All right, thank you, Anderson. I appreciate it. I am Chris Cuomo and welcome to Prime Time.

What will the verdict be? That is the question hanging over this country. The jury in George

Floyd has the job to say the truth. That's what verdict literally means to speak the truth

and deliberations are still ongoing in the George Floyd murder case. They began earlier today

and entire nation is awaiting the verdict. You're looking at Minneapolis, protesters, peaceful,

gathered there tonight. Cities from coast to coast are bracing for the outcome. The question is why?

The first reason is because of this. This video. The images that we saw seemed so obvious

and obviously removed from anything resembling righteous behavior, any sense of decency.

Floyd pinned for so long by so many literally a knee on his neck, screaming that he couldn't breathe,

screaming for his mother. Literally arrested to death, all on camera. And though it is one case,

for many, the hope is that the verdict speaks the truth about yes what Derek Chauvin did to George

Floyd, but also to what they believe happens to so many. In many cases, in many places and too often

to black faces when it comes to policing. And as clear as this reality is for many in this country,

it is challenged mightily by the right specifically the far right. It is used as a proxy.

This is an attack on law and order. They use it to add potency to the poison of white

fright, white replacement, the whole basket of bobbcus that is a sorry distraction from problems

that we should all work on for the benefit of police and of course those they serve and protect.

So yes, our nation's eyes are on this jury of five men and nine women. How will they process

the final arguments? First they heard from the state, then the defense and then of course the

final word from the prosecution. Here's a sample. You can believe your eyes. This wasn't policing,

this was murder. The defendant is guilty of all three counts. Officer Chauvin made a decision not

to use higher levels of force when he would have been authorized to do that. He was following his

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