what is this you trying to go to straight he said oh miscommunication and went back live in minneapolis stephens he months if you can hear me we've just heard from the eyewitness that you interviewed at the top of the last hour in the very minutes after the truck plowed into a crowd of protesters on the highway here in minneapolis. can you take us back on to the say now and just tell me what's the situation with just hit the curfew where minutes into the curfew what is happening there now there were press guys yeah it's all right now we're going to try to convince police were press guy from to see. all press to ok so i'm trying to and as you see you know and. there you go see there is a lot of moderates we have permission to be out here we have permission to be out here stop. we have prayer ok our vehicles are back there we got to go up to your vehicles we serve sure your governor the governor of minute minnesota. how do you get over the lovato when we get the permission from yourself spirit to be here. so we're going to go in our car we're going to go in the car move ok. i want to stop it we're

minneapolis. pretty much just a big big disturbance so having said that. i would have not bet one dime on this man surviving not one dime but apparently there were some restraint. stephens in minneapolis many things. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. piece by 6 dragon capsule carrying 2 nasa astronauts has docked with the international space station the craft completed the 19 hour journey it's the 1st time a privately built spacecraft has taken astronauts to the orbiting laboratory. a gunman has killed at least 25 people at a market in eastern bikini. a similar attack on friday claimed 15 lives the country has been battling jihadist terrorists for years. demonstrations for and against president jaya belsen our have rocked brazil police kept the 2 sides apart in rio de janeiro the far right leader has polarized society most recently by keeping brazil open despite soaring corona virus infections. from his project that the italian flag on the causing him to mock its reopening on monday several popular tourist attractions are opening again as lockdown measures ease more than 33000 people have died from coated 19 in italy the 3r

. >> stephen: in minneapolis. >> right. >> stephen: and i-- i don't know if you have watched the entireif you have watched it or any part of it, what's-- what is your-- and what was your and what is your ongoing reaction to what you saw? >> um, i would say-- i think like many people, like many people, frustration and sadness and anger. but another interesting feeling that's come across me is exhaustion. i'm feeling a lot of exhaustion, mostly because we're dealing with a systemic issue here. and when i see that that was something that was filmed, what comes to mind is how many of these incidents do we not even know about? that happen every day, where there are no eyewitnesses, or people aren't videotaping it? and so it's-- it brings up the question over and over again: what do we really do? like, how can we really stop this? because it is, it's exhausting. it's exhausting. >> stephen: well, what do you make of what we're seeing now? >> well-- >> stephen: the reaction to it, in all its different forms? >> i think that now-- you know, i think it's interesting that we're seeing a double ph

grief that we have seen since the pandemic began and that's another part of the story stephens on simons in minneapolis defined as always thank you. well hong kong has also seen a mass gathering today this one to mark the 31st anniversary of the massacre in tiananmen square authorities say they refused to allow a rally because of the corona virus but opponents insist they did that just to curb freedom. an act of defiance. protesters pushed down the barriers meant to stop them from congregating thousands flooded into hong kong's victoria park lighting up the evening with a sea of candles candlelight vigils and minutes of silence were held across the city. some scuffles broke out when protesters tried to set up roadblocks police use pepper spray to disperse them and several people were arrested. it was the 1st time unrest took place on the 10 men anniversary and the 1st time that hong kong authorities banned all commemoration they said it was necessary to enforce social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic but to protesters it looked like an excuse to limit their freedom. that people must be concer

she spoke in minneapolis today along with stephen jackson. >>> the state of minnesota has lost a civil rights investigation looking into the actions of the minnesota police department and that death of george floyd. the investigation comes as protests continue across the country. >> reporter: nationwide protests sparked by the death of george floyd continue on monday night. it has been just four weeks since police responded saying he used to counterfeit $20 bill. it shows the police officer kneeling on his neck while he says he can't breathe. the medical examiner's report said that only floyd's heart failed. an independent autopsy authorized by his family show that he died of asphyxiation from pressure when his neck and back were pressed. the former minneapolis officer who netted on flights that discharge in his death. convictions for officers involved in fatal incidents are rare. some lawmakers are looking at ways to hold law enforcement to a higher legal standard. >> i do think there are issues with law enforcement doing things they shouldn't be doing. >> reporter: protesters say the

those events who focused mostly on george floyd who died while in minneapolis police custody, many of the people in this crowd knew stephen taylor personally. he was shot to death by police april 18th inside that local walmart. >> i lost an angel, my brother. >> reporter: michael taylor and stephen taylor's younger brother. his family says stephen was experiencing a mental health episode when he was shot by san leandro police. this week the san leandro city council voted unanimously to ask the california attorney general's office to conduct an independent investigation of this case. >> our aim or my aim specifically as a councilmember is to have the public's trust and for the public to know that the process has integrity. >> reporter: this is a request by the san leandro city council. it's still up to the attorney general's office to decide if it's going to take up this case. george floyd's death in minneapolis was caught on camera and has sparked a nationwide re-examination of the way police treat african-american men in particular. stephen taylor's death was also caught on camera. no charges have been filed in this case

will not be treated like you have been in new york seattle or minneapolis it will be a much different scene. well day w. correspondent stephens you muncie's on this story for us in tulsa he described the atmosphere there ahead of saturday's properly well i would say the situation. and the atmosphere is tense not right here right behind me as you heard in the piece this is the iconic and. more than i call his story kareen with district here we are in greenwood avenue here and. nobody expects that anything will happen in terms of violence violent protests or any violence whatsoever today or tomorrow however this is 2 miles down the road in downtown this is a different picture there of fears even of those folks here are fairly fairly adamant about the problem this really represents for told there will be a massive security forces roaming around here too you don't see them there in plain clothes but there is a lot of security presence here so for tomorrow no really good expectations stefan i'm interested to know what has the campaign said about the coincidence of the timing and location of the rally. well 1st of all they didn't s

american unit in minneapolis be also it doesn't matter really because the movement is the way way way bigger right now all across the united states you know disrespect to mr floyd. that was stephens on one's ear from washington bureau now president donald trump has rejected calls to defund or dismantle u.s. police departments in the wake of george floyd's death it comes after minneapolis lawmakers pledged to dismantle the city's police force whose formal offices have been charged for the lead role in floyd's death tolls to defund the police have become integra. to the protest movement in the u.s. at a white house meeting trump voiced his support for the country's law enforcement. they won't be defining there won't be dismantling of our police and they're not going to be any dispensing of our police our police have been letting. live in peace or we want to make sure we don't have any they're actors in there and sometimes you see some horrible things like we witnessed recently but 99 i say 99.9 but let's go with 99 percent of them are great great people and they've done jobs that are record setting records. let's have a look at some of the other stories making news elsewhere in the

understands what is going on and what is needed here in minneapolis in the states in this whole country if they don't get it from the president stephens iman's as we mentioned you are in front of that location where the memorial service for george floyd is currently getting underway just waiting for his family now to arrive stefan thank you so much for the reporting. and earlier i spoke with historian rebecca brochmann a specialist in race ethnicity and gender in the united states i asked her to compare the situation in the us right now with that of other liberal democracies for example like germany where she is based in terms of systemic racism. well most important thing is to remember that racism doesn't stop at national borders so racism is not an individual character it is a political system we're talking about discrimination on the labor market on the housing market in education in the justice system so those are things that are also part of racism in germany however there are quantitative and qualitative differences. if you look at the police violence in the united states that's very much entrenched in the history of the slave p

stephen, today you led a march to the minneapolis district attorney's office to demand convictions forr officers involved in george floyd's death. here you are tonight to advocate for african-american voters. is this all connected for you? >> yeah, i mean, it's just a role that fell in my lap, don. just to give you a shout-out just like kendrick. you know i'm a big fan of you, too. yeah, just something that fell in my lap, you know. i wish i didn't see my brother get murdered for the world to see, you know, by racist cops. me having a voice and us coming from texas, knowing where he's from, 3rd ward, i just use my voice and name to go out there and stand for my brother. you know, when they killed my brother, they didn't know he had a celebrity friend, person who played in the nba, won a championship, that's proven to stand up for his brothers. i've shown it many times. this does go hand in hand, don. i'm embracing it. i hope i continue to lead the right way. >> amen. bun, i want to bring you in. you're an artist. also a lecturer at rice university. you're smart. >> i'll take that. >> h

. >> stephen: you were at george floyd's memorial in minneapolis on thursday.t was really emotional. unfortunately, with the job i've done over the last few years, this is opportunity first time i've gone to one of the funerals for a person who's become a hashtag, right, who people know of. in this case, i was staying in the same hotel as george floyd's family and had gotten to know them a bit, had been spending time with them, had conversations in the hallway. i was with them as they prepared to go over, actually road over with them in my not notebook, ws taking notes, and sat behind them in the funeral. it was quite an emotional and moving event. the first of the three memorials wasn't open to the public, so largely dignitaries, elected officials, family members and celebrities that showed up. it was difficult for the family members, it was the first time they had been out talking about the case in public since it happened. >> stephen: when you said you'd been on this beat for a long time, tell the audience what's your history of covering the experience of bl

stephen sackur. since george floyd died with a white police officer's knee on his neck in minneapolis, new conversations racism and discrimination have begun across the world. it's notjust about policing, it's about all aspects of life. my guest today is andre leon talley, who was creative director of american vogue magazine at a time when the fashion industry was almost completely devoid of senior black figures. does fashion still have a problem with race? andre leon talley in new york, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. you very recently published a memoir, a pretty extraordinary book. it had a very interesting title, the chiffon trenches, which suggests both elegance and beauty, but also a sense of warfare. do you feel you've been fighting some sort of a battle throughout your life? i certainly have. that is an apt description of the title. it was a title i made up years ago before i even wrote the book, i made up the title for my first memoir, never used it. i fought many battles, many battles, i've been in trenches all my life. as an american, african—american black man, a descendent of

experts tell senior investigator stephen stock that's a big problem and can lead to instances like the one in minneapolis. >> reporter: this video shows officers using force to control a person deemed a threat to those around him. both police officials and an independent expert all agreed this was appropriate given the situation. experts also say police can learn from these incidents by precisely tracking them. >> it's one of the most critical pieces of information we can collect about the police -- >> reporter: dr. matthew hickman chairs the department of criminal justice at seattle university. >> we really do need systematic data collection to help establish the reality of police use of force. >> reporter: five years ago dr. hickman teamed with a private company called police strategies, also based in seattle, to begin tracking data showing how, when, and where police use force. >> with these data we can start to understand how use of force incidents evolve and hopefully lead to better policies and training. so that we can try to minimize injury. >> reporter: so you can't have an evidence-based policy

stephen jackson. he was a friend of george floyd. >>> the governor of minnesota announces civil rights investigation of the minneapolis lease department. this will review department policies, procedures, practices over the last 10 years to see if there is systemic discrimination, and how it can be fixed. >>> coming up, and other police shooting in the bay area during a confrontation with a suspected looter. what we learned about the incident at a walgreens store. >>> the presidential election, the democratic primaries in nine states, and where that leaves the nomination? >>> protesters in new york city are facing arrest turner curfew went into effect. thousands have been marching in lower manhattan. the governor was openly critical of the mayor and the nypd for not being able to control the demonstrations after the massive looting last night. >>> in vallejo, police opened fire on a suspect after responding to looting at a drugstore. henry lee says this is the second police shooting in the bay area under similar circumstances in the past two days.>> reporter: vallejo police shot a suspected looter. >> dispatchers that were causally cal

minneapolis, they are still protesting here behind me. this one is being led by george floyd's friend, former n.b.a. star stephen jackson.. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues, thank you. protesters around the country are targeting statues they see as historic symbols of injustice. in the last week, three monuments have been pulled down in richmond, once the capital of the confederacy. cbs' chip reid reports tonight from richmond. >> reporter: late last night, richmond, virginia, protesters brought down a statue of jefferson davis, the president of the confederacy. on tuesday in richmond, one the of christopher columbus was toppled and dragged into a lake. another columbus statue met a similar fate in minnesota. jefferson davis, just down the street, the president of the confederacy, that's down. could robert e. lee be next? >> he's on borrowed time. >> reporter: julian hayter is a professor at the university of richmond. >> whenever there are moments of social unrest and racial upheaval, the monuments are in the proverbial crosshairs. >> reporter: it's part of a nation movement against what many see as symbols of white supremacy.

unit in minneapolis be also it doesn't matter really because the movement is the way way way bigger right now all across the united states you know just perspective as to floyd. that was stephens in and from our washington bureau now for some of the stories making news around the world. germany's defense minister says the u.s. government's reported plans to cut the number of its troops in germany by about a 3rd could weaken the nato alliance and a great crime karen boss says she is yet to be informed of the move which would see the number of u.s. troops stationed here dropped from more than 34000 to no more than 25000. in the united states areas outside new orleans on the water after tropical storm cristobal crashed ashore the storm made landfall over the weekend causing flooding and property damage in other states it was downgraded to a tropical depression on monday. hundreds of palestinians have rallied in the west bank city of ramallah to protest the israeli government's plan to an expanse of the occupied territory the plan would leave about a 3rd of the west bank under permanent israeli control while granting palestinians further autonomy in the rest of the territory. now

former nba player, stephen jackson, who is a longtime close friend of george's also join her in minneapolis this afternoon saying the reason his friend george left houston to go to minneapolis was the quote provide for his family and to be a better father. >>and tonight, we know minnesota is launching a state investigation into the policies and procedures of the minneapolis police department today governor tim walz announce the minnesota department of human rights will lead that probe the government agency has filed a civil rights charge in the death of george floyd while he was in police custody. minneapolis police fired the 4 officers involved, but only one has been arrested and charged protesters are calling for the other 3 to also be arrested. and walt says that he will continue using state resources to is to to change. >>minnesotans you can expect our administration use every tool at our disposal to try and deconstruct systemic racism that is generation z. >>and as we move forward we're going to need to do with the community. but i think the thing i'm hearing from the protesters is. >>

stephen jackson. we should also mention lester holt here in minneapolis as n, edition of nbc nightly news.ll bring us a primetime well, anchoring live coverage of that memorial service, 2:00 eastern, along with a special edition of nbc nightly news. and in addition to that, lester will bring us a primetime special, "america in crisis," focused on this nationwide push for justice and how to heal the divide in our country. that's at 10:00 eastern, 9:00 central here on nbc. hoda >> craig, thank you. >>> the new charges and curfews did not stop tens of thousands of protesters from taking to the streets across the country overnight. the demonstrations have been significantly more peaceful than what we saw a couple of days ago. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in minneapolis as well and has that part of the story. gabe, good morning >> reporter: hoda, good morning. hours ago we saw our ninth straight night of protests in cities across the country. as you mentioned they remain peaceful, emotions and tensions remain high. overnight across america -- more showdowns between police and protesters in brooklyn

stephen sackur. will the wave of anger and protest that has swept across america since the killing of george floyd in minneapolise a lasting impact difference to race relations? surely african—america ns must surely be sceptical. racism and discriminatory and violent policing have survived all previous efforts to make real the promises of equality and justice for all. my guest today is the historian and veteran civil rights campaigner mary frances berry. what will it take to engineer genuine change? mary frances berry, welcome to hardtalk. and thank you forjoining me from new orleans. thank you very much for having me. we are having beautiful weather here. well, i can see there isa weather here. well, i can see there is a bit ofa weather here. well, i can see there is a bit of a hurricane through your window, but let us focus on the storms that have been hitting and sweeping across america in recent days. the whole world has been watching the response to the killing of george floyd in minneapolis. you have an historian‘s i. does all of this feel different to you from previous cases of the killing in police deten

minneapolis on friday the same day a teen from c.n.n. was arrested on live television they were released a short time later the state's governor has apologized. body stephens is an international press institute board member and a professor at the university of missouri school of journalism she joins us now from columbia missouri good to have you with us professor am i right in thinking that the journalists enjoy a certain privilege there are constitutional protections in the u.s. for journalists are absolutely we have 1st amendment protection for journalists journalists are the eyes and ears built into the u.s. constitution and that the journalists would be a checks and balance on not only government but institutions the government as well including the police so what are we to make of these attacks deliberate in many cases the police deliberately ignoring the fact that journalists are showing them their credentials what are we to make of of these attacks. i just got off the phone with a reporter from the des moines register who has been covering these these riots all over a his city and he is a colleague of andrea hsu who was attacked and pepper sprayed a

minneapolis on friday. but the same day a team from c.n.n. was arrested on live television they were released a short time later than the state's governor since apologized for marty stephens is an international press institute board member she says journalism in the united states has been under assault for a while now. you have 1st amendment protection for journalists journalists are the eyes and ears built into the us constitution that the journalist would be a checks and balance on not only government but institutions the government as well including the police see have seen since the beginning of the trump administration a a widespread distrust of the press fueled by the president's own tweets and own words continuing calling the media here in the united states the enemy of the people and certainly putting down the role that that we play in the important information cycle getting information out to the world about what's happening so yes to answer your question there is sort of a feeling by local sheriffs as well as. members of a larger police force is that there is a bit of impunity that journalists are impeding the police's ability to do their job not understanding t

stephen colbert. all over america, millions of people are still marching to protest the murder of george floyd by minneapolis police and police brutality in black communities nationwide. over the weekend, we saw massive turnouts in cities like los angeles, washington, d.c., and philadelphia. that last one is particularly inspiring. because usually when you see a crowd that big in philadelphia, they're throwing batteries at the right fielder. protests have also been a daily occurrence in new york city, and on saturday, one of the largest was led by a familiar covered up face. >> welcome to certainly one of the more jubilant protests in new york city right now, a new orleans-style second line led by jon batiste, best known as stephen colbert's "late show." >> look at what we're doing. we're using music to bring people together of all races, of all genders for black lives. we have to get protests, and we have to get to voting. 100 million people did not vote in the last election. we are battling three candidates: donald trump, joe biden, and apathy. and we have to fight apathy more than anything. and we have to

>> stephen: a lot of the motivation for protesters right now, is civically around george floyd. whose memorial was just yesterday in minneapoli. today would have been her 27th birthday. she was killed exwiewrg an entry on a no-knock warrant. i want you want to take action about that. what is it about that case that you think can be addressed legislatively. >> no-knock warrants can be banned, just like choke holds can be banned, in terms of george floyd. in that situation, you had them just go into the home, unannounced, and her boyfriend was defending himself. i mean second amendment rights, right? he was defending himself. you remember, he was the one that got arrested. he's calling 911, saying that somebody has just invaded my house. is and so it is not-- it is not that unusual that the police department could make a mistake. but if you make a mistake like that, it can, obviously, have deadly results. >> stephen: you've met with a bipartisan-- it's called the "problem solvers caucus." >> yes. >> stephen: are you feeling any support from g.o.p. representatives right now? as i was saying before, they have to have some sense t

stephen sackur. will the wave of anger and protests a nd sackur. will the wave of anger and protests and this went to cross america since the killing of george floyd in minneapolisa lasting impact on race relations. —— hard talk. surely americans will be skeptical. systemic racism and discriminatory policing has survived all previous efforts to deliver on the promise of equality and justice for all. my guest today is the historian and veteran civil rights campaigner mary frances berry. what will it take to engineer genuine change? mary frances berry, welcome to hard talk. thank you forjoining me from new orleans. thank you very much for having me. where having beautiful weather here. there is a bit of a hurricane through your window. let us hurricane through your window. let us focus on the storms that have been sweeping across america in recent days. the whole world has been watching the killing of george floyd in minneapolis. you have in historians i:e.. does all of this feel different to you from previous cases of the killing and police detention of unarmed black man? now, what's different about this one, we had video before when eric garner was chokehold in

nba veteran and former warriors stephen jackson says he is going to be a father figure to his friend's daughter who lost her dad at the hands of the minneapolis police. >>he was somebody i dedicated to been to protect everybody everybody. use one of those guys there. yet to be the got to make sure everybody straight. i was out walking the neighborhoods we grew up in. a lot of neighborhoods have to be sunny don't get a law. george's can be from one side he was the only gotten this that they can go in the other side and make everybody get along he was a peacemaker was a and he was just protect data while the most is not true to show so much love to everybody. at the dot i'm somebody that has so much hate him. he deserved it. he deserved a heated display, no hate anybody, so you can and do use my voice i can be here and stand my brother stand for his kids. any any time use my voice to highlight was going on here in minnesota and his case, i'm doing. >>and jackson is not alone a go fund me page has already raised million for floyd's family and boxing champ floyd mayweather just wrote a check for $88,500 to pay for the funeral and memorial service

stephen curry ul is set to be arraigned friday in santa cruz. jonathan mccall kron 4 news. thank you jonathan, the death of george floyd at the hands of minneapolis police. >>has certainly sparked a national outcry today. his brother met with lawmakers here to talk about holding law enforcement accountable. phil nice floyd told the house judiciary committee about his brother's life and his brother's death. the day police got a call about a $20 counterfeit bill. >>he didn't deserve to die over $20. x and you. is that what it is that when a black man is worth. $20. this is 2020. enough is enough. >>and tonight former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin who stands charged with the murder of george floyd we learned today that he had been in talks to take a plea deal plead guilty before he was arrested. chauvin was reportedly in talks with the hennepin county attorney's office and the u.s. attorney to before his arrest in may but they failed to reach a plea deal. many aspects of the proposed deal are unclear it's not known. what fell apart there. this news just coming out after a judge set bail for chauvin at a minimum of a million dollars that w

stephen benjamin. >> thank you, mr. chairman. we agree and support mayor durkan's prayer from minneapolis for the floyd family for justice and peace and in this great country in which we live. members of sub-committee, thank you for providing insight into these cities and brief you on how covid-19 has impacted columbia and how the federal government could further help us address this public health emergency and the related fiscal crises. i'm serving my third term as mayor driving this divertity as 134,000 people in addition to bebeing the capital of our state we host 50,000 students attending several universities and colleges and the proud home of fort jackson, the largest training base in the world. let me thank you for all you and your colleagues are doing to address the crisis. i appreciate all that congress has done, they've acted quickly and decisively and all levels commensurate with the crises. but we must all do more. congress must act to prothe necessary funding and support for our nation's cities and to make sure our country emerges stronger than ever. as well documented i and almost every other mayor in the nation are c

minneapolis on friday while the same day a team from c.n.n. was arrested live on television they were released a short time later the state's governor since apologized for marty stephens is an international press institute board member she says journalism in the u.s. has been under assault for some time now. we have 1st amendment protection for journalists journalists are the eyes and ears built into the u.s. constitution that the journalists will be a checks and balance on not only government but institutions the government as well including the police see have seen since the beginning of the trumpet ministration a a widespread distrust of the press fueled by the president's own tweets in own words continuing calling the media here in the united states the enemy of the people and certainly putting down the role that that we play in the important information cycle getting information out to the world about what's happening so yes to answer your question there is sort of a feeling by local sheriffs as well as its members something larger police forces that there is a bit of impunity that journalists are impeding the police's ability to do their job not understanding th

minneapolis on friday while the same day a team from c.n.n. was arrested live on television they were released a short time later in the state's governor has since apologized for marty stephens is an international press institute board member she says journalism in the u.s. has been under fire for a while now. if you have 1st amendment protection for journalists journalists are the eyes and ears was built into the us constitution that the journalist would be a checks and balance on not only government but institutions the government as well including the police see have seen since the beginning of the trumpet ministration a a widespread distrust of the press fueled by the president's own tweets in own words continuing calling the media here in the united states the enemy of the people and certainly putting down the role that that we play in the important information cycle getting information out to the world about what's happening so yes to answer your question there is sort of a feeling by local sheriffs as well as as a member something larger police forces that there's a bit of impunity that journalists are impeding the police's ability to do their job not understanding th

about that stephen you mentioned that there is this broad support for police reform and not something that you support i want to ask you about police unions because even the merest minneapolis who has said that he wants to see reform within his party sabbaths he says that that's his biggest obstacle it's coming up against a very powerful police unions who do want to protect their own as well as a sense of brotherhood amongst police officers who brotherhood and sisterhood where they're looking out for each other rather than necessarily the people that that to protect let me ask you then police unions too powerful and they an obstacle in the in the fine. i believe to some degree they are an obstacle i am a strong advocate of good cops taken down bad cops and there is a problem when the blue wall is put up the bull wall is put up to do want to protect bad cops and my entire career i have advocated that it's time for police unions as good as they are with regard to the positive things that they do for their membership in the communities they fail miserably in my view when they need to step up and defend good cops the majority of police officers in this country are good dedicate