mr. greene out of the car and you'll see mr. greene on the ground here, appearing pretty motionless while the officer tasers him again. the officer then handcuffs him. mr. greene is clearly bloodied at this point. part of the reason we confirm that is because the officers are commenting about the amount of his blood they've got on them and the fact that they are wiping it off themselves. >> get on the ground! >> taser, taser, taser! [ screaming ] >> put your hands behind your back. >> whoa, [ muted ] damn it, get up here. >> blood all over. hope this guy ain't got aids. [ screaming ] >> the ap tonight has posted one other portion of the video. this portion doesn't have sound. we believe what happened there is the trooper turned off the microphone on his body cam. but you can see here ronald greene handcuffed on the ground. the ap reports that later, after a several-minute stretch in which ronald greene is not seen on camera, he appears again, limp, unresponsive, bleeding from his head, bleeding from his face. he's then loaded ont

mr. greens recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, and still i rise. in the spirit of shirley chisholm. i rise unbought and unbossed, a liberated democrat. and i rise today, mr. speaker, with a great deal of pain in my heart. i am saddened and i am, quite frankly, very, very disgusted and disappointed. i saw a news story this morning that brought me to tears. i could not believe what i saw and i heard. i'd like to share now some passages from a story in the "new york times" that relate to what i saw this morning. what i heard this morning. i would ask that persons who are very sensitive to things involving pain and suffering, that you be mindful of what i'm about to do and you might govern yourselves appropriately. because this is very painful to hear, very sad to understand that it actually occurred. this story is styled "footage shows louisiana troopers punching and dragging man who died." i was born in louisiana. new o

mr. greene's. perhaps more personally, in terms of seeing what impact it might have, mr. greene's family also took the radical step of releasing graphic photos to the public. in an effort to demonstrate to the public that the police explanation of what killed ronald greene was a ridiculous explanation. they released photos of the condition of the body when they received it. they showed deep bruises, deep cuts to ronald greene's face and scalp. they also showed his vehicle. they released a photo of his vehicle. it's the car he had been driving the night that he died. a sure the car was only mildly damage. airbags hadn't deployed. this was in a car that had been involved in metoo your crash that had mortally ruined idiots driver. amidst all of this, the justice department announced they opened up and civil rights investigation into ronald greene's. can you imagine how bad a case has to look that the justice department has to look into it? still, the louisiana state police would not say anything else about ronald greene's death. wouldn't release body cam footage, wouldn't aff

mr. greene tased and seemingly beaten and tortured by police? >> i think what would have happened is what has happened. it's been two years, and there's been a 50-hour suspension and no other punishment for any of the several officers involved or the supervisors who condoned the behavior but for this lead, that would have been the end of the ronald greene story. that trooper kory york received a suspension and went right back to work. lieutenant john cleary, who condoned the behavior and instructed the men to leave mr. greene on his belly in a prone position, would have been -- would have gone without discipline, as he so far has. we're still waiting for accountability from him. and then trooper dakota demoss would have gone unpunished, as well. that has been the story up until this point. i believe that this family, our office is ready to fight to change that narrative. >> if you would, mona, take us back to the beginning, and tell us what police initially told you and what this journey has been like for you seeking justice, trying to find out

mr. green: madam speaker, those who tolerate hate perpetuate hate. brief story. i saw the picture, the film, the depiction of the lady in new york when she was approached by a man who kneed her in her stomach, forced her to the ground, kicked her with his feet on multiple occasions. that kind of hate we cannot tolerate. and he happened to have been a person of color. it must be known that regardless as to who you are, regardless as to your race or your color, if you perfect that kind of hate, you should be prosecuted to the fullest extent that the law allows. those who tolerate hate perpetuate hate. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. roy: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. nadler: madam speaker, we're prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. roy: i thank the speaker. the gentlelady from california earlie

mr. greene's family.t's deplorable, horrific and should not be going on in this country at all. >> deray, what's your reaction to the actions of these troopers? they knew that the body cameras were working. >> couple of things come to mind. first is remember that louisiana is one of the 20 states as a police officer bill of rights, state-level protections that protect police from accountability. those officers couldn't even be interrogated for 30 days after that incident because state law prohibits it. they destroy police officer disciplinary records in louisiana. baton rouge is a particularly bad example of a police shooting contract and city policies that are bad. that's the first. structural issues in louisiana. he could is i'm reminded that police have killed at least 380 people we know of this year, and those are coded as killings. this was essentially a medical emergency, right? it wasn't coded as a killing in any of the databases because the initial reports didn't suggest there was any wrongdoing,

mr. greene was in a close car accident very close to the incident.ow why the state troopers have been hiding the information for two years. now we hear the officers have been disciplined, as if that's supposed to somehow calm everyone down. one of the officers was given a 50-day suspension. others remain on the job. one more has been relieved of duty. why? probably for something very similar. it's not until there's a death involved that we hear nationally about the things that with people in those communities deal with day in and day out. >> you understand why they were hiding this, because it is so heinous. but then that is why it's also so confusing. they had bodycam on. they knew these were being recorded but now this speaks to the level of -- and the multilayered, i guess, cover-up here because a whole lot of people either saw that video long ago, stored it, made sure that it wasn't released. what do you believe the sequence of events were when your bodycam is on and images are being recorded, to whose hands does it go? who gets to see it and how

green: mr. speaker, and still i rise, and i rise today understand that william colin bryant was right, the truth shall rise again. whether you believe it was just a group of tourists walking through the capitol or not, you should want this commission. if you believe that it was an insurrection, you should want this commission. you should want this commission because you cannot bury the truth in earthly grave of lies and not realize the words of william colin bryant. i want to thank chairman thompson and the ranking member for standing together to make this moment possible. bipartisanship is achieved when you have good, decent people who can stand together for the good of all. god bless you, dear brothers and i yield back. . . the messenger: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore

mr. greene, it seems. >> look. we have cops running departments of cops and we have cops investigate the crimes of cops. we have civilians run the u.s. department of defense for a reason. it's a check, on the power of the generals. maybe, it's time to have civilians run our public-safety departments. run our police departments. >> would -- would that make a difference, do you think, ben? >> oh, absolutely. transparency and civilian oversight would make a huge difference. and the reality is that policing in our country is a state-by-state, city-by-city, county-by-county matter. and i'd say, the most courageous thing i've seen since the chauvin trial started was on day three of that trial, the mayor of ithaca, new york, passed, unanimously, through city council, a provision to turn his police department into a public-safety department. have it run by civilians, and have half of the positions be un-uniformed, un-armed social workers. and -- and it's time for us to really just ask what do we need to be safe now? becaus

that they had baepten mr. green. there were taser prongs in his back and it was the medical practitioners that had to note the story of the officers was suspicious. not only is there police brutality, there is police cover up, there are lies and misinformation written into police reports. from the troopers involved to the prosecuting attorneys to everyone involved in this case there needs to be levels of accountability. >> i want to pick up on something you just mentioned, chief oates. it is true. the initial state police crash report does not mention that the troopers used any force in this situation or that they arrested green. we know they omitted perhaps the most important part of the incident that led to his death and it reminds me of what happened in the george floyd case where officers initially reported he died of a medical issue. what is going on here? >> there's a couple things in the united states don't pursue high speed pursuit for a traffic infraction. the exception generally is state police and some st

mr. green: thank you for your sage recitation. i did listen. and i'm grateful that you have -- you have seen the need to be a friend to persons who are clearly in harm's way. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. under the speaker's announced policy of january 4, 2021, the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. all right. speaking with my friend, congressman green, he is my friend. we have differences on issues, but he's a brother and anyway, it's nice to have friends. i appreciated my colleague, mr. raskin, pointing to the violence in the middle east. that is a tremendous problem. going through a new book right now by oz begin necessary -- guiness, "magna carta of humanity," one of the point he is makes is christians should take note when jews are under attack, when israel is under attack, christians are going to be next. and israel should take note that when christians are under a

mr. ronald greene. oftentimes, when we have events like this, where we have some bad actors, we cast everybody into a net without taking into consideration the other troopers that are going out there and they are really affecting public service the way it's supposed to be done. >> reporter: and that defense, of course, coming as the public is getting a first look at the footage from that deadly incident, including this exchange caught on camera. take a listen. >> reporter: and that was trooper chris hollins worth there. you may have heard at the end that the fellow officer he was speaking to asking if the body cameras were on, at which point hollins worth turns his body camera off. he was fired for his role in that incident on that day and the day that news came down he died in a single-car crash. there were also two other officers involved that were disciplined for their actions on that day. but the family and their attorneys say that is not enough. they want to see how this investigation plays out. ma

mr. green's passionate speech, me, too. i rise in strong support of this bill and proud to bring it to the floor for consideration, mr. speaker. i appreciate chairman nadler's leadership in sponsoring and shepherding it through the committee. i want to thank chairman scott as well for his efforts on behalf of this very important piece of legislation. america still has a long way to go when it comes to making our economy work for women and mothers. we have seen that dramatically during covid-19. too often women are pressured to leave the work force when they start a family. women should not face discrimination or adverse actions as a result of pregnancy. i think everybody would -- i hope, agree with that. this legislation would prevent that from happening by requiring employers, mr. speaker, to make reasonable accommodations so that pregnant workers can remain on the job earning their incomes. i know a thing or two about reasonable accommodations, frankly. as the principal sponsor of the americans with disabilities act signed

mr. greene being placed on his stomach for such a long time.this video, it seems like a supervisor or another officer arrives and what you see is still mr. greene on the ground, still saying he's sorry, still asking for help from jesus. he's saying, hallelujah. at that time, they are still concerned with keeping him on the ground. in fact, you even hear someone say, look, i don't want him spitting up blood, but there's nowhere for him to go. there's no one watching. there's just officers. there's no attempt to turn him around at any point. now, i'm about 25 minutes into this 30-minute video. we wanted to rush out and give you parts of what we were seeing. in that you can also hear this officer sort of praising the officers for the chase. you hear one officer say, in fact, hey, you just ran a light. why did you speed away from us? but the only difference between this and maybe the george floyd video is no one there says stop, no one is turning him over. he's screaming in agony. we heard from the mother. take a listen to what she said earlier on

this set of videos we've seen so far involving the case where mr. greene hands of louisiana state troopers is very troubling, but unfortunately nothing surprises me in what i've seen so far. >> in this case, the e.r. doctor who received green with injuries that were not consistent with a car accident, he had been tased, he had been beaten, and the doctor noted, quote, does not add up. how common is it that a medical professional is the one contradicting the police account? >> it happens all the time. and the literature in terms of emergency medicine talks about this. this is a common thing. what's interesting here is that the lies were told immediately following the incident. the troopers involved knew that they had engaged in excessive force, they knew they had killed mr. green. they immediately started telling lies. the coverup started immediately, and that's very troubling. another thing to point out here is that we've seen this in my research with high-speed chases where at the end of the chase, officers use excessive force with regularity. they engag

speak to a traffic collision that we know didn't occur and now we get ready for them to dirty up mr. greennd talk about the cocaine that was in his system as if that were the real reason. he begged for the officers to show him some humanity, and they had none. >> captain johns orange the justice department has launched a federal investigation into green's death. is that the proper course of action, do you think? >> that is the proper course of action, and this is when those cases, the state patrol should have had someone from the start come in and look into this matter, but word is now the best outcome that we can hope for at this point for the family and community. >> sergeant dorsey, were you lapd during the rodney king days 30 years ago. that's when, of course, for the kids out there who don't remember an amateur photographer captured police beating rodney king with a camcorder. now police know that they have body cameras on and their body cameras could record their action and yet we still -- still see these cases. i mean, how do you explain that? how do you rationalize that? do they no

mr. greene, and it led to his death. so i agree with her. i feel that it is a homicide.o try to sort it out to murder or manslaughter, i'll stick with calling it a murder. >> there's a common thread to some of these instances. when you look at an interaction like this. he fled arrest. the police have an argument to make an arrest here but then how do you make that arrest, right? what calls for the use of what ended up being deadly force, right? you look at a case like daunte wright where they said tase and used a gun. but it was stopping for a traffic issue at the time. i just wonder, since we keep coming to this place on these interactions, these encounters, what -- is there a fix, right, to adjust when and where and how often police feel they have the right or the need to use, if not deadly force, something close to deadly force. something that could end up that way. >> each situation is different. officers, although they receive training, their perception of what's going on may be different. but what can't be different is the standards and accountability that they're

mr. greene and what the family was told, it really stops them in their tracks.amily was told this was after -- this was the result of a car crash. and then i know a wrongful death lawsuit was filed about a year later, but can you just help us understand and for folks at home who are just learning more, when did ronald greene's family first realize that what they were initially told is not what happened, that ronald greene did not die in a car crash? >> well, the family maintained their suspicions. they were told that ronald died in a car accident and that's when they left florida, where they lived, and started making their way back to louisiana. by the time they got to louisiana, they asked to see ronald greene's body and they were told it was taken out of the state to arkansas. that raised a red flag for them. and once they finally got to his body, they had a chance to observe it and they took pictures using their camera phones, and the body, as it presented, didn't appear as if it was a person who had only been involved in a car accident. as the medical examin

mr. greene was left down on the ground, face down, moaning for nine minutes.hink about nine minutes and you think about george floyd, right? and you do have the justice department now, sergeant dorsey, looking at this, from a civil rights violation standpoint. what can they do in this case? >> listen, i don't know what they will do. i mean, we understand that there are kkk infiltrators on these 18,000 police departments. we've heard from the fbi years ago and again most recently that white supremacists, neo-nazis, folks who just don't like black people, white folks are on these police departments and they're there for one reason, and that's to kill us. we're seeing state-sponsored murder being condoned and in some cases encouraged. we have officers here on the l.a. sheriff's department who get tattoos to celebrate abuse and murder. what will the justice department do? i can't wait to see. it's not like they haven't known this is going on. >> well, sergeant cheryl dorsey, thanks for helping us understand this. >>> we'll be right back. it's the memorial day sale

mr. greene tries to roll over, one of the troopers puts his foot on his lower back, and pushes him back down. this is a very troubling case. at 2 years old, there's no excuse for this to be held for two years, and certainly the conflict in the reporting. i mean, clearly, if the reports are accurate, they were lying, i mean, it's a cover up. the statement's being made are not consistent with what the video is showing, and that's a problem in and of itself. >> ben, just, you know, we saw in the george floyd case, the initial police report that was put out which, you know, essentially said mr. floyd had a medical incident, and police called the paramedics as though they were the saviors in that case. the police report in this is just the same kind of thing. it's, you know, anybody looking at this would start to believe you cannot trust any police report or, you know, initial reports that are put out by police departments. it certainly raises questions about how many other incidents there are like this that never come to light. >> it does, and we know from the files of the naacp that we have bee

i recognize my friend from tennessee, mr. green. mr. green: thank you to my colleague and mr. speaker and before i jump into my remarks. interesting thing about major league baseball decision is only two days is voter i.d. and signed a deal with china where there is no elections whatsoever and where they are committing general genocide against the uighurs and signed a deal for millions of dollars to support what is going in china. i recognize that cancel culture is a sickness and easy to diagnose, but we have to admit it is difficult to cure because we are fighting the woke ter media. and the left is using the woke media and their quest for version for utopia and enemy of a nation. but no one is safe from cancel culture. who has advanced progress i havism than barack obama? no one? leftists today are cancelling barack obama who until recently their hero. thomas jefferson middle school was to be renamed. that is until the far radical left protested that obama followed the laws in some instances by deporting illegal immigrants. god forbid that a president enforced the law actual

security 1st do you think you can get those through your parliament those political aspects of the mr green well if we see if we see that russia is not killing our soldiers is withdrawing its heavy machine heavy military machinery from ukraine and that it abides by security provisions this will give us an additional argument in the parliament to convince that this is the road to peace this is the road to settlement and this is what my parliament wants but we will never accept any russian idea of federalize ation of ukraine because. in this country we have a very advanced reform of decentralization and by the way i would like to thank the government of germany in helping us with this reform to really empower communities on the ground and to give them more right right and when certain regions of donetsk and lugansk parts of ukraine which are currently occupied by russia to return to ukraine they will enjoy all those vast possibilities for development and prosperity yeah but why does your president very he's not going to talk to them russia says talk to the separatists your president refuses i

the chair now recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. green, for five minutes. mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the british statesman sir winston churchill is credited with having stated, those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. this is the reason why in part i will be introducing legislation for a slavery remembrance day. slavery remembrance day. currently, no such date exists in the united states. national days of remembrance provide an effective means to honor those impacted by horrific events. prevent the tragedy from fading from our memories by educating the generations to come. and they highlight the modern-day implications of such events. my resolution would provide a day for slavery remembrance and the language of the resolution would commemorate the lives of all enslaved people while condemning the act and the perpetration as well as perpetuation of slavery in the united states of america and across the world. the resolution would discuss the middle passage, the underground railroad, the lives of nat turner, harriet tubman

green: mr. speaker, and still i rise, and i rise today understand that william colin bryant was right, the truth shall rise again. whether you believe it was just a group of tourists walking through the capitol or not, you should want this commission. if you believe that it was an insurrection, you should want this commission. you should want this commission because you cannot bury the truth in earthly grave of lies and not realize the words of william colin bryant. i want to thank chairman thompson and the ranking member for standing together to make this moment possible. bipartisanship is achieved when you have good, decent people who can stand together for the good of all. god bless you, dear brothers and i yield back. . . the messenger: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi is recognized. mr. thompson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore

mrs. greene: i rise to talk about a dedicated law enforcement officer in my district who passed away earlier this year, officer garrigan. he was born to a well-known and highly respected family. a calhoun resident all his life, captain garigan bettered the lives of everyone around him. captain garigan served the county for over three decades as a detective, coordinator for the sheriff's office. in fact, captain garigan was deck ated over a dozen times -- decorated over a dozen times for exemplary police work. he was an active member of his community, serving as a church deacon, broadcasting high school games on the radio. captain garigana's exemplary contribution to the people of gordon county should be honored and remembered. that's why i introduced resolution -- house resolution 301, commending captain garigan for his devotion to his family, community, church and the nation. my thoughts and prayers are with his family and the people of gordon county. i yield the remainder of my time. . the spea

mrs. greene: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8, rule 20, further proceedings on the question are postponed. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. soto: i ask the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 49. the clerk: h.r. 49 a bill to designate the national pulse memorial located at 1912 south orange avenue florida and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from florida, mr. soto and the gentleman from arkansas, mr. westerman, each will control 20 minutes. mr. soto: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. so ordered. mr. soto: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. soto: i rise in strong support of our bill with representative demmings and repre

the gentleman from texas, mr. green, also chair the subcommittee on oversight and investigations, now recognized for five minutes. >> thank you madam chair. and thank you to our witnesses. as you know from the genesis of this process, i have been concerned. you have called to our attention that the one company, the largest market maker executes approximately 50% of all u.s. retail volume. that's quite an amount for one firm to manage. that causes a good deal of consternation. especially when the firm finds itself engaged in trading ahead there are penalties associated with trading ahead. but these are primarily civil penalty -- penalties. as a result, many times there's no acknowledgment of liability. in one case, $700,000 was paid. but it, while it seems like a lot, really isn't when we are dealing in billions. as a result, i have been concerned and i see there is a proposed piece of legislation that would amend the securities and exchange act of 1934 and prohibit trading ahead by market makers and for other purposes a

mr. greene was in and having him remaining on his stomach, he was trying to turn over to get some breaths no sympathy of what's going on. unacceptable. >> at one point the officer arriving at the scene, he appears to be the supervisor and he tells the other officers they did a good job. does it say anything to you? >> i saw that. they were fist-bumping saying you did a good job. there is nothing there to congratulate anybody on. as a supervisor if you see someone indi distress, that shod be your main goal. >> ryan, now the louisiana police department is releasing all this video evidence. you know and you have been coff covering this and trying to get this out there, are officials saying anything more about this? >> this week they said basically they're fot not going to talk because of federal investigation here. everyone in the nation made it clear and transparency works best when all the information comes out. so if everything is laid out, you would not have any drips and jabs of information so that way your investigative agencies are not -- of course, it has been two years since this in

. >> you're talking about mr. green, some of the officers were involved in that incident, as well? io harris in a suit against three of the four officers along with louisiana state police superintendent and the richland sheriff and detention center. what is the status of the lawsuit and what are you asking for? >> we just filed the lawsuit on last week. antonio retained me a few weeks ago. we were able to file the lawsuit prior to the statute of limitations expiring, so what we expect is we expect to get civil recovery for antonio harris. what is so despicable about this particular case, anderson, as you know, this isn't a case where you got a question whether an officer made a split second decision and we're wondering whether or not the use of force was justified, whether it was a split second decision but this is a case where officers made a conscious decision to viciously beat antonio harris and after that, they lied about it in their police reports, each covering up, the conspiracy to cover up this case continued in the police reports, continued in their respect to the district

mr. greene. my brother did not deserve this. have not seen all the footage but you need to do what's right. there is no way that -- that you can fire this guy with still no accountability taken. we need some action. >> take a moment, dinelle. >> ron. last time i spoke with dinelle, i spoke with mona as well. they were very clear that they want action. dinelle is saying this right now, you want these officers not fired but arrested and charged. are you confident when the investigation wraps up on the state and federal level that's what you will get. >> i am confident what was shown in that video and what had been explained and ex pposed to the world is murder. i am confident of that. i am confident a case for murder can be made. i am confident that a case for civil rights violation for all of these officers can be made. i have many conferidence whethe or not it is going to happen. george floyd is the exception in the world. what has happened to ronnie up until the leak and the associated press that is been the rule in the state o

mr. green's mother and attorney lee merritt. good to be with you. cted on the state level of 47-year-old ronald greene. his words were, we don't want to be groveling. the state shouldn't be groveling to be brought into accountability. so i'm not expecting in the next ten minutes when they hold the press conference over my shoulder to hear any state charges coming. there's a federal investigation, as you know, kasie, going on right now. that was launched in september that involved doj and fbi. mr. merritt saying he's expecting charges on that in a couple of months but from a state level, there's no signs there will be any movement and he's told today they have a accountability and skruplessness to see it through. we will see charges to the grand jr. eventually, but the question is, when will it be? the state is not consistent with its emphasis. the family was told he died in 2019 from injuries he sustained in a crash. and then following that a report that cited struggles with troopers but nothing about use of force. and then after that there was use o

mr. green's mother. what did she have to say to you? >> the meeting was nothing of substance.ed 45 minutes, jake, and said that meeting, the mood in there was really respectful but also tense. they asked for demands to be open to new information. and open to the information that they have seen so far. the governor did release a statement saying he is praying for the family and the actions of those officers seen on the body camera do not represent how he wants louisiana state to be seen here. however, the family has not been kept perfect calling this a cover-up. just how the evidence trickled out. remember, we should remind our viewers that the body cam footage was not officially released by the pleolice. it was leaked to the associated press and we saw the highest ranking officer on the scene did not originally submit the body cam footage to investigators. it's because of that that the family has called this a cover-up. they did remain hopeful. after meeting with the district attorney, they said it should be a matter of days, perhaps week that we see arrests and perhaps even c

mr. greene and their family's constitutional rights and they're not able to police themselves.y we should not be relying on any individual elected leaders because we have to remember that politics is always at play. if we want truth and equality and we want this integrity in this case, we have to have an investigation from top to bottom that does not involve political actors. people who seek to solely learn what happened on that night and how to adjudicate the crimes that were committed. if we can do that, the louisiana aclu is in the process of prosecuting racist policing with 11 federal police suits that we filed and we have our eyes on louisiana state police, that's the way you get to the bottom of this so you don't have fingers pointing at each other. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> the next ted cruz tweeting russian propaganda to mock this ad about an army corporal. >> after meeting with the army recruiter, i found it. a way to prove my inner strength. >> tonight that woman's family respond in a chilling story. a man executed for a murder he insi

mr. greene's condition, the condition of his body said, quote, does not add up. so tell us what any medical reports showed initially and what any autopsy reports showed initially. >> this is a case where all the evidence was contradicted by law enforcement. the evidence of ronald greene's body which was covered in bruises from his head to his toes show he was involved in a brutal assault. but the narrative the coroner and medical examiner said, he was involved in a car accident. it didn't add up. the medical examiner ultimately concluded he died from the collision. but that's because he wasn't given a copy of the video that we've now seen or a narrative. i want to be clear, there was nothing standard about how the state troopers in louisiana handled this arrest or the reporting on it. and so when miss hardin, ronald's mom said it was a coverup, this has all the hallmarks of corruption, not only for the officers involved but the direct supervisors and the union for improperly looking into this case. >> i know you welcome the video and it answered some of the quest

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mr. greene appearing to say, i'm sorry, i'm scared.int dragged along the ground by his ankles as they were shackled. he was left there for nine minutes as they can be heard sanitizing their hands and cleaning their hands and talking about the beating. what the question is for family members, what accountability are we going to see on the state level? we are hoping to learn answers in 90 minutes. craig? >> so many questions. so many questions. sam brock there in louisiana. keep us posted. we will check in with you throughout the afternoon. >>> heading into memorial day weekend, miami international airport bracing for some of its busiest travel days since the pandemic started. every day more than 110,000 folks will be checking their bags, going through security. also have the option to get a covid vaccine. you heard that right. we will show you how it works next. >>> also, a vietnam veteran's 3d printed device could help others who are dealing with hearing loss. he came up with the idea for this device. but that's not all. i heard they l

mr. greene are all steps in the right direction. but we want something meaningful. sense. what makes sense to us would be a charge of homicide on the officers that put their hands on ronald greene and we want those also to participate in the cover-up that night and subsequently afterwards to face punishment as well. >> ron, do you have any indication, you have gotten any indication or sense from the district attorney if they also see this as a cover-up as i know you do? >> i think it's evident that it is a cover-up. i think to the extent of the cover-up that remains to be seen. but the fact that body cam footage was not released on that evening, that the commanding officer at the scene purposely did not turn his in, then you can see them on body camera base he cannily telling them to obstruct justice by tapping their button to say, listen, hey, we're on -- we're being recorded. let's not talk too crazy while we murder ronald greene. that in itself shows there was a cover-up. now to the extent that cover-up was limited to justice those in troop f or did that cover-up

mr. greene, who was deceased, because the others are officers wearing the camera as part of their job, and did anybody file an order like that on behalf of the family? >> well, listen, chris, thank you for having me. let's talk about this from a practical manner. the release of the video and the damage that it does to the credibility of the louisiana state police is exactly the reason why it's been suppressed. the suppression of the truth was gone on for two years because you saw what is on there. and what you saw on that video was murder. murder that has not been accounted for. understand this, these troopers have been allowed to still serve the louisiana state police and possibly violate other civil rights for two years. there's been no arrest. the most someone has gotten is 50 hours of leave time. and that is laughable and a slap in the face to justice and a slap in the face to the greene family. >> has anyone been fired? >> no. >> and when you saw the video and you went to the authorities and say this is not how it was explained as a vehicular death, that he died in the car, what has b

there is absolutely no excuse for what we witnessed, what we know about the death of mr. green, and for that agency to continue in its current capacity. it's inexcusable. >> mark, how did this video stay quiet, stay unearthed for two years? >> in the -- in a toxic police culture and considering that there is an incestuous relationship between police agencies and prosecutors who really are supposed to be protecting the people, the public, that incestuous relationship that exists kind of feeds off each other and allows for these type of tragedies and these type of disgraces to stay hidden for long periods of time. it requires extreme bravery and integrity for individuals who have access to this type of information and video particular to step forward and say, hey, listen. get a look at this because this is something that is unconscionable and it has to be addressed because if it is not addressed and if we ignore it and if we allow it then everyone is in a position of danger at the hands of law enforcement, of these police officers acting under the cover of law. >> mark clawsman,

mr. greene. this is reminiscent of -- we could just say 1964. we could say 1920. we could probably go all the way back to slavery where we have documentation of how black people were being treated by slave patrollers. i mean, the disdain, the brutality, the lying, and the cover-up, it really speaks to the systemic race issues that police have, which some people, especially police leadership and police unions, do not want to talk about. >> i want to play another piece, captain, because i do think it's important for folks to actually see what took place there, and there's a lot of body cam footage to get through. this is also disturbing, and it shows ronald greene being sprayed repeatedly while he is lying face down with his belly on the ground, as the officer repeatedly told him to keep his belly on the ground while he tried to turn over. >> yeah. yeah. >> okay. oh lord. >> sit. >> i'm sorry, i'm sorry. >> it's so troubling, it's so upsetting to watch that video, captain. what's going on there? why would they continue to do that? >> why? because they weren't dealin

mr. green's passionate speech, me, too. i rise in strong support of this bill and proud to bring it to the floor for consideration, mr. speaker. i appreciate chairman nadler's leadership in sponsoring and shepherding it through the committee. i want to thank chairman scott as well for his efforts on behalf of this very important piece of legislation. america still has a long way to go when it comes to making our economy work for women and mothers. we have seen that dramatically during covid-19. too often women are pressured to leave the work force when they start a family. women should not face discrimination or adverse actions as a result of pregnancy. i think everybody would -- i hope, agree with that. this legislation would prevent that from happening by requiring employers, mr. speaker, to make reasonable accommodations so that pregnant workers can remain on the job earning their incomes. i know a thing or two about reasonable accommodations, frankly. as the principal sponsor of the americans with disabilities act signed

said, does not add up, looking at the report of what happened and the injuries that mr. green sustained. the doctor was looking at. and we see these incidents. now we have george floyd. we see this one where what we're seeing on video is not matching the report. we spoke with an expert this morning as well who said this happens a lot. you know, this is not just -- it's not just something you're seeing here or there. this is a pervasive problem. >> it's a pervasive problem. i spoke to experts as well last night, law enforcement experts. members of law enforcement who said essentially, brianna, police are policing themselves. the whole point of having body-worn cameras and body-worn video is for transparency. it's to protect the citizens and to protect the officers as well. if an officer is accused of something that did not happen, that body-worn camera will protect the officer. officers can now turn the video on and in some instances, on and off at will. police officers can decide when they want to release that body-worn camera video. there should be a standard across the board

mr. greene. it's three words, consciousness of guilt. we have those conversations by taking to the street and making sure that voices are heard. we also have that by the federal government stepping in as it has done and making those patterns and practices and investigations so that it can go, from the top down re-evaluate and transform that police department as a whole. >> we just got word that meeting between george floyd's family at the white house with president biden and others is wrapping up or has wrapped up. so, we're going to keep an eye on that when and if the family decides to make a statement, we're going to bring that back to you live. melissa, i'm curious to get your thoughts, we know the issue of racism is deep in this country and deeply rooted. lawmakers in at least 12 states they've begone to release bills that are banned calls critical race theory in schools. are we seeing the backlash with this racial reckoning play out? >> i mean, this is sort of par for the course. anytime we've seen advancement on civil rights, gray