Courtroom thursday formally charged with aiding and abetting murder. Prosecutors upgraded third degree murder to Second Degree felony murder. Praise god oh, praise god praise god not far from the courtroom an emotional Memorial Service for george floyd. At one point they stood in silence, 8 minutes 46 seconds. In the days since floyd died protests have been held around the world and now a curfew in washington, d. C. , has been lifted. Theyre keeping protestors, reporters and everyone else blocks away from the peoples house. George floiyd the man was honored. The service had wellknown public figures standing by floyds family. Reporter moments of prayer and reflection for a Memorial Service for george floyd. Everybody wants justice. We want justice for george. Hes going to get it. Hes going to get it. I want you guys to know that he will stand up for any injustice everywhere. Can yall please say his name. George floyd. Thank yall. Reporter as a city and a country mourn floyd killed by Mi
Good thursday morning, everybody. It is june 4th and imace might know vossoughian. A lot taking place. The big news coming from the state that sparked this Massive Movement as all four officers involved in George Floyds death have now been charged. Derrick chauvin, the man who kneeled on floyds neck had his murder charge upgraded to Second Degree murder while the three former officers involved were arrested and charged with aiding and abetting murder. We are following the path of all of the evidence. Wherever it leads. We are investigating as quickly as we can because speed is important. Were also investigating as thoroughly as we can because being complete and thorough is critically important, but it takes time. The reason thoroughness is important is because every single link in the prosecutal chain must be strong. It must be strong because trying this case will not be an easy thing. Winning a conviction will be hard. In fact, county attorney freeman is the only prosecutor in the sta
Minneapolis. Amazing grace reporter at the memorial in minneapolis George Floyds family took time to mourn. Thats amazing to me that he touched so many peoples hearts, he been touching our hearts, you know . Everybody want justice. We want justice for george. Hes going to get it. Hes going to get it. Reporter Historic National demonstrations in floyds name are now well into their tenth day. What happened to floyd happens every day in this country and in every area of american life. Its time for us to stand up in georges name and say get your knee off our necks. Reporter less than a mile from the family memorial, National Guard troops stood watch as three former Police Officers charged with aiding and abetting in floyds death made their first court appearance. All three were granted 1 million bail or 750,000 with conditions. A potential key witness, the passenger in floyds car said his friend did not resist arrest. What i believe, the energy was set wrong by the police when they approac
The attorney general from the state, we saw somebody get up on the fence and the Police Precinct and not being used operationally. Boarded windows. We saw the perimeter get breached and things being thrown at the building. We saw police merge and firing flash bang grenades, which are bay sli basically fireworks, not exactly true. Not like they were firing grenades designed to fragment and cause shrapnel. They are designed to be loud and something to make you leave the area. We saw live there those having diminishing returns as Police Continue to do that from the roof. Now they are down on the ground floor, as well and that situation seems to be devolving quickly in south minneapolis. This is the third night of protest after the death of 46yearold george floyd, father of two in Police Custody as Police Officer kneeled on his neck. County Attorney Says hes considering whether or not criminal charges should be brought against the officers involved there but he pleaded for patience while h
Around the world. We appreciate you joining us. Im Natalie Allen and this is cnn newsroom. From small towns to big cities, protesters across the u. S. Turned out for a 13th straight day calling for change and speaking out against racism and Police Brutality. Black lives matter. Black lives matter. Black lives matter. Crowds there marching in new york and chanting black lives matter. New york was among several cities to see their curfews lifted after several days of Peaceful Demonstrations. Now to los angeles. Protesters packed the streets as demonstrators again demanded justice for the death of george floyd. A similar call in new jersey where hundreds of protesters as you see here took a knee in his memory. And demonstrators in raleigh, north carolina, are sending a clear message, end racism now. Volunteers painted the words in giant letters on a downtown street. President trump is said to be considering whether to address the nation on the subject of race and unity amid republican wor