i want to bring in jeremiah ellison, a member of the minneapolis city council. nt out that he is the son of minnesota attorney general keith ellison who led the prosecution of derek chauvin. good to see you. thanks for your time this morning. i want to start with your reaction to the breaking news that we heard about the department of justice launching this investigation into the patterns and practices of the minneapolis police department. were you surprised by that? what would you like to see come out of that investigation? >> i'm not surprised by it. the state of minnesota, department of human rights started a similar pattern and practice investigation against our police department a year ago in the wake of the police response to protests back then. i'm not surprised by the doj investigation. i knew that with trump out of office, this level of oversight was going to return, thankfully. we invite it. we think that we do have issues in our department. but we also understand that this is not just a minneapolis problem. this is a broader problem all across the coun

. >>> plus, only on "cbs this morning," minneapolis city council member jeremiah ellison shares his reactionsk chauvin trial and his work to heal the community. >>> and we'll hear from commerce secretary gina raimondo, one of five cabinet members who will help president biden promote his massive infrastructure plan. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great weekend.

jeremiah ellison and elie joins me now. i guess the different standards and conceptions of who is to be feared and suspicious and criminal. and who the police force should be deployed against it is not new. by just cannot watch any of this right now and not think about the sixth? how about you? >> i mean, chris welcome to my life for 42 years. right? the sad reality is that this is the country that white people want. that a majority of white people want. these are the people that a majority of white people vote for. these are the standards that a majority of white people are comfortable with. these are the judges that a majority of white people support. and we know that this is happening because the majority of white people want it. because whenever there is a movement a moment, an opportunity, a law, a legislation, a tape, a chance, to change it a majority of white people resist it? that's how we know that this is what the majority of white people want. now, we might find here and there, a couple of individuals -- that whi

and jeremiah ellison, minneapolis city council member. he is also the son of minnesota attorney general keith ellison, who is leading the prosecution of derek chauvin. thanks so much, guys, for joining us. jeremiah, i want to start with you. the store where george floyd was killed has become a memorial of sorts. i'm just curious, as we watch this gut-wrenching testimony, what the mood is like in the community on ground there. i think -- so sorry, jeremiah. we hear you now. >> my apologies. i represent the north side of the city, which is, you know, sort of the opposite side of the city of where george floyd was killed. i've gotten the chance to get to know the organizers over at george floyd square. i know that they are desperately wanting justice, and i know folks all over the city, especially where i live, also want to see justice in this case. to your point, i think that if we just view justice narrowly, as what happened here in the criminal trial, you know, what happens on the civil side, that that's really going to do a disservice. r

joining us only on cbs this morning is minneapolis city council member jeremiah ellison. ainst derek chauvin. we welcome you council man ellison to the stable virtually. you know, it is hard to watch this trial. i can't imagine what it's like for minneapolis resident, how painful this must be, but many people are feeling this. it's traumatic. it's very hard to watch. how are you processing it along with your residents and what stood out to you this week? >> you know, thank you for having me on the show. i really appreciate it. and i appreciate the attention that minneapolis is getting for, you know, what we're going through. it is traumatic. i think that i'm trying to keep my ear to the ground, talk to my constituents and my neighbors about what they're feeling and be responsive in this moment. i think, you know, people are looking for a little bit of leadership on the outside of the trial, of course. the people who are in it need to be focussed on the trial, but that doesn't mean that it's not having ramifications out in the community and that people aren't really feeling