Heard nancy pelosi say this week, this week, this week. he can t he can t pull this along for too we can t go too much longer until it looks like a failure either way. jessica levin son, really appreciate you joining us. always great to get your analysis. thanks so much. have a great week. you too. so republican senator tim scott is blaming the democrats for these failed negotiations on police reform, on a police reform bill. there were nationwide protests and calls for greater accountability in policing after the murder of george floyd in minneapolis last year. scott said democrats walked away from negotiations after attempting to defund the police. we have about a billion dollars in grant money that goes to police. when you start saying in order to receive those dollars, you must do a, b, and c, and if you don t do a, b, and c, you literally lose eligibility for the two major pots of money, the burn grants and the cop grants,
For more on this, i m joined now by our correspondent david willis in washington. great to have you on the programme. talk us through the background of why this statue is so controversial? well, the city of richmond in virginia served as the capital of the proslavery south during the american civil war. robert lee lee was a civil war general who was leading forces intend on maintaining slavery robert e lee. that statue in richmond of robert e lee has proved a focal point for protests, particularly since the death of george floyd in minneapolis last year. his death sparked the black lives matter protest. the democratic
Murder of george floyd in minneapolis last may. mr floyd has since become a global symbol for the struggle for racial equality, but let s speak now to someone who knew the man behind the picture. patrick ngwolo was george floyd s friend and church pastor. patrick, good morning, thank you for speaking to us again on breakfast this morning. your reaction to the sentencing yesterday? sentencing yesterday? well, it s interesting- sentencing yesterday? well, it s interesting. when sentencing yesterday? well, it s interesting. when i sentencing yesterday? well, it s interesting. when i saw - sentencing yesterday? well, it s interesting. when i saw the i sentencing yesterday? well, it s i interesting. when i saw the number, 22.5, i was not able to make heads or tails of what it meant or its significance. so i looked at the sentencing memorandum that the judge ordered and it was a line there that struck an emotional chord within me. it basically said in shorthand part of the mission of t
Public and prosecution team believe derek to be an aggressive, heartless and uncaring person. i can tell you that is far from the truth. finally, but briefly, derek chauvin addressed the court. do want to give my condolences to the floyd family. this right here is this 22 year sentence they gave this man it s a slap on the wrist. we re getting a life sentence with not having him in our life and that hurts me to death. the reverend al sharpton, a long time civil rights activist, put chauvin s 22.5 year prison term in context. this sentencing is the longest sentence we ve seen, but it is notjustice because george floyd is in a grave tonight, even though chauvin will be in jail. president biden gave his reaction to the sentence from the white house. well, i don t know all the circumstances that were considered but it seems to me,
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