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with minneapolis police department policy, was not reflective of the minneapolis police department. he will not mince any words. he's very clear. he's very decisive that this was excessive force. so ultimately, ladies and gentlemen, what was this all about in the first place? you're going to learn it was about a counterfeit $20 bill used at a convenience store. that's all. you will not hear any evidence that mr. floyd knew that it was fake or did it on purpose. you will learn from witnesses we will call that the police officers could have written him a ticket and let the court sort it out. you will learn that even if he did it on purpose, it was a minor offense, a misdemeanor. . in terms of the charges we are bringing, we're going to prove to you that mr. chauvin's conduct was a substantial cause of mr. floyd's death. we charged him with murder in the second degree, murder in the third degree and manslaughter for using excessive force against george floyd. you will learn the use of excessive and reasonable force against a citizen is an assault and this case we will show you this was

but it also represents the essence of the minneapolis police department approach to the use of force against the citizens when appropriate the sanctity assent to the of life and the protection of the public shall be the cornerstones of the minneapolis police departments use of force compassion sanctity of life cornerstones and have little badges one right over the officers are. but you're also going to learn that the officers take an oath when they become police officers. that take an oath that i will enforce the law courteously and appropriately and as you will are as applies to this case never employing unnecessary force or violence. and not only that. i recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith and i accept it as a public trust to be held so long as i am true to the ethics of police service. symbol of public faith ethics to police service sanctity of life all of this matters tremendously to this case because you will learn that on may 25th of 2020 mr barrett shaaban betrayed this badge when he used excessive and unreasonable force upon the body of mr george for

this is going to be a fraught moment in minneapolis. i'm here in front of the courthouse where this will take place. as you've seen, there's fencing all around this courthouse. high security. and a lot of uncertainty what this trial will hold. what are you looking for? >> we're looking for justice. i think that when you look at the fact over the last several years -- half a decade ago or more to now. the question is, one, the evidence against chauvin and this particular case that is outlined by the prosecutor and whether or not the prosecutor can just present the facts. and i think the facts speak for themselves. but the overall case is whether the united states has the capacity to deal with a white law enforcement officer who killed a black member of the black community or black american. we're looking at the fact that in the case of eric garner. when we look at the case in ferguson, no indictment. we look at cases all over the country, tamir rice, breonna taylor, it's not only the evidence against derek chauvin, which must be independ

the trial begins in minneapolis this morning. as derek chauvin, the former police officer, stands accused of murdering george floyd. that video seen around the world, sparking a racial reckoning and calls for police reform. [ chanting ] >> this morning, what we know about the jurors who will decide his fate, and how both sides plan to fight it out in court as the entire nation watches. >>> deadly flooding emergency. parts of nashville underwater. the dangerous rushing waters and the worst flooding in more than a decade, leading to more than 130 rescues. we're tracking the new threats. >>> fourth wave fears. the urgent warning as covid cases spike in nearly half the country. this morning, how the vaccine passport could be the way of the future as the nation hits new records in the race to vaccinate. >>> deadly carjacking. two teenage girls charged with murdering an uber eats driver in washington, d.c. the 13-year-old and 15-year-olds allegedly tasing the father of three and grandfather before crashing his car as he hung onto it. t

chauvin was not consistent with minneapolis police department training, not consistent with minneapolis police department policy, was not reflective of the minneapolis police department. he's very clear, he'll be very decisive that this was excessive force. ultimately, what was this all about in the first place? you're going to learn it was about a counterfeit 20-dollar bill used at a convenience store, that's all. you will not hear evidence mr. floyd knew it was fake. you will learn the police officer could have written a ticket and let the courts sort it out you will learn even if he did it on purpose, it was a minor offense, misdemeanor. in terms of the charges we are bringing, we are going to prove to you that mr. chauvin's conduct was substantial because of mr. place death. we charged him with murder in the second degree, murder and the third degree and man slaughter for using excessive force against george floyd. he will learn the use of unreasonable force against a citizen is an assault in this case we will show you this was assault and relating to taking his life. we are going t

with minneapolis police department policy, was not reflective of the minneapolis police department. he will not mince any words. he is very clear. he will be very decisive that this was excessive force. ultimately, ladies and gentlemen, what was this all about in the first place? you are going to learn it was about a counterfeit 20 dollar bill used at a convenience store. that's all. you will not hear any evidence that mr. floyd knew it was fake or did it on purpose. you will learn from witnesses we will call that the police officers could have written him a ticket and let the court sort it out. you will learn that even if he did it on purpose, it was a minor offense, a misdemeanor. in terms of the charges that we are bringing, we are going to prove to you that mr. chauvin's conduct was a substantial cause of mr. floyd's death. we have charged him with murder in the second degree, murder in the third degree and manslaughter for using excessive force against george floyd. you will learn that the use of excessive force is an assault. in this case we will show you that this was an assa

>> they're a minneapolis park officer. >> it's the park police, work for the city of minneapolis as well. >> correct. >> and so they can respond to calls in minneapolis even though it's not a park. >> correct. >> and so then can you tell us a few lines at 20 :11:02. . describe what's listed there. >> they are taking one out. >> and what does that mean? >> they are taking a person out of the vehicle. >> is that customary for officers to call that in. >> yes. >> in right below that is a license plate number. >> yes. >> and we have removed the identifying information from that correct. >> correct. >> that's why there's a gap there. >> uh-huh. >> and though there is a street address to minneapolis correct. >> yes. >> and that's an ilian avenue. >> correct. >> where is that in minneapolis generally, do you know? >> that is in the fourth precinct. >> which side of minneapolis is that? >> north side of minneapolis. >> this information has gone out as well, that address. >> correct. >> and then following down to 20:12:21, do you see that entry? >> yes. >> and can you describe for the jurors what

with minneapolis police department policy, was not reflective of the minneapolis police department. he will not mince words. he will be very clear and decisive that this was excessive force. so ladies and gentlemen, what was this all about in the first place? you're going to learn that it was about a counterfeit 20-dollar bill used at a convenience store. that's all. you will not hear any evidence that mr. floyd knew that it was fake or did it on purpose. you will learn from witnesses we will call the police officers could have written him a ticket and let the court to sort it out. you will learn that even if he did it on purpose, it was a minor offense, a misdemeanor. so in terms of the charges that we are bringing, we are going to prove to you that mr. chauvin's conduct was a substantial cause of mr. floyd's death. we charged him with murder in the second degree, murder in the third degree and manslaughter for using excessive force against george floyd. you will learn the use of excessive and reasonable force is an assault and this case we will show you that this was an assault th

they're a minneapolis park officer. >> the park police working for the city of minneapolis as well? >> correct. >> they can respond to calls in minneapolis, even though it's not in a park? >> correct. >> can you tell us a few lines down at 20:11:02, do you see that line? >> yes. >> describe for us what is listed there. >> they are taking one out. >> what does had a mean? >> they are taking a person out of the vehicle. >> is that customary for officers to call that in? >> yes. >> right below that is a license plate number. correct? >> yes. >> we have removed the identifying information from that. that's why there's a gap there. there's a street address in minneapolis, correct? >> yes. >> that's ilion avenue? >> yes. >> where is that? >> in fourth precinct. >> which side of minneapolis? >> the north side of minneapolis. >> this information has gone out to the officers as well, that address? >> correct. >> following down to 20:12:21, do you see that entry? >> yes. >> can you describe for the jurors what's depicted on that line? >> it is squad 320 is code four. >> that means what to you

you're watching all jazeera and let's take you back to the interior of that courtroom in minneapolis the trial of former police officer derek children was alleged to have killed a georgia floyd last year let's see what's happening inside the court system only as we hear now to protect the privacy of your notes i would suggest you write your random jersey number which we will keep the same and put that on the 1st sheet and then begin taking notes on the 2nd sheet we also have extra pads if you run out of space now we were collecting keep are not secure at the end of each day so you can leave them in the chair during breaks and at the end of the day. at the other end of the trial you will be allowed to take your notes with you into deliberation and i will instruct you further regarding the use of those notes at the end of the trial keep in mind also that i cannot give you a trial transcript at the end of the trial no such transcript can be prepared for you deliberation we count on the jury to rely upon its collective memory and the exhibits submitted to you. during the trial an objecti

have you found anyone in minneapolis _ go. have you found anyone in minneapolis a _ go. have you found anyone in minneapolis a is _ go. have you found anyone in minneapolis a is another- go. have you found anyone in j minneapolis a is another way, go. have you found anyone in - minneapolis a is another way, that derek chauvin is being treated unfairly or being made a scapegoat because of wider problems within american society? hat because of wider problems within american society?— american society? not 'ust in minneapoliafi american society? not 'ust in minneapolis, but * american society? notjust in minneapolis, but across - american society? notjust in - minneapolis, but across america, this is a deeply divisive case, and there are those who think, and it is there are those who think, and it is the centrepiece of the defence's argument, that derek chauvin followed police procedure and training, that any other police officer trained to deal with a situation like this would have acted exactly the same way, even though the prosecution, the state of minnesota is saying

minneapolis is a city i know well. i was here multiple times last year covering the floyd killing and ensuing demonstrations which ignited the largest racial justice movement in decades across this country. the reason i'm back here is to bear witness to talk to black citizens and leaders across this community to learn about their struggles and bring them directly to you. i spoke with folks about what they expect both inside and outside the courtroom as well as the state of present day minneapolis. what has changed for the better? what has changed for the worse? security where i am right now is tight with demonstrations expected throughout the coming weeks. ahead of the trial, the city of minneapolis has already reached a $27 million settlement with floyd's family for his wrongful death. derek chauvin faces second-degree murder charges, unintentional murder charges and third-degree murder charges as well as second-degree manslaughter, all of which have different sentences and different standards that need to be proven i

with minneapolis police department policy, was not reflective of the minneapolis police department. he will not mince any words. he is very clear. he will be very decisive that this was excessive force. so ultimately, ladies and gentlemen, what was this all about in the first place? what you are going to learn it was about, a counterfeit $20 bill use at a convenience store. that's all. you will not hear any evidence that mr. floyd dated on purpose. you will learn from witnesses we will call that the police officers could have written him a ticket and let the courts sort it out. you will learn that even if he did it on purpose it was a minor offense, a misdemeanor. so in terms with the charges that we are bringing, we are going prove to you that mr. chauvin's conduct was a substantial cause of mr. floyd's death. we have charged him with murder in the second degree, murder in the third degree, and manslaughter for using excessive force against george floyd. you will learn that the use of excessive and unreasonable force against a citizen is an assault, and in this case will show you t

with minneapolis police department policy, was not reflective of the minneapolis police department. he will not mince any words. he's very clear. he'll be very decisive that this was excessive force. so ultimately, ladies and gentlemen, what was this all about in the first place? you're going to learn that it was about a counterfeit $20 bill used at a convenience store, that's all. you will not hear any evidence that mr. floyd knew that it was fake or did it on purpose. you will learn from witnesses we will call that the police officers could have written him a ticket and let the courts sort it out. you will learn that even if he did it on purpose, it was a minor offense, a misdemeanor. so in terms of we are bringing, we're going to prove to you that mr. chauvin's conduct was a substantial cause of mr. floyd's death. we charged him with murder in the second degree, murder in the third degree, and manslaughter for using excessive force against george floyd. you will learn that the use of excessive and renst the citizen assault, and this case we will show you that this was an assault

>> a moving moment there outside the courthouse in minneapolis. the floyd family attorneys, remembers of george floyd's family, brothers, a nephew as well as the reverend al sharpton there marking the final minutes of george floyd's life. ben crump, the floyd family attorney called this trial a four week journey to justice. and he repeatedly called that video in which we witnessed chauvin's knee on floyd's neck a torture video. i'm joined now by laura coates as well as sergeant cheryl dorsey. she's a retired lapd police sergeant. many questions for you, laura coates. but first here. ben crump described this as a case, a murder case that is not hard. your view? is he right? >> well, when you look at the 8:46, it's difficult to have heard reverend al sharpton actually mark each minute and not have your stomach and heart sink each minute knowing the duration of what was called the torture video. you're talking about a criminal prosecution. can you not take for the fact that you have jurors, you have the idea of wild cards. you have the idea of people

a member of the minneapolis fire department. who was trained anded a administered in emergency care and going to talk with you jen hanson she wanted to check on his pulse and well being and wanted him to let up and get up. she did her best to intervene to be able to act to intercede on his and a half and see where she approached mr. chauvin on top of george floyd with both of his knees reached for his mace and his belt and pointed in her direction. but she couldn't help and she'll talk about that experience. now you're going to learn that in aftermath of this, that mr. chauvin's last day of employment was minneapolis police department wasas on may 26th of 2020. the minneapolis chief of police chief arredondo is going to come here to talk with you. he was the police chief at the time he's the chief today. he's going to tell you that mr. chauvin's conduct was not consistent with any effort of police department training. was not consistent with minneapolis police department policy. was not reflective of the minneapolis police depar

thejudge such as currently on trial in minneapolis. the judge such as the high—profile nature of the trial has given until the end of this month to select a jury. so far they've got seven jurors and they need another seven more. very difficult to find anybody in that area that hasn't heard of this case. if found guilty he could be facing more than a0 mac years in jail. the three other police officers who were involved in that incident are due to go on trial later this year, charged with aiding and abetting. later this year, charged with aiding and abetting-— and abetting. before you leave us, could ou and abetting. before you leave us, could you please _ and abetting. before you leave us, could you please explain _ and abetting. before you leave us, could you please explain to - and abetting. before you leave us, could you please explain to us - and abetting. before you leave us, could you please explain to us the| could you please explain to us the significance of this third—degree murder charge. why does this matter? it matters

bbc news, minneapolis. katty: well, our reporter larry is in minneapolis, joining us now from outside the courthouse. this i being described as the most important trial of police brutality in america in 30 years , since the rodney king killing in los angeles. is there a sense in the city of minneapolis that they are at a moment in history that america and the rest of the world is watching? >> absolutely. everyone in minneapolis understands and everyone has an opinion about it. what's interesting is that among the community here, many are not optimistic and -- optimistic that they will be getting justice from the process. george floyd is -- george floyd square, where those nine minutes and 29 seconds were filmed, it has become a memorial and today they feel that they will not get justice but they will not stop until they have somehow reformed the police and the community and of the nine bills they have they want them passed among their demands. katty: in some respects, the important part of the try was the j

with minneapolis police department policy, was not flektive of the minneapolis police department. he will not mince any words. he's very clear he'll be very decisive that this was excessive force. so ultimately, ladies and gentlemen, what was this all about in the first place? you're going to learn that it was about a counterfeit $20 used at a convenience store. that's all. you'll not hear any evidence that he knew it was fake or did it on purpose. you will learn from witnesses we will call that the police officers could have written him a ticket and let the court sort it out. even if he did it on purpose, it was a misdemeanor. a minor foens. so in terms of the charges that we are bringing, we're going to prove to you that mr. chauvin's conduct was a substantial cause of mr. floyd's death. we charged him with murder in the second degree, murder in the third degree, and manslaughter for using excessive force against george floyd. you will halearn that excessive and unreasonable force against a citizen is an assault and we'll show you this was an assault that contributed to taking h

we go now to minneapolis where we are joined by a minneapolis-based civil rights attorney and the executive director director of wayfinder foundation. she previously served as president of the minneapolis naacp and a law professor at the university of st. thomas. her new article for b.e.t. is titled, "a guilty verdict for derek chauvin is the only justice acceptable for george floyd." thank you so much for joining us. you are so often out in the streets, but pain serious attention to the opening arguments. can you respond to both the prosecution and one of the things they did was play the entire 929, nine minutes and 29 seconds of derek chauvin with his knee on the neck of george floyd, then went onto to their opening arguments. your response. >> i thought the prosecution did a great job laying out the scene of what actually happened that day, as well as showing the bystander video. it was very difficult to watch. i'm sure it had an impact on the jurors, hearing the voice of george floyd, nrly 30 times saying i can't breathe, calling for his mom. i'm glad they had such anmpact in the beginn

. >> we will take you back to the trier of derek chauvin in minneapolis. charged in the death of george floyd who died in police custody. >> good afternoon. i don't know if that's you or me. i'd like to ask you a few follow-up questions about okay. if the court would, i'm going to show you exhibit one as we have before and i think you indicated that you were about right there when you first observed everything. can you describe for me generally inside of the speedway would you have been facing customers, would you have been standing forward and looking out the window? >> it would be to my side. >> so if you were in the subway area or speedway area here in this area you're talking about, your back would have been facing that way? >> yes, yes, yes. >> when you observed what happened in this area, you would have been looking back over your right shoulder. >> yes. >> that's when you first observed -- that's when you first observed police interacting with mr. floyd, right? >> yes. >> you observed him get handcuffed or he was in handcuffs at that time and you ob

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schedule in the cotton minneapolis the time it is $1530.00 g.m.t. . which makes it 10 30 in the morning in minneapolis day 2 of the derek show murder trial which we have been watching live from that courtroom in minneapolis that is focused on the examination and cross-examination of donald williams' witness to the killing of george floyd. someone had called 911 because he believed he was witnessing a mood john hendren a correspondent in minneapolis outside the courthouse listening to all of that as well it's pretty intense stuff isn't it john the the the level of detail that they go into and it seemed at least to me the defense's position of trying to paint down when the as this witness as simply an angry black man. absolutely donald williams is the 3rd witness he is a martial arts expert and security guard and the prosecution was using that is a way to offer what they were referring to was his expertise on what he saw unfolding in front of him at one point he said that the officer derrick chauvin had put his knee on the neck of george floyd in such a

. >> minneapolis 911 dispatcher. frank: who is your employer? >> city of minneapolis. frank: how long it even doing that quick. >>, seven years. frank: can you tell the jurors what kind of training goes into being a dispatcher? >> a lot of training. we go through vocational training with where citizens are calling 911 with their emergencies. also not emergencies and how we direct those. we work with police and fire and sending them their calls and prioritizing those and the police officers on off-duty. there is a lot of different positions we work. frank: maybe i should start what all is involved in your job as a dispatcher? what do you do? >> specifically, i take the calls from 911 as they are prioritized and send them out to the police officers or firefighters to handle. frank: and for instance you also have to provide information? and is it just police calls or fire calls or what kind of calls? >> we have two dispatchers police dispatchers who take the calls from 911 and information and give it out to officers over the radio. that we have fire dispatchers who do tha

. >> what cited minneapolis? >> the north side and minneapolis. >> so this information is got to the officers as well, that address? >> correct. >> and then following down to 20:12:21 do you see that entry? >> yes. >> and can you describe for the jurors what's depicted on that line? >> it is squad 320 is code four. >> so that means what do you? >> same thing. >> and it to delete this 20:12 is military time. 8:12 correct? >> correct. >> you are far more comfortable transferring that the rest of us. >> very much. >> then the next light and can you describe what is a? >> it says 830 is out with squad 320. that is when the squad route. >> what? >> 830 park squad is now with squad 320 at the location. >> and then if we move down to the next line, whole bunch of stuff there. not really concerned. that's use all coding is an information requested i assume. >> yes, that is 830 830 put something in the call. >> okay. so then we will move to the next page, and we will expand this so we can see it. actually these two pages

this report from minneapolis. a life memorialised by a community that cannot forget the pain of what happened here almost a year ago is still visible. this is where george floyd lay dying, a policeman kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes as mr floyd repeatedly said, "i can't breathe." today that former officer, derek chauvin, goes on trial for george floyd's death. he is charged with two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter. at first, minneapolis police said mr floyd had been resisting arrest. but the video seemed to tell a different story. chauvin was arrested. the images of george floyd on the ground begging for his life ripped open america's unhealed wounds on race and how black americans are policed. people took to the streets in cities across this country, sparking the biggest protest movement since the civil rights days. the events engulfed the white house and reverberated across the world, forcing a global reckoning on racism. nojustice, no peace! prosecute the police! for people in min

city of minneapolis thousands of people took to the city's streets for rallies on sunday chanting no justice no peace floyd a black man died in may last year after a white police officer derrick charged and knelt on his neck the city is bracing head of a much anticipated trial that could spark more civil unrest and division in the u.s. . downtown minneapolis has the flair of a ghost town these days city hall and other municipal county and state government buildings have been fortified the city spent several months planning and preparing for what is likely to be the highest profile trial in the history of minnesota razor wire brand new fancy and concrete barriers this is how many apple is try to secure the hennepin county government center this is where the trial will start in just a few hours there will be national guard troops here police will be out in force here to secure the proceedings inside all around town there's a noticeable strain in the air because of the trial. there's a lot of. this depends going up it just seems like escalation almost like they're already probably the w

we will go to minneapolis for the latest. then we go to texas, where republican governor greg abbott is defying public health experts by ordering texas to fully reopen and lifting a statewide mask mandate. >> all businesses of any type are allowed to open 100%. [applause] amy: we will speak to a texas doctor who is recovering from covid. then we will look back at the one of the most stunning acts of defiance of the vietnam war era. >> let's break into any office, get their files, and get what they're doing in their own handwriting. amy: 50 years ago this week, eight activists -- including a cab driver, a daycare director, and two professors -- bre into an fbi office in media, pennsylvania, and stole every document they found. the break-in exposed cointelpro, the fbi's secret counterintelligence program which had targeted civil rights, black power, and anti-war groups. we will speak to one of the burglars, bonnie raines, and paul coates, the pioneering black publisher and bookseller in baltimore who was targeted by cointelpro.

with minneapolis police department policy, was not reflective of the minneapolis police department. he will not mince any words. he is very clear. he will be very decisive that this was excessive force. ultimately, what was this all about in the first place? you are going to learn it was about a counterfeit $20 used at a convenience store. that's all. you will not hear any evidence that mr. floyd knew it was fake or did it on purpose. you will learn from witnesses we will call that the police officers could have written him a ticket and let the court sort it out. you will learn that even if he did it on purpose it was a minor offense, a misdemeanor. so in terms of the charges that we are bringing, we are going to prove to you that mr. chauvin's conduct was a substantial cause of mr. floyd's death. we have charged him with murder in the second degree, murder in the third degree, and manslaughter for using excessive force against george floyd. you will learn that the use of excessive and unreasonable force against a citizen is an assault. in this case we'll show you this was an assaul

a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on charges including third degree murder, following the incident. here's the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of their family. but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. our correspondent, david willis, in la says it's one of the largest sums of its kind. george floyd's death at the hands of minneapolis police officers sparked the black lives matter movement, one of the largest protest movements at this country has ever seen. and they are also of course protest in many other cities around the world. and today the man you heard on tape said that there is large settlement, $27 million, the largest of its kind proved beyond doubt that black lives do matter. he said police brutality against people of colour must now come to an end. meanwhile george floyd's sister bridget issued a statement of her own saying, "our hearts are broken. we are comforted knowing that even in death george floyd showed the world how to live." mr crum

minneapolis 911 dispatcher. >> who is your employer quick. >> city of minneapolis. >> how long have you been doing that? >> almost seven years. >> can you tell the jurors what kind of training going on - - goes into being a dispatcher? make a lot of training. almost two years where citizens call 911 for emergencies. also speaking to nonemergencies and how we direct those in and sending calls and also the police officers with their off-duty. so therefore different positions. frank: maybe i should start what is involved in your job as a dispatcher? >> specifically i take the calls that are from 911 m prioritized and send them to the police officers or firefighters to handle. frank: do you have to answer or provide information? are these police calls or fire calls? >> and then have police dispatchers from call for 911 and then give it out to the officers over the radio and then those specifically for the fire department. frank: therefore different aspects to your job. so describe those. >> 911 calls. citizens calls with emergency. we help to prioritize those to give them to nonemergency li

lloyd died in may last year during a worldwide protests fall minneapolis office said over his face and charges of 2nd degree murder and manslaughter the courts set aside 3 weeks to choosing the judas john hendren has more from minneapolis. on day one of jury selection in the case of the former police officer accused of murdering george floyd the court picked 3 jurors one a white chemist a man from minneapolis another is a white man who works as an auditor and says he's got a friend who's a police officer and he's got a relatively negative view of black lives matter the 3rd is a woman of color who says her uncle is a police officer and all 3 said that they felt they could judge the case fairly race is particularly important in this case of a white police officer accused of killing a black man in a racially charged incident that was videotaped by bystanders and went viral that video sent protesters into the streets across the united states and set off riots here in minneapolis and elsewhere it's rare that a police officer is charged with murder and rape were still that one is convicted i

floyd to a third location, minneapolis squad 320. the evidence will show that as officers kueng and lane escorted mr. floyd to their squad car a citizen mcmillan joined them and encouraging mr. floyd to cooperate with the officers. get in the car, you can't win. the evidence will show that mr. floyd and the officers began to struggle as they attempted to get him in the squad car. and you will learn that officers derek chauvin and his partner tou thao arrived to assist at 8:17. the first thing officer chauvin sees is officers kueng and lane struggling with mr. floyd. mr. chauvin asked the officers is he under arrest? yes. and then officer chauvin began to assist them in their efforts to get him into the squad car. you will see that three minneapolis police officers could not overcome the strength of mr. floyd. mr. chauvin stands 5'9", 140 pounds. mr. floyd is 6'3" and weights 223 pounds. you will learn that because of this intersection 38th and chicago is considered a high crime area the city installs the milestone video system. a cam

>> that's correct, i've worked side by side with minneapolis police departments, or minneapolis police since i was 21 years old and again, i'm 33 years old right now. i worked downtown and they brought me in one of the top guys, left to go to vegas and worked out in vegas and reached out to me and control the city because i have a relationship with the both sides of the city, business, street, friends, different areas, my connection is pretty broad to the twin cities so i'm able to talk people out of certain situations downtown and from there-- >> so, working security sometimes working with minneapolis police officers, who are also working security. >> that's correct, off duty. sometimes when they're called in as police officers. >> correct. >> and since you had mentioned the mixed martial arts, let's talk about that a little bit. you mentioned also wrestling. >> that's correct. >> and when did you start in the sport of wrestling. >> seventh grade, your honor-- seventh grade. >> i haven't earned that yet. somebody might be upset. so you started wrestling at a young age. >> correct. >>

it's a young team in the city of minneapolis, the council. hopefully everybody is learning. >> martha: so what are you going to do to prepare now we're in the trial period as you look ahead? what kind of precautions will you take at the restaurant? >> our family decided not to board up the restaurant even though we got looted bad. we're deciding to lead by example. we'll have a community table to offer beverage for law enforcement and peaceful protesters to share. food has the ability to bring us together. we're going to use our narrative and our passion and what we're good at in food and hospitality to make a difference. >> martha: very interesting. i'll be looking forward to hearing how that works and hopefully it's a positive force. lloyd, what about you? you have a different business. >> yeah, we're going to look at the security part of it. we're boarded up. probably, you know, have our own private security inside the store. like that. so we're going to take a more proactive approach and try to be ahead of it, i guess. >> martha: we wish

>> i am from minneapolis. he is choking him. check his pulse right now. >> back on the sidewalk. >> the man ain't moving. the man ain't moving. >> minneapolis. >> you are a bum. you are a bum. you are a bum. >> tell me what his pulse is. >> check for a pulse. >> he has none. he has not moved. go back in the store. you don't understand. that's cool. go back in the store. >> i see that. i'm trying to help out. >> you don't need to help me out. i know everybody. he ain't moving. >> i saw that. >> he was moving when i walked up here. >> then they did that to him. >> i have been watching the whole time. >> he doesn't have a -- >> did they kill him? did they kill him? >> you are a bum. you are a bum. you want to grab your mace. >> three minutes. >> get off him. >> he is not moving. >> he is dying. >> he ain't moving. get off of his neck. get off of his neck. >> you are on him. >> get back out of the street. >> are you serious? are you keep your knee on his neck? don't touch me like that. >> call the ambulance. >> he is going to let hi

>> minneapolis police department. >> how long have you been employed by the minneapolis police department? >> just under 32 years. >> you indicated that you're a lumpt how long have you held that rank? >> since 2000. >> before you talk a little bit about yourself you understand you've been called here today as sort of a foundational witness. is that right? >> yes, sir. >> your personal involvement in this case is somewhat limited, and we'll be offering various video evidence through you. do you understand that? >> yes. >> being a. so what are your present duties with the minneapolis police department, lieutenant? >> i manage the police business technology unit. >> and what is that? >> myself and my staff basically manage the technology equipment, software, systems that officers use on patrol and investigations, anywhere they are doing their job. >> tell the jury a little bit about some of these systems and software and tools that you use. >> for example, we have a records management system where all of our police reports are kept and so my staff manages that system along with a software v

further 3rd reasonably good south minneapolis east of 35 w. . and when you use these terms like 31320 what does it really referring to they refer to their sectors to correspond with the call signs that they use and so in a typical shift how many officers would be assigned sector typically you have one per sector and then you have a sector slide very precinct wide slide that would be assigned to the whole received. and so one officers are assigned to that sector they're known by that sector number not their names or their badge number like that correct so we're just badgering you just matched up 320 because there are 320 correct. and. and so if you just batch a call that such a car is not available what's the process there you move to that 360 number it is a pretty scene why slide if there is not want to be able then you move to the most closest of bailable slide so somebody has to go out of their sector response correct and. what's a priority call a priority call is the incident where someone calls they'd within 10 minutes of the situation happe

minneapolis police training. you will learn that officers are trained to avoid putting pressure on areas that are about the areas of the shoulder. on the spinal home, on the neck. on the head and that to do that is using deadly force because if you are putting pressure or blows in those areas, you run the risk of injury to person or potential even telling them. it can be deadly force sothey trained not to do that .but above all, they the police are trained in the side recovery position. you have to put somebody in the prone position to get under control you turn over on their side as soon as possible so you don't. there airways i have on their stomach loans expand just let alone having weight. in the side recovery position my way and you will hear all about the importance of. then we will bring you the evidence, all the warnings that mister chauvin would have received from the calls crying out from the bystanders, from the approach of the ambulance, from the paramedics and so on. all them get their part to encour

this is deja vu news and these are our top stories all eyes on the united states as a jury in minneapolis hears the case of a white police officer accused of killing george floyd handcuffed and pressed down floyd called out i can't breathe 27 times derek tovan is accused of murder and faces up to 40 years in prison. the container ship that was stuck in the soyuz canal has finally been refloated tugboats freed the ever given from a sandbank the operation ends a crisis that blocked traffic along one of the world's busiest shipping routes for days it held up billions of dollars worth of cargo and disrupted supply chains. and mexico has overtaken brazil as the country with the 2nd highest covered 19 death toll to the u.s. more than 320000 mexicans have died from the disease that is 60 percent more than previously thought the united states is sending additional doses of astra zeneca vaccine. this is the unis from berlin you can find much more news on our website www dot com. if you say to anyone anywhere on the planet the words george floyd chances are they will recognize immediately the name

will render their own verdict on racial justice in america john hendren al-jazeera minneapolis. gabriel is under is in minneapolis where supporters of george floyd and his family have gathered to watch the trial we're right outside of the courthouse some of the streets are blocked off court has been adjourned for the session for the day and there are a couple 100 protesters out here all calling for justice for george floyd emotions are high most people watched all of the trial if not parts of it and everyone is here that we spoke to in the last few minutes all gathered right after the judge did this session for the day and adjourned. the courtroom and they all just wanted to be here to voice their support for george floyd and his family well moving on now and brazil's president jabal sonar has unveiled a major cabinet shakeup as he faces growing pressure over the country's spiraling coronavirus pandemic foreign minister and nestor i would go as among the 6 ministers replaced his attacks on beijing were seen as harmful to brazil's attempts to secure chinese woman terriers to make

you are a former da of minneapolis. how important | of minneapolis. how important is the trial for your state, for minnesota, and the fact that it for minnesota, and the fact thatitis for minnesota, and the fact that it is being streamed live. i don't think would ordinarily take place in minnesota. correct me if i am wrong on that, but how important is it in context? that i am a former us attorney for minnesota, so i served during the bush administration. h0 served during the bush administration. ., . administration. no officer has ever been _ administration. no officer has ever been convicted _ administration. no officer has ever been convicted in - ever been convicted in minnesota of unreasonable force against a black victim, and no trial has ever been streamed before in the state of minnesota. so these are unusual times, and these unique factors point again to why this case is so important in minnesota. but it's also important nationally because of what we have seen with increasing focus on police tactics. and now in the age of the instant internet

wealthier and the poor from around the world the man who built on his neck his friend the week in the minneapolis courtroom with selecting the jurors to decide if he should be convicted of murder. emotional scenes outside the courthouse as the trial of george floyd's alleged murder against. hello there i missed on the a tame this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up sweeping changes at the top of brazil's government what prompted president also known as sudden cabinet reshuffle. celebrations at the suez canal as that massive container ship finally floats free and traffic begins moving again. and survivors of an attack on the town of palma in mozambique make their way to safety but there are warnings the death toll is likely to ryan's. when it was a death that sparked america's latest reckoning with racial injustice and ignited protests across the wild now the man charged with murdering george floyd has gone on trial in minneapolis minnesota and the opening arguments on monday the prosecution and the defense made differing narratives of the offense the events that led to floyd's arrest and

she's in minneapolis, minnesota. shaq haes been covering this in the league up to the trial for the last few weeks. shaq, here it is. we are going to hear opening statements and floyd family and their lawyer in a press conference a few minutes from now. what are you expecting to hear? >> stephanie, i'll tell you the floyd family just arrived here in downtown minneapolis in front of the courthouse. you see the press conference is set up there, the courthouse is in the background there. and this will begin opening statements. today is the first day of opening statement is, which is really when the prosecution will begin laying out their case against that ex-officer who is accused of killing george floyd. we will hear comments from the judge, he will bring in the jury and officially swear in those 14 jurors. and then we will hear from the prosecution. what we are being told from legal experts is don't expect this to be that dramatic law-and-order moment for opening statements. instead this will be a roadmap, guide for j

we went back to minneapolis to see where things found. while there have been significant changes, they fall short of the reforms many sought. >> reporter: started with a promise in a park. >> to end policing as we know it. >> reporter: minneapolis city council pledging radical reform less than two weeks after the police killing of george floyd. >> a majority of councilmembers, councilmembers supporting that idea to dismantle the minneapolis police department. >> reporter: a headline grabbing commitment still unfulfilled. >> we took 5% of the budget and allocated to other programming. >> reporter: there has been progress. the police chief announced new use of force guidelines for officers, including a ban on neck restraints. after much political pressure, mayor jacob fry agreed to nearly $8 million in police budget cuts, shifting the money to violence prevention and mental health response initiatives. this month the council resubmitted a proposal to replace the police department with a whole holistic department of public safety. incrementa