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We remember the legendary singer this morning. This morning. Good morning, america. We hope youre doing well this morning. The protests that have cascaded across the country the last two weeks advance toward a new phase. Reform farewell to george floyd in houston. Take a look at this march in portland, thousands of demonstrators shutting down i84 and take a look at this moving candlelight vigil in houston at George Floyds alma mater. It is sure to be an emotional day there in houston for the funeral of george floyd. The private service follows a day in which thousands of people attended his public viewing. T. J. Holmes is there in houston for us, spoke with a lot of family members and friends of george floyd. Good morning, t. J. Reporter hey, good morning to you, robin. Millions of people all over the world know his name but this is where they know him. George floyd has come home to houston where the anger over, the outrage over, and the image of his death now gives way in a few hours to a celebration of life and, robin, yes, for the past couple of weeks we have seen protesters. We have heard those loud voices in the streets. Yesterday we saw mourners have quiet, individual moments with george floyd in church. After Memorial Services for george floyd in other cities, this was his hometowns chance, houstons chance, to pay its respects at a final public viewing and memorial. This man whose death has changed the world, hes changed the world. You have to come. Reporter many mourners including Texas Governor greg abbott bowed their heads as they stood in front of floyds open go cket. Others dropped to a knee. Many wearing shirts with his picture and his words i cant breathe. It was overwhelming going inside. I was like my heart was in my hands. Reporter the number of people in were limited to social distancing guidelines. They had their temperatures checked when they entered. Among the many who traveled here, the families of Ahmaud Arbery and eric garner Standing Shoulder to shoulder in their solidarity in their fight for justice. We will get justice. We will get it. We will not let this door close. Reporter Vice President joe biden visited privately with floyds family earlier in the day. This picture from the family shows biden with floyds 6yearold daughter gianna. And its not just the church. People heading to see this mural in floyds honor in his old neighborhood, now a place of mourning. It doesnt look like much now but this home is now part of the story, the chi man whose death has now sparked a movement. It is a door right here. Reporter his childhood friend a pallbearer later this morning remembering the good times. This was the last house we stayed in before everybody got grown and started getting their own places. I stayed in the house with him all my life, same bed, same everything. Ive been with him all my life. Reporter also attending the funeral today, his friend, rapper and Community Activist trae tha truth. How do you balance that in your heart as a friend to know that him not being here might be the catalyst for something weve never seen before . Yes, its definitely hurtful that hes gone. Uthe ft that h t act th whave t go 50 times harder to make sure we continue the vision, we continue the direction of the where things are going. Reporter and the Service Today is a private funeral, public not invited. Vice President Biden will have a taped message that plays but he will not attend. Did not want the secret service and security to disrupt things and cause inconvenience for the people who are attending. They had 6,300 people officially come to the viewing yesterday, robin. He will be buried, george floyd, buried today in a cemetery next to his mother. Yeah, and its so wonderful that its going to be a time for the family. You know, its been so public and the last images that many people had of george floyd, you know, i dont have to tell you, we know the last image many saw of him. So those 6,300 who were able to see him resting in peace had to be something there, t. J. Reporter yeah, i had several people mention that in particular, robin. If everybody at home, if you just take a moment and if you close your eyes and i say to you george floyd, the first image that pops into your mind is going to be him on the ground with a knee on his neck. And several people no one would ever want to see someone in a casket but i had several people say to see him at peace was a different image that they now have in their mind that they actually did appreciate, robin. Yeah, and what do you think about Going Forward now that hes going to be laid to rest . We saw the protesters out in portland all across the country, again, yesterday. The feeling is that that will continue for some time . Reporter well, theres a fear that it might not. Theres been anger, outrage, emotion. Weve had moments, people waiting for an arrest, waiting for things to happen. Well, today he will be laid to rest. What happens tomorrow is some concern. How do you keep this up and make sure this death is not in vain . Concern about it, commitment to continue but there is some concern, robin, what happens tomorrow. But today is a day for George Floyds family. T. J. , thank you. I want everybody to know they can tune in to our special coverage of George Floyds funeral today at noon, his homegoing. Amy . Now to that First Court Appearance for Derek Chauvin facing Second Degree murder charges in the killing of george floyd. The former Minneapolis Police officer appearing via closed circuit as a judge set his bail at more than 1 million. Alex perez is in minneapolis with the latest on that. Good morning, alex. Reporter hey, good morning, amy. In the wake of George Floyds death, allegations of Police Misconduct along with video to prove it are popping up across the country. All of this as Derek Chauvin appears in court for the first time. Fired Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin making his first appearance in court monday afternoon via video conference. Prosecutors saying the 44yearold accused of killing george floyd jammed his knee on floyds neck for nearly nine minutes as he, quote, went limp. Chauvin charged with Second Degree murder without intent, Second Degree manslaughter and third degree murder. Ordered held on 1. 25 million bail. The attorney for former officer thomas lane, one of the three other officers charged in George Floyds death, seen holding floyds feet, telling me his client was a rookie, only on the force four days. Was he afraid of chauvin . He relied on his 20year experience as an officer and thats why he didnt do anything. He thought that this man knew what he was doing. Reporter now surfacing across the country more cases of alleged police brutality. In new mexico monday a white Police Officer charged with Involuntary Manslaughter after putting his knee on the neck of a hispanic man back in february. Prosecutors say it led to his death. Overnight in shreveport, louisiana four officers now on leave after this video obtained by ksla news showing what witnesses believe are the final moments of Tommie Mcglothen jr. s life back in april. The d. A. Said it took over 54 days for them to hand over their files and that Vital Information was missing. [ crowd chanting ] reporter all as calls to defund the police intensifies. Defunding meaning diverting some funds from police to other social program. We have to reorient Police Officers to recognize that their role is to protect people. Not to control them. Reporter l. A. And new york already announcing theyll make cuts. Others calling for disbanding departments. Its been done successfully before. In 2013 camden, new jersey, for years considered one of the deadliest cities in the country, disbanded and rebuilt their entire police department. There was a reinvestment into the School Systems and by employing a policing practice wherein we stopped focusing on the number of tickets we wrote or the amount of arrests we made, what we were more interested in was making people feel safer, making people trust us or getting people to trust us. Reporter and by all accounts in camden, Officials Say the changes helped to lower crime and better the relationship with the community. As for those four officers accused here, all remain in custody. George . Okay, alex, thanks very much. To washington where the protests have sparked a new debate on how to reform policing and prevent police brutality. Both President Trump and former Vice President joe biden have come out against calls to defund the police, but there are big differences over what should be done now. Mary bruce has the latest. Good morning, mary. Reporter good morning, george. Well, defunding the police has become a rallying cry for some protesters. The words actually now written in that mural here on the street leading to the white house. And now the president is pouncing on these calls to try to paint democrats as antiLaw Enforcement. Eager to cast himself as the law and order candidate, President Trump is slamming calls to defund the police. There wont be defunding. There wont be dismantling of our police and theyre not going to be any disbanding of our police. He icoidering some Police Reforms, but he has yet to put forth any plan. Well work and talk about ideas, how we can do it better and how we can do it if possible in a much more gentle fashion. Reporter joe biden is calling for an overhaul of Law Enforcement and expressing solidarity with the protesters. Monday night he said he also opposes defunding the police. No, i dont support defunding the police. I support conditioning federal aid to police based on whether or not they meet certain basic standards of decency and honorableness. Reporter on capitol hill democrats taking a knee in George Floyds memory as they unveiled sweeping Police Reforms create a National Registry of Police Misconduct. What the proposal does not include, any measures to defund the police. And nothe esenis training tge his Campaign Says theyre looking to resume those big rallies in the next two weeks despite concerns about the pandemic. We know the president thrives on these massive crowds and he is eager to get back out there and tout what he says is an economic comeback. George . Mary bruce, thanks very much. Lets bring in senator Kamala Harris from california. Thank you for joining us this morning. We just saw marys piece and saw what President Trump said yesterday slamming democrats saying radical left democrats are behind defunding the police. How do you respond to that . Yeah. Well, its just its creating fear where none is necessary. Listen, heres the thing. George, we all witnessed the tragic murder of george floyd. People protesting in the streets are protesting what has been a longstanding issue in america that needs to be addressed. And it can be done in a way that does not require us to create fear in people. The reality of it all is this, there needs to be accountability and consequence for anyone who breaks the law and breaks the rules and so what were talking about in our package of bills is doing just that. And separately, weve really got to get to a point where we agree the status quo way of thinking about achieving safety is really wrong when it assumes the best way to achieve more safety is to put more police on the streets. Its just wrong. You know how you create more safety . You Fund Public Schools and it wouldnt be the case that in America Today twothirds of our Public School teachers come out of their own pocket to help pay for school supplies. The way you create more safety is people have access to health care and its affordable. The way you create more safety is the jobs in the community and Economic Opportunities and access to capital. You can look at any middle or upper middle class suburb in america, you dont see Police Presence there. But what you do see there are good schools. People have jobs and have incomes that help them get through the end of the month. Does that mean you support a proposal like what we see in los angeles, mayor Eric Garcetti saying take some of the money and invest it in Health Initiatives and training initiatives for youth . I support investing in communities so that they become more healthy and therefore more safe. Right now what were seeing in america is many cities spend over onethird of their entire city budget on policing. But meanwhile weve been defunding Public Schools for years in america. Weve got to reexamine what were doing with american taxpayer dollars and ask the question, are we getting the right return on our investment . Are we actually creating healthy and safe communities . And thats a legitimate conversation and it requires a really critical evaluation. I applaud Eric Garcetti for doing what hes done. Doeit mean boomin e ewon the iteans tha educati childrewh if you looat it over a course of time, we have defunded Public Schools in america. It means that we need to create Economic Opportunities, access to capital for Small Businesses in the midst of this coronavirus which is still present. 90 of minority and women owned businesses, Small Businesses did not get access to the ppp. Thats got to change. We need to recognize that if you invest in communities, they will be healthy, they will be strong and we wont have a need for militarization of police. Right . We have to stop that. We have to stop militarization of police. That doesnt mean we get rid of police. Of course not. We have to be practical about this. Does joe biden have the formula right, dont defund the police but condition federal money on reforms in policing . Listen, joe biden believes that we need to reform the system and i couldnt agree with him more. Do you have any hope right now of getting republican support for your reforms . I do actually, george. You know, when i look at these marches, people who seemingly have nothing in common are marching together shoulder to shoulder speaking about what is our collective desire to achieve the ideals of our country including equal justice under law. And i think you look at mitt romney who was the republican nominee for president. And he was out there with the people saying the phrase, black lives matter. I feel very hopeful about this because this is just it is literally it should not be a partisan issue. This is about the fact that good policing is good for america. That racism hurts all americans regardless of their race. Senator harris, thanks for joining us this morning. Thank you. George, we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including the very latest on that new spike in covid19 cases as the country reopens. Plus the soap opera star testing positive and battling the virus in the hospital. And why some are saying eye protection is crucial. Dr. Ashton is here to break that all down for us. First, lets go to ginger. A lot of headlines coming out of what was left of cristobal. Lets go ahead and start with what happened in jackson, mississipp saturated ground, inches of rain and then 30 to 40mileperhour winds. You had those trees into homes. Fortunately everybody there was okay. You dont see remnants, by the way, of a Tropical Storm making its way into wisconsin very often, especially this far west. This is pretty unique. Today youll have moisture surging north and enough lift that you could have damaging winds that even a tornado threat. Back here in parts of nebraska and kansas and missouri including kansas city, theres a large hail threat