Good morning. And welcome to way too early. The show that is marking national Wine Day just not quite yet. I am Kasie Hunt on this tuesday, may 25th. Well start with the news. Today marks the Oneyear Anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, under the knee of former Police Officer Derek chauvin. Floyd Family Attorney Ben Crump tells Nbc News The Family will meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi And Congresswoman Karen Bass this morning as well as several senators from both parties before their meeting at the White House with President Biden. Crump told Nbc News he views the white House Visit as, quote, an opportunity to pay proper respect to George Floyd with a president who has been in continuous communication with The Family. Crump said he hopes the visit will keep momentum going toward a passage of the George Floyd justice in policing act. Today also marks the deadline set by President Biden for congress to present that Police Reform package. And while they are going to miss the dat
Respect to George Floyd with a president who has been in continuous communication with The Family. Crump says he hopes the visit will keep momentum going towards passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Willie . And with this day, it also marks the deadline set by President Biden for congress to present a Police Reform package. The lead negotiators from both parties are mystic a deal is now within reach. We continue to work on the process and i think we had good progress over the weekend, i thought. And i think we can see The End of the tunnel. We are starting to see a frame. We made a lot of progress over the weekend. We still have a lot of work to do. Im going to be pulling long days all this week in hopes that we by the time we come out of the weekend, we have more and more of this framework being put together. Senator scott and booker there along with Congresswoman Karen Bass of california, who has been working on this, they said the anniversary of george Floyds Murder
The comments. Take a listen. I stand by all of my statements. I said nothing wrong and i think any rational jewish person didnt like what happened in Nazi Germany and any rational person doesnt like whats happening with overbearing Mask Mandates and vaccine policies. Do you understand why some would be upset by the comment . Do you understand how people feel about being forced to wear mask or forced to have to take a vaccine or even have to say whether they have taken it or not . These shouldnt be happening in america. This is a free country. To be clear there is know equi no equivalence but heres the original statement. People were treated like second class citizens so much so that they were put in trains and taken to Gas Chambers in Nazi Germanys and this is the type of abuse that Nancy Pelosi is talking about. Cnn Suzanne Malveaux on Capitol Hill for us. How are members of Congress Responding . They will be asked about Marjorie Taylor greenes comments that just are Beyond The Pale o
Wuhan. What may have been overlooked while studying the spread of covid19. Thanks for joining us. Well, today marks the Oneyear Anniversary of george Floyds Death at the hands of police. Former officer Derek Chauvin was recently convicted of his murder. Floyds killing sparked a global outcry for racial justice with protesters demanding Police Reform and chanting floyds last words i cant breathe. In the coming hours several events to honor Floyds Life have been planned In Minneapolis and floyds family will meet privately with u. S. President Joe Biden at the White House. Mr. Biden had hoped to sign a Police Reform Law Today as well, but while lawmakers say they are hopeful they will eventually reach a deal, several sticking points still need to be negotiated. Cnns Joe Johns is In Minneapolis with more. Well, you know, im hearing anger, impatience, urgency. Its not really directed to Joe Biden if you think about it because there is an expectation that hes going to sign a bill once it get
After that brazen move by belarus forcing a Jet Line for land to arrest a dissident journalist on board that flight. President biden calling the Flights Diversion escorted by a fighter jet, quote, a direct affront to international norms. The European Union agrees imposing new sanctions overnight. This is an attack on democracy, this is an attack on Freedom Of Expression and this is an attack on european sovereignty. This outrageous behavior needs a strong answer. Senior international correspondent Fred Pleitgen is live for us in berlin. Fred, with he see these new sanctions and were getting our first look at the journalist since his arrest making a statement. His supporterS Possibly under duress, what more are you learning . Reporter his supporters saying they believe it was definitely under duress. This happened on a social Media Channel, a proregime social Media Channel in belarus where Roman Protasevich is seen sit ago At Table, essentially being saying that he is a he treated well,