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Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

Way Too Early 5/25/21

Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

MS NOW, Ali Vitali

Washington, Congress, Msnbc, Elections, Government, News, President, Politics, Versant, Ms Now, 2018, Issues, Versant Media, Analysis, Senate, Sunday

4.5538 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

The family of George Floyd will meet with President Joe Biden and congressional lawmakers on Tuesday — exactly one year after he was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer.

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0:00.0

Exactly one year after the death of George Floyd, pressure intensifies on lawmakers to strike a compromise on police reform.

0:10.0

The question is, where do talks stand this morning?

0:13.0

Plus, new movement from key Republicans on whether to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the capital riot.

0:20.0

The question is, will it make any difference?

0:22.6

And new video of the dissident journalist who was detained

0:26.6

after having his flight intercepted by authorities in Belarus.

0:30.6

The question is, how is the world responding to what's being called a state-sponsored hijacking?

0:36.6

It's way too early for this. to what's being called a state-sponsored hijacking.

0:39.0

It's way too early for this.

0:50.4

Good morning and welcome to way too early,

0:55.8

the show that is marking National Wine Day, just not quite yet. I am Casey Hunt on this Tuesday, May 25th. We'll start with the news. Today marks the one-year anniversary of the murder of

1:01.7

George Floyd under the knee of former police officer Derek Chauvin. Floyd family attorney Ben Crump

1:07.3

tells NBC News the family will meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Karen Bass this morning, as well as several senators from both parties before their meeting at the White House with President Biden.

1:18.4

Crump told NBC News he fused the White House visit as, quote, an opportunity to pay proper respect to George Floyd with a president who's been in continuous communication with the family.

1:29.4

Crump said he hopes the visit will keep momentum going toward passage of the George Floyd

1:33.7

Justice in Policing Act. Today also marks the deadline set by President Biden for

1:40.5

Congress to present that police reform package. And while they are going to miss the date,

1:45.8

senators on both sides of the aisle are optimistic

1:48.0

that it deals within reach.

1:51.2

So we continue to work on the process.

1:53.1

And I think we had good progress over the weekend, I thought,

1:56.1

and I think we can see the end of the time.

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