The jury reached a verdict in the trial after deliberating for 4 hours on Monday and 6.5 hours on Tuesday.

The jury has reached a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.
The verdict will be read between 4:30 and 5 p.m. ET

President Joe Biden weighed in on his hopes for a verdict in the Chauvin trial, after speaking with George Floyd's family at the start of jury deliberations.

"I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict, which is -- I think it’s overwhelming, in my view," Biden told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday. "I wouldn’t say that unless the -- the jury was sequestered now and not hearing me say that."

Biden did not explicitly say whether the "right verdict" is guilty or not guilty. As president, Biden has been careful not to comment on a potential outcome in Chauvin's trial for murder in Floyd's death.

Biden has cultivated a relationship with the Floyd family since George Floyd's death spurred a reckoning on racial injustice in America, calling the family Monday to check in and convey he was praying for them, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.

"I can only imagine the pressure and anxiety they’re feeling. And so, I waited till the jury was sequestered, and -- and I called," Biden said Tuesday. "They’re a good family. And they’re calling for peace and tranquility no matter what that verdict is," Biden said.

Psaki has suggested that Biden will react once a verdict in the Chauvin trial is announced.

"When the jury makes their deliberations and concludes and a verdict is found, I'm certain the president will speak to that," she said Monday.

Biden has been closely watching the trial and provided updates, according to Psaki.

-ABC News' Sarah Kolinovsky and Molly Nagle

Police departments across the U.S. are bracing for potential protests after the Derek Chauvin verdict.

Thousands of National Guard soldiers have been deployed throughout Minneapolis, where George Floyd was killed and Chauvin, now a former Minneapolis police officer, waits to learn his fate from the jury, who are on their second day of deliberations.

A state of emergency has been declared in the region.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Monday, "I am grateful to our colleagues in Ohio and Nebraska for their willingness to provide assistance and relief to our state troopers and law enforcement officers as they continue to work to keep the peace in our communities."

In Washington, D.C., 250 National Guard troops have been activated. A guard spokesperson said those troops are only "preparing to support" the local police department, so their presence won't be seen unless they're needed by police.

The Chicago Police Department said last week that it was also deploying extra resources throughout the city.

The police department said "days off have been cancelled for members of the Community Safety Team, Critical Incident Response Team, Summer Mobile Patrol, all Area Detectives and additional specialized teams."

In Los Angeles, Police Chief Michel Moore said Monday that "added resources are already in play," the Los Angeles Times reported.

The LAPD said it's retrained thousands of officers in crowd-control tactics, the LA Times reported.

-ABC News' Emily Shapiro and Darren Reynolds