George Floyd To Be Laid To Rest After Emotional Final Memorial

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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3.2 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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The 15th night of protests are underway as George Floyd is laid to rest. George Floyd's funeral procession is on it's way to the cemetery in Houston, after George was eulogized by family, friends and leaders. Horse drawn carriage takes George Floyd to his final resting place. Newly released police body cam video captures a Black man saying "I can't breathe" multiple times during a fatal arrest in Texas. Wolf Blitzer discusses what "Defund The Police" advocates hope to accomplish. Trump tweets a baseless smear while questioning if an elderly Buffalo protester shoved by the police, was a "set up." Most of the GOP senators are being silent on Trump's tweet about the elderly protestor. McConnell refuses to say whether Trump's tweet on elderly Buffalo protestor was appropriate. Attorney General Barr contradicts Trump on why president was in a White House bunker. United States coronavirus death toll surpasses 111,000, almost two million cases in the country. Fauci says that the coronavirus is "my worst nightmare," worse than Ebola or HIV. More than 60 coronavirus cases are tied to Memorial Day gatherings in Vermont. The World Health Organization tries to clear up confusing comments made about asymptomatic spread of the virus. 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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1:27.6	The funeral of George Floyd has just concluded in Houston 15 days after his death under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer.
1:35.7	His body is now being taken to a cemetery where he'll be buried next to his mother.
1:40.8	This has a 15th night of protests in his name are getting underway.
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