who were also observing what was happening? >> maybe about 12, 14, something around that, maybe. >> if i showed you a picture of those who were there, might you recognize those who might have been present with you? let's see. [ inaudible ] thank you. >> to refresh the memory, is that correct? >> let me make sure it's only so she can see. >> already got it. >> thank you, judge. as you look at exhibit 184, do these look like in this exhibit the other bystanders who were

. >> did you later learn that was george floyd? >> yes. >> you saw how many officers at that time? >> i want to say one at that time and then another one walked over. >> tell the jury about that. what did you see the first officer to? >> i started walking, they were asking mr. floyd to get out and from there on, i don't want to say got up and walked off to where the other officers were. the other officer walked up, they said something, i don't know what and they handcuffed him and walked him down. >> i'm going to stop you there. first you saw one officer interacting on the driver side of the car. >> yes. >> he said there was another officer on the passenger side of the blue mercedes truck. he discovered eventually the officer on the passenger side and over. >> yes. >> you said the officers got mr. floyd handcuffed, did you see that happen? >> no, i did not. i don't recall but. >> what did you see while standing on the couple food side of the street right next to the suv? >> right after that i see, i'm looking away and when i turned back and look, i did see him in handcuffs and then

you know that gentleman in the not at all and you subsequent to this learned who that was that george floyd yes. so you saw them moving mr floyd after you stopped recording right. so i'm going to put exhibit one back up ways. and if you would again show the jurors you know where you saw them. well if you would just put an x on here where you were part when you made that 2nd video do you know what i mean. writing to your dragon. ok and then if you would show the jurors where you saw them walking mr floyd after you stopped recording. a. story. and so then at some point you. started up your car and drove off out of the area correct and can you show the jurors where you drove when you did that. and so the record should reflect you turned from 38th street to go.

yes. >> please tell the ladies and gentlemen, who is this? >> this was the officer that was kneeling on george floyd's> on may 25th? >> yes. >> is this the way he appeared when you saw him on may 25th kneeling on george floyd's neck? >> yes. >> when you first arrived at the scene, you can take that down now. when you first arrived at the scene and you started recording with your phone camera, were there other bystanders or other present at the time? >> no. >> about how long before other people started to gather with you? >> not even a minute? . >> and could you estimate roughly how many others were just there around you or also observing what is happening? >> maybe about 12, 14. something around that. maybe. >> if i showed you a picture of those who were there, might you recognize those who might have been present with you? let's see. bring up exhibit 184. >> does that refresh your memory? >> yes. your honor, just one moment. let me make sure that it is only the one she can see. >> i got it. >> thank you, judge. >> as you look at exhibit 184, do these look like in this exhibit the other you about stan

george? >> the black male on the ground. >> did you know who he was at that time? >> no. >> did you later learn his name? >> yes. >> are you talking about george floyd? >> yes. >> a black male you later learned to be mr. light on the ground, did you hear what was going on. >> i heard there were all of already a couple bystanders there and i heard some people talking to let him up, talking to george -- yeah. when you are talking about george, did you hear mr. floyd say anything? >> i heard him say he couldn't breathe and his stomach hurt and he wanted his mom. >> have your friends phone with you when you got out of the car. >> yes, i did. >> so when you heard these things, what did you decide to do with the phone? >> i knew initially there was something wrong so i started recording. >> you said you knew something was wrong, what did you think was wrong? >> a lot of people looked in distress and george was in distress. >> when you say, is it the things he was saying that made you think he was in distress? >> yes. >> was that what prompted you to start to record? >> yes. >> and could you see what was going on at that time? >> yes, i could see he was bein

george? >> the black male on the ground. >> did you know who he was at that point and time? >> no. >> did you later learn his name? >> yes. >> are you talking about george floyd? >> yes. >> so you saw -- a black male that you later learned to be mr. floyd on the ground and officers. did you hear what was going on at that point? >> i heard a couple of -- already a couple of bystanders there about with and i just heard some people talking to let him up and just to stay calm talking to george. yeah. >> and did you hear who you were talking about george mr. floyd, did you hear mr. floyd say anything? >> yes. i heard him say he couldn't breathe. and that his stomach hurt and that he wanted his mom. did you have your friend kaelin's phone with you when you got out of the car? >> yes, i did. >> when you heard all of these things going on, what did you decide to do with that phone? >> i knew initially that there was something wrong. so i started recording. >> you said you knew something was wrong what made you think something was wrong? >> a lot of people looked in distress so i walk -- and george was in distress. >> when you say in distress was this things that you

george? >> the black man on the ground. eldridge: did you know who he was at that time quick. >> no. eldridge: you learned later? >> yes. eldridge: george floyd? >> yes. eldridge: the black male that you learn to be mr. floyd on the ground and did you hear what was going on at that point? >> i heard a couple of bystanders they are and i heard some people talking to let him up and just to stay calm talking to george. eldridge: talking about george, mr. floyd did you hear him say anything? >> he said he couldn't breathe. and that his stomach hurt. and that he wanted his mom. eldridge: did you have your friends phone with you when you got out of the car? >> yes i did. eldridge: when you heard these things what did you decide to do? >> i knew initially there was something wrong. so i started recording. eldridge: you knew something was wrong. what was wrong? >> a lot of people looked in distress. on the sidewalk. george was in distress. eldridge: you say distress the things you heard him saying that made you think he was in distress? >> yes. eldridge: is that what prompted you to press record? >> yes. eldridge: could you see what was going on with

they are holding george floyd down also. >> so you talked about, did you see three officers with mr. floyd? >> yes, ma'am. four officers, three on mr. floyd. >> looking at this picture, can you tell which officer was which? >> mr. chauvin, i don't know the other names. >> stop right there. when you say mr. chauvin, can you tell where he is from this picture? new prosthetic and if you're trying to show him? okay, the officer you identified, is that when you identified as mr. chauvin? >> yes. >> the other officers you described on top of him, is that right? >> yes. >> and a fourth officer at the back. >> yes. >> play a little bit of this video. are you ready? >> yes, ma'am. >> okay, go ahead. this part of the video doesn't have audio but does not show you? >> yes, ma'am. >> you just stepped back out of the frame. >> yes, ma'am. >> we are going to fast-forward a little bit but during this time, you are watching, you're just not on the frame of this video. is that right? >> yes, ma'am. >> we are going to go forward to 82130, we'll just play a little bit of this here. [background noises] >> let him bre

george," this individual who was removed from the suv, the mercedes, did you know that gentlemen? >> no, not at all. >> have you subsequent to this learned who that was >> yes, sir. >> was that george floyd >> yes, sir. >> so you saw them moving mr. floyd after you stopped recording? >> yes, sir. >> i'll put exhibit 1 back up. >> please. >> and if you would again, show the jurors where you saw them, well, if you would, just put an "x" on here where you were parked when you made that second video, do you know what i mean try again? okay and if you would, show the videos where you saw them walking mr. floyd after you stopped recording. >> and walking him this way. >> and so at some point, you started up your car and drove off out of the area. >> correct >> and can you show the jurors where you drove when you did that and so the record should reflect you turned from 38th street to go what would be southbound on chicago?

george floyd? >> can you read -- >> i will just ask you the question, yes. in response to what the crowd was doing or saying it you see him at any time kneel harder on george floyd in this one? >> yes. >> incident do you see mr. chauvin in the courtroom? >> yes. >> could you please point him out? >> right there. >> for the record she's .2 mr. chauvin. thank you. now you had at some point told us you were there when the endless came. >> yes. >> did mr. chauvin get off of mr. floyd when the angels arrived a? >> no. the ambulance had to actually tell him to lift up. >> so the evidence arrives and doesn't and goes person get out right away and come over to ask mr. chauvin to lift up or to something else happened about. >> was he took pulse first while his knee still remained on george floyd snack. >> all right. the paramedic checks his pulse. with mr. chauvin still on his neck. then what happened after that? >> the paramedic was come he did like in like a motion, like get up, telling him, basically telling him to remove his knee. his knee was even there, even at

floyd out of the truck, is that right >> yes, ma'am. >> you said mr. floyd. did you know who he was at the time >> no, ma'am >> did you later learn that man was george floyd >> >> okay. so you saw -- how many officers at that time did you see interacting with mr. floyd >> i want to say one at the time, yet another one walked over to help him >> so tell the jury about that what did you see the first officer do and then what happened next? start from that point? >> the first officer was asking mr. floyd to get out from that point on, i want to say the other one walked up to the truck with the other officer. all of a sudden i heard a couple words, i don't know what it was, he finally got mr. floyd out of the truck, handcuffed him and walked him down. >> i'm going to stop you right there. so first you saw one officer interacting on the driver's side of the car with mr. floyd, is that right >> yes, ma'am. >> then you said there was another officer who was on the passenger's side initially of that blue mercedes truck, is that right >> yes, ma'am. >> and i think you described that eventually that officer on the passenger's side came over to assist on the driver's si

george, mr. floyd, did you hear mr. floyd say anything? >> yes, i heard him say that he could not breathe and that his stomach hurt and that he wanted his mom. >> did you have your friend's phone with you when you got out of the car? >> yes, i did. >> so when you heard all these things going on, what did you decide to do with that phone? >> i knew initially that there was something wrong so i started recording. >> so you said you knew something was wrong. what made you think something was wrong? >> well, a lot of people looked in distress on the sidewalk and george was in distress. >> when you say he was in distress, was it those things you heard him saying that made you think he was in distress? >> yes. >> so was that what prompted you to start to record? >> yes. >> and could you see what was going on with mr. floyd at that point? >> yes, i could see that he was being held to the ground. >> what did you see with respect to him being held on the ground? >> i saw derek had his knee on his neck. >> are you referring to mr. derek chauvin when you ar

george. did you know who he was at that point in time did you later learn his name yes are you talking about george floyd yes so you saw. a black male that you later learned to be mr flint on the ground and marcus nurse. did you hear what was going on point . i heard a couple of there was already a couple of bystanders there and i just heard. some people talking to lead him just to stay calm talking to george. did you hear who you're talking about george mr floyd did you hear mr floyd saying anything yes i heard him say he couldn't breathe. and his stomach hurt. and that he wanted his mom. you have. your friend kalends phone with you when you got out of a car yes i did so when you heard all these things going on what if you decide to do with fact. i knew initially that there was something wrong so i started recording and. sees that you knew something was wrong what made you think something was wrong. or a lot of people who. in distress. on the sidewalk in. georgia. when you say he was in distress was it those things you heard him saying that made you think he was in distress. so was that what prompted yo

floyd out of the truck. >> yes, ma'am. >> you say mr. floyd. diyou know who he was at the time? >> no ma'am. >> did you later learn that was george floyd? >> yes, ma'am. >> how many officers at the time did you see interacting with mr. floyd? >> i want to is a one at the time that another one walked over to help him. >> tell the jury about that. what did you see the first officer do? start from that point. >> when i got out of my truck and started watching, the officers were basically asking mr. floyd to get out. from that point on, i don't want to say the other officer walked up -- the other officer was on the other side. he walked up to the officer who was trying to get mr. floyd out of the trucks. i heard a couple words. they finally got mr. floyd off truck and walked him down. >> first you saw one officer interacting on the driver's side of the car. >> yes, ma'am. >> you said there was another officer who was on the passenger side initially of that blue mercedes truck. is that right? >> yes, ma'am. >> i think you were describing that eventually that officer on the passengers side came over to assist on the driver's side. is that righ

. >> so subsequently you learned it was george floyd? >> yes. >> i want to put exhibit 1 back up, please. if you would, again, show the jurors, you know, where you saw them -- well, if you would just put an "x" where you were parked when you made that second video? do you know what i mean? >> try again? okay. then if you would show the jurors where you saw them walking mr. floyd after you stopped recording? >> they were walking him this way. >> so then at some point you started up your car and drove off out of the area? >> correct. >> can you show the jurors where you drove when you did that? so the record should reflect you turned from 38th street to go what would be southbound on chicago? >> correct. >> and the record should also reflect you are indicating the officers walking mr. floyd from the dragon walk

this was the officer that was kneeling on floyd's neck. >> on may 25th. >> yes. >> is this the way he appeared when you saw him on may 25th, kneeing on george floyd's neck? >> yes. >> when you first arrived at the scene -- you can take that down now. when you first arrived at the scene and you started recording with your phone camera, were there other bystanders or others there present at the time? >> no. >> about how long before other people started to gather? >> not even a minute in. >> and could you estimate roughly how many others were just there around you who were also observing what was happening? >> maybe about 12, 14. something around that maybe. >> if i had showed you a picture of those who were there, might you recognize those who might have been present with you? let's see. [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] >> yes, your honor. just one moment. let me make sure it's -- [inaudible] >> already got it. >> all right. thank you, judge. as you look at exhibit 1 is 84 -- 184, do these look like in this exhibit the other bystanders who were with you at the scene on may 25th? >> yes. >> your honor, i offer 184 into evidence. >> no obj

george? >> the black male on the ground. >> did you know who he was at that point? time? >> no. >> did you later learn his name? >> yes. >> and are you talking about george floyd? yes. >> so, you saw a black male that you later learned to be mr. floyd on the ground and some off officers. did you hear what was going on at that point? >> i heard a couple -- there was already a couple bystanders there and i just heard some people talking to let him up and just to stay calm, talking to george. yeah. >> and did you hear who you're talking about, george, mr. floyd, did you hear mr. floyd saying anything? >> yes. i heard him say he couldn't breathe. and that his stomach hurt. and that he wanted his mom. . >> did you have your friend's phone with you when you got out of the car? >> yes, i did. >> so, when you heard all these things going on, what did you decide to do with that phone? >> i knew initially that there was something wrong, so i started recording. >> so you said you knew something was wrong. what made you think something was wrong? >> well, a lot of people looked in distress on the sidewalk, and george was in distress. >> when you say he was in distress, was

stone camera footage taken to in the area upon the date and around the time of the death of george floyd. >> yes. >> were you aware that that footage was requested in connection with this investigation pretty. >> yes pretty can you tell the jury when he specifically requested pretty. >> i believe he wanted video from the camera 30th in chicago from about 7:00 p.m. until i'm not sure maybe 11:00 p.m. >> based on your review of the records, was that video footage obtained. and yes and my and minneapolis police officer by the name dean kriegel is that right. >> he was a sergeant. >> okay and the milestone footage with the incident that you just described him as an and or minneapolis police department case number 2020 - 140629. yes. and that was exported and then uploaded into mb evidence .com site for later retrieval is that right. >> yes. >> do you know when based on your review the case was uploaded that footage was uploaded. yes. >> 12:50 a.m. on may 26, 2020. >> yes pretty. >> and you reviewed this footage yourself is all right pretty. >> i have pretty. >> the day after the incident, to see if

what erupted in the aftermath of george floyd? >> yes, there is a court of public opinion, and the court of public opinion this officer has been convicted, but the evidence is limited. the jury has to comply with the instructions by the judge so it's a whole different ball game. what they did, you noticed how they kept talking about time sequence. that is where the reaction of the officer, generality, trying to play with the emotions. the impact of what the witnesses, the civilians all, that's not the case. it's the perspective of the police officers. i will tell you right now, i've done a hundred cases and the defense is trying to make sure the jury slows down the evidence and looks at it and sequence. and what the perspective of the police officer is. >> i want to bring in the anchor of "the story" martha maccallum, she's covering every angle of this trial. after listening to the opening statements from the prosecution and defense, we've been talking about their core legal strategies, what sticks out to from what you've heard so far? >

george, this individual who was removed from the suv, the mercedes, did you know that gentle? >> no, not at all. >> have you subsequent to this into that wasn't? >> yes, sir. >> was that george floyd>> yes, sir. >> so you saw the movie mr. floyd after you start recording? >> right, yes, sir. >> i i will put exhibit one back up, please. >> and if you would again show the jurors, you know, where you saw them dash and welcome if you would just put an x on here where you when you made that second video, do you know what i mean? shall we try again? okay. and then if you would show the jurors were you saw them walking mr. floyd after you stopped recording. .. the record should reflect you turned to go what would be southbound on chicago >> correct. >> the record should reflect your indicating officer is walking mister floyd from the corner of what would be northbound on chicago towards the cub foods store. when you turned and went south on chicago, and they already walkedmister floyd in front of you over to that or did you cut in front of them ? >> i believe they already crossed, i'm not sure . it was before i can tell you the truth. >> at one point you sawthem putting him in a squad ca

do you support the bill as it is, the george floyd act? >> yes, i support the george floyd act. civil rights movement all the way back. you can see in the 1950s and 1960s, everybody was trying to prevent what happened to my brother, because dr. king said it a long time ago. he had a dream that all men and women, boys and girls, could join hands together around this world. when my brother was killed, it started happening. you see people walking in the streets, holding hands, no matter what race, caucasian, african-american, chinese, asian, everybody was all during the covid pandemic and people were risking their life for what was right. that touched me. and the protesters that did that, hey, they ought to be having their faces on mt. rushmore and things like that, because they did what they had to do. they got out and they participated in something that we should have ignored a long time ago. change is now. >> indeed. i don't think anybody can argue about that. ben, it's already starting. we've seen this act before. the reports they're putting out that, well, there were drugs fou

police to this day and we can see we can expect to see much the same as a result of the george floyd incident yes let's turn to the trial at hand i mean what can we expect to see come up in the coming days. well the prosecution wants to focus on this video that's the stare of course their strongest piece of evidence while defense wants to play down the video they point to what they call 50000 other pieces of evidence they want to discuss and bring it to the jury's attention we heard in the report that they want to go with this drug use and poor health a reasoning for george floyd's death they would have to prove not just that george floyd had a drug problem if he did it all or had poor health if that's true but that that actually led to his death on that day whereas prosecution can turn to medical experts as witness with this is to determine the cause of death and if they can conclude without a reasonable doubt that that death was homicide then there's your answer then there was homicide so that's really where the 2 sides are going to come down and then the big thing to watch is a shoving himself

police to this day and we can see we can expect to see much the same as a result of the george floyd incident yes let's turn to the trial at hand i mean what can we expect to see come up in the coming days. well the prosecution wants to focus on this video that's the stare of course their strongest piece of evidence while defense wants to play down the video they point to what they call 50000 other pieces of evidence they want to discuss and bring it to the jury's attention we heard in their report that they want to go with this drug use and poor health a reasoning for george floyd's death they would have to prove not just that george floyd had a drug problem if he did it all or had poor health if that's true but that that actually led to his death on that day whereas prosecution can turn to medical experts as witness witnesses to determine the cause of death and if they can conclude without a reasonable doubt that that death was homicide then there's your answer then there was homicide so that's really where the 2 sides are going to come down and then the big thing to watch is the shelf and hims

but yes, the summer of george floyd, the racial justice reckoning really continued to motivate california to do what we've already been doing, which is to pursue criminal justice reform, infuse our system, which is broken in so many places with

yes. >> now, when you came out to where your cousin was and saw george floyd, was there a policemen there? >> yes. >> do you remember what the policemen or the policemen were doing? >> putting their knee on the neck of george floyd. >> if i showed you a picture of a policemen. why don't i just do that. let me ask you if you recognize the policeman marked in exhibit 17. do you recognize the policeman? >> yes. >> who is he? >> i can't remember his name. >> do you remember what he was doing? how do you know him? >> he was putting the knee on the neck of george floyd. >> do you see him in the courtroom today? >> no. >> okay. how about here. >> yes. >> all right. so, is that the person that you saw? >> yes. >> not all the witnesses that testified had to do so off camera. a 27-year-old minneapolis firefighter was at the scene when george floyd died, imploring the officers to check george floyd's pulse. i also offered in my memory, i offered to walk them through it or i told them if he doesn't have a pulse you need to start compressions and that wasn't done either. >> are these things you wanted

1000 year old who is a cashier and they actually asked him they said did george floyd seem like something was wrong and he said yes it seemed like george floyd might have been under the influence of something we now know that there were drugs in george floyd's system in the autopsy that's according to the people who did the autopsy but the prosecutors basically are addressing this because why because the defense main argument is that george floyd died from the drugs that he would that he had in his system and not from derek chauvinist need so the prosecutors are trying to deal with this head on and saying he had drugs in his system essentially they're saying we're we don't doubt it and i witnessed there a witness that was on the stand said he did seem like he was not normal in his words he seemed like he was under the influence so they're giving context of this but they're also showing that the the length of this video of george floyd in the convenience store before the incident took place outside because there was also moments where george ford seemed very normal a little fidgety but he was smiling he was kind of

be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't have some kind of an opinion about the became george floyd died. >> yes selection will be incredibly challenging. virtually everyone has seen the video or read news articles about it at least, and i simply don't know how they will find people who haven't already formed an opinion. the judge and the attorneys are all going to have to ask questions of each potential juror can you be fair and impartial, can you be neutral, and that will be hard. it will be a heavy lift. >> i'd imagine that it will be a very lengthy and drawn out process. we were just hearing from our reporter, omar jimenez, he was showing us and describing the concrete barriers around the courthouse and the government buildings and the fact that the governor there has authorized use of the national guard while the trials of all the officers involved are ongoing. and then there is a recent interview in the local paper with one of the county judges saying that the fear of having government overrun is real after january 6, referring to the insurrection on our capitol. do you share that concern?

prosecution and christopher martin about mr martin's impressions of how shall we say a lot george floyd was. yes that's correct so you know the state right now is really trying to establish. that this was not an individual nor a circumstance that warranted that kind of force and response from the police officers from chauvin and so they are yesterday's testimony we heard from several by standards that felt threatened by the police officers and that's getting out and head ahead of the defense is going to be putting on once their case starts and the defense's main theory is that there were other causes to george floyd's death and so they're trying to characterize the crowd in the by standards as being threatening is being angry and so we hear from the state from minors children that were witnessing and they testified that they were in fear of derek chauvin they were in fear of trying to intervene and so this these are all this is all part of the state's characterization of the case that it's really dear shoguns actions and not any of the surrounding circumstances so we saw that all day during yest

yes. i don't see how they could say george floyd died from drugs in his system when his windpipe was being constricted. >> that was your reaction as you watched yesterday, joy? >> yes. >> and we continue to watch? >> yes. >> as you're watching what's going through your mind? how are you feeling? >> well, i am kind of conflicted because god put all of us here together of different races for a reason, and we seem to be failing the test, especially when the police were put here to protect us. but as of late the police have been killing so many of us. >> and why are you conflicted, joy? >> i really couldn't say. >> all right. we are getting your thoughts on the derek chauvin trial. you're on the phone lines. if you live in the eastern or so the part of the country, 202-748-8000. out in a pacific 202-748-8001. remember you can text us as well join the conversation with your first name city and state or send us a tweet with @cspanwj or go to facebook.com/c-span as well. we're going to air the court proceedings every day here on our c-span networks, on c-span2, on c-span2 is where you'll be able

you have spoken to the george floyd i spoken to the george floyd family after this incident? yeses, idid. i family after this incident? yes, i did. ispoke family after this incident? yes, i did. i spoke to them may be a day after this incident happened, and i told them i was feeling their pain, because i did. i knew what they were going through. and even when they met them face—to—face, i told them. i said, "even though you have a video, just like i did, don't think it's a slam dunk. because when you get in the courtroom, they're gonna throw everything at you to make you feel like your brother was the criminal, instead of the man that murdered him. gwen carr, mother of eric garner, speaking to larry madowo there. let's get some of the day's other news. the south african government has banned the sale of take—away alcohol over this weekend's easter holiday to try to prevent a surge in coronavirus infections. president cyril ramaphosa said alcohol had a role in encouraging negligent behaviour. bars and restaurants can still serve drinks. ajudge in new york has sentenced the brother

yes. >> what grade are you? >> third. >> now, when you came out to where your cousin was and you saw george floyd, was there a policeman there? >> yes. >> do you remember what the policeman or policemen were doing? >> putting a knee on the neck of george floyd. >> if i showed you a picture of a policeman -- why don't i just do that? let me ask you if you recognize the policeman in what is marked as exhibit 17. do you recognize this man? >> yes. >> who is he? >> i can't remember his name. >> do you remember what he was doing? how do you know him? >> he was putting a knee on the neck of george floyd. >> do you see him in the courtroom today? >> no. >> okay. how about him? >> yes. >> all right. so is that the person that you saw? >> yes. >> not all of the witnesses who testified today had to do so off camera, although all of that testimony from those young people and those kids was astonishing. genevieve henson was a 27-year-old firefighter who was at the scene when george floyd was died, a firefighter. imploring the officers to check george floyd's pulse. today, she showed up in uniform to testify. >> the officers didn't

that same month the governor of new jersey phil murphy praised the blm riots after george floyd memorial day. yesmandatory stay-at-home order and public health emergency of course that justified it. about murphy, he said the rioters were "taken to the streets peacefully to create a better future for our entire new jersey family." so murphy wrote that even as his official twitter page contained the command, wash your hands, stay-at-home. so to restate, if they can justify a riot on the basis of public health, it is healthy to burn stores down, to pollute retail outlets. a public health, what can't they justify? what aren't they justifying? our leaders and public health experts clearly guided, some of them anyway by politics. it is hard to digest that because it is monstrous, but it is clear. what is also becoming clear is how little these experts actually know about some of the topics they claim to be experts in purity up in the absence of political consideration. it is just very hard to know what this virus is going to do. the viruses are hard to understand. this one is no but no one will admit i

the facebook video of george floyd under the knee of ex-officer derek chauvin that sparked that social justice movement -- >> shaq, i need to jump in and interrupt you. thank you, yes, we are hearing from the floyd family lawyer and floyd family. let's take you through. >> we have the honor of representing the family of george perry floyd jr. present here with us is my mentor and our civil rights leader, reverend al sharpton. who is standing with the family of george floyd assembled here today and there are others flying in this morning for what they know will be a long four-week justice to -- journey to justice, four-week journey to justice. we have his cousin's shareeduh tate, teedra mcgee, tera brown. we have his nephew brandon williams. we have his brothers rod floyd and philonise floyd, his sister bridget floyd is in route. and we know justin and his daughter is also here in minneapolis today. today started a landmark trial that will be a referendum on how far america has come in its quest for ee callty and justice for all. it will be prima facie evidence, this trial of derek chauvin regarding the killing of george floyd on may 25th, 2020, right here in minnea