Public viewing held for George Floyd

HOUSTON TODAY TO SAY GOODBYETO GEORGE FLOYD.THIS -- AS LAWMAKERS ARE PUSHINGFORWARD WITHSWEEPING LEGISLATION TO OVERHAULPOLICING IN THEUNITED STATES.PEOPLE LINED UP IN TWO SEPARATELINES INSIDE THE CHURCH TO VIEWTHE BODY OF FLOYD FOR AROUND 5SECONDS BEFOREBEING DIRECTED TO MOVE ON.THEY WERE ALL WEARING MASKS SOEVERYONE CAN STAY SAFEAND HEALTHY.ABC'S ALEXPRESHA IS IN HOUSTON WITH THELATEST ON FLOYD ANDPROPOSED CHANGES FOR LAWENFORCEMENTAROUND THE COUNTRY.TODAY -- A HOME-TOWN,HOMEGOING-FOR GEORGE FLOYD.THE MAIN ROAD LEADING UP TOFOUNTAIN OF PRAISE CHURCHDOTTED WITH AMERICAN FLAGS.THE MEMORIAL LINE SNAKING OUTTHE DOOR AND AROUND THEFRONT LAWN.PEOPLE PAYING FINAL RESPECTS.AROUND THE COUNTRY-HIS KILLING-CONTINUING TORESONATE-SPARKING A MOVEMENT FORCHANGE THATGROWS LOUDER EVERY DAY.IN WASHINGTON, D-C -- HOUSEDEMOCRATS TOOK A KNEE FORNEARLY 9 MINUTES BEFOREINTRODUCING A NEWLEGISLATION-- CALLED THE JUSTICEAND POLICING ACT.IT WILL COMBAT POLICE BRUTALITYBY REQUIRING BODY AND DASHBOARDCAMERAS, BANNING CHOKE-HOLDS,NO- KNOCK WARRANTS IN DRUG CASESAND ENDRACIAL PROFILING.IN NEW YORK CITY -- MAYOR BILLDE BLASIO VOWING TO CUT FUNDINGFOR THE N-Y-P-D-AND USE THATMONEY FOR SOCIALPROGRAMS.THESE PROTESTERS SAYING THEYWANT THATMONEY TO GO TO HOUSING SUPPORT,HEALTH CARE ANDESSENTIAL SERVICES INSTEAD."I'M NOT HERE JUST TO CRITICIZETHE MAYOR, THAT'S EASY.

I'MCOMING FROM APLACE OF DEEP RESPECT TO SAY WEEXPECT BETTER.""AND WE'RE GOING TO CREATE AFEAR-FREE FUTURE, WHERE EVERYLIFE IS TRULYPROTESTED AND RESPECTED."IN MINNEAPOLIS -- THE CITYCOUNCIL HAS ALREADY ANNOUNCEDITSPLANS TO END THE POLICEDEPARTMENT-- SAYING "DECADESOF POLICE REFORM HAVE PROVEDTHAT THE MINNEAPOLISPOLICE DEPARTMENT CANNOT BEREFORMED"COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY THEY WANT TOCREATE A NEWCOMMUNITY POLICING UNIT.MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR JACOB FREYSAYS HE DOESN'T SUPPORTTHAT MOVE BUT ADDS THAT ANOVERHAUL IS NEEDED."SO LET ME BE VERY CLEAR, WE'REGOING AFTER THE POLICE UNION,THE POLICEUNION CONTRACT."MEANWHILE, FORMER POLICE OFFICERDEREK CHAUVIN, THEOFFICER WHO HAD HIS KNEE ONFLOYD'S NECK, APPEAREDBEFORE A JUDGE VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON.HE'S FACING SECOND DEGREE MURDERAND SECOND DEGREEAGGRAVATED ASSAULT CHARGES.CHAUVIN'S BAIL WAS SET AT 1-POINT-25 MILLION DOLLARS.THE MEMORIAL IS SCHEDULED TO GOUNTIL ABOUT 6PM LOCAL TIME.

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ALSO FORMERVICE PRESIDENT BIDEN VISITEDWITH THE FLOYD FAMILY THISMORNING.TOMORROW, GEORGE FLOYD WILL BELAID TO REST IN A PRIVATEFUNERAL.ALEX PRESHA, ABC NEWS, HOUSTON.AND TOMORROW MORNING -- YOU CANWATCH THE FUNERAL FOR