. >> george floyd. >> thank you all. that's where his family that could not be here today. >> i have a question. gop is trying to get by and from policing organizations for the george floyd policing act. that's one of the reasons why we are hearing installed and thus the reason it was not signed into law by the president today. let's say you about the fact that they are looking for police organizations to buy-in? it looks like it's civil rights versus qualified immunity. civil rights versus policing. >> we are going to leave here and meet with senator booker and senator scott, two of the lead negotiators in the united states senate, to continue to talk about a bipartisan bill. we don't think that it has to be one against the other. it should be that we all want better policing. we all want just policing where george floyd would get an opportunity to take a breath without having a knee on his neck, or where breonna taylor would get to sleep in peace without having her busted -- her door busted open and executed with six b

honor george. and make the necessary changes that make law enforcement the solution and not the problem. hold them accountable when they do something wrong. teach them what it means to treat people with empathy and respect. teach them what necessary force is. teach them that deadly force should be used rarely and only when life is at risk. george was not hurting anyone that day. he did not deserve to die over $20. i am asking you, is that what a black man is worth? $20? this is 2020. enough is enough. the people marching in the streets are telling you enough is enough. the world needs the right thing. the people elected you to speak for them to make positive change. george's name means something. you have the opportunity here today to make your names mean something, too. if this ends up changing the world for the better, and i think it will, then he died as he lived. it is on you to make sure his death is not in vain. host: george floyd's brother last june before the house representatives. taking y

within 30 days after george floyd's murder we passed the george floyd justice act. his daughter said she hoped his father would never be forgotten, and he will not. the promotion for change in the house of representatives. it's an honor to be here with the family, but i stand here to renew the commitment we will get this bill on president biden's desk. what

this is referred to his george floyd square. you could see a bright colored mural, flowers and signs. many people have come here to reflect over the past year, including members of the minnesota vikings just this past week, and today there was a street festival for the community to mark one year since floyd died at the hands of lise. welcome everyone to the four. i'm alex. seven and time. heather holmes rallies were held all across the country, including here in the bay area to mark the death of george floyd boy died after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by minneapolis police officer derrick show but who was responding to a call about a forgery, cell phone video taken that day show children kneeling on floyd's neck for 9.5 minutes, while floyd repeatedly pleaded that he could not breathe. floyd's death led to a wave of protests all across the country and a re examined. nation of race and policing here in the u. s just last month, shobin was convicted employed skilling and is now awaiting sentencing. but for many, the f

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we want justice for george floyd, but we also want jts for all of those who are potential george floyds. if this change takes place, it's going to send a pauschful message, a powerful message. to those who believe they can act with impunity because they have the long arm of the law in their hands. i cannot tell you what this means to me. i'm 73 years old. i have been waiting on this for a long time. and george floyd's daughter, god bless her, her words are prophetic. her father changed the world. as i feel this gentle breeze, i know the spirit of george floyd is contained herein. >> herein. >> because the winds of change are blowing across this country. >> yes, they are. thank you. >> thank you, congressman. before we hear brief remarks from rodney and brandon, we have houston councilwoman evans shabazz to briefly address you. >> thank you so very much. i'm so very honored to be here at texas southern university in third ward texas, where i just left the retouching of the mural in the street over on alabama across from the high school and i'm so honored to stand here with the floyd fami

the family responding, "george floyd." so, tonight, where do things stand in a new law likely and what hurdles remain over what's being asked for when it comes to police reform? abc's alex perez leading us off tonight from minneapolis. >> reporter: tonight, memorials stretching from coast to coast, honoring the life and legacy of george floyd, one year after his death. from los angeles to right here in minneapolis, americans marking the somber day, remembering the 46-year-old father killed one year ago today while in minneapolis police custody. late today, in the nation's capital, george floyd's family meeting privately with president biden and vice president harris at the white house. when they emerged, they said they were grateful for their time with the president, who they said was sincere in wanting to know how they are all doing. >> he's a genuine guy. >> reporter: and they said the president remains hopeful there will be a federal law, the george floyd justice in policing act. it has passed the house. and now democra

george floyd! what's his name? george floyd! nojustice, no peace. most of us can remember where we were when we first where we were when we first watch that video. the killing of george floyd by derek chauvin, the police officer that knelt down his neck for more than nine minutes. one year on we are going to take a look at the impact of what happened worldwide after global protests over the killing. we begin here in america, in missouri, st louis county where the main city has the highest level of civilian deaths at the hands of the police. what can be done to improve relations between officers and the public they serve? what happens when communities are under siege? for me to feel that even with my collar on that i have to be armed, is pretty depressing. under siege from violence, the bitter harvest of decades of neglect and poverty. but under siege too from those meant to defeat the violence, bad cops, poisoning public opinion. i see comments on facebook and things of that nature, you know, this is all police want to do is kill us. but i can thing

george fraud should go down in history. that broke the neck. all right. well, nice racism well lose brutality. and least he li gathered. i will stay in and be the voice for him. i was fit and be the change for him. our spirit could see you to be the legacy for him. find that if that i'm guilty, derrick shogun has been found guilty of murder and manslaughter, and will be sentenced on the 25th of next month. you cannot separate just from the but the debate continues to rage as to whether meaningful police reform is taking place. how can they reform something without including not, once you can't reform anything, you don't exclude the people who are directly affected by want to go up amount that we finally got to the base of the man we didn't get to the face. now we're at the base of them with the bill. amount in the back. yeah. off to the rallies, over those. remembering george floyd, reclaim some streets of downtown minneapolis. the number significantly smaller than the 10s of thousands who marched here in the months after the murder. i propose remain the

the family responding, "george floyd." so, tonight, where do things stand in a new law likely and what hurdles remain over what's being asked for when it comes to police reform? abc's alex perez leading us off tonight from minneapolis. >> reporter: tonight, memorials stretching from coast to coast, honoring the life and legacy of george floyd, one year after his death. from los angeles, to right here in minneapolis, americans marking the somber day, remembering the 46-year-old father killed one year ago today while in minneapolis police custody. late today, in the nation's capital, george floyd's family meeting privately with president biden and vice president harris they were grateful for their time with the president, who they said was sincere in wanting to know how they are all doing. and they said the president remains hopeful there will be a federal law, the george floyd justice in policing act. it has passed the house. and now democrats and republicans are negotiating in the senate. >> he did let us know that he supp

chanting: george floyd, george floyd! _ that's certainly how it feels a year on from the murder of george floyd. protesters are angry they haven't seen more change. we are hunted in america just for being black, and that's not good. it's time for a change. i got a black boy, a son, a two—year—old. i shouldn't have to teach him to put his hands up when he sees the police. i'm marching because these are racially—motivated murders that this state and other states, the united states of america has committed against our people, and enough is enough. and i'm marching in solidarity with other families, because their days of hurting our people and these racially—motivated murders are over with. policing is going to change... at a rally outside the courthouse where his murderer, derek chauvin, was found guilty, the floyd family's lawyer demanded landmark legislation. we must use this opportunity to get the george floyd justice _ in policing act passed, i so we can prevent some of these unnecessary, - preventable, unjustifi

chanting: george floyd, george floyd! _ that's certainly how it feels a year on from the murder of george floyd. protesters are angry they haven't seen more change. we are hunted in america just for being black, and that's not good. it's time for a change. i got a black boy, a son, a two—year—old. i shouldn't have to teach him to put his hands up when he sees the police. i'm marching because these are racially—motivated murders that this state and other states, the united states of america has committed against our people, and enough is enough. and i'm marching in solidarity with other families, because their days of hurting our people and these racially—motivated murders are over with. policing is going to change... at a rally outside the courthouse where his murderer, derek chauvin, was found guilty, the floyd family's lawyer demanded landmark legislation. we must use this opportunity. to get the george floyd justice in policing act passed, i so we can prevent some of these unnecessary, - preventable, unjustifia

george floyd! nojustice, no peace! no racist police! most of us can remember where we were when we first watched that video — the killing of george floyd by derek chauvin, the police officer who knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes. one year on, we are going to take a look at the impact of what happened worldwide after global protests over the killing. we begin here in america, in missouri, st louis county, where the main city has the highest level of civilian deaths at the hands of the police. what can be done to improve relations between officers and the public they serve? what happens when communities are under siege? for me to feel that even with my collar on that i have to be armed, is pretty depressing. under siege from violence, the bitter harvest of decades of neglect and poverty. but under siege, too, from those meant to defeat the violence, bad cops poisoning public opinion. i see comments on facebook and things of that nature, you know, this is all police want to do is kill us. but can things be turned around and pu

let's consider the impact that george floyd has had. he died one year ago and the next day, protest began in the city after videos began spreading online. those videos then spread across the country and protests spread across the world in time. here is a professor of african-erican studies. >> that image that people like myself and others cannot get out of their head, the officer with his knee on george floyd's neck, as george floyd's life was expiring, his hands in his pockets, that look of indifference, his thinking that he would not be punished because his indifference to life, that it for people the ways that race relations, the way that antiblack racism is throughout policing, and that is an extreme example. it was extreme in terms of people could see it, but this is what black people have been reporting about their experiences with policing since it came into a bureaucracy and nationalized force. ros: on may 29 last year, derek chauvin was charged with murder and manslaughter. he was found guilty of second-degree murder a month ag

. >> george floyd. >> thank you all. that's where his family that could not be here today. >> i have a question. gop is trying to get buy in from policing organizations for the george floyd policing act. that's one of the reasons why we are hearing installed and thus the reason it was not signed into law by the president today. let's say you about the fact that they are looking for police organizations to buy-in? it looks like it's civil rights versus qualified immunity. civil rights versus policing. >> we are going to leave here and meet with senator booker and senator scott, two of the lead negotiators in the united states senate, to continue to talk about a bipartisan bill. we don't think that it has to be one against the other. it should be that we all want better policing. we all want just policing where george floyd would get an opportunity to take a breath without having a knee on his neck, where breonna taylor would get to sleep in peace without her door busted open and executed with six bullets in her body. thei

>> george floyd. >> thank you all. that's for his family that could not be here today. >> april, one question. >> ben, i have a question. -- trying to get biden from policing organizations from the george floyd policing act. that's one of the reasons we're hearing it was stalled that's the reason it was not signed into law. what say you for the fact they're looking for police organizations to buy in. it looks like civil rights versus qualified immunity, civil rights versus policing? >> we're going to go here and meet with senator booker and senator scott, two of the lead negotiators in the united states senate to continue to talk about a bipartisan bill. we don't think that it has to be one against the other. it should be that we all want better policing. we all want just policing where george will get an opportunity to take a breath, without having a knee on his neck, or breonna taylor will get to sleep in peace without having her door busted open and executed with six bullets in her body. her blood is on them. they c

george wears his hair cropped. instead of the light infantry's for nate leather helmet, both he and his servant where more practical and comfortable around hats. in my triumphal entry into philadelphia, st. george -- wrapped in a blue cloak after he suffered a serious head wound at the battle of germantown october 4th 1777. we cannot see any of saint georges uniform or much of what others wounded like -- writing beside him are wearing. but the wounded light infantry corporal is a tiring around how with the left brim folded up. a red roundabout jacket with least wings. and black leather prospects. to carry his -- his fellow also carried seen georges hat and fusil with his own wounded left arm. st. george sent destroys and others like them to to london friends, matthew -- leading publishers and 1770. they released it in america which both celebrated the british capture if philadelphia and underlying -- the rebel cause had not yet collapsed. st. georges influence could be immediately recognized in the figure of the br

george george floyd's neck. >> i can't breathe! >> reporter: killing the 46- year-old. this disturbing video resonated with people across the city... >> (chanting) i can't breathe! >> reporter: ...the country and the world, who marched for change. today, speakers at rallies encouraged supporters to keep up the fight. in the last year, 17 states and the district of columbia have banned or restricted chokeholds. more than 20 metropolice departments saw decreases in their share of the city budget. amid the debate about police reform, crime in minneapolis is rising. today, just feet away from the square dedicated to george floyd, about 30 gunshots rang out. >> this bill of comprehensive police reform... (gunfire) >> reporter: a barrage of gunfire was captured on camera during a reporter's live shot. ( gunfire ) the shooting was apparently unrelated to the floyd events. police say one person was injured. a year ago, k.b. bala was preparing to open his dream restaurant in minneapolis. this is where your restaurant used to be. >> right th

and it's also the legacy of george floyd only if any. what if anything has changed for the biden administration very briefly, if you can well, the by ministration, today, med family members off the ploy family. they are struggling when it comes to racial inequality with congress right now. but the hopes are that they will be able to pass this bill as soon as in june correspondence oliver in minneapolis, then thank you very much. the other day is almost done, but the conversation continues online. you will find that on twitter, other s b w news you've been following me as well. thank you very much for joining us on the day. the news? the news, the news many places not many minus. apparently hydrogen is being sold and the clean, all rounded as the energy source of the future. many industries are very interested in the field. but what potential doesn't really carry made in germany next, w, moist, secret division office, 39 drugs, counterfeit money and human trafficking. they're pulling out all the talk to finance the nuclear weapons program

floyd. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> reporter: on the first anniversary of his death george floyd's family members meant with president biden at the white house. >> we're just thankful for what's going original and we just want this act to be passed in the future. >> the family renewing its call for congress to pass legislation crafted to end fatal police encounters like the one that killed floyd a year ago in minnesota. >> if you can make protect birds which is the bald eagle you can make federal laws to protect people of color. >> the president eager to sign the george floyd justice in politician act which has already passed the house but faces hurdles in the senate. >> i've spoken with the negotiators. i'm hopeful that sometime after memorial day we'll have an agreement. >> reporter: the floyd act would ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants, prohibit racial profiling and end qualified immunity for law enforcement allowing people to file civil suits against the police. that provision appears to be the key sticking point for senate republicans. both sides still optimistic a deal can

george floyd wasn't just george floyd. we had seen the amy cooper, christian cooper, ahmaud arbery had been shot and killed in georgia which is not a policing incident but potentially of racial profiling or racial targeting. you had a populous of people who had been trapped inside their house all year at that point. and -- or for several months at that point at least. and then they saw this video of george floyd. and people wanted to get into the streets. they wanted to do something and wanted to change something. and i think that when you look at the year that's come afterward, we're having conversations and there's debates happening in cities and municipalities and states about things like changing police funding, about whether or not armed officers need to be the ones spongdz to -- spongz to all these things and things relatively unthinkable in the mainstream conversation the day before george floyd was killed. yamiche: trieme, what wesley is talking about is a change of the conversation. you're in tulsa where this is i

say his name george, floor. boyd's death captured on video last may, prompting a powerful movement of police reform and social justice. good evening. i'm julie julie haener and i'm alex savage. today president biden marked the anniversary of floyd's death by meeting with the floyd family. the white house released this photo of the private meeting. the president had said he hoped the police reform act named after george floyd would pass congress by today that bill. still stalled in the senate. but the president said he is optimistic for its passage. well, i've spoken with the negotiators. i'm hopeful that. some time after the war all day will have an agreement. on the short boys. legislation is following the white house meeting, the floyd family praised president biden's efforts, saying that he wants the right bill, not a rushed bill. he said that they are, he's not happy about it not being made. but all in all, he just wants to deal to be right and meaningful and that it holds george's legacy intact. if you can

the murder of george floyd. one year ago this week, it was captured on cell phone video and posted online. millions watched as a white minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, kneeled on the neck of floyd an unarmed black man pleading for his life. the outrage was immediate. protests erupted in minneapolis and in cities across america. many chanted floyd's dying words "i can't breathe" and within days, there were demonstrations around the world. crowds demanded justice for floyd and fundamental changes in policing. through their pain, floyd's family also spoke out. they executed him in front of us. yamiche: again and again. >> there's a lot of us. >> that's right. >> it's a lot of us! >> a lot of us! yamiche: his young daughter, giana, told presideial candidate joe biden her father would change the world. later, there was a 6 1/2-week jury trial. derrick derek chauvin who had been fir after the incident -- >> guilty. yamiche: was found guilty of murder. >> i was ecstatic. i was excited. yamiche: chavaughn face

they will always miss george, and they will be able to tell their children that george changed where we are in this country. >> reverend, the mother of eric gardener, she discussed disappointment with the lack of police reform legislation. take a listen and we'll talk on the other side. >> it's not over with because they are still killing our children. >> to you this is a broken promise? >> it is a broken promise. we need for our legislators to be more accountable, accountable to us and that's not happening. >> so what about that? you spoke to this in your earlier answer, this question of, you know, when it comes to this bill we heard congresswoman karen bass say meeting the symbolic deadline is not as important as having a substantive piece of legislation? >> i think she's right and it was that determination that got the eric gardener bill, and the mayor and others were just here and we took nine minutes and 29 seconds on our knee to stand with george floyd to say that the federal government must do what new york has done and that is legislation is law. she's right, it has been prom

george fraud should go down. is the state that broke the met? all right. well, nice racism well lose brutality. and well, least he li gathered. i will stay in and be the voice for him. i will spit and be the change for him. i will spare it. could see you to be the legacy for him. by and the defendant guilty derek shogun has been found guilty of murder and manslaughter, and will be sentenced on the 25th of next month. you cannot separate just from the but the debate continues to rage as to whether meaningful police reform is taking place. how can they reform something without including not, once you can't reform anything, you don't exclude the people who are directly affected by want to go up amount. but we finally got to the base of the man we didn't get to the face. now we're at the base of them, but still among the but yeah, off to the rallies over those. remembering george floyd, reclaim some streets of downtown, minneapolis the number significantly smaller than the 10s of thousands who marched here in the months after the murder legislation remains the

employment george galloway and former pentagon official mike maloof. george i will start over with you the russian delegate today tweeted this he said quote the joint commission j c p away at its meeting today opened a new round of talks on full restoration of the nuclear deal the participants agreed on the need to intensify the process the delegations seem to be ready to stay in vienna as long as necessary to achieve the goal now george it appears they are still using intermediaries but this is a positive note is that it is think the signal from the russian side the good music if you like seems to suggest it's not going to break down there's not going to be walkouts is obviously positive. the unfreezing of it in our search talk obviously helps to warm up the room although it is one of making the point the these are really in funds that should never have been frozen in the 1st place they're not going to be released as cash which is what they were when they were frozen but through some convoluted swiss jonell but nonetheless i don't want to be churlish.

within 30 days after george floyd's murder we passed the george floyd justice act. his daughter said she hoped his father would never be forgotten, and he will not. the promotion for change in the house of representatives. it's an honor to be here with the family, but i stand here to renew the commitment we will get this bill on president biden's desk. what is important is that a substantive piece of legislation. that is far more important than a specific date. we will work until we get it done. it will be passed in a bipartisan manner. that's a commitment we are making. i would like to introduce mr. floyd's brother. >> i want to thank you all for inviting us here. [ inaudible ] -- we all said enough is enough. we need to be able to -- we need meaningful legislation. we need to get this taken care of because just like ghianna said -- [ applause ] >> y'all can see that we as adults should be able to pursue that. we should be able to work together. we need to be working together to make sure that people do not live in fear in america anymore. this is the land of the f

george george floyd's neck. >> i can't breathe! >> reporter: killing the 46- year-old. this disturbing video resonated with people across the city... >> (chanting) i can't breathe! >> reporter: ...the country and the world, who marched for change. today, speakers at rallies encouraged supporters to keep up the fight. in the last year, 17 states and the district of columbia have banned or restricted chokeholds. more than 20 metropolice departments saw decreases in their share of the city budget. amid the debate about police reform, crime in minneapolis is rising. today, just feet away from the square dedicated to george floyd, about 30 gunshots rang out. >> this bill of comprehensive police reform... (gunfire) >> reporter: a barrage of gunfire was captured on camera during a reporter's live shot. ( gunfire ) the shooting was apparently unrelated to the floyd events. police say one person was injured. a year ago, corby was preparing to open his dream restaurant in minneapolis. this is where your restaurant used to be. >> right there.

floyd changed her life and her purpose. >> it doesn't stop at george floyd at all. we have many more things to come. and as a youth member, and speaking for the youth, we have a future and we want the future to change. >> reporter: in oakland, cornell bernard abc 7 news. >>> as we continue the legacy of george floyd, the role of the media and how his story is told. >>> plus the cancellation of a popular art festival in the north bay. why some say it's all about politics. abc 7 news at 5:00 continues i had no idea how much i wamy case was worth. c call the barnes firm to find out what your case could be worth. we will help get you the best result possible. ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ sausalito announced it was canceling this year's art festival as abc seven years, reporter wing, friedman explains. the city says the homeless sort of blame. pointing going on. >> the best outcome is for everyone to find shelter. >> but finding those outcomes will not please including the salsalito festival. >> as luis briones told us today not this year they've had to

you know, in that moment, george -- and i got two georges. man, i am lucky today. >> stuck in the middle. >> i am. in that moment sitting home -- and, george, i'm sure you were si sitting home or somewhere. i kept thinking, who is going to stop these people? who is going to stop this -- this attack on our capitol, and for the first time in my adult life, and i'm not a scaredy-cat, i felt frightened because i didn't know what else would happen that day, and here we are, district residents, waiting for someone to call the national guard. i reached out to the mayor's office and said, where is the national guard? i reached out. why is the metropolitan police? this cannot be happening, and yet it is happening. if we don't investigate the underlying reasons, what happened, then we will not prevent it from happening again. that is what is so scary about what happened on january 6th. >> i sent my staff home from my georgetown office out of fear of disorder, but there's an interesting conflict of interest here. kevin mccarthy, the leader of the house

. >> george floyd. >> thank you, all. that's for his family that could not be here today. >> i have a question. ben, gop is trying to get buy-in from policing organizations on the george floyd policing act. that's one of the reasons we're hearing it was stalled and that's why it was not signed into law by the president today. what say you about the fact that they're looking for police organizations to buy in? it looks like it's civil rights versus qualified immunity? >> we're going to leave here and go meet with senator booker and senator scott, two of the lead negotiators in the united states senate to continue to talk about a bipartisan bill. we don't think there has to be one against the other. it should be we all want better policing. we all want just policing where george floyd were given the opportunity to take a breath without having a knee on his neck, where breonna taylor can sleep without her door busted in with six bullets in her body. we're going to continue to press to say, yeah, we have to respect the spille

george fraud should go down to the state that broke the met. all right. well, nice racism well lose brutality. and well, least, he li gathered. i will stay in and be the voice for him. i was fit and be the change for him. our spirit could see you to be the legacy for him. find the defendant guilty derek shogun has been found guilty of murder and manslaughter, and will be sentenced on the 25th of next month. you cannot separate just from the but the debate continues to rage as to whether meaningful police reform is taking place. how can they reform something without including not, once you can't reform anything, you don't exclude the people who are directly affected by want to go up amount. but we finally got to the base of the man we didn't get into the face. now we're at the base of them, but still among the but yeah, off to the rallies over those. remembering george floyd, reclaim some streets of downtown, minneapolis the number significantly smaller than the 10s of thousands who marched here in the months after the murder. i propose remain the presiden

amy: here in new york, the reverend al sharpton paid tribute to george floyd on tuesday. >> george floyd should not just go down in history as a martyr. he should go down in history as the turning point of how we deal with policing in the united states. amy: we are joined now by the historian elizabeth hinton. she is an associate professor of history and african american studies at yale university and a professor of law at yale law school. her new book is "america on fire: the untold history of police violence and black rebellion since the 1960's." she is also the author of "from the war on poverty to the war on crime." professor hinton, welcome to democracy now! it is great to have you with us. why don't we start off by this significant week, the first anniversary of the police murder of george floyd -- not only the story of the murder, but the story of the unprecedented rebellion that ensued for the next year. >> well, so, what we witnessed st summer was what some have called the largest mass mobilization in the united states history. let me point out that most of the protests last sum

how will you cover this anniversary of the death of george floyd? guest: right. i think there is definitely -- as far as negotiations go, i do not think there will be any crazy breakthrough today. i might be wrong. i think there have been a lot of statements from a lot

>> so obviously today is the one year anniversary of george floyd death. that was sort of the self imposed deadline the white house and karen bass architect of the road floyd justice of policing act set for themselves to get to president biden's desk signed into law. obviously we are in today and that's not going to happen but congressman bass signaled that conversation with senator tim scott were going well but then he had a few more weeks to get finalized and she said she'd trather have the bill be substantive and really drive the change they are trying to seek rather than get a bill passed by a certainrt date. a few more weeks, how much pressure building reform advocates simply trying to move ahead withea the george floyd justice policing act rather than continuing to wait for whatever comes out of this negotiation of course the george floyd act passed in march in the house mostly a partyline vote. >> rightd so when it passed in the senate, it didn't have any republican support and democrats new they were going to have to work across the aisle in the se

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even since the death of george floyd. we continued to have killings of black unarmed men, in particular. and so these police officers know they have the support of the police unions. they have the support of city council members who intimidated by the police union. police chiefs who said if they don't go along, they can't be chief. even some mayors. i'm so proud of though mayors that are willing to stand up and fight and for the police chiefs that are willing to stand up and fight. but history tells us that they have been intimidated too long, given in too much, and the police don't believe they're going to be held accountable. that's why even after george floyd they continue to kill and so i want qualified immunity out. >> one of the comprises is keeping qualified immunity are taking it away from police departments. would it be a worthwhile comprise for you to make it possible for private citizens to sue police departments over bad cops? >> well, you know, the devil is until the details. that's why not wise to try to neg

george floyd! nojustice, no peace! no racist police! - most of us can remember where we were when we first watched that video — the killing of george floyd by derek chauvin, the police officer who knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes. one year on, we are going to take a look at the impact of what happened worldwide after global protests over the killing. we begin here in america, in missouri, st louis county, where the main city has the highest level of civilian deaths at the hands of the police. what can be done to improve relations between officers and the public they serve? what happens when communities are under siege? for me to feel that even with my collar on that i have to be armed, is pretty depressing. under siege from violence, the bitter harvest of decades of neglect and poverty. but under siege, too, from those meant to defeat the violence, bad cops poisoning public opinion. i see comments on facebook and things of that nature, you know, "this is all police want to do is kill us." but can things be turned around an

this george floyd, i'm so sick of hearing of george floyd. you've got a drug addict, counterfeiter, resisting arrest and i watched the whole trial. that whole trial was political. there was nothing whatsoever about criminal. it was political. >> maxine, what do you think it means for this larger conversation about policing in america and what is fair, what isn't fair, what should be done? reflect on the past year? >> caller: to start with, chauvin followed police procedures with what he was taught to do. he didn't do anything that was out of what was described in his job description. it was -- that trial was political. no way. there's no way you can deny it. george floyd was a drug addict with counterfeit money. now, if you want to put him up a sainthood, go ahead and do it. but that is not justice. that is not american justice. and i'm surprised that chauvin was convicted. but nevertheless, george floyd was not a saint. >> got your point, maxine. mark in massachusetts. good morning. >> caller: good morning, john. thank you. i think that poli

taylor: joining us now is gershon distenfield and george rusnak. george, let me start with you. the fed is talking about tapering even though a few months ago, i thought we were not even thinking about thinking about thinking about tapering. where you surprised? george: i was happily surprised. they should be talking about tapering. keep in mind, what are we talking about? we are not talking about tapping the brakes. we are talking about letting off of the gas and little bit. when you are buying $120 billion per month, you should be starting to talk about tapering. the timing around that is probably going to be around august, maybe in september and maybe toward the end of the year. if we do it sooner, that is better. it is important for investors to get in their minds, in the past where the fed has waited, they are waiting until they see inflation in the rearview mirror. that is the key point and the question is is the market going to allow them to do that. taylor: gershon, you have a similar point. you are looking at the fed to begin tapering. how does the market respond to tha

for george washington? >> because it shows up the first continental congress in 1774 and he is the man. he has learned how to be a political actor. any have to figure that out somehow. look at the 16 years he spent an awesome burgesses, which is longer than the military officer. i think he really sat at the feet of fine political actors. as the colonial capitol in williamsburg. people like henry lee, peyton randolph, john robinson, they're not big names today patrick henry. and he figured out how they lead. and he figured out the best course for himself. the house of burgesses tended to feature the star of people like patrick henry. they would give great speeches and fire up the world. george washington was never going to do that. he was not that lib or fancy of a speaker. he did not have a terribly good voice. as i said he was shy about his modest education. i think he figured out how to be a quiet leader. there were a few ways, extraordinary talents he brought to that, which he can take advantage of. one

the george point family has received compensation. they have been serv, justice, because of the police officer, has consented. but of course, the black america, the african american community on america as a whole, is still waiting for that sleeping police reform bill that has been promised and has not been passed as of now. and at the same time, there are recent polls suggesting that a majority of the americans believe that police violence is actually worse. and since george w ali, there's other reporting that from minneapolis early. so football now going by and munich coach honey flick can find a 3 year contract to coach the german national team. aflac who's by on team lifted . the important thing a trophy on saturday. we'll take over from you. we'll learn who's leaving after your peon championships. this summer the rivers have been flying ever since honey flick confirmed in april that he wanted to leave by and munich at the end of the season. know that the f b, germany's football federation has confirmed that flick will take over f

he's the chair of the department of slavic studies at brown university and in budapest we crossed to george he is a podcast or at the gaggle which can be found on you tube rumble and the locals are gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means he can jump in anytime he want and i always appreciate it let's go to vladimir 1st let me i'm very glad to have you and george on the program to talk about this very important topic because being a trained academic historian in modern european and russian history and still dabble in it because i get to talk to a very interesting people like yourself and george on this program i'm very disturbed in mainstream media and in. political political diatribes so that people use to term fascist it's a very important term it's very dangerous term i think we have to use a lot of precision when using it because if you don't you. womanize the the the fashion to experience that within the 20th century and what could possibly have happened in the future so maybe your reflection here i mean i'm sure you hear the same things i hear how do you feel when you hear he's

the victim's name was george floyd. although this wasn't the first time i've seen a black man get killed at the hands of the police, this is the first time i witnessed it happen front of me. right in front of my eyes, a few feet away. i didn't know this man from a can of paint, but i knew his life mattered. i knew that he was in pain. i knew that he was another black man in danger with no power. i was only 17 at the time, just a normal day for me walking my 9-year-old cousin to the corner store, not even prepared for what i was about to see, not even knowing my life was going to change on this exact day in those exact moments. it did. it changed me. it changed how i viewed life. it made me realize how dangerous it is to be black in america. we shouldn't have to walk on eggshells around police officers, the same people that supposed to protect and serve. we're looked at as thugs, animals and criminals, all because of the color of our skin. why are black people viewed this way when every race has some type of wrongdoing.

our next guest is tara brown, george floyd's cousin and the director of the george floyd foundation. great to see you. >> hi. thank you for having me. >> thanks for being here. what does today mean for you and your family? >> obviously, we're still heartbroken. today is a day that, you know, it marks the anniversary of his passing, and so you know, there's no way of avoiding that this is a tremendous loss for us. as much as, you know, it's a loss for us, we do understand that it's -- we want to celebrate the life that he lived and focus on just making sure that there is -- we build on the legacy that we want to honor him with. >> yeah. i read, tera, that you had always prided yourself, or i guess considered yourself the protector and nurturer of the family and i can imagine that today and this year has been hard for somebody who couldn't protect the family from all of this pain. >> that is so true. that has always been my role, and so i do have -- you know, i may have said before that i just have so much guilt about, really, just not being there or not being able to save him. and so,

trust abused over time is not easily restored >> george floyd! >> say his name. >> george floyd! >> george floyd didn't die for an idea. he wasn't a martyr for a cause. he was murdered under the color of authority. and to forget that and him is to ignore what we saw with our own eyes and ignore the need to press forward for change >>> that's "nightly news" for this tuesday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night