put from its investigation of the michael brown shooting. the for this group and the community they represent their underlying message is unlikely to change. their calls for justice are bigger than just ferguson and michael brown. they're about fighting to change a system they say is stacked against them from. what. ferguson says he on the sage from the fault line series finally has already won returned to ferguson to see what changed and how far the community had managed to move on. award winning st louis filmmaker chris phillips lives just a few meters from where mike brown was shot has a unique perspective on the divisions that remain in ferguson today. i've lived in ferguson in excess of 13 years. you know this is basically this was home for me but in this part of town this is where all of your social public services are this is where your economic development is emphasizing this is predominately where or for the most part where most of your white residents stay. so as we go on to this overpass here that's going to be pretty much we're g

print from its investigation of the michael brown shooting. the for this group and the community they represent their underlying message is unlikely to change. their calls for justice are bigger than just ferguson michael brown. they're about fighting to change a system they say is stacked against them from. what. ferguson says he on the sage from the fault line series finding has already won a return to ferguson to see what a change and how far the community had managed to move on. award winning say you know we still make a crisp ellipse lives just a few meters from where mike brown was shot has a unique perspective on the divisions that remain in ferguson today. i've lived in ferguson in excess of 13 years. you know this is basically this was home for me but in this part of town this is where all of your social public services are this is where your economic development is emphasizing this is predominately where or for the most part where most of your white residents stay. so as we go on to this overpass here that's going to be pretty much w

separate from its investigation of the michael brown shooting. the for this group and the community they represent their underlying message is unlikely to change. their calls for justice are bigger than just ferguson michael brown. they're about fighting to change a system they say is stacked against them from. what. ferguson says he on the sage from the fault line series finding has already won a return to ferguson to see what a change and how far the community had managed to move on. award winning say you know we still make it chris phillips lives just a few meters from where mike brown was shot has a unique perspective on the divisions that remain in ferguson today. i've lived in ferguson in excess of 13 years. you know this is basically this was home for me but in this part of town this is where all of your social and public services are this is where your economic development is emphasizing this is predominately where or for the most part where most of your white residents stay. so as we go on to this overpass here that's going to be pretty

separate from its investigation of the michael brown shooting. the for this group and the community they represent their underlying message is unlikely to change. their clothes for justice are bigger than just ferguson michael brown. they're about fighting to change a system they say is stacked against them from. what. ferguson says he on the sage from the fault line series finally has already won a return to ferguson to see what a change and how far the community had managed to move on. award winning say you know we still make a crisp ellipse lives just a few meters from where mike brown was shot has a unique perspective on the divisions that remain in ferguson today. i've lived in ferguson in excess of 13 years. you know this is basically this was home for me but in this part of town this is where all of your social public services are this is where your economic development is emphasizing this is predominately where or for the most part where most of your white residents stay. so as we go on to this overpass here that's going to be pretty much

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separate from its investigation of the michael brown shooting. the for this group and the community they represent their underlying message is unlikely to change. their clothes for justice are bigger than just ferguson michael brown. they're about fighting to change a system they say is stacked against them from. what. ferguson says he on the sage from the fault line series finally has already won a return to ferguson to see what a change and how far the community had managed to move on. award winning say you know we still make a chrysalis lives just a few meters from where mike brown was shot has a unique perspective on the divisions that remain in ferguson today. i've lived in ferguson in excess of 13 years. you know this is basically this was home for me but in this part of town this is where all of your social public services are this is where your economic development is emphasizing this is predominately where or for the most part where most of your white residents stay. so as we go on to this overpass here that's going to be pretty much we'

in ferguson, missouri, where protests first erupted in 2014 after the shooting death of michael brown by a white police officer, the city elected its first african american and first woman mayor. ella jones reflected on her historic win last night. >> so being the first african american woman, what does that mean? that means i've got work to do. because when you're an african american woman, they require more of you than they require of my counterpart. and i know that the people in ferguson are ready to stabilize their community, and we're going to work together to get it done. >> woodruff: to look at some of yesterday's election results and what it means ahead of november, i'm joined now by someone familiar to newshour viewers-- it's amy walter of the cook political report, and host of public radio's "politics with amy walter."

the city has come a long way in the six years since the death of michael brown. for more on that here's steve patterson. >> on the streets of ferguson well past that time where people say nothing ever good happens, something did. >> that's what we need in these streets. >> a moment of mutual respect. >> you're welcome. >> and a far cry from just a few years ago after michael brown was killed outrage erupted but the fires of revolution gave way to change including body cameras and more minorities on the police force relationships between officers in the community are critical. >> the best way to do that is through dialog and communication. >> and perhaps that dialog building to this the first black and first female mayor. >> what do you think you represent as a black woman who's now in charge in this city >> inclusion people have been feeling like they've been left out the government and now they feel like they have elected a person who is for the people. >> the people calling her a symbol of transformation >> yes, history. history is being made. >> it may not be

the families of ferguson's michael brown, new york's eric garner, and dallas's botham john attended the services offering their support. protests around the country pushing for police reform. the houston police chief himself demanding reform from the inside out. >> the community recognizes bad policing when they see it. and there are still too many instances where bad policing is tolerated. so we need to just say no. >> reporter: the houston mayor going further announcing at floyd's funeral an executive order to ban chokeholds among other reforms. >> and in this city, we will ban chokeholds and strangleholds. in this city we will require de-escalation. >> reporter: in minneapolis a judge approved a restraining order to stop police there from using neck restraints and choke holds. in los angeles, officials announcing a moratorium on one type of chokehold. a promise by a mayor to cut police funds and move them to youth and social services. ♪ as the world says their final good byes to george floyd in texas, police actions and tactics now under intense scrutiny. a body cam video just rele

rguson, missouri,are still raw where the ll r the shooting death in 2014 of michael brown by a police officer. this morning, america's newspapers told of the pain, aension and heartache, including minneapolis and st. paul, which saw its fifth night of violence. we begin there with cbs news chief justice and homeland security correspondent jeff pegues. turned a corner last night. law enforcement brought in reinforcements to help restore order. this is one of the flash points, though. you can see how they have put razor wire out here, trying to make sure that the demonstrators don't breach this barrier. >> clear this area, you will be arrested! >> reporter: police in the twin cities clashed with protestors bracing for a confrontation. once again, large crowds filled streets despite warnings from officials to stay home. demonstrators who defied the curfew were met with volleys of tear gas... ( gunfire ) ...and rubber bullets. one of those rubber bullets was aimed at a cbs news crew. >> ( bleep ). news crew.go.

brown by a white police officer in 2014. the officer, darren wilson, was never charged. in his first major address since

in 2014 i covered the killing of michael brown. i covered in tulsa, the shooting of terrance crutcher by a police officer. in baltimore, i covered the death of freddy gray at the hands of a police officer. and then of course we have the situation with george floyd. and i think one thing that makes a difference is the length of time that this went on, and that the video shows from the beginning to the ends, there is no question about what happened before or after, because what you see only video for more than seven minutes, for 7:54, is someone who has complete control of a human being, who has his hands behind his back, in hands cuffs, unable to move or do anything. and you watch this unfold minute by minute by minute. you haven't had that in any other case that has become a national story. what you've seen is the immediate action at the time, or you didn't see what happened during the time. you just heard stories of what happened. so in this particular instance, you are seeing from beginning to ends. it didn't matter at one point

and finishing a documentary that says "what killed michael brown." he has been talking about race in america for decades, he has said that black america has been twice per trade, first by slavery, and then by white guilt efforts to appease it. one of the manifestations may be the latest push to now defund police departments across this country. joining me now. thank you very much. it's great to have you with us this evening. thank you for joining me. >> thank you for having me. >> martha: when you listen to those comments today, both by al sharpton, and also by the former vice president joe biden at george floyd's service in houston today, what goes through your mind? >> well, that we live in for a

brown shook the nation nbc's steve patterson is there >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> reporter: on the streets of ferguson, well past that time where people say nothing ever good happens, something did. >> that's what we need that's what we need in these street. >> reporter: a moment of mutual respect. >> you're welcome. >> thank you >> you're welcome. >> reporter: and a far cry from just a few years ago after michael brown was killed by a ferguson police officer, outrage erupted into chaos in this city divided by race and power. >> don't shoot. >> don't shoot. >> reporter: but the fires of revolution gave way to change, including body cameras and more minorities on the police force now led by chief jason armstrong, who says relationships between officers in the community are critical >> the best way to try to get that is just through, you know, through dialogue and communication. >> reporter: and perhaps that dialogue building to this last night ella jones became the city's first black and first female mayor >> what do you think you represent as a black woman who is now in char

the day michael brown was killed those might worry me i saw my son in 15 years. you've that i've made to honor god and i felt like you know at this my time to stand up. to very. very. close to the right of me is not you're definitely disloyal oh no here you exhibit like rose more here than a line your sales are going my way revenues that's that's the point is that you don't work you know we are still going on where you know rickson is bad absolutely no. way no one is growing but think about it you know what the problem is you just said it well you know we got enough with his to do given all jobs and all that well if you just say that what better sponge person we've got the better person to go right back to the good you like i took this knowledge. would mean i run the economy would mean let me bring them to the title is their back as i look out to deliver them. in the state rep i'm going about around because the exact same thing. when i get ready for battle i don't necessarily pay attention to that particular artist up intention to what the artist my say is the sa

brown, eric garner, trayvon martin -- any other names? >> sean bell. >> jordan davis. [inaudible] speaker pelosi: during a moment of silence i am sure that those who have been hurt by all of this won't mind if you shout out names then. for those who wish to, we will now kneel for our moment of silence. speaker pelosi: hard to get up. it is better not to have on high heels. you see how long it was to have that that knee. >> thank you. we will now proceed to the press conference. please follow me this way. democratsongressional release their reform legislation. and chair karen bass led a press conference to unveil the bill. with includes banning chokehold's and then starting a thorough registry of police misconduct.

the day michael brown was killed those might worry me i saw my son 15 years. you've that i've made to honor god and i felt like you know at this my time to stand up. to very. very. close to the right of me is not you're definitely no no there you exhibit like a rolls royce here you know why your sales are going my way rather than using it as a basket when it's not as you don't work you know we are still somewhere you know rickson is bad absolutely no. way no one is growing but think about it you know what the problem is you just said it well you know we got enough with kids to do a giant given all jobs and all that well if you just say that what better place person we got the better person to go right back to the good you like i said it's our job to date would mean run the economy would mean let me bring them to the title you know is there back as i look out the ability to live. in a state rep and being about around because the exact same thing. when i get ready for battle i don't necessarily pay attention to that particular artist up intent into what the arti

august 9th of august night on august the 19 year old michael brown was gunned down by a white race officer in ferguson is really ferguson has been in turmoil absolute white police officer shot dead and you're on our black. guy. that. got the. wrong guy that is not really little voice in national rugby it's a way to reach people you may want to make a political marcio you are mistaken representative remember how you want me to be. drug. free body look today left you go walk right into a gun violence. i joined. first by an issue feet. the system wasn't built for us at all. i'm just not willing to accept it but on the same hand life is tough like you fighting guess and our system if we have 163 representative if we have 117 of them that are from one particular party that don't understand my community and not willing to sometimes what substantial legislation can i get through that's going to speak to a major need for michael. thank you mr chair members of the committee bruce franks from 78th district in the city of st louis the current deal is house concurrent resolution 7 days this bill speak

michael brown's father will be high, michael brown senior, breonna taylor's mother is here, the mother of eric garner, the first person that the world heard the words i can't breathe and where that caught on across the nation and to hear from his mother and to hear her say i was hoping that my son would be the last to have to utter those words underneath a police hold, it broke her down to think that someone else's family to go through this, as well. we heard those words so many times, also the family of ahmaud arbery is here and seen that terrifying video of his final moments. so many people through this and to see the families come together was both powerful and sorrowful to have to say good-bye yet again to another black man in america whose life was taken by a police officer. >> omar, tell us. this is, of course, houston. we saw the initial memorial take place in minneapolis. george floyd has ties to many areas. he loved minneapolis. but houston was home. talk to us about why this is so special, such a special place for him and his family. >> reporter: for him to be able to come ba

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. >> when michael brown jr. was killed, it changed the lives of so many people, not just here in ferguson, but throughout the entire world. it changed my life. i never, ever would have thought that i would have been a politician, but i found something that i could do that would help my community. >> alcindor: brown's death thrust ferguson, a city of 22,000, into the national spotlight. images of police in armored vehicles firing tear gas at protesters and demonstrators setting fire to businesses fueled intense debate. now, as another anniversary approaches, many are taking stock of what has changed. james knowles is mayor of ferguson. he's one of the few remaining city officials from 2014. he remains the target of intense criticism, but insists the city has made meaningful strides. >> we have a tremendous amount of new officers in our police department, a much more diverse police department than we had in the past. our courts are much more focused on working with people to not get caught in that kind of cycle of

august 9th on august 9th on august the 9th 18 year old michael brown was gunned down by a white resources market in ferguson is really your purpose and has been in turmoil let's do a white police officer shot dead and you're on our black. guy . that. got the. wrong guy that is not really part of the boise national rugby it's a way to reach people you may want to make a political marcio you are mistaken representative a member i want me to be. drug. free body look today left you go walk right into gun violence. gradually. first by. issue feet. the system wasn't built for us at all. i'm just not willing to accept it but on the same hand life is tough like you find you guess and our system if we have 163 representative if we have 117 of them that are from one particular party that don't understand ma community and not willing to sometimes what substantial legislation can i get through that's going to speak to a major need for michael. thank you mr chair members of the committee bruce franks from 78th district in the city of st louis the current deal is house concurrent resolution 7 days this

brown? >> i think the first nine days felt exactly the same and somewhat a greater magnitude. the last three or four days have taken on a different tone. we've seen more diverse groups, but we've also really seen the calmness and the expression of the pain and the change that needs to take place. >> so what does that change tell you or that difference tell you? >> that change tells me that a lot of people that were still saying, well, that's -- can't be true. this inequity that we're seeing in the criminal justice system for people of color can't be true, but i think what we saw with mr. floyd, i think everybody that saw that, it put them back and made them rethink their thoughts and see that this is real. it is something that we've got to address. we finally, in this country, have to sit down and address, and we're seeing people from all walks of life come out and say, this is not right. i didn't really realize the magnitude. and i didn't believe it. so, i think now, they're seeing it. it's

brown, eric garner, trayvon martin -- any other names? >> sean bell. >> jordan davis. [inaudible] speaker pelosi: during a moment of silence i am sure that those who have been hurt by all of this won't mind if you shout out names then. for those who wish to, we will now kneel for our moment of silence. speaker pelosi: hard to get up. it is better not to have on high heels. you see how long it was to have that that knee. >> thank you. we will now proceed to the press conference. please follow me this way. journal,'s washington every day we are taking your calls live on the air, on the news of the day, and policy issues that impact you. tuesday morning, we look at policing during the covid-19 pandemic and nationwide civil unrest with the president of the international association of chiefs of police, and we will talk about race relations in america with the naacp president and ceo. watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning, and join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and twe

brown then the protests over michael brown stuff happened i was in baltimore the protests over a young man incredibly brave guy there the protest in new york over eric garner it is happen time and time again here in atlanta we've seen protests as well but at this moment it is like nothing we've seen before because there is definitely a tide turning in terms of of most americans a vast majority of americans who say policing as it stands now is not working and i you know would point out too it's not just a racial issue that is a huge component of it but there is a policing issue in the united states across the board where people of all colors and all genders and all identities feel that they have been wronged in many cases by an overwhelming force by police and that package you had as we went into this the talk about the militarization of police it's not just the militarization of equipment it's the militarization of tactics that are used on the streets and the majority of americans i think are fed up with it and that's why we're seeing such a visceral response at this time. and finally

she's first black mayor of ferguson, a city attorney apart after michael brown, a 18-year-old black man was shot and kill bade whied bay white p officer nearly six years ago. ms. jones, thank you for joining us. you've seen all this of about. what's your reaction to the former police officers' arrests in minneapolis? >> he should be charged. floyd telling him he can't breathe. he continued to put pressure on his neck, and he seemed like he didn't care, because he had his hands in the pocket, so the new charge should fit him very well. and the other officers, they were just standing around, and they should be charged too, because they had an opportunity to stop it. and they did not stop what the officer was doing. >> now mayor, certainly, the details of michael brown's death in ferguson and george floyd's death in minneapolis are different. but many of the issues are the same. so with that said, has ferguson healed? and when do you think america might begin healing? >> well, ferguson is still in the healing process, and so it's going to take time. it's going to take a lot of conversation

brown, eric garner, trayvon minor -- trayvon martin. sean bell >> sean bell >> alfonse taylor >> ahmaud arbery speaker pelosi: we will now join in. , iing the moment of silence am sure those who have been heard while this will not mind if you shout out names then. for those who have been hurt by this we will now kneel for our moment of silence. seconds silence, honor of george floyd, et l.] drumming]iet [cameras clicking] 46 sec of silence] [8 min. 46 sec. of silence] [8 min. 46 sec. of silence] [8 min. 46 sec. of silence] [8 min. 46 sec. of silence] [8 min. 46 sec. of silence] [8 min. 46 sec. of silence] [8 min. 46 sec. of silence] [8 min. 46 sec. of silence] [8 min. 46 sec. of silence] [8 min. 46 sec. of silence] [8 min. 46 sec. of silence] [8 min. 46 sec. of silence] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> earlier t,

that task force came after the death of michael brown. during that time, president obama put together a panel and i was on that panel. we were charged with comingp with a recommendation that would enhance relationships between police in the community and advanced policing in this country. we had three months to put that document together. on march 2, 2015, weiver the document to president obama at the white house. we had an opportunity to share our findings and he had studied that document a day or two before. he implemented many of those recommendations in there. one of the biggest recommendations the body-worn cameras that we see. progress was made. we had a roadmap, a gps system. police departments solve a benefit of it and a new administration came into play. once that administration came into play under then u.s. attorney jeff sessions, they took that document, deep-sixed it and here we are in 2020 with no gps, no guidance, nothing, and we are in deep trouble in terms of maintaining our relationships with people in this country becau

the prada of michael brown from predators in missouri where you stand. the father of amen armory where you stand. all of these families came to stand with this family because they know better than anyone else the pain they will suffer from the loss that they have gone through. also want to thank all of those that helped. to make this as easy as they could for the family. certainly we think again. of those in the financial and entertainment world that immediately jumped up and said to the family that they wanted to help. and make sure that they didn't have to worry about expense tyler perry. and. drop it smith. and champion floyd mayweather. know those that have called and it means a lot because it shows the world the weight of this brother jamie foxx is with us today stan of jamie. albion show is in the house today. so i let me get into mama's and tara laws there about his enemy no. one should turn. briefly. to the book of if the sions 6 chapt fees ians is 6 chapters because i think that we need to understand what we're dealing with here. in fees in 6. s

michael brown, any other names rated. and others. anyone else. speaker pelosi: will not have a moment of silence. i am sure that those who have been har hurts by all of this, y won't mind to shut warnings. so for those who wish to kneel for a moment of silence. [silence]. [silence]. [silence]. [silence]. [silence]. [silence]. [silence]. [silence]. [silence]. [silence]. [silence]. [silence]. [background sounds]. speaker pelosi: you see how long it was. bangmac think you will. [background sounds]. [background sounds]. [chanting]. with a recent protest across the country, watch our live unfiltered coverage of the government's response with briefings from the white house, congress, governors and mayors from across the nation updating the situation. plus efforts addressing the ongoing coronavirus intimate. in the campaign 2020. join in the conversation every day in her life call in program, washington journal. and if you missed any of our live coverage of the watch anytime on demand, and cspan.org. for those on the go with the free c-span radio app. t

the father of michael brown from ferguson, missouri, will you stand? the father of ahmaud arbery, will you stand? all of these families came to stand with this family. because they know better than anyone else, the pain they'll suffer. from the loss that they have gone through. i also want to thank all of those that helped to make this as easy as they could for the family, certainly we thank, again, our -- those in the financial and entertainment world, that immediately jumped up and said to the family that they wanted to help. and make sure that they didn't have to worry about expense, tyler perry. and robert smith and champion floyd mayweather. and others that have come, it means a lot because it shows the world the weight of this. brother jamie foxx is with us today. stand up, jamie. [ applause ] >> al b. sure is in the house today. [ applause ] let me get into my -- terrell owens, everyone's sending me notes. i want you to turn briefly to the book of ephesians. 6 chapter. ephesians, 6 chapter, because i think that we need to understand what we're d

brown and eric gardner. the unimaginable innocent that were taken in similar circumstances. reeling from centuries of racial injustice and a legacy as old as the nation itself and haunts us to this day it took two and half centuries and the civil war to finally end of slavery in america. one hundred years more until the descendents of those newly freed men and women could fully enjoy the rights of citizenship. even today slavery is still with us. the terrible legacy and evil effects are felt in real and discernible ways every single day. when the french and american 18 thirties amazinglyt prescient and then as a fledgling country and also said the one thing that could doom the nation is racism and racial prejudice. and how they ring true today. the racial disparity in the criminal justice system that these disparities permeate not just the criminal justice system but all of society the glaring racial disparities of housing and the board room in the ballot box and in the streets and in our schools to be with

i wonder in the five years since the michael brown killing there and the protests and many so of the violence we saw in ferguson, have you seen -- or six years, i should say, have you seen improvement? >> well, there's definitely been improvement. the ferguson police department that exists today was vastly different than the one in 2014. over 70% are brand new to the ferguson police department, not brand new to policing but to the ferguson police department so it's diverse. they went from having three african-americans and three women on the department when i got there to over 50% african-american and about a third women when i left so it's a much more diverse force. it's a much more well-trained force, and a better force that works more closely with the community. >> well, captain, we appreciate the work that you've done. we know you had a lot of challenges there, and it's good to hear of some positive change that can happen in the wake of incidents like this, so we wish you the best of luck going forward. >> thank you very much. i really appreciate it. >> great to hear from him. so

brown, eric martin, anyvon other names members wish -- >> sean bell. >> jordan davis. >> [indiscernible] speaker pelosi: during a moment of silence i am sure that those who have been hurt by all of this won't mind if you shout out names then. for those who wish to, we will now neil for our moment of l for our- now knee moment of silence. speaker pelosi: hard to get up with high heels. he see how long it was to have thatnee -- that knee. >> thank you. we will now proceed to the conference room. and contrarypiece, to the civil war buffs like to say it was a lost cause, that it was about states rights, the civil war was about racism and white supremacy. host: that is elizabeth there. if you want to find out what she talked about when it comes to the confederate flag or other related topics, we invite you to c-span.org,bsite, find out more pair house democrats set to unveil their legislative package around 10:30 this morning. will heard, republican from "wallhas a piece in the street journal" what congress can do about police abuse. he writes on the topic of federal law-enforcement grants g

that started all these protest that mayor of baltimore i'm not sure if it was the michael brown case or another case came out and said for the police to stand back and let the citizens destroyed which caused all of the chaos in that city burning cars looting we watched it live on tv. >> guest: during the apologized but wanted to have time for our guests to address. >> caller: the cases of black lives matter back then is investigated by the obama administration by erica halter a black attorney general found those officers were not guilty that shooting did not happen it was a lie. >> guest: june to response any that? >> guest: i don't think she's right wegu need to be honest in these kind of cases but again i go back to my point why are we even discussing it and making it a major cause for demonstrations in them ignoring the more pervasive problems of black on black violence. >> host: robert woodson's with the words in center you can find the work at woodson .-middle-dot org he serves as their founder and president, mr. woodson thank you for your time this morning. >> guest: and thank

over the memories of the artery, michael brown, taylor and gardner. the unimaginable number of innocent lives that were taken in similar circumstances. reeling from centuries of racial injustice. legacy as old as the nation itself and one that haunts us to this day. it took two and half centuries and civil war to finally and singly. that it in america. one hundred year war until the defendants of those frequent men and women could fully in joint rights of citizenship. even today, slavery is still with us. it is terrible legacy enable effects a felt in real and discernible ways every single day. when the french visited american 81830, he was amazingly pressured and he predicted that the united states would become a great nation, the greatest in the world. even though at the time and trick complaint to the great powers of europe. but he also said, that the one thing that they do more nation's racism and racial prejudiced. his words ring true today. the racial disparity in our criminal justice system has been on fullay display. these disparities permeate

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castle freddy gray walter scott to me or rice michael brown eric garner trayvon martin my colleagues any other names you want to. let me leave you. thank you we cannot settle for anything less than transformative structural change and kimberly just to be clear when they have this debate about defunding certain police forces does that just mean that they take a chunk of money they skim it off the top of the budget and give it to all the causes of the community causes or all the actually talking about taking away the entire budget from certain police forces and therefore in effect disbanding police forces. depends on the community but it could be both of those things that it really is control of local city mayors local police chiefs and really the will of the people of the community because this is a country with very strong states' rights and also the local rights what we're hearing from the house speaker nancy pelosi is a proposal for the federal law enforcement it's hoped that by changing there that the change will trickle down but you're absolutely right this is the challenge for t

that task force came after the death of michael brown. which occurred on august nine, 2014. during that time then president barack obama put together 11 person panel and i was privileged enough to be on the panel. we were charged by the president of the united states in 2014 to come up with recommendations that would enhance relationships between police and community and also advanced policing in this country. we had about three months to put that document together. on march two, 2015, we delivered that document to then president obama at the white house. we had an opportunity to share with them our findings and to our surprise he had studied that document the day or two before, he implemented many of those recommendations that were in there. one of the biggest recommendations that came out, probably most popular with most people come up with a body woi'fi cameras with most people come up with a body worn cameras that we seek. so a lot of progress was made. we had a road map, we had a gps system, police departments were adopting this document for their use. they saw the bene

you know this site where michael brown was killed in ferguson. missouri there were parades there were some violence and looting and stuff there too but again it was the message that really carried through after that event and with trayvon martin in florida you've seen eric garner in new york there have been movements there have been parades and demonstrations but this is become really an international movement it's not just here in the united states today there was a protest in senegal in addition to new york and lots of other places and we were talking earlier about how this happens not just in big cities but also in rural places in it just seems that people are touched by what happened to this man and it's happened is so many people over the years over the decades the difference now as one african-american man in minneapolis told me the difference now is technology people are filming it and it's getting out there and when they see that video it has brought some societal change police departments are talking about changing their rules minneapoli

michael brown, but thank you very much. butler: thank you for your leadership. breeds impunity. accountability. it allows for all of those names, to keep adding up, adding up. need to attack this like an epidemic on black people, because that is what we see happening in our communities. this is about misconduct. we know there are good police officers, help us understand. how much of that staying permeates into policing when they go into the african-american community and deal with african-american men? >> far too often, officers view themselves as warriors and it is though the communities they serve experience them as occupying forces. there has been so much attention to the pandemic and how we are going to find a treatment. for this epidemic of police violence, already have a treatment. president obama's commission on 21st century policing recommended commonsense reforms, many of which are contained in the justice act of 2020. we don't have to reinvent anything. we know exactly what to do to make police departments more accountable and transparent. the question is, will your co

brown, breonna taylor, and eric garner, and the unimaginable number of innocent lives that were taken in similar circumstances. reeling from centuries of racial injustice, a legacy as old as the nation itself and one that haunts us to this day. it took two and a half centuries and civil war to finally end slavery in america. 100 years more until the descendants of those newly freed men and women could fully enjoy the rights of citizenship. even today, slavery is stay with us. its terrible legacy and evil effects felt in real and discernible ways every single day. when the french historian de tocqueville visited america in the 1830's, he was amazingly prescient. he predicted that the united states would become a great nation, the greatest in the world, even though at the time we were a fledgling country compared to the great powers of europe. but he also said that the one thing that could doom our nation is racism and racial prejudice. his words ring true today. the racial disparities in our criminal justice system have been on full display, but these disparities permeate not just the

brown, tamir rice, eric garner, freddie gray, breonna taylor, and george floyd, as well as the vigilante killings of trayvon martin and ahmaud arbery and others. the white police officer who looked at the video as he kept his knee on the neck of george floyd thought he would get away with his actions because he and so many others had not been held accountable before. he thought he could get away with it based on his experience. we must change that. senator booker said we can have our moments of silence, we can have vigils, but that is not enough. it is not nearly enough. this is a moment that demands real action, real change, and real results, starting with changes in police practices and the systemic racism and institutions that shield those who engage in misconduct from accountability. those changes must include establishing truly independent oversight mechanisms to ensure that those police officers who betray the public trust are held accountable. we must ban outright the use of choke holds unless the officer's life is in imminent danger, and we must use federal leverage to incentiviz

and it is better. >> in terms of what it means that michael brown happened six years ago and now here we are again with george floyd, for people who see it and say, this is it, it's just, it's inexorable, madam mayor-elect, it's just going to keep happening, it's the way this country is, what's your cause for hope? >> we -- if you lose hope then you have nothing to live for. we must keep hope alive and the only way we can do that is continue to have courageous conversations, getting the police officers to sit down at the table, talk with us, make certain that the people feel like they are being served instead of being hunted. so it makes a difference if people keep on believing, keep on hoping, and elect quality leadership. that's the only way change is going to come. >> are better days in the hands of the majority? because even though they're not the ones feeling the brunt of the inequities, they are in power. they do have the control. so that even if you want to blame minorities for their own problems, it's still the majority that's going to have to deal with it, have to change it f

reeling over the memory of ahmaud arbery, michael brown, brianna taylor and eric gardner and the unimaginable number of innocent lives that were taken in similar circumstances. reeling from centuries of racial injustice. a legacy as old as the nation itself and one that haunts us to this day. it took two and a half centuries and civil war to finally end slavery in america. 100 years more until the descendents of those newly freed men and woman could fully enjoy the rights of citizenship, even today, slavery is still with us. its terrible legacy and evil effects felt in real and discernible ways every single day. when the french historian visited america in the 1830's, he was amazingly prescient. he predicted the united states would become a great nation, the greatest in the world, even though at the time we were a fledging country compared to the great powers of europe. but he also said that the one thing that could doom our nation is racism and racial prejudice. his words ring true today. the racial disparities in our criminal justice system have been on full display, but these disparities p

i saw michael brown sr. here an i thought about i told him this story, 9/11 happened congressma greene, and we were all flustered in new york. they close down the bridges. they close down the streets. they close the trains. i had to walk all the way to my headquarters of the national action network. when we got there, there were people everywhere, cell phones were down and people came to ou headquarters to see if we could tell them what was happening whether we were out of danger. for the first time since i was little boy, i started preaching as the bishop said since i was little boy i've always had something to say, but for the first time in my life, i couldn't find the words to say. i went in my office. i was trying to figure out what could i say. i thought about this old preacher he told me a

. >> all of you with me today, michael brown, eric garner, it just hurts. brianna taylor, everybody. thank y'all. we will get justice. we will get it. we will not let this door close. >> reporter: presumptive nominee joe biden met privately with the floyd family. they will have their private ceremony tomorrow. in minneapolis, the hearing for derek chauvin. the judge set bail at up to $1.25 million. this as the attorney for one of the other three officers also charged in floyd's death is speaking out. >> he was doing what he thought was right. he did not stand by and watch. huge protests calling for racial justice and police reforms. >> in minneapolis they said they would start dismantling. >> our commitment is to end our city's toxic relationship with the minneapolis police department. to end policing as we know it. >> reporter: but the mayor is not on board. >> i am for massive structural and transformational reform to an entire system that has not for generations worked for black and brown people. we have failed. we need to entirely reshape the system. ou

brown, eric garner? what makes these different? guest: i think a few things. the constellation of the covid-19 pandemic. on one level, we could say george floyd out re-in the covid-19 pandemic only to be felled by the far deadlier virus of white supremacy on may 25, 202. 0. the combination of the pandemic has raised national consciousnesses. it was not just black people talking about it. this was mainstream america. death, byt harder by being identified as diagnosed with covid-19, but also we were more vulnerable to it because of these long-standing inequities, including african-americans seem more public facing workers at the post office, amazon, delivery services, meatpacking, who were very much vulnerable to cover 19. mass unemployment. 40 million people out of work. aboutemployment went down 2% with the new figures. african-american unemployment went down .01%. coupled with the latest tragedy. different this time is that we see widespread multiracial, multicultural demonstrations. even though this is

brown's of the world, when we fight for the philan castiles of the world, the eric garner's of the world, the sandrala of the world, the breonna taylors of th world , the stephan clarks of the world, when we fight for the doing is helping america live up to i creed. wh w greatco bn o world to marvel. mo importantly, what we e doing is helping america be america for all americans. [applause] we want is notwo juse systems, one for black america, one for white america. what we endeavor to achieve jusd states of america and george goyd is the moment that ivus the best opportunity i have seen in a long te of reaching that ideal that this country was founded on. than you so much. this is justice. on behalf ofy, the famhe children, we will get justice. we areomtted to it. now, idu would int you to a man who needs no introduction, who will eulogize george floyd. he has sought for so many families that two many hashtags to remember. when he gets thcall,se answers the call,ven when the cameras are not aroun aer e.oncameras are g s family, ask any of these now continues tonswer the bell when our pe