in court filings this week the attorney for thomas lane wrote there are very likely going to be antagonistic defenses presented at the trial and it's plausible all officers have a different version of what happened and officers place blame on one another derek chauvin, is charged with second degree murder and manslaughter the others are charged with aiding and abetting but all face up to 40 years in prison if convicted. >> if you do the crime you do the time. so why is it different for these guys because we will get justice for my brother. >> reporter: rookie officers thomas lane and alexander kueng are arguing they were following the lead of chauvin, a veteran officer. chauvin and tou thao say they were simply assisting in an arrest that was in progress chauvin's attorney has also called his actions justifiable. in court filings some of the officers' attorneys have highlighted floyd's history of drug use as a factor in his death. >> the only overdose that killed george floyd was an overdose of excessive force, and racism by the minnesota minneapolis police department. >> reporter: as the he

in court filings this week the attorney for thomas lane wrote there are likely going to be antagonistic defenses presented a the trial and it's plausible all officers have a different version of what happened and officers place blame on one another derek shoe vchauvin, is charged with second degree murder and manslaughter the others are charged with aiding and abetting but all face up to 40 years in prison if convicted. >> if you do the crime you do the time. so why is it different for these guys because we will get justice for my brother. >> reporter: rookie officers thomas lane and alexander kueng are arguing they were following the lead of chauvin, a veteran officer. chauvin and tou thao say they were assisting in an arrest in progress. calling his actions justifiable. some of the officers' attorneys highlight his drug use. >> the only overdose that killed george floyd was an overdose of excessive force, and racism b rorter: as the hearing ended protesters mobbed former officer lane who returned to his car. there will be no resolution for months. the ex-officers aren't set to go to t

you have thomas lane who you just saw, j alexander king, derek chauvin. they arrived at the courthouse, all of them arriving separately because three defendants are out on bond. derek chauvin is being held at the oak park heights prison. what they got into today was not the motion to dismiss. that won't be ruled on today. it will be ruled on in writing at a later date. what they got into was a motion to try all the cases separately for four defendants. the state would like to try them at the same time, arguing it's going to be easier on the witnesses and easier on the family members of george floyd. the defense attorneys also want to move this case out of hennepin county, believing they have a better chance of getting a fair trial. that being said, the crowd did form out here today. a friend of george floyd who calls himself george floyd's brother, says the demonstrations are all about justice. >> i am definitely here to fight for justice for my brother. but the bigger picture, the last time i was here, i saw mothers crying. they had no justice. they have

because we will get justice for my brother. >> reporter: rookie officers thomas lane and alexander kueng are arguing they were following the lead of chauvin a veteran officer. chauvin and thao say they were simply assisting in an arrest in progress. chauvin's attorney has called his actions justifiable. in court filings some of the attorneys have highlighted floyd's history of drug use as a factor in his death. >> the only overdose that killed george floyd was an overdose of excessive force and racism by the minnesota minneapolis police department. >> reporter: as the hearing ended protesters mobbed former officer lane as he returned to his car. there will be no resolution for months. the ex-officers aren't set to go to trial until at least next march. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >> thank you so much, gabe. >>> thank you. the challenges of reopening schools during covid. a report from houston where teachers are thinking outside the box to help their students cope and ensure they learn safely. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ thiand its missionedic is to give you truly transformative sleep. so, no more toss

jay alexander young to a towel and thomas lane are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and manslaughter at today's hearing the judge heard motions to dismiss the charges to combine the 4 cases into one trial or to change the location of any upcoming trial a decision will was not made today. but the judge did deny a request to allowed floyd's earlier arrests to be used as evidence the one of those cases may be rough. we visited at the trial. any trial or trials would begin in march of 2021. coming up on kron 4 news at 6 wondering why you did not receive your stimulus check well somebody across the globe might habits. >>up next in sports the forty-niners season openers less than 2 days away. we'll hear from head coach kyle shanahan on preparing for their week. one opponent in arizona next and after the break new research unveiling glaring health disparities between black >>researchers are finding glaring health disparities between black and white americans from infant mortality rates to cancer treatments to covid-19 a study by george mason university reveals black babies

the lawyer for thomas lane said each officer could have different version of what happened and blame each other for george floyd's death. if convicted, each officer could face up to 40 years in prison. here's what george floyd's brother had to say. >> if you do the crime, you do the time. so why is it different for these guys? because we will get justice for my brother! >> the trial of the four ex-officers likely won't begin until at least march of next year. america's police officers are supposed to protect and serve, part of an oath they swear when assuming their responsibilities. but what happens when an officer or even an entire squad chooses not to perform their duties when confronted with criticism? it's a phenomenon that many mayors are struggling to understand and control as protests over police brutality sweep the country and demands for justice grow louder each day. joining us to discuss is paul butler, msnbc legal analyst and author of "choke hold." let's start with that phenomenon that is being described. i want to get your take on the balance between duty and accountabil

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