honor, to fight for justice for george floyd. here in brooklyn, thousands were gathered right here in this park. we were with terrence floyd as he spoke. his message on the peaceful protests, on the violence, and what he told me about the sea of faces here, from all backgrounds, and what that meant to him. all of this playing out as they paid tribute in minneapolis, where george floyd was killed. a moving memorial service we witnessed today, and this moment here, the police chief paying tribute, taking a knee at the side of the hearse that carried floyd s coffin. his family sharing their memories of a childhood with little money but a lot of love. they described him as a gentle giant. they celebrated his kindness today. the reverend al sharpton delivering the eulogy, morning floyd s loss, saying, get your knee off of our necks. in brooklyn, thousands gathering at an outdoor memorial right here, chanting george floyd s name. you will hear his brother s call for peace. and what he shar
return to those roots, saying that there will be a march on washington this august 28th, on the 57th anniversary of the original march on washington. but he said that this one will be led by the floyd family, the garner family and any other families who have suffered similar loss. david? linsey davis leading us off from minneapolis. linsey, thank you. and of course, the other powerful memorial was right here in brooklyn today. thousands here kneeling in solidarity, right here in this park behind me, remembering george floyd. we entered the park this morning with floyd s brother, terrence, telling us his message on the violence, his message on the peaceful protesting that he has seen, and what the people who gathered here, the families, the parents who brought their about why they came. today, george floyd s family allowed us to go into cadman plaza park in brooklyn with them to document what they hope is an historic moment, a turning point. terrence floyd was here to honor his brot
find your purpose at grand canyon university. visit gcu.edu. tonight, across this country, a nation pauses to remember. to honor the life of george floyd. the emotional memorial service in minneapolis. the hearse carrying his casket passing the police chief, kneeling. his family sharing stories about big george, about his kindness. demanding justice in george floyd s name. the reverend al sharpton s message to president trump after that bible photo-op. playing music for 8 minutes, 46 seconds, the amount of time that minneapolis officer had his knee on floyd s neck. while here in new york city, thousands gathered for a vigil here. we witnessed the moment they em george floyd. a sea of faces, all differckgro orge srother. we entered the park with him. what he told me about his
today. at this hour, on the tenth day of protests, thousands are now marching here in new york city, crossing over the brooklyn bridge after what they witnessed right here in this park. also tonight, in the streets and bridges of downtown pittsburgh and again this evening in los angeles, scenes being repeated in cities and towns across this country. there are several more tributes planned before george floyd is buried in houston next week. his family calling them a celebration of his life. but also, a plea to america. abc s linsey davis leads us off from minneapolis tonight. reporter: while thousands have taken a knee in recent days, this time felt different. a powerful moment as the minneapolis police chief kneeled as george floyd s casket passed him by. amazing grace reporter: before this 46-year-old became the symbol of a movement, he was a man. at today s memorial service in minneapolis, we learned about the father and brother from
floyd with the struggle of black america. what happened to floyd happens every day in this country, in education, in health services and in every area of american life. it s time for us to stand up in george s name and say, get your knee off our necks. reporter: and after his calls for accountability and change, there was this moment 8 minutes and 46 seconds of stillness, symbolizing floyd s final moments. they had enough time. now, what will we do with the time we have? and linsey davis with us from minneapolis tonight. and linsey, i know, we also learned just before we came on the air tonight about plans for a march on washington now? reporter: that s right, david. as you know, marches were an integral part of the civil rights movement, and today, reverend al sharpton announced a