gwen carr? >> well, we hope so. we fought hard as mothers for these laws to be passed. since the bill has been signed, we need those legislators being held to the fire so they can enforce -- a bill will be no good if they're not enforced. going forward, we are going to try to see to it that the lawmakers keep their promise. >> and for you, the george floyd case, had to be particularly difficult. you know "i can't breathe" became the thing we so associated with your beloved son. and here we are again. what do you make of the fact that police are not responding to the outrage of changed bafr? >> no, because no one is holding them accountable. if their superiors would hold them accountable, it wouldn't be so much terrorizing and brutalizing in our neighborhoods. that's why we need laws changed. the people are watching. it's like a boomerang. when my son was murdered, the marching was out there also. there were millions and millions of people marching all around the nation, even in other countries. then the cameras went away, the people went away. but even when the people a

a few moments ago we saw gwen carr, the mother of eric garner. saw reverend al sharpton, a colleague here at msnbc. eulogized george floyd in minneapolis. he's delivering the eulogy here as well, along with a number of other folks who are going to be remembering george floyd. a number of prominent local politicians, also the presumptive democratic nominee, joe biden, will be among those addressing the mourners here. reverend sharpton -- there's reverend sharpton there in the black and white, as the family pulls in in front of the fountain of praise church. we're going to take a quick break and come back in just a moment. again, the memorial service for george floyd set to begin here roughly ten minutes from now. >>> reverend al sharpton outside the fountain of praise church here in houston, texas, preparing to head inside as the funeral for george floyd is set to start here at the top of the hour. back here in houston, it's going to be under way in a few minutes. many of houston's well-known parts of and community leaders. one of those leaders, j

al sharpton benjamin crump the lead attorney for floyd's family eric garners mothers 70 year old gwen carr kevin hart masterpiece looter chris while delivering the eulogy river now sharpton asked the congregation to stand for 8 minutes and 46 seconds the amount of time former officer shogun kept his knee on floyd's neck and back although all 4 officers involved in floyd's death have been charged peaceful protests will continue here in minneapolis and across the nation as people want to see convictions and reform not only within the minneapolis police department but across the nation. and thursday's memorial service actually was the 1st of 3 i'm hearing for floyd's family so what's next for his family members. now very vanilla so avoid body it's going to go to north carolina where he was born for public viewing and private family service on saturday and then after that the public viewing and funeral will be held. and houston and next monday and tuesday back to you ashley banks there on the ground in minneapolis thank you. and as we entered the 12th day of demonstrations since but death of g

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and obviously in the presence of valerie bell and gwen carr. thank you.hank you for being brave and strong. you know, we are at a moment of reckoning, there's no question about it. i am just so thankful that i have an historic role. at this moment i have an opportunity leading 40 senate democrats, who unanimously decided this was the time. you know, many of my colleagues will sit -- stand on the floor and certainly colleagues who are younger and they'll talk about the hip hop and give vers verse. for me, when bruce springprings the hero, i thought that was the moment where people outside of black and brown communities were finally going to get the message that bad things were happening. and that refrain, "you can get killed just for living in your american skin," i thought would ring a note. but it didn't. that was right around amidou diallo. and here we are after the horrific murder of george floyd, we finally got it, but every parent, every mother who looks like me understood that scary notion with our kids, with our husbands, with our brothers. i got t

speaking to that concern that you have, sitting there in the audience today will be gwen carr, the mother of new york police in a choke hold. he also used the words i can't breathe which we re used the words i can't breathe which were the words echoed by mr floyd when he was there under the knee of the white police officer, and she said the other day that it's it's like i'm coming to my sons funeral all over again. yes, and i have heard this time and time again. just going through historical documents it's painful, i have been studying black women organising around police activism, i'm sorry come around police violence, and it's painful to read these narratives. mothers, sisters coming together and just saying that they're hoping that this will be the last time this happens, but sadly it is not. we are still seeing demonstrations around the us, we are saying earlier that we saw a big protest today in brooklyn in new york, but they are i think more subdued. do you think that is because the attorney general in minneapolis has upgraded the charges against derek chauvin and also charge those

gwen carr is exhibit one for that.en people are ten to 11 with the ferguson and went to michael brown, reverent out still with the family because forget they are killing black people so quick that you can keep up and so we are here proud that this family's call forjustice was heard by so many, so many people, i mean notjust in minnesota, but in new york, and houston, texas,, in europe, australia, everywhere, people have heard this call forjustice for george floyd. i do want to acknowledge the family's ratification to attorney general keith ellison. —— gratification. we obviously were disappointed when the previous district attorney said things like there may not be evidence to support a crime. that was devastating to this family excellent because we had all saw the video. reverent how come it will connect and see the video. —— revere nt connect and see the video. —— reverent al, we cannot unseat. we also it. you all saw it. one of the witnesses, donna williams, said that he watched first—hand —— donna williams, he watc

but if there's anyone we need to hear from, i think it's the women i get the chance to speak with gwen carre two black moms who lost their sons during altercations with police. though their cities both settled lawsuits for millions of dollars, for them it's really not enough they will spend the rest of their days fighting for justice. i want you to know the images you're about to see are disturbing but we feel our conversation is important. >> put your hands behind your head >> i can't breathe i can't breathe. i can't breathe. i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> just broke the window running south. running to the south >> show me your hands! gun! gun! gun! shots fired. shots fired. >> i look at you two moms, and i am in awe that you're sitting up, you're talking gwen, when you think of eric, what's the first word that comes to mind for you? what was he like >> he had this big personality, this beautiful smile my son, he was just a lover of family he was the life of the party at every function. >> se'quette, when you think of stephon, what's the first thing you remember >> his nickname was