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First on "CBS This Morning," the head of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, Lieutenant Bob Kroll, and fellow leaders of the union spoke to Gayle King about police reform and said there is no issue with systemic racism at the police department. Kroll also spoke on his controversial statement in a private letter to union members where he said George Floyd had a "violent criminal history."
"I am disgusted, angry, and embarrassed by this cowardly act," said the city's mayor.
Amazon has unveiled a new artificial intelligence system to monitor social distancing among employees, in the hopes of reducing coronavirus infections. Wired staff writer Louise Matsakis joined CBSN to explain what that new system is and how employees are responding.
Brian Peters, the executive director of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association, spoke with Gayle King about due process for the officers involved in George Floyd's death. He also said there's an "enormous" expectation put on police to deal with issues such as mental health.
Eight Ramsey County corrections officers have filed discrimination charges with the state's Department of Human Rights.
Attorney Bonnie Smith said in a press conference Sunday that eight corrections officers were prevented from guarding or even interacting with Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death. The jail said corrections staff immediately expressed concerns and the decision was reversed within 45 minutes. CBSN Minnesota has the details.
Two of the four ex-officers have now posted bail.
Nancy Korsah started a Facebook group to organize the black business community in the Twin Cities — now she's leading the rebuild.
Minneapolis council members are pledging to defund or dismantle the police department following the death of George Floyd. The city's mayor, Jacob Frey, is opposing it and instead supporting police reform. Frey joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss why there needs to be a culture shift in policing.
Since 2003, Minneapolis has paid out $45 million in court settlements over use-of-force complaints about its police department. Cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago have seen a similar culture of abuse, and taxpayers are footing the bill. Jeff Pegues speaks to one man who got a six-figure settlement after six officers attacked him.
Wesley Lowery, correspondent for "60 in 6" on Quibi, joins "CBS This Morning" from Minneapolis, where he's been reporting on the death of George Floyd. He was formerly at The Washington Post where he won a Pulitzer for his extensive coverage of police shootings and the Black Lives Matter movement. Lowery gives some perspective on how we got here and why he believes this movement is different.
The Gulf Coast fishing industry is struggling to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 is also exacting a high cost from Minnesota hog and soy farmers. CBS News is chronicling what has changed for the lives of residents of some of the biggest battleground states in 2020 amid the coronavirus outbreak. CBS News 2020 campaign reporters Tim Perry and Jack Turman join CBS News' Lana Zak to discuss their reporting.
Hog farmer Dave Mensink estimates that over the next year, the COVID-19 crisis is costing him up to $26 per pig, or about $187,000, based on the 7,200 pigs he has on his southeastern Minnesota lot.
"Decades of police reform efforts have not created equitable public safety in our community," reads the council's resolution.
Monday will mark 100 years since the Duluth lynchings, a dark stain on Minnesota's history.
"This gesture cannot take the place of her dad's loving presence, but we hope that it will contribute to easing her journey through life," says TSU official
The nation's largest mall, which has been closed for nearly three months due to the coronavirus, previously delayed reopening due to unrest following George Floyd's death.
The police killing of George Floyd is the latest manifestation of the concept known as the Minnesota Paradox. The term was coined by Samuel Myers Jr., a University of Minnesota professor of Human Relations and Social Justice, and he spoke to CBSN about why racial disparities Minnesota run so deep.
Lieutenant Bob Kroll, the president of the Minneapolis police union, is being pressured to resign after releasing a controversial statement in regard to George Floyd's death. The city's police department has a long history of racial tensions and violence. Jamie Yuccas reports on issues within the Minneapolis Police department and its history of racial tensions and violence. Then Jamiles Lartey, a staff writer for the Marshall Project where he reports on police violence, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss failed reforms within the Minneapolis Police Department as well as police tactics that have led to clashes with protesters.
Lacy Johnson, the Trump-endorsed candidate running in the Republican primary in Minnesota's 5th congressional district, spoke to CBSN's Tanya Rivero about this week's protests and arrests over the killing of George Floyd. He also defended his repeated comments accusing his district's Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of attacking American values.
The charges against ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on George Floyd's neck as he begged for air, have been elevated to second-degree murder, and the three other officers at the scene are now charged with aiding and abetting. CBSN's Elaine Quijano spoke about the charges with Michele Rayner-Goolsby, the founder and principal attorney of Civil Liberty Law, who also works with Ben Crump Law, the law firm representing Floyd's family.
Former President Barack Obama spoke in a virtual town hall Wednesday about the recent protests over the police killing of George Floyd. He says young people have the power and talent to make change. Watch his remarks here.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Wednesday that former police officer Derek Chauvin is now charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd's death, and three other officers are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder. Watch Ellison's remarks here.
"It seems as if the president considers the exercise of one's First Amendment rights to be carnage," Clyburn said.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced Tuesday that the state's Department of Human Rights is launching an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department following the death of George Floyd. Watch his remarks.
President Trump is to address Israeli lawmakers as Hamas hands over the final 13 living hostages under the Gaza peace deal brokered by the U.S. leader.
The government shutdown entered its 12th day on Sunday as Republicans and Democrats remain at an impasse over a spending plan, and the Trump administration began laying off thousands of federal workers.
Recently retired Gen. Tim Haugh warns that China is hacking America's computer systems – targeting water, infrastructure and telecommunications. He says China's capacity for targeting the U.S. is growing.
In his first television interview since his firing, Gen. Tim Haugh discusses his termination by the Trump administration.
Crucial for marine life and the global economy, coral reefs are the planet's first major environmental system to cross a climate "tipping point" as the world warms.
The United Nations' health agency says the number of drug-resistant bacterial infections is surging, compromising life-saving treatments and rendering minor injuries and common infections potentially deadly.
The former justice who was the deciding vote on some of the Supreme Court's most consequential decisions talks about the Court today, and about his memoir, "Life, Law & Liberty."
Democratic leaders in Congress have pushed for serious negotiations with Republican leaders and the White House to end the stalemate.
Alaska State Troopers said it received reports of "at least eight homes being pushed from their foundations."