[Andy Scholes, Cnn Sports Correspondent:] It certainly seems like the players and owners are still far apart in trying to get a deal done. They said originally they wanted to try to start the season July 4th or that weekend. It doesn't seem like that's going to be realistic at this point.
[Kate Bolduan, Cnn Anhor:] Yes, at this point. Good to see you. Thank you, Andy. And thank you all so much for joining us. Brianna Keilar continues our coverage right now.
[Brianna Keilar, Cnn:] I'm Brianna Keilar and I want to welcome viewers here in the U.S. and around the world. The public visitation for George Floyd has just begun in hometown of Houston, where the city is expecting thousands of mourners to pay their respects to the unarmed black man who was killed at the hands of police. His death exactly two weeks ago today has sparked nationwide protests and calls for change in police departments around the country. CNN's Sara Sidner is at the memorial and she joins us now. Sara, several people from the Floyd family are expected to be there. Tell us who else is attending.
[Sara Sidner, Cnn National Correspondent:] Yes, the Floyd family, a heavy burden going to three public memorials trying to help people get through their own grief and then having to deal with their own grief in a private memorial that will happen on Tuesday. But we are seeing hundreds of people already showing up at the church in the middle of oppressive heat here in Houston as is normal in during the summer time. We are watching families, a lot of families with children come in here saying their final goodbyes to George Floyd. This is his he's a hometown boy from here and a lot of people wanted to come and not only sort of give their condolences but recognize what his life has meant for the entire country. They are seeing in their minds change and they're hoping it's going to bring change that they have never seen before. They can feel a difference that he has already made, unfortunately, because of his death and how he died. I do want to mention to you, I want to take you inside the church where you're seeing mourners one by one coming into the church. Now, because of coronavirus, this is a very different scenario than you would normally see for a final goodbye. There are about 3,000 people can fit into this church but the way they have done it to keep people in a more self distanced situation is they have one by one, let about 15 people at a time come into the church, they are allowed to go up to the casket, not too terribly close, they pray and then move on. And you will also notice that as they're come into the church, their temperatures are checked and they are asked whether or not they have any symptoms and you also see that people are wearing masks as they walk in. I did manage to have a conversation now showing you the shot that Michael Humphreys, our truck operator, is showing you from above the church and the hundreds of people that are here waiting to get in. There are a lot of families. And I was able to talk to one of the families. It was a mother and her 14-year-old son, a black woman and her young black child. And I talked to them about what this meant to them. They said, look, we just want to come here to show our respect to this man who has really brought out again in this country some of the difficulties that it means to be black in America and the difficulties between the relationship with police. What we want to say is we want people to know that we are still going through that and that we want Americans to understand the pain that the black community has been through. Her 14-year-old son said, I'm afraid to go outside now. And I said, because of coronavirus or because of something else? He says, no, because after seeing that video, I know that could be me, and he's 14 years old. These are lessons being learned over and over and over again and the people that are here want it to stop. They simply want it to stop. We also hear that the governor is going to be speaking shortly. The mayor is here and talking to folks, as well. This is bringing out all of the top brass but it is also bringing out the everyday man who just wants to say goodbye and thank you to George Floyd and his family. Brianna?
[Keilar:] Sara, thank you so much. We really appreciate that report from Houston. And also breaking this afternoon, the fired senior police officer who knelt on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes will make a first court appearance this hour. Derek Chauvin's charges were upgraded to second- degree murder and manslaughter. CNN Security Correspondent Josh Campbell is outside of the courthouse there. And, Josh, tell us what we're expecting from this hearing today.
[Josh Campbell, Cnn Security Correspondent:] Yes, good afternoon, Brianna. I'll be heading in there in just a few moments. We're are expected to get our first look at this fired police officer. Now, he will be appearing via video link to one of the courtrooms behind facing those second-degree murder charges, as well as third- degree and then manslaughter. And what we're waiting to see is whether or not we get any indication from his attorney on what his defense strategy will be. We expect this hearing to be very short, bail hearing. But, again, we want to know what that strategy is, because just last week when were in the court for the first appearance of the three other officers that were involved, at least two of those officers, their attorneys were actually pointing to Chauvin and saying that he was the senior officer, he was responsible for Floyd's death. So we're waiting to hear that. Of course, this prosecution here in its early stages, but as this happens, we're learning now also that the Minneapolis City Council is moving for dramatic reform for this police department. I spoke to the president of the city council who says they want to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department and replace it with a new public safety model. Now, the mayor of Minneapolis not appearing to be on the same page as the city council. He was asked whether he would defund the police and said that, no, he's not going to abolish the police department. He was in favor of reform. And he's not alone. Just this weekend, the chair of the congressional black caucus, Representative Karen Bass, spoke with our own Jake Tapper and weighed in on the idea of defunding the police in her view. Let's listen.
[Rep. Karen Bass:] You know what I think is really needed and I think that part of the movement around defunding is really about how we spend resources in our country and I think far more resources need to be spent in communities to address the number of problems. Now, I don't believe that you should disband police departments but I do think that in cities, in states, we need to look at how we are spending the resources and invest more in our communities.
[Campbell:] Now, that is the debate that is being played out across the nation, how far do you go? Do you defund police? Do you dismantle them? Do you reform them? A lot of unanswered questions here in Minneapolis about just how far the city council will go. But, again, a busy day mot only on that front where the city council is looking for wholesale change but the officer that at the center of this controversy, Brianna, he will have his appearance behind us. And we hope to get more on all of those fronts and we'll get those back to you. Brianna?
[Keilar:] Great, Josh. We'll be watching with you. I want to ask you a question about defunding the police, because it seems that we spoke last week with the owner of Cup Foods, the store in front of which George Floyd died. And they said they're implementing where, essentially, if it's a non-violent concern that they have, they're not calling the police, because they feel like the problem that they need dealt with is actually going to be kind of eclipsed by the force that might come in from the police. There does seem to be a demand from this when you have store owners, you know, at least anecdotally saying we may not call the police.
[Campbell:] Yes. And that's what the city council president here was trying to get at, that not only are there people here in certain communities that are distrustful of the police department and the protection that they expect, but also, she said they looked at the data of 911 calls and most of the calls for service were not actually violent crimes in progress. It was more for those types of issues to that could be handled perhaps by mental health providers or emergency medical technicians, that kind of thing. So they're trying to look for a different model that the public will actually trust. Of course, the question is for those who are saying, let's abolish the police, what do you do about crime? Murders are not going to stop. You're going to see violent crimes and you're going to need some type of force that would help protect the public. But, again, those are all the unanswered questions that we don't have yet here from the city council, where they're saying they want to dismantle the police. Right now, it's an idea, Brianna. We haven't yet seen a plan about what that would look like in the long run. Brianna?
[Keilar:] Josh Campbell in Minneapolis, thank you so much. An angry white man confronts a group of Black Lives Matter protesters, see what happened. And I'll be speaking with the African-American woman who stared him down. Plus, despite the history on race, President Trump is considering a speech on race as his approval rate falls 7 percent over the last month. And as coronavirus cases rise in several states across America, a new warning from health experts today, why they're worried that President Trump will release a vaccine too quickly to help his campaign. This is CNN's special coverage.