Really just want to see our mom again. It is heartbreaking. It is agonizing. We are live on the ground there. Were also live with the other big headline today, in a few hours the sentencing of Derek Chauvin for the murder of vladimir putin. George floyd. What we know about the judge, where he might land and what one viewer is telling nbc news with the attorney for the floyd family live on the show in a couple of minutes. Good morning, im Hallie Jackson in washington on this busy friday, along with our nbc news team in surfside, florida. Kerry, we heard from officials not too long ago this morning and i was struck by the notes of optimism they were hitting, that they still have hope even with some of these frankly pretty grim numbers that were getting, a jump in the number of people unaccounted for, up to 159. It is a get punch. Reporter it is a gut punch. The confirmation of four people who died inside the rubble and the rescue teams on this have been working round the clock are being
Embarrassment. You know, we saw it again last night as i was coming to the oval office, i got the word that South Carolina a physician with his wife, two grandchildren and a person working at his house was gunned down, all five. So many people, so many of the people sitting here today know that well unfortunately. You know, they know what its like when the seconds change your life forever. Ive had the pleasure of getting to meet in awful circumstances many of you, many of you whove lost your children, your husbands, your wives. You know, they know what its like to bury a piece of their soul deep in the earth. We understand that. Mark and jackie, i want to tell you, its always good to see you but not under these circumstances. I want to say before i introduce the rest of the folks is, you know, what a lot of people have not been through what theyve been through dont understand it takes a lot of courage to come to an event like this. Theyre absolutely, absolutely determined to make chang
Prosecution witness, a pulmonologist with impeccable credentials who made clear that, in his opinion, george floyd died from the officers actions, not from anything else. Thats the moment the life goes out of his body. Reporter today, the prosecutors expert medical witness did not hold back. Mr. Floyd died from a low level of oxygen. And this caused damage to his brain that we see, and it also caused a p. E. A. Arrhythmia that caused his heart to stop. Reporter the worldrenowned expert on breathing and lungs, dr. Martin tobin, said george floyd died because the officers created a scenario in which floyds lungs were put in a vicelike grip. Almost to the effect as if the surgeon had gone in and removed the lung. Not quite, but along those lines. Reporter he said four things caused floyd to stop breathing, including floyds position on the concrete, allowing no room for his lungs to expand. You mentioned several reasons for mr. Floyds low oxygen. You mentioned handcuffs and the street, rig
Caused mr. Floyds death. Oxygen, mr. Floyd was in position, because of the subdual state, he was in position where he couldnt get enough oxygen. There is no evidence to suggest he would have died that night except for interactions with law enforcement. Joining me now is david henderson, eugene robinson, joyce vance and ben gupta. First, lets talk about the testimony today. Was she successful in rebutting we dont know what he will testify, but from the autopsy himself. He is determined to be gold. But its meaningful to hear witnesses like dr. Thomas donate their time for free for this case. I think she has done a remarkable job of clarifying what did not cause George Floyds death. The only complication is she is a sophisticated person and she expresses her opinion in sophisticated words. Like when she uses words like officers and not officer, singular. Overall, i think she did fantastic. Medical technical witnesses, yesterdays witness was extraordinary. Martin tobin. Lets talk about the
In a scientific session at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2024 International Conference titled "An Inconvenient Truth: Health Disparities and Health Care Inequality in Respiratory Medicine," a number of experts discussed the various areas within the field that are impacted by disparities.