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Procession to the cemetery. George floyd was remember not only is the man whose death launched a movement but a human being who left behind family and friends. The fountain of praise church filled with 500 people. The number of People Limited due to coronavirus. The 46yearold black man who lost his life under the need of a now former Minneapolis Police officer was honored for the wore did in houstons third ward housing projects with troubled youth and as a loving and fun uncle and good friend. A man who died in a moment of great injustice. They rejected him for jobs. They rejected him for posi...

Training come abuse, obviously you can see from the crowd, the people are reacting. You know, so anyway we will get to that in a second. Also we have hard, breaking news from the department of justice. That special investigative report just breaking but first mike tobin on the ground with the latest on the situation unfolding tonight in minneapolis, mike, what is going on . Let me give you a look around, sean, it barricade that the demonstrators have erected a pier it doesnt seem to have a strategic anything. It is guards from a local dome at carts from a local target dam paraphernalia they go...

Hes been here for a number of days. Before that you were in minneapolis as well. Walk us through what we should expect from the service today. How is George Floyds family and friends, whou are they feeling at this moment . What do we know about that . Reporter craig, a very solemn occasion today. This will certainly be a celebration for the life of george floyd for those close to him and people invited to this private ceremony today, expected to pack the fountain of raise church. We also know amongst this celebration that will taking place in this house of god today, there is a call for justic...

Many others. Let us thank god for your service right now, adrian garcia, the commissioner. Each and everyone, and this on the calls for a video by Vice President joe biden and then we will hear from our own congressman al green, and in our unconscious movement congressman al green, and in our unconscious movement cumbersome and Sheila Jackson lee and finally the mayor of this fine city sylvester turner. Hello everyone on this day of prayer where we try to understand gods plan in our pain. To georges family and friends, jill andi georges family and friends, jill and i know the deep hole in your...

He was laid to rest this afternoon next to his mother. In the city where he grew up. Mr. Floyds casket remained open today during the service. In a way that has had people calling back to the funeral for emmett till who, of course, was the 14yearold who was brutally lynched and murdered in 1955 at his funeral more than 50 years ago, emmett tills mother famously demanded that the casket be left open deliberately so everyone could see what the killers had done to her son. It was a private Service Today for george floyd. Mourners who could not attend instead lined the streets outside waiting for ...