A good Tuesday Morning to you. Im jim sciutto. And im poppy harlow. Just a few hours from right now a private funeral for george floyd is being held in his hometown of houston, texas. Before hell be laid to rest next to his mother. This is floyds casket. It arrived just minutes ago as family and friends remember his life today, and the ceremony will include a call for justice and a call for social reform. Those calls have been central to the protests that weve seen in cities around the world over the past two weeks. Yesterday the exPolice Officer charged with seconddegree murder in the killing of floyd appeared in court for the first time, this as the attorney for one of the other former officers charged in floyds death is now offering up really just a stunning defense, and as pressure builds on reforming Police Departments across the country, there has been the discovery of more violent incidents involving police captured on video. Were going to get to that in a moment but, first, let
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