I dont want your pity. I want change. From political leaders activists and protesters. They brutalized us, shot us with rubber bullets, beat us with batons. Still trying to make the dream of reverend dr. Martin luther king jr. Come true. I said, mr. President , the people are restless. See why this documentary is more important than ever. 57 years after the first march in 1963. I said, this is it. And i went for it. The march on washington. Hello. Im deborah roberts. Those images of today arc echo of something 57 years ago when 250,000 people descended on the nations capital, protesting for jobs and freedom. On todays anniversary of dr. Martin luther king jr. s i have a dream speech, we at 20 20 are proud to present the documentary, the march. Originally made in 2013 to commemorate the marchs 50th anniversary, some of those voices, sadly, are now gone, but their legacy livines on. I have had to tell my children about the segregation and what it means. My 7yearold daughter, she wanted t
The use of rubber bullets and tear gas to quell civil unrest. Were talking about crowd control really, what we should be hearing is damage control. Reporter multiple witnesses report being shot, stabbed, beaten, and brutalized. Many of the 300 who joined online excoriated the Department Pick i was shot by a projectile and did not throw anything. The police cause most of the violence. They intimidated and bullied people. Reporter chief eddie garcia concedes that mistakes were made but the department has enjoyed the Community Support and this can be a learning tool we have moved the needle in this Police Department. If you dont have the thick skinned a here frustrations of the community you should not be a police chief. Reporter the department is investigating as a city grapples over what changes will come to the sjpd. We have to see the work that weve done here. Its there underneath the arguments the pain and frustration. That stuff is still there. We pull up right back out and everyone
Aljazeera. And on the. Roof. I dont at all watching aljazeera thats for money about top stories this hour george fords calls and has arrived at the fountain of praise church and his hometown of houston where people have been gathering to attend his funeral his death in Police Custody sparked 2 weeks of protests across the u. S. And around the while. Hundreds of people have also gathered to pay their last respects to floyd in minneapolis the city where he died. And burundis president has died at the age of 55. 00 a government statement says he died of a homes attack on monday he was due to step down and organist off to the recent president ial election. Well lets take you back to houston now and the fountain of praise church where as you can see the beginnings of the funeral of george floyd are currently underway a large number of people have arrived we did see the reverend al sharpton walk in with George Floyds family now u. S. President ial democratic hopeful joe biden will not be att
Justice. Reporter an emotional funeral for george floyd whose death sparked a Worldwide Movement for change. We are rising in love. He went down and injustice and we are rising up for just is. It is our time to honor his life and death by becoming one family with one teacher. Reporter the eyes of the world were on houston, texas as leaders gather to bid a final farewell to george floyd. 500 people were invited for the private service. Silent says his casket was carried into the church. Reporter it was a heartwarming celebration including emotional remarks from the grieving family at the video message from former Vice President joe biden. Unlike most, we must grieve in public and that is a burden. A burden that is your purpose to change the world for the better in the name of george floyd. Reporter an impassioned eulogy by reverend al sharpton. Asbury lake you to rest today, the movement will not rest until we get justice, until we have one standard of justice. Reporter the mayor and th
What are you going to do about it . Jedediah i missed the memo. I got heat when i had the tie on. I said listen, i have to go give them competition every now and again. Will i wasnt going to say anything t was a good look. Jedediah thank you. Will busy time in the country to shutdowns in the economy. To now the nomination of a new Supreme Court justice. There is so much. Thousands of people are packing the Supreme Court steps to honor Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Pete inside the justices bench chair draped in black. Jedediah Lucas Tomlinson joins us as the fight to fill her seat grows. What is the latest . Reporter all is quiet at the Supreme Court. Across at the capitol theyre gearing up for a fit to replace Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. Lindsey graham wants someone to replace as fast as possible. Senator Chuck Schumer says not so fast. He wants to wait until after the election. This photo shows Justice Ginsburgs chair draped in black. Thousands showed up to. Senator Elizabeth Warren l