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and donald williams had suggested or so testified. you remember that he said that was in fact a chokehold, and he explained how that works. and while mr. nelson wiggled with him, donald williams never gave that up. there are not two sides to the story. when mr. floyd is saying i can't breathe 27 times in just a few minutes, you saw it. even when he passed out, not breathing anymore. when he knows he does not have a pulse he does not let up or get up. even when the ambulance comes, he does not let up or get up even then. they have to get up and tap him before he will get up off the body of mr. george floyd, and they try to resuscitate him in the ambulance, and they never do. he never regains consciousness. he never breeds again. his heart never comes again. mr. george floyd was deceased. finally, ladies and gentlemen, i wanted to say to the end what i thought was the biggest shading of the truth, or what i call stories. >> objection. >> you will disregard the phrase " shading the truth." >> you were told for example that mr. floyd died

donald williams explains how this moment altered his life. >> donald williams. >> for the first time, the family of george floyd was able to meet and thank donald williams. williams was one of eight eyewitnesses whose testimony helped convict former officer derek chauvin of murder. >> i witnessed a murder. i was like, the best thing to do was call the police on the police. >> check his pulse. check his pulse. >> that's williams as he tries to get officer chauvin to move his knee from floyd's neck. williams says the experience of watching floyd slowly being murdered in front of him has changed him forever. >> it was definitely a helpless feeling, a frustrating feeling, a scary feeling. it's trauma that i deal with on a regular, on a daily, on a nightly basis thing. >> reporter: but williams says it also has propelled him to push his children even harder to succeed in life because, he says, he saw himself in george floyd's dying eyes. >> changed the mindset into a different frame. i'm always a father. i'm always there. what am i going to be able to leave my kids in an officer kills me n

>> you heard donald williams call him out on that on cross examination, he refused to have the defense attorney label him an angry person. because that's a black trope, we're angry individuals. he was a combative witness, that's to be expected. but he still came out in that 911 call, even if he wasn't as effective on the stand, which i think he was, if a jury did not find him effective on the stand, they should have found him effective on that phone call, i just witnessed a murder. let's talk about january 6th. that's an angry mob. a mob that attacked police. this crowd, they weren't attacking the police. you had in the video one officer who was also charged aiding and abetting holding them back. so if they're a real threat, one officer -- no. it's ludicrous. they're drawing for straws. they have nothing. this is their attempt to muddy the waters and raise reasonable doubt. >> good to see you. thank you for joining us, yodit tewolde. >>> day after day of testimony in the derek chauvin trial underscores the brutality black people experience every day on the under systems and there is wo

would you agree with donald williams that mr. floyd was not resisting arrest at that moment? >> yes. >> and mr. floyd doesn't appear to be conscious at the end of this clip, does he? >> i can't tell. >> and you certainly are not as close to him as the defendant was in that moment. correct? >> correct. >> he's not talking. correct? >> yes. >> he's not resisting? >> doesn't appear to be, no. >> and from this point forward, the defendant remains on top of him. remains on top of him in the same position as when he started the restraint period. is that true? >> i would say the same ven position, not the same exact position. >> same exact position, same general position, position as such that he's on top of him, compressing his lungs, compressing his chest against the pavement. right? with his body weight? >> in a prone control position. >> in a restraint. he's restraining him, correct? >> yes. >> can't move, right? >> floyd can't move? >> floyd can't move. >> no. >> is not moving. he's not resisting. he's not talking. it's not possible, is it? >> to do what? >> resist. >> i think

testimony from mixed martial artist donald williams, and off-duty firefighter genevieve hansen. sunday, hear from charles mcmillan who spoke with george floyd during his arrest and courteney ross, his girlfriend. the trial of derek chauvin, saturday and sunday at 3 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the labor department reports the economy created 900,000 new jobs in march. unemployment fell to 6%. at the white house, president reacted to the news, talked about his infrastructure plan, and the administration's coronavirus response. pres. biden: before i start, i hope you have a good weekend. i am looking forward to it. well, good morning. this morning, we have learned that our economy created 900,000 jobs in march. it means the first two months of our administration, we've seen more jobs created than the first two months in any administration in history. we still have a long way to go to get our economy back on track after the worst crisis in more than a century. my message to the american people is this -- help is here, opportunity is coming, and at long last there is hope for so many

. >> that's donald williams. we had him on right after the incident. he testified for the prosecution and joins us once again. what does this mean to you, donald? >> man, this means a lot to me. not only to me, my family and also to george floyd's family and to the world. this is a big accomplishment and a big step to getting justice for black america. >> did you expect this? >> i can't say i expected it but i know the team for myself and the team that was around, witnesses, we all went out there and we told the truth, we told what we seen, and if the world didn't see what we seen, then it was blinders still on, and i believe the blinders are off now because the verdict that was made today. >> what has this meant to you in your life that you were there that day, that you did the right thing, that you knew it was wrong, and that you felt powerless to stop it? do you feel more powerful now? >> i wouldn't say i feel powerful, i just feel that me as a human being and the people i grew up around, my personality, what i stand for, sticking up for people and

this is something that i saw the seeds planted in the earlier cross-examination of donald williams ii, the mixed martial arts specialist who testified and was a bystander. you can see the seeds of all of this coalescing. he was distracted and the crowd was playing a role here. this is a dangerous line for future cases given the degree to which many are and places where crowds will gather and they will take bystander video. it means it will likely have legs here in future cases. >> and joyce, you will remember on day one of the case, the prosecution brought out donald williams. it depends how you were looking at this. some people looked at the video and said it was a guy to stop getting had him to do what was dangerous. getting him to get off of george floyd's neck. >> the jury gets to decide what the truth is, whether it was a menacing crowd or a group of concerned bystanders trying to get police to do the right thing. when you look at it objectively, and we heard it from the use of force expert today. he said they were not throwing bottles. they were not throwing rocks. they were vid

bystanders including donald williams and ms. hansen grew more and more upset with these officers. you have seen it this morning. also from the perspective of the police officers. as the crowd grew in size seemingly so to did their anger. there is more to the scene then just what the officers in front of them. there people behind them and across the street, car stopping. people knowing. and there is a growing crowd and what officers perceive to be a threat. they are called names. fucking bum diverting attention from mr. floyd to the threat going in front of them. at this location questions emerge about the reasonableness of these the force. this ultimately is one of the decisions you have to make. to answer the questions the evidence will show the bureau of criminal apprehension investigated the minneapolis training and policies. you are right about things such as authorized use of force and proportionality of force. excited delirium. defensive tactics including prone handcuffing, neck restraint, maximal restraint techniques. rapidly evolving situations in the minneapolis police de

donald williams a 33—year—old professional mixed martial artist who arrived and he spent the day fishing with his son, stopping for a drink when he became aware of the incident. he described his view of this based upon his perception at the mixed martial artist. he has a set of experiences that caused him to react in a different way. what he perceives was happening was that mr floyd was being choked with a blood choke. i think we are past this at this point. the paramedic reached in touch the carotid artery to have a person rendered unconscious through a choke requires the blockage of both carotid arteries, this was not a neck restraint. this was not a choke hold. he was upset. and that, again, is ok. because his perception affected what he was seeing. genevieve hansen, 27—year—old female firefighter for the city of minneapolis. she testified that when she walked into the scene she describes the crowd as upset. she said i walked into an upset crowd, she said that the other voices distracted me from getting the officer's attention. she testified, again, based on her perspective that o

williams, would you agree with donald williams mr. floyd was not resisting arrest at that moment? >> yes. >> mr. floyd does not appear to be conscious at the end of the clip, does he? >> i can't tell. >> and certainly not as close to him as the defendant was in that moment, correct? he is not talking, correct? he's not resisting. >> doesn't appear to be, no. >> from this point forward, the defendant daynes on top of him in the same position as when he started the restraint. isn't that a true? >> i would say the same general position, not the same. >> same exact position, general, it is such that he is on top of him compressing his lungs, compressing his chest against the pavement with his body weight. >> in the prone position. >> in a restraint. he's restraining him, correct? he can't move. >> floyd can't move. >> he isn't resisting, he's not talking, it isn't possible, is it. >> to do what? >> resist. >> i think it's possible to resist. >> not when he's passed out. >> when we talk about what's possible, let's talk about what is happe

. >> reporter: donald williams was watching from the sidewalk. the professionally trained mms fighter was overcome with emotion as he heard his own call to 911. >> murderous. murderous -- he is going to kill yourself. >> reporter: 61-year-old eyewitness charles mcmilian was there. >> you can't win. >> i am not trying to win. >> he says he begged floyd to comply. >> i can't breathe. >> stop moving. >> mama. mama! >> mcmilian dissolved into sobs when he saw the video from that day. >> i feel helpless. i don't have a mama either. but i understand him. >> reporter: an offduty firefighters, an emt walking by on may 25th, 2020, testified she begged officers to let her check floyd's pulse or check it themselves. >> there is a man being killed, and i would have -- had i had access to a call similar to that, i would have been able to provide medical attention to the best of my abilities. and this human was denied that. >> reporter: some witnesses' faces were shielded from the public. tone jury saw them, because they were all minors when he witnessed floyd

you can do something the way every day people like donald williams and christopher martin and genevieve hansen and all the teenagers and young people stepped up and did something. you can do things like help pass the george floyd justice and accountability act. it is in your hands. let's get the work done. i would like to invite my partner injustice michael freedom, hennepin county attorney -- my partner in justice, michael, hennepin county attorney -- michael freeman, hennepin county attorney. >> i want to extend my sympathy to the family of george floyd. i hope today's verdict provides some measure of comfort. i want to say what an amazing job the attorney general did in recruiting an amazing team of prosecutors and staff. they were exceptional. their use of experts, evidence and witnesses left the jury with no alternative except to find mr. shelving guilty. the state of minnesota should be proud of this staff of volunteers who assisted the attorney general's and the jobs they gate over the last seven weeks. i am also proud that, from the moment the hennepin county sheriff's office ch

day one of the case the prosecution brought out donald williams. the defense painted him as aggressive in the video. but some people looked at the video and said this was a guy trying to stop the police from doing what he thought was dangerous. they were trying to get him to get off of george floyd's neck. >> the jury gets to decide what the truth is here, whether it was a menacing crowd or bystan. we heard some of this from the use of force expert today from the los angeles police department. he said that they were not throwing bottles or rocks. they were videotaping. under minnesota law the crowd had a right to videotape the incident. there is somebody else handling the crowd. he does not appear to be having any trouble. this group of five police officers somehow can't handle people saying please take his pulse. >> thank you to both of you for your analysis and interpretation. coming up, first it was the relocated all-star game and now protests are expected tomorrow at the masters over georgia's new election laws. laws. discover the replenishing

on saturday, eyewitness testimony from mixed martial artist donald williams and off-duty firefighter genevieve hanson. sunday, hear from charles macmillan who spoke with george floyd's during his arrest and courtney ross, george floyd's girlfriend. the trial of derek chauvin saturday and sunday at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. announcer: middle and high school students participated in c-span's studentcam competition. all month we're featuring the winners. our second prize high school west winners are josiah lehmann, rafe thompson and ty chattillon. 10th and 11th graders from foothills community christian school in great falls, montana, where c-span is available

you can do something the way every day people like donald williams and christopher martin and genevieve hansen and all the teenagers and young people stepped up and did something. you can do things like help pass the george floyd justice and accountability act. it is in your hands. let's get the work done. i would like to invite my partner in justice, michael freedom, hennepin county attorney. >> thank you, mr. attorney general. first i want to extend my sympathy to the family of george floyd. i hope today's verdict provides some measure of closure. i want to say what an amazing job the attorney general did in recruiting a talented team of prosecutors and the supporting staff. they were exceptional. their use of experts, evidence and witnesses left the jury no alternative but to find derek chauvin guilty. the state of minnesota should be proud of this staff of volunteers who assisted the attorney general's and the jobs they did over the last seven weeks. i am also proud that, from the moment the hennepin county sheriff's office charged derek chauvin with manslaughter and murder after ge

look at donald williams very briefly and him pleading with the officers, stop. what are you doing? you're a bum, bro. what are you up to? we can't be doing this, right? and then you have tobin that talked to the issue of when the life was actually sucked out of george floyd. so i'm not surprised at that. and at the end of the day, you just hope that all of these people get on the same page and get it right. and i think with regard to this particular case, that's exactly what they did. >> joey jackson, thanks so much. >>> here's what else to watch today. >>> athletes who raise a fist or take a knee in sum summer's olympics will face risks. >>> and just hours from now, president biden's first address to a joint session of congress. a live preview from the white house coming up. ton. now... ♪ ♪ see? it's on. before, the rain would bring me down. how ya like me now, rain? before, you had to be awake to make a difference. before it can change the world, it has to change yours. the all-new, all-electric volkswagen id.4. ♪ ♪ [ crowd cheering ] [ engine revving ] [ race light count

williams, who is a mixed martial artist who testified on tuesday. here's part of what he said. >> at some point did you make a 911 call? >> that is correct. i did call the police on the police. >> all right. and why did you do that? >> because i believe i witnessed a murder. >> you were angry. >> no. you can't pin me i was angry. i wasn't. i was in a position where i had to be controlled, controlled professionalism. i wasn't angry. >> object as non-responsive. >> shawn, what does that tell you about how the defense might cross examine some of the prosecution's other witnesses. >> well, what's important from the prosecution's point of view is we know we have lay witnesses, people who are not sophisticated, per se, about testifying. but to the extent they can cooperate what the evidence is and to the extent they corroborate the video, that's extraordinary important. the defense ultimately is trying to argue there was a crowd control issue and as a consequence of their attitudes, they were angry, this, that, the other. therefore they made the job of th

we will be talking to donald williams. he is the guy who testified, the mma fighter who the defense was questioning him and saying, hey, you called this police officer a bum, you said these things. he looked the defense attorney in the eye and said, yes, i said it, yes, i meant it. his testimony was one of those things, as you remember, it wasn't necessary crucial to making the case, but it was a symbol of defiance and liberation for a lot of people in the community. so i'm very excited to talk to him. and we are going to get into some poverty issues. we have the newly minted hud secretary, marcia fudge, who left congress to take up the seat with the house of congress. we have a lot to talk about. >> i watched every second of donald williams' testimony and it was riveting. i look forward to it. i will see you later on. "the cross connection" starts in a little bit at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on msnbc. >>> up next, republican senator ron johnson asks the question, what's the point in pushing for americans to get vaccinated?

williams he's a 33 year old professional mixed martial artist who arrived at 822 and 39 he'd spent the day fishing with his son stopping for a drink when he became aware of the instant he described his view of this based upon his perception as a mixed martial artist that he has a set of experiences that caused him to react in a different way what he perceived was happening was that mr floyd was being choked with a blood choke i think we're past this this. it's the pack paramedic reached in touch the carotid artery to have a person rendered unconscious through a choke requires the blockage of both carotid arteries this was not a neck restraint this was not a choke hold he was upset and that again is ok because his perception affected what he was seeing. genevieve hanson. 27 year old female firefighter for the city of minneapolis she testified that when she walked into the scene she described the crowd as upset she said i walked into an upset crown she said that the other voices distracted me from getting the officers attention and she testified again based on her perspective and officer

. >> reporter: for donald williams the verdict capped an excruciating trial where he offered dramatic testimony he was among those haunted by watching floyd die. he listened as the defense labeled them an angry crowd of bystanders who supposedly distracted officers >> it was just crazy that they tried to blame it on the people for this man actually murdering george floyd when we were all just pleading for his life. >> reporter: for many in minneapolis the trial's end is actually a beginning >> i was on the verge of tears it was just a very overwhelming feeling of hope. >> reporter: you think that something changed here >> i don't think something changed. i think something >> and gabe, late today a development in the security situation there. >> reporter: yes, lester authorities said that some national guard members had been demobilized as well as some law enforcement personnel that had arrived from other states to help lester >> all right gabe gutierrez tonight, thank you in minneapolis and beyond many are calling the verdict a starting point, as you heard there. perhaps a pivotal mom

donald williams he saw this you heard him he testified he called the police a 9 year old judea. what if she suggests we need to call the police on the police that's our expectation even after seeing even after witnessing this our expectation is that the police are going to help. and with and with reason and with good reason because policing is a most noble profession yes it is and to be very clear. this case this case is called the state of minnesota versus show this case is not called the state of minnesota versus the police it is not policing is a noble profession and it is a profession you met several minneapolis police officers during this trial you met them they took the stand they testified make no mistake this is not a prosecution of the police it is a prosecution of the defendant and there's nothing worse for good police than a bad police who doesn't follow the rules doesn't follow procedure who doesn't follow training who ignores the policies of the department the motto of the department to protect with courage to serve with compassion schieffer john doe the chief of po

martin tobin, and eye witness donald williams, the mma fighter. >> i thought the prosecution was doing too much i thought it was a for sure no brainer. >> as for the defense' angry cr officers. >> i was like if that's the route you're going to go, that doesn't make sense. >> reporter: mitchell did not say what he thought an appropriate punishment for chauvin would be the sentencing is scheduled for late june. >> let's turn to our weather and nbc meteorologist janessa webb good thursday morning to you, janessa. >> hey, good morning good morning, everyone we're still watching the severe weather that's been in our forecast all week long it will continue for one more day and then the fronts will make their way through i do have a tornado watch in place through arkansas and sections of texas. that's going to last until 5 a.m. right now the showers are very light but we're going to see the heavier bands throughout the afternoon and into your evening. that's why severe weather is in place for thtennessee e averagek 89 in richmond upper 80s in philadelphia. we have a lot cooler air heading our

. >> reporter: for donald williams the verdict capped an excruciating trial where he offered dramatic testimony he was among those haunted by watching floyd die. he listened as the defense labeled them an angry crowd of bystanders who supposedly distracted officers >> it was just crazy that they tried to blame it on the people for this man actually murdering george floyd when we were all just pleading for his life. >> reporter: for many in minneapolis the trial's end is actually a beginning >> i was on the verge of tears it was just a very overwhelming feeling of hope. >> reporter: you think that something changed here >> i don't think something changed. i think something began possibly >> and gabe, late today a development in the security situation there. >> reporter: yes, lester authorities said that some national guard members had been demobilized as well as some law enforcement personnel that had arrived from other states to help lester >> all right gabe gutierrez tonight, thank you in minneapolis and beyond many are calling the verdict a starting point, as you heard there. perhap

martin tobin, the world-renowned pulmonologist, and eyewitness donald williams, the mma fighter. >> i thought the prosecution was almost doing too much i felt like it was a for sure no-brainer. >> reporter: as for the defense's argument that an angry crowd of bystanders distracted officers >> i thought that was absolutely ridiculous. i thought that was crazy. i was like, if that's the route you're going to go that doesn't even make any sense. >> reporter: mitchell would not say what he thought an appropriate punishment for chauvin would be his sentencing is now scheduled for late june lester >> a rare glimpse in that room. all right, gabe, thank you. >>> in just 60 seconds the struggle to reopen schools. did the president keep his promise? >>> back now with the push to vaccinate more americans after the cdc relaxed its guidelines for mask wearing for those who were fully inoculated. tonight almost 143 million have received at least one vaccine dose miguel almaguer joins us now miguel, what's the aim here >> reporter: lester, the cdc hopes loosening face mask restrictions for the vacci

williams had suggested also testified, and if you remember that testimony, donald williams disagreed with him every time and said that was in fact a chokehold. even on the one side and he explained how that even works, and while mr nelson quibbled with him, donald williams never gave that up in his testimony. so there aren't two sides to the story as to the unreasonable use of force, and when mr floyd is saying please, please, i can't breathe, 27 times, injust mr floyd is saying please, please, i can't breathe, 27 times, in just a few minutes, you saw it when mr shcherban did not let up and we didn't get up. even when he passed out, not breathing any more, he doesn't let up or get up. when he knows he doesn't have a pulse, he doesn't let up or get up. even when the ambulance comes, he doesn't let up the ambulance comes, he doesn't let up or get up even then, they have to come up and tapped him before he will let up and get out of the body of mr george floyd, and they tried to resuscitate him in the ambulance, and they never do. he never regains consciousness, he never breathes again,

. >> reporter: for donald williams the verdict capped an excruciating trial he offered dramatic testimony. he was among those haunted watching the defendant die >> it was just crazy that they tried to blame it on the people for this man actually murdering george floyd when we were all just pleading for his life >> reporter: for many the trial's end is actually a beginning. >> i was on the verge of tears it was just a very overwhelming feeling of hope. >> reporter: do you think that something changed here >> i don't think something changed. i think something began possibly. >> reporter: also some signs that the security situation may be getting at least closer to normal here in minneapolis authorities have said some national guard members have been demobilized as well as other law enforcement personnel that arrived here from other states to help. frances? >> gabe, thank you. >>> protests continued for a second night on the streets of columbus ohio state students staged a sit-in outside the statehouse after 16-year-old mckaia bryant was killed by police nbc's kevin tibbles has a warning tha

bystander donald williams broke down on the stand as he listened to back to the call he made to emergency services... the defence tried to convince the jury that the crowd — presented as concerned citizens — were an angry mob that distracted the officers. it's fair to say that you grew angrier and angrier. no, i grew professional and professional. i stayed in my body. you can't paint me out to be angry. eric nelson's cross examination sparked criticism from some observers as playing on a harmful racist trope of an angry black man. again and again throughout the trial, the defence came back to the idea that the officers had been distracted by the watching crowd. peter chang, a minneapolis police officer who was present at the scene, testified about the behaviour of bystanders. they were very aggressive... aggressive towards the officers, yes. . did the volume increase? yes. and so, how were you reacting? were you splitting...? how were you reacting to that? yes, i was focused on the car, but then it distracs me - and i was concerned - for the officer's safety, too. but other officers w

bystander donald williams broke down on the stand as he listened back to the call he made to emergency services... the defence tried to convince the jury that the crowd — presented as concerned citizens — were an angry mob that distracted the officers. it's fair to say that you grew angrier and angrier. no, i grew professional and professional. i stayed in my body. you can't paint me out to be angry. eric nelson's cross—examination sparked criticism from some observers as playing on a harmful racist trope of an angry black man. again and again throughout the trial, the defence came back to the idea that the officers had been distracted by the watching crowd. peter chang, a minneapolis police officer who was present at the scene, testified about the behaviour of bystanders. they were very aggressive... aggressive towards the officers, yes. . did the volume increase? yes. and so, how were you reacting? were you splitting...? how were you reacting to that? yes, i was focused on the car, but then it distracs me - and i was concerned - for the officer's safety, too. but other officers

innes's that have been antagonized on the stand like for example donald williams the black band that the defense lawyer tried to paint as like an angry black guy for having the gall to be incensed that he saw somebody dying who he couldn't help well why even have tropes like angry black man if you're not going to use them in court you know although that was the only funny literally the only funny part of the trial was when the defense attorney noted that he called jovan bogus a bum 13 times and a. so clearly bill was i think part of the you know also if you call joe over those things yeah they're like oh i'm going to one of the high 5 i'm. a plus for the everett on the insults. but yeah but you also don't have to scroll very far in social media to find people who are blaming george floyd's drug use for why he died after he was on his neck for 8 to 9 minutes and what isn't being discussed is how is race plays a role in how his addiction is perceived because on thursday floyd's girlfriend took the stand and it made it that both of them were addicted to opioids and yet we're using floyd

>> reporter: and bystander donald williams, who can be heard shouting at chauvin. >> those terms grew more and more angry, would you agree with that? >> they grew more and more pleading for life. >> reporter: the defense expected to continue arguing floyd's drug use and heart issues contributed to his death. >> if he can point to a different reason being the cause, he's going to do that. >> reporter: prosecutors will likely call the police chief to the stand next week. he is also expected to testify against chauvin. whit? >> another busy and emotional week ahead. reena roy for us. thank you. >>> now to president biden's massive infrastructure bill. the $2 trillion package, which faces a partisan battle on capitol hill, coming as new jobs numbers signal hopeful signs for the economy. here's abc's mary alice parks. >> reporter: tonight, american businesses optimistic. a new jobs report showing the nation added more than 900,000 jobs in march. with strong gains in hospitality and food service. still today, there are nearly 8.5 million fewer jobs in the u.s. economy compared to a year ago

bystander donald williams broke down on the stand as he listened to back to the call he made to emergency services... the defence tried to convince the jury that the crowd — presented as concerned citizens — were an angry mob that distracted the officers. it's fair to say that you grew angrier and angrier. no, i grew professional and professional. i stayed in my body. you can't paint me out to be angry. eric nelson's cross—examination sparked criticism from some observers as playing on a harmful racist trope of an angry black man. again and again throughout the trial, the defence came back to the idea that the officers had been distracted by the watching crowd. peter chang, a minneapolis police officer who was present at the scene, testified about the behaviour of bystanders. they were very aggressive... aggressive towards the officers, yes. . did the volume increase? yes. and so, how were you reacting? were you splitting...? how were you reacting to that? yes, i was focused on the car, but then it distracs me - and i was concerned - for the officer's safety, too. but other officers

bystander donald williams broke down on the stand as he listened to back to the call he made to emergency services. the defence tried to convince the jury that the crowd — presented as concerned citizens — were an angry mob that distracted the officers. it's fair to say that you grew angrierand angrier. no, i grew professional and professional. i stayed in my body. you can't paint me out to be angry. eric nelson's cross examination sparked criticism from some observers as playing on a harmful racist trope of an angry black man. again and again throughout the trial, the defence came back to the idea that the officers had been distracted by the watching crowd. peter chang, a minneapolis police officer who was present at the scene, testified about the behaviour of bystanders. they were very aggressive... aggressive towards the officers, yes. . did the volume increase? yes. and so, how were you reacting? were you splitting... how were you reacting to that? yes, i was focused on the car, but then i was concerned - for the officer's safety, too. but other officers who testified were not as

williams the black band that the defense lawyer tried to paint as like an angry black guy for having the gall to be incensed that he saw somebody dying who he couldn't help well why even have tropes like angry black man if you're not going to use them in court you know although that was the only funny part literally the only funny part of the trial was when a defense attorney noted that he called jovan bogus a bomb 13 times and a. so clearly feels like it's part of the drug you know although if you call children those things yeah you know we all are going to want to high 5 them yeah. no a plus for the everett on the insults. but yeah but you also don't have to scroll very far in social media to find people who are blaming george floyd's drug use for why he died after he was on usenet for 89 minutes and what isn't being discussed is how it was race plays a role in how his addiction is perceived because on thursday floyd's girlfriend took the stand and it made it that both of them were addicted to opioids and yet we're using floyd's addiction to justify his staff when you know that if

martin tobin, the world-renowned pulmonologist, and eyewitness donald williams, the mma fighter. >> i thought the prosecution was almost doing too much. i felt like it was a for sure no-brainer. >> reporter: as for the defense's argument that an angry crowd of bystanders distracted officers? >> i thought that was absolutely ridiculous. i thought that was crazy. i was like, if that's the route you're going to go that doesn't even make any sense. >> reporter: mitchell would not say what he thought an appropriate punishment for chauvin would be. his sentencing is now scheduled for late june. lester? >> a rare glimpse in that room. gabe, th an if you have obstructive sleep apnea and you're often tired during the day, you could be missing out on amazing things. sunosi can help you stay awake for them. once daily sunosi improves wakefulness in adults with excessive daytime sleepiness due to obstructive sleep apnea. sunosi worked for up to nine hours at 12 weeks in a clinical study. sunosi does not treat the cause of osa or take the place of your cpap. continue to use any treatments or devic

. >> an eye witness, donald williams, the mixed martial arts fighter who knew what she was witnessing was wrong and called police on the police. >> did you make a 911 call? >> that's correct. i did call the police on the police. >> why did you do that? >> because i believe i witness a murder. >> and then there is the young black woman who recorded the now infamous video chauvin kneeling on george floyd's neck. testifying she witnessed chauvin to breathe, she saw her black friends, her father -- it has been nights, i stayed up and apologizing and apologizing to george floyd for not doing more and not basically interacting. >> the burden of that young woman is carrying because she's a black woman in a country that very often treats black citizens differently than white citizens but it is her final words that's at the heart of this case. it is not about what she did that day, it is what he, derek chauvin should have done differently. i want to go to the capitol hill location to get the latest there. shimon prokupecz is there and brian. brian, the capitol police are under so much stress f

bystander donald williams broke down on the stand as he listened back to the call he made to emergency services... the defence tried to convince the jury that the crowd — presented as concerned citizens — were an angry mob that distracted the officers. it's fair to say that you grew angrierand angrier. no, i grew professional and professional. i stayed in my body. you can't paint me out to be angry. eric nelson's cross—examination sparked criticism from some observers as playing on a harmful racist trope of an angry black man. again and again throughout the trial, the defence came back to the idea that the officers had been distracted by the watching crowd. peter chang, a minneapolis police officer who was present at the scene, testified about the behaviour of bystanders. they were very aggressive... aggressive towards the officers, yes. . did the volume increase? yes _ and so, how were you reacting? were you splitting...? how were you reacting to that? yes, i was focused on the car, but then it distracs me - and i was concerned - for the officer's safety, too. but other officers

donald williams is not going to be another angry black man. what are he and the other witnesses supposed to be? they are supposed to be silent and indifferent when they see someone with a knee on someone's neck that long? >> i thought that mr. williams' testimony was incredibly powerful because he was so -- he was so still. he was a still and solid presence. and each time the defense attorney tried to push him into the box of being an angry black men, the two-dimensional stereo type, he pushed back and refused to step into that. and i thought it was a really painful moment. because it seemed in that instant, he fully understand if he was angry, if his anger was justified, he wasn't allowed to show it. because showing it can only work against him. and work against what i presume is his sense of justice and what happened that day. >> and actually, the professionals who were on the scene, the people who were taught to and deescalate a situation, were the officers, and they were behaving badly. why do you expect the bistanders to be more professio

. >>> cnn spoke with donald williams. he was a witness to george floyd's death. police body cam footage shows him in the crowd. you see him there. he was pleading with police to check floyd's pulse once he lost consciousness. williams says that he has carried the weight of what happened that day with him. and now it's been lifted. >> i just feel that, you know, me as a human being and, you know, the people that grew up around my personality, what i stand for, sticking up for people and what i'm teaching my kids have been shown to the world as a black man, you know. and it just means a lot to me. a lot of weight has been lifted off my shoulders. it's been some really long nights, really long days, and a really long year of being able to, you know, just have weight on my shoulders. today, you know, it was a lot of weight off my shoulders for me and my family, but not only my family but the george floyd's family in the world. i want my son and my friends' kids and my son's son's kids, my daughter kids and my nieces, my nephews, i want them to be able to be understoo

today, eyewitness testimony from donald williams, an off-duty firefighter genevieve hansen. sunday, here from charles mcmillan and courteney ross, george floyd's girlfriend. the trial of derek chauvin, today and sunday at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> today on "the communicators," tom wheeler. >> the complaint that was made during our term about net neutrality is that it would stifle innovation. and it would stifle investment. but the reality is that in the period of time when the net neutrality rules were in place, the internet service providers spent more on capital investment than they spent after the trump fcc removed those rules. and it was that i investment that has allowed us to be successful now, during covid, when everybody is on zoom and stressing out the network. the point of the matter is that what we tried to deal with was to continue this concept, this basic american concept of not having gatekeepers for crucial services and encouraging competition among those using those networks. >> watch "the communicators" today on c-span. >> the labor department reports

. >> reporter: donald williams was watching from the sidewalk. the professionally trained mma fighter was overcome with emotion as he heard his own call to 9-1-1. >> caller: a murder is going on. a murder -- >> 61-year-old eye witness charles mcmillian was there, too. he says he begged floyd to comply. >> stop moving. >> reporter: he dissolved into sobs when he saw the video from that day. >> an off duty firefighter walked by begged officers to let her check his pulse or to check it themselves. >> there was a man being killed, had i had access to a call similar to that, i would have been able to provide medical attention to the best of my abilities and this human was denied that. >> reporter: some witness's faces were shielded from the public. only the jury saw them because they were all minors when they witnessed floyd's death. the teen who took the video that went viral and her 9-year-old cousin who testified anonymously. >> there's been nights i stayed up apologizing. apologizing to george floyd for not doing more. >> i saw that officer put hi

amy: one of the eyewitnesses to george floyd's murder the mixed martial artist donald williams, told prosecutor matthew frank he called 911 after seeing chauvin put floyd in what williams had earlier called a blood choke. >> at some point did you make a 911 call? >> that is correct, i did call the police on the police. >> why did you do that? >> i believe i witnessed a muer. >> you felt the need to call the police? >> i felt the need to call the police on the police. amy: another one of the eyewitnesses was an off-duty firefighter and emt named genevieve hansen. on tuesday, she told prosecutor matthew frank she wanted to check george floyd's pulse and give him chess compressions but she was prevented from doing so by the police. >> i was really concerned about -- i thought his face looked puffy and swollen. this would happen if you are putting a grown man's weight on someone's neck. i noticed some fluid coming from what looked like george floyd's body. in a lot of cases the patient will release bladder when they died. i can't tell you where it was coming from, that's what -- where my

donald williams. he is a 33-year-old professional mixed martial artist who arrived at 8:22 and 39. he spent the day fishing with his son, stopping for a drink when he became of the incident. he described his view of this based upon his perception as a mixed martial artist. all right. he has a set of experiences that caused him to react in a different way. what he perceived was happening was that mr. floyd was being choked with a blood choke. i think we're past this at this point. the paramedic, touched the k car on the i had ar artery to have the person with a choke requires the blockage of both arteries. informs not a neck restraint. this was not a chokehold. he was upset. and that, again, is okay, because his perception affected what he was seeing. genevieve hansen, 27-year-old female firefighter for the city of minneapolis. she testified when she walked into the scene she described the crowd as upset. she said, i walked into an upset crowd. she said that the other voices distracted me from getting the officers' attention. and she testified again, based on her perspective, that o

. >> that's donald williams one of the prosecution witnesses you may witness from the derek chauvin trial reacting to the verdict last night on cnn. darnella frazier also testified she was 17-year-old when she recorded the video of george floyd murder and this was her reaction to the verdict on facebook. quote, i just cried so loud the last hour. to know guilty on all three charges thank you god, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, george floyd, we did it. justice has been served. could this verdict have happened without the video and without all of these people standing up for george floyd in court? >> brianna i think we can only assume that this video evidence weighed very heavily on the jury's decision. you know, i mean, this is a young woman, a 17-year-old girl who saw something that did not look right to her, she pulled out her camera phone and she began recording, after that she posted the video to facebook, protests across the country from people who were angry at what happened to george floyd, george floyd has now become this symbol of racial equality we can only assume th

amy: one of the eyewitnesses to george floyd's murder the mixed martial artist donald williams, told prosecutor matthew frank he called 911 after seeing chauvin put floyd in what williams had earlier called a blood choke. >> at some point did you make a 911 call? >> that is correct, i did call the police on the police. >> why did you do that? >> i believe i witnessed a muer. >> you felt the need to call the police? >> i felt the need to call the police on the police. amy: another one of the eyewitnesses was an off-duty firefighter and emt named genevieve hansen. on tuesday, she told prosecutor matthew frank she wanted to check george floyd's pulse and give him chess compressions but she was prevented from doing so by the police. >> i was really concerned about -- i thought his face looked puffy and swollen. this would happen if you are putting a grown man's weight on someone's neck. @@i noticed some fluid coming fm what looked like george floyd's body. in a lot of cases the patient will release bladder when they died. i can't tell you where it was coming from, that's what -- where my

. >> that is donald williams, one of the bystanders who was there that day and had to witness george floyd's death, and also one of the people who became a key witness in the trial for the prosecution against derek chauvin. williams sees hope for real and enduring change here. he says the blinders are now off. but for how long? the country is and remains at a crossroads and where is it headed? joining me is bakari sellers, the author of a book very important in this moment "my vanishing country." i really recommend it to everyone right now. bakari, you heard him. what does this verdict mean for you? >> it's a relief first. i don't know any black person that's excited. this is something that we're just glad the system finally got right. it's a weight off your shoulders, a weight off your chest, but yesterday was just the beginning. i want people to understand that. there's nobody who i talked to who feels as if that was justice, but that was accountability fleeting in this criminal justice system for so long. today the real work begins. we want to see action. we want to see change. we

donald williams, he saw this, you heard him, he testified, he called the police. a 9-year-old. judiah, what did she suggest? you need to call the police on the police. that's our expectation. even have seeing this. even have witnessing this, our expectation is that the police are going to help. and with condition, with good reason, right? policing is a most noble profession. it is. it is. and to be very clear, this case is called the state of minnesota versus derek chauvin. it's not the state of minnesota versus the police. it's not. policing is a noble profession, and it is a profession. you met several minneapolis police officers in this trial. they took the stand, they testified, and make no mistake this is not a prosecution of the police. this is of the defendant. and there is nothing worse for good police than bad police, that don't follow the rules and procedure. that doesn't follow training and ignores the policies and motto of the department. to protect with courage and to serve with compassion. they told you what that badge that he wears over his heart means, it's a pu