Derek Chauvin trial: jury begins deliberations over killing of George Floyd – as it happened

• Prosecution says George Floyd is dead because Chauvin's heart is too small'
• Prosecution and defense make closing arguments
• Former police officer charged with murder over death of George Floyd
• Protests flare as America awaits verdict in Derek Chauvin trial

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We're wrapping our coverage for the day, here's a summary of Monday's events:

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The Associated Press is reporting that the White House is privately weighing how it will respond to the verdict in the Chauvin trial, including talks of a national address.

The Biden administration is privately weighing how to handle the upcoming verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, including considering whether President Joe Biden should address the nation and dispatching specially trained community facilitators from the Justice Department, aides and officials told The Associated Press.

Closing arguments began Monday in Chauvin's trial with a prosecutor telling jurors that the officer had to know" he was squeezing the life out of George Floyd as he cried over and over that he couldn't breathe and finally fell silent. Chauvin faces murder and manslaughter charges.