guilty on all counts. a jury in minnesota convicting ex-police officer derek chauvin of murder and manslaughter in the death of george floyd last year. guilty of second-degree unintentional murder with a maximum sentence of 40 years. guilty of third-degree murder, maximum sentence, 25 years, and guilty of second-degree manslaughter, maximum sentence, ten years. chauvin will be sentenced in about two months. tonight president joe biden calling his conviction a giant step towards justice in america, but saying much more needs to be done. i want to get to omar jimenez live for us in minneapolis where he s been covering this story now since the very beginning. omar, good evening to you. you are in george floyd square, the site where he was murdered. it s become a memorial. what s it like tonight? reporter: yeah, don. a lot of today has been celebration, as you can imagine. right now in the cold minneapolis night hours, it is really reflection trying to look back and realize the
that s how it looked and sounded. guilty on all three counts including second-degree murder and after hearing, the judge revoked his bail derrek chauvin was led away in handcuffs. now, believe your own eyes and the video, that s what the prosecution said in closing arguments and jurors did. prosecutors said george floyd did not die because his heart was too big but derrek chauvin was too small. they delivered a verdict that speaks powerfully. the floyd family reacting to it. the verdict speaks, as well, to the witnesses and the guilt they said of being unable to stop a killinging taking place before their eyes and the jury helped the sum of the burden, the verdict also lifted the doom we ve been conditioned each time a jury dell liiberates. president biden and vice president harris, prosecutor and state attorney general spoke to the significance of this day and moment. today, we feel a sigh of relief so it cannot take away the pain. a measure of justice isn t the same as
people because of covid restrictions. joining hiss wife queen elizabeth, members of the royal family . thy beloved son shall then pronounce prince philip known to be especially close to princes harry and william. during the procession to the chapel, the two followed the casket and walked into the chapel with the royal cousins between them. but then after the ceremony, some spontaneity, prince william and prince harry walking together, seemingly chatting with the duchess of cambridge nearby. their first public interaction since harry and wife meghan s interview with oprah and publicized rift between the brothers. joining me right now cnn s royal correspondent max foster, who is at windsor castle. and cnn s nic robertson is at 10 downing street. thank you to all of you. let s talk more about today s service for prince philip and let s talk with you, max, on that. what a beautiful ceremony. while prince philip had a hand in crafting all of this, it seems like it may have
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investigation into the murder of george floyd last may. today we also heard from george friday s aunt and cousin. they say they are relieved and happy to see justice in this case, but they know there is still so much more work that remains to be done. i just wonder if there is another way. does this always have to end in a death? you know, we want police to do their job and toe serve and protect, but are we using the excessive force or can we de-escalate another way? profound questions. this afternoon white house press secretary jen psaki announced that policing reform will be a key topic of president biden s first address to a joint session of congress which is scheduled for next wednesday. president biden has been criticized by advocates for policing reform for not doing nearly enough yet on the issue and for saying that this needs to be done which congress legislatively and not via executive action. let s start our coverage with cnn justice correspondent evan perez. ev