But lets first get right into all of this with nbcs kasie hunt on capitol hill for us. Set the scene for us. What are we expecting to hear the Judiciary Committee try to answer this morning . Reporter i think it is going to be an emotional time for members of congress who are listening to the brother of george floyd talk about what his life meant, and what kind of a symbol he has become as they try to grapple with what policy changes they can make to make sure that this doesnt happen to people in the future, at least that it is made better in some way. So the political pressure and public sentiment on this issue has just dramatically changed over the course of the last two weeks in response to this. And i think youre seeing that reality reflected in how lawmakers on capitol hill are approaching this. This hearing is going to be on police brutality, on racial profiling, on all of the Different Things that they may be able to change. And democrats have already released a pretty sweeping
Well, George Floyds brother went to washington today with a simple message stop the pain. He delivered that message in a historic hearing of the House Judiciary Committee which is now considering the most comprehensive Police Reform legislation ever introduced to congress. He described the pain that he is now trying to stop other families from feeling, but he knows the pain will be with him for the rest of his life. Floyd described what its been like for him and what its been like for the rest of George Floyds family to watch his big brother murdered on video with a police knee on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. I just think about that video over and over again. Felt like 8 hours and 46 minutes. Hurt seeing my brother plea for his life, watching that officer just put his knee on his neck. Just every day just looking at him, being like anywhere, thats all people talk about. The rest of my life thats all ill ever see somebody. Just look at the video. Kids have to watch the video.
Cities across the south. Nascar, with a fan base thats largely loyal to President Trump, banned confederate symbols from all of its races and event yupvenues. The sports only black competitor circling the track in a black lives matter car. President trump, john, is going in the opposite direction. It does seem so. Sources tell cnn that they are preparing an executive order for the president on policing, but its not clear whats exactly in it. We do know what he is against. He is against the idea that there is systemic racism in u. S. Law enforcement. And hes against even discussing renaming military bases named after confederate commanders, including one who spewed absolutely vile, racist screeds, including decrying the very notion of black legislators and black juries. Also this morning, the u. S. Just passed 2 million cases of new coronavirus cases can. One expert predicts 100,000 more deaths by september. Well have much more on that shortly. First, though, the massive cultural shift
16 days after the death of george floyd the Minneapolis Police chief is announcing a Major Department wide change, answering demands from protesters and public figures for reform. The chief announced hell immediately withdraw the department as contract negotiations with the police union and implement an Early Warning system to identify officer misconduct. So for the first time in the history of policing we here in minneapolis will have an the opportunity to use Realtime Data and automation to intervene with officers who are engaged in problematic behavior. Cnn sara sidnor is joining us live now. Sara, we heard the police chief talking passionately about growing up in minneapolis. He also said race and policing there are intertwined. Tell us more about these changes, tell us why they are happening now. Reporter look, this is really the department at the center of all thats happened across the country. We have never seen a response like this before. When you go back and look at other cas
Here is a bit of what weve seen. Major changes in washington, d. C. , including transparency and accountability for the district police. A new office of race and equity in san diego. And in new york, a vote to make Police Disciplinary records public. And in roughly a dozen cities from phoenix to lncht a. To raleigh, north carolina, police choke holds are now being banned, including houston where the mayor made an announcement during the funeral. Protesters want it to go further and want radically cut police funding. Weve not seen that outside the few places like minneapolis, new york city and l. A. And on a federal level, congress is involved, democrats have a bill that include National Registry for police conduct. George floyds brother will be on capitol hill in an hour to testify on that very subject. Kasie hunt is on capitol hill. Whats the focus of this hearing . Reporter the focus is exactly what the country has been so grappling with over the course of the last several weeks afte