for sure. but delayed is not denied. we will continue pushing forward. we will be continuing to hold people accountable until we get that bill signed. again, george floyd s cousins. they said they were disappointed. his sister saying the same thing. they wanted this police bill at the federal level to be passed by today. but preparations are under way for remembrances today. the mayor preparing for a period of silence, 9 minutes and 29 seconds of silence, the amount of time that former officer derek chauvin knelt on his neck. such a long time. gabe, we are glad you are safe and hope that everyone who is
welcome back. more than 30 states have enacted new police reform law since george floyd. in los angeles the lapd budget was cut but restored days ago when the city hired an additional 250 officers. and growing frustration in cities like louisville where there has been no charges brought against any of the officers involved in breonna taylor s death. or garner s death when he was put in a chokehold for selling cigarettes. this is something no one wants to be a part of. we live every day with this pain. and in the last hour former
all right. after their time at the capitol, you can see george floyd s family meeting with the house speaker nancy pelosi and karen bass, the congresswoman leading the negotiations on the police reform bill. the floyd family will head to the white house for discussion with president biden and vice president kamala harris. the bill still faces an uncertain future. and across america millions are honoring the man murdered by police officer derek chauvin. joining me now from minneapolis and capitol hill, and kristen welker and the moderator of washington week. garrett, i want to start with
i don t think that s going to make the difference. the change, the policy changes aren t going to make a difference. we changed policies for years. what makes the difference? getting to know your community. and i mentioned there will be three days of these commemorations. today, there s that march and rally. tomorrow, there will be virtually organizing, and then on tuesday, the exact year to the day when george floyd was killed, there will be commemorations across the city of minneapolis, and i suspect, really across the country. all right, so from minneapolis, we want to go to new york, where we find cori in new york city, also a major part of the protest landscape last summer. what are you seeing there? yasmin, it was, and the george floyd movement showed up here to the brooklyn borough on the steps today for a day of remembrance. it s different than what we saw in the past year, the months of strife and marches in the street. today was reflecting, what has been done sinc
what hasn t been done. what other work still needs to be done. i spoke sw an event organizers well as the brother of george floyd about his legacy. listen here. i want everybody to love each other. love each other the way my brother loves y all, and i wish you would have got a chance to meet him and understand him. but i tell you what, i tell you one thing, even though you didn t meet my brother, if you had time to meet me and talk to me, then you met him. he could have been my father, he could have been my brother, my uncle. and i still get emotional. and that s what happened. i cried when i seen that video. i never had a chance to meet george floyd, but i felt like it was me, it felt like it was my family. and you know, yasmin, something that shaq mentioned, that george floyd justice in policing act. i also asked terrance about that. he said in short, what s taking so long? now is the time. he said he fears every single day for the next black man or woman that will die at the h