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And the country mowrnd a man whose death has inspired a movement. We are witnessing it right now. Tonight, we are just steps away from where george floyd died 10 nights ago, as Minneapolis Police officers pressed their knees do into his neck and body. And as we visited with members of the community today, we were struck by how many people now come to this coroner every day to reflect on what happened and to call for change. Today was the first of several services for george floyd, and as he was being eulogized by civil rights leaders in washington, hundreds gathered at the Martin Luther king jr. Memorial. Tonight, protests and marches sparked by his death are growing larger with many cities lifting curfews after mostly peaceful demonstrations. At the same time today, in two courtrooms, we saw just how floyds death is forcing this country to confront painful truths about the treatment of African Americans. Here in minneapolis, three Police Officers charged with aiding and abetting murder in floyds death were in court. While in georgia, there was a Stunning Development in the death of ahmaud arbery, who was shot while jogging in his neighborhood. Today, investigators told a judge the man accused of killing arbery stood over his body and called him a racial epithet. Well, theres a lot of news to get to tonight, and our team of correspondents is standing by. Cbs jeff pegues is here with me and is going to lead off our coverage. It was amazing just to see the family come through here and this crowd give them an enormous amount of respect. Reporter it was quite the sight to see. And the Memorial Service today, norah, it was George Floyds goodbye to minneapolis, a city he had moved to in search of a better opportunity. The nearly twohour service celebrated who he was, but also highlighted the brutal way in which he died. It was a day filled with emotional moments. The Minneapolis Police chief kneeling as George Floyds hearse arrived, a distraught mayor weeping at the golden casket. Reporter floyds siblings spoke lingly aboueir big brother whrydy wats justice. We want justice for george. Hes going to get it. Hes going to get it. Reporter the reverend al sharpton addressed the socially distanced crowd, calling floyds death a symbol of black americans plight. Its time for us to stand up in georges name and say, get your knee off our necks. The reason why we are marching all over the world is we were like george we couldnt breathe, not because there was something wrong with our lungs but because you wouldnt take your knee off our neck reporter politicians, civil rights leaders, and celebrities like keviharluis, ai came city whre flo wanted to start a newr lm and. Three offacidg in floydpadge weing oranmts f officers thomas lane, alexander kueng, and tou thao listened as the charges were ready. I cannot breathe. Reporter while Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into floyds deck, lane and king applied pressure to his back and legs. According to a criminal report, a minute after floyd became unsuperintendencyive lane said, you want to roll him on his side . Kueng checked for his expuls said, i couldnt find one. According to personnel files released today, chauvin had at least two letters of reprimand and he worked as a Security Guard at the same restaurant where floyd was also a bouncer. Floyds brother philonise says chauvin should be charged with firstdegree murder. Is it possible chauvin knew exactly who george floyd was and that this was personal in some ways . I would think it was personal. Reporter you think it is . I think it is. Reporter what gives you that impression . If im working in the club and im the officer, i see everybody going in. I see everybody coming out. So of course it was premeditated. Reporter you think it was. I think it was. Reporter todays tribute was for a man the world learned about just 10 days ago, and now his name is fueling a movement. Floyd family Attorney Benjamin Crump do not cooperate with evil. Protest against evil. Join the young people in the streets protesting against the evil, the inhumane, the torture that they witnessed on that video. Odonnell and, jeff, you have been here for 10 days, since the beginning of this, from the protests, now the crime scene, so it was natural to see anger and frustration. Now, look at it, this large diverse crowd. They are celebrating life here. But theyre also, norah, plannng for action. Odonnell and saying his name. George floyd. Thank you, jeff. In the past 24 hours, peaceful protests across the country have far outnumbered incidents of violenced stemming from the killing of george floyd. In new york today, thousands turned out to remember george floyd, walking over the brooklyn bridge, chanting his name, quite a contrast after a nht unrestn oletesters were in sometimesviolent clashs. Jericka duncan has been covering the protests from the beginning, and she joins us again there tonight. Jericka. Reporter thats right. Weve been talking to protesters all day long. We walking about two miles to this location. They said today is really about reflecting on the injustice in this country xalso asking that important question of where do we go from here . This afternoon, thousands packed a park in brooklyn to honor george floyd. You are not alone. You are not alone. Reporter including his younger brother terrence. Thank god for your show of love for my brother. Reporter it was a day of remembrance, a cry for further action. Where were you when cops were killing people unarmed . Where were you when our educational system was broken . Where were you when we needed jobs . Now you care about peoples lives. Reporter among the crowd today, 70 sphooyearold gloria seller. To me all of this is just a continuation of everything that we have been fighting foyears e. Reporter its the ninth day of nationwide protests. Thousands more marched peacefully in los angeles. People all over the world are joining in condemning this abuse of human rights. Reporter while others quietly prayed outside the National Cathedral in washington, d. C. Nationwide, wednesday was the calmest the streets have been this week. Curfews have now been lifted in salt lake city, san francisco, and los angeles. While most protests have been peaceful, last night, things got out of control in brooklyn, new york. Police aggressively used their batons to physically move a large crowd of protesters. But in long beach, california, police announced today they are investigating this photo where you can see an officer pointing a weapon at a man holding his twoyearold son on his shoulders. Many of these protesters i spoke to say they plan to be out here past the citys 8 00 p. M. Curfew. Today, the mayor of the citys largest city excuse me the mayor of the nations largest city, bill de blasio, spoke at the tribute for floyd. He was booed, norah, and people even turned their back on him. Odonnell Jericka Duncan in new york city tonight. Thank you. Tonight, republican senator Lisa Murkowski of alaska says shes struggling with her support story President Trump after seeing comments from former defense secretary james mattis blasting him. Tonight, she says she feels were reaching a point where we can be more honest with the concerns we might hold internally about the president. The comments come as the president is facing what d. C. Police say could be one of the largest protests in the citys history. Cbs paula reid is at the white house tonight. Paula. Reporter norah, the president s emphasis on law and order and his threats to deploy the military to handle protests, like the one this weekend, all part of an effort to appeal to his base at a time when his support is slipping not just among voters but also among current and former defense officials. New fencing around the white house has not stopped the incoming fire from topranking military officials. Secretary of defense mark esper is still on the job today, even after he rejected the president s threat to use activeduty military to police the protests. President trump lashed out at his First Defense secretary, general james mattis, calling him the worlds most overrated general, after mattis said wednesday night, donald trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the american people. Instead, he tries to divide us. Tonight, general john kelly, the president s former chief of staff, backed mattis calling him an honorable man, and the president s twitter attack nasty. Mattis is the fourth former military leader to speak out against President Trumps tactics. He was commended for his remarks by some republicans on capitol hill. Well, general mattis letter was stunning and powerful. Reporter one of mattis critiques was the militarization of response to the protest. The National Guard presence in washington has grown to nearly 5,000 with almost 1,000 activeduty troops also waiting in the wings just outside the district. With another huge protest scheduled for saturday, attorney general bill barr defended the administrations controversial approach, including the removal of Peaceful Protesters for a president ial photo op. I think the president should be able to walk outside the white house and walk across the street to the church of president s. Reporter recent polls show the president s public Approval Rating dropping, and the economy continues to slump, with nearly 1. 9 million americans filing jobless claims last week. Those economic numbers are a great concern to the president and his campaign. They met here at the white house today to discuss strategy, and a Senior Campaign official tells cbs news the president has been worried about his polling, and today, spoke at length about how to attract black voters. donpaat the white house tonight. Paula thank you. The story of george floyd has energized a nation of young people and nowhere more than here in minneapolis. What we saw today was a Community Coming together and crying out for change. Its still happening right now behind me, as you can see. But as two historians from the university of minnesota told us, the road wont be easy. Kendrick benson turned 28 today, and all he wants for his birthday, he says, is justice. When you saw the video of what happened to george floyd, how did that affect you . At this point, you almost get numb to it. Its a deep numbness because you feel hopeless. Youre like you cant do nothing to stop it and it wont oob it could be you. Reporter benson grew up here in minneapolis. Whats his name . George floyd odonnell despite a curfew, the Ministry Leader rallied protesters at the site of floyds death, his first protest ever. Were grieving were hurt we have the right to hurt now, i think when we have the worlds attention its time to make a demand thats serious, a demand that literally they have to meet that will change the world. This is a new civil rights movement. Odonnell keith mayes is a professor at the university of minnesota. John wright is retired from the school and both specialize in African American studies. Why do you describe this as ae systemic. They are long standing. They go back many decades. This is a powder keg because this is the last time that i think the community is going to sit idly by without systematic change. Odonnell minnesota has one of the largest racial gaps in the country. The poverty among African Americans here is nearly four times that of whites. In minneapolis, black people are seven times more likely to have a Violent Police encounter than whites. One hopes for a systemic change. One cannot underestimate the barriers to achieving it. Reporter odonnell but Kendrick Benson is optimistic. What do you hope comes cms from this . To be honest, this is whats coming from it. This is different than anything youve ever seen happening here this is whats coming. The change is here. Odonnell and what we saw here today was people kneeling together, raising their fefses together and saying George Floyds name together in the hope of change. Well, tonight, we are also learning new details about the final moments of ahmaud arbery, the 25yearold black man who was shot and killed while jogging in georgia. At a Court Hearing for the three men charged with murdering arbery, investigators stunned the courtroom saying one of the suspects called arbery by a racial epithet after allegedly shooting him. Cbs Omar Villafranca reports. What do we want . Justice reporter outside, the crowd chanted for justice. Travis and Gregory Mcmichael watched on Video Conference while inside the courtroom, state investigator richard dial told a judge new details about the deadly february 23 confrontation. William roddie bryan, who recorded the shooting and is also charged with murder, told investigators shortly after Travis Mcmichael shot arbery three times, he heard travis utter a racial slur. Reporter investigators also revealed in arberys final moments, he was running for his life. And he ran until he couldnt run anymore, and he was turning back to a man with a shotgun or or fight with his bare hands against a man with a shotgun. He chose to fight. Reporter dial said the chase started when the father and son, as well as biian, tried repeatedly to block arbery with their trucks after they saw him running from a house under construction. They thought he was a burglar. Prosecutors say the 25yearold was just jogging through the neighborhood. The department of justice is also looking into possible federal hate crimes in this case. As for the three suspects, janet ordered that they remain in jail. Norah. Odonnell Omar Villafranca, thank you. And there is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news. The Las Vegas Strip is back in business with some noticeable changes in light of the pandemic. Later, channeling grief into hope. Well meet the artists whose work is helping a Community Work is helping a Community Heal. Life is full of make or break moments. 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Those trying their luck will now have to wear masks and get temperature checks, and cleaning crew will be on casino floors around the clock. At least 19 states have seen increases in cases in recent weeks as restrictions have loosened. Coming up next, we meet the artists who painted this iconic mural. Why they hope it becomes a beacon of change. Odonnell this entire block has become a memorial to george floyd. But the focal point is a mural 26 feet wide and six and a half feet high and we spoke to the creators about its message. Floyd took his last breath, this mural has now become a place to gather and to mourn. Its a way to speak when words are not enough. Odonnell last week, xena goldman, cadex herrera, and a small group of artists completed the portrait in less than a day. Why did you feel so strongly about creating this mural . I was incredibly angry that i was watching another man die at the hand of law enforcement. Weve seen this so many times. We needed to take action. And particularly now, we feel like the entire country and world is screaming for justice. And this is our way of screaming as well. Odonnell surrounding his face, a sun flower. Look closely, and youll see the names of others, tamir rice, freddie gray, philando castile. Why did you want to cre sun flr und georloyd . Thun flower represents longevity and loyalty. The names inside the flower represent the seeds that were never able to grow into fully developed flowers. Odonnell youll find murals for george floyd as far as los angeles, england, even syria. But this one in minneapolis has become a beacon for healing. I wanted to create something that would help me heal personally, and not realizing that through this it would help the Community Heal as well. Odonnell and it is helping this Community Heal, well be right back. So to help even more, geico is giving new and current customers a fifteen percent credit on their motorcycle policies with the geico giveback. 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This comes one day after the government reported nearly 1. 9 million americans filed for firsttime unemployment claims last week, although that continues a downward trend, it adds up to more than 42 million since the economic crisis began 11 weeks ago. And things could get worse. One study found up to onethird benefits h a dimeapplied yet, and another 10 million have been unable to get through to overwhelmed state unemployment systems. Meanwhile, thousands of businesses struggling to get back on their feet after the coronavirus shutdowns were ransacked during the george floyd protest. Mireya villarealne dallas neighborhood is helping local shops come back to life. Reporter the sounds of broken glass disrupt a peaceful calls for justice this week. Those intent on wreaking havoc didnt discriminate. It was glass everywhere, glass travels when it shatters. Glass was everywhere. The windows was busted. Reporter Wesley Williams owns burger in, the first blackowned bar and restaurant in dallass west end. After vandals smashed his windows, he could have been mad. But in light of George Floyds death, he chose empathy instead. I got the bigger picture. I wasnt mad. Its material. You know what im saying . I mean, we got broken glass, but we got a man that lost his life business. Reporter people responded to his message within hours of posting this picture, hundreds turned out to buy a burger, including Dallas Mavericks owner mark cuban. I heard people were waiting three or four hours to just order and get their food. They were, they were. I got a phone call from one of my employees. They said, listen, you need to get down here. I was floored. I was like, this is this is what its about. And mind you, it was all demographics. It was young, old, black, white, hispanic, businessmen, firefighters, police, teachers. Reporter blocks away, looters also ransacked guns and roses boutique. 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