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>> AND THE RAIN CHANCES ARE GOING DOWN AS THE HEAT CRANKS
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>>> TONIGHT WE START WITH
BREAKING NEWS.
BREAKING NEWS. YOU ARE LOOKING AT LIVE
PICTURES FROM MINNESOTA WHERE
PROTESTS HAVE TURNED VIOLENT
FOR A SECOND NIGHT IN A ROW.
WE HAVE SEEN BUILDINGS BURNING
IN THE TWIN CITIES OF
MINNEAPOLIS, ST. PAUL.
>> PROTESTERS TURNED RIOTERS IN
THE WAKE OF DEATH OF GEORGE
FLOYD, THE MAN WITH SO MANY
HOUSTON TIES, WHO DIED IN
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE CUSTODY
MONDAY NIGHT.
MONDAY NIGHT. AS WE TAKE YOU BACK LIVE TO
MINNESOTA NOW, OUR SISTER
STATION IS REPORTING EXTENSIVE
LOOTING AND CONFRONTATIONS
BETWEEN DEMONSTRATORS AND
POLICE.
POLICE.
POLICE. THE NATIONAL GUARD CALLED TO
RESPOND THIS AFTERNOON, AND
LATE TODAY FROM THE FBI, THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROMISING
A ROBUST INVESTIGATION.
THERE HAVE BEEN PROTESTS
TONIGHT IN SEVERAL CITIES
INCLUDING DENVER, COLUMBUS,
WASHINGTON D.C., AND CHICAGO.
AND HERE IN HOUSTON, A
DEMONSTRATION IS PLANNED
TOMORROW, AND WE'RE HEARING
FROM THOSE THAT KNEW THE FORMER
3rd WARD RESIDENT, AS WELL AS
THE BLACK HOUSTON OFFICERS WHO
FELT COMPELLED TO SPEAK OUT.
TODAY IN TEXAS, A CRY FOR
UNITY.
UNITY.
UNITY. >>
UNITY. >> WE NEED EVERY PERSON AT THE
TABLE ON THE ISSUE.
>> LEADERS FROM THE AFRO
AMERICAN POLICE OFFICERS LEAGUE
REACTING WITH THEIR
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. >> WE USED TO COMPLAIN, BUT
THEN WE ACCEPTED THE CALL TO BE
A PART OF THE CHANGE.
>> EMPLOYED REMEMBERED FONDLY
BY ONE OF HIS CLOSEST FRIENDS,
FORMER NBA PLAYER STEPHEN
JACKSON.
JACKSON.
JACKSON. JACKSON CALLED FLOYD HIS TWIN
BROTHER.
BROTHER.
BROTHER. THE TWO ALIKE IN SO MANY WAYS.
>> WE LOOKED THAT MUCH ALIKE,
AND FROM THAT CONVERSATION WE
JST HIT IT OFF.
OFF.
OFF.
OFF. >>
OFF. >> THE TWO SPENT TIME TOGETHER
IN THE 3rd WARD ANY TIME
JACKSON CAME TO HOUSTON.
NOW HE SAYS HIS TWIN'S DEATH
HAS IGNITED A CALL FOR JUSTICE
AND CHANGE.
AND CHANGE. >> STAND STRONG, STAND
TOGETHER, ALL RACES.
THAT'S WHAT THEY SCARED OF.
THE ANSWER IS ALL OF US
STANDING TOGETHER.
STANDING TOGETHER. >> A MESSAGE OF UNITY ECHOED
TODAY BY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
IN BLUE HERE IN HOUSTON.
>> EACH AND EVERY OFFICER, NOT
JUST IN THIS CITY, BUT ACROSS
THE COUNTRY, TO DO THEIR PART
AND TREAT EVERY HUMAN BEING
LIKE A HUMAN BEING.
>> THE MESSAGE OF UNITY.
TOMORROW THERE WILL BE A
PROTEST IN HOUSTON AT DISCOVERY
GREEN TO PROTEST FLOYD'S DEATH.
I ASKED THE HOUSTON POLICE
CHIEF IF THE OFFICERS IN
MINNESOTA COULD WIND UP BEHIND
BARS.
BARS.
BARS. THE
BARS. THE SISTER OF GEORGE FLOYD IS
NOT HAPPY THE OFFICERS WERE
FIRED.
FIRED.
FIRED. SHE WANTS MURDER CHARGES.
DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?
>> I THINK THERE'S A POTENTIAL
FOR MURDER CHARGES TO BE FILED.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING THAT COULD
HAVE HAPPENED TO JUSTIFY WHAT
YOU SAW?
YOU SAW?
YOU SAW? >> LOOK, ONCE THE MAN IS ON THE
GROUND, YOU HAVE HIM
HANDCUFFED, YOU HAVE 3 POLICE
OFFICERS, WATCHING THE CROWD,
AND HE'S SAYING PLEASE, SIR, I
CAN'T BREATHE.
CAN'T BREATHE. STARTS TALKING ABOUT HIS MOM.
>> WHY DOESN'T THE OFFICER GET
UP AT THAT POINT?
>> I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THAT
OFFICER, BUT I CAN TELL YOU
I'VE TALKED TO MY TEAM HERE AND
MADE IT REAL CLEAR THAT WE'LL
NOT TOLERATE PEOPLE PUTTING
THEIR KNEES ON AN INDIVIDUAL'S
NECK OR CHECKING PEOPLE OUT BY
THE NECK UNLESS IT'S A
SITUATION WHERE YOU'RE IN A
FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE.
>> CHIEF, WHY DOES THIS KEEP
HAPPENING?
HAPPENING? >> WE'RE IN A SOCIETY WHERE
POLICE OFFICERS ARE NO
DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER PART
OF SOCIETY.
OF SOCIETY. THERE'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES IN
SOCIETY RELATING TO RACE
RELATIONS AND SOCIAL ECONOMICS.
>> DO YOU THINK RACE PLAYED A
ROLE?
ROLE?
ROLE? >>
ROLE? >> I THINK IT DID, BUT DON'T
FORGET, THERE'S A LOT OF WHITE
PEOPLE THAT END UP BEING
VICTIMS OF BAD POLICING,
INAPPROPRIATE POLICING, BUT
DISPROPORTIONATELY WHEN BAD,
INAPPROPRIATE USE OF FORCE
HAPPENS, DIS PROPORTIONATETY IT
HAPPENS IN COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, AND POOR COMMUNITIES,
INCLUDING POOR WHITE
COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITIES. >> SHOULDN'T OFFICERS KNOW
BETTER?
BETTER?
BETTER? THEY'RE TRAINED FOR THIS?
>> HERE'S WHAT'S SO
FRUSTRATING.
FRUSTRATING. I KNOW HOW WE TRAIN IN LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
ENFORCEMENT. I KNOW THE POLICIES.
THE KEY IS WHEN BAD BEHAVIOR
OCCURS, YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT
HEAD ON.
HEAD ON.
HEAD ON. YOU'VE GOT TO HOLD PEOPLE
ACCOUNTABLE.
ACCOUNTABLE. >> THAT WAS THE HOUSTON POLICE
CHIEF.
CHIEF.
CHIEF. WE'LL BE COVERING TOMORROW'S
PROTEST DOWNTOWN, AND COMING UP
IN A FEW MINUTES, WE'RE
VERIFYING