Its good to be with you tonight. The defense rested its case, this week in the Derek Chauvin murder trial. There was a crowd. And yes, the crowd was becoming more loud and aggressive. I felt that Derek Chauvin was justified, and was acting with Objective Reasonableness. I will invoke my fifthamendment privilege today. Closing arguments are on monday. And tonight, our legal experts will break down last weeks pivot moments, including extended excerpts from the trial. From nbc news World Headquarters in work york, im Joshua Johnson with a Special Report on the Derek Chauvin murder trial. Welcome to the week. Week three of the trial was overshadowed by anotherpolice killing in the minneapolis area. Protests, quickly, broke out in the suburb of Brooklyn Center over the death of Daunte Wright. That intensified the twin citys anxiety over the chauvin trials outcome. Judge peter cahill denied a request from the defense to sequester and reinterview each juror about the wright shooting and prote
In new york, im Joshua Johnson with a Special Report on the Derek Chauvin murder trial. Welcome to the week. Week three of the trial was overshadowed by anotherpolice killing in the minneapolis area. Protests, quickly, broke out in the suburb of Brooklyn Center over the death of Daunte Wright. That intensified the twin citys anxiety over the chauvin trials outcome. Judge peter cahill denied a request from the defense to sequester and reinterview each juror about the wright shooting and protests. Lets break down how the week went in court. Prosecution called its final witnesses on monday. Cardiologist jonathan rich honed in on the states main point that George Floyds death was, quote, absolutely preventable. I can state with a high degree of medical certainty that george floyd did not die from a primarycardiac event. And he did not die from a drug overdose. Taken into account all of the evidence that you reviewed, do you have an opinion to a reasonable degree of medical certainty as to
Before, but its new every time. Yeah. Exactly. And this is now with four sustained days of protests as we head towards the end of the Derek Chauvin trial ten miles away as the defense heads through its part of that trial and were heading towards a verdict there, it does feel like were going to be there and our attention is going to be there for quite some time. Yeah, it is. Thank you, rachel. Thanks, lawrence. Well, were just an hour away from the curfew tonight in Brooklyn Center, minnesota where once again protesters have gathered on the day when the Police Officer who shot and killed 20yearold Daunte Wright while he was unarmed was arrested and charged with Second Degree manslaughter. Curfews in neighboring minneapolis and st. Paul were in place last night at the same hour but were lifted tonight. Last night 79 people were arrested in Brooklyn Center, minnesota. Joining us now from Brooklyn Center is nbc news correspondent ron allen. Ron, you led us off last night. What is the diffe
Defense heads through its part of the trial and were heading toward a verdict there. It does feel like we are going to be there in our attention is going to be there for quite some time. Yes it is. Thank you rachel. Thanks lawrence. Well were just an hour away from the curfew tonight in Brooklyn Center minnesota, we are once again protesters have gathered on the day when the Police Officer who shot and killed 20 year old dante wright, while he was unarmed. Was arrested and charged with Second Degree manslaughter. Curfews in neighboring minneapolis and st. Paul were in place last night at the same hour. But were lifted tonight. Last night, 79 people were arrested in Brooklyn Center minnesota. Joining us now, from Brooklyn Center is nbc news correspondent ron allen. Ron, you let us off last night, what is the difference tonight . Lawrence, it just feels a lot more intense. There is a smaller crowd, but they seem to be a lot of energy there. In the last hour, since nightfall, we have seen
Im lindsey reiser. Y im kendis gibson. We have our correspondents standing by with all the stories were covering. We begin with the murder trial of Derek Chauvin with Closing Arguments set to begin tomorrow. This comes on theeg heels of growing protests over other policeinvolved incidents. Nbcsci Megan Fitzgerald has mo on this. Good morning. Good morning. D hundreds of People Gathering outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department last night in what wasst the seventh day of f protests. It was mainly peaceful. People gathering, chanting, wanting , peace, wanting justic. But it was different from what went saw friday night when near 100 people were taken into to custody. We also heard last night from Maxine Waters of california who addressed the crowd. Take a listen to what her message was. This is a very difficult time in the v history of this countr. Despite the fact that we know that people of color are having have been killed too often, bunarmed young men in particular. Black men. I