0 want to -- i've spoken to debbie w wasserman schultz, and i promise you the administration, the congress are doing everything to be of assistance now and after this occurs. after they decide exactly what the state of play is. but i'm glad to welcome everyone here to the adjunct to the white house here, in-person and virtually. survivors and family members, victims and the path breaking leaders like senator baldwin, just over five years ago, the pulse nightclub, a place of acceptance and joy, became a place of unspeakable pain and loss. and we'll never fully recover, but we'll remember, and we have to -- what we're going to do is with the members of congress here did, enshrine in law, as a consequence of that law, enshrine in perpetuity a literal monument to the loss that occurred there and an absolute determination that we're going to deal with this every single solitary day, and make sure that we're not in a position to see this happen again. behind me, you see on either board there the 49 lives lost, family members, parents, friends, veterans, students, young, black, asian, latino, all fellow americans, and in their memory, and from the countless others forever scarred is why i sign this today, and let me say how much i appreciate -- and i mean this sincerely -- the commitment of the members of the house and the senate to make sure that we don't forget, that this isn't forgotten. there's a tradition when a bill is signed that the president gives a signing pen to each of the people who had something to do with the law or the decision being made in the first place. i promise you, i have all the pens put together. i couldn't figure out how to sign them all but don't leave without the pen, okay? all right? all right. >> thank you, mr. president. >> may we never have to sign -- no president have to sign another monument like this. thank you. one last thing. as i said to the survivors and their -- those who lost folks, little earlier, in private, you know, what the congress has done means a great deal, and it's important. but it's really hard. it brings back everything as if it happened yesterday. and every time there's a memorial service for our son, beau, or, you know, you're flattered, you feel good about it, you think it's wonderful, the recognition, but it's tough. it's as if it happened yesterday. it happened the day before. it happened the moment you're signing it. so, i want to thank the folks who are here and the folks who are survivors on zoom with us. i want to thank them for their courage, and i really mean it, for their courage, but i promise you, none of the members of congress that are here nor i nor jill are going let up until we deal with equity across the board. thank you so much. >> thank you, mr. president. >> all right, you've been listening to president biden there from the white house signing the legislation to make the pulse nightclub site a national memorial. thank you for being with me, i'm victor blackwell. alisyn has the day off. there's a lot going on, a lot of breaking news happening in this hour. you saw the president there just sign that bill. we're expecting to hear from him again in just a few moments from the east room of the white house. he is going to be with the secretary of transportation, pete buttigieg. we're also expecting a news conference from miami dade police department on that building collapse in surfside, california, the latest numbers we have, 159 people still unaccounted for, 4 dead at this time. as soon as this starts, we will bring that to you as well. and in about 25 minutes from now, derek chauvin, you know, the former minneapolis police officer who murdered george floyd, he will learn his sentence for the crimes that he was convicted of this past april. he was taken away in handcuffs. you remember the video. second-degree unintentional murder, second-degree manslaughter, third-degree murder, the highest count carries a maximum sentence of 40 years. now, today, hennepin county judge peter cahill denied chauvin's motion for a new trial. his defense team argued there was prosecutorial and jury misconduct in april. they will likely take those same arguments to an appeals court. but for now, the sentencing will go on. again, that's happening in just a few minutes. let's go now to cnn's omar jimenez outside of that courthouse. cnn's sara sidner is there at the intersection where george floyd was killed. omar, first, to you, what can we expect to see in the courtroom today? >> well, in a few minutes, when things get going, victor, we're going to hear from a number of parties, mainly we're going to hear from prosecutors and the defense on what they feel should happen when it comes to derek chauvin's sentence, and we've already gotten a few clues of that based on things they've filed. for example, prosecutors want derek chauvin to get 30 years in prison for murdering george floyd, while the defense wants probation and time served or at the very least, a sentence below the lower end of the state sentencing guidelines. now, there's a lot of talk, of course, of the up to 40 years he could face. that's not likely to happen because he has no criminal history that range is going to be a lot lower. but the crucial component to this comes down to what the judge ruled on last month, basically saying that he ruled in favor of a number of factors known as aggravating factors, which bumps the level up, which makes it -- which makes it to the point where he would get more than what the state sentencing guidelines lay out. now, on top of the arguments, we're going to hear from, likely, the george floyd family about how this murder has impacted them over the past 13 months. we could also hear from derek chauvin who has been silent over the course of all of these criminal proceedings, and we'll also hear from the judge, his opinion on this case that we have also gotten little clues of leading up until this point. once it's over, you mentioned the request for a new trial was denied. he'll have 90 days to appeal, and under minnesota state guidelines, he would only serve two-thirds of the sentence that he gets today in prison and he'll be eligible for a supervised release of the final third but at the end of the day, this is a chapter -- the close to a chapter, i should say, that has been a long time coming for people, not just in this community but for people tuning in from across the world. >> all right, omar, stand by. let me go to sara now there outside of cup foods. you've been in close contact with the floyd family, also members of the community. what are you hearing? >> reporter: so, here in the community right now, things are very calm. i will tell you that yesterday, we saw terrance floyd come here. he met the man who created this community garden here, and he was so very thankful that it was still here. there has been a lot of controversy about george floyd square, the blocking of the streets. those streets, you can see the cars running around now, have been reopened, but they decided that they were going to leave this community garden here, kind of as a round about for now and you can see they've put the barricades now around where george floyd was killed. i do want to let you hear from terrance floyd, because i asked him if he could have a conversation with derek chauvin, a conversation in which terrance floyd said he wanted to have. here is what he said he would say to him if he could speak to him face-to-face. >> what's wrong with you, man? suppose i would have did that to your brother. how would this situation look right now? suppose i would have did that to your son. suppose i would have did that to your cousin. every part of the family that he was to us, suppose i would have did that to your side. how would you look at me? how would you view me? what would you want me to say? how would you react? but you know what? i'm not going to react like that. >> reporter: you mean in anger? >> yes. i'm going to show you who my brother really is, because like i said, that's my father's namesake. i'm going to show you who my brother is, who my father is. also, i'm going to show you who i am. i'm a man. i'm a black man. i'm strong. i'm intelligent. and i don't have to act like an animal. but i'm going to let you know my feelings. i don't like it. i love you. but i don't like you. >> reporter: you would actually say to derek chauvin, i love you, but i don't like you? >> yes. yes. because guess what? that's how we were raised. we're god-fearing family. you know? and we cannot -- we cannot -- we can fight for justice, we can fight for what we want, but we cannot move on with hate in our heart. >> reporter: and there you have it, as far as the sentence and what he is hoping and he said this comes from his heart, he says, look, it can't be a slap on the wrist. he said, that would not be justice. he said if the sentencing guidelines say between 12 and 15 years, then let it be so, but he said if it's anything less than that, there will be upset in the family. >> that is remarkable that he says, i love you, but i don't like you. to be able to show that even in this moment. sara sidner for us there outside of cup foods. omar jimenez outside the courtroom. thank you both. stand by. let's go to cnn's senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor elli honig. >> here's what we're going to see in the courtroom today. first of all, we will hear legal arguments by the lawyers for both parties. both sides have already put in their briefs, so these arguments should be concise, right to the point. then, we will hear, and this will be the dramatic high point, we will hear testimony from the victims' family, from the family members of george floyd. expect that to be very dramatic. derek chauvin will have the opportunity to speak. will he speak? we don't know. a lot of times, defendants speak and express remorse and ask for mercy. howe however, in a case like this where there's an appeal and several more indictments pending against derek chauvin, he may choose not to speak and then finally the judge will pronounce the actual sentence on derek chauvin. >> up to 40 years for chauvin. that's the max. what's the judge likely to consider, and what do you expect this will go? >> so, minnesota has a sentencing guideline system, and that sends the presumptive sentence at 12 and a half years. however, that's only a starting point for today because the judge has found four different aggravating factors that enable him to give a higher sentence. first of all, the judge found that derek chauvin acted with particular cruelty towards george floyd. second, the judge found that derek chauvin abused his position of official trust and authority as a police officer. third, the judge found that the offense was committed in the presence of minors. we heard some of those minors testify at the trial. and finally, the judge found that the offense was committed with at least three other participants relating to the other police officers in this case. now, the prosecution has asked for a 30-year sentence. the defense has asked for a sentence of time served and probation. what that means, as a practical matter, if they get their way, is derek chauvin will walk free today. that is not going to happen. the judge is going to come down somewhere between those poles, and remember, this is important, whatever the final number is for this sentence, for derek chauvin today, he will presumptively serve two-thirds of that time behind bars. >> so, we know this is not the end for derek chauvin. also there are the three other officers who have been charged. what's next over the next several months? >> derek chauvin still has two more pending federal indictments against him. one of those charges him with the murder of george floyd. the other one relates to an incident where derek chauvin assaulted a 14-year-old with a flashlight, and of course the three other police officers still are facing both state charges and federal charges. the state charges have been put off until 2022. the federal kmcharges, we still don't have a trial date. they're going to be watching what happens closely, because they're not going to get as much time as derek chauvin but presumably they're going to get some percentage of the time he gets today. >> we're a little bit more than 15 minutes out from the start of procedures as they're scheduled today, of course, these can float a bit because of what's happening there in minneapolis. let's go to van jones. cnn senior legal analyst laura coates, and senior law enforcement analyst charles ramsey. laura, let me come first to you. your expectation of the time that chauvin will be sentenced with today. >> i think it will most certainly be more than 12 and a half years, and here's why. remember, there's another minneapolis police officer, now a former minneapolis police officer, mohamed noor, who shot his weapon out and killed a woman by the name of justine diamond when he shot one shot into an alley. he's serving 12 and a half years, i believe, in prison at this time. you compare that and contrast that to the type of crime that was committed here. what the jury was able to see, the evidence that came in that still star witness of the video that was captured by the then-minor to show the world what actually happened, which was in stark contrast, victor, to what the initial police report said. if you compare a shot in the dark compared to somebody who is kneeling on somebody's neck for nearly 9 minutes, you can see that a judge is going to look at both of those cases in a way that shows that one is perhaps even more egregious, if you're actually going to value human life, of course, and we note that justine diamond's life was valuable as well. but the idea -- >> laura, i have to interrupt you. we've got to go to south florida. governor ron desantis is speaking about that building collapse in surfside. >> helping the people that have been displaced. unfortunately, a lot of people that got out of that building, they don't have a home anymore, so the efforts of the community have really been fantastic. i know there's a couple charities that we have been telling people about. they've been getting a lot of support. we were also fortunate to get support from fema to provide individual assistance to people who have been impacted. we typically would not probably with this hit the threshold, of course, you can waive that, the biden administration waived that minimum threshold, and is stepping up to the plate, was able to speak to the fema director last night. she's been great, wants to be helpful, and then i just spoke about an hour ago with president biden, and he reiterated his administration's full support. they're all in. and so we really appreciate having the support of the president and the people of florida. really appreciate the president and his administration stepping up to help people who are in need. we're fortunate about these relief efforts on the private sector. i just spoke with one of our great companies here in florida, and their c.o., stuart miller, they're doing a million dollars for the relief efforts. and we have people from all across the country that are donating money to be able to help for both -- we have the one at the schul and then you also have the one here for the surfside relief fund. both of those are great. we're going to be supporting both of them with some of our stuff and i would just urge people to help out with that. we've worked very closely with the mayor in addition to working with the federal government as needs arise. the state's here to help and the federal government's also here and so we feel like we have all hands on deck to be able to assist with the search and rescue mission and obviously help people who have been displaced and help the families who have loved ones that are unaccounted for. when tragedy strikes, it's a very difficult thing in any circumstance, but speaking with a lot of these family members, when they're unaccounted for, it's really, really difficult thing because they just don't know and i know that first responders are working round the clock to be able to get all those answers and to save as many lives as they can, but this has been a really, really difficult thing, and so i just thank the community for really coming together, both here in surfside, miami dade and really throughout florida and throughout the country. we really appreciate that. i've also been talking with the mayor, and we both agree, we need a definitive explanation for how this could have happened, and that's an explanation that needs to be an accurate explanation. it's an explanation that, you know, we don't want to get wrong, obviously, by at the same time, i do think it's important that it's timely because you have a lot of families here. you have families that lost loved ones in this building collapse. they have a right to know. you have other folks who were able to get out safely but then lost their homes. when we were walking out, one of the things that they were cleaning up were all the family photos that would be strewn around, and so they have a right to know as well. and then i think there's a lot of other people throughout this community and really throughout florida who want to know, well, how could a building just collapse like that? and so, i think it's a really important thing and so we've said whatever the local efforts are under way with that, the state will support whatever we can to do this right but also to do it timely so that we get the answers to the families and that we get the answer to the people of florida. and so, they have our support for that. and when i spoke with the president, he indicated if we need support on that investigatory end, they would send personnel as well. so thanks to everybody who stepped up. we have a lot of heroes in our midst here over the last day and a half, and god bless them and also just thank people who have sent their thoughts and prayers and have made donations. i think that when you see something like this, it really is a unique type of tragedy to have in the middle of the night, a half of a building just collapse like that. and it's tough. it's been gut-wrenching for an awful lot of people but nobody is quitting here, and we are going to stand by those families and we're going to stand by everyone that's been displaced. you can guarantee that. mayor? >> thank you, governor . >> now miami dade county mayor. >> thank you so much. thank you, governor. thank you to our chairman, our commissioners, to our local electeds, this has been an extraordinary day and a half, and i want to start by saying that our hearts are with our first responders who have been going in, desperately seeking people, motivated to find them, hopeful that they will find them, and confident that their efforts will pay off. and to the families who are suffering and waiting and wondering, wanting news of their loved ones, our hearts are with you. we are going to work as hard as we possibly can, leave no stone unturned, and you can see the activity. these first responders are going in through tunnels. they're working from the top. they're working from the bottom. it has to be done very, very carefully. they can't dislodge pieces of debris that could injure them in the process. they can't dislodge debris that could possibly make it more difficult to continue the search. so, we are fully, fully behind them as they do this daring and brave work, and we are making sure that they are safe so that they can continue these efforts. i want to say as well that these are the best first responders in the world. these are the ones that are sent to trouble spots. they've been to 9/11. they've been to haiti. they've been wherever there is a disaster, and they are bringing that expertise to bear right here for our residents, for our visitors in surfside. so, while we continue to do everyth