The Life And Legacy Of George Floyd
What A Day
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🗓️ 1 June 2022
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The first of several funeral services started for the victims killed by a gunman at a school in Uvalde, Texas. And over the weekend, the Justice Department said it would open a probe into the local law enforcement’s response to the mass shooting.
Two former Minneapolis police officers on trial for aiding and abetting George Floyd’s killing asked a judge to delay and relocate their trial. In addition, two people filed federal civil rights lawsuits against Derek Chauvin and the city of Minneapolis because they say in 2017 then-Officer Chauvin knelt on their necks. We talk about Floyd’s life and legacy with Robert Samuels and Toluse Olurunnipa, co-authors of, “His Name is George Floyd.”
And in headlines: E.U. leaders voted to ban most Russian oil imports, Shanghai says it plans to finally ease COVID restrictions, and the Supreme Court blocked a Texas law that would ban large social media companies from deleting posts based on the views they express.
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| 0:00.0 | It is Wednesday June 1st. I'm Gideon Resick. |
| 0:07.7 | And I'm Priyanka Eribindi and this is what a day. |
| 0:10.8 | For the visit BTS paid to the White House yesterday, |
| 0:13.5 | didn't answer our question of whether the B in BTS stands for Biden. |
| 0:17.8 | My guess is perhaps not, but I will not say that confidently until I hear somebody with authority |
| 0:23.4 | weigh in. BTS, the floor is yours. If you'd like to come on Watt and clear the air, we'd love to have you. |
| 0:31.1 | On today's show, the Supreme Court blocked a Texas law by Republicans that would have stopped |
| 0:34.8 | Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies from removing political speech, |
| 0:39.3 | plus a conversation about George Floyd's life and legacy. |
| 0:42.2 | But first, the latest from U of all, the Texas, where just over a week ago, |
| 0:46.7 | a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers. |
| 0:50.4 | On Monday, the first of several funeral services for the victims started. |
| 0:55.2 | Hundreds of people arrived at the Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home right across the street from |
| 1:00.1 | Rob Elementary School, which was the site of the shooting, for a service honoring the life of 10-year-old |
| 1:05.5 | Amari Joe Garza. They did the same yesterday for 10-year-old Jose Manuel Flores Jr. |
| 1:11.6 | Over the holiday weekend, the city was packed with people from both Uvaldi and from out of town, |
| 1:16.7 | who came to mourn the lives that were lost. |
| 1:18.6 | Yeah, and President Biden was among those who visited Uvaldi. |
| 1:21.6 | So how have he and the federal government tried to respond to this? |
| 1:25.5 | Yeah, President Biden spent time with survivors and the families of victims in Uvaldi on Sunday. |
| 1:32.1 | When asked if he felt more motivated about gun control afterwards, |
| 1:36.1 | he responded that he has been all along, but he did reiterate that there is only so much that he |
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