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Crowd, the group of people that have gathered around and were watching affected the officers in their use of force . So i kind of go back to the Situational Awareness issue is that, yes, the officers are dealing with mr. Floyd, but theres also other factors for them to consider. And in this case the crowds started to grow in size, started to become more vocal. So now officers are always trained to deal with, right so what threat is the biggest threat . Is the suspect on the ground in front of me in handcuffs that we have relatively controlled or is it the unknown threat posed by the crowd that...

Card cardiac arrhythmia due to his hypertensive Heart Disease, and can you write that down multiple ways, during his restraint or residual restraint by the police, and his significant contributary differences, he would have the toxicology, the fe fentanyl and methamphetamine, and theres exposure to a vehicle exhaust, so potentially Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Lets discuss what we have heard today, cedric alexander, and laura coates. It was not Derek Chauvin, it was something else, and this medical expert, a former medical examiner in the state of maryland, he is saying its all of the above but ...

Prosecution witness, a pulmonologist with impeccable credentials who made clear that, in his opinion, george floyd died from the officers actions, not from anything else. Thats the moment the life goes out of his body. Reporter today, the prosecutors expert medical witness did not hold back. Mr. Floyd died from a low level of oxygen. And this caused damage to his brain that we see, and it also caused a p. E. A. Arrhythmia that caused his heart to stop. Reporter the worldrenowned expert on breathing and lungs, dr. Martin tobin, said george floyd died because the officers created a scenario in w...

In less than half an hour. Lets get the very latest on matt finn in minneapolis on how this is playing out. Matt . Behind us is where the courtroom where the trial played out. You can see the razor while here as weve been reporting. The security has been intense in minneapolis. The past day or two, weve noticed it growing. Theres National Guard all over the city and including places like retail areas and high foot traffic areas. For a couple of blocks around the courthouse, really has been a ghost town. Corporate buildings boarded up, stores boarded up. Intense security, preparing for the verd...

And the pressure that he was that was being caused by the body weight to cause positional asphyxia which could cause death. Is positional asphyxia a known risk in Law Enforcement . Yes, it is. Lounge have dangers of positional asphyxia been known . At least 20 years. Mr. Nelson brought up the surrounding neighborhood, bystanders and the neighborhood. Every time an officer responds to a call there is an inherent risk. Correct. A reasonable officer has to be prepared for that risk level to change . Correct. And our team is in place. Joining me now is Shaq Brewster in minneapolis, civil rights at...