But I have to ask you, because you shared in this essay that, when you watched the video of George Floyd, that you wept. And you dig into the dark chapters of American history and spend your time making that truth very clear to the rest of the country and ...
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including former Vice President Joe Biden’s comments on the death of George Floyd and what action it should prompt, President Trump’s approach toward Twitter and truth and the milestone of 100,000 American deaths from COVID-19.
The former Minneapolis police officer who was seen kneeling on George Floyd's neck as the 46-year-old complained that he could not breathe before dying later in custody has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. According to a complaint filed Friday, Derek Chauvin placed ...
A Minnesota prosecutor has charged a police officer with third-degree murder and manslaughter in the restraint death of George Floyd. Watch the announcement in the player above. Floyd is the handcuffed black man whose cries of “I can’t breathe” in a widely seen cellphone video set off days ...
Former President Barack Obama on Friday issued a statement on the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody on Monday night in Minneapolis after being held down by the neck. The incident was captured on video and sparked protests across the U.S. Obama expressed ...
... the police precinct, saying it had become too dangerous for officers. Attorney Benjamin Crump, who is representing Floyd's family, asked to take custody of Floyd's body to have an independent autopsy performed. Crump said that talk of a heart condition or asthma was irrelevant because Floyd was walking ...
... heal “the soul of the nation” and is suddenly getting his chance to try in real time. Biden said he spoke to the family of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who was killed in Minneapolis this week after a white police officer knelt on his neck. Floyd's death ...
... of police racism and oppression against people of color. “We’ve got to remember that it was not just Officer Chauvin who was sitting on George Floyd’s neck,” she said. Abdullah and hundreds of others protested what she called Floyd's lynching on Wednesday night. Some blocked lanes of ...
... Amna Nawaz: Mr. Terrill, in just a few seconds left, I have to ask you. There's been rallies in other cities sparked by Mr. Floyd's death, in Memphis and Los Angeles. Does this moment in any way feel different to you? Tyrone Terrill: It doesn't feel different ...
... outside the building was using a bullhorn to shout. "I can't breathe, I can't breathe. Mama, I can't breathe," repeating some of Floyd's pleas for relief. Across from the precinct, someone had spray-painted the sidewalk in red: "Where's humanity?" The 46-year-old Floyd ...
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