Today, speakers at rallies encouraged supporters to keep up the fight. in the last year, 17 states and the district of columbia have banned or restricted chokeholds. more than 20 metropolice departments saw decreases in their share of the city budget. amid the debate about police reform, crime in minneapolis is rising. today, just feet away from the square dedicated to george floyd, about 30 gunshots rang out. this bill of comprehensive police reform. (gunfire) reporter: a barrage of gunfire was captured on camera during a reporter s live shot. ( gunfire ) the shooting was apparently unrelated to the floyd events. police say one person was injured. a year ago, k.b. bala was preparing to open his dream restaurant in minneapolis. this is where your restaurant used to be. right there. reporter: but in the hours after george floyd s death, looters smashed windows and
This is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we re going to begin tonight with a nationwide call to action as americans remember the death of george floyd. it has been a year since floyd s cries of i can t breathe, sparked the largest social justice movement in history, and tonight his family is here in washington, where they spent the day on capitol hill and met with president biden for more than an hour. the president had hoped to mark the day by signing police reform legislation bearing floyd s name. instead, it remains stuck in congress. at the same time, in minneapolis and in cities across the u.s., americans continue gathering tonight, reflecting on a year of change and challenge, of protests and pain, as the country confronts its complicated history with race, justice, and policing. and nowhere was that more evident today than at the site where the 4
reporter: they said he was also frustrated that lawmakers have not yet passed a police reform bill. he wants to make sure that it s the right bill and not a rushed bill. he also said that he said the deadline he s not happy about it not being made. reporter: last month, during his address to a joint session of congress, the president setge today as an aspirational deadline. let s get it done next month, by the first anniversary of george floyd s death. reporter: even though that did not happen, lawmakers leading the effort said they have made meaningful progress on a measure that would ban police chokeholds and create a national database for police use of force, among other things. but one major sticking point is qualified immunity, which protects officers from lawsuits. congresswoman karen bass, a top negotiator, said she wants the final bill to address it. we want the killings, we want the brutality to end.e only wa and so the only way that happens is through accountabi
Restrictions will take effect from 10:00 until 4:00 on sundays and holidays on mondays. thank you for watching. captioning sponsored by cbs o donnell: tonight, a year after the murder of george fl floyd, his family meets with president biden at the white house as police reform stalls in congress. ceremonies nationwide as america remembers george floyd, marking a year of protests, pain, and hope. and hope. what s chan what s changed about policing in this country, and what hasn t. plus, the moment captured on camera when shots rang out today in george floyd square. face to face with putin: the date is set for the first meeting between president biden and russian president vladimir putin. what s on the agenda? vaccinating america: the
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