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announced. hello? hi. how are you doing? how is gianna doing? feeling better now. nothing is going to make it all better, but at least now there s some justice. right. and, you know, i think, my dad is going to change the world, he s going to start to change it out. yes. amen. going to change it now. it s incredible. an incredible thing. i wish i were there to put my arms around you. watching every second of this and the vice president. we re all so relieved. not just one verdict, but all three. guilty on all three counts. it s really important. i m anxious to see you guys. i really am. we re going to get a lot more done. we re going to do a lot. we re going to stay at it until we get it done. hopefully this is the momentum for the george floyd justice and policing act to get passed to have you sign. you got it, pal. that and a lot more. a lot more. joining me now is george floyd s brother philonise floyd. and floyd family attorney ben crump. thank ....
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 per ....
crime. and then that is going to be the next sort of level of accountability people will be watching very closely here. but it s not just about that. people look at this conviction as the beginning of a long process. they want this to be a long process and they say it is a process that is long overdue. find the defendant guilty. reporter: with the guilty verdict on all three charges, derek chauvin went from former minneapolis police officer to convicted murderer, whose new reality is new a prison cell, similar to this one. separate from the general population at a state prison about 25 miles outside of minneapolis. while in the city celebrations. we can finally breathe. reporter: from a community that didn t think a conviction was possible. and to a george floyd family that knows the work isn t finished. we have to stick together and continue to fight, because this world is a place that we re supposed to be united and stand together. reporter: a mentality ....
this sunday derek chauvin is in a prison cell awaiting sentencing and will likely spend years behind bars. but as the ap reports in this striking new headline, within 24 hours of the chauvin verdict, at least six people across the country died at the hands of law enforcement. that includes 16-year-old ma khia bryant killed by columbus police who were responding to a 911 call about an attempted stabbing. and 42-year-old andrew brown jr., shot and killed in elizabeth city, north carolina, by sheriffs deputies serving an arrest warrant. on saturday, the county sheriff said he wants to release the bodycam footage of brown s death but says he can t without a court order. amid the ever-multiplying tragedies, the senate has yet to pass the george floyd justice in policing act but negotiations between the two parties seem to be making progress. i think we are on the verge of wrapping this up in the next week or two depending on how quickly they respond to our suggestions. j ....
in its attempt to control what s said about china s role in the pandemic we have a special report. hello and welcome. the trial has begun in the united states of the white policeman accused of killing george floyd with lawyers and civil rights leaders claiming the case is a referendum onjustice and equality in america. mr floyd s death in minneapolis last may sparked black lives matter protests across the world as public anger was fed by distressing footage showing him begging for air as derek chauvin knelt on his neck. mr chauvin denies charges of manslaughter and murder. aleem maqbool reports from minneapolis. (tx this marks the start of what will be an emotional and fraught few weeks for the family of george floyd. but the reminders have, of course, never gone away of the way he died. we need justice. i think throughout this whole trial, that s one word that you will hear me and my family say a lot justice. somebody needs to be held accountable. do you swea ....