It is 9 00 p. M. Here at Longwood University at farmville, virginia. And the running mates are ready to roll. Good evening, im megyn kelly. Three minutes away from the one and only Vice President ial debate of 2016. Indiana governor, mike pence, and virginia senator, tim kaine, will face off with 90 minutes without any breaks. Both men hoping to use that time to boost their partys ticket while reintroducing themselves to the American People. If you look at the recent polls for about a third of the country, this is the very first introduction. They dont know who these guys are. Thats exactly right. And a lot of the talk, megyn, before this debate starts, is
whether this is going to be fiery. Whether this is going to be policydriven. And they will have to defend the top of the ticket. What has been said and what has been done. The civil war, essentially came to an end just north of this campus. Well see what this battle looks like tonight on stage. If you ask the rnc, it has already been
Will have an announcement later today. We also are at the site of mr. Floyds death. His family due to visit any moment. Theyre coming to that memorial site, a shrine right there in minneapolis. Lets get to our correspondent who broke this news for us last hour, cnns josh campbell. Omar jimenez also in minneapolis. Josh, i want to start with you. The attorney general under a great deal of pressure here, in his own community, from protesters around the country. He said he asked for time to review all of the evidence, but your reporting is Keith Ellison has made a decision. Reporter thats right, john. A major development, a new milestone in this investigation. As you mentioned, this has been under review by the attorney generals office, the actions of the officers that were involved in this incident that resulted in the death of george floyd. Now, we know that one of those officers, derek chauvin, was arrested. Hes charged with thirddegree murder. The case was then transferred to the atto
Murder. Moreover, the other three officers who stood by and watched wild chauvin pinned george floyd to the pavement with his knee were charged with aiding and abetting in the crime. Heres ellison this afternoon. To the floyd family, to our beloved community, and to everyone that is watching, i say george floyd mattered. He was loved. His family was important. His life had value. And we will seek justice for him and for you and we will find it. But what i do not believe is that one successful prosecution can rectify the hurt and loss that so many people feel. The solution to that pain will be slow and difficult work of constructing justice in fairness in our society. That announcement came shortly after members of floyds family paid an emotional viz it to the site of his death, which has become a Community Gathering place for mourners. Reacting to the charges today, the floyd family called it a bittersweet moment, saying we are deeply gratified that attorney general ellison took decisi
Involvement in floyds death while in custody, but the only one charged so far. The criminal complaint alleges, quote, the defendant had his knee on mr. Floyds neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in total. 2 minutes and 53 seconds of this was after mr. Floyd was nonresponsive. Police are trained that this type of restraint with the subject in a proned position is inherently dangerous. Announcing the charges today, Hennepin Countys top prosecutor mike freeman said that despite more than one video of what officers did to mr. Floyd, they didnt have enough to charge chauvin until today. Were looking at the evidence, there may be subsequent charges later. The investigation is ongoing. We felt it appropriate to focus on the most dangerous perpetrator. We can only charge a case when we have sufficient admissible evidence to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. As of right now we have that. In a statement the family of george floyd, a 46yearold father of two, welcomed a step on the road to j
The video of floyds death setting off a Chain Reaction of events including the firing of the four officers involved, and the launch of a Justice Department investigation. We want to show you the video, but i need to warn you, it is difficult to watch. It is graphic. In this video, you will see the officer with his knee on floyds neck for several minutes while he calls out for help over and over saying i cant breathe. He was declared dead at a nearby hospital shortly afterwards. Just the anger felt by the community spilling out into the city streets for a second straight night of protests. Some of which turned violent as demonstrators and police clashed. The floyd family, who described him as a gentle giant, is urging calm for future protests and in an emotional interview, his younger brother spoke to cnn about his pain and what he wants to happen next. I grew up with him. That was my oldest brother. I loved him. Im never going to get my brother back. Im sorry. We need justice. Those of