Dallas that lifted their curfews. The protests have been, for the most part, peaceful and most part, powerful. As people remembered floyd and other africanamerican men unarmed whose lives were cut far too short by police. In North Carolina today, the town where floyd was born. Supporters held a memorial for him. In kentucky, balloons were released for breonna taylor, an emt shot 8 times in her own home by police executing a warrant in search of another person. And in the nations capitol, the words black lives matter. Look at this. This is just remarkable. Black lives matter em blazened on the road that leads straight to the white house. The letters so large, they can be seen from space. Thats what youre looking at. Across the way on capitol hill, a new development in the floyd case. His brother will testify before congress this week. In washington, protesters have been making their voices heard outside the white house, the capitol and the lincoln memorial. Our coverage tonight, Alex Ma
Dr. Cornell west joins us, so does filmmaker spike lee. First the funeral and cnns omar jimenez. Reporter george floyd called out for his mother who passed away to years ago. Today he was laid to rest next to her after an emotional funeral in houston. All i think about is when he was yelling for momma. And i know our momma is right there. She got her hands wide open. Packed with mourners. Reporter the Fountain Church paused to promote each other and pray before the ceremony began. Floyd was remembered as a man of faith, a brother, an uncle, a father, a friend. While the ceremony celebrated his life, his death and the movement it sparked was invoked time and time again. The assignment of george floyd and the purpose will mean there will be no more 8 46 of Police Brutality. Go on and get your rest now. Go on an see momma now. Were going to fight on. Were going to fight on. We honor him today because when he took his last breath, the rest of us will now be able to breathe. So therefore i,
Center of the latest controversy, derek chauvin, will have his first appearance by video link to a judge. Not only will officer chauvins conduct be on display, what the others did during the course of his conduct will be on display. Did they hear george floyd when he said, i want my mom, i cant breathe. Announcer this is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. It is new day. Breaking overnight, the Minneapolis City Council vowing to dismantle the citys Police Department, two weeks after the killing of george floyd. The council determined that the Current Police operation there could not be reformed as is. Now, this does not mean there would be no Law Enforcement or no policing, per se. Lawmakers are promising to create a new system of Public Safety in a city where Law Enforcement has long been accused of racism. This follows a growing push to Defund Police departments across the country. Today, democrats in con
Revealing answer at the center of the debate on police reform. Do you believe there is systemic racism in Law Enforcement . An update in the case of two missing idaho children, Human Remains Found on the stepdads property. Hes taken away in handcuffs. Tonight, the latest details. Out of the i. C. U. but protester who was pushed by Buffalo Police is still in the hospital. Why the president is attacking the 75yearold. And tonight, we end with the story of a Minnesota Police officer who took a knee and cried wi this is the cbs evenin with Norah Odonnell, reporting tonight from houston. Odonnell good evening and thank you for joining us tonight from houston, where george floyd will be laid to rest next to his mother. After an Emotional Service today at the fountain of praise church just right behind me. There was a stunning outpouring in the streets here late today as a horsedrawn carriage carried floyds body to the cemetery after his memorial. Hundreds of mourners came to this church in t
I call this perfect storm of all of the things that could go wrong in november. Announcer this is new day with Alisyn Camerota and john berman. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is new day. It is june 10th. Its 6 00 here in new york zpod chan and today change is here. 12 cities have voted to ban choke holds by Law Enforcement officers. The brother of george floyd will testify before the House Judiciary Committee. House democrats have just proposed sweeping reforms to policing. Republicans led by senator tim scott drafting plans of their own. The default position right now, as we have said, is reform. And thats a huge change. The one person largely absent from the discussion, though, is the president. His contribution has been to spread horrific lie about a 75yearold man who bled from the head after being pushed to the ground by a police officer. Now, we did see the white house chief of staff and Jared Kushner on capitol hill and we are told that