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Anderson Cooper 360

Doctor: Floyd’s preexisting conditions and drug use had no impact on death

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

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3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

A renowned pulmonary critical care doctor testified that George Floyd’s preexisting conditions and drug use had no impact on his death and that he died from “low level of oxygen” when former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pinned him to the street. Shareeduh Tate is George Floyd’s cousin and the president of the George Floyd Foundation. She joins AC360 to discuss the trial and says she “feels good about what the prosecution is doing.” Plus, at least one person was killed and five others were wounded in a shooting in Texas just hours after President Biden announced limited gun restrictions. Rep. Lucy McBath has been fighting in Congress for legislation around gun safety after her son was shot and killed in 2012. She tells Anderson Cooper that Biden is acting to save lives but it’s up to Congress to “do right by Americans and put forth life saving measures.”  Airdate: April 8, 2021   Guests: Shareeduh Tate Rep. Lucy McBath To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good evening. We're following breaking news tonight. A mass shooting in Brian, Texas,

0:05.2

Northwest of Houston, just a few miles from Texas A&M University in college station.

0:09.4

It happened at a local cabinet company. The local police chief says the shooter may have

0:13.6

been employed there. He's now in custody. Chief says at least one person has died, at least

0:18.0

five are wounded, including a state trooper who was shot pursuing the suspect. We've

0:22.4

accrued on the scene gathering information and we'll bring that to you live ahead later

0:26.9

in the hour once we know more. Today in the Derek Chauvin trial testimony from medical

0:31.4

and forensic experts casting yet more doubt on the notion that a drug overdose or some

0:36.0

other existing medical condition killed George Floyd. That in a disturbing account of the

0:40.7

man's final seconds alive. Sinister, a side nurse night reports.

0:46.2

That's the moment the life goes out of his body. I do.

0:49.5

Today, the prosecutor's expert in medical witness did not hold back.

0:54.4

Mr. Floyd died from a low level of oxygen and this caused damage to his brain that we

1:03.9

see and it also caused a PEA arrhythmia that caused his heart to stop.

1:11.8

The world renowned expert on breathing and lungs, Dr. Martin Tobin, pointed to the officer's

1:17.0

actions, saying George Floyd died because the officers created a scenario in which Floyd's

1:22.4

lungs were put into a vice-like grip.

1:25.5

It was almost to the effect as if a surgeon had gone in and removed the lung, not quite,

1:30.6

but along those lines.

1:32.9

Dr. Tobin said four things caused Floyd to stop breathing, including Floyd's position

1:38.0

on the concrete, allowing no room for his lungs to expand.

1:41.7

You mentioned several reasons for Mr. Floyd's low oxygen. You mentioned one handcuffs and

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