George Floyd's friend who was in the car with him details his last moments

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(CNN)George Floyd pleaded with officers before his death in Minneapolis, asking them why and not resisting arrest in any way, a friend who was with him said. Maurice Lester Hall, 42, was with Floyd in the car during the arrest that led to his death, The New York Times reported. It said it tracked him down in Houston, where he fled two days after he witnessed the death. In an interview with the paper, Hall described Floyd as a mentor and fellow Houston native, saying they spent most of Memorial Day together before the fatal police encounter. "He was, from the beginning, trying in his humblest form to show he was not resisting in no form or way," Hall told the paper Wednesday night. "I could...

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