The Department of Justice launched an investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department one day after former officer Derek Chauvin was convicted in the death of George Floyd. NBC’s Pete Williams reports the department will examine whether Minneapolis police have a pattern of using excessive force against protestors, how police treat people with behavioral problems, and how they enforce the law. NBC’s political reporter Sahil Kapur reports on where Congress is on police reform. Meanwhile, a 16-year-old girl was fatally shot by an officer outside her home. Bodycam footage seems to show the girl was threatening someone with a knife. India now has the second most Covid cases in the world, behind only the United States. And that’s putting a tremendous strain on the country’s health care system. Sky News’ Neville Lazarus reports from Mumbai. President Biden is serious about tackling climate change. He plans to get the U.S. to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
