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Inside the courthouse. the timing may have been a little bit off. there definitely was some reaction to what was being said when we were hearing from derek chauvins mother, when we were hearing from the floyd family. the youre there on the ground. tell us what you saw and heard play out unside the courtroom compared to what you saw outside. >> good point. if you look at that small box, they were listening to different feed. so theyre about 30 seconds to a minute behind what you were actually lus...

Chapter. theyre going to determine either way that the senate do what the jury did and that is find that the life of the george floyds of this country matter. >> rev, i can get your reaction to something that the defense attorney for derek chauvin said which i thought was interesting only in the context because he said that because of the significance of this case, because of the way this case has now affected everything we consume from entertainment all the way to presidential politics, that re...

Sentencing. we finally now have a live feed coming out of the courtroom. well keep an eye on it once the hearing resumes well take through live. lets talk post sentencing here. the floyd family talked about what justice means for them. but also the impact of this moment in the impact of this mo in our country and where we go forward. reverend al talked about that briefly. i want to get your thoughts. what does not just the immediate sentencing in delivering justice to the floyd family mean but w...

Understand what his family members and friends are going through. i cant. but certainly not enough for departure to probation for second-degree murder. the findings that the court has made. certainly justify an upward departure because there are four of them not standing alone but in a sense not overlapping but coming together to show this is not the typical second-degree murder. this is egregious. from the top of the box, 180 months, were asking the court to do a double departure to 360 months....

In many ways this was sort of closure. it was the sentencing the wrapping up of this long experience thats been traumatic for a lot of people here. there are three more officers at that will be tried in the next coming months, next year in march. were looking at a crowd relatively calm but disappointed because its not the sentence they asked for and hoped for. >> stay with me. i want to go back to cedric alexander. your reaction to the sentencing, 270 months for former police officer derek chauv...

>> all right. we have comprehensive coverage of all this on the ground as well as reverend al sharpton who joins us now. host of "politics nation." . he was inside that courtroom throughout the sentencing hearing. rev, lets get a quick update from you as someone who witnessed that hearing. the emotion we saw play out from george floyds family and others? >> we escorted the family to the courtroom and the lawyers and me as a minister. we are at the building. and it is very emotional. the brothers...

Nor spend any substantial time looking at the law. the court is very familiar with the facts of this case. and the parties have fully briefed the court relevant to the sentencing factors. and we recognize that in any case, any sentencing that comes before the court, the court is tasked with a difficult job. the court must craft a sentence that serves the interests of justice. a rather nebulous term. the court must take into consideration the victim impact, public interest as well as the circumst...

Headlines, they say they want a maximum sentence. thats what you heard from the family when they made that plea to judge cahill. they want accountability. they want to see derek chauvin sentenced to a maximum sentence. that is the expectation for manufacture the people here right outside the courthouse. some people that are visiting here, heard the sentencing is happening and they came down to witness what they believe will be a moment. >> all right. i want everyone to know that were waiting the...

0 we know that -- we saw that mr. floyd did not want to be in the backseat. thats it. thats the rub. it was the need to get him in that backseat no matter what. once he was pulled out of the backseat, he was find. went down on the ground. not fighting, not punching. and he was placed initially on his side. he is already handcuffed. he is placed on his side in the recovery position. like he should be. he is trying to breathe. he is on george floyds back face down on the pavement. and officer king...