Yasmin vossoughian. Thanks for joining us. Its been just over two weeks since the death of george floyd. Police violence shows no signs of slowing down. In yesterday there was a Memorial Service in los angeles with thousands of people gathered there. In portland, oregon, demonstrators shutting down an interstate as part of peaceful protests. Portlands chief of Police Stepping down yesterday saying she had asked an africanamerican lieutenant to replace her. Just outside of the white house, protesters have turned the massive fence around Lafayette Park into a living memorial with hundreds of signs and works of art. This is all coming as former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin who has been charged with the death of george floyd made his First Court Appearance yesterday. The private funeral for george floyd will be held in his native houston today, but before he is laid to rest, thousands joined his family yesterday to pay their final respect with a public viewing in the city. Floy
Since the death of george floyd in minneapolis and nationwide protests against Police Violence showing no sign of slowing down. In Southern California yesterday a number of processions led by hearses met for a Memorial Service in downtown los angeles. In portland, oregon, demonstrators shutdown an intersta interstate. Portlands chief of Police Stepping down, announcing she asked an africanamerican lieutenant to replace her. Outside the white house, protesters turned the fence around Lafayette Park into a living memorial with hundreds of signs and works of art. This comes as former Minneapolis Police officer derek chauvin, who is charged with murder in the death of george floyd made his First Court Appearance yesterday. The judge granted the prosecutions request for a 1. 25 million unconditional bail. All this set against the backdrop today of the private funeral for george floyd and the laying to rest of a man who was killed now 15 days ago in minneapolis. I mean, so many people commem
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