officer who is charged with murdering george floyd lawyers for both sides as well as the judge peter cahill they were discussing a what video clips can be played ahead of the day's witness testimonies and another major point of debate is the extent to which testimonies of police officers can be used in court so among the witnesses to be called we believe today is the minneapolis police chief made the area are in dodo he's expected to testify against chauvin it will be a rare move for the police chief to testify against one of their own officers we're going to listen in to the motion being discussed right now where expert testimony because some of this stuff. is within the jury's knowledge and they should be able to do without an expert so i think this is kind of go with it if i may just to the cumulative discussion just wanted to add to that you know i know 1st seeing you know mr nelson being able defense attorney i would anticipate if i were to just simply try to prove my case with experts you would say you know the state hired some experts to say this was unreasonable but what do the peop

judge peter cahill revoked chauvin's bail and will sentence him in two months.es up to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder. for more, we go to minneapolis, where we speak with kandace montgomery, co-executive director of black visions collective, a black-led queer- and trans-centering community organization based in the twin cities of minneapolis and st. paul that is part of the movement calling to defund the police. welcome to democracy now! first, your reaction to the verdict. >> thank you so much for having me. my reaction, like many, was an exhale our community. many of us have been holding our breath in anticipation for this verdict. though i don't think justice can ever be served when you have lost a life in this type of situation, i do think it is important to be able to honor that exhale of a breath and honor the peace that i'm sure george floyd's family and friends are naval -- able to experience and feel. for that i am very happy. juan: i am wondering your reaction to the statements of attorney general keith ellison. he gave a very lengthy stat

here is the reading of the verdict by judge peter cahill.

in the end it took the minneapolis district court judge peter cahill one minute and 20 seconds to read the verdict of the jury. [video clip] members of the jury i will read the verdict as they will appear in the permanent record of the state of minnesota, district court, court to judicial district, verdict, count one, court file number 27 cr 201-2646. we the jury in the above entitled manner as to count one unintentional second-degree murder while committing a felony find the defendant guilty. at 1:44 p.m.. signed jury four-person person juror number 19. the same caption, verdict count two, we the during the above entitled manner in count two third-degree murder perpetrating an imminently dangerous act find the defendant guilty. signed by jury for person juror number 19. same caption, verdict count three, we the jury in the above entitled manner as to count three second degree manslaughter culpable negligence creating an unreasonable risk line the defendant guilty, the verdict agree to the 20th day of april 2021 at 1:45 p.m., jury for person 019. host: that was the scene yesterday afte

jury for a person zero one nine. >> that was the moment when judge peter cahill read the verdicts in derek chauvin trial, finding him guilty on all three counts. following the murder conviction, the aclu file confirmed this is the first time minister to state history, a white police officer had been held accountable for killing a black man. first time in history. so what is this conviction mean for policing? i'm joined now by two experts in the field. the cofounder and ceo center for policing equity, and the professor for african american studies at yale university, patrick skinner, a police officer in -- kiss officer who's been a long time advocate for the way the police this in this country. patrick, let me go to you first. you're working now as a police officer. i know you can't speak for cops, because they are more than 1 million across this country. what is your reaction? i find it remarkable, it's the first time in minnesota history, that a wakeup has been held accountable, for killing a black person. i find that just to be an incredible statement. and speaking for myself, i ca

amy: judge peter cahill gave final instructions to 12 jurors, who will remain sequestered at a hotel during their deliberations. thousands of students from dozens of minnesota schools walked out of classes monday demanding justice for george floyd and for daunte wright, the 20-year-old black man shot dead by a white police officer during a traffic stop in the minneapolis suburb of brooklyn center april 11. the city's mayor mike elliott black man who was born in , a liberia, told cnn monday -- "it's not safe to drive in minnesota while you're black." >> and if we see police behind us, we are afraid. we are trembling. that is a kind of terror that no citizens of the united states should ever have to face. it is constant. it is ever present. amy: the minnesota governor called up 3000 members of the national guard, along with 1100 police officers from around minnesota. civil-rights leader jesse jackson joined protests outside the courthouse monday. >> they are still killing our people. stop the violence. save the children. amy: after headlines, we will go to minneapolis for the latest on

that's the judge, peter cahill, who has been in a back and forth with the lawyers after eric nelson, the lawyer for derek chauvin had made his closing statement, his closing case to the jury. the jury was sent away while the judge had a little back and forth with the lawyers. in which he was -- he was saying one of the things that mr. nelson said in his closing statement was not correct. it dealt with the issue of the use of the intent of the suspect of the accused, that is, derek chauvin. he didn't have to show -- the state didn't have to show that he had intent to use unlawful force but he used force, that he used force that was unlawful. that was quiet important. they said they're going to instruct the jury to be clear on that after mr. nelson's statement. we're waiting for the jury to come back in where i think what happens next is that the rebuttal from the prosecution takes place and then we get the judge's -- let's listen to the judge. >> to argue their client's cause. however, the arguments or the remarks from an attorney are not evidence. if the attorneys or i have made or s

in minneapolis, peter cahill returned to the courtroom. moments later, the 12 jurors filed in and everyone held their breath. >> all right. please be seated. members of the jury, i understand you have a verdict. >> as the judge read out the three counts against derek chauvin and the guilty verdicts reached on each one, the hushed crowd outside the courthouse watched along on their smartphones. >> guilty! [ cheers and applause ] >> in that moment, the alleged murderer of george floyd became the murderer of george floyd officially in the eyes of the justice system, the thing that we knew all along was true confirmed in that jury room. the judge revoked derek chauvin's bail and he was escorted handcuffed out of the courtroom. calling the outcome of the trial the first step toward justice, highlighting the people who really made it happen. >> now the cause of justice is in your hands. and when i say your hands, i mean the hands of the people of the united states. the people who stopped and raised their voices on may 25th, 2020, were a bouquet

. >> reporter: after closing statements and instructions from judge peter cahill. >> it's up to the jury how long you deliberate, how long you need to come to a unanimous decision on any count. >> reporter: the jury will be sequestered in a city that is in essence sequestered as well. businesses locked down, boarded up, security stepped up, so many here, including those closest to the case. >> i'm very anxious and wondering what's going to happen, what's going to be the outcome. >> reporter: on edge for what comes next. jay gray, nbc news, minneapolis. >> of course, nbc will have all the latest details on that. >>> in the meantime, bay area authorities trying to figure out who targeted a defense witness in the derek chauvin trial and a warning, we're about to show you a graphic image of the bizarre vandal attack. police are trying to figure out who threw blood and a pig's head on the front porch of this santa rosa home. it was previously owned by a retired santa rosa police officer, barry brodd, who no longer lives there. he testified in minneapolis as an expert witness. >>> coming up, a

coverage starts with judge peter cahill issuing instructions to the jury followed by prosecutors who urged jurors to believe what they saw in the video of mr. chauvin kneeling on the strip lloyd's mac for more

judge peter cahill said that derek chauvin will be sentence and eight weeks and he will be sentenced on the highest charge found guilty of second-degree murder. here in minnesota, the jury's typically serve two-thirds of the sentence in prison and providing the person behaves well the rest of the sentence served on pro outside of prison. however in this case the prosecution stipulated aggravating factors which might increase derek chauvin's time. the judge will make that decision. the court room moments ago moments ago derek chauvin did not look at the jury has the verdict was read. chauvin immediately stood up and put his hands behind his back and handcuffed and taken into custody. throughout this case, the defense repeatedly filed for relocation or acquittal arguing too much media saturation. the defense in the final moments of closing arguments yesterday argue local and national politicians weighing in on the case against the judge's wishes, even tv shows portraying the floyd case so we will wait to see if there some type of appeal from the defense, bret. >> bret: matt finn live o

we will also have to you again but let's now take you to minneapolis the courthouse where judge peter cahill a start it's already for the jury. please be seated. members of the jury i understand you have urged. member of the jury i will now read the verdicts as they will appear in the permanent records of the 4th judicial district state of minnesota county of head up and district court 4th judicial district state of minnesota plaintiff versus derek michael show of and defendant verdict count one court file number 27 c r 201-2646 we the jury in the above entitled matter as to count one unintentional 2nd degree murder while committing a felony find the defendant guilty verdict agreed to this 20th day of april 2021 at 1 44 pm signed your foreperson juror number 19 same captioned verdict count 2 we the jury in the above entitled matter as to count 2 3rd degree murder perpetrating an eminently dangerous act find the defendant guilty verdict greed to this 20 if they have april 2021 at 1 45 pm signed by jury foreperson 19. same caption verdict count 3 we the jury in the above entitled matter as to

judge peter cahill told the defense team that the comments may result in the child being overturned. >>> san jose is considering harsh fines for people who dump trash. a city councilmember proposed going straight to $10,000 for first-time offenders. currently there is a scale of fines starting at 2500. city leaders say they have tried to cleanup illegal dump sites for years and this could finally be a solution. >> i think the residence has had enough so they are calling upon us, elected officials, to do something about it and i think this is a good first step to address it. >> that's pretty high. i don't think a lot of people could even pay it. >>> we are getting a look inside the new affordable housing project. more than 200 units are now open in brooklyn basin which is surrounded by oakland's historic waterfront. one of the properties will house families earning up to 60% of the median income. the other will house seniors and there will also be community services provided to those families like workforce courses and afterschool programs. >>> coming up, what lawmakers are doing to g

judge peter cahill giving very specific instructions. >> during your deliberations, you must not let bias, prejudice, passion, sympathy, or public opinion influence your decision. >> i would be stunned if there was an all-out acquittal. i would just be shocked if 12 jurors were unanimously deciding that there was reasonable doubt in this case. >> reporter: regardless of what the verdict is, the impact is already being felt here at george floyd square. blocks barricaded, traffic cut off, violence on the rise. >> it was such a sense of lawlessness going around. people carrying guns and things like that. and it's very, very frightening for customers and business owners as well. >> reporter: sam willis jr. owns just turkey, opened in the wake of george floyd's death just down the street from where he was killed. >> this neighborhood was a flourishing neighborhood before all this happened. we have elderly people trying to come and get our food, which is hard for them to get into because of the blockage of the streets. >> reporter: willis and several other business owners in the area forme

it's hard to say one of verdict will come down, but judge peter cahill told the jurors will be sequestered starting monday. they should pack for long deliberations hope for short in brooklyn center minnesota. mike tobin fox news. tomorrow is another milestone in the effort to recall governor newsome, april 19th is the last day for county election officials to verify signatures that were collected through the petition process and to certify their results to the secretary of state recall needs roughly a million and a half valid signatures to qualify for the ballot, and political experts say that threshold could be reached tomorrow. the u. s and china are now vowing to put their past differences behind them and worked. other to fight climate change. president biden's international climate change on boy john kerry and his chinese counterpart made that announcement at the end of carries four day trip to asia carries trip comes ahead of a white house international summit on climate change, which gets underway later this week. carrie says climate change is a global crisis that can no longer be ig

. >> reporter: after closing statements and instructions from judge peter cahill >> it's up to the jurys decision on any count >> reporter: the jurywill be sequestered in a city that is in essence sequestered as well. businesses locked down, boarded up security stepped up. so many here, including those closest to the case -- >> i'm very anxious and wondering what's going to happen what's the outcome >> reporter: on edge for what comes next yeah and, look, security really is an all-time high right now. more than 3,000 national guard soldiers joining more than 1500 police and federal agents on the grounds here frances, phillip >> all right, jay, thank you very much. certainly, the tension that we're seeing coming to a head in what happens in that courtroom today, so much at take when it comes to race relations and policing as well >> nbc news will have a special live coverage of those closing arguments with our own kate snow and gabe gutierrez beginning this morning at 8:00 eastern we knew the impact that the trial was going to have from the moment the charges were announced last year. it

studio: you are i listening to judge peter cahill give the listening tojudge peter cahill give the final has been the cold start to april since 2013, temperatures two to a degrees lower than we would expect but it has notjust been cold, it has been dried, as these images of cracked ground from various parts of england on monday easily show. as we look at the rainfall total so far this month, we should be at 100%. falling well short in all areas and for parts of england and wales we have seen less than a tenth if not lower than what we would normally expect this time of year. looking at the forecast chart for the rainfall the rest of this week, even taking into account some of monday's rain across parts of scotland and northern ireland, precious little to come particularly for england and wales. we would hope this weather front would bring rain to us as it pushes through southwards tuesday, but with high pressure around it, the rain just turns lighter and pecchia. the high pressure basically ringing out those rain clouds. we got the mist and low cloud back again for tuesday across eastern

judge peter cahill revoked his bail as chauvin was handcuffed and led out of the courtroom raw emotions spilled into the streets of minneapolis after almost a year of unrest. dramatic conclusion to one of the most high stakes trial in memory. >> from the family of george floyd to the white house, reaction to the verdict was jubilant but all agreed it's just the first step on the long road to justice. >> today we are able to breathe again. justice for george means freedom for all. >> god, as we give you the thanks and give you the praise, let george know that his name has gone down in history. >> today's verdict is a step forward. of who thanked me for the close work with his team i also spoke with george floyd's family again remarkable family, extraordinary courage. nothing can ever bring their brother, their father back, but this can be a giant step forward in the march toward justice in america. >> here's the truth about racial injustice, it is not just a black america problem or a people of color problem. it is a problem for every american it is keeping us from fulfilling the promise

and then judge peter cahill who is overseeing the derek chauvin case and was asked by the defense ifshould sequester the jury. they wanted the jury to be isolated so they would not be influenced. the fear was that they might be more inclined to convict derek chauvin if they were concerned about social unrest in the streets here in minneapolis. we have a few days of this. the judge says they should probably be ready for closing arguments on monday. the big question is, will derek chauvin testify? mariana: john hendren reporting to us on that trial in minneapolis. moving to other stories, iran will start enriching uranium up to 60% purity, the highest level yet days after an attack on its nuclear facility. it comes as russia and iran's foreign minister met to sign a cooperation agreement. they both condemned the attack and encourage the u.s. to return to the 2050 nuclear deal and to lift the trump era sanctions. now the u.n. human rights chief years the situation in myanmar will turn into a full-blown conflict like the one in syria. michelle is urging stronger action against the army s

judge peter cahill told the attorneys to draft questions for hall since he be limited by his responsesh that could be incriminating if he's ever prosecuted. the issue will be addressed at another hearing. also on the stand today as a witness for the prosecution this use of force instructor who taught a class that former mieneapolis police officer derek chauvin attended. >> johnny marshall told the court minneapolis police officers are trained on jujitsu and other uses of force as a means of getting suspects to comply in combat situations. the prosecution presented documents confirming chauvin received this training marshall testifind that neck restraint on a handcuffed and controlled person is considered acceptable. use of force and that someone who is handcuffed should be rolled onto their side as soon as possible to prevent positional asphyxiation is this mpd trained neck restraint. >> no, sir, say, for example. the subject was under control. handcuffed. would this be authorized. >> i would say no. >> that was kareen wynter reporting. we'll also be hearing from the medical examiner t

. >> now, as you saw in the courtroom, derek chauvin be led away just for that moment, judge peter cahill revoked his 1 million dollars bail and then remanded into the custody of the head up and county sheriff's department a sentencing for derek chauvin is set in about 8 weeks. we're in downtown minneapolis. i'm craig treadway. rana, let's send it back to you. >> all right, greg, thanks for that report. americans around the country watched as the judge read the guilty verdict in the trial of former police officer derek chauvin, including top officials in washington are correspondent alexandra limon has reaction from president joe biden and the lawmakers there. >> following the verdict. president joe biden addressed the nation and said this can be a significant turning point. he and the vice president want this moment to propel passage of national police reforms. outside of the white house. protesters were visibly relieved when former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin was found guilty on all counts. >> in the murder of george floyd who was murdered in full light of day. >> and a gro

unintentional murder 3rd degree murder and 2nd degree manslaughter well this is the moment the judge peter cahill read out the verdict to the court room we the jury in the above entitled matter as to count one unintentional 2nd degree murder while committing a felony by the defendant guilty verdict agreed to this 20th day of april 2021 at 1 44 pm signed your foreperson juror number 19. same captioned verdict count 2 we the jury in the above until matter as to count 2 3rd degree murder perpetrating an eminently dangerous act find the defendant guilty verdict agreed to this 20 if they have april 2021 and 1 45 pm signed by jury foreperson journal or 19 same caption count 3 we the jury in the above entitled matter as to count 3 2nd degree manslaughter culpable negligence creating an unreasonable risk by the defendant guilty verdict greed to this 20th day of april 2021 now 1 45 pm the moment when there are over and found out that he had been found guilty on all 3 charges by the jury well let's go to mary frances berry a professor of american thought and history at the university of pennsylvania and al

unrest that has been occurring in the past couple of nights because of that shooting and then judge peter cahill who's overseeing this theory chosen case was asked by the defense if he should sue question of the jury they wanted the jury to be isolated so that they wouldn't be influenced the fear was that they might be more inclined to convict derrick show ven if they were concerned about social unrest in the streets here in minneapolis so we got a few days of this and the judge says they should probably be ready for closing arguments on monday the big question is will derek children testify thank you very much john hendren reporting to us on that trial in minneapolis. and living to all the stories in iran says it'll start in which in uranium up to 60 percent piercing this will be the highest level yet days after an attack on its main facility it comes as russia and iran's foreign ministers met to her on to sign a cooperation agreement. and sergey lavrov condemned the attack on the town's plant and encouraged the u.s. to return to the 2050 nuclear deal and to left a trump era sanctions. well now

. >> reporter: the jury deliberating just 10 1/2 hours, and with the nation watching, judge peter cahill reading their unanimous verdict. >> we, the jury in the above entitled matter, as to count one, unintentional second degree murder while commmitting a felony, find the defendant guilty. verdict count two. we, the jury in the above entitled matter, as to count two, third-degree murder perpetrating an eminently dangerous act, find the defendant guilty. verdict count three. we, the jury in the above entitled matter as to count three, second-degree manslaughter, culpable negligence, creating an unreasonable risk, find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: the jury of seven women and five men, which included six people of color, stayed late last night and came in early this morning. they worked swiftly and didn't send out a single question during their deliberations. >> are these your verdicts so say you one, so say you all? >> yes. >> reporter: in houston, george floyd's family members, including his older brother, watching as the verdict was read. >> find the defendant guilty. >> yes! >> fi

judge peter cahill told the attorneys to draft questions for hall since he be limited by his responseser oath that could be incriminating if he's ever prosecuted. the issue will be addressed at another hearing. also on the stand today as a witness for the prosecution this use of force instructor who taught a class that former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin attended. >> johnny marshall told a court minneapolis police officers are trained on jujitsu and other uses of force as a means of getting suspects to comply in combat situations. the prosecution presented documents confirming chauvin received this training marshall testified that neck restraint on a handcuffed and controlled person is considered acceptable. use of force and that someone who is handcuffed should be rolled onto their side as soon as possible to prevent positional asphyxiation is this mpd trained neck restraint. say, for example. >> the subject was under control and handcuffed. would this be authorized. >> i would say no. >> and that was kareen wynter reporting. we'll also be hearing from the medical examiner

hennepin county judge peter cahill just adjourning the court says closing arguments are being made in the closing arguments of the trial of derek chauvin and of course the eyes of not just all of the united states but much of the world is on this trial as the prosecution made very clear step by step arguments. and statements about what 2nd and 3rd degree murder charges were as well as 2nd degree manslaughter the definitions the elements of those charges have been broken down both verbal and in graphic form as you saw on that address which lasted around about one hour 30 we apologize to our viewers of some of the colorful language being used by the prosecution there. not in control of that but certainly food for thought as we joined a correspondent who's following the trial for us an unusually unusually. long closing arguments to start with certainly from the prosecution john what did you make of it. well it was a powerful point by point. condemnation of the actions of derek chauvin the lawyer steven walked through each of the charges and each of the elements and he had little boxes to

. >> host: hennepin county district judge peter cahill going on to reject the mistrial request saying, quote, a congresswoman safina really doesn't matter a whole lot, but it's getting a lot of attention today as we wait the juries decision in the trial. this from the "washington times," judge maxine waters protest coal could mean a whole trial overturned. willie annapolis, maryland, on the line for those is a derek chauvin is guilty. good morning. >> caller: yes, i think is most definitely guilty and the reason i think he is guilty as the fact that you can see with this guy was doing when he was choking this guy. is somebody there? >> host: i'm listening to you. >> caller: i think it was obvious to guilty. i heard a couple of callers talking that what we should a bit with officer do. are we and nazi germany our democracy? it sounds like these people are very much, these couples callers are in denial. if somebody else, i hate to say from what you meant it would be a total coverage of black officers did the same think this guy did. yes his guilt and the statement of maxine waters yash

earlier today the judge peter cahill announced the trial was in his words moving had briskly and an afternoon session will not be needed tomorrow, friday so we look for the first week of this trial to wrap around lunchtime reedit if you've missed any of our coverage today earlier this week it's all available at our website at c-span.org or wheat where we are today at 8 pm eastern area in the spring we expect it to be an hour will still use some of the testimonyfrom earlier today . including from courtney ross who was george floyd's girlfriend. >> good morning members of the jury. just to give you a scheduling update, we are actually ahead of what we plan or scheduled to be as far as the evidence coming in. for that and for other reasons that are not relevant , we're going to take tomorrow afternoon off as there are other things that have to be done without necessity of bringing our jury in so we will try to recess tomorrow around 12, 1230 and will be ordering lunches because we expect to be out by then just so you can have a little idea where you're going tomorrow. with that we will proceed.

i thought peter cahill, of the judge yesterday was extraordinary when i look back on other cases whereation stopped to listen to the verdict , it's happened a few times in my life. we all remember the moment of oj years and years ago. how does washington move forward. the president and vice president made appropriate comments yesterday but how do the politics of washington move forward after this verdict? emily: there are a lot of lawmakers in d.c., particularly progressives, who see this is one step in what -- in more that needs to be done. congresswoman causey of cortez says the verdict is not the same as policy change, which is needed. he saw the democrat led house passed a bill on police reform that would include a ban on chokeholds, make it easier for individuals to sue the police. that bill is stalled in the senate where they are trying to find a way to get 10 republican senators to vote for it. the outlook is not good on that. tom: you lay out beautifully the divides of the nation as witnessed by the house and senate as well, is this an issue that is germane to the elections of

judge peter cahill announcing the fate of former police officer derek chauvin. >> we the jury second-degree unintentional murder. he was found guilty of second- degree unintentional murder second-degree murder, third- degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. the former officer silent and stoic as the verdict was red, eventually led away in handcuffs and taken into custody. at george floyd square where he was murder, the crowd erupting in cheers. the family members watching as the verdict was read. >> today we can >> reporter: george floyd mattered read a headline. president biden said it's a step in the right direction but more needs to go. >> in order to deliver reform we can and must reduce that this will happen again. >> reporter: democrats pushing for congress to pals the george floyd justice and policing act. now despite the renewed push for legislation, this bill still has an uphill battle in capitol hill. it will need everdemocrat to support it including ten republicans. reggie, kumasi. >>> the trial verdict has made an impact in the bay area with many people believing justices

. >> reporter: judge peter cahill ridding the >> find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: chauvin convicted of all three counts. second degree murder, third degree murder, second degree manslaughter. the jury which included six people of color working swiftly without single question. the former officer silent and stoic as the verdict was read. eventually led away in handcuffs and taken back into custody. at george floyd squared near where he was murdered, the crowd erupted in cheers. in houston, floyd's family members watching as the verdict was read. >> today, we are able to breathe again. we are you are not above the law. >> reporter: guilty on all counts. george floyd mattered. some of the headlines on top headlines. even president biden sharing a solemn moment saying it is a step in the right direction but more needs to be done. >> in order to deliver real change, we can and we must do more to reduce the likelihood that tragedy like this will ever occur again. >> reporter: democrats renewing their push for congress to push the gelo policing act. now, despite that renewed push for legisl

minneapolis policeman derek chauvin accused in the death of george floyd last may 25 begins with judge peter cahill ruling on several motions, including one denying to sequester the jury in light of a police involved shooting in sunday of a black man in the twin cities area. later a cardiologist testifies about the condition of mr. floyd when he died. here is judge cahill. >> we are on record and we motions before we bring the jury in. let's start with defense motions to exclude the testimony. mr. nelson. >> thank you, your honor paid yes, your honor, over the begin i noticed my intent to exclude the testimony of sf -- on the basis that its cumin live and with note, your honor, upon further review his report over the course of the weekend is essentially the same analysis that several witnesses have already gone through, including minneapolis police policies and federal standards using materials that would never have been known to this particular defendant. this is the exact same thing that the sergeant has already testified to and will be very similar to what the lieutenant testified to an all the

trial was the first in state history to be broadcast live and in full and credit goes to judge peter cahill for allowing this. the trial was telecast with dignity. jurors were not shown. nor minors or george floyd's family members without consent. credit also goes to that big prosecution team. the defense lawyer eric nelson and the many witnesses not a cato kaelin among them. the derek chauvin trial was all business and better representative as well as a validation of america's court system. and now we need to mimic the example. think about it. you've got a right to walk into your local county or federal courthouse, including the supreme court of the united states. and your presence should be represented by a camera. transparency matters. cameras are the ultimate disinfectant. i'm reminded of the fact that senator arlen specter a friend and mentored of mine and pennsylvania's longest u.s. senator was a long time advocate of cameras in the supreme court. when senator specter was on the judiciary committee including when he was its chair, he made it a point to question nominee for the supreme

. >> the judge, peter cahill, says the defense will start its case tomorrow. what is the floyd family bracing for from those arguments? >> like we've talked about in the past, character assassination will be on display and we've seen that in countless cases time and time again when the evidence is not on your side, they go straight to character. we've seen them try to set this up from the beginning of this trial and even before that george floyd was a bad person, that he was on drugs, that he did this and did that to just hide the ball and keep everyone from seeing what's really important. and that that he was killed and it wasn't his fault and derek chauvin is a murder. >> this comes as minneapolis, the entire area is grappling with the police shooting of 20-year-old dante wright just about ten miles or so from the courthouse. what does it say to you that yet another black man from this community has lost his life in a fatal police encounter as this trial unfolds? >> wolf, when i was watching that happen, all i could think about was trauma. when you're an ame

there's the judge judge peter cahill announcing they will resume testimony tomorrow morning. this is inspector katie blackwell. she used to oversee the training division. the commander of the training division and made it clear from her perspective that there's no training for a police officer to put his knee down on the neck of someone who is a suspect. >> and this is significant because, again, as you mentioned she was the commander in charge of training the officers and she said that, you know, every officer goes through a similar training and it's been like that in her mind since she started at the department. they talked about this phase three training and she, of course, is not the only officer and what makes her significant at this point is she is the third or high-ranking officer who has testified that the actions of chauvin, not saying his name yet in this case, but the actions of former officer chauvin were not in conjunction with the way in which they were trained. in other words, he had violated policy, but if you want to hear it more clearly, all you have to do i

so the next witness will be sworn in by judge peter cahill and again seeing on some other screens people coming into the room now. 3 callers have a minister. and it sounds like it will be lieutenant zimmerman who is one of the officers who we had referred to in the previous testimony i do you. will. get if you give us your full name spelling each of your names to start off. your full name spelling each of your names ok also if you could remove your mask ok . mr pritchard zimmerman. r i c h e r d. e r m a n. mr friend thank you can you please tell the jurors what you do for a living. police officer with the police department. along with your police officers since june 3rd 981. and all that with minneapolis no. the 1st 4 years. from $81.00 to $85.00 i work per the film or county sheriff's department in southeast minnesota what did you do there i was a patrol deputy responding to 911 calls and so that it was 1005 that you started with minneapolis yes i. started it was june 5th of $85.00. and are you a licensed software instead of us oh yes i am when did you 1st obtain your license and sir w

judge peter cahill denied a request from the defense to sequester and reinterview each juror about the wright shooting and protests. let's break down how the week went, in court. prosecution called its final witnesses, on monday. cardiologist jonathan rich honed in on the state's main point that george floyd's death was, quote, absolutely preventable. >> i can state, with a high degree of medical certainty, that george floyd did not die from a primary-cardiac event. and he did not die from a drug overdose. >> taken into account all of the evidence that you reviewed, do you have an opinion, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, as to whether mr. floyd's death was preventable? >> yes. i believe that mr. george floyd's death was absolutely preventable. >> if, um, mr. floyd had simply gotten in the backseat of the squad car, do you think that he would have survived? >> had he not been restrained, in the way in which he was, i think, he would have survived. >> then, the prosecution called a familiar face. george floyd's brother, philonise. he gave jurors a glimpse into his late broth

judge peter cahill gave the jury today. >> it is not necessary for the state to prove that the defendantnded to inflict substantial bodily harm or knew that his actions would inflict substantial bodily harm. only that the defendant intended to commit the assault and that george floyd sustained substantial bodily harm as a result of the assault. >> joining us now is judge la june lang who served for 21 years as a district court judge in minnesota in that same building where the trial is being held. judge, thank you very much for joining us tonight. what can we expect going forward now in the first full day of jury deliberations will be tomorrow? they got in a few hours at least this evening before concluding but what do you expect to see develop in the coming days of possible deliberations? 'the jurors are going to be very careful to follow the instructions given by judge cahill. so they are going to examine all the evidence. one by one. videos, papers, anything. they're going to go over all the evidence and then they're also going to start to discuss the various jury verdict forms that t

sam: judge peter cahill denied a motion for a mistrial from defense attorney nelson, who said he wasoncerned about the influence of intenseedia publicity. >> we stand united. sam: outside the courthouse, a prayer vigil was held with the families of floyd and daunte wright, killed a week ago in a police shooting. with the metropolitan area on edge, there were also police and local leaders to maintain peaceful protests. for the pbs newshour, i am fred de sam lazaro in minnesota. amna: now let's return to the impact of the shootings in indianapolis. eight people lost their lives last week at a fedex facility there. we wanted to take a moment to remember them and the legacies they left behind. this 66-year-old worked at a fedex sorting facility to help support her family. her granddaughter tweeted, after the passing of her mother, she never let her sisters feel that void. what a harsh and cruel world we live in. samaria blackwell, 19, was the youngest of four siblings. her family remembered her as someone who loved people, especially those of advanced age. she always found time to invest

to let a jury decide that yesterday at the end of closing arguments, so it will be up to judge peter cahill to make that decision. emily: adam taylor, our colleague at bloomberg law. i want to bring back david westin. we know police department's across the country have been preparing for this moment -- police departments across the country have been preparing for this moment, potential protests, potential strong shows of emotion in the community. i wonder with this verdict, what happens? how does america react? david: we shall see soon, that's for sure. i'm reluctant to make predictions, although i must say, i would normally expect if the verdict had gone the other way, i think all of those security forces would be on higher alert. i am hopeful that this may quiet things down just a little bit. there is going to be a sentencing, there may be aggravated circumstances, and there also may be a motion to dismiss, and a possible appeal. we heard yesterday in reference to maxine waters' remarks that could be a basis for appeal, and this is not just over yet. emily: absolutely. we are looking at f

fred: the eleventh day of testimony began with defense attorney eric nelson asking judge peter cahillquester the jury, with news headlines dominated by the fatal police shooting of a black man in a minneapolis suburb on sunday. >> the problem is that the emotional response that that case creates sets the stage for a jury to say i'm not going vote “not guilty” because i'm concerned about the outcome. but the judge denied the motion. >> this is a totally different case. fred: and the prosecution called cardiologist dr. jonathan rich to the stand. jerry blackwell: have you formed any opinions in this case to a reasonable degree of medical certainty as to a cause of mr. floyd's death? dr. rich: yes i have. jerry blackwell: tell us your opinion or opinions. dr. rich: sure. in this case mr. george floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest. it was caused by low oxygen levels and those low oxygen levels were induced by prone restraint and positional asphyxiation that he was subjected to. fred: after reviewing george floyd's medical records, video from the arrest, and the autopsy report, dr. rich

the judge peter cahill rejected a defense request for a mistrial based in part on comments. california representative maxine waters made that protesters could get more confrontation if there is guilty on acquittal rather. meantime here in a san francisco businesses. the neighbors are preparing for possible problems. once a verdict is reached in the trial of officer chauvin kron four's car. clifford has the details for us. >> yeah, right now we're in a san francisco here which is no stranger to unrest. let's going take a look at some video a little earlier today down by union square. there's some fresh plywood going up on some of the businesses down there. they're still plywood up from last summer when there was a lot of problems. certainly people are nervous about the outcome of this trial. some neighbors told me that they've seen stores taking stuff out of windows. there's quite a few san francisco police officers down there. no problems today. this is all sort of precautionary. but i did talk to one man who works off of the union says that they are worried. >> if he's acqu

judge peter cahill basically saying sentencing would be within 8 weeks in this isn't over. there are 3 other officers charged in george floyd's death. all 3 of them go on trial together in august. live in downtown minneapolis. correct. treadway john darya. james, back to you. thank you very much, craig. >> now let's go to the east bay where an investigation is underway into a man who died in police custody. happened monday was in alameda, kron 4. sarah stinson live for us with the latest on what we know. sarah. >> well, on the heels of the derek trial verdict a right now it's really important across america to hold police accountable when wrongdoing is done, the investigation that's going on right now. is very important. it is to see if there's any wrongdoing in the rest that ended with a 26 year-old man dying. take a look at video of the scene. it was here in alameda county. and you can see a lot of police presence there. we now know mario gonzales of oakland is the man who died. this all went down on monday morning around 1045 alameda police responded to separate reports

and peter cahill even said that she may have given the defense something to appeal.owd chanting] >> tensions were already soaring in minnesota suburb where police shooting killed daunte wright last week. and then maxine waters showed up. >> critics say that waters stoke the embers of what was already a tinderbox. saying she is "nonviolent and was talking about confronting the justice system. >> we have to let people know that -- >> bret: will interrupt this to bring you back live to st. paul where the press conference is just starting. that's the governor of minnesota, let's listen in. >> we are here this week because of that act, plain and simple at the end point where we watched a man's humanity be taken and then his life be taken. last may and june, we watch the pain, anger, heartbreak pour out into her streets here, across the country and throughout the world. the civil unrest to that a minnesota left 1,000 businesses in ruin and the live stream many with them. many of those were businesses of people of color. the very people that are traumatized by what we saw i

judge peter cahill told the attorneys to draft questions for hall since he be limited by his responses under oath that could be incriminating if he's ever prosecuted. the issue will be addressed at another hearing. also on the stand today as a witness for the prosecution this use of force instructor who taught a class that former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin attended. >> johnny marshall told the court minneapolis police officers are trained on jujitsu and other uses of force as a means of getting suspects to comply in combat situations. the prosecution presented documents confirming chauvin received this training marshall testified that neck restraint on a handcuffed and controlled person is considered acceptable. use of force and that someone who is handcuffed should be rolled oato their side as soon as possible to prevent positional asphyxiation is this said mpd trained neck restraint. say, for example. >> the subject was under control. handcuffed. would this be authorized. >> i would say don't. >> that was kareen wynter reporting for us. we'll also be hearing from the me