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George floyd s murder, america still has a race problem, promises of meaningful police reform have not been met on capitol hill and in the year since floyd s killing, reignited demands for racial justice and accountability, more black americans sadly have died at the hands of police. but this morning there is new light at the end of the tunnel in the words of one of the key lawmakers leading the negotiations. they re indicating a bipartisan deal may happen and it may happen soon. members of floyd s family will will meet privately today with the president and lawmakers. among them will be floyd s young daughter giana who said that her daddy changed the world. and he did. so will actual change happen in the form of a new law on policing? we have live team coverage from washington to minneapolis. we begin at the white house. john harwood is there for us. john, this is the first time ....
President biden will meet with the family in person since floyd was buried. do we know what will happen, what he will will say? well, what we expect, poppy, though the meeting is going to be private, we expect the president to first, of course, acknowledge the one year anniversary and extend condolences to the family and make the case that even though they re not meeting the deadline, the president had set for enacting this legislation, they do have the chance to turn george floyd s death into some sort of police reform that would be applicable around the country. and that s what his brother had to say on new day this morning. i think about my brother all the time and my sister called me at 12:00 last night. she said this is the day that our brother has left the earth. just devastating. i don t want to see people dying the same way my brother has ....
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As fuel for anti-semitism in this country. i mean, that is so telling about where the republican party is. but that is the reality now. and listen, there are voices that they have not been willing to challenge. the president is among them. there is a common thread here. not a comparison to the holocaust. but you look at the comments going back to charlottesville. they marched with torches talking about blood and soil. deliberate anti-semitic message there. the president made the famous both sides comments. want to talk about something beyond greene. that is what is happening or likely to happen in the sna the this week regarding commission to investigate january 6th. this is a remarkable reality to be in. many senators said, yes, 9/11 commission, at least in the days after january 6th. now they re saying we really don t want to go there. they re going to use the filibuster to block this. where does that say in terms of where the party stands right now? it s obviously very different ....
Passed. now there is the potential for a breakthrough here as you indicated before. this has a potential to be a bright spot on the president s agenda. it also underscores the challenge of shifting conditions as we get deeper into the year. rising crime in cities around the country. changed the tone of the policing conversation. and similarly on economic recovery, that s changed the tone of stimulus negotiations, how much federal investment is needed and where it should go. the challenge for the biden team on this and other issues is to try to keep momentum and focus from slipping away. guys? the president said today as a deadline to get police reform on the docket. that is not going to happen. there is more positive talk on the hill. i consider you the congress whisperer here. is that optimism based on something? yeah. it is. and, look, the fact that they are indicating that they re moving closer is significant. typically when things are not going so well you ll get indications ....