as well. china sent nearly 40 war planes into its air defense zone a day after u.s. and japan conducted naval drills east of taiwan. in a response of show of force from beijing, taiwan deployed its air defense missile systems. in coming hours, opening statements are set to begin in the federal civil rights trial for former police officers indicted in connection with george floyd s murder. the three men have been charged you can see there with violating floyd s constitutional rights during his arrest in may 2020. two of the former officers face another charge alleging they did nothing to stop former officer derek chauvin from kneeling on floyd s neck for more than 9 minutes, leading to his death. chauvin pleaded guilty to civil rights charges last month and faces up to 25 years in prison. now, gun violence has americans on edge across the country. crime rates are up in major cities. and in the last few days, police
namaste. right now, the federal civil rights trial is back underway for the three former minneapolis police officers who were at the scene of george floyd s murder. they re accused of depriving floyd of his civil rights by failing to give him medical aid. all three men have pleaded not guilty. and we ve learned that thomas lane, the officer who held down floyd s legs during the fatal restraint plans to testify in his own defense at some point. nbc s shaquille brewster joins me now. shaquille, good morning, what can we expect today? we expect to see more of that body camera video that will be officially admitted into evidence and into the record. but it comes after those hours of opening statements that the jury heard yesterday, where we learned not only the prosecution s case against these three ex-officers, but learned really for the first time how these officers will be defending themselves. for the prosecution, they re arguing that this is about what the defendants didn t do.
to build a future of unlimited possibilities. your new day, i m boris sanchez. good morning, boris, i m christi paul. we have some new details for you in the shooting that left a new york police officer dead and another critically injured. what we re learning about that officer and what investigators know now about the gun that was used in the shooting. plus, senator kyrsten sinema facing blow back for her stance on the filibuster from democrats in her own state. the actions they re taking against her and what her potential primary challenger is now saying. opening statements begin tomorrow in the federal civil rights trial of three former minneapolis officers in the
in minneapolis, opening statements will begin today in the federal civil rights trial of three former police officers charged in the death of george floyd. two to you, alexander kang and lang all face life in prison if convicted. derek chauvin who was convicted last year of murdering george floyd has already pleaded guilty to federal charges and will not be a part of this trial. let s bring in former prosecutor, trial attorney and legal analyst on the law and crime network. good morning. thank you so much for getting up early with us. so, you know, derek chauvin already convicted of killing george floyd. two of these defendants were rookies. you know, i assume they ll lean in on the hierarchy of the situation, right, that he was the leader, chauvin. what do prosecutors have to prove against these three former officers? sure. well, in this case, which is a little different than the state case that these officers are still facing later down the line, really what prosecutors
incident in harlem last week. the nypd commission says 27-year-old wilbert was shot friday. his partner, 22-year-old jason rivera was also killed. the suspect tried to run but was shot and killed by another officer on the scene. the federal civil rights trial of three former minnesota police officers is set to resume in the coming hours. the kasen terse on the police murder of george floyd in 2020. on tuesday the court heard emotional people. reporter: day tussauds a lot of repeat witnesses in the state trial of derek chauvin in 2021. charles mcmillan. he was a bystander to what happened in may of 2020 and george floyd under the knee of derek chauvin. he testified in the chauvin