Family, friends remember George Floyd in first memorial service; Three officers have first hearing, bail set at $1 million each; Mattis blasts Trump: “Making a mockery of our constitution”; U.S. coronavirus death toll surpasses 107,000; CDC Director testifies early coronavirus tests were “not flawed”; Police tactics under scrutiny after George Floyd’s death;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
CNN
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🗓️ 4 June 2020
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Sen. Murkowski agrees with Mattis criticism, says she’s struggling to support Trump in 2020; Slamming Trump: Criticism from multiple four star generals; White House puts in new fencing amid growing protests; Trump’s planned trip to NJ golf club this weekend cancelled; Scathing criticism from Trump’s fmr Defense Secy, Gen. Mattis: Pres Trump “tries to divide us”; Gen. Allen: Trump’s threats of military force may be “beginning of the end of the American experiment”; CDC director testifies, concerned public health messaging is not resonating; Large study of hydroxychloroquine in virus patients retracted; Investigation launched after video shows police kneeling on the neck of Sarasota man; Vallejo Police shoot & kill robbery suspect, officers thought he had a gun, it was a hammer; Medical examiner: Death of man in Tacoma Police custody was homicide; Investigator: Arbery hit with a truck before he died, suspect used N-word after shooting Arbery three times; Now: Protests in multiple cities around the U.S.;
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| 0:00.0 | This is CNN breaking news. |
| 0:05.0 | Welcome to the lead on this historic day. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm Jake Tapper and you've been watching this afternoon a community coming together to mourn and |
| 0:15.2 | remember the life of George Floyd, the first memorial service for Floyd, the unarmed |
| 0:20.4 | black man killed by a white Minneapolis police officer last week. |
| 0:24.1 | Family and friends, community leaders and more all gathered in Minneapolis, |
| 0:29.6 | brothers, a cousin and a nephew of Floyd, all speaking, honoring Floyd's life, George Floyd, a big LeBron James fan, a father figure for his nephew, a man who would stand up for his family and friends. |
| 0:42.0 | By all accounts, a loving and caring person. stand up for his family and friends, |
| 0:42.6 | by all accounts a loving and caring person, |
| 0:44.8 | the family attorney saying that they will seek justice |
| 0:48.0 | in George Floyd's name. |
| 0:50.5 | The service right now is pausing for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. |
| 0:56.0 | They are in silence there for almost nine minutes. |
| 0:58.8 | That's the amount of time, obviously, that the police officer's knee was on Floyd's neck killing him. |
| 1:04.4 | CNN's Miguel Marquez has more from today's memorial service including how George |
| 1:09.0 | Floyd's family members hope he will be remembered. Oh, praise God. |
| 1:18.0 | Moments of prayer and reflection at the First Memorial Service for George Floyd. I love my brother man we had |
| 1:25.4 | so many memories you know together. The thing that I would miss about him most is |
| 1:31.3 | his hugs like he was this great big giant and when he would |
| 1:35.3 | when he would wrap his arms around you you would just feel like you know you were |
| 1:40.0 | everything could just go away. As a city and a country mourned Floyd, killed by Minneapolis police, which has sparked 10 days of protest and outrage. |
| 1:51.0 | I want you guys to know that he will stand up for any injustice everywhere. |
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