I’m watching via the WaPo liveblog. It is also available on the NYT's liveblog. It may be on YouTube as well if you can’t get behind the paywalls. I believe they are set to begin at 9:30 a.m. CDT / 10:30 a.m. EDT. Yesterday there was a bit of pre-trial “house cleaning” that started around a quarter past the hour.
Good morning. Yesterday was a very traumatic period of emotional testimony. Following upon Day One with Dispatcher Jena Scurry’s detailed review of the initial 911 call and what she saw on a screen in her department that caused her to worry enough to call her supervisor. Second witness was the very powerful Donald Williams. He was a witness as a bystander — meaning, he testifies to what he saw and not supposed to draw any conclusions. He was also a witness who was an expert in martial arts and he could testify to what a blood choke hold is and what the effects are. He could not testify to medical conclusions. He provided emotional testimony regarding his feelings of despair over not being able to help George Floyd.
Second Day Donald Williams again took the stand. His testimony was cut short the first day because of technical difficulties. Defense counsel failed at painting him as an angry black man which Williams adeptly pointed out. Next up were the three teenage and one 9 year old witnesses. This girls were the most emotionally gripping. They were followed by firefighter Genevieve Hansen who had a bit of a testy moment with the judge and defense counsel. Judge reprimanded her outside of the hearing of the jury — but he didn’t know the cameras were still running. Hansen is the first witness today and I believe it will be a continuation of the cross examination. I’m guessing the Prosecutors talked to her about her demeanor and how to answer questions. They will most likely do a re-direct.
If you want to get an excellent recap of the trial so far, please go to Lauren Floyd’s diary: 'Don’t know if you’ve seen anybody be killed, but it’s upsetting': Firefighter nails Chauvin defense.