All right. People on the streets of Brooklyn Center, minnesota. But so far, there is nothing approaching anything like violence. So, thank you for watching. The coverage will pick up with cnn tonight and its star, d lemon. The question, once again, in another community is, are we going to see justice . Is there or this about what happens to just us . Yeah, well, thats a good question. And and a good question is what is going to happen, later tonight . Hopefully, nothing. Protests, that theyre peaceful. No rioting. And nothing that is that can harm the community. I am going to get to it, though, chris. Im going to get to our developing news thats happening. Of course, we know this is happening. This is cnn tonight. Im don lemon. Take a look. This is the fourthstraight night of protests in the streets of Brooklyn Center, minnesota. And we are watching, at this hour, because there is a curfew thats going to take effect, in one hour. And usually, around this time, things will start to happ
Rev. Al sharpton joins family members of george floyd for a News Conference after the guilty verdict was announced for derek chauvin. This is 50 minutes. Before we say anything, we are going to have a prayer. When we first came to minneapolis, and went to the site where ben crump called, we remembered how eric garner said i cant breathe 11 times. His mother came with us to the site. His family came there, and his family has stood together for the last 11 months watching this video go over and over and over again. This family stood with pain. Suffering. And not knowing what the future held. Because so many families went and got nothing. They think god when they got the indictment, which would not have happened had not the attorney general Keith Ellison took the case. [applause] and Keith Ellison fought and put together a team that made this possible. And this is the first time in the history of this state that a white Police Officer has been convicted. This is the first time and a long
Good morning to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. This is a Special Edition of new day. Im john berman alongside brianna keilar. The jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts. Chauvin is in a prison cell this morning and he may remain there for decades after his sentence is handed down in two months. Overnight at the intersection where George Floyd Drew his final breath, celebrations and a sense of overwhelming relief. Say his name. George floyd. Say his name. George floyd. Say his name. George floyd. Say his name. George floyd. George floyds family. His brother says he can now sleep for the first time in a year. President biden and Vice President harris called the floyd family soon after the verdict was announced, the president urging people to confront Police Brutality and systemic racism. I cant breathe. Those are George Floyds last words. We cant let those words die with him. We have to keep hearing those words. We must not turn away. We cant turn
Definitely doubled in just the last since weve been here. More people want to come and take in scene and honour the place where george floyd died. As ive been telling you all this evening, this is a place for public grief and remembrance, and they asked everybody that comes here to honour that, and especially for any white members of the community who come here to Pay Attention and listen to the pain and trauma on display here. Listen to the pain and trauma on dismay here listen to the pain and trauma on display here. Larry, thank you so much again display here. Larry, thank you so much again for display here. Larry, thank you so much again for your display here. Larry, thank you so much again for your reporting,. Display here. Larry, thank you so l much again for your reporting, its been great to have you in the square today and minneapolis during the last three weeks. Thank you. Lets speak to donald deluca, Chief Of Police. Hejoins us now, thank you forjoining me, donald. What messag
Eenl waters called on protesters to get her word, confrontational. The judge denying the motion but twarng comments could be grounds for an appeal down the line. So joining me now, a former democratic senator from alabama, doug jones is here. Both cnn political commentators. Ill start with you. The entire nation is waiting on this Chauvin Trial verdict. One senior white house official telling cnn, i quote here, this was already a tinder box. It becomes more volatile by the day. What is at stake here . You know, that is a good question. This reminds me, the time were in reminds me of 1968. Tom brokaw who is one of my heroes, actually, had a documentary entitled boom. In 1968, in february, the massacre, in april, you had the assassination of king, in june, you had the assassination of kennedy. You had many soldiers coming home from war still being treated like second class citizens and it felt like the country was becoming untethered along the lines of race. This seems eerily like that y