because minneapolis does have this historiment minneapolis does have this pain.mmunity has been subject to countless, as we've seen, even the officer in question had something like 20 previous complaints against him. what do you think sparked minneapolis' rage the way that it was sparked after george floyd. >> organizers here adjacent-- -- jason soul saidein a video that minneapolis was one bullet away from being ferguson five years ago. it wasn't a bullet, right, but it was a murder. it was a murder by the police. and so that clarity really hit me. also the really underlying current of all of that, being organizing. we didn't stop organizing after the media stopped paying attention in minneapolis or many other cities as police continue to brutalize and kill black folks. we continued organizing and talking to our neighbors and having conversations about de funding the police and what could be possible and what community lead safety could look like. >> and that is something, sorry to interrupt you, but that is something i really wanted to chat to you about, i real

protest over the death in custody of george floyd his coffin arrives for any memorial service in minneapolis the veteran civil rights activist the reverend al sharpton will deliver a eulogy. also coming up huge crowds in tong cong to find a ban on gatherings to hold a mass vigil on the anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre and coming back from cope it germany's governing coalition approves the biggest economic stimulus package since world war 2 chancellor angela merkel says the aim is to give the next generations a future. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program a memorial service is taking place in minneapolis for george floyd who died in police custody in late may floyd's coffin has arrived at the city's north central university where the veteran civil rights activist the reverend al sharpton is due to deliver a eulogy now president donald trump has been criticized widely for threatening to send in the military to stamp out civil unrest which has swept the united states in the wake of floyd's death. let's get more now we are joined from minneapolis by correspondent zeman stefan what'

amy: this was in d downtown minneapolis. kandace montgomery reminded demonstrators that mayor frfreys up for reelection next year. well, for more, we go to minneapolis wherere we're joined by city councilmember jeremiah ellison. councilmember ellison, welcome back to democrcracy now! this is a historic announcement that the majority of you on the city council made last night, that you're going to dismantle the minneneapolis p pe dedepartment. explaiain what that means. that we havaveeans gogot to create a sysystem of pc safety that t works for everery. i thinknk the minneapolis police departmement, even before the mumurder of georgege floyd, , hd a a whole host of issues, a hahandful i can wrwrite off thep of m my head -- we dealt with an isissue of the minneapolis polie department being involved d in illegal injection of k ketaminea peoplele who did not need it. notave had a history of taking sexual asult case seriouy, invesgations serislsly post and recently lie abouhohow ma u untesdd rape kitse e have the list goes on and

minneapolis? what have you made of what is happened so far and do you expect you would be involved in it? >> yeah, i mean, so there's the example of compton before and camden before. but this is still unprecedented. in part because there's the chance that this sets the tone for what is happening nationally on police reform. so, lisa and i got a chance to speak shortly before this. we are, we have been involved in minneapolis, we will be willing to continue to be involved and help wherever we can to help make communities safer and provide them with the resources so they don't have to call the police in the first place. this should not by the way be controversial, people want to live in communities where people don't have to call the police, especially the police. and we think there's ways to do it responsibly but everything is so new, it's just new. we don't know what tomorrow will look like. >> when people around the country look at what is happening in minneapolis, this announcement from the supe

in the long—term, minneapolis isa in the long—term, minneapolis is a charter city so it will requirecharter which actually sets out a formula for the size of the police department. so you can either see that in the special election, you can also see it as a major issue in the upcoming 2021 election in both the mayor and the council will be out. i want to get a sense, to some extent, there is no avoiding certain aspects of policing. police officers have the right to use force. they have the right to carry weapons, to detain people. to deprive them of their liberty. and those are certain functions which really are at the core of policing and that probably can't be farmed off to other departments. if those powers and those functions remain within a group of people, and we really be sure we're going to see the end police brutality? i think it is important when you talk about dismantling minneapolis police department, or any police department, to notjust think about the absence of that department to think about what you are going to do instead. right now, we expect the american society, —

a live look at the memorial in minneapolis right now. thousands will be in attendance and millions will be watching from around the world him family and friends of floyd remember the man whose death sparked protests and hopefully institutes true and lasting change. thank you for joining usew cast washington. >>> well, an important day as many hope it will start the healing. still continues the conversation to push for reform. another live look that memorial in indianapolis, you can see there. this casket. there, we ask to see someone speaking right now. we will continue to monitor what's going on at this memorial. we will bring you more from that. >>> now, just yesterday, all four officers involved in detaining george floyd were charged and those charges against officer derek chauvin were bumped to second degree murder. we will take you to that memorial when it starts. you can see it online as well as on our app. >>> well, doctors if oakland are standing behind the black lives matter movement and reminding their own community they are fi

we've been involved in minneapolis. we will be willing to continue to be involved and help wherever we can to help make communities safer and provide them with the resources so they don't have to call the police in the first place. this shouldn't, by the way, be controversial. people want to live in communities where no one has to call the police, especially the police. and we think that there are ways that we can do that responsibly, but everything is so new that it's just new. we don't know what tomorrow's going to look like. >> when people around the country look at what's happening in minneapolis and this announcement from the super majority on the city council and they hear these demands about defunding police, can you explain in sort of layman's terms the difference between reforming the police and these types of transformational approaches that we saw in camden and we saw in compton and that we now appear to be aiming at at least in minneapolis? what's the qualitative difference? >> so there really is a range, an

this is minneapolis, in the heart of the mid west.african americans here don't trust the city's police. thanks for holding it down for the city, man. thanks for holding it down for the city. tyrone hartwell helps run this group — the minnesota freedom riders. it was set up days after the death of george floyd. dozens of people wanted to join. we have a ground team that respond and we have an air team, just to make sure that we're all secure and all protected. we just want to make sure our people are safe. today, they're patrolling a march commemorating george floyd's death. the freedom riders say they're afraid for their community. hey, brother, you gotta go out. thank you. some black—owned businesses in their neighbourhoods were attacked during the unrest after the killing. and the freedom riders believe it was caused by white supremacists — though that hasn't been proved. we all came together and said, "listen, we're not going to allow this in our community. other minority groups in minneapolis — latinos, native americans — they hav

what those councilmembers in the city of minneapolis recognize is this -- the police department in minneapolisn specific had a long-standing, grave, miserable, relationship with its own community, specifically with the african-american community, and just the reform of a, now we are not allowing choke holds anymore, and now a police officer has to actually intervene if he sees a fellow officer doing somethng wrong -- that is just not enough. dismantling is coming this case, and i think -- i say i think, because they are not really clear on the actual measures they want to take, but that is at least the estimate and the take of this police department in their relationship -- in the relationship to the community, and get better policing for the community, so no one has to be afraid. specifically, no african-american has to be afraid to go to the store to get a gallon of milk and being arrested on the spot or even die. brent: we have to say the minneapolis would not be thehe first municipality that has dismantled its police force. it has been done before. stefan simons in our washington bureau. t

miguel otarola is the minneapolis reporter for startribune and was at powderhorn park in minneapolishe pledge was taken. thanks very much forjoining us. thanks very much forjoining us. that ledge we understand was greeted with cheers and approvalfrom the was greeted with cheers and approval from the crowd and that's quite a significant change in the mood from what we've seen over the last couple of weeks. exactly. thank you for having me. i want to be clear that there has been no vote made, this isjust a verbal pledge, a statement made in front of more than 1000 people to say that they are committed to end the minneapolis police department. it's definitely a sign of action based on the last couple of weeks of reaction that we've seen following the death of george floyd. what could this mean for the police force in the city? what kind of future and people start imagining now? we arejust beginning and people start imagining now? we are just beginning that conversation. it's unclear what they mean by what it means. what it means to have the reform that so many people are doing right now

unequal to them to the african-american community in minneapolis so yes this is really really important that this pretrial hearing happened and even if mr sherman was only via video link in the in the court room there was a sigh of relief so to speak going through the community that this is now actually really happening the bail is interesting $1000000.00 and all the restrictions you're just saying let's not forget the man is under suicide watch 24 hours 7 days a week because. authorities think he's actually in danger of taking his own life or harming himself given the situation of bail and giving up all his weapons no contact to the ford family of course all this. makes sense to to have those restriction with the bail very important day for the african-american unity in minneapolis be also it doesn't matter really because the movement is very way way way bigger right now all across the united states you know disrespect to mr floyd and what will happen and to what happened to him that's true but we have heard no justice no peace it's been one of the main slogans of the current protests

we have to jump over to minneapolis and the police chief there holding a press conference. let's listen. >> -- who have expressed to me for the past two weeks that they are not that former officer who i refuse to mention his name in this space. i want to say thank you for your continued professional service as public servants during some of most challenging and dynamic situations that our city has experienced. to our city's residents and business owners, i want to say they am deeply sorry for what you've had to endure as well these past several weeks. i wish that i could carry those burdens on my shoulders alone so that you did not have to, but i will tell you that i am committed to making sure that moving forward we will get better. as chief i took an oath of office in ensuring the public safety of this city's residents, businesses and visitors, and i am here to tell you you will not be abandoned. over the past several days i've heard from families and individuals who were concerned that if they were in need of a police response that they would not get one, and i am here t

we condemn what took place in minneapolis. and i think it's much larger than law enforcement condemning it. any human being with a conscience feels the same way. so my heart goes out to then fire floyd family. i think it is an entire difficult period. it is not the first. please lord it is the last. but it should be a wake-up call for this entire country. for justice, to look in the mirror, to work together about what we can do together. i think there is no better place to have this conversation. i honestly don't remember who reached out to who. it has been a long week. but i spoke to reverend mccaul earlier this week, i think we have a common friend. we sat down this week and began a discussion, a dialogue which i hope is one of many. which gets us to a place where we want to go. and here we stand in a holy building and i don't think there is any better place. when i walked in here, i saw -- said hello to some of my officers that are outside and one of them who i did not know, it is her last day, 20 years serving new york cit

that is the scene in minneapolis right now.t happens. we will move on. really look at how global this story can be. the us government has defended its timing. of easing restrictions. what —— the uk government has defended its timing of a further easing of the lockdown in england from monday. the communities secretary robertjenrick said they were "reasonably confident" the steps being taken were manageable — but people also had to play their part. all four uk nations will have guidelines in place allowing more than two people to meet outside and schools in england will begin reopening. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. shropshire in the sunshine. this is carding mill valley, a spot so popular today, the car park eventually had to close. scientists say the chance of catching the virus outside is pretty small, but they're pleading with us to be cautious. it is notjust about what it is possible to do, it's about what it is sensible to do. and what is sensible to do is have as few interactions as possible. by tomorrow

cnn's lucy cavanaugh joins me from minneapolis. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, fred, the day after the city council voted to move forward basically the first step in what's going to be a very long process in moving towards disbanding the police, you can see there are still people on the streets here in minneapolis. we're at another black lives matter rally, another rally to protest the way in which george floyd was killed. people just starting to trickle in here. we're expecting the protests here to get larger. but as for the city council vote, the members saying in minneapolis there have been decades of efforts to reform the police. those have not worked. it's time to try a new way. take a listen to what one city councilwoman said about the reason why they're making this push. >> we acknowledge that the current system is not reformable, that we would like to end the current policing system as we know it and that we would like to create a completely new transformative model of public safety that centers a lot of things, healing, restorative ju

this is minneapolis, in the heart of the mid west.rican—americans here don't trust the city's police. thanks for holding it down for the city, man. thanks for holding it down for the city. tyrone hartwell helps run this group — the minnesota freedom riders. it was set up days after the death of george floyd. dozens of people wanted to join. we have a ground team that respond and we have an air team, just to make sure that we're all secure and all protected. we just want to make sure our people are safe. today, they're patrolling a march commemorating george floyd's death. the freedom riders say they're afraid for their community. hey, brother, you gotta go out. thank you. some black—owned businesses in their neighbourhoods were attacked during the unrest after the killing. and the freedom riders believe it was caused by white supremacists — though that hasn't been proved. we all came together and said, "listen, we're not going to allow this in our community. other minority groups in minneapolis — latinos, native americans — they have

omar jimenez also in minneapolis. josh, i want to start with you. the attorney general under a great deal of pressure here, in his own community, from protesters around the country. he said he asked for time to review all of the evidence, but your reporting is keith ellison has made a decision. >> reporter: that's right, john. a major development, a new milestone in this investigation. as you mentioned, this has been under review by the attorney general's office, the actions of the officers that were involved in this incident that resulted in the death of george floyd. now, we know that one of those officers, derek chauvin, was arrested. he's charged with third-degree murder. the case was then transferred to the attorney general's office. it was with county prosecutors. the a.g.'s office took that investigation over based on the decision by the governor here, and that investigation has been well under way. they haven't been releasing any details about where they were, but we're now told that their initial review of all of the facts in the case is no

what is happening on the ground in minneapolis. peacefully protesting in los angeles, hit with a rubber bullet, we have seen so many images of that kind of unnecessary confrontation and a lot of them are coming from minneapolis. how is the home team doing and how do we outside minneapolis needs to understand what is going on on the ground? >> thank you for having me, thank you for the question. i want to start off with i am here today because of strength of my ancestors fighting the fight, making an elected official possible. on the ground in minneapolis folks are mobilizing the scale we've never seen before in the diverse coalition, very diverse coalition demanding justice not only for george floyd but how the city of minneapolis protects its residents. what we are seeing from folks on the ground is generations of trauma and rage and violence bestowed on the black community by the state at every level of government and i will just add that i myself as a black leader transgender man, but trauma and the trauma that i have to carry a

todd: the man accused of helping burn down the minneapolis -- minneapolis police precinct making hisrt appearance, brandon wolf of st. paul admitted to being in the building the night of the fire and through a wooden barrel into the flames. police caught him wearing stolen police gear including body armor, a baton and a knife, the security guard is the first person to be charged in connection with that. jillian: jussie smollett citing the george floyd protest while fighting a lawsuit for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself, using the defense while asking for documents related to former superintendent eddie johnson saying, quote, as we see millions across the country rise up to protest and expose police misconduct the city by the refusal to produce the affected documents is choosing to actively resist a citizen's lawful effort to reveal dishonesty. jussie smollett maintains his innocence. congressional republicans unveil historic sanctions against iran, there are 140 initiatives aimed to dismantle global terrorism enterprise as the un watchdog warns their defining the nucle

but in north minneapolis, the historically black community in minneapolis that i represent, it with far right wing groups burning down black-owned businesses. we have come together to protect our own community. it is time to systematize community led strategy and make it sustainable. >> i couldn't agree with you more on all of it. i want to hold space for the intersections of your identities and the way that systems particularly impact you and other folks in the community because it is such a critical part of the conversation. we can't allow it to be erased. secondly i want to acknowledge and agree with everything you said about the fact that we save us and we continue to save us. we can imagine this beyond our traditional system and figure out how we protect one another and build up strong communities from the ground up. we are more than capable, no matter what anyone else says. that is what i want to ask you about. as an elected official, you're playing the role in a traditional system, but have a radical imagination about what is possible. we know that budget is a moral document. as

rob: the mayor of minneapolis here, let's read a statement from him.'ll work relentlessly with the chief and alongside the community toward deep structural reform and addressing systemic racism in police culture, we're ready to dig in and enact more community led public safety strategies on behalf of the city but i do not support abolishing the minneapolis police department. this is a guy who went to a memorial for george floyd, dropped down on one knee and cried in front of the casket, he still does not think you should get rid of the police department. what does that tell you about how fringe the idea is? heather.>> first of all, it's o get rid of law enforcement. we are the gate keepers of society. we are solving murders, burglaries, and who is going to do it if they're not there? ghost busters? the community that will be the hurt the most are those that are disen franchised and don't have these type of services in which the government provides for the different community. by getting rid of the police department, once again, this is a scapegoat type

here in minneapolis, we just passed the 150th anniversary of the minneapolis police department's establishment, a group of community members put together this report, enough is year performance review of the police department. in order to take a look at the history of our department, the presence of our department, and where we are going. you can find it on npd150.com. i highly recommend everyone check it out. when you look at the history of the police department, especially in minneapolis, there is a very clear pattern that begins to emerge. that pattern is one of protest, one of brutality, one of protest, one of reform, and one of stagnation and backsliding. in almost every incident of police brutality in minnesota's history, of which there are hundreds, it starts out where a system of racism and domination allows a police officer to take the life of a person, and usually a black or native person. the community rises up in righteous outrage and response, sometimes peacefully, sometimes not. elected officials, local, state, and national proposed reform and demand for justice to be taken. thes

the emotional memorial service in minneapolis. the hearse carrying his casket passing the police chief, kneeling. his family sharing stories about big george, about his kindness. demanding justice in george floyd's name. the reverend al sharpton's message to president trump after that bible photo-op. playing music for 8 minutes, 46 seconds, the amount of time that minneapolis officer had his knee on floyd's neck. while here in new york city, thousands gathered for a vigil here. we witnessed the moment they em george floyd. a sea of faces, all differckgro orge'srother. we entered the park with him. what he told me about his message to this nation, his message about the violence. and our interview after his speech. what he saw when he looked out into that crowd gathered for his brother. >>> also tonight, there are major developments in the george floyd murder investigation. the charges for the other three officers and today, they made their first court appearance. we learned one of them was on their third full shift. for another, it

they did it in minneapolis, and minneapolis, they just committed to disbanding the minneapolis policent. we can do that all over this country. >> i know we have to go. just really quickly, only about 15 seconds, do you want to do this face-to-face with city leaders or outside of the system? you want a seat at the table? >> we have been trying to push city leaders. we go to police commission meeting every week. we participate in city council every week, but the only language they seem to understand is protests outside their office. and sometimes outside their front doors. >> you're certainly accomplishing that. really nice to see you and meet you for the first time in person. katy, back to you. >> jacob, thank you very much. we're going to talk more about defunding the police because there's a spectrum of ideas on how that would work best. stay with us for that. >>> but next up, new polling that has the white house concerned. five months from the general election. and later, covid cases are rising in states that decided to reopen for business early. you're watching msnbc. or hydrat. ne

minneapolis does have this pain. the black community has been subject to countless -- i mean, even the officer in question had something like 20 previous complaints against him. >> yes. >> trevor: what duping sparked minneapolis' rage the way it was sparked after george floyd? >> the organizer here, jason soul, said in a video minneapolis was one bullet way from being ferguson five years ago, and it wasn't a bullet, right, but it was a murder, it was a murder by the police, and, so, that foretelling and that clarity really hit me in the pandemic, with the police terror, and the underlying current of all that be organizing. we didn't stop organizing after the media stopped paying attention in minneapolis or many other cities as police continue to brutalize and kill black folks. we continue organizing and talking the our neighbors and having conversations about defunding the police and what could be possible and what communiti' led said could look like. >> trevor: sorry to interrupt you, but that's something i really w

mourners are beginning to arrive at the sanctuary in minneapolis. that's where sara sidner is live at the george floyd's vigil. tell us what you are seeing. >> reporter: there is any place in the city that represents the absolute, love, kindness and care that people felt with george floyd and one another is here in the very area where he lost his life. we are standing outside at the memorial where we have been for days. this part of the city have been kept because the people of this neighborhood says this is a sanctuary, this is not a place where you get to come and do any kind of destruction. we have seen a man losing his life. they want this to be a place of peace and people coming together, a place where you can feel sorrow and express yourself. i am going to move out of the way and let our photographer take you into the memorial. this has grown and grown and grown. it is so quiet today compares to every other day. it is so peaceful today and there has been chants and fam y families have been here and store owner has talked to us. the owner that

let's go straight to minneapolis now we're joined by d.w. stuff on c amongst today's your staff and can you tell us what led to the decision to upgrade the charges against officer shot in this from 2nd to from 3rd rather to 2nd degree murder. you know the attorney general said there were legal reasons for this of course but he also said that he thought it's in the best interests for the flood some relief for the city of minneapolis for the state of minnesota and for the entire country and maybe he's right about that but to also say that even if the charges on significantly harsher now all 4 charged police officers can potentially go to prison for 40 years that's up from 25 years just for one of them now all 4 of them for maximum of 40 yes if they get convicted. i have to say this if they get convicted is key for the crowd behind me for the protests to see in minneapolis because they are only cautiously optimistic that there will actually be a conviction they are happy about the charges they happy about the arrests today of the remaining 3 of

that happened twice in minneapolis.ave they been in touch with you about these incidents as part of an investigation? >> not with me personally, but they have then in contact with george avella, and deutsche welle has made this known to the u.s. embassy in germany as well as to authorities in the united states. there was a report with the detailed information of what happened and how this transpired from our perspective. i don't know if u.s. authorities have donone anythingn terms o of ththe local level. it is s one thihing to complaind make federal authorities aware, but it has to go down to minneapolis authorities, to minnesota authorities, and there is where it is getting tricky. there were state troopers involved an metropolitan police involved. this is going to probably take a while. brent: what about the officers you had contact with in minneapolis? did they ever explain to you why they shot at you or offer an apology? was there any communication? >> [laughter] no, there was no communication. the only communicatio

the reason we were able to get such quick arrests in minneapolis is because minneapolis arrested strong leaders. across the country, i don't want us to wait for what the white house will tell us to do, for what the next president might tell us to do. i want us to make sure we have relationships with people in the midterm elections and down ballot races, the district attorney, mayor, governor, city council members, school board members, representatives. that is necessary for us. we cannot have a strategy that wins without knowing and understanding the relationship we have to our political power read so make sure you vote. once we vote, we have to hold folks accountable. the protests last for a few days. the election day on november 3 will last for a few hours. but our obligation to be active at every level is a 365 day a year job. we cannot do it once a year. we have to remain engaged. the naacp in minneapolis had a meeting with police because they had a relationship. they worked on making sure they were part of the political process. that got the officers arrested and ultimately charged

good luck to you and everybody in minneapolis.reciate it very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> we'll have more on the public viewing in houston where thousands are turning out to honor george floyd. bishop t.d. jakes is standing by live. we'll discuss. plus, there are new developments in the coronavirus pandemic and a very disturbing rise in cases across the united states. we'll be right back. and i don't add up the years, but what i do count on... is boost high protein... and now, there's boost mobility... ...with key nutrients to help support... joints, muscles, and bones. try boost mobility, with added collagen. and get way more.ith wso you can bring yours vision to life and save in more ways than one. for small prices, you can build big dreams. spend less, get way more. shop everything home at wayfair today. it's velveeta shells & cheese versus the other guys. ♪ clearly, velveeta melts creamier. can i find an investment firm with a truly long-term view that's been through multiple market cycles for over 85 years? with cap

or minneapolis.and allow them to return home and begin the process of returning back to their normal status as a citizen soldier. in addition, i would like to report that last night at 940 8 p.m., in the vicinity of interstate initial questioning into our national guardsmen indicate that this element responded with verbal and nonverbal signals for the vehicle to stop. the vehicle continued at a high rate of speed. nonlethal methods were engaged on the vehicle to again to have the vehicle stop. the vehicle continued at a high rate of speed. at that time in accordance with the escalation of force, our soldier fired three rounds from his rifle in response to a perceived and legitimate threat to him and the minnesota police officers that he was in direct support of. the vehicle changed course and fled the scene. at this time, no injuries have been reported. we have followed our procedures and reported this event to both the governor's office and the chief of the national guard bureau. as is required by r

the minneapolis police department.olice department promised that it would train its police officers on choke holds and restraints. it promised that back as long as 2013, and it failed to do it. what you see on the video is exactly what happened. those police officers where the proximate cause of george floyd's death. and that is what you're going to hear in medical terminology from the doctors who will speak after me. this represents extreme and systemic failures on the pa rt of extreme and systemic failures on the part of the minneapolis police department. opportunities, not only that they had on the day that this happened, but for years and years, to eliminate the institutional bias and racism against people of colour. george floyd was pronounced guilty before they even knew what he did. he was a nonviolent offender. from what we know, it was a $20 counterfeit bill. and what did bt ta ke counterfeit bill. and what did bt take place ? counterfeit bill. and what did bt take place? you saw in action the blue shield. tha

. >> what else would work effectively in minneapolis to change the culture? >> plus, the final moments of ahmaud arbery, as he lay dying, the subject now accused of hurling a racial slur at him. >> while mr. arbery was on the ground, that he heard travis michael make a statement. [ bleep ]. >> deepening the pain for a grieving mother. >> ahmaud loved. he also was loved by many. >> "nightline" starts right now, with juju chang. >> good evening, thanks for joining us. as the country paused to remember george floyd, tonight marks ten straight days of civil unrest, calling out his death as just one of many black lives lost. now we examine another minneapolis case, another officer's knee to the neck. another death of a black man and what it says about policing in america. >> fill and dough was an amazing man. he was just a laid-back, cool today. didn't know how that end up happening to someone like him. >> lewis hunter has been here before. grieving the death of a black man at the hands of police in minnesota. >> they may not knew each other, but they was two brot

there in minneapolis. protesters have taken to the streets in many cities across the united states alexander phenomenon has been following one man who has attended rallies in washington d.c. every day to demand justice and an end to police. he's angry but he hasn't lost hope taking to the streets every day come out the activist at the heart of the protest in washington. 2 riding his bike across the city come out of his hometown. police and military presence for him it doesn't feel safe he's had many guns pointed at him he says from people that they will come up. with in a way it's like. with a. let me see your hand. but then they continue to be hostile and aggressive and. that's what it means to be black in america he tells me 52 years after the killing. this seems to be a watershed moment for the you asked but what makes this moment so dangerous is the man in the white house come out says. he wants a war because if he can start a civil war. so he wants this war he wants it because. he really wants everyon

and in minneapolis civil rights attorney ben crump announced a back in minneapolis today, civil rights attorney ben crumb announced the sults of a private family autopsy on floyd. they said sustained pressure on floyd's neck and back by all four responding officers are what killed him. >> the scar tissue of george floyd's death will be permanent scar tissue on the sub conscience of america. >> and the minneapolis police chief said the three officers >> alcindor: and the minneapolis police chief said the three officers who watched floyd's killing were "complicit." but, they have not been arrested or charged in hs death. for the pbs newshour, i'm yamiche alcindor. they officially ruled george floyd's death a homicide. also today the police >> woodruff: also today, the police chief of louisville, kentucky was fired, a month before he retires, when officers killed a black man early today, and failed to record body-cam footage. a black woman was killed by louisville police, in march. as you saw in yamiche's report, outrage and protest erupted in cities across the country. amna nawaz takes a

the minneapolis police chief kneeling as george floyd's hearse arrived. distraught mayor weeping at the golden casket. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: floyd's siblings spoke lovingly about their big brother, who they called perry. >> everybody wants justice. we want justice for george. he's going to get it. he's going to get it. >> reporter: the reverend al sharpton addressed the socially distanced crowd, calling floyd's death a symbol of black americans' plight. >> it's time for us to stand up in george's name and say, "get your knee off our necks." the reason why we are marching all over the world is, we were like george-- we couldn't breathe. not because there was something wrong with our lungs, but because you wouldn't take your knee off our neck! rights leaders, and celebrities like kevin hart, ludacris, and tiffany haddish, all came to the city where floyd wanted to start a new life, to honor him and say goodbye. as the community mourned, the three officers accused of aiding in floyd's death appeared before a judge. wearing orange jumpsuits, fired officers thomas

the minneapolis city council promising to dismanned the city's police department.he city's mayor is rejecting that new push overnight. jillian: matt finn is live in minneapolis as the first officer charged in floyd's murder prepares to face a judge today. >> reporter: since the death of george floyd in minneapolis, several council members banded together, saying they're going to dismantle the police department and yesterday the major announcement that they now have what they call a veto-proof majority and are going to move forward with ending the police department in this city. at a public forum yesterday, the minneapolis city council president and other members announced they will begin the process of ending the minneapolis police department and creating what they call a transformative new model for safety. minneapolis council members now say nine out of 13 total city council members agree with the decision, making it veto-proof. >> our commitment is to end our city's toxic relationship with the minneapolis police department, to end policing as we know it, and to

we can just look at the history here in minneapolis.o mark clark six years ago, those cops weren't even charged. the philando casteel case that cop was charged but founding not guilty. we have been beating a drum beat for the better part of ten years trying to rein in the overexcess police force. we know that george floyd should be alive right now today and the reason he is dead is because of the overaggression racist minneapolis police that need to be reined in. so we are thankful for those officers got charged. we know it was because of the thousands and thousands of people that have been protesting in the streets. in order for this not to keep going, for three months, six months, a year from now, that there's not the next george floyd, we need to change the systemic problems in this country, so we need to keep the pressure on out in these streets. we need to stay protesting and i'm happy to keep doing that this weekend and over the next week. >> some of the changes we're talking about and a lot of people have said need to take place,

cnn's josh campbell joins us live from minneapolis. so josh, we already heard some of the officers kind of divert blame to officer chauvin who had his knee on the neck, saying he was in charge here. now you have one of the defense attorneys diverting blame to bystanders? >> yeah. truly remarkable, jim. we have been as we covered this story, we have been keying in on what the defense strategy would be for these different officers. when we were in court last week, we saw that two of the officers, their attorneys were pointing to chauvin and his seniority as the reason to be responsible for george floyd's death. last night in an interview with our colleague chris cuomo, we did get a sense from former officer lane he said something that we heard before. during that encounter between police and george floyd, lane as he alleges told chauvin let's turn him over. george floyd was in some type of distress, that chauvin disagreed with actually doing that and he said something -- i have heard a lot of unconventional defenses in the year -- throug

matt flynn is live in minneapolis with the news. matt. >> harris, within this hour, former minneapolis police officers derek chauvin will make his first appearance via video in the courthouse charged with second degree murder in the death of george floyd. shortly after that killing in minneapolis, several city councils members promised they would dismantle the minneapolis police department. 9 members say they have a veto prove majority and are moving forward to end the minneapolis police department as they know it. the city council members say they don't have all of the answers but they want to defund police and invested in juvenile crime prevention and calling 311 instead of 9-11 and relying on social workers. many people wonder: what happens in the case of a life threatening emergency? the council president said we need to imagine where calling police means more harm. >> what if in the middle of the night my home is broken into? who do i call? >> yes, i hear that loud and clear from a lot of my neighbors. and myself too. that's sp

what is happening on the ground in minneapolis. i see my friend deion jones , who was peacefully protesting in los angeles when he was hit with a rubber bullet. we have seen so many images of that kind of unnecessary confrontation. and a lot of them, unfortunately, are coming from minneapolis. what do we outside of minneapolis need to understand about what is going on on the ground? >> thank you for having me and thank you for the question. i am starting off that i am here today because of the strength of my ancestors and elders that came before me fighting the fight to make eye existence and work as an elected official possible. on the ground in minneapolis, folks are mobilizing on a scale we have never seen before. and a diverse coalition of folks is emerging, demanding justice. not only for george floyd, but for how the city of minneapolis protects its residents. what we're seeing right now is generations of trauma and rage, violence bestowed on the black community by the state at every single level of government. and i will add

or minneapolis.and allow them to return home and begin the process of returning back to their normal status as a citizen soldier. in addition, i would like to report that last night at 940 8 p.m., in the vicinity of interstate that is exactly what i like to see and what we like to see and what makes us proud. enough was said about the semi on the 35w bridge. i had the same visceral reaction as a traffic safety professional about what that could have been versus what it was. and one of the things we have said all along, the freeway is just a very dangerous place to be when you're protesting. and, so, there is many places to exercise your first amendment right. we continue to facilitate that along with other law enforcement agencies. the freeway is just not the place to do it. although we try as hard as we can to keep people safe, it is just really really difficult. and yesterday was a shining example of what we said for a long long time about the danger of those events on the freeways. i tend to agree

miguel otarola is the minneapolis reporter for startribune and was at powderhorn park in minneapolis pledge was taken. speaking to me earlier he said the actual process of setting up a community led body might take several months. i want to be very clear that there has been no vote made yet, this isjust a verbal pledge, a statement made in front of more than 1000 people to say that they are committed to end the minneapolis police department. it's definitely a sign of action based on the last couple of weeks of reaction that we've seen following the death of george floyd. what could this mean for the police force in the city? what kind of future can people start imagining now? we arejust beginning that conversation. in fact, inside the council itself, it's unclear what they mean by what it means. what it means to have the reform that so many people are doing right now. —— are asking for right now. already the minneapolis police department is under investigation over the past ten years. that is probably the most imminent thing they are facing and just on friday, the city council had vo

i was born and raised in minneapolis. as a child growing up in the city, i did not see many peace officers that looked like me. for the ones that i did, they were my true sheroes and heroes. since i joined the ranks of this department, i have dedicated my service to not only helping, but healing. i will continue to do that. i also recognize that parts of this department were broken, and i brought attention to that several years ago, but i did not abandon this department then, and i will not abandon this department now. history is being written now. i'm determined to make sure that we are on the right side of history. thank you. >> as far as questions go, we'll spend the first five or so minutes taking questions from our local media first, and then we'll turn it over to the rest of the group. so if you have a question, raise your hand. we'll call on you. shouting stuff would be very confusing. questions from the local media. >> chief, you have nine city council members who are saying defund police. do you think your respon

cedric, minneapolis isn't alone. there are all sorts of police departments and cities this morning talking about beginning to defund or redirect millions of dollars away from their police departments to other community services. but minneapolis is talking about dismantling the police department. what does that mean when you hear it? >> well, when you hear the word dismantle, you assume that they're going to take their department down and not have a police department at all. i don't think that's what they mean. i think what they're saying, they're going to take a very deep dive in the minneapolis police department, which they certainly need to. and look at, what is it that they can do to build that department back along with input from the community. so it's going to be interesting to see how they do that. they may set the tone or pattern for the rest of the nation to look at. but in light of all the issues that mauinneapolis has had over the years, nothing has seemed to have worked. so i applaud them for taking the i