George Floyd’s Brother: ‘Things Have Changed; I Think It’s Moving Slowly, But It’s Making Progress’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT KEILAR It ░░░░░░░░ been a year since ░░░░░░░░ brother s murder Tell ░░░░░░░░ what s on your ░░░░░░░░ and your mind today ░░░░░░░░ I think about all ░░░░░░░░ activists and the people ░░░░░░░░ stepped out and put ░░░░░░░░ lives on the line ░░░░░░░░ this pandemic My brother ░░░░░░░░ was an asset to ░░░░░░░░ family and we loved ░░░░░░░░ so much He went ░░░░░░░░ Minnesota to become a ░░░░░░░░ driver just to be ░░░░░░░░ to do something to ░░░░░░░░ meaningful for his kids ░░░░░░░░ daughter Gianna And it ░░░░░░░░ been one year and ░░░░░░░░ had to watch the ░░░░░░░░ thing everybody across the ░░░░░░░░ has to watch him ░░░░░░░░ murdered on a video ░░░░░░░░ people just speak out ░░░░░░░░ Europe Ghana everybody watched ░░░░░░░░ case tremendously all over ░░░░░░░░ world They watched it ░░░░░░░░ I think about my ░░░░░░░░ all the time and ░░░░░░░░ sister called me at ░░░░░░░░ 00 last night She ░░░░░░░░ This is the day ░░░░░░░░ our brother has left ░░░░░░░░ Earth Just devastating KEILAR ░░░░░░░░ family has been devastated ░░░░░░░░ personal price that you ░░░░░░░░ paid is immeasurable Do ░░░░░░░░ think when you look ░░░░░░░░ the state of affairs ░░░░░░░░ around the world but ░░░░░░░░ Americans how they understand ░░░░░░░░ problem that African Americans ░░░░░░░░ facing Do you think ░░░░░░░░ have changed in the ░░░░░░░░ year Philonise FLOYD I ░░░░░░░░ things have changed I ░░░░░░░░ that it s moving ░░░░░░░░ but it s making ░░░░░░░░ I just want everything ░░░░░░░░ be better in life ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ see people dying the ░░░░░░░░ way my brother has ░░░░░░░░ We were at his ░░░░░░░░ at his trial and ░░░░░░░░ Wright passed ten miles ░░░░░░░░ from where my brother ░░░░░░░░ we was trying to ░░░░░░░░ accountability And I m ░░░░░░░░ Hey we can t ░░░░░░░░ this People shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ with no justification He ░░░░░░░░ just killed innocent young ░░░░░░░░ I watched his mom ░░░░░░░░ had to try to ░░░░░░░░ her She couldn t ░░░░░░░░ speak for days All ░░░░░░░░ could do was cry ░░░░░░░░ he didn t come ░░░░░░░░ a broken home It ░░░░░░░░ just sad a sad ░░░░░░░░ And this is all ░░░░░░░░ America KEILAR Americans and ░░░░░░░░ around the world they ░░░░░░░░ your pain I think ░░░░░░░░ ve sort of felt ░░░░░░░░ of your pain is ░░░░░░░░ own As they re ░░░░░░░░ for change And you ░░░░░░░░ Ben from our reporter ░░░░░░░░ Dean saying what is ░░░░░░░░ in Congress there are ░░░░░░░░ steps they re moving ░░░░░░░░ with police reform You ░░░░░░░░ are visiting not just ░░░░░░░░ president today you re ░░░░░░░░ members of Congress including ░░░░░░░░ Scott and Cory Booker ░░░░░░░░ is your message for ░░░░░░░░ to get this over ░░░░░░░░ finish line CRUMP Our ░░░░░░░░ is let s don ░░░░░░░░ squander this moment Let ░░░░░░░░ don t lose this ░░░░░░░░ Brianna It has been ░░░░░░░░ years since we ve ░░░░░░░░ meaningful police reform on ░░░░░░░░ federal level in America ░░░░░░░░ we want to make ░░░░░░░░ that we do something ░░░░░░░░ we just don t ░░░░░░░░ the talk America is ░░░░░░░░ having this conversation about ░░░░░░░░ reckoning but that s ░░░░░░░░ talk if we don ░░░░░░░░ act Now is the ░░░░░░░░ to act Let s ░░░░░░░░ it in the name ░░░░░░░░ George Floyd and all ░░░░░░░░ others that have been ░░░░░░░░ from us unjustly by ░░░░░░░░ very people who are ░░░░░░░░ to protect and serve ░░░░░░░░ KEILAR I hear what ░░░░░░░░ re talking philonise about ░░░░░░░░ Wright there s a ░░░░░░░░ I get from you ░░░░░░░░ let s not let ░░░░░░░░ Floyd s death be ░░░░░░░░ vain And a feeling ░░░░░░░░ even as you were ░░░░░░░░ and getting justice you ░░░░░░░░ that it s not ░░░░░░░░ for other people as ░░░░░░░░ hear about all these ░░░░░░░░ cases How essential is ░░░░░░░░ that Congress passes police ░░░░░░░░ FLOYD This will be ░░░░░░░░ of the best things ░░░░░░░░ you can pass across ░░░░░░░░ People shouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ live in fear African ░░░░░░░░ people just period people ░░░░░░░░ color They are dying ░░░░░░░░ a rate that we ░░░░░░░░ t have in this ░░░░░░░░ When you see a ░░░░░░░░ officer you see somebody ░░░░░░░░ you respect somebody that ░░░░░░░░ out there serving America ░░░░░░░░ they supposed to make ░░░░░░░░ that you are okay ░░░░░░░░ when an officer takes ░░░░░░░░ else s life to ░░░░░░░░ it s not a ░░░░░░░░ because a mistake can ░░░░░░░░ erased You can t ░░░░░░░░ that person s life ░░░░░░░░ And that family will ░░░░░░░░ to go through what ░░░░░░░░ went through for an ░░░░░░░░ year and you have ░░░░░░░░ families who went through ░░░░░░░░ same thing before us ░░░░░░░░ they didn t get ░░░░░░░░ yeah They didn t ░░░░░░░░ any convictions They did ░░░░░░░░ get any air time ░░░░░░░░ of them And they ░░░░░░░░ all going through the ░░░░░░░░ pain that we re ░░░░░░░░ through KEILAR Ben what ░░░░░░░░ you going to say ░░░░░░░░ the president CRUMP Well ░░░░░░░░ hope is that he ░░░░░░░░ reiterate what he said ░░░░░░░░ the state of the ░░░░░░░░ that we must get ░░░░░░░░ act passed the United ░░░░░░░░ Senate give me a ░░░░░░░░ to sign I like ░░░░░░░░ Karen Bass Schumer and ░░░░░░░░ Booker saying if you ░░░░░░░░ going to have this ░░░░░░░░ bill in George Floyd ░░░░░░░░ name it has to ░░░░░░░░ meaningful because their blood ░░░░░░░░ on this legislation.”