fred: at one point, lane and kueng appear to discuss whether floyd had a pulse.mas: you got one? >> is he breathing right now? check his pulse. check his pulse. check his pulse. j. alexander: i can't find one. fred: the trial will not be broadcast publicly. the judge in the case expressed concern about the proceedings -- quote -- "getting out of proportion." he urged lawyers to limit the number of witnesses and move quickly to avoid delays caused by covid. thao, kueng, and lane still face a state trial for aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter. it's now been delayed twice, awaiting the conclusion of the federal case. for the "pbs newshour," i'm fred de sam lazaro in st. paul, minnesota. john: the charges and issues in this federal trial are different from those in the earlier state trial that ended in the conviction of derek chauvin. angi porter is a research fellow and adjunct professor at the georgetown university law center. thanks so much for being with us. help us understand these federal charges. depriving george floyd of his civil right, what does th

thao, kueng and lane still face a state trial for aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter.twice awaiting the conclusion of the federal case. for the pbs newshour, i'm fred de sam lazaro in st. paul, minnesota. >> yang: the charges and issues in this federal trial are different from those in the earlier state trial that ended in the conviction of derek chauvin. angi porter is a research fellow and adjunct professor at the georgetown university law center. thanks so much for being with us. help us understand these federal charges, depriving george floyd of his civil right. what does that mean? >> absolutely, thanks, john. i want to emphasize that in federal court, we're really thinking primarily about a person's constitutional rights. and in this case, we're thinking about ge george floyd's right to reasonable suzzer-- i, a reasonable arrest-- and also his right to due process, his right to not be deprived of his liberty without getting medical attention for a serious medical need. sohose are the two areas that are infused in the charges in the federal case. >> in the state c

lane and kueng had been patrol officers less than a week. and should have been tried to stop chauvin. at least one juror has been excused after saying he made a personal choice to stop watching the video of floyd's arrest. floyd's partner courtney ross says the three officers are as responsible as chauvin. >> they all took part in this. they all killed him. >> reporter: the former officers have all pleaded not guilty. if convicted, they could face up to life in prison. mola lenghi, cbs news, st. paul, minnesota. >>> coming up only on "cbs mornings," we'll hear from a woman who's suing facebook over the murder of her brother as she challenges a controversial law protecting social media companies. >>> plus, gayle king's exclusive interview with anjanette young, a chicago woman who was wrongly targeted in a police raid in 2019. >>> and how apple air tags are being used to stalk people. "inside edition's" deborah norville explains how to protect yourself. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie gree

saying, quote that video is not what alex kueng said, plunkett said, it's not what alex kueng perceivedwas on his fourth day as a minneapolis police officer. the lawyer is earl grey and that chauvin was on his neck twice raised the prospect that he turned floyd on his side. the attorney described lane as, quote, not deliberately indifferent about floyd's health at all. tou thao, 34 years had been on the force since 2012. he claimed to state investigators he was unaware of what was going on with him he was too focused on trying to control the growing crowd. joining me a professor from the georgetown law school. a contributing columnist for "the washington post." kristie, how rare is a prosecution like this? >> thank you for having me. the prosecution -- a prosecution like this is really unprecedented. a federal civil rights prosecution charging officers for not intervening with a superior. >> why is that the case? why aren't there more prosecutions? because it's so rare it doesn't happen? or they're so difficult? or you just don't have video that shows like like it did in the tragic case

their trial gets under way this week prebltded by evidence at chauvin's trial, officer kueng knelt onloyd's back why lane kneeled on his legs and thao stood by keeping spectators away. depriving george floyd of civil rights and all pleaded not guilty. after their active cowardice that day, since floyd's death multiple states codified through legislation or policy officers have a duty to step in if they witness a colleague using excessive or unauthorized force. according to the policing project at nyu school of law, as of october at least 18 states required officers to intervene or required law enforcement agencies to adopt policies imposing such a duty on officers, and at least 17 states required officers to report what another officer using excessive force. a small change, but the sort that can help police departments root out rogue cops and hold officers accountable. just this week a south florida police department opened and investigation into a veteran sergeant who pulled up to an arrest already in progress. bodycam footage shows the suspect already handcuffed in back of the polic

the prosecution largely stayed close to the charges in this, that former officers thomas lane, alex kuenging under the knee of derek chauvin and specifically that thao and kueng did not intervene or try to stop derek chauvin. the prosecutor said over the course of her opening statement that each made a conscious choice over and over again. they chose not to intervene and stop chauvin as he killed a man. they chose not to protect george floyd, the man they handcuffed. then went on to tell the jury, you'll see the ambulance arrive, and it wasn't the defendants that got chauvin off of floyd, it was those first responders. now, i should also mention all of these former officers have pleaded not guilty to these charges. their defenses ranged from, well, the video and what the crowd saw didn't tell the full story of what happened, that they tried to do something but were shut down by chauvin. and that they were deferring to the senior officer on the scene in chauvin. i should also note chauvin is not a defendant in this trial. he was initially supposed to be but pleaded guilty to his charges la

alexander kueng, thomas lane, and tou thao are charged with willfully violating floyd's constitutional rights during his 2020 arrest. video of the deadly incident shows the officers at the scene when chauvin knelt on floyd's neck. the three officers also face state charges in connection with floyd's death. >>> and turning to the coronavirus now, president biden said the government should have done more testing earlier. in his news conference yesterday, he urged americans to order free testing kits from the newly launched website covidtests.gov. nearly 980,000 people tested positive for covid yesterday. nationwide 63% of the population is fully vaccinated against covid. one of the lowest vaccination rates is in missouri. just 54% of the population there is fully vaccinated. at st. luke's hospital in kansas city, doctors say the number of covid patients has tripled since the beginning of december. >> is this busier than the beginning of the pandemic? >> most certainly. covid has completely fractured our lives, our personal and our professional lives. our icus are jam packed. the health c

jay alexander kueng and toy sow are all accused of violating floyd's civil rights. all 3 have pleaded not guilty. a state jury convicted derek chauvin who killed who kneeled on floyd's neck of second degree murder last april chauvin pleaded guilty to separate federal charges just last month. governor newsome visiting the site of a recent train theft and around southern california, the governor highlighted the statewide effort to crack down on railway theft, which apparently has spiked over the last year, especially during the holiday season. the crimes that left tracks and surrounding areas littered with empty packages. as you can see. he has he helped clear the debris along the tracks. the governor called on the state to step up. >> we'll see what everybody seen asking myself what the is going on. we looked like a 3rd world country. these images. we need all of us to recognize our collective and individual spots ability to do more. >> experts say because of the global supply chain delays which have caused congestion at ports and a long train routes. los angeles has

alexander kueng, thomas lane, and tou thao are accused of ignoring their training and failing to take action to save floyd's life, as fellow officer derek chauvin pinned him down. chauvin already pleaded guilty to federal charges after being convicted of state murder charges. >>> in washington, the supreme court has agreed to hear a high stakes case on whether race can be considered in college admissions. the court is taking up lawsuits against harvard and the university of north carolina that claim they illegally discriminate against asian american applicants. a decision against those schools by the new conservative majority could potentially end affirmative action in college admissions. >>> to the economy tonight, and a wild day of trading for the market. the dow plunging more than 1,000 points at one point over concerns over inflation, possible interest rate hikes, and ukraine. the dow then making a stunning rebound just before the closing bet today, finishing up 99 points after all, closing at 34,364. >>> when we come back here on this busy monday night, news coming in about three

at least one charge they were deliberately indifferent to george floyd's medical situation and that kuengo intervene. the department of justice said each made a conscious decision over and over again, chose not to interview as chauvin killed a man. they chose not to protect floyd. she said, you will see when the ambulance arrived, it was the paramedics, and not the defendants, who told chauvin to get off. her opening lasted about 30 minutes, at which point we began to hear from the attorney for tou thao. what he argued was the widely circulated video does not show the full context, and even the crowd that gathered didn't know the full context, and part of what he said specifically was the fact that something ends tragically does not mean a crime has been committed. as he acknowledged what happened to george floyd that day was a tragedy. moving forward we've heard from two of three former officer attorneys so far. we'll expect to hear from the attorney for thomas lane, earl gray, and after that we're expected to ted into witnesses in what is expected to be a four-week trial. >> the three f

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alexander kueng, and tou thao were guilty of ignoring floyd's repeated pleas of "i can't breathe" andiling to provide medical assistance as derek chauvin pressed his knee into floyd's neck for over nine minutes. two of the officers also helped chauvin physically restrain floyd. another officer prevented passersby from hoping. i defense attorney, meanwhile, argued chauvin was the one who called all of the shots. this is george floyd's nephew brandon williams speaking monday. >> it was hard watching that video of my uncle. begging and pleading for his life. instead of raising them up, turning him over, instead of one of the officers saying "hey, let him up," they ignored and chose to kill him. we need some accountability. amy: the three officers also face a separate state trial for aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter of george floyd. tennessee congressmember jim cooper has become the 29th house democrat to announce tuesday he will not seek reelection in this year's midterms. cooper says he did not see how he could retain his seat after redistricting maps drawn up by state republ

kueng and tou thao stood by and watched as derek chauvin murder george floyd, pressing his knee into floyd's neck for over nine minutes. the three face charges of aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter in a separate trial set to begin in a hennepin county court in march. minneapolis civil rights journalist and activist mel reeves died thursday due to complications of covid-19. he was 64 years old. reeves was community editor at the minnesota spokesman-recorder, the oldest black-owned newspaper in the state. last april, democracy now! spoke with mel reeves as the murder trial of george floyd's killer, derek chauvin, got underway. >> i'm not just a journalist, i am an activist. i have been on the ground, organizedgainst police violence when the fight was just fight r racial jtice, a fivefold justice -- a fight for justice and prevent prussic -- we have been trying to hold the police accountable. the police of minneapolis and simple have not change their behavior. amy: mel reeves was unvaccinated against coronavirus and died after a weeks-long struggle with covid-19. in december, h

alexander kueng, and tou thao stood by and watched as derek chauvin murdered floyd, pressing his kneento floyd's neck for over nine minutes. the three face charges of aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter in a separate trial set to begin in a hennepin county court in march. the justice department dropped its case against mit professor gang chen, who was accused of hiding research linked to the chinese government. prosecutors say they lacked evidence against chen. the case has sparked renewed criticism of the china initiative, launched in 2018, which has targeted some 20 academics, mostly of chinese descent, for prosecution. democrats from the congressional asian pacific american caucus have called for an end to the program and the aclu said -- "the justice department must end racial profiling in the name of national security." antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections killed more than 1.2 million people in 2019, becoming a leading cause of death worldwide. that's according to a new study published in the british medical journal the lancet, which warns bacteria are mutating to ev

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alexander kueng and tou thao deprived flied of civil rights when they saw him lying on the ground andg and thao willfully failed to intervene as fellow officer derek chauvin knelt on floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. all three officers have pleaded not guilty to the charges. >> considering the fact that he that he moaned in agony and could not breathe for minutes on end until he passed, i believe proved the fact that they did denied him of his civil right. >> reporter: 12 jurors and six alternates have been chosen from across the state of mini to decide the high profile case. of the 12 seated jurors, seven are women, and five are men . the majority appear to be white. prosecutors must prove. as chauvin knelt on floyd's neck, police body cam footage and video showed king and lane helping to restrain floyd while thao kept crowds at bay. floyd's death sparking a national reckoning on social justice. chauvin is currently serving a 22 1/2 year prison sentence after being found guilty of floyd's murder in a separate trial last april. he's not part of this federal trial, after pleadin