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about a precious son of george perry sr. and precious larsenia jones floyd. what it means to open yourself to get beyond the stereo types and acknowledge that for the first, nearly 100 years, america failed only question. didn't stay in contact with the humanity of young people. you tortured us. enslaved us. you tried bar barized us and we responded with more love, more freedom. we came back another 100 years of slavery. we failed on that again. it looked like we were making a breakthrough. it looked like it under barack obama. we're making some progress. here comes the back lash again. here we are in 2020 saying very much how you started the show, my brother. do we have what it takes to really acknowledge the rich humanity of black folk to treat us fairly, like human beings? because if not, you're going to lose your democracy. you're going under. you're going fascist. black women voters, what about the name trump. and this is good news. this is easter week. it was tomorrow they put my sweet jesus on the cross. the roman empire put him on the cross. going thr

no verdict can bring george "perry" floyd back, but this verdict does give a message to his family that he was somebody, that his life mattered, that all our lives matter. that is important. but i also hope that for the rest of the collective all of us , the verdict will help us down the road toward a better humanity. thank you. >> i can't follow that much, but just want to say it has been a privilege to work this awesome group of dedicated, hard-working people in this endeavor. but it has also been a total privilege to get to know the floyd family, and get to know them and spend time with them. first and foremost, this is for you, george floyd, and your family and friends. thank you. >> let me also thank aaron eldridge, part of our trial team who is not here today, lola velasquez, thank you for the wonderful job you did. josh larson, thanks so much, my friend. zuri, thank you. natasha robinson, i want to thank you and the next generation, the next generation of justice seekers. dion, thank you very much. finona boswell, thank you. i want to thank so many people. we are going to close o

. >> his name was george perry floyd jr. >> reporter: prosecutors walking the 12 jurors through george floyd's life story, blaming chauvin for cutting it short. >> what the defendant did to george floyd killed him. it was ruled a homicide. >> the prosecution reminding them of the painful viral video seen around the world. >> use your common sense. what you saw, for 9 minutes and 30 seconds he begged, george floyd begged until he could speak no more. >> reporter: nelson arguing chauvin's actions were justified. >> a reasonable police officer would understand this situation. that mr. floyd was able to overcome the efforts of three police officers while handcuffed. >> reporter: chauvin's team also zeroing in on floyd's heart and drug issues. >> for the medical expert to minimize the timing and the amount of elicit drugs that were found in mr. floyd's bloodstream, it is just simply incredible to me. >> reporter: both sides explaining the jury's responsibility detailing exactly each element of the law's they should consider when deliberating chauvin's three charges of second degree unintent

of george perry senior. you're talking about what it means actually to open yourself to get beyond the stereotypes and acknowledge that for the first nearly 100 years, america failed on that question. it didn't stay in contact with humanity of black people. you enslaved us. you exploited us. you tortured us. you tried to bar barrize us, and we responded with making your democracy better with more love, more freedom and more wounded healing. then we came back another 100 years of neoslavery. we failed on that again. looked like under martin and fannie lou hamer and others, under barack obama, we're making some progress. here comes the backlash again. so here we are in 2020 saying very much how you started this show, my brother. do we have what it takes to really acknowledge the rich humanity of black folk to treat us fairly, to treat us like human beings? because if not, you're going to lose your democracy. you're going understand. you're going fascist. if it wasn't for black voters, especially black women vo

. >> his name was george perry floyd jr. >> reporter: prosecutors walking the 12 jurors through george floyd's life story, blaming chauvin for cutting it short. >> what the defendant did to george floyd killed him. it was ruled a homicide. >> the prosecution reminding them of the painful viral video seen around the world. >> use your common sense. what you saw, for 9 minutes and 30 seconds he begged, george floyd begged until he could speak no more. >> reporter: nelson arguing chauvin's actions were justified. >> a reasonable police officer would understand this situation. that mr. floyd was able to overcome the efforts of three police officers while handcuffed. >> reporter: chauvin's team also zeroing in on floyd's heart and drug issues. >> for the medical expert to minimize the timing and the amount of elicit drugs that were found in mr. floyd's bloodstream, it is just simply incredible to me. >> reporter: both sides explaining the jury's responsibility detailing exactly each element of the law's they should consider when deliberating chauvin's three charges of second degree unintent

. >> now, no verdict can bring george perry floyd back to us.ut this verdict does give a message to his family that he mo that his life mattered. >> reporter: thousands of people were here in downtown minneapolis, cheering when that guilty verdict was read. some of the people that we spoke with say that now they hope a better conversation can come about how to better improve the relationship between law enforcement and the community. >> guilty! >> this is a start. definitely, i just thank god and minnesota for the truth. >> reporter: president biden spoke with the floyd family. >> i wish i was there around you. >> reporter: and the nation that change is on the way. >> to the family's pain, they're finding purpose, so george's legacy will not just be about his death, but a w we iismory. >> reporter: the judge is expected to sentencetrial the officers charged in floyd's death is expected in august. they are charged with aiding and abetting murder. anne-marie. >> so, skyler, we saw in the piece, the crowd that had gathered outside of the courthouse

. >> we were on the right side of history as we fought for justice for george perry floyd jr. say his name. >> reporter: the historic icca after nearly threeek chief, tearing down the "blue wall of silence," condemning chauvin's actions. >> to continue to apply that level of force to a person proned out, handcuffed behind his back, that in no way, shape, or form that is anything that is by policy. it is not part of our training. and it is certainly not part of our ethics or our values. >> reporter: then there were the medical experts who testify floyd died from a low level of oxygen caused by the officers. >> the activities of the law enforcement officers resulted in mr. floyd's death, and that, specifically, those activities were the subdual, the restraint and the neck compression. >> reporter: there was emotion throughout the trial from loved ones and bystanders, including a nine-year-old girl and a 61- year-old man who felt helpful as they watched george floyd die. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: on the final day of testimony, chauvin told the judge that he would not be testify

. >> the state's legal team after today's verdict, not no verdict can bring george perry floyd back to us. but this verdict does give a message to his family. that he wants somebody. the jury found former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. guilty of killing george floyd during the street for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. >> he kept his knee on his neck even after floyd was unconscious and had no polls. president joe biden speaking after the verdict was read. >> nothing can ever bring their brother. their father. this can be a giant step forward in the march toward justice in america. >> we frame this moment for all of not just with r. this is a big tree. $4 to champion humanity over in humanity. >> civil rights attorney ben crump joint civil rights leaders in floyd's family in celebrating the jury's verdict. i said i have faith. then he will be convicted with this verdict. also comes hope changes to policing in this country. this really happening. >> after all, there's all. everyone's talking about a brighter future and i'm excited about that. >> the verdict was a big win for prosec

testimony today have you had an opportunity to review a run sheet for may's 6 of 2019 involving george perry for us. do you recall all of those details off the top of your head no you know. now in terms of. your recollection of may 6th of 2019 where you summons to the minneapolis police department as precinct 4 to care for to attend to mr floyd. upon arriving at the 4th precinct did you. talk to mr for this did you learn information from mr floyd about. what he had consumed and the time frame he had consumed. here it is. quite hard to assess him. here is it. confused some of the things he said were. perhaps police or. mr. were you able to learn that mr floyd had consumed some narcotics yes what did he tell you specifically about what narcotics he had taken when he had taken. him told me that he had been taking multiple like every 20 minutes. it was. you remember it was actually. that it was a. period. it wasn't real consistent with his behavior at that point was your own live in an agitated. you can. see him about education is that is that is the way for this. new uniform do you really take

moral high ground knowing that we were on the right side of history as we fought for justice for george perry florida jr saying his name was. i am 1 but a member of a great team of very talented attorneys and i'm going to listen to hear yeah we got omegas in the cap and reverend jackson is better than half was it yesterday. i want to acknowledge these great group of lawyers and then the family members. 2 or 3 of the lawyers will address you and then at that time we were hear from the family members before we take any of your questions. i want to acknowledge. 1 a great lawyer from chicago illinois one of the best i've ever had a chance to work with of attorney tony rama new chick. i want to recognize my partner on the front line in this case where the best lawyer has been own and he hails from atlanta georgia attorney chris stewart. his law partner attorney just a miller. attorney marilyn simmons. aggrey am a solo lawyer has attorney jeff stone. name a share good girl. who asked me guy here it is about here. we have attorney scott masterson who is not present as a turnip avani said michel we g

i don't understand why he would say no. >> his name was george perry floyd jr. ♪ >> george was alwaysn, what i want to be when i grow up. when i grow up, i want to be a supreme court judge. >> i'm derek chauvin, and my outstanding wife is kellie chauvin, mrs. oakdale, minnesota. >> she described him as a big softy underneath that uniform. >> being in the courtroom when i look at everybody else, they see a case and a cause. i just see my brother. >> remember when you said daddy changed the world? >> mm-hmm. for all the black daddies in the world. >>> when you go to george floyd square, you see america. it looks like the intersection of any urban neighborhood in america. it looks like a place where dreams don't live long. but now it looks more like a shrine. >> tonight, the eyes of the nation on minneapolis as the trial for derek chauvin, the officer accused of killing george floyd, is set to begin. >> at the start of the trial, you're seeing a downtown minneapolis that looks nothing like it usually would. there are tall, barricaded fences surrounding the courthouse. there are national

>> los india jones floyd and his father was george perry floyd. >> and did your mother -- spirit yes, that's my mother but she they called her ms. sissy. >> who called her ms. sissy? >> everybody called her ms. sissy. we just called her mom but everybody around the neighborhood called her ms. sissy and anybody that knew her called her that and they had to be like 50 years of age but everybody younger than that called her mom that was george's age. everyone called her mom because she was mom to so many people in the trinity. >> but community was that? >> that was in [inaudible] and i grew up in the housing authority projects that was low income, poverty, we stayed with each other all the time, me and george and we grew up together playing video games and his favorite game was on nintendo and replayed double dribble and we played [inaudible] and i finally beat him and a game and i was just so happy just thinking about he would say let's play again and i would be like no, i've got to go do my chores and and george used to make sandwiches and george could not cook or boil water so and als

no verdict can bring george perry floyd back to us. but this verdict does give a message to his family that he was somebody that his life matters that all of our lives matter and that's important. and i also hope that this verdict for all of the rest of collective all of us. well help us further along the road toward a better humanity well let's cross to cross one of the she ever turns he's standing by in minneapolis so she had after 3 weeks of testimony dozens of witnesses the verdict in the end came fast and clear guilty on all counts. and we had about video all along 9 and a half minutes 9 minutes 29 seconds showing what appeared clear to most who saw it that this was some inhumane behavior and yet throughout the day throughout the last few weeks we've had. disbelief that even when the evidence seems incontrovertibly is this that in the words of the prosecution the jury would believe their eyes believe what they were saying because so often in the past even when there is video evidence the jury has not believe their eyes they have b

moral high ground, knowing that we were on the right side of history and we fought for justice for george perry floyd, jr. say his name! >> george floyd! mr. crump: i am part of a great team of talented attorneys. and i want to acknowledge these great group of lawyers and the family members. two or three of the lawyers will address you and at that time we will hear from the family members before we take any of your questions. i want to acknowledge a great lawyer from chicago illinois -- one of the best i have ever had a chance to work with, attorney tony romanucci. i want to recognize my partner on the front line, one of the best lawyers, he hails from atlanta, georgia. attorney chris stewart. his law partner, attorney justin miller. attorney madalyn simmons. attorney jeff starnes. and who else do we have in here? anybody else? scott masterson who is not present. i said michelle, we got michelle. and just a great group of lawyers. i want to let you know who we have present here with the family here in minneapolis for this historic day. we have george floyd's brothers, philonise floyd, rodney fl

knowing that we were on the right side of history and we fought for justice for george perry floyd, jr. say his name! >> george floyd! >> i am part of a great team of powerful attorneys, i want to acknowledge these great group of lawyers and the family members. two or three of the lawyers will address you and at that time we will hear from the family members before we take any of your questions. i want to acknowledge a great lawyer from chicago illinois -- chicago, illinois, one of the best i have ever had a chance to work with, attorney tony romanucci. i want to recognize my partner on the front line, one of the best lawyers, he hails from atlanta, georgia. attorney chris stewart. his law partner, attorney justin miller. --simmons, attorney jeff starnes, attorney michelle--and who else do we have in here? anybody else? scott masterson who is not present, i said michelle, we got michelle. and just a great group of lawyers. i want to let you know who we have present here with the family here in minneapolis for this historic day. we have george floyd's brothers, the loan us -- the loan i

no verdict can bring george perry floyd back to us. but this verdict does give a message to his family that he was somebody that his life matters that all of our lives matter and that's important. and i also hope that this verdict for all of the rest of collective all of us will help us further along the road toward a better humanity. speak to she ever tanzi who's in minneapolis has been following events that coulter let's. say she had the next big moments in this trial is sentencing in 2 months time. yeah i mean we also expect that to be an appeal logged by the defense on the grounds that because of all the media attention it was impossible for a jury to be impartial in this case it's not clear how strong that case will be but sentencing and in a couple of in a couple of months. that are also then the factors of whether this is their aggravated factors which could mean currently because it is a 1st time offender he would be on the low end of sentencing but if there are aggravating factors then that sentence can go up and for example r

and i'd say, perry -- we called him perry instead ever george.e would always say let me kiss mama before i come over there. and being around him, he showed us, like, how to treat our mom, and how to respect our mom. he just -- he loved her so dearly. and when george -- he had found out that my mom was passing because she had to stay with us for hospice. and he was talking to her over the phone. but she perished before he even came down there. so that right there, it hurt him a lot. and when we went to the funeral, it's just -- george just sat there at the casket over and over again, he would just say mama, mama, over and over again. and i didn't know what to tell him, because i was in pain too. we all were hurting. and he was just kissing her, and just kissing her. he didn't want to leave the casket. everybody was like, come on, come on it's going to be okay. but it was just difficult, because no -- i don't know who can take that when you watch your mother -- somebody who loved and cherished you and in our i should you your entire life, anne then

now no verdict can bring george perry floyd back to us. but this verdict does give a message to his family that he was somebody that his life matters that all of our lives matter and that's important. and i also hope that this verdict for all of the rest of collective all of us will help us further along the road toward a better humanity. the us president has called the verdict a rare but him porton step towards justice in america joe biden spoke to floyd's family before addressing the nation describing his death as murder in broad daylight in other news major hospitals in india's capital new delhi are warning they're running out of oxygen in less than 24 hours india's reported almost 300000 new cases and more than 2000 deaths both record daily numbers. italy in the netherlands will start using the johnson and johnson jab after europe's drug regulator recommended it should include a warning label the european medicines agency found possible links between the one those covert 19 vaccine and blood clots johnson and johnson pulls the road out

his name was george perry floyd junior. he was born on october 14, 1973 in fayetteville, north carolina. his parents were george floyd senior and larcinia floyd. you met george floyd's brother, and you heard all about cisi floyd. you heard about the special bond that she and george floyd shared during his life. you near about their relationship. how he would always take time, special company, to be with his mother. how he would still cuddle with her in the fetal position. you heard that. and from george floyd's brother you learned all about george's childhood. and during his time growing up in that house, george floyd was surrounded by people he knew, people who knew him, people he recognized. a familiar face to pick out in a crowd. people need that. george floyd was surrounded by people who cared about him throughout his life. throughout his childhood in that house in adolescence and into adulthood. on may 25, 2020, george floyd died. he was face down on the pavement on 38th and chicago in minneapolis. nine minutes, 29 seco

moral high ground, knowing that we were on the right side of history as we fought for justice for george perry floyd jr. say his name! >> george floyd! >> i am a member of a great teateam of very talented attorneys. i'm going to acknowledge them. yeah. we got the omegas and the kappas, reverend jackson. i want to acknowledge these great group of lawyers and then the family members. two or three of the lawyers will address you. and then at that time we will hear from the family members before we take any of your questions. i want to acknowledge a great lawyer from chicago, illinois, one of the best i've ever had the chance to work with, attorney tony romanucci. i want to recognize my partner on the front line, one of the best lawyers, ben odom. he hails from atlanta, georgia. attorney chris stewart. his law partner, attorney justice miller. attorney madelyn simmons. a great minnesota lawyer, attorney jeff storms. raise your hand, jeff! attorney michelle guaido. anybody else? we have attorney scott masterson, who's not present. i said michelle. we got michelle. all right. and just a great group

moral high ground knowing that we were on the right side of history as we fought for justice for george perry floyd jr. say his name! >> george floyd! >> i am but a member of a great team of very talented attorneys, and i'm going to knowledge that. yeah. we got the omegas and the kappas. i want to acknowledge these great group of lawyers and then the family members. two or three of the lawyers will address you. and then at that time we will hear from the family members before we take any of your questions. i want to acknowledge a great lawyer from chicago, illinois, one of the best i have ever had a chance to work with, attorney tony raminucci. i want to recognize my partner on the front line in this case, one of the best lawyers who hails from atlanta, georgia, attorney chris stewart. his law partner, justin miller. attorney madeleine simmons. great minnesota lawyers. attorney michelle gado. and who else we got here? anybody else? we have attorney scott masterson who is not present, attorney bravani. i said michelle. we got michelle. >> i see here. >> and just a great group of lawyers. and i

. >> his name was george perry floyd, jr. >> reporter: after hearing more than six hours of closing arguments, prosecutors describing george floyd's anguish as chauvin pinned him to the pavement. >> for 9 minutes and 29 seconds the defendant's weight on him desperately crying out, a grown man crying out for his mother. >> reporter: prosecutors arguing chauvin used unreasonable force and failed to render aid despite the crowd of bystanders pleading for him to get off floyd. >> he was not going to let these bystanders tell him what to do. he was going to do what he wanted, how he wanted for as long as he wanted. >> reporter: when his attorney began closing arguments, chauvin removing his mask as he faced a jury. >> mr. chauvin should be found not guilty of all counts. >> reporter: the defense replaying several body cam videos arguing chauvin's actions were reasonable based on what he knew about the officers' struggle with floyd before he arrived on the scene. >> a reasonable police officer would consider whether to use an additional force to overcome the suspect's level of resistance. >> report

the moral high ground knowing we're on the right side of history for fighting for justice for george perry floyd junior say his name. >> george floyd! >> i am a member of a great team, a team of very talented attorneys and i'm going to acknowledge their -- we got the ocmegas and the kappas and alphas in here. >> that's right. >> i want to acknowledge these great group of lawyers and then the family members, two of three of the lawyers will address you and then at that time, we will hear from the family members before we take any of your questions. i want to acknowledge a great lawyer from chicago, illinois. one of the best i've ever had a chance to work with, attorney tony and one of the best lawyers that's been on them, he is from atlanta, georgia, attorney chris stewart. his law partner, attorney justin miller attorney madeleine simmons a great minnesota lawyers, attorney jeff storms raise your hand, jeff. attorney michelle gadeaux. anybody else hey, we have attorney scott masterson who is not present attorney for bonnie, i said michelle we got michelle. all right. and just a great group

with deliberations now underway after closing arguments from both sides -- >> his name was george perryfloyd junior. >> reporter: the name that has forever changed the city of minneapolis is the same one the jury will be laser focused on, prosecutors walking the 12 jurors through his life story, laming chauvin for cutting it short. >> what the defendant did to george floyd killed him. it was ruled a homicide. >> reporter: the prosecution reminded them of the painful viral video that sparked protests around the world. >> use your common sense. leave your eyes. what you saw, you saw, for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, he begged, george floyd begged until he could speak no more. >> reporter: eric nelson attempted to create reasonable doubt, arguing chauvin's actions were justified. >> a reasonable police officer would understand the situation, that mr. floyd was able to overcome the efforts of three police officers while handcuffed. >> reporter: sheldon's team also zeroed in on floyd's drug and heart issues. >> for the medical efforts to minimize the timing and the amount of illicit drugs that

we seen body cam video and security food take in the george perry floyd junior place. what none of us has been able to do is see the trial through the eyes and hearts of those who frequent that corner who visit that store and are watching the chauvin trial there. cnn sara sidner tonight reports. >> reporter: few are watching the trial more closely than the folks in the neighborhood where george floyd took his last breaths. >> everybody that comes in, takes a look at the trial. >> reporter: inside cup foods, the place where floyd allegedly paid for cigarettes with a counter fit $20 bill, every day the television is set to the trial of the former officer accused of killing him. >> this is the training that you had received? >> it's sad. it's so sad and really sad to watch it in the raw. >> reporter: minneapolis resident tracy came in for breakfast with her dog adore. she reveals what everyone around here already knows, the strongest of emotions are just under the surface here. one scratch, this time in the form of a question and sorrow flows out. how hard is it to watch

testimony today, have you had an opportunity to review a run sheet from may 6th of 2019 involving george perry floyd? >> yes. >> do you recall all of those details off the top of your head now? >> no. >> all right. in terms of your recollection of may 6, 2019, were you summoned to the minneapolis police department? >> yes. precinct 4. >> to attend to mr. floyd? >> yes. >> upon arriving at the fourth precinct, did you talk to mr. floyd? >> yes. >> did you learn information from mr. floyd about -- [ inaudible ] >> yeah. it was quite hard to assess him. he was upset and confused. some of the things he said were -- >> objection, your honor. >> i'm going to strike the answer as nonresponsive. would you please lead? >> certainly. >> were you able to learn that mr. floyd had consumed some narcotics that day? >> yes. >> what did he tell you about what narcotics he had taun and when they had taun them? >>. >> he told me he was taking multiple, like every 20 minutes, and it was -- i don't remember if it was oxy or something else. it was an opioid-based. it wasn't real consistent with his behavior at tha

. >> that's be the state's legal team after today's verdict, not no verdict can bring george perry floyd back to us. but this verdict does give a message to his family. that he wants somebody. the jury found former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. guilty of killing george floyd during a violent arrest back in may of 2020 that was caught on camera chauvin pinned floyd to the street for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. >> he kept his knee on his neck even after floyd was unconscious. they had no polls. president joe biden speaking after the verdict was read. >> nothing can ever bring their brother. their father. this can be a giant step forward in the march toward. justice in america. >> we frame this moment for all of us, not just r this is a big tree. $4 to champion humanity over in humanity. civil rights attorney ben crump joint civil rights leaders and floyd family celebrating the jury's verdict. i said i have faith. >> then he will be convicted with this verdict. also comes hope changes to policing in this country. this really happening. >> after all, there's hope all. talking about

. >> no verdict can bring george perry floyd back to us, but this verdict does give a message to hise that he was somebody, that his life mattered, that all of our lives matter. >> his life mattered. his life mattered. the floyd family celebrated but said the fight for justice is not over after the verdict was read. >> reverend always told me, we got to keep fighting. i'm going to put up a fight every day because i'm not just fighting for george any more. i'm fighting for everybody around this world. >> yes. >> i get calls. i get dms, people from brazil, from ghana, germany. they all say the same thing. we ain't able to breathe until you're able to breathe. today, we are able to breathe again. >> i believe, because of prayer, we got the verdict we wanted. >> amen. >> amen. >> amen. >> we got on our knees. some of us stood up but we asked the right person, we asked the right one. >> yes. >> come on. >> we said, god, we need justice. we need it now. and he answered. >> they give a guilty charge on all accounts, we got a chance to go to trial. this right here is for everyone who has bee

. >> his name was george perry floyd jr. >> the first words in closing arguments for the prosecution were not of the man on trial, but of the man they want jurors to remember. >> this case is exactly what you thought, when you saw it first. when you saw that video. it is exactly that. you can believe your eyes. >> reporter: the prosecution arguing, it was derek chauvin's knee to the neck that eventually killed floyd. and the prosecution took jurors back through witness testimony, with diagrams and charts. reminding them of why they say chauvin is guilty of it all, and why he had every opportunity to stop what happened that day. >> he knew better. he didn't do better. >> reporter: making clear, this trial was not about the minneapolis-police department, but about one-former minneapolis police officer. >> this is not an anti-police prosecution. it's a pro-police prosecution. >> reporter: the defense began, on the topic of what a reasonable officer would have done, considering the totality of the circumstances, including the violence of the initial struggles. >> the 9 minutes and 29 sec

his name was george perry floyd jr. and he was born on october 14, 1973. an in fayetteville, north carolina to his parents george floyd sr. and larcinia jones floyd. sissy. the may tree ark. you met george floyd's brother and you heard all about sissy floyd. she was george floyd's mom. she was the mom of the house. she was the mom of the neighborhood. and you heard about the special bond that she and george floyd shared during his life. you heard about their relationship, how he would always take time, special attention to be with his mother. how he would still cuddle with her in the fetal position. you heard that. and from george floyd's brother you learned all about george's childhood. and during his time growing up in that house, george floyd was surrounded by people. people he knew. people who knew him. people he recognized. a familiar face to pick out in the crowd. people need that. george floyd was surrounded by people he cared about and who cared about him throughout his life. throughout his childhood in that house. through his adolescence into his a

. >> that's the state's legal team after today's verdict, not no verdict can bring george perry floyd back to us. but this verdict does give a message to his family. that he wants somebody. the jury found former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. guilty of killing george floyd during a violent arrest back in may of 2020 that was caught on camera chauvin pinned floyd to the street for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. >> he kept his knee on his neck, even after floyd was unconscious and had no polls. president joe biden speaking after the verdict was read. >> nothing can ever bring their brother. their father. this can be a giant step forward in the march toward justice in america. >> we frame this moment for all of not just with r. this is a big tree. $4 to champion humanity over in humanity. >> civil rights attorney ben crump joint civil rights leaders and floyd family celebrating the jury's verdict. i said i have faith. then he will be convicted with this verdict. also comes hope changes to policing in this country. this really happening. >> after all, there's hope all. about a brigh

now, no verdict can bring george perry floyd back to us, but this verdict does give a message to his family that he was somebody, that his life mattered, that all of our lives matter. and that's important. and i also hope that this verdict, for all of the rest of collective all of us, will help us further along the road toward a better humanity. thank you all. >> matt frank. >> well, i can't really follow that too much, but i just want to say that it's been really a privilege to work with this awesome group of dedicated, hardworking people in this endeavor, but it's also been just a total privilege to get to know the floyd family and to spend time with them and get to know them. because first and foremost, this is for you, george floyd, and for your family and friends. thank you. >> thank you, matt. >> so let me also thank very pu publicly -- >> unfortunately we just lost that connection, but we actually we've just reconnected. >> thank you zuri. and natasha robertson, i want to thank you and the next generation, the next generation of justice seekers. dionne dodd, thank you very muc

george was always perry to his classmates and me. he was a good student. essay on what i want to be when i grow up. and perry's essay is very nice. "when i grow up, i want to be a supreme court judge. when people say, your honor, he did rob the bank. i will say, be seated." >> he always had dreams of being big. doing something that had a huge impact. he made the statement that stuck with me. he said, man, i'll going to be big, i'm going to touch the world. >> george floyd grew up in the cuney homes in houston. it's known as one of the notoriously toughest areas in houston. peo there are on section 8, low-income, impoverished. few have jobs. >> third world is one of these places you always saw police officers -- traffic stopping, stopping individuals suspected of having guns, drugs, whatever. george floyd, growing up in a ugd vlee. up, only way out, that we thought was our way out, was sports, rapping, and drugs. reason being, we didn't have no doctors in our families. the only reason you run into a lawyer is if someone got in trouble. >> for george the way

his name... was george perry floyd jr. through the main points of their case — that mr chauvin pressed down on mr floyd until his lungs no longer had room for him to breathe, and that derek chauvin betrayed his badge and everything it stands for. when he was unable to speak, the defendant continued. when he was unable to breathe, the defendant continued — beyond the point that he had a pulse, the defendant continued. this wasn't policing, this was murder. but mr chauvin's lawyer said the defence was focusing on an incomplete picture. nine minutes and 29 seconds. it's not the proper analysis, because the nine minutes and 29 seconds ignores the previous 16 minutes and 59 seconds. it tries to reframe the issue of what a reasonable police officer would do. his lawyer arguing that george floyd had been resisting, and said the officer's actions were legal, given the knowledge they had. the aim — to create reasonable doubt on the charges. all rise for the jury. ifjust one juror has that, it would mean a hung jury and a possible m

his name was george perry floyd jr. he was born october 14, 1973 in fayetteville, north carolina to his parents george floyd sr. and larcenia jones floyd, sissy, the may matriarch. you heard about george floyd's mom. she was the mom of the house, the mom of the neighborhood. you heard about the special bond that she and george floyd shared during his life. you heard about their relationship, how he would always take time, special attention to be with his mother. how he would still cuddle with her in the fetal position. you heard that. from george floyd's brother you learned all about george's childhood and during his time growing up in that house, george floyd was surrounded by people, by people he knew, people who knew him, people he recognized. a familiar face to pick out in the crowd. people need that. george floyd was surrounded by people he cared about and who cared about him throughout his life, throughout his childhood in that house, through his adolescence, into his adulthood. on may 25, 2020 george floyd died. f

. >> 's may it please the court, counsel, members of the jury, his name was george perry floyd junior and he was born on october 14, 1973 and in fayetteville, north carolina. his parents george floyd senior and larceny a joins floyd, sissy. the matriarch. you met george floyd's brother and you heard all about sissy floyd she was george floyd's mom, she was the mom of the house, she was the mom of the neighborhood. you heard about the special bond that she and george floyd shared during his life. you heard about their relationship and how he was always taking time, special attention to be with his mother and how he would still cuddle with her in the fetal position and you heard that. from george floyd's brother you learned all about george's childhood and during his time growing up in that house george floyd was surrounded by people, by people he knew, people who knew him and people he recognized, familiar's base to pick out in the crowd. people need that. george floyd was surrounded by people he cared about and who cared about him. throughout his life, throughout his childhood, in tha

. >> 's may it please the court, counsel, members of the jury, his name was george perry floyd junior and he was born on october 14, 1973 and in fayetteville, north carolina. his parents george floyd senior and larceny a joins floyd, sissy. the matriarch. you met george floyd's brother and you heard all about sissy floyd she was george floyd's mom, she was the mom of the house, she was the mom of the neighborhood. you heard about the special bond that she and george floyd shared during his life. you heard about their relationship and how he was always taking time, special attention to be with his mother and how he would still cuddle with her in the fetal position and you heard that. from george floyd's brother you learned all about george's childhood and during his time growing up in that house george floyd was surrounded by people, by people he knew, people who knew him and people he recognized, familiar's base to pick out in the crowd. people need that. george floyd was surrounded by people he cared about and who cared about him. throughout his life, throughout his childhood, in tha

. >> may it please the court, counsel, members of the jury, his name was george perry floyd jr. and he was born on october 14, 1973, in fayetteville, north carolina, to his parents george floyd sr. and larcenia jones floyd, the matriarch. you met george floyd's brother and you heard all about his mother. she was george floyd's mom. she was the mom of the house. she was the mom of the neighborhood. you heard about the special bond that she and george floyd shared during his life. you've heard about their relationship, how he would always take time, special attention to be with his mother, how he would still cuddle with her in the fetal position. you've heard that. and from george floyd's brother you learned all about george's childhood and during his time growing up in that house, george floyd was surrounded by people, by people he knew, people who knew him, people he recognized, a familiar face to pick out in the crowd. people need that. george floyd was surrounded by people he cared about and who cared about him throughout his life. throughout his childhood in that house, throug

. >> members of the jury, his name was george perry floyd junior and he was born on october 14, 1973 rents george floyd, senior, and larcinia jones floyd, cissy. the matriarch. you met george floyd's brother, and you heard all about cissy floyd. she was george floyd's mom. she was the mom of the house. she was the mom of the neighborhood. and you heard about the special bond that she and george floyd shared during his life. you heard about their relationship. how he would always take time, special attention to be with his mother. how he would still cuddle with her in the fetal position. you've heard that. and from george floyd's brother you learned all about george's childhood. and during his time growing up in that house, george floyd was surrounded by people he knew, people who knew him, people he recognized, a familiar face to pick out in the crowd. people need that. george floyd was surrounded by people he cared about and who cared about him throughout his life, throughout his childhood in that house through his adolescence into his adulthood. on may 25, 2020, george floyd died. f

his name was george perry floyd jr., and he was born on october 14, 1973, in fayetteville, north carolinahis parents, george floyd sr. and larcenia jones floyd. cissy, the matriarch. you met george floyd's brother, philonise and you heard all about cissy floyd. she was george floyd's mom. she was the mom of the house, she was the mom of the neighborhood. and you heard about the special bond that she and george floyd shared during his life. you heard about their relationship, how he would always take time and special attention to be with his mother, how he would still cuddle with her in the fetal position. you heard that. and from george floyd's brother, you learned all about george's childhood. and during this time, growing up in that house, george floyd was surrounded by people, by people he knew, people who knew him. people he recognized. a familiar face to pick out in the crowd. people need that. george floyd was surrounded by people who he cared about and who cared about him, throughout his childhood, in that house, throughout adolescence, into his adulthood. on may 25, 2020, george f

his name was george perry floyd, junior, he was born on october 14, 1973 in fayetteville, north carolina, to his parents, george floyd senior and larson hit jones floyd, cissy, the matriarch. you met george floyd's brother, philonise, and you heard all about cissy floyd. she was george floyd's mom. she was a mom of the house. she was the mom of the neighborhood. and you heard about the special bond that she and george floyd shared during his life. you heard about their relationship, how he would always take time, special attention to be with his mother, how he would still cuddle with her in the fetal position. you heard that. and from george floyd's brother you learn all about george's childhood. and during his time growing up in that house, george floyd was surrounded by people, by people he knew, people who knew him, people he recognized. a familiar face to think out in the crowd. people need that. george floyd was surrounded by people he cared about and who cared about him. throughout his life, throughout his childhood in that house, through his adolescence into his adulthood. on may

i first want to acknowledge the life of george perry floyd. uesf is committed to negotiations this spring to bring back all students as i've said before. as i have said before, no one has selected distance learning. educators are glad to be back with their students, even with the difficult schedule. we are very worried about the special ed transportation. again, i want to repeat that uesf is really to talk about fall reopening. i'm sure it's everyone's greatest collective hope that vaccines will continue to roll out and for all ages and that vaccines continue to work against the variants so that we can all safely return to school in the fall. thank you. >> thank you. the e-mails, ledun1, or l-e-d-u-n-1. >> thank you. i'm speaking as a district apac leader, and i want to say that -- just a moment. let me take on the my apac hat and fill my sfusd parent hat. so i just learned today about the covid recovery support, and i wonder how parents can find out mor and some of these things that we find out later in a more equitable way. thank you. >> tha

. >> george perry floyd jr. was a real person, not simply a symbol. we all know that that trial somehow seems to be a trial of the value of a black life. these streets are to remain closed until the conviction of all four officers wholed george floyd. no justice, no street. >> reporter: the cup foods cashier you saw testify was not the one to call the police, but he did tell his manager he thought the bill was fake. witness after witness has mentioned the guilt they feel for not doing more to save george floyd. gayle? >> everybody who witnessed it that day feels guilty. i can't imagine what the jury's thinking watching this. it's very tough. thank you very much. >>> now a major hitch in the race to vaccinate america. we are learning nearly 15 million doses of the johnson & johnson vaccine were ruined after a mixup at a manufacturing plant. according to "the new york times," workers confused the ingredients with those of another vaccine that was made at the plant. the astrazeneca version. now the mistake reportedly does not affect any of the doses that