The jurors right before they begin those deliberations. His name was george floyd jr. Reporter the first words were not of the man on trial, but of the man they want juries to remember. I cant breathe. This case is exactly what you thought when you saw it first, when you saw that video. It is exactly that. You can believe your eyes. Reporter the prosecution arguing it was Derek Chauvins knee to the neck that eventually killed floyd. Chauvin is facing Second Degree murder and manslaughter charges along with third degree murder, the most serious of which carries a penalty of up to 40 years in prison. The prosecution took jurors back through Witness Testimony with diagrams and charts, reminding them of why they say chauvin is guilty and why he had every opportunity to stop what happened that day. He knew better. He didnt do better. Reporter making clear this trial is not about the Minneapolis Police department, but about one former Minneapolis Police officer. This is not an antipolice pro
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Rebuttal flipping that narrative. You were told, for example, that mr. Floyd died that mr. Floyd died because his heart was too big. You heard that testimony. The reason george floyd is dead is because mr. Chauvins heart was too small. As Jury Deliberations play out, the nation is bracing for the possibility of unrest. Law enforcement agencies In Minneapolis and in other cities around the country are preparing for any violence that could be sparked by the outcome of the trial. This as lawmakers are facing renewed pressure to act finally on Police Reform in some sort of bipartisan compromise. Cnns Josh Campbell is In Minneapolis and will be in the courtroom today. Josh, we dont know how many days the jury will deliberate. Theyll start later this morning. Tell us how things will play out. I think its important first for those who may not have served on a jury to understand just how personality driven this process is. Think about it. You have 12 members of the public who presumably didnt
Through the afternoon upper 60 to 70 in San Francisco. 78 san jose and 75 concord. Anywhere from 8 to 14 degrees about average for this time of year. We will talk about changes for the weekend and details on that coming up. We want to take a look at the road this morning. Not too many problems but we are tracking this crash on the peninsula. It is a multicar crash as drivers are getting off the san mateo bridge. West bound 92 at foster city boulevard. Two lanes are blocked in that area but it does not seem to be affecting speeds too much right now. A live look at the san mateo bridge as you can see a few break lights in the commute direction but still not too bad going across that span. The southbay drive times all in the green so that is a good look at your traffic on this wednesday warning. It was 6 on one and last night the democratic debate, cbss Danya Bacchus is in charleston with the candidates bid to stop Bernie Sanders before super tuesday. Good morning. Reporter good morning.
That. The United Nations is demanding an independent investigation into the death of egypts only democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi has been buried at a cemetery in cairo a day after he died in court age 67 these pictures were taken near by a Security Forces kept journalists away from the Burial Service son says his father wasnt allowed to be buried in his hometown and morsi was forced from power in 2013 in a military coup and has never and has been in jail ever since the uns Human Rights Office says any inquiry into his death should examine how he was treated while in prison a spokesman said president Mohammed Morsi was in the custody of the egyptian authorities at the time of his death the state is responsible for ensuring he was treated humanely and that its right to life and health were respected. Any sudden death in custody must be followed by prompt impartial thorough and transparent investigation carried out by an independent body to clarify the cause of death while