Hey there. It's the MPR Politics Podcast and it's 2.15 pm on Thursday, May 28th. Susan

Davis, I cover Congress. Am I a Shorasko? I cover the White House?

And I'm Ryan Lucas. I cover the Justice Department.

I can't breathe. I can't breathe. I can't breathe.

Last night in Minneapolis, thousands protested in the streets over the death of George Floyd.

He was a black man who died Monday after a white police officer knelt on his neck.

Police fired tear gas at the crowds.

And one man was shot to death. This morning, the Justice Department announced that it

would make its investigation into Floyd's death a top priority.

There is pretty graphic video of Floyd's arrest and it might be hard for some listeners

to hear. But for those that haven't seen it, Ryan, could you describe what it shows?

It's a slightly grainy video that shows Floyd with his hands handcuffed behind his back,

face down on the ground with what you can see is a white police officer kneeling on Floyd's

back with one of his knees on his neck. And over the course of this several minute long

video, you can hear Floyd asking for help, asking the officers to get off of him saying that

he can't breathe. And the officers for the course of the video remains on his back with

the knee on the neck until emergency medical services arrive.

What was Floyd's alleged offense?

The allegation in this is that the police responded because Floyd was allegedly trying to pass

off basically a fake $20 bill at a local grocery store.

And this has provoked a pretty intense response. I would say not just from the people of Minneapolis,

but there's been protests in some cities all over the country. But what did we see coming

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