Just right behind me. There was a stunning outpouring in the streets here late today as a horsedrawn carriage carried floyds body to the cemetery after his memorial. Hundred of mourners came to this church in the blazing texas heat to remember floyd, whose death in Police Custody in minneapolis set off nationwide protests. And tonight is galvanizing the country around issuees of race and Excessive Force by police. That includes here in houston, where the citys mayor vowed during todays service to sign an executive order Banning Police choke holds. Tonight, cbs news has new reporting on the officer who held George Floyds neck down for nearly nine minutes. Cbs jeff pegues has learned that officer Derek Chauvin, who has been charged with seconddegree murder, knew floyd and that they had a history of not getting along. Plus, theres more of my exclusive interview with former Vice President joe biden and whether George Floyds death has changed what hes looking for in a running mate. Well, theres a lot of news to get to tonight, and we have a team of correspondents covering it all. Cbs Michelle Miller is going to lead up our coverage here in houston. And, michelle, this was a powerful service today. Reporter powerful, indeed. We have to tell you this was an invitationonly celebration of family, close friends, and dignitaries. But there were still scores of people outside watching the funeral livestreamed on their phones, handing out water to stay cool in this recordbreak heat, all to feel a connection with what was going on inside. With a salute from officers, George Floyds casket was carried to the celebration of his life. And final goodbye. Floyds family, who knew him best, talked about their brother, nephew, and uncle, and opened up about their pain. I thank god for giving me giving me my own personal super man, thank you. Reporter reflecting on his final moment which has become a global movement. As long as im breathing, justice will be served. I believe my grssments right there with open arms saying, come home, baby. You shouldnt feel this pain. Reporter there were songs of change, first a onetime anthem for the civil rights movement, echoed through the hall. But forever. Reporter then a tribute by singer neyo, who said floyd changed the world. Vice president joe biden, Presumptive Democratic nominee for president , spoke by video message about conversations hed had with floyds sixyearold daughter, gianna. Why in this nation, too many black americans, wake up knowing they could lose their life in the course of just living their life. Reporter members of congress and oscarwinning actor, jamie foxx, were there among the 500 invited guests to listen to the eulogy given by the reverend al sharpton. Lives like george will not matter until somebody pays the cost for taking their lives. Reporter taken by horsedrawn carriage through the final mile to the burial site, where hell lay next to the mother he cried out for with his final breath. Within that fourhourlong ceremony, we watched not just the family of george floyd inside the sanctuary, but the families of trayvon martin, eric gardner, and ahmaud arbery, who say they will work to stop these killings, norah, from ever happening again. Odonnell Michelle Miller, nice to see you here in houston. Thank you, michelle. And as mourners here in houston honor the life of george floyd, in minneapolis tonight, cbs niews is learning new details about the former Police Officer charged in his death. A coworker tells cbs news the two men worked together at a nightclub, and he says they had a histgeing along. Cbs jeff pegues is in minneapolis tonight with that new reporting. Jeff. Reporter norah, george floyd died here, and thats why you still have this massive memorial filling this intersection behind me. And even in the rain, people are coming out to see sow that t victi thice and the officer at the center of the investigation crossed paths in another location, too, a nightclub. Tonight, cbs news is learning new information about george floyd and Derek Chauvin from a man who worked security with both of them at this nightclub in minneapolis. Coworker david pinney is break his silence, telling us that the two men had a history. What kind of history . They bumped heads. Reporter how . It has a lot to do with with derek being extremely aggressive within the club with some of the patrons, which which is qhfs an issue. Reporter the floyd family says it believes what happened on may 25 was in part personal. Is there any doubt in your mind that Derek Chauvin knew george floyd . No. He knew him. Reporter how well . We interface with officers. Reporte h ow hii uld tty wewnthch ub, described how chaun treated black patrons. When she talked to us for the upcoming cbs news special justice for all. Do you think derek had a problem with black people . I think he was afraid and intimidated. Reporter by black folks. Yeah. Reporter as the investigation continues, other cities across the country are considering Police Reforms. Today, new York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that he would support sweeping reform measures in his state, including a ban on police choke holds. Its not just the moment to express outrage. Its a moment to do something about it and to make real reform and real change. Reporter city officials here in minneapolis are discussing the possibility of defunding or dismantling the Police Department here. But even those who are in support of this idea still dont know exactly what that means at this time. Norah. Odonnell jeff pegues, thank you. 165 miles northwest of here in austin, texas, video has surfaced of a deadly encounter between sheriffs deputies and an African American man who was repeatedly tased by telling officers he couldnt breathe. The horrifying scene was recorded for a Cable Network police show, and we warn you the video is disturbing. Cbs Mireya Villarreal reports tonight from the texas capital. Reporter Police Body Cam footage released by the austin Police Department shows deputies from the Williamson County Sheriffs Office pursuing 40yearold javier ambler, during a 22minute chase that included five crashes. This incident took place in march 2019. The deputies struggled with ambler, a black man, for several minutes, tasing him several times. As they tried to hand cuft former College Football player who repeatedly told officers he couldnt breathe. When ambler lost consciousness, cerstarted performing crchec. P. R. For four minute. Amblers death was ruled a homicide by the states attorney generals office, which also noticed that it was justifiable homicide. Travis County District attorney Margaret Moore says her offices investigation into amblers death is being fought by the Williamson County Sheriffs Office. It cries out for justice. Its extremely offensive. All the circumstances surrounding it are very troug. Liamso county Sheriffs Department would not comment specifically about the ambler case because they say it is still under investigation, but they wanted to clear up what they call misleading statements made by the traffic County District attorney. They say they have fully cooperated with this investigation, and they are calling on that reality Show Television program to release their footage of this incident. Norah. Odonnell really disturbing to see that, mireya, thank you. As the country grapples with race and policing, members of the cabinet say they are not concerned that racism is engrained in Law Enforcement. As part of our exclusive interview for tonights cbs special justice for all, we asked former Vice President joe biden his thoughts. Do you believe there is systemic racism in Law Enforcement . Absolutely. Its not just in Law Enforcement. Its across the board. Its in housing. Its in education. Its in everything we do. Its real. Its genuine. Its serious. Look, not all Law Enforcement officers are racist. My lord, there are some really good, good cops out there. But the way in which it works right now, weve seen too many examples of it. Odonnell mr. Vice president , you said you will announce your choice for Vice President around august 1. Have the last two weeks affected how you will make that decision and who you will choose . No, they havent, except its put a greater focus on urgency on the need to get someone who is tetlely simpatico with where i am. The one thing that ive learned knowing a fair amount about the vice presidency, and its really important that whom ever you pick as a Vice President agrees with you in terms of your philosophy of government and agrees with you on the systemic things that you want to change and is, in fact, going to be able to be someone who is not at all intimidated by the president , not at all intimidated working in the white house, and is going to be prepared to give their unvarnished opinion and be able to privately argue with the president if they disagree. I want someone strong. I want someone strong and someone who is ready to be president on day one. Odonnell there is more of our interview with joe biden and his proposed Police Reforms in our cbs news primetime special justice for all. Its anchored by gayle king. That is tonight at 10 00, 9 00 central, right here on cbs. Today, President Trump had no Public Events but he did tweet an attack against a 75yearold protester, and that tonight is drawing strong criticism from democrats, as well as republican mitt romney who called it shock. Cbs weijia jiang reports tonight from the white house. Reporter tonight, 75yearold Martin Gugino is still recovering in the hospital after two buffalo Police Officers shoved him last thursday. Gug fell to the ground, blood flowed from his ears. But President Trump is claiming it may have been an act. This morning, the president pushed a Conspiracy Theory without evidence suggesting gugino could be an antifa provocateur, who appeared to scan Police Communications in order to black out the equipment. The president added, i watched. He fell harder than was pushed. Could be a setup . Its all made pup its all fabricated. Reporter new York Governor Andrew Cuomo said theres no reason to doubt gugino, who is a peace activist and has been praised for his work with the poor. Cuomo slammed the president. At this moment of anguish and anger, what does he do . Pours gasoline on the fire. Reporter do you have any response to the president s tweet this morning . Reporter on capitol hill, several republicans tried to avoid commenting on mr. Trumps claims. Utahs mitt romney, a frequent critic of President Trump, did say this it was a shocking thing to say, and i wont dignify it with any further comment. Reporter President Trump has not said what if any Police Reforms he would support, but today, his chief of staff, mark meadows, and adviser Jared Kushner met with republican lawmakers to talk about probablies. Meadows says the president would like to take action sooner than later but has no time frame. Norah. Odonnell weijia jiang at the white house. Thank you. Today, voters in georgia were met with long lines and confusion at polling place as i they tried to cast ball otsz in the states primary elections. There are already calls for investigations while the mayor of atlanta is warning this could be a preview of the general election in november. Heres cbs ed okeefe. Reporter from the air, you could see long lines of georgia voters, socially distanced, stretching through parking lots. Thousands waited hours, to cast ballots, and frustration was evident. Please, god, help us reporter georgia, a key battleground stayed statein november, had rescheduled its primary twice because of the coronavirus pandemic. Health concerns kept many longtime poll workers from showing up today, leaving inexperienced volunteers to run new Voting Machines for the first time. Were just being told its a situation with the machinery. I dont think its the new machines. I do think that there is systemic disenfranchisement of specific communities. Reporter n. B. A. Great lebron james called the voting problems structurally racist. Georgia has a history of Voter Suppression and some had to show up in person today because their requests for an absentee ballot werent fulfilled. You cant blame anyone else on our lack of processing these applications. Thats thats on us. Reporter republican lawmakers and the secretary of state said theyll investigate. Can you guarantee voters of georgia that this wont happen again in november . Were going to work hard on getting the information out. Weve had great results. About a handful that just, you know, have had some major failures today. Reporter ed okeefe, cbs news, washington. Odonnell and there is still much more news ahead on tonights cbs evening news. A possible break in the case of two missing children in idaho Human Remains Found on their stepfathers property. Well, hes now in custody and what police are saying tonight. 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The whole entire bus stop was black. He searched every single one of us, and so i took it upon myself to try to make a difference for my people. Reporter those memories flooded back to him last week as he stood among the protesters in front of the governors mansion. The crowd yelled for the police to leave. You cant come in here. Youre not welcome. Reporter a News Reporter caught densen, in the lightblue shirt, on one knee, crying. I told him, i cant take my skin off, you know. Obviously, i can take this uniform off, but i cant take im a black man. Reporter it was in this instance, officer denson says he felt the pressure of being a black man in a police uniform. You know, i have family members that could have been george floyd. And just because im a Police Officer, im a black Police Officer, does not define who i am. Reporter but it does motivate him. Where do things go for you now . We have to, you know, talk to people, understand people, listen. 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Now that george floyd has been laid to rest people are grappling with ways to rein in their Police Departments. The Police Department voted to ban chokeholds as a part of a package of Police Reforms under consideration. We smoke to black officers around the nation. Errol barnett has more. Reporter she said she was called anticop by white colleague by suggesting that they should be held accountable. The thats one example of the emotional tightrope officers of color must overcome. What does it feel to be an officer of color at a moment like this . Lieutenant gracia herdsman has been with the nypd for 28 years. The protest, people stood in front of me and theyre like, how do you feel being black and knowing whats happening . Do you believe in protests . And i was like yes, i believe its your right to protest peacefully. Reporter Law Enforcement officials like her are trying to find a balance between their duty to their jobs and their identity as black americans. Fayetteville North Carolina police chief. I was excited to be able to say i want to be a part of the protest. Lt i want to walk with the community. And then we have the violence come up. I had to do my job, which is protect the community. Reporter Sergeant Jamie jones is with the decatur Police Department in alabama. 130 people are on the force, 19 of them are black. I think if you dont study ones culture or no someone elses background that youre dealing with, you can see them as a threat when theyre not a threat. Reporter do you think that happens . I believe that does happen. There have been times when ive been out of uniform where i have been treated differently. I keep those stories at home or away from work. Reporter when youre not in uniform in town, are you ever concerned for your safety . Out of uniform, im just another guy. Im a black man first. All right. And if they have any issues with, you know, the black race or what they see on tv, then they may feel threatened a little bit by just the sight of me or being in close proximity of
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