now on bbc news, the death of george floyd in minneapolis in may 2020 sparked a public outcry that swept across america and the world. after weeks of closely watched testimony, the jury has reached a verdict on the former police officer charged with killing george floyd. nada tawfik reports on the outcome and the impact of one of the most important trials america has ever witnessed. a warning this programme contains upsetting images. what s his name? crowd: , ., the death of george floyd in minneapolis last may sparked a public outcry that swept across america and the world. no racist police! black lives matter! the horrific events caught on camera spurred a reckoning with america s history of racial injustice. chanting: we re not leaving! change once and for all was demanded to address the plight of black men and women at the hands of police but also the lasting impact of slavery and colonialism. newsreader: we are getting word this evening of some rock throwing by youth
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o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with that breaking news. former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin has been found guilty in the death of george floyd. it took the jurors less than 11 hours to reach the unanimous decision on all three charges, including second- and third- degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. the charges could put him behind bars for up to 40 years. moments after the verdicts were read, chauvin s bail was revoked, and he was lead away from the courtroom in handcuffs. he will be sentenced later this year. chauvin pinned floyd to the ground with his knee on the 46- year-old s neck for nearly nine and a half minutes on memorial day last year, as floyd repeatedly said he couldn t breathe, and bystanders begged the veteran officer to get off of him. cell phone video of floyd s death horrified americans and galvanized a nationwide social justice movement, leading to protests in cities across the country an
this means. i will talk to a minneapolis city councilman about what he hopes to see from this investigation. people across the world watched this city as judge cahill announced derek chauvin was guilty on all three charges, guilty of murdering george floyd. i talked to floyd s brother in the hours after he learned about the verdict. i feel like this is a day that we all have been waiting for. the floyd family tells me they feel relief but they also feel a sense of purpose. they do not want this verdict to be the end of their story. they very much want it to be a part a start of the new story. i will talk to george floyd s cousin about the mission in a few moments. i want to start with pete williams following the announcement from the attorney general last hour. and shaquille brewster outside the maximum security prison where chauvin awakened this morning. he is being held there. it s 30 minutes east of downtown minneapolis. pete, explain what this means. what will the
welcome to meet the press daily. i m chuck todd. a day of relief, reflection and renewed urgency in this country. less than 24 hours after a jury convicted derek chauvin of murder in the death of george floyd, the focus in minneapolis and nationwide has turned to issues and questions much bigger than any single verdict. where do we go from here? we may have moved past this event, but we haven t moved past this moment in terms of policing, politics, justice and equality. what will the legacy of this moment be? this morning attorney general merrick garland announced the justice department is opening an investigation into the minneapolis police department s practices and whether its officers routinely engaged in conduct that was unlawful or unconstitutional. the challenges we face are deeply woven into our history. they did not arise today or last year. building trust between community and law enforcement will take time and effort by all of us, but we undertake this task wit