of minneapolis and what s thought to be one of the largest pre trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of $27 million for their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyd s family. separately, a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on charges, including third degree murder, following the incident. here s the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of theirfamily. but it and his family, the future of their family. but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. let s get more from our correspondent, david willis, who joins us from la. good to see you. starting with the figure of $27 million, obviously a large figure. what is the significance of the size of that? ~ ., , , of that? well, of course, t
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like much, but it s special, because we re walking in my granddad s footsteps. and just around the corner is something that ties together the queen, britain and my family. this is the belle plantation. at its peak, nearly 300 slaves were forced to live and work here. after slavery was abolished, it was bought by a family who were close relatives of the queen. she came to visit this place on her last trip 55 years ago. hi! good to see you! good to see you my brother, give me an elbow bump. so this is the belle plantation. sad to say, sad to say, but it s faded glory.
but what i didn t know is before he did, he worked on a sugar plantation. so this lane might not look like much, but it is special, because we are walking in my grandad s footsteps. and just around the corner is something that ties together the queen, britain, and my family. this is the belle plantation. at its peak, nearly 300 slaves were forced to live and work here. after slavery was abolished, it was bought by a family who were close friends of the queen. she came to visit this place on her last trip 55 years ago. hi! good to see you! good to see you my brother, give me an elbow bump. so this is the belle plantation.