solve the problem for them. this is the scene in george floyd's home city houston — where his family and supporters are gathering for a peaceful march condemnation from church leaders after donald trump visits a second religious landmark. the bbc hears from one bishop who calls the president's actions blasphemy. there is no evidence for me that what he is doing in handling this crisis has anything to do with the teachings of the scripture. in the uk — an empty coronavirus test centre — as the government is rebuked by officials for how it presents data on testing. also coming up. an exclusive interview with the man leading afg hanistan‘s peace talks with the taliban. welcome. president trump is coming under intense criticism over his response to the biggest wave of protests to engulf america for decades. protests have taken place in 75 us cities over the death of an unarmed african american man, george floyd. this is the scene in houston right now — george floyd's home city. here they are preparing to start a march from downtown houston. this is a park spreading some 12 acres

. >>> tonight, the stirring words inside this houston church. the funeral for george floyd. his family, many dressed in white, heartbroken, in tears, his daughter gianna among them. former vice president joe biden, and his message to that little girl. the reverend al sharpton calling on families to stand one by one, their names now known. families who've lost loved ones to police. nfl star j.j. watt, from the houston texans, among those paying tribute. george floyd laid to rest next to his mother. and tonight, our interview with another mother, ahmaud arbery's mother, wanda. she's here houston. her message to so many in america tonight. >>> also thisg, the newly released videos of deadly force. from austin, texas, to oklahoma city. a driver in austin accused of failing to dim his headlights and resisting arrest, saying he could not breathe before he died. >>> president trump tonight and the growing backlash. tweeting a conspiracy theory about that 75-year-old man knock to the ground by police. tonight, new york's governor andrew cuomo outraged. what he's saying about this. >>> around the wor

live from the fountain of praise church in houston, texas. roughly an hour from now george floyd's family, friends, along with an entire nation will pay their final respects to the man whose death has sparked worldwide protests. after starting the journey in minneapolis where he lost his life and traveling to north carolina where he was born, george floyd will be laid to rest in the city where he grew up. he will be beside his mother again, the person that he was calling out to when a knee was held on his neck for some eight minutes and 46 seconds. thousands of people have been braving the unforgiving texas heat to see george floyd. thousands more continue to march around the country. millions more will be watching the ceremony here and around the world. i want to go right to nbc's morgan chesky, with me here in houston covering the service. he's been here for a number of days. before that you were in minneapolis as well. walk us through what we should expect from the service today. how is george floyd's family and friends, whou are they feeling at this moment? what do we know abou

standing outside the fountain of praise church in houston texas where that sadness for george point is currently being held john obviously a very somber day today but also a day as we've been saying to celebrate george floyd's life took us through what we can expect over the next few hours. well this is the program that they've been handing out and the number of items on it is really impressive there are members of congress speaking 2 of them the mayor of houston issues to police chief is attending that their money and was out here just a little while ago and then you've got the vice president of the united states giving a videotaped message and the only reason he's not here in person we're told is that the family was concerned that the security arrangements for him might be disruptive so you got 500 people in there listening to this hundreds more outside and there have been thousands filing past the casket of george ford and this is really the 4th of 4 ceremonies there was a ceremony in minneapolis one in north carolina where he was born a viewing yesterday and today it's really th

♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, we're here in houston where thousands gathered to remember george floyd in his hometown. ♪ praise god >> o'donnell: mourners stood in line for hours to pay their respects to a man whose death has galvanized the nation and the world. tonight we speak exclusively with democratic nominee joe biden after he met with the family of george floyd, including his six-year-old daughter. >> i think her dad is going to change the world. >> o'donnell: more than $1 million bail. the former officer charged in floyd's death appears in court for the first time. democrats take a knee. a stunning picture today as congressional democrats unveil a sweeping police reform bill. why the trump administration says it would make streets less safe. defunding the police? we take a look at what that means. and former vice president joe biden weighs in. and why the minneapolis mayor is booed away at this protest rally amidst calls to dismantntle his city's police force. back in business. 100 days since new york's first coronavirus case, the city begins to reopen.

acknowledgments and resolutions. state senator royce west, naacp houston branch, commissioner of harris county, the church without walls, the seventh-day adventist church, h isd, louisiana state senator, texas state university, state representative ron reynolds, los angeles police department, city of los angeles, houston community college, a poem submitted by linda smallwood, houston city councilmember carolyn shabaz, county judge, and countless others. and we do hope, on behalf of pastor wright and the poundage fountainof praise church, we hoe words that have been spoken and written will bring you comfort in the days to come. and while the world has been shaken, and awakened, by three

for that county in texas. the houston situation is dire overall. 97% of icu beds are full in houston. houston icu now at 97% capacity as texas coronavirus cases break records. houston is one of the biggest cities in the country. population of millions. their icus are full now. we are going to talk with the top elected official in houston about that in a moment. she has been warning about this moment. it has arrived. we will speak with her live from houston in a moment. yeah. when the three most populous states in the country are thundering through their case number records, just blowing them away now day after day, the case numbers in the country are going to start to break records too. question is when it slows down. why it might. it is not just the big states though. oklahoma hit a new record again today. they keep doing that. that is where the president held his rally this weekend. north carolina and arizona hit hospitalization records in the past couple of days. arizona state wide is 88% full in terms of its icu beds. north carolina said that they are going to pause the reopening

take you love to houston where his funeral is set to take place. >>> good morning and welcome to mornings unto. of course we are waiting for the funeral of george floyd to begin along with mike mibach and i am sal castaneda. we are covering that live here on ktvu and also ktvu plus. certainly there are about 500 people allowed in the actual venue where the service is taking place. all eyes here and around the world are and what's happening in houston today. the junior funeral for george floyd sparked protests and riots . the world is watching. what is happening and houston. ktvu sara zendehnam is led to bring us more. gogood morning, garcia. george floyd's private funeral is underway and we have a live look outside of the church as people make their way inside and there are hundreds of people attending this private service and they are filing inside the church as we speak. earlier with the pallbearers caring for his casket into the fountain of praise church where the service is being held. houston police officers lined up and saluted as the casket went by. the police chief said w

place in his hometown of houston texas and these are live pictures of the funeral ceremony is being held in front of 500 invited mourners thousands of people filed past his coffin on monday to pay their final respects to george ford's death in police custody in minneapolis 2 weeks ago this last global protest against racism this he was 46 and will be laid to rest next to his mother in a houston suburb. it's good to have you with us the funeral of george floyd the black man whose death in police custody ignited global protests against racism and police brutality is taking place right now at the fountain of praise church in houston texas friends and members of lloyd's family have been speaking strongly and eloquently about the man that they knew and loved we're going to go live to houston in just a moment but 1st let's hear what some of those friends and family members have been saying about a man named george flow. now that we thank you for this celebration we thank you for the life of joy it's oh i don't got that at a moment when he caught up for you mama we believe that mama it's nice.

hometown of houston texas. hundreds of mourners pack a church for the funeral of the man whose killing in police custody in minneapolis 2 weeks ago triggered global protests against racism and police brutality. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program we begin in the united states where more than 500 mourners have turned out for the funeral of george floyd a black man who was killed in police custody in minneapolis last month the 46 year old father of 2 died one after a white officer knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes mr floyd is being buried it is native city of houston in the state of texas is killing sparked weeks of global protests and international support for the black lives matter movement civil rights activist reverend al sharpton led mr floyd's family into the church during the eulogy reverend sharpton highlighted racial inequities inherent in the u.s. justice system mr floyd is being laid to rest next to his mother. friends and family friends and members of floyd's family spoke strongly and eloquently about the man they knew and loved but hear some of thos

our correspondent in houston also coming up a tricky job begins if parents are moving damage scaffolding from around the troll not try to make a mistake and everything might come tumbling down. i'm told me a lot of thanks for joining us we begin in the united states where thousands in houston have paid their last respects to george floyd the black man who died under the need of a white police officer 2 weeks ago in minneapolis presumptive democratic presidential nominee joe biden met privately with floyd's relatives to offer his condolences it comes as democrats in congress proposed a bill aimed at preventing more police brutality. under a scorching texas sky thousands killed for hour was to enter the church where george floyd's body lay a last chance for the public to pay their respects to the man whose death has become a rallying cry against racism around the globe. the public hearing was held in houston the city where floyd grew up. well this is an important day in our world and i feel bad it is necessary for me to be here. as a human being for the human race being an afri

. you're looking at live pictures from houston right now. >>> we're also watching america's reckoning with racism now. thousands of mourners have been streaming past floyd's casket in his hometown of houston where he will be buried tomorrow. >>> in minneapolis, the fired police officer charged with murder in floyd's death had his first court appearance today. his bail is set at 1.25 million dollars. this comes after the minneapolis city council is planning drastic action aimed at reforming police. nine council members pledging to defund and dismants l the police department. after more than a dozen days across the united states, we're monitoring new information about floyd's death in major cities. we're looking at live pictures from new york city. >>> let's go first to houston right now. our national correspondent is joining us. another very emotional day for the floyd family and for the nation as the debate over police reform clearly intensifies. >> reporter: absolutely. we heard beautiful song out in streets. people singing amazing grace. we have seen the family come forward along si

gathering in houston this morning as a family prepares to say a final good-bye to george floyd. the private funeral service will be getting under way in the next hour, but you can see right there crowds are gathering, and this is now so much more than one tragedy for one family. as the pastor of the fountain of praise church where the service is taking place told reporters, floyd's death is, quote, the spark of a movement in the nation and the world, and with that in mind the past writes that the service will include a call to justice, a call for social reform. leading up to today there have been memorials already in houston and minneapolis and north carolina giving the public the chance to pay tribute, but make no mistake. one thing seems quite clear, the burial of george floyd is nowhere close to the end of this story, not by a long shot. just listen here to his brother. >> all the families that are here with me today, michael brown, eric garner, or ahmaud arbery, breonna taylor. >> we love. >> you thank you all, we will get justice. we will get it. we will not let this door close

>>> tonight, thousands pay tribute as george floyd comes home to houston. joe biden among them. also tonight, the new video just released from new mexico. a knee to the neck and tonight, charges of manslaughter. >>> here in houston, many walking in the stifling heat to line up for hours, then filing past george floyd's casket. mourners wearing masks. george floyd was killed two weeks ago today, an officer with his knee on floyd's neck for 8 minutes, 46 seconds. former vice president joe biden came to houston today. the image of him with george floyd's little girl. paying his respects to the floyd family. and the family speaking just moments ago. >>> also tonight, the former officer now charged with second degree murder, derek chauvin, wearing an orange jumpsuit for his first court appearance today. prosecutors saying he kept his knee on floyd's neck while he went limp and eventually lifeless. and the breaking headline as we come on the air tonight. the new video from new mexico now. the officer with his knee on the neck of a man detained after a traffic stop. that officer tonig

, meeting you in houston to speak at the final funeral, tell people how you and the family feel and what you really want out of this tragic and painful time, what is it you want deep in your heart to come out of this with? >> what do you and your family want out of it? >> we want justice, first, no justice, no peace. second i just want my brother to be laid down and rested perfectly and everybody looks at that because i don't want his death to be in vain. he's loved by so many, and we need people to come together. we're united now. that's basely it rev sharpton. >> i think we lost sound. >> can you hear us now? >> okay, i hear you now. i hear you. attorney crump, following what philonise said. >> yes, sir. >> the efforts you've been dealing with, family that philonise has become one of the most articulate in this. around justice as we go into houston and final funeral services and committing of the body and remains, this family has said they remain committed. you're going to be doing things in washington, we're having march on washington end of august. what do we need to do, what do

houston texas it seems that life except the sorry being held in front of 500 invited guests after thousands filed past his coffin to hire him last respects george floyd's definitely is customary in minneapolis boxing club a protest against racism was forcing 6 to be laid to rest next month and i used to do something. i feel girl welcome to the program if you know off george thought the black death and police custody 1000 cloak of protest against racism and police brutality has begun let's go live to the surface of the fountain of christ church in houston texas. and with a truck of gold and that bearded pride still radford's. we can be made to show be called together to me for law. and social mobility we're mold. well for. comfort. one another. with these words which. are past their limits right to me it came right in all of the dignitaries here in the sanctuary and the celebration. also acknowledge sure a reader who is a value member of our reading prison ministry. for those who do they don't know we had letters coming from those who are incarcerated this far away as angola louisi

— has taken place in houston, texas. delivering the eulogy, the civil rights leader al sharpton called forjustice. mr floyd's family also paid tribute, with his niece, brooke williams, asking why the system was "corrupt and broken". barbara plett usher reports from houston. after more than two weeks of protests, the man whose death energised a worldwide movement for racialjustice was laid to rest in his home town. it was a final goodbye for those who loved him most. in the midst of personal grief, friends and family have been thrust into a national convulsion, americans forced into a passionate reckoning of historic wrongs. i want to say to him i love you and i thank god for giving me my own personal superman. no more hate crimes, please. someone said, "make american great again", but when has america ever been great? applause those four officers were literally on him for nine minutes and they never showed they had a heart or soul. this is notjust murder, but a hate crime. i want justice for my brother. my big brother. that is big floyd. everybody knows who big floyd is now. incredible

up coverage next. >> i appreciate that. good tuesday morning. i'm ayman mohyeldin, live in houston, where the man whose death sparked a global movement will be laid to rest this afternoon there in the city george floyd grew up in. his family and friends will gather an hour from now it say their final good-byes at a private funeral service. his casket will be escorted to the final resting place where he'll be buried next to his mother. while all eyes are in houston for one funeral, we're learning of another shooting of an unarmed black man. the final moments of maurice gordon's life, a 28-year-old unarmed black man, shot by a white state trooper in new jersey just last month. the exclusive reaction this morning from maurice's mother coming up later this hour. >>> let's start with nbc's morgan chesky in houston, shaquille brewster in minneapolis. we set the stage for us for what we're expected to see. what is the mood in houston. what are we expecting? >> reporter: the mood is a somber one, people having a chance to pay their final respects to george floyd. a crowd already starting t

. montgomery county, texas, north of houston just announced they think they are running out of hospital beds so quickly that the county is purchasing a quote, portable shelter in which they are going to build out another 75 hospital beds for that county in texas. the houston situation is dire overall. 97% of icu beds full in houston. houston icus at 97% capacity as texas coronavirus cases break records. houston is one of the biggest cities in the country. population of millions. their icus are full now. we are going to talk with the top elected official in houston, the harris county executive lina hidalgo in a emmo. she has been warn being this moment coming. it has arrived. we will speak with her live from houston in just a moment. but yeah, when the three most populous states in the country are thundering through their case number records, just blowing them away now day after day the case numbers in the country are going start breaking records, too. question is, when it slows down. why it might. it's not just the big states, though. oklahoma just hit a new record again, today

h in police custody sparked protests around the world. we will get the latest from houston, texas. also coming up tonight, forced to betray themselves -- adw investigation reveals that uighur muslims can only go free if they admit prpracticing their religion is a crime. a former cape towown gang leader distributive food to people hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. dw looks at whether this good gangster is as innocent as he seems. ♪ brent: to our viewers on pbs in the united states and to our viewers all around the world, welcome. we begin tonight in houston, texas, where thousands are lining up to pay final respects to george floyd. he is the african-american who died in police custody weeks ago in minneapolis. his death has sparked global protest. a six-our public viewing of the casket is taking place at the fountain of praise church in houston, texas. houston is w where floloyd was raised and where he lived before moving to minneapolis severaral yearars ago. the funeral service will be held in private on tuesday. and dw's olivers is at the fountain of praise church in houst

from berlin a final farewell the funeral of george floyd and in his hometown of houston texas. hundreds of mourners packed the church for the funeral of a man whose killing in police custody in minneapolis 2 weeks ago triggered global protests against racism and police brutality. and oscar winning director spike lee gives d.w. his reaction to george floyd's death and he says donald trump will go down in history as america's worst ever president. i'm told me a lot of welcome to the program we begin in the united states where more protests are being held on the day of the funeral of george floyd a black man killed in police custody in minneapolis last month in new york city the relatives of other victims of police brutality addressed crowds at a mass rally in manhattan the city was in the grip of civil unrest for days in the wake of the 46 year old killing elsewhere crowds have been gathering in minneapolis which is also the scene of angry demonstrate. sions mr floyd's death sparked weeks of global protest and international support for the black lives matter movement. earlier hu

wife jill did go to houston and they met with george boyd's family last night before the service he isn't there presently but he did send that video message in stead we will also be hearing from a number of other political dignitaries who we've seen stand up in the audience including congressman al green who is the next person i believe to speak he is a democratic congressman and he has also been very outspoken about a large number of african-american issues now all of this goes back to a message that we've been hearing from a number of different speakers at this funeral service today joe biden there spoke about sharing not only pain but then trying to touch that pain into purpose and really trying to spread the message of healing but at the same time of galvanizing some of that pain into a movement for change now he did acknowledge that this family that we're watching now george floyd's family have to bear this burden of grieving in public. and also trying to pass on the sense to his story now this is congressman albert and i believe let's have a listen to what some people who are

-span3. >>> welcome congressman al green of texas who represents part of the houston area. joining us to talk about the protests in the wake of the george floyd death and what's ahead for policing across the country. congressman al green, thanks for being with us this morning. >> it is my honor to be with you this morning. i believe that we will break some ground this morning. i think that we have some legislation that we are proposing that will be for reaching. and i'm honored to bring this to c-span first. >> tell us about that. >> well, thank you. as you know, on may 27th, i called for a war on poverty -- excuse me, a war on racism. i mentioned poverty because quite frankly we declared a war on poverty, on drugs. we have declared wars on various things. we have never declared a war on racism. the question became, how do you do this? when president johnson declared his war on poverty, it was congress that passed the legislation that helped him to get social security through, medicare, medicaid, head start. when i says is, it was actually expanded. congress does the heavy lifting. th

houston where people have been gathering to attend his funeral his death in police custody sparked 2 weeks of protests across the u.s. and around the while. hundreds of people have also gathered to pay their last respects to floyd in minneapolis the city where he died. and burundi's president has died at the age of $55.00 a government statement says he died of a home's attack on monday he was due to step down and organist off to the recent presidential election. well let's take you back to houston now and the fountain of praise church where as you can see the beginnings of the funeral of george floyd are currently underway a large number of people have arrived we did see the reverend al sharpton walk in with george floyd's family now u.s. presidential democratic hopeful joe biden will not be attending today we understand but will be giving a video address to this crowd and we do expect reverend al sharpton to be delivering the eulogy well as you can see the crowd there is of several 100 people and after this there will be movement to a private family burial but for now let's pause an

houston texas is a live pictures of the ceremony being held in front of 500 invited just born just. past his coffin on monday. george floyd's death in police custody in minneapolis 2 weeks ago spots global protests against racism it was 46 somebody later. in the houston something. i feel go welcome to the program will george floyd surf you know i a big gun so that the stars go live to the service at the fountain of praise church in houston texas. right. here on this earth and if god use them it is to expand his name throughout the world to make. a. god bless you to all of our dignitaries to see man turning i thank you a preacher. you have a job when you finish your term here in the city of us and we thank god for his leadership a man a man the program calls for believe there's another video montage that is about to occur and we thank god for the young lady who was with them together. these videos . somebody still sounded great but the things he has done. oh yeah. and to hill says the video artist who has put together these montages but i want to ask the members of the family who are goin

george floyd has just concluded in houston. 15 days after his death under the knee of a minneapolis police officer. his body is now being taken to a cemetery where he'll be buried next to his mother. this as the 15th night of protests in his name are getting underway. this is spotlighting similar incidents including one in austin, texas. a newly released body camera footage showed an african-american man telling police multiple times he couldn't breathe before he fell unconscious and died last year. meanwhile, president trump is pushing a conspiracy theory about the 75-year-old protester seen on video being pushed to the ground and severely injured by police in buffalo, new york. the president asking in a tweet if the incident was a setup by left-wing activists. let's begin this hour in houston, our national correspondent is on the scene for us. hundreds of people attended the private funeral for george floyd. update our viewers as we see the casket and the motorcade beginning to move. >> reporter: we are watching as the motorcade and the body of george floyd is being taken to its f

houston also coming up forced to betray themselves the investigation reveals that we are muslims held in chinese detention camps can only go free if the admit that practicing their religion is a crime. it's good to have you with us we begin tonight in the united states where thousands of people are paying their final respects to george 44 it is the black man whose death in police custody 2 weeks ago today in minneapolis and sparked global protests a 6 hour public viewing of the casket is taking place at the fountain of praise church in houston texas now that is where ford was raised and where he lived before moving to minneapolis several years ago the funeral service will be held in private on tuesday. when he is all over salad is at the fountain of praise church in houston texas good afternoon to you houston is the city where george floyd grew up are the people there are they mourning him as one of their own. well if you look at the line brand that are forming outside the fountain of praise church then yes of course and he spent many years of his life in houston let's not forget that

seeking change. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting tonight from houston. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us from houston where today thousands of mourners lined up for hours in the heat here at the fountain of praise church, wearing masks and waiting to pay their respects to george floyd. floyd will be buried here tomorrow, next to his mother. more than two weeks after dying in police custody, when minneapolis police officer pinned him down with a knee on his neck. that officer, derek chauvin, appeared in court today on a video link from jail, where his bail was set at $1.25 million. chauvin is charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in floyd's death, and tonight across the country, the case is raising questions about the use of excessive force by police. democrats on capitol hill unveiled a bill today aimed at reforming law enforcement. while in minneapolis and elsewhere there are calls tonight to defund police departments. joe biden, the presumptive democratic presidential nominee, told me in an exclusive interview, he d

whose death in police custody sparked protests around the world arrives at a church in houston in the u.s. state of texas the coffin will be on the view before the funeral on tuesday also on the program. investigation just cover certain muslims held in chinese detention camps can only go free if they admit that practicing their religion is a crime. the former cape town gang leader distributes food to people hit hard by the corona virus pandemic. looks at whether his operation is as innocent as it seems. i'm phil gallo welcome to the program we begin in the united states where thousands of people are expected to pay that last respects to george floyd today in houston texas has deployed a c. unarmed black man whose killing by a white police officer in minneapolis sparked a global protests a 6 hour public viewing of the coffin is taking place at the fountain of praise church in houston where he was raised and he lived before moving to minneapolis several years ago the funeral service will be held on tuesday. the fountain of praise church a welcome all of that tell us more about what's ha

changed the world. >> daddy changed the world. let's go now to houston. cnn's omar jimenez and sara sidner are there outside the fountain of praise church. >> tell us the plan, omar, here because this is the last tribute for floyd before he's buried. >> reporter: that's right. we have gone from minnesota to north carolina and of course here to houston, texas, where he's from and just any minute now we are expecting the funeral proceedings to begin for george floyd, a chance for the family, friends and those that knew him best to say good-bye one final time. we mentioned as you're probably seeing on the screen people are greeted with song as they make their way into the church. the guest list limited to about 500 people as we understand and it's going to see guests anywhere from the mayor sylvester turner, boxer floyd mayweather and family and friends, invited guests. after it is over, the houston police department will escort floyd's body to the final resting place, the final mile will be by horse-drawn carriage where people can line the streets and give george floyd one final sendo

native houstonian. my hometown. i love the city of houston. george floyd was active in his church in houston. next week, mr. floyd will be coming back to houston for the last time, to be buried in houston. i'm proud that last night in the city of houston, thousands came out to protest, and there wasn't violence last night. that the people of houston demonstrated that you can speak, you can speak for racial justice, you can speak out against brutality without engaging in violence. but there has been too much violence across the country. and sadly, too many politicians who are complicit in the violence. who have made the political judgment to turn a blind eye to rioters, to thugs, to murders, to those -- to murderers, to those terrorizing communities. the riots must stop. the violence must stop. the first responsibility of government is to keep people safe. and right now, in too many of our cities, government is failing in that task. across the country, we see the lives that have been taken. to date, six u.s. states and 13 u.s. cities have declared a state of emergency because of the r

>>> good evening. thank you for joining us from houston, texas, where jogeorge floyd right now was laid to rest earlier today. the pain was palpable, and so, too, the commitment to change. after weeks of unrest, a moment for us to witness a family mourning. >> i thank god for giving me my own personal superman. god bless you all. >> 15 days after the world first learned his name, witnessed his last breaths in police custody. i know we're all men here, but raise your hand if you shed a tear after you saw that video. and ignited nationwide protests of tonight, the state of race in america. >> any black man in america i fear for them right now. >> where do we go, on creating lasting change from a country in pain. >> this is not a time for patience. this is time for action. >> his death triggered national d demonstrations. but can george floyd rest in peace if america can't find peace and justice. ♪ >> throughout history, there have been hymns to heartache. today, much of the nation hummed along with those who loved and knew george floyd ♪ ♪ he'll take care of you >> for nearly f

respects to george floyd in houston texas mr floyd is the unarmed black man whose death in police custody in minneapolis the spark to global protests a 6 hour public viewing of the casket is taking place a fountain and prays church in houston where he was raised and where he lived before moving to minneapolis several years ago the funeral service will be held on tuesday. well they did lose all of a status is a fountain of praise church welcome all over the city where george floyd grew up the people there regard him as one of their own. well the public interest is really a big and if you look at the lines especially forming right now in front of the fountain of praise the church where i'm standing right now you see that there is a lot of interest a lot of sympathy also that people want to show thousands are expected here today as george floyd's body is laid out inside the church and people want to come here to pay their final respects to pay their fare well to george floyd who lived many years off his life in the city of houston so a lot of grief here today but also ngo to a certai

his hometown of houston texas these are live pictures of the ceremony being held in front of 500 invited mourners thousands filed past his coffin on monday to pay their final respects. in police custody in minneapolis 2 weeks ago has sparked global forum tests against racism also coming up tonight the oscar winning director spike lee gives you his reaction to george floyd's death he says donald trump will go down in history as america's worst ever president and. in kenya activists are also protesting against police brutality authorities say they're investigating 15 cases of police killings since the beginning of the coronavirus lock down. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and our viewers all around the world welcome they have come a final time to say goodbye the funeral of george floyd the black man whose death in police custody ignited a global protest is taking place right now at the felton of praise church in houston texas. friends and mourners of floyd's family have been speaking strongly and eloquently about the man that they knew and loved we will go live to hou

tell her all the time she is houston's modern—day behaviour jackson. houston's modern—day behaviour jackson. she amped his churches gci’oss jackson. she amped his churches across the country with her gift. we are honoured to have our dignitaries speak and before i was the names on the programme, i want to ask the political dignitaries that we have in houston, i want to ask you to stand just for a moment. commissioner ron elston so others, yes. former mayor annise parker. so many others. let us thank god for your service right now, adrian garcia, the commissioner. each and everyone, and this on the calls for a video by vice presidentjoe biden and then we will hear from our own congressman al green, and in our unconscious movement “— congressman al green, and in our unconscious movement —— cumbersome and sheila jackson lee and finally the mayor of this fine city sylvester turner. hello everyone on this day of prayer where we try to understand gods plan in our pain. to george's family and friends, jill andi george's family and friends, jill and i know the deep hole in your he

off for the cemetery near houston where he'll be laid to rest. government says president karen currencies that has died of a heart attack weeks before he was due to hand over power. brazil's top court orders the government to go back to publishing its code with 19 data in full. and outside the home was now have all the sporting including the west indies a rival for the test series in england next month with the i.c.c. announcing new measures to protest there is it doing the pandemic. the man whose death gave rise to an international movement against racism and police brutality is on his way to his final resting place just outside houston texas. hundreds of people are lining the streets for george boards a funeral procession to a cemetery in the town of poland he laid to rest next to his mother 15 days after he called out to her as a police officer now on his neck while arresting him in minneapolis earlier floyd's family and friends said farewell to him at a private funeral service in houston the city where he grew up. i think god forgive me give me my own personal superman. the

includes houston, one of america's largest cities. harris county is the third most populous county in the nation, and it has one of the fastest growing outbreaks of coronavirus not just in our country but in the whole world right now. so that's again the top executive from harris county, judge hidalgo, moving her county to the highest threat level that they have today, red, level one. all residents of harris county are encouraged to stay home, to limit nonessential travel, to cancel large gatherings and visits to nursing homes because of what health officials say is a severe and uncontrolled spread now of coronavirus in that community. what you see on the screen here is a push alert that harris county residents all got on their cell phones today. public safety alert. stay home. the uncontrolled spread of the virus in and around houston is now translating into an uncontrolled surge of sick people in houston area hospitals. houston hospitals have now overtopped their normal icu capacity. plans for an overwhelmed health care system have already been activated. they're in what they call surge

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minneapolis. i'm meeting you in houston in speak at the final funeral. tell people how you and the family feel and what you really want out of this tragic and painful time. what is it you want deep down in your heart to come out of this with? >> well, we want justice. that's the first thing we want. no justice, no peace. second, i just want my brother to be able to get laid down, rested perfectly, and everybody looks at that because i don't want his death to be in vain. he's loved by so many. and we just need people to come together now like they are now all around this nation. we're pulling because we're united now. and basically, mr. sharpton -- >> i think we lost sound. >> can you hear us, reverend al? >> i hear you now. i hear you. attorney crump, following up what filonus said, the whole efforts around this that you have been dealing with, the family, that filonus has become one of the most articulate in this around justice, and as we go into houston and go to the final funeral services and committing of the body and remains, this family has said they remain committed, you are

police brutality continued across the country, we will go to houston, texas, the longtime home of george floyd, who was killed by minneapolis police last week. 60,000 people took to the streets tuesday to honor his memory. we will speak to two of his friends about his community and religious work mentoring young men in houston and hear george floyd in his own words. >> i went to speak to you all real quick. i just want to say that i got my shortcomings and my flaws, but the shooting that is going on, man, i don't care e where you're them amy: then as president trump threatens to designate anti-fascists as terrorists, an internal fbi document reveals the agency found no intelligence indicating antifa was involved in the unrest over the weekend in washington, d.c. and we will look at the 2011 policece killing of kenneth chamberlain. >> my father accidentally triggered his life alert pendant one morning. the white plains police responded to the home, supposedly to do a medical check to see if he was ok. he told them he was fine, yet they insisted he open the door. my father says he k

houston during the eulogy reverend al sharpton highlighted racial inequality in the u.s. justice system and criticized president trump for his response to floyd's death trumps rival joe biden delivered a video message to the mourners calling for racial justice. mourning a man whose crime in the words of his supporters was being born black more than $500.00 guests attended the funeral in houston texas for george floyd his death under the knee of a white policeman spots global protests calling for racial justice. as we. speak is that the ceremony made impassioned pleas for change. but much just system because. last largely a life for the african-american system failed. he's lucky to be

angeles police department, city of los angeles, houston community college, poem submitted by melinda woods, houston city councilmember, mila countyna judgea and countless others. , and we hope on behalf of pastor wright and copastor mia right in the fountain of praise church, we hope that the words that have been spoken in the words that have been written will bring you comfort in the days to come and while the world has been shaken and awakened by three words that your dearly beloved george floyd spoke, i leave with you one word, his final words which was breed and breed is not passive. breed is active. accel, is inhale and

houston texans, among those paying tribute. george floyd laid to rest next to his mother. and tonight, our interview with another mother, ahmaud arbery's mother, wanda. she's here houston. her message to so many in america tonight. >>> also thisg, the newly released videos of deadly force. from austin, texas, to oklahoma city. a driver in austin accused of failing to dim his headlights and resisting arrest, saying he could not breathe before he died. >>> president trump tonight and the growing backlash. tweeting a conspiracy theory about that 75-year-old man knock to the ground by police. tonight, new york's governor andrew cuomo outraged. what he's saying about this. >>> around the world and here in the u.s., protesters demanding similar bombs of racism been torn down. in the uk, a statue thrown into the harbor.