george,mancer st. george. i would like to thank the pritzker military museum and library for sponsoring it. this conference along with the richard c. von hess foundation and john and janeane rowe, and next weekend, i actually have the pleasure to speak at another conference sponsored by the pritzker military museum and library, and my colleague will also be speaking there as well. we're looking forward to that, too. i want to make one shout out to the curatorial team as well as here at the museum at which i'm a part of, led by dr. philip mead, our colleague mark turdeau, and marcela, they have pushed me and asked me great questions and what has resulted from those questions and also leadership by scott stevenson has produced a really wonderful exhibition that i'm excited that tens of thousands of people will get to see over the next couple months. and so let's start with a quote from richard st. george. and i found this quote is an interesting one to start with. because it says, if i were a prince, my history

foas george strugglebreath. at this time, i am honored to introduce a new from the medical field in these matters. an ikni heow t he worked on several these matters it is my pleasure to introduce you all to alecia wilson, director of autopsy and forensic sciences at the university of michigan. dr. wilson? >> good afternoon. weak knowledge that additional medical information, including toxicology and further investigation, are necessary for a final report. the evidence was consistent with homicide is the matter of death. autopsies in certain cases can be very important to confirm or dispute the orinal diagnosis, to answer unswered questions, to collect and document evidence , and most importantly, to determine the cause and the manner of death. second autopsies do haveheir limitations, as are not seeing t tissues, and some items may ve been kept by the original pathogist. with that acknowledgment, we feel mth i wil not change or alter the primary cause of death of mechanical k kiev. thank you. >>nk. incredibly ho

that was his only crime george florey. these serve the dignity and the respect that we are court all people simply because they are children of a common god and it's very unfortunate that we have to be here but we're going to celebrate the life of your floor today. no more hate crowds. so i said make america great again but when you bring great. those 4 offices where little. and so they have. this is not just murder. my grandmother was right there oh i'm sick come on baby you said if you're just going know what you're good at. moving words there don't use all of her salad. since fountain of praise church where george floyd's funeral is now taking place good afternoon to you all over i mean it has to be very moving to be near what is being said what is being heard there about the wife of george floor. it was a very emotional ceremony brant of course 500 guests in there the closest family members friends but also a politician congress people from washington d.c. as well as civil rights activists so this ceremony had a politi

if you love george floyd and you know how george floyd was, you are george floyd. i am george floyd. that could have been any one of us in here. but god said well done, floyd. so as i sit here and tell you all right now, george floyd is in the busom of god. he's in the busom of god. he's all right, y'all. so i'm here to tell you all stay positive, america. it's a debt that you have to repay. but god says uh-uh, not this debt, you're going to have to repay it. so as i sit here and i see so many people coming together, so many races, and i say, you know what, because of the love of george floyd, we are all here together today. so make sure -- you never know how long you got, y'all. the key is love. i love y'all. i'm out. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> um, hey, what's everybody? much love and strength to the family of george floyd. much love and strength to the family members, anybody that's been lost. 50 states all

george floyd deserved humanity. and also, the system needed to be listening to george floyd. not just the police, but the prosecutors, the criminal justice system. the judges! the legislators! the president. >> yeah. >> america needed to be listening when george floyd said, i can't breathe because when he couldn't breathe, none of us could breathe. this is a tipping point. >> [applauding]. >> this is a tipping point. this moment is a tipping point to change america and see if america truey believes in the words of thomas jefferson. we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equally and endowed by their creator for certain inalienable rights that along them are life, liberty and persuit of happiness. for america that, means black people too. >> that's right! >> [cheering]. >> okay.>> two quick questions. >> what do you say to the other three officers? what do you say to them? >> you know, the family of george floyd watched the video in agony. you have seen rodney and you have seen bridget and terrence and his children. they are horrified at what they witn

george floyd. on behalf of everyone here i want to personally express our deepest condolences for this tragic loss, now to open this service the celebration of his life we will have a scripture reading from reverend, pastor of new salem missionary baptist church followed by an opening prayer from doctor scott hagan, president of north-central university and a solo by missus tawana porter. >> on behalf of the pastors and preachers from minneapolis and st. paul, bloods on the south side, disciples on the north side, psalm 27. the lord is my life and my salvation, whom shall i fear. the lord is the strength of my life, whom shall i be afraid when the wicked and my enemies and my foes came upon me to eat up my flesh they stumbled and failed though all host should encamp against me my heart shall not fear the war should rise against me this will i be confident, one thing have i desired of the lord, that will i seek after, that i may dwell in the house of the lord all the days of my life to behold the be

eulogized george floyd in minneapolis. he's delivering the eulogy here as well, along with a number of other folks who are going to be remembering george floyd. a number of prominent local politicians, also the presumptive democratic nominee, joe biden, will be among those addressing the mourners here. reverend sharpton -- there's reverend sharpton there in the black and white, as the family pulls in in front of the fountain of praise church. we're going to take a quick break and come back in just a moment. again, the memorial service for george floyd set to begin here roughly ten minutes from now. >>> reverend al sharpton outside the fountain of praise church here in houston, texas, preparing to head inside as the funeral for george floyd is set to start here at the top of the hour. back here in houston, it's going to be under way in a few minutes. many of houston's well-known parts of and community leaders. one of those leaders, justin robinson, is president and ceo of the houston area urban league. judson, on monday we

i am george floyd. you are george floyd. that could have been any one of us in here, but fwod, god said, well done, floyd. so as i sit here and tell you all right now, george floyd is in the bobosom of god. he's all right. pay positive, america. there's a debt you have to repay, but god said uh-uh, not this debt. you're going to have to repay it. this is the last. so as i sit here and i see so many people coming together, so many races, and i say, you know what? because of the love of george floyd, we are all here together today. so make sure you turn to your -- you never know how long we got, y'all. you never know. the key is love. i love y'all. [ applause ] ♪ >> hey, what's going on, everybody? much love and strength to the family of george floyd. much love and strength to the family members that are here, anybody that's been lost. 50 states. 50 states are protesting at the same time. this man changed the world. he changed the world for the better. i personally want to thank george floyd for his sacrifice so that my kids

george floyd! and we will be live in minneapolis where the lawyer representing the family of george floyd it is releasing the results in an independent autopsy. countries gci’oss independent autopsy. countries across the world are starting to ease their lockdown is, including what brazil, the worst hit country by coronavirus in latin america. and we look at the ethics of the pandemic in the classroom as children return to school in england with the new social distancing rules. welcome to the programme, thank you for in the next few minutes, we are expecting the release of... the person who killed george floyd, and we are going to show you some footage of his arrest, an event that sparked the worst u nrest an event that sparked the worst unrest in america for generations. it was this that that edge that went viral, showing three police officers kneeling on the unarmed mr floyd, with the white police officer's me on his neck. mr floyd can be heard saying, please, ican‘t on his neck. mr floyd can

but he could hear george. >> george pleading saying, oh, they're going to kill me. i can hear him screaming. i can hear him pleading for his life and asking and begging to just breathe. he just wanted to breathe. he just wanted air and i just -- i can remember hearing him squirming and crying out like the world hearing him. >> you heard george say i think they're going to kill me, they're trying to kill me. >> not think. he said they're going to kill me. i heard him saying it. i can't breathe. >> if you can, counselor, maurice, let me take a commercial. i don't want your only perspective on george to be how he died. i want to hear about why you loved him, why he was your friend and what you know about him that people need to know about him to understand why your telling of the story and people who know him about how he would have been with the police is something they should listen to and understand. so i'll take a quick break, i promise. i don't want to drag this out for you. i know you don't want to talk about this and it's hard. but i appreciate it. but people ne

it was supposed to be the police who were meant to protect and serve george floyd, because george floyd was an american citizen, and george floyd was a human being. george floyd deserved humanity. >> he does! >> and also the system needed to be listening to george floyd, not just the police, but the prosecutors, the criminal justice system, the judges, the legislators, the president. >> yes! >> america! >> america! >> needs to be listening when george floyd said i can't breathe because when he couldn't breathe, none of us could breathe! >> that's right! >> so this is a tipping point. this is a tipping point. this moment is a tipping point to change america and see if america truly believes in the words of thomas jefferson, that we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that their endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights that amongst them are life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. america, that means black people too! >> that's right! [applause] >> what do you say to the other three officers who did not get arrested, what do you say to them

george floyd. george floyd le tomÓ 46 aÑos este viaje. dejo atrÁs a hermano y hermanas que pueden sobreponerse a la adversidad. cuando la gente dice. quÉ es lo que quieren? queremos justicia. justicia. >>> asÍ que amigos mios. >>> no sÉ si yo podrÍa sacar ocho minutos 46 segundos, borrarlos de mi adn. o si podrÉ superar esas palabras, no puedo respirar. la madre de gar en, trayvon martin. toda las madres. no puedo respirar. pero lo que puedo decir es que la misiÓn y el proposito de george floyd, significan que no habrÁ otros ocho minutos y 46 segundos de brutalidad policial, ocho minutos y 46 segundos de injusticia, y del maltrato de hombre a otro estadounidenses bajo las leyes de esta naciÓn o cualquier otra. no habrÁ mas ocho minutos 46 segundos de dolor sin justicia. su misiÓn se convirtio en un propÓsito. y este propÓsito ha resonado en todo el mundo. la gente se levantÓ y no volveÁa a sentarse hasta que haya justicia asÍ que les digo a todos ustedes, en nombre del seÑor mail todos estos pastores lo que decimos es com

the harris county judge, that is with houston and harris county, she is dating today, george name, george. floyd junior day and proclaimed today because it's his funeral today is the day he will go to rest and they are late naming that in his county his day and we are told the republican governor, greg abbott is going to be presenting the floyd family with a texas state flab. governor abbott was here yesterday and he went into the church and viewed the body for a little while and came out. we were expecting the floyd family to be included in a number of discussions going forward about how this area can inform policing and how they can work on racial injustice and the floyd family we expect to ca lot more of them in the coming days, weeks and months ahead. >> george floyd's mother will be here testifying before a congressional committee on this issue. also attending is floyd mayweather, the boxer, deshaun watson, the coach as well as one of the owners of the houston texans football team. ted williams with us. a former d.c. homicide detective and federal agent and current defense attorney.

in george's children. and. those yana. said what do you want to study yesterday is so great that he's looking down he's so proud of you. i know you miss that only he can give . your joy. shoulders so you can touch the sky countless hours he's spent playing any game you want because your smile your laugh your love is only thing that matters. you know you have a lot of questions. no child should have to ask questions too many black children have had to ask for generations. i stand. looking through your eyes we should also be asking ourselves why he answers so often to cruel complaints . why in his nation too many black americans wake up knowing that they could lose their life in the course of just living the. widest.

you changed the world, george we're going to keep marching, george we're going to keep fighting, george we done turned the cop, george. time-out time-out >> reporter: that powerful service was played here over loud speakers. this place has become much more than just a site where george floyd died, but it's become what many hope will be a catalyst for change lester. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. before i made my way to north central university for today's service, i visited the place where george floyd 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 comp

this is the dublin is live from berlin a final farewell the funeral of george floyd and in his hometown of houston texas. hundreds of mourners packed the church for the funeral of a man whose killing in police custody in minneapolis 2 weeks ago triggered global protests against racism and police brutality. and oscar winning director spike lee gives d.w. his reaction to george floyd's death and he says donald trump will go down in history as america's worst ever president. i'm told me a lot of welcome to the program we begin in the united states where more protests are being held on the day of the funeral of george floyd a black man killed in police custody in minneapolis last month in new york city the relatives of other victims of police brutality addressed crowds at a mass rally in manhattan the city was in the grip of civil unrest for days in the wake of the 46 year old killing elsewhere crowds have been gathering in minneapolis which is also the scene of angry demonstrate. sions mr floyd's death sparked weeks of global protest and international support for the black lives matter mov

is memial for george floy it is underway in minneapolis. george floyd, whose death has triggered protests across america and the world. l' youngestod brother,y floyd is speaking. s yak e be gried cheese. can you please go make it. as aix or seven-year-old, i did that numerous times. i realized y'al were just using me, but i was happy to be doing it. my big broer, a great guy, a great gentleman, a great n. he was doing the best he can, i watched himlo fol manwe.d h learning from him. he was teaching us howo be men. he gave us a lot of great lessons. responsibilityhe would standis up foramily and friends. he is great at that. he wouldnd s up for any injustice. >>eorge floyd. rodney: thank you. george's nephew. i called him perry my mom wanted to name us after our siblings. t rathaised . am a loter >> we are hearing from a number of george members. we hav h frohiunge is outside at theou cn. scene where many paying their respects. ja: what is remarkable is how george floyd is beingleshed nut as a real person, a a large family, had people who lo

go on home, george. get your rest, george. you have changed world, george. we will keep marching, george. we will keep faith, george. we are going forward, george. time. timeout. timeout. [inaudible] -- ♪ we will ask gospel great hezekiah walker to sing a song for the family, after which naacp, andon of the attorney crump, we are going to stand for eight minutes 46 seconds. that was the time that george was on the ground. and we want you all over the world to stand with us for eight minutes and 46 seconds, and make that commitment for justice in the name of george. i want to thank the members of the congressional lack caucus for being with -- congressional black caucus for being with us. [applause] i want you to stand. ♪ andnt to thank the sone king iii martin luther for being with us. mayor andthank the the governor for being with the family, senator amy klobuchar of the state of minnesota. mentor andhank my one that has fought this fight ,or more than half a century the reverend jesse lewis jackson and his spokesman for rainbow push, jonathan luther ja

. >> george floyd! george floyd! >> terrence floyd beginning to speak, acknowledging it has taken him days to get here, to be able to say this -- >> took me a few days to come to that realization, but i want to thank god, because at the end of the day, my brother's gone, but the floyd name still lives on. >> terrence floyd said this about the peaceful protests and about the violence at night. >> i'm proud of the protests, but i'm not proud of the destruction. my brother wasn't about that. the floyds is a god-fearing family. >> he spoke of the power of unity. >> power to the people. not just my people. not just your people. not just the people they think is important or whatever. i'm talking about power to the people. all of us. >> and as the thousands here began to march across the brooklyn bridge on their way to manhattan, terrence took a moment to tell us what that moment onstage was like, before that crowd. when you looked out into that crowd and you saw that sea of faces, black, white, asian-american, latino, wha

i'm george's nephew. even though we happen to share the same middle name for some reason my mama wa nted middle name for some reason my mama wanted to name all of us after some of her siblings and coincidently i ended up with george. growing up i'm a lot younger than him but my grandmother raised me and i have a fatherfigure. grandmother raised me and i have a father figure. we are hearing from a number of george floyd's family members. this is brandon well as his nephew. we've heard from his youngest brother rodney and pa learners and also a cousin speaking at this memorial service most my colleague jane o'brien is at this memorial service most my colleaguejane o'brien is outside at the scene where many flowers are being laid. and paint reese next to george floyd. they are indeed. what i think is remarkable about what we're hearing is that how george floyd is being fleshed out as a real person. a very ordinary person somebody who came from a large family, had a life, had people who loved him. and this i

with you, george floyd, and your family. a presidential candidate contender showing empathy and sadness on this day. lauren: thank you. in new york people are marching again in george floyd's name. truly extraordinary themes. thousands of protesters walking over the brooklyn bridge. they are doing it in honor of black lives matter, and to honor the life of george floyd. these are protesters that are quiet. obviously very peaceful. they are sending a message to new york, a message to the united states, and a message to the world that they will continue to fight for justice for george floyd and black lives matter. they were also fighting over the last two weeks in new york for justice of people who have been victims of police brutality by the new york police department. on tuesday two things happened. one, new york police department charged with assault for pushing a peaceful protest weeks in thely protest of new york in new york state lawmakers voted for a series of bills that would in theory make the nypd more accountable. w

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when i looked at george -- when i looked george floyd's brother in the eye and told him george would not have died in vain, i meant it. to those on the other side of the aisle, i believe you meant it too. but there's questions that arise. did you work in good faith across the aisle? or did you choose to go it alone? did you choose to make a point rather than make a difference? all while putting politics before people and slandering epublicans in the process. first you dismiss the justice act as ineffective before one single word was read. i never once said the democrat bill is a nonstarter, not once. i was asked at a press conference to name one thing that i oppose. i went back to the reporter and said no, i will not. because this is a moment in time the country expects us to rise to the occasion. i'm not going to point something i disagree with because i believe we could get to the point together. i had hoped that on this floor we would be debating amendments. not one single amendment was allowed. not one single amendment was allowed. i listened to the democrats on the other side be

go on home, george. get your rest, george. you changed the world, george. we'll keep marching, george. we'll keep fighting, george, we done turn the cop, george. time-out. time-out. time-out. ♪ sf >> and we'll sing a song and after wit after which, derrick johnson amd for the time that he was on the ground. and we want you all over the world to stand with us for 8:46 to make the commitment for justice. in the name of george. i want to thank the members of the congressional black caucus for being with us. i want you to stand. i want to standing his kids and revere martin luther ringoout euther k with us. and the mayor and their brides for being with us. amy klobuchar of the state of minnesota. i want to state with my mentor and one who fought this fight for more than a half a century, rev jesse lewis jackson is with us. and his spokesman for the rainbow push, jonathan luther jackson. and i want to thank from the entertainment world kevin hart, he told me don't mention he is here, so don't clap. stand up, kevin. we joke with each other. brother, stand up, b

go on home, george! get your rest, george! you changed the world, george! we going to keep marching, george! we're going to keep fighting, george! we're going forward, george! timeout! timeout! timeout. ♪ ♪ we ask the gospel -- sing a song for the family. after which derek johnson of the naacp asked me, attorney crump, we're going to stand for eight minutes and 46 seconds. 8:46. that was the time that george was on the ground. we want you all over the world to stand with us for eight minutes and 46 seconds and make that commitment for justice in the name of george. i want to thank the members of the congressional black caucus -- [ applause ] -- for being with us. won't you stand. [ applause ] i want to thank the son dr. martin luther king iii for being with us. [applause] i want to thank the mayor and the governor and their bride for being with the family. [ applause ] senator amy klobuchar of the state of minnesota. i want to thank our mentor who fought this fight for more than half a century. dr. reverend lewis jesse jackson is with us and his spokesm

so i'm just here to commemorate my friend, george floyd. i miss him but everything -- after everything is over with, it's all going to be worth it. >> reporter: we've seen these protests across the country, but why was it important for you to come here and pay your respect? >> due to me having a busy work schedule, i won't be able to make the funeral and some of these marches. i'm from the hood. i'm from the neighborhood. so the mural for me is good. me and george connected with this mural and he'll always be here. >> reporter: and if you had to tell me the one thing that you'll remember most about him as he prepares to return to houston to be laid to rest, what would that be? >> floyd was a guarded man, a spiritual man. he was about family, about love, about peace. he had no type of violence that i know of. just like the wings of the angels behind floyd right now, that describes him very well right there. he was a peaceful man. >> reporter: thank you so much, shawn. and, craig, i want to take you a little ways just to show you, i met a wom

you changed the world, george we're going to keep marching, george we're going to keep fighting, george we done turned the cop, george. we're going forward, george time-out time-out >> reporter: that powerful service was played here over loud speakers this place has become much more than just a site where george floyd died it's become what many hope will be a catalyst for change. lester. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. before i made my way to north central university for today's service, i visited the place where george floyd 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 candice montgomery has heard promises before. now she's among those here calling

george becauser i want justice for him. barbara: very upsetting testimony of course from the mother of george floyd's daughter. she ends by mentioning justice for his killing. so where are we at now when it comes to getting justice for george floyd? reporter: we have heard again and again from the family, terrence floyd has said this. now you have the mother of george floyd's daughter saying the same thing. what they want is for the officers involved, not just the one who has already been charged with manslaughter and third-degree murder, they want all four of the officers involved to be charged with serious charges. there was an autopsy that the family commissioned that concluded that three of those officers directly contributed to george floyd's asphyxiation, which led to his death. three of them knelt on his back. the one who knelt on george floyd's neck, he is the one who is already facing charges. the rest are not. that is what a lot of people on the street are looking for, they want to see charges against those office

go on home, george! get your rest, george! you changed the world, george! we're going to keep marching, george! we're going to keep fighting, george! we're going to turn the cuff, george! we're going forward, george! time out! time out! time out! >> you changed the world, george. a different time. a different season. reverend al sharpton delivering a eulogy for the ages today, at the memorial service today in minneapolis, for george floyd. at the end of that eulogy what happened in that memorial is that reverend sharpton asked people to stand in silence, in very painful, very tearful silence, for eight minutes and 46 seconds, for the length of time that the officer who has now been arrested for george floyd's murder had his knee on mr. floyd's neck as he died. that was what happened inside the service. two miles away from today's memorial service in minneapolis was another gathering at the actual intersection, the actual site where george floyd died. the audio of today's service and reverend al's eulogy was piped in over speakers so protesters and mourners

and george floyd's brother. we entered the park with him what he told me about his message to this nation, his message about the violence. and our interview after his speech. what he saw when he looked out into that crowd gathered for his brother. >>> also tonight, there are major developments in the george floyd murder investigation. the charges for the other three officers and today, they made their first court appearance. we learned one of them was on their third full shift. for another, his fourth day on the job. what they claim about the actions that day of derek chauvin, with his knee on floyd's neck. he faces that second degree murder charge. and tonight, the longtime friend who was in floyd's car before that deadly encounter breaks his silence on what he witnessed in those final moments. >>> here in new york city, the fbi tonight investigating an unprovoked attack on two officers on patrol. one of them stabbed in the neck. the suspect and two other officers hit in an exchange of gunfire. tonight, there i

we makin' george proud. this is george family here. we're making them proud to see how many people love george, man. and we're going to stand up across the nation for him. >> reporter: one of the organizers here is ashton woods, the founder of black lives matter houston which got started in 2014 after the death of michael brown in ferguson, missouri. >> i've been going for almost a full month before the murder of george floyd because of the other murders right here, it's exhausting, but the work has to get done. >> what's his name? >> george floyd! >> reporter: he's calling for the sea of supporters to keep the moment going beyond this moment. >> i'm cautiously optimistic, and i'm not saying i'm skeptical. i'm saying, where will you be six months from now? we need you. >> and coming up next, what it means to be black and a reporter in today's heated racial climate. of. proof i can fight moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. proof i can fight psoriatic arthritis... ...with humira. proof of less joint pain... ...and clearer skin in ps

the memorial for george floyd about to begin. tell us what you're seeing there. >> it's a difficult day for the family, clearly. it is also a difficult day for the city and for the state. i want to show you what's happening. this is just outside the side of the university that has opened its doors to the floyd family, and to everybody who is coming. they have an area here that can seat about 1,000 people. because of the coronavirus and social distancing rules, they have to limit the number of people to get in. just over here, this big throng of people over here. these are people being process ed into -- >> all right, we lost miguel's signal there. we'll try to get him back up. you're watching the memorial service for george floyd. we're keeping an eye on this as this is set to get underway. moments from now. stand by. and we will bring this to you. who has time for wrinkles? neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair®. we've got the retinol that gives you results in one week. not just any retinol. accelerated retinol sa. for not only smo

and that he couldn't breathe i can't breathe he said and yet george george 46. was killed in that confrontation with police. i should say with a policeman kneeling on his neck and he will now be buried next to his mother from . cried out for as he was. fighting for his life. that's being in that game or his own to his life is so enormous it gave will decide to lay fuel i understand that to a still just as that. there are actually more with them there are several 1000 protesters right now marching behind muse you can see and they've overtaken the frequent bridge here in the brooklyn side they're walking towards lower manhattan right now it's very quiet very peaceful and they're they're there with a message that they want justice and they're also paying their respects to george floyd even though the funeral the service that you've been watching there is going on in houston there are a lot of people here in new york that are so watching it very closely as well as well you have here is a protest of people going over the brooklyn bridge right now and into manhattan t

those who knew george floyd and many who did not. a somber homecoming for george floyd in houston where the hearse carrying his casket arrived at the floyd family clu church this morning. >> all the families that are here with me today, michael brown, eric gardener, arbery, it just hurt. breonna taylor, everybody. thank y'all. we will get justice. we will get it. we will not let this door close. >> reporter: democratic nominee for president joe biden met prooif privately with the floyd family. they will have their final private service tomorrow. in min yap lirks the first court appearance for derek chauvin. the judge set bail for $1.25 million. this as the attorney for one of the other three officers charged in floyd's death is speak out. >> he was doing what he thought was right. he did not stand by and watch. >> reporter: over the weekend from coast to coast, huge protests continued calling for racial justice and police reforms, including defunding police departments. in minneapolis, the city council approved plan to start the proc

remembering george floyd. the first memorial service is held for the man whose death in police custody launched a global movement. george was somebody who was i was welcoming, i was made people feel special. we want justice for george and he is going to get it. protests continue in cities across the us — this is the scene in washington where crowds are gathering outside the white house. in hong kong, tens of thousands commemorate the tiananmen square crackdown defying a ban and challenging china. back in control of tripoli — libya's internationally recognised government says it's driven out rival forces loyal to general haftar. as new york retailers prepare to re—open next week — how can business blossom amid the pandemic and protests? hello and welcome to bbc news. we start in the us. the first of several memorial services have been held in minneapolis, to remember the life of george floyd, the 46—year—old black man, who's death sparked days of protests across the country, and around the world. a

george, manser st. george. so let's take a step back and find out who he is, what his origins are, let's learn about his life and death because it's his life that's the reason why all of this art work survives. so to give you a rundown, richard st. george was born in about 1752. he was born and lived in county gullway. he lived much of his life at headford, even though he also had property in england near bristol, but he was a member of the church of ireland, irish landed gentry. he was a published cartoonist as we've seen in london in the 1770s. he joined the british army in 1775 first, then purchased a new commission as an officer in 1776 and continued serving with the army in america until 1778. he returned home in 1778 as wounded veteran, and as a veteran, he traveled around. he went to a variety of different places. he was a widower. his wife passed away four years into their marriage, then he was killed in 1798, at the beginning of the irish revolution in 1798. the portraits of him as a young british offi

, pay their respect to george floyd's family. today it's a much smaller scene because it is a private funeral so the family can finally grove amongst each oh, but we're also seeing other families here. you heard george floyd's brother talking about this, the family, the father of michael brown is here, the mother of eric garner is here. the mother of families who have been through this, that have been at the center of these police-involved shootings or police-involved killings, and they know the pain of this because their cases were also national news as well, so they have been under scrutiny as well. they are sharing their sorrow with the family today, and it's quite a powerful moment to see all these families standing together, but the one thing that everyone agrees on is that change is going to happen. this case is that marker in history that is going to create the change that has needed to happen for many, many years now. we even heard that from governor abbott, the governor of texas, who came here yesterday as well and from

this is deed of new news live from berlin a final farewell the funeral of george floyd and in his hometown of houston texas. hundreds of mourners pack a church for the funeral of the man whose killing in police custody in minneapolis 2 weeks ago triggered global protests against racism and police brutality. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program we begin in the united states where more than 500 mourners have turned out for the funeral of george floyd a black man who was killed in police custody in minneapolis last month the 46 year old father of 2 died one after a white officer knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes mr floyd is being buried it is native city of houston in the state of texas is killing sparked weeks of global protests and international support for the black lives matter movement civil rights activist reverend al sharpton led mr floyd's family into the church during the eulogy reverend sharpton highlighted racial inequities inherent in the u.s. justice system mr floyd is being laid to rest next to his mother. friends and family friends and members of floyd's family

crackdown as on the rest grips the united states and sometimes violent protest over the killing of george floyd as a 7th day the u.s. president telling state leaders they need to our breasts and jail more people and with the coronavirus crisis forcing millions of young people to stay at home children tell us what they miss about life before the pandemic. going to school. as the world marks international children's day we will find out how young people are adjusting to life and it changed the world. i'm sara kelly well come to the program u.s. president donald trump is slamming state leaders as the country is gripped by some of the heaviest on rest and half a century in a conference call with governors trump reportedly called them quote weak for not taking a tougher line against people protesting the death of george floyd the unarmed african-american man who died last week in minneapolis in police custody his death setting off days of mass pro. test in scores of cities across the u.s. many of those demonstrations have turned violent after nightfall and resulted in several deaths across the

as the reverend al sharpton there speaking at the funeral for george floyd w.'s oliver sally joins me now she is there at where the funerals taking place in houston all over it has been a moving day for everyone who has been tuning in to specially for the people who have been there talk to be about what you've heard and seen today. that's right brennan it has really been an emotional day and you just heard people speak here 500 guests came to the ceremony the closest family members of george floyd as well as friends politicians civil rights activists so it was a fairly big event with of course a sad atmosphere but at the same time george floyd's family wanted to make sure that today the life of george floyd would be celebrated and in the tradition of the african-american church that was done with lots of cheerful gospel music so there was a hopeful and positive aspect to this too as a lot of people also put their hopes in the death of george floyd that this would bring change to racial inequality in the united states and around the world and we heard strong spee

george for you. and your family. and john as we watch of the procession heading out of town towards. just outside houston tell us a bit about what happens next and he'll be buried next to his mother. that's right george wood will be buried next to his mother. and said in that ceremony he said you can rest now george be with your mother because this movement goes on and will carry it on from here but that he will remain here in houston which was the place where he was raised despite having died in minneapolis and being born in north carolina this was really the place that he considered home he went to high school here he played football here and he was an occasional rap artist here as well apparently had done some recordings and so this is the place where george floyd will remain but he'll always be remembered now he'll be one of those names that people will talk about and he's kind of an accidental change agent in the sense that he'll be remembered not so much for what he did but for what was done to him lauren john

>> george floyd! >> o'donnell: thank you, jeff. in the past 24 hours, peaceful protests across the country have far outnumbered incidents of violence stemming from the killing of george floyd. in new york today, thousands turned out to remember george floyd, walking over the brooklyn bridge, chanting his name. quite a contrast after a night of unrest in the city where police and protesters were in sometimes-violent clashes. jericka duncan has been covering the protests from the beginning, and she joins us again there tonight. jericka. >> reporter: that's right. we've been talking to protesters all day long. we walked about two miles to this location. they said today is really about reflecting on the injustice in this country, also asking that important question of, where do we go from here? this aon, thousandck park in brooklyn t >> you are not alone. you are not alone. >> reporter: including his younger brother terrence. >> thank god for your show of love for my brother. >> reporter: it was a day of

los asistentes a esta vigilia buscaron recordar la vida de george floyd. una vida que ha dejado muchas enseÑanzas, y que muy pocos podrÁn olvidar. patricia: mientras houston despedÍa a floyd, en las calles de los Ángeles se llevÓ a cabo una ceremonia simbÓlica por las vÍctimas a manos de la policía. tenemos esta pacÍfica, pero muy emotiva manifestaciÓn. cientos de personas alzaron su voz en contra de la brutalidad policial. reportero: centenares de automÓviles participaron en los cortejos fÚnebres, que transportaron cuatro ataÚdes hasta el centro de los Ángeles, para una simbÓlica ceremonia luctuosa, en memoria de george floyd y otras personas muertas a manos de la policÍa. >> aquÍ es donde se crea el sentido de decir lo que es justo y mÁs justo desde la niÑez. reportero: la concentraciÓn convocada por lÍderes y activistas buscÓ mantener la presiÓn por un cambio en el gato de la policÍa hacia la comunidad de raza negra. >> en nuestra comunidad latina tambiÉn hay negros. los latinos son parte de la comunidad.entonces, tenemos que tr

, get your rest, george, you changed the world, george, we are going to keep marching, george, we are going to keep fighting, george, we're going to turn the cuff george, we are doing, george, time out, time out, time out. >> you changed the world, george. a different time. a different season. reverend al sharpton delivering a eulogy for the ages today, at the memorial service today in minneapolis, for george floyd. at the end of that eulogy, what happened in that memorial is that reverend sharpton asked people to stand in silence, in very painful, very tearful silence, for eight minutes and 46 seconds for the length of time that the officer who has now been arrested for george floyd's murder had his knee on mr. floyd's neck as he died. that was what happened inside the service. two miles away from today's memorial service, in minneapolis, was another gathering at the actual intersection, the actual site where george floyd died. the audio of today's service and reverend al's eulogy was piped in over speakers so protesters and mourners could listen in live. that memorial service today

what's his name. >> george floyd. >> straight to minneapolis to sara sidner. i was watching you, you were right there for all of that. so clearly george floyd's brother addressing the crowd with this powerful plea for peace. tell me more. >> reporter: yeah. i mean, he said the violence that has been happening, do not do that in our name. do not do that in our family's name. we are a peaceful family, he said. we are a god-fearing family. you are not doing this for us. we don't want this. don't break up your neighborhood. don't mess up the world that you live in, that you have to live in after this. instead try something different. because that is not working. we've seen that happen before. he said try something different. what is that? v.o.t.e. vote. not just for the higher office like the president and senators, local stuff, county stuff, city stuff, school board, all of that. he said that is what we want to do. and he said george floyd would have hated what he saw transpire after people came out and peacefully protest. that is not what he would have wanted ei

. >> what if i was george floyd. >> if i was george floyd. >> if i was george floyd. >> if i was george floyd. >> i am george floyd. >> i am. >> that powerful message from those nfl stars was posted last night calling on the league to condemn racism. it comes on the heels of a new apology from drew brees who repeated his opposition to kneeling during the national anthem. he's now vowing to do better. >>> back now to minneapolis where one woman's demand for change is going viral. >> earlier this week activist tamika mallory addressed the violence and looting in the city. >> we learn violence from you. the violence was what we learned from you. so if you want us to do better, then you do better. >> that speech got millions of views online. earlier i spoke with mallory about the unrest across america. >> you gave an impassioned speech during a news conference in minneapolis that many are calling a speech of a generation. your words struck a chord with people from all walks of life as did the tragic death of george floyd, ahmaud arbery and breonna taylor. i want to know, what is different n

everybody loved george. like, he was this great big giant and when he would wrap his arms around you, you would just like, feel like, you know, you were — everything could just go away. any problems you had, any concerns you had would go away. but this service was even more about what george floyd's death means to the nation — about another black man in a list of so many killed in police custody, about beginning to shape the massive movement for racial justice it ignited. i saw somebody standing in front of a church the other day which had been boarded up as a result of violence, held the bible in his hand. i've been preaching since i was a little boy. i have never seen anyone hold a bible like that, but i will leave that alone. laughter and applause. the civil rights veteran reverend al sharpton delivered a attack on the president's recent controversial photo op, but he was blistering about the violence of structural racism in the country. what happened to floyd happens every day in this country! in edu

news live from berlin protesters have gathered outside the white house following the death of george floyd as the world witnesses another day of global protest against racism and police brutality thousands gather in the u.s. capitol for what could be the biggest demonstrations yet. like guys. like. the head of the u.s. national football league admits the n.f.l. was wrong to ban players from kneeling in anti races protest at games now there are calls for him to apologize directly to col and happening who kicked off the practice back in 26 to. have alfa's welcome to the program protesters are gathering in washington d.c. for or expected to be the largest protest yet against fillies brutality in the united states people are assembling at different points in the city and are expected to convene near the white house authorities have closed off most of the downtown area to traffic the washington protest and others around the world have arisen from outrage over the death of george floyd he was an african-american man who died in police custody in minneapolis 10 days. so let's go straight to

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george's name means something. you have the opportunity here today to make your names mean something, too. if his death ends up changing the world for the better, and i think it will, then he died as he lived. it is on you to make sure his death is not in vain. i didn't get the chance to say good-bye to perry while he was here. i was robbed of that -- but i -- but i know he's looking down at us now. perry, look up at what you did, big brother. you changed the world. thank you for everything, for taking care of us on earth. for taking care of us now, i hope you found mama and you can rest in peace with power. thank you. >> thank you, mr. floyd. vanita gupta is the president and ceo of the leadership conference on civil and human rights. ms. gupta previously served as acting assistant attorney general at the department of justice and led the department's civil rights division. she received her j.d. from new york university school of law and her b.a. from yale university. ms. gupta, you may begin. >> thank you, chairm