far beyond north central university, i am say. far beyond north central university, iam now say. nt in the united states of america to establish your own george floyd memorial scholarship fund. so people across this nation can give to the college of their choice. it is time to invest like never before in a new generation of black americans. who are poised and ready to ta ke americans. who are poised and ready to take leadership on our nation. so university presidents, let's step up together. i want to invite you not together. i want to invite you not to pray with me if you will. "lord, your word in proverbs 31 is dynamically clear. it says to speak up dynamically clear. it says to speak upfor dynamically clear. it says to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, insure justice for those being crushed. yes, speak up for the poor and helpless and see that they getjustice. lord, we are asking for you today to take this table of healing here in minneapolis today and multiply this healing all over this nation as part of that now never fading this nation as part of that now n

north. central university where the veteran civil rights activist the reverend al sharpton is to deliver a eulogy president donald trump has been widely criticized for threatening to send in the military to stamp out the civil unrest which has swept the united states in the wake of floyd's death. well joining me now from minneapolis is d.w. correspondent stefan simon stefan and we're looking at the memorial the 1st of 3 that are planned for george floyd talk to me a little bit just about the mood there and about what what you're seeing you've been on this story since the beginning. it's quite a change from what we had about about a week ago when we got here and came to a city. in flames the whole most with looting and rioting and now i see this hundreds of people here at the north central university gathered to celebrate george floyd's live family service inside the facility here speakers here people can witness what's going on inside at least audio and this is triggering reactions as you see applause for what people say inside people are here to celebrate george floyd's life and to mourn his dea

it's being moved from north—central university. it's now in the hearst., what was are a little bit earlier was the memorial service for him. the first of various different events that will take place to honour him. many different people at that service will stop it was a close service because of the restrictions in terms of social distancing because of the pandemic. but the world of politics and celebrity brought together during that memorial service. we saw kevin hart, the comedian, the actress tiffa ny hart, the comedian, the actress tiffany had a dish, martin luther king the third, the reverend jesse jackson. so many people coming to pay their respects. as we have seen over pay their respects. as we have seen over the last few weeks this incidence, the death of george floyd has sparked protests against the whole of the united states was up people of all generations coming out onto the streets. on that subject, you might have seen this particular video from charlotte, north carolina which a man implores to generations of protesters to find a better way

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far beyond north central university, i am now challenging every university president in the united states of america to establish your own george floyd memorial scholarship fund. so people across this nation can give to the college of their choice. it is time to invest like never before in a new generation of young black americans who are poised and ready to take leadership of our nation, so university presidents, let's step up together. i want to invite you now to pray with me, if you will. lord, your word in proverbs 31 is dynamically clear. it says to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, ensure justice for those being crushed. yes, speak up for the poor and the helpless, and see that they get justice. lord, we are asking today for you to take this table of healing here in minneapolis today, and multiply this healing all over this nation as part of that now never fading voice crying out on behalf of those who have been and who are now being crushed in body and spirit. at this table of healing today, lord, we ask that you touch the floyd family with supernatural comfort an

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the services held at north-central university in minneapolis. we'll show the service in its entirety tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on "c-span2" steve spans washington journal everyday we are taking your calls live on the air, on the news of the date. we will discuss policy issues that impact you friday and coming up friday morning, a discussion of the u.s. coronavirus response with doctor michael, university of alabama, birmingham school of medicine and infectious disease director. we will also discuss policing in the u.s. following george floyd scaling. in a protest with eugene o'donnell. and former new york city police department officer. what she spans washington journal life and friday morning and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages and tweets. >> earlier today pennsylvanian tumbled held a news conference on the protest and civil unrest across the street. he also announced to address police misconduct rated build community and encourage transparency. this is half an hour. >> good afterno

[applause] but here is what i really want to sacred far beyond north-central university i have now challengedry university president in the united states of america to establish your own george floyd memorial scholarship fund. [applause] >> people across this station can give to the college of their choice. it is time to invest like never before in a new generation of young black americans who are poised and ready to take leadership on our nation so university presidents let's step up together. i invite you now to pray with me if you will. lord, your word and proverbs 31 is dynamically clear and it says to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. to ensure justice for those who been crushed, yes, speak up for the poor and the helpless and to see that they get justice. lord, we are asking today for you to take this table of healing in minneapolis today and multiplied the ceiling all over this nation as part of that now never fading voice crying out on behalf of those who have been and who are now being crushed in body and spirit. at this table of healing today, lord, we ask that you

i'm the co-chancellor of north central university. the friends and the family of george floyd, and all of our esteemed guests here today, i want to welcome you. on behalf of the university, on behalf of dr. scott hagen, president, on behalf of the board of regions, on behalf of the faculty. we're so grateful that you're here with us today. and we're honored that you have come to mourn the loss and celebrate the life of mr. george floyd. on behalf of everyone here, i want to personally express our deepest condolences for this tragic loss. now to open this service, this celebration of his life, we will have a scripture reading from reverend jerry macafy followed by an opening prayer from dr. scott hagen, president of north central university and a solo by mrs. tawana porter. >> on behalf of the pastors and preachers for minneapolis and st. paul, the bloods on the south side, gangster disciples and others on the south, on the north side, palms 27. the lord is my light and my salvation. whom shall i fear? the lord is the strength of my li

central university and just listen in to the service that is beginning. this. run. let's bring in our correspondent john hendren who's outside the sunset the north central universe and john obviously the proceedings beginning the full that memorial service we are expecting several people to speak and think about the day has been made he's focused on the the university campus that people gathered to remember george miller and. that's right we're waiting for the family and you're now but there's already a crowd of hundreds of people who have gathered outside people who haven't been invited people who by and large don't know george personally but who came to pay their respects many of them are the people who have been marching and demonstrating in the streets here in minneapolis and there is such a demand to remember this man that symbol that this is really just the 1st of a number of memorial services on saturday there will be one in the state of his birth in north carolina on monday there will be one in the town he was formerly living in that used in texas where on tuesday there will also be a funeral and we can expect the reverend al sharpton wh

scott hagan, president of north central university and a solo by mrs. porter. >> on behalf of the pastors and preachers from minneapolis and st. paul, the bloods on the south side, disciples on the south and on the north side, psalms 27. the lord is my light and my salvation. whom shall i fear? the lord is the strength of my life would whom shall i be afraid? when the wicked mind came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell and my heart shall not fear, the war should rise against me and this will i be confident. one thing have i desired, that will i seek after that i may dwell in the house of the lord all the days of my life to behold the beauty of the lord and to inquire in his temple, for in the time of trouble, he shall hide me in his pavilion and the secret, he shall set me up upon a rock. [applause] >> just once again on behalf of north central university, i want to welcome the floyd family to our campus. this is truly an undeserved honor for a university. i've been praying all week that this sacred space would become a table of healing f

distance at a funeral, but i'm sure they're doing the best they can, but again, this is at north central universityolis, live pictures coming from this memorial service, the number offirst of of memorial services. omar jiminez at north central university where today's public memorial is being held. describe the scene where you are, omar. >> reporter: well, don and brooke, as you mentioned, this will be the beginning of what will be a series of saying good-bye to george floyd, a little bit over a week after he died and there was music playing as it has been in the lead-up to the beginning of this memorial service, set to begin in just a few moments here. we see some of the people in attendance right now. you saw minneapolis mayor jacob frey in there and minnesota senator amy klobuchar went up to the casket to pay her respects and we've also seen his friend and former nba player steven jackson who i spoke to throughout all of this and highlights one really important aspect in all of this. of course, we are remembering the life of george floyd but we're also beginning to process the legacy he's now le

far beyond north central university i amre now challengig every university president in the united stateserica o establish your own george floyd memorial scholarship fund. [applause] >> so people across this nation can give to the college of their choice. it is time to invest like never before in in a new generation f young black americans who are poised and ready to take leadership on oure nation, so university presidents, let's step up together. i want to invite you now to pray with me, if you will. lord, your word inn proverbs 31 is dynamically clear. it says to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. ensure justice for those in crushed. yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice. lord, we are asking today for you to take this table appealing here in minneapolis today and multiplyle this healing all over this nation. as part of that now never fading voice crying out on behalf of those who have been and you are now being crushed in body and spirit. at this table appealing today,, lord, we ask that you touch the floyd family with supernatural comfo

we are here at north central university minneapolis to bring you live coverage of the memorial service for george floyd. the first in a series of services that will culminate in his burial next week in his home state of texas. george floyd's life ended at the hands of four minneapolis police officers, including one who pressed his knee into floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes as he laid dying in the street. those officers were fired and have all been charged in his murder. in death, george floyd has become larger than life, known the world over as a symbol of police brutality against african-american men. his name now a rallying cry for change and social justice. in the word of his 6-year-old daughter, daddy changed the world. that is likely to be a theme in the memorial service today. joining me for today's coverage is "today" show host and anchor craig melvin. craig. >> reporter: lester. good afternoon to you. you mentioned the service. i spent some time talking to benjamin crump a few hours ago. of course, mr. crump, the attorney for the family. and i asked him what we could expect

memorial is about to get under way we know what is the mood there where should have the north central university i'm sorry and right behind me in about 2 hours time the floyd family will go ahead and honoring george floyd's name and life today there's a lot of press here from all over the country from all over the world really and there are thousands and thousands expected to march to protest and together today all around minneapolis all around the state all around the country probably to honor george floyd's life today. tell us in the meantime because i mean there has been such an outpouring from protesters there in the united states calling for action on systemic racism where do the protests stand right now. they are largely peaceful here in minneapolis and in minnesota they're absolutely peaceful right now for a few days we are seeing this already there is no violence anymore there is no. any crash or clash with police or national guards for that matter so the protests here as well as i would say in the united states are a to go on and be there will be largely morphing into something really p

my name is robin wilkerson and i am the co-chancellor of north-central university.loyd and our esteemed guests here today, i want to welcome you on behalf of the university, hagan, onof dr. scott behalf of the board of regents, on behalf -- we are so grateful that you are here with us today. honored that you have come to mourn the loss and celebrate the life of mr. george floyd. on behalf of everyone here, i want to personally express our deepest condolences for this tragic loss. now to open the service, the celebration of his life, we will have a scripture reading from reverend jerry mcafee, pastor of new salem missionary baptist church, followed by an opening prayer from dr. scott hagan, president of north-central university and a solo by misses porter.- mrs. >> on behalf of the pastors and preachers from minneapolis and psalms 27, the lord is my light and salvation, whom shall i fear. the lord is the strength of my life. , my enemies and foes, they stumbled. my heart shall not fear. in this will i be confident, one after that iseek may dwell in the house of the l

george floyd who died in police custody in late may floyd's coffin has arrived in the city's north central university where the veteran civil rights activist the reverend al sharpton is due to deliver the eulogy president donald trump has been widely criticized for threatening to send in the military to stamp out the civil unrest which has swept the united states in the wake of floyd staff. right. police in riot gear continued to watch over crowds gathered near the white house. they've become a constant presence here in washington since george floyd an african-american was killed in police custody last week. on monday police forcefully drove back protesters in order to enable president trump to visit a nearby church. before he stood outside st john's bible in hand he had threatened to deploy the military to quell the unrest if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them sal's ins of national guard troops have already being called up. but trump is f

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's the mood there ahead of this memorial. like. well as much as we can say our correspondent clearly cannot hear us but he is standing outside there in minneapolis minnesota ahead of this morial service of. george floyd which is due to take place in just a few moments time in the meantime we're going to head now to another. wrinkle in the story which is basically the fact that the hash tag white lives matter has been trending on twitter it was created by right wing critics of the anti racism protests but if you follow that hash tag now you may not see any right wing tweets that's because korean pop music fans started a campaign to

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honor floyd's memory at the first of several public memorials, happening at the campus of north central university minneapolis, and that's where we find jay gray this morning. >> reporter: across the country overnight, thousands of protesters spilling into the streets like they have every night since george floyd's death. responding to the calls for justice -- >> we're here today because george floyd is not here. >> reporter: minnesota's attorney general announces charges against three other police officers, including the two that helped pin floyd down. and the charge against chauvin increased, and the charges celebrated at the scene of lloyd's death. this is not the end of their fight. >> i won't be satisfied until i can wake up and have kids and have them not fear their lives just for being black, for being darker than other people. it's not enough. i can say it's not enough. it's not enough. it's not enough until everything changes. >> changes family members are calling for as they join supporters at a memorial later today. >> we deserve justice. >> justice so many are demanding across the coun

again it is being held at north central university in minneapolis.n array of speakers who are set to speak. a few solo performances that also are going to happen as well. one of three memorial services that are scheduled to remember george floyd. we'll be right back. ♪. this is an athlete, twenty reps deep, sprinting past every leak in our softest, smoothest fabric. she's confident, protected, her strength respected. depend. the only thing stronger than us, is you. ♪. charles: illinois now the first u.s. state to tap the federal reserve for emergency funding. they plan to borrow $1.2 billion from the u.s. central bank. this of course to plug a financial gap that was created by the pandemic. but let's face it, illinois had some serious budget woes well before the coronavirus hit. i want to go straight to grady trimble with more. grady. reporter: charles, you took the words out of my mouth. they are borrowing $1.2 billion from the federal reserve's emergency fund, the first state to do it and it's trying to plug that financing gap but as you said this

will be on the campus of north central university and the reverend al sharpton will deliver a eulogy. additional services are planned for saturday in north carolina and next week in his hometown of houston. ktuu will televised today's live service beginning at 11 a.m. and it is expected to last about two hours. that is today right here on ktvu fox 2 news. >>> this morning several cities and counties are lifting their curfews. although, some newer protests are much bigger than the ones that occurred last week authorities say there is much less travel. in march, in the march in san francisco drew an estimated 10,000 people yesterday. they begin admission high school and end up at the hall of justice. elissa harrington is here to talk about the areas where curfews are still active in the places where curfews just ended minutes ago . >> reporter: that's right. both san francisco and san jose just lifted curfews this morning at 5 a.m. that's just a few minutes ago. these were put into place in order to deal with protests that sometimes turned destructive . let's go to san francisco first w

: ten days after his death, george floyd will be remembered at small memorial service at north central university minneapolis. >> we need justice for what is going on right now. i appreciate everyone showing us support and love. >> reporter: the reverend al sharpton will deliver the ullage, and benjamin crump will give a statement. >> let's take a breath collectively forthe disenfranchised, dishumannized people, whether black, brown, white, or red. >> reporter: floyd's death sparked comments from george w. bush and barack obama. >> as activists and everyday citizens raise their voices, with need to be clear about where change will happen and how we can bring about the change. >> reporter: former officer derek chauvin is facing upgraded charges of second- degree murder, and three other officers are facing charges of aiding and abetting him, and they will be in court on thursday. >>> also happening today, preliminary hearings in the murder case of an unarmed black man in georgia. ahmaud arbery was shot and killed in february. investigators said he was chased through a neighborhood by three men. one

before i made my way to north central university for today's service, i visited the place where georgeloyd died to talk with people about the way forward, about trust and what change looks like. along the street where george floyd was killed sits the intersection where pain and bewilderment meet wary optimism that things can change. >> do you have faith and trust that this is going to bring about change soon? >> yeah, i think so. we made history. minnesota did make history. >> others aren't so sure. >> where were you when it happened >> i was home actually. >> community resident and activist candace montgomery is calling for a controversial move. >> we need to move beyond police reform and completely transition away from our policing system right now. that's what justice will look like. >> when you say moving away, are you talking about abolishing police >> yes, absolutely transitions away from the minneapolis police department here locally and investing in community-led safety solutions. >> the shattered remnants of trust and promises of change now laid beneath bundles of flowers, pos

we're four hours away from the start of that memorial service to be held at north central university, a christian school here in minneapolis. a crowd of several hundred expected to attend. this is a private affair, but it will be streamed online, so the entire world can witness the moment as people pay tribute and mourn the loss of george floyd, who died at this very intersection last monday. of course this site has almost become sacred since then, ayman. hundreds, thousands coming out day and night to write messages of support, leave flowers behind to mark the importance of this man. the family attorney, benjamin crump, saying earlier today that this service is a chance to celebrate the life of george floyd, but also continue that march towards justice in this case. we saw some of that celebrated yesterday by supporters here when those three additional police officers faced those charges for aiding and abetting and those upgraded charges came for derek chauvin. in the meantime this is still a place that is drawing people and they're looking forward to this memorial service, the first

memorial services for george floyd will be held in minneapolis and it will be the campus of north central university and the reverend al sharpton will deliver and i eulogy and additional services plan for saturday in north carolina and next week in houston. "ktvu" will televise live coverage of the memorial service for george floyd and begin today at 11:00 a.m. and expected to last about two hours and that's today it right here on "ktvu fox 2." >>> all four former officers involved in his arrest are facing charges. derek chauvin had already been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. he will face an additional charge of second-degree murder. three other ex-officers are aiding and abetting second- degree murder and the attorney says the charges are bittersweet . >> we cannot celebrate because an arrest is not a conviction and we want justice. >> even after the charges were announced protesters coast-to- coast continue to demand for justice and thousands filling the street for a night of peaceful demonstrations calling for an anti-police brutality and for the first time georg

today, his coffin arrived at the north central university in the city.ce is led by the reverend al sharpton. in a eulogy referring to george floyd's death, he said it is time for black people to stand up and say "get your knee off i'mour necks. " our correspondent is standing by. it is good to see you. what has been the reaction to the eulogy? correspondent: at the moment, we have a moment of silence and reflection. the reverend just finished his eulogy. the crowd is listening out here on speakers to what he said, and of course they reacted. when you said what you just quoted, there was a lot of applause here. i think what it captured is the people here in minneapolis, right behind me, but also in the state and entire country are really asking for change. they feel it is the right time to actually accomplish that. there is a feeling as if there was a paradigm change going on, and that is what reverend sharpton referred to, that this is the time they all come together and have a really good chance to push, work, and fight for what they really want, and th

son, one of the most powerful moments of the memorial this afternoon here on the campus of north central universityn minneapolis is when the reverend al sharpton, iconic african-american civil rights leader, asked people to stand and take a moment of silence for eight minutes 46 seconds. that is the amount of time that former minneapolis police officer derek tobin -- derek chauvin kneeled on floyd's neck. this is where the ceremony took place. there is a park across the street on the campus and there were loudspeakers playing the ceremony, and you could see people stop, stand in the park, for almost nine minutes for that moment of silence. floyd's family recalled a man that was extremely lovable. they said he was an athletic alpha male, someone who was constantly bringing home stray friends who needed a place to stay, a good meal. he was powerful, huge. you get the sense of someone who was a kind of gentle giant, and the family said we did not grow up with much. our mother raised us. but we grew up with each other, and you can see from the memorial service, people coming together. the family coming

. >> reporter: to everyone at north central university, the loss of the man they called big george, big floyd, or his middle name, harry, felt like a death in the family. >> everybody loved george. >> reporter: floyd, now a symbol of justice and police brutality. but to those who knew him, they know he loved banana and mayonnaise sandwiches. when the superstar won his first nba championship, floyd felt like he won one too. >> i want to say thank you to him for being there, being a genuine person, just being loving and caring and someone i can count on no matter what. >> reporter: there were calls for justice -- >> what we are doing is helping america be america! for all americans! >> reporter: and pleas for peace. >> it's time for us to stand up in george's name and say get your knee off our next! >> reporter: but the most moving tribute came when everyone in the audience stood still for eight minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time floyd was held down by police, to remember a man who could stand no longer. >> that's a long time. we've calculated what the clock here, how long he was

and a different season quoting the bible one moment of uplift to mention nic here on the north central university campus the president announced a george floyd memorial scholarship more than $50000.00 has already been donated and the university president here president here called on other universities to establish their own george floyd memorial scholarships to help uplift young african-american leaders of the future yeah that's a fitting poignant move isn't that no the wheels of justice the initial wheels just started turning and then we have these 3 of the police officers involved in the incident and they've appeared in cool. yes and it's worth noting that the floyd family says that for sure the fact that all 4 officers have now been charged that the cho than the primary officer has had his charges upgraded that this brought quote a lot of peace during a painful time for the family chosen is facing 2nd degree murder charges they've been upgraded that could carry a maximum sentence of up to up to 40 years the other officers have been charged as you mentioned earlier with aiding and abetting in

so i'm here at north central university where the memorial for george voight took place earlier today a memorial service was not open to the public at. access was extremely limited for the press release a 1000 people from the public were in attendance and they stood outside of barricades right behind me and were able to listen and on reverend al sharpton deliver the eulogy i want to read you a quote from him he stated we will keep going until we change the whole system of justice and civil rights leader he also deliver eulogies during the funerals for michael brown and eric garner aragorn or somebody who died in a similar fashion to george for wade and out sharpton basically said enough is enough we need to stop jumping from funeral to funeral of african-americans who have died at the hands of police officers now air garners mother kevin hart ludicrous and master p. were also in attendance at today's memorial service now master p. he spoke to the media and do you discuss his experiences with police brutality he also spoke out against the media coverage he was saying that some members

this list could grow in the coming weeks floyd's family held memorial services yesterday at north central university many were in attendance including reverend al sharpton benjamin crump the lead attorney for floyd's family eric garners mothers 70 year old gwen carr kevin hart masterpiece looter chris while delivering the eulogy river now sharpton asked the congregation to stand for 8 minutes and 46 seconds the amount of time former officer shogun kept his knee on floyd's neck and back although all 4 officers involved in floyd's death have been charged peaceful protests will continue here in minneapolis and across the nation as people want to see convictions and reform not only within the minneapolis police department but across the nation. and thursday's memorial service actually was the 1st of 3 i'm hearing for floyd's family so what's next for his family members. now very vanilla so avoid body it's going to go to north carolina where he was born for public viewing and private family service on saturday and then after that the public viewing and funeral will be held. and houston and next monday an

died in police custody last month earlier today floyd's cough and arrived at the city's north central university now the service is being led by the veteran civil rights activist the reverend al sharpton in a fiery eulogy referring to florida death sharpton said it was time for black people to stand up and say quote get your knees off our necks. you know there's been fiery language there coming from the reverend al sharpton let's go now to minneapolis our correspondent chiffons imus is standing by stefan it's good to see you you're there talk to me of what's been the crowd's reaction to the eulogy. all at the moment we have some kind of a moment of silence and reflection here as you pointed out the reverend just finished his speech his eulogy and the crowd is listening out here on those speakers to what he said and of course they reacted and when he said it would you just quote it there was a lot of applause here of course. you see i think what translates to reverend sharpton captured is really that the people here here in minneapolis right behind me but also in the state and in the entire count

preparing to go to the morial service for the lead in minneapolis at 1 pm central time and north central university actually banks reporting in minneapolis. right 10 days after the death of george floyd protests continue here at the nation's capital the boisterous crowds demanding an end to police brutality and earlier today defense secretary mark esper ordered active duty military troops stationed all across the streets of d.c. to return to their home base only moments ago to reverse that order artie's rachel blevins is live outside of the white house with more on this rachel what's happening on the ground now. but no as you can see i'm here outside of the white house surrounded by hundreds of protesters right here they 3 more of them why even just within the last hour and even. though we did learn the news today that all 4 officers who were fired for their role in the death of jordan lloyd would face charges it doesn't seem to change facts with the atmosphere here on the ground because even though protesters say it is a start they also say that this movement is about much more than just words for

i am in front of north central university located in downtown minneapolis for memorial service for george floyd it is under way and the civil rights leader who spoke to the present or earlier today and he said as a community we need to stop jumping from funeral to funeral now for those who are not aware reverend al sharpton he delivered the eulogy for both michael michael brown's funeral and garners for the funeral and for those who are familiar with their garner he is someone who died in a similar fashion to george sharpton is basically saying enough is enough we need to stop this he simply called george lloyd's death a murder he said he believes this time is different appointing to the fact that people are marching and massive numbers crowds are so diverse and people are risking their lives in the middle of a panic demick he said this shows that there's a real passion and that there will be change within police departments across the country the reverend sharpton he added that minnesota attorney general keith ellison is a part he played a major role and bringing criminal charges against

season there was a moment of uplift the memorials held here at this church on the campus of north central university here in minneapolis and the president announced the. it has established a george floyd memorial scholarship more than $50000.00 has already been donated and the university president put out a call to other universities saying you too should establish a scholarship fund in floyd's name and because of the wheels of justice have just started rolling they've started turning but it's going to be a long old road isn't it absolutely the minnesota attorney general said to the public patience is needed this will be a lengthy investigation while also acknowledging that really quite quickly the 4 officers involved in floyd's death have been charged you know the family had hoped for a 1st degree murder charge with former minneapolis police officer darr cho then they didn't get that but they did get an upgraded charge which is 2nd degree murder and could carry a lengthy maximum sentence of 40 years they did get. the relief of seeing that the other 3 officers who were there on that memorial day eve

son one of the most powerful moments of the memorial this afternoon here on the campus of north central university in minneapolis is when the reverend al sharpton and iconic african-american civil rights leader asked people to stand and take a moment of silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds that is the amount of time that former minneapolis police officer. on floyd's neck almost 3 of those minutes after floyd was unresponsive and this is where the ceremony took place there's a park across the street here on the campus and there were loud speakers playing the ceremony and you could see people stop and stand in the park for almost 9 minutes for that moment of silence for its family recalled a man that was extremely lovable they said that he was an athletic alpha male someone who is constantly bringing home stray friends who needed a place to stay a good meal they said that he. was a powerful huge you get the sense of someone who is a kind of gentle giant and of the family said we did not grow up with much our mother raised us but we grew up with each other and you can see from the memorial service pe

there sara so i'm here at north central university located in downtown minneapolis where the memorial service for george floyd is that we're wrapping up just moments ago reverend l.c.r. been delivered to these eulogy and he stated. keep going until we change the full system of the trust has now he had everyone stand for about 8 minutes to represent the amount of time that george was payment to the ground the rights leader he spoke to the president earlier today and he said as a community we need to bring up from the funeral here all of african-americans who have been killed by police officers is another is another sara now for those who are unfamiliar with reverend al sharpton he also deliberate the ulu g.'s of michael brown and eric garner an arab girl nurse and one who died in a similar. way and i do want to mention that there are nerves a mother is here at the memorial service as well known sharpton called what happened to george would and. murder he said he believes this time as a different point to the fact that people are marching the group to divert and they are literally riski

preparing to hold a memorial service for the lead in minneapolis at 1 pm central time and north central university ashley banks reporting in minneapolis. 10 days after the death of george floyd if they hands of a minneapolis police officer protests continue right here in the nation's capital the boisterous crowds demanding an end to police brutality following the death of george floyd earlier today defense secretary mark asked for ordered active duty military troops stationed all across the streets of d.c. to return to their home base. and live outside of the white house with more to this rachel what's the latest on the ground now. well i know like even the news that all 4 officers in the death of george boyd would be facing charges has done very little to change the atmosphere out here i want protesters say that it is a start they also say that this movement is much much bigger than just void not just 30 minutes ago there were hundreds of protesters here behind me they have since marched on and we've seen a bunch of different protesters coming and going but all of the protesters to back here are

now is very minimal i am here at north central university where the memorial for george floyd took place here earlier today and the more morial service it was not open to the public and there was a limited access for press but there were at least a 1000 people here and they were behind barricades set up around the perimeters here they stood outside and they were able to listen and on reverend al sharpton deliver the eulogy now reverend al sharpton he asked the congregation to stand for 8 minutes and 46 seconds the amount of time that former officer should have been kept his knee on floyd's neck and his back and today's you eulogy the reverend told protesters to keep going until we change the whole system of justice sharpton also said floyd's death is a tragedy seen time and time again. reason it got to me is joe huge throwing story has been the story of black folk because every 401 years ago. the reason we couldn't be we wanted. kept. the civil rights leader also deliver eulogies during the funerals for michael brown and eric garner someone who died in a similar fashion as george floyd g