politicians to pass reforms of police brutality and quote stop the pain philonous floyd that was testifying before the house judiciary committee on capitol hill he told members of congress to make sure that his brother's death will not be in vain george floyd died in may after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes sparking weeks of protests across the u.s. and around the world the committee said it was answering protesters calls for a fundamental change in the culture of law enforcement. i'm here to ax you to make it stop. stop the pain stop us being tired join us call for help and he was ignored please listen to the col make its now for the cause of our family and the calls ringing out the streets across the world people of all backgrounds jim does in race have come together to demand change i wanted him to george and make the necessary changes there make law enforcement the solution and not the problem. meanwhile the minneapolis police department is breaking of talks with the state police union as part of planned reforms say its police chief says the union contract needs

heard memorialize his brother in that moving eulogy he gave during yesterday's funeral yesterday philonous floyd said to the nation that he wanted his brother's death to matter and that he wanted it to change the world now he will be speaking to the committee members as well as several other. police experts including the police chief of houston that the republicans are also calling some of their own witnesses including 3 of these of the 12 witnesses expected today those republican witnesses will include a conservative radio show host as well as a pastor who is part of who was part of president trump's transition committee now the these were expecting some moving testimony from these witnesses as well as this careful consideration of these proposals that's sponsored by democrats that includes creating a national registry of police misconduct to more easily track what could be seen as problem off the surface and also banning chokeholds and banning no knock warrants in some cases and probably the most controversial element that some republicans have said is already a nonstarter would be stripping s

killing in police custody ignited protests across america and across the globe the pleas from philonous floyd came as demands grew to reform police in and so avoided. cases of african americans dying at the hands of white police officers. the day after his brother george was laid to rest in houston texas. alone as floyd was in washington d.c. in an emotional testimony he called on lawmakers to ensure that his brother did not die in vain when you watch your big brother who you look to your whole entire life da da i beg your boys mom i'm tired i'm tired of pain pain you feel when you watch something like this people of all backgrounds genders the races have come together to demand change. i wanted him on a short and make the necessary changes there make law enforcement the solution and not the problem. in minneapolis where george floyd was killed the police chief is promising change he says he'll withdraw from contract negotiations with the police union to push for reform i plan to bring in subject matter experience and advisors to conduct a thorough review of how the contract can be restructur

politicians to pass reforms on police protect and quote stop the pain philonous floyd testified before the house judiciary committee on capitol hill he told members of congress to make sure that his brother's death will not be in vain george floyd died in police custody in may sparking weeks of protests across the u.s. and around the world the committee said it was answering protesters calls for a fundamental change in the culture of law enforcement it comes a day after the 46 year old was laid to rest in houston i'm here to ax you to make it stop stop the pain stop us being tired join us call for help and he was ignored please listen to the couch i'm making to you now to the cause of our family and the calls ringing out the streets across the world people of all backgrounds genders in races have come together to demand change i wanted him on a joint and make the necessary changes there make law enforcement the solution and not the problem. castro has more now on those hearings from capitol hill. what everyone has so far been in agreement with is that some sort of reform is necessary a

brother has urged politicians to quote stop the pain and pass reforms to end police brutality philonous floyd was testifying before the house judiciary committee on capitol hill he told members of congress to make sure his brothers that was not invading the 46 year old died in police custody and may sparking weeks of protests across the u.s. and around the world castro reports from washington. villainess cloyd travel directly from his brother's funeral in houston to the u.s. capitol joy has called for him and he was ignored please listen to the car out all make it to you now so the cause of our family and the cars ringing out the streets across the world people of all backgrounds genders the races have come together to demand change house democrats have proposed sweeping legislation to reform police departments in the wake of george floyd's death that includes increasing police accountability for officer misconduct and banning police chokeholds i'm tired i'm tired of. paying you feel when you watch something like that when you watch a big brother or you looked up to for your whole life da da

politicians to pass reforms on police brutality and quote stop the pain philonous floyd testified before the house judiciary committee on capitol hill he told members of congress to make sure that his brother's death will not be in vain george floyd died in police custody in may sparking weeks of protests across the u.s. and around the world the committee said it was answering protesters calls for a fundamental change in the culture of law enforcement it comes a day after the 46 year old was laid to rest in houston i'm here to ax you to make it stop. stop the pain stop us being tired join us call for help and he was ignored please listen to the couch i'm making to you now to the cause of our family and the calls ringing out the streets across the world people of all backgrounds genders and races have come together to demand change on it him on a george and make the necessary changes then make the law enforcement the solution and not the problem. castro has more now on those hearings from capitol hill and what everyone has so far been in agreement with is that some sort of reform is neces

philonous floyd called his brother's death a lynching and urged politicians to do more villainous join the black lives matter protests in washington d.c. immediately after the hearing demonstrators are promising to keep the rallies going until meaningful change happens. and protests are also continuing in other cities these are live pictures in the u.s. city of portland that in march into the city calling for racial justice the port protests important of lead to the removal of police officers from city schools and you police chief and a proposal to shift $70000000.00 in place funding to help people of color. and brazil continues to reopen despite recording more daily coronavirus related deaths than any country in the world $1274.00 were reported in the last 24 hours bringing the total to more than 39000. symbols of colonial history are facing a reckoning around the world in the us people are respectably turning there are statues of christopher columbus' this effigy in mint minneapolis is one of several to be torn down columbus is increasing the remembered for his legacy of violent colo

parties the democrats and the republicans voicing their sympathy to the brother of george floyd philonous floyd traveled straight to the u.s. capitol from his brother's funeral that took place yesterday and he gave that powerful and emotional opening statement talking about the pain of losing his older brother and hoping that his death will not be in vain now republicans voiced their sympathy as well there is a slate of 12 witnesses who are giving their testimonies now throughout the day and what they're all saying the brother of george floyd as well as police chief and experts on police reform is that something does need to change in this country certainly that is the demand that we've been hearing over the last 2 weeks as these hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the street and it has pushed public opinion in the u.s. to this critical mass it seems where 7 in 10 americans according to the latest polls have said that the killing of george floyd is a symptom of a greater a systemic problem what the witnesses and what the politicians here though they don't agree on is what exactly

hearing the democrats started off with their star witness in a sense the brother of mr floyd philonous floyd who flew to washington straight from his brother's funeral yesterday and he shared a powerful opening statement in which he said that the pain of watching those excruciating almost 9 minutes during which the white police officer kneeled on his brother's neck killing him he said he wanted that pain to stop and it would only stop if his brother's death were not in vain we're also seeing a sense of competition of narratives coming from the republican members of this committee we know 3 of these 12 invited witnesses were invited by republicans and just on the stand momentarily ago was one of the republican witnesses angela underwood jacobs she is an african-american who lost her brother who was a federal police officer just a month ago he was shot while in the line of duty and she was explaining to the committee hope is ition that yes george floyd's death was wrong yes there are these to be a conversation about were formed racial reconciliation addressing racism in the country but she sai

philonise floyd talks about an overhaul of the police. philonei want to make the necessary anges that make law enforcement the solution am. not katty: targeting the historic symbols of raci, demonstrators in different countries pull down statues of controversial figures, with calls r more to racing for a feed officials in delhi say they couldon have half a mil coronavirus cases by the end of next month. and one new york city borough hopes to bounce back after themm double wha of looting and covid-19. ♪ katty: welcome to "world news america" on pbs and around the globe. hilife mattered. all lives matter. so said philonise floyd, who called for the conviction of the officers, and even the white house is coming up with proposals as protesters ask if any of them will make a difference. our bbc reporter has more. porter: less than 24 hours ago, philonise floyed durr -- burried hisrother in texas. today come he came to washington to plead with politicians to ensure that george was not killed in vain. philonise: his kh s have to waat video. it just hurt

stories at this hour the brother of george floyd has testified at a congressional hearing looking at racial inequality and police violence in the u.s. philonous freud called his brother's death a lynching and urged politicians to do more. in this joint black lives matter protesters in washington d.c. immediately after the hearing demonstrators are promising to keep the rallies going until meaningful change happens. brazil continues to reopen despite recalling more daily coronavirus day related deaths in any country in the world $1274.00 were reported in the last 24 hours bringing the total to more than 39000. symbols of colonial history of facing a reckoning around the world and the us people are especially turning their anger on statues of christopher columbus this effigy in minneapolis is one of several to be torn down columbus is increasingly remembered for his legacy of violent colonialism and cruel treatment towards indigenous peoples speaker of the house of representatives nancy pelosi says confederate statues should be removed from the capitol building they honor men who took up arms in order to preserve slavery in the south during the

united states floyd called his brother's death a modern day lynching in broad daylight and hours politicians to stop the pain idea castro reports from washington. to the easter philonous cloyd travel directly from his brother's funeral in houston to the u.s. capitol joyous call for help and he was ignored please listen to the couch make its .

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