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minneapolis police department for the first time right here on cnn on sunday night as our colleagues sarah sidner relayed questions from the family. here it is. >> in my mind this was a violation of humanity. this was the violation of the majority of the men and women that put this uniform on, this goes absolutely against it. it is contrary to what we believe in. it was an absolute truth this was wrong, period. >> the floyd family happens to be on live with us talking to don lemon. is there anything that you would like to say to this family who is in utter despair and grief right now? >> i would say to the floyd family that i'm absolutely devastatingly sorry for their loss and if i could do anything to bring mr. floyd back, i would move heaven and earth to do that. so, i'm very sorry. >> the floyd family has asked if you are going to get justice for george floyd by making sure that the other officers are arrested and that eventually convicted. they want -- and i know that there are things that you cannot control, but they want to know if the other officers should be arrested in your mind and if y

>> sarah sidner, thank you so much. joining us now the cincinnati mayor and baltimore police commissioner. you are both part of a police reform and racial justice working group that the u.s. conference of mayors launched earlier this week, part of the group's initiative is to come up with alternatives to dismantling police departments. mayor, let's start with you. what changes is your group considering? >> well, here in cincinnati, we went through a court-imposed process back in 2002. i was a city councilman at the time and helped negotiate that. and it is widely considered a role model across the country. and i like to describe it as having three major components. first, change in use of force, banning chokeholds, using the baton less, changing from escalation to de-escalation. second is transparency and accountability, body cameras provide enormous transparency. we have them outfitted on our officers. and having a citizen complaint authority to look into specific allegations of misconduct. and, lastly, is changing our

sarah sidner is in minneapolis. >> all the world is watching. >> reporter: calls for justice met with an answer. charges against minneapolis police officer chauvin who kneeled on his neck, killing him will be increased to second-degree murder and the three other officers are also being charged. >> george floyd mattered. he was loved. his family was important. his life had value and we will seek justice for him and for you, and we will find it. >> the announcement came just hours after george floyd's family paid an emotional visit to the spot where floyd took his last breaths. >> no man or woman should be without their fathers. >> at the center of this, a family's grief. >> my father shouldn't have been killed like this. we want justice. >> plain and simple. >> plain and simple. justice. >> the family and their attorney responded to the charges. >> i saw what everybody in the world saw a man being tortured to death while he asked for them to take the knee off the neck because i can't breathe. [ cheering ] >> the mother of floyd's young daughter said she is still struggling to explain t