For your loved ones and for your son. In minneapolis minnesota. Im darryl forges. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says that the states attorney general will take the lead in any prosecutions in the death of george floyd their attorney representing floyds family says that there is evidence of intent and charges for the former officer should be upgraded to firstdegree murder. We think that he had intent based on not the one minute to minute over 8 minutes, almost 90 minutes. Yeah, he kept his knee in a mans make that was big and amply in for brown and what point does it not be about details of the mans face down with hand calls not posing a threat to an intentional well to cause bodily hall. Results in death. Every prosecutor in america will show that that is firstdegree murder. The Minneapolis Police department have also fire 3 other officers who are on the scene when floyd died. Protesters have continued to call for those form officers to be arrested and charged as well. This is about him
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Today. Mutual of america financial group, Retirement Services and investments. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. And by contrutions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan good evening and thanks for joining us. States and cities across the country are preparing for more demonstrations, calling up National Guard units and considering the federal governments offer to deploy active duty troops after violent protests last night. Demonstrations spread after the death of george floyd, a black man who died after a White Minneapolis Police officer kneeled on his neck for nine minutes. That officer is now charged with third degree murder. Many legal and peaceful gatherings continued today to grieve and demand justice for floyd, and for others. But last night, demonstrators set fires, smashed windows, and attacked Police Officers in many places, and Officials Say
So for now, keep your distance. But dont lose count. Well have some catching up to do. By car, by bike and by foot. Protestors demonstrate in solidarit over racial injustice. We spoke to an activist to advise the governor of Police Reform. New relaxed orders. Double digit drop in temperatures. When the winds will ease. The weekend forecast is coming up. Area this friday. Some participated by foot others bay car. Even a rolling demonstration by bike. All of them protesting the killings of black people across the nation by police. In the south bay protestors pea peacefully march through the steet of san jose. Eventually to city hall. And held a die in to remember taylor. Shot and killed in her apartment in march in kentucky. Today would have been her 27th birthday. Horns honking. Protestors drove a caravan through oakland. This group focuses on schools demanding elimination of the Oakland School police department. Protests have taken forms. We saw protests across the area today. All of t
Birthday. Horns honking. Protestors drove a caravan through oakland. This group focuses on schools demanding elimination of the Oakland School police department. Protests haveak forms. We saw protests across the area today. All of them peaceful. Protests put together by students. Hundreds marched in sunny vail. Today Governor Newsom called for restrictions on use of force by Law Enforcement. Tapped tw bay area leaders for the task force. This team of experts speaking to Community Members and nonprofit. Collecting ideas that will be presented tomorrow at 10 00 a. M. Fo Governor Newsoms staff. To restore trust between the community and Law Enforcement. These protests after the killing of george floyd have shaken the way policing is done akrsz the nation. That is designed to stop peoples blood from flowing into their brain . That has to place any longer. Governor newsom announced his support for new policing kp criminal Justice Reform as well as stopping the teaching of the strangle hold.