it's much harder with the whole world watching. > jill and i talked to themĪbout, it's hard enough to grieve, but it's much harder to do it in public. biden and his wife jill met with the family at a houston restaurant for more than an hour, and we spoke with him for a cbs news special "justice for all," and we asked biden about that meeting. and tonight one of those who came to pay tribute to floyd's family as janet mentioned was former vice president joe biden, now the presumptive democratic nominee. many people who have waited outside in the heat for more than an hour, you can see with their families, people wanted to be here at this moment, at this tipping point. > o'donnell: and it's incredible, janet, to take a look inside the church right now. the colors of that high school in tribute to george floyd. and after dark, city halls across the country will be bathed in crimson and gold. > reporter: there is a candlelight vigil at george floyd's high school in houston. > i spent my whole life wondering where i would be when a moment like this came. joe biden, the presumptive democratic presidential nominee, told me in an exclusive interview, he does not support defunding the police but says he does think there should be restrictions on federal aid to
while in minneapolis and elsewhere there are calls tonight to defund police departments. democrats on capitol hill unveiled a bill today aimed at reforming law enforcement. chauvin is charged with second- degree murder and manslaughter in floyd's death, and tonight across the country, the case is raising questions about the use of excessive force by police. that officer, derek chauvin, appeared in court today on a video link from jail, where his bail was set at $1.25 million.
more than two weeks after dying in police custody, when a minneapolis police officer pinned him down with a knee on his neck. floyd will be buried here tomorrow, next to his mother. Houston where today thousands of mourners lined up for hours in the heat here at the fountain of praise church, wearing masks and waiting to pay their respects to george floyd.