about race and racism. with no host and no limitation on our society i structural racism built into it. and i don't brother people tend to be migrant labor just the portion that the women in care whether it comes down to prejudice studio be unscripted. emotional scenes outside the courthouse as the trial of george floyd's alleged murder of begin. follow i'm adrian for make of this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up another death and police custody spock's outrage this time in mexico

a woman dies from a broken neck off an officer pinned down. sweeping changes at the top of brazil's government the defense and foreign ministers are among those removed by president bush. and survivors of the town of palma in mozambique make their way to safety but there are warnings that the death toll is likely to rise. it was a death that sparked america's latest reckoning with racial injustice and ignited protests across the world now the man charged with murdering george floyd has gone to trial in minneapolis minnesota in their opening arguments on monday the prosecution of defense lay differing narratives of the events that led to floyd's arrest and death john hendrick begins our coverage from minneapolis or firm under penalty of perjury the most watched civil rights trial in america opened with this

stark accusation of murder mr barrett schama betrayed this badge when he used excessive and unreasonable force upon the body of mr george floyd. that he put his knees upon his neck and his back. grinding and crushing him. until the very breath no leisure gentleman until the very life. were squeezed out of as opening arguments began in the trial of the police encounter that sparked a racial revolution in the streets the lawyer for the white former minneapolis police officer accused of murdering a black man named george floyd shot back you will learn that derek children did exactly what he had been trained to do over the course of his 19 years. the use of force is not attractive but it is a necessary component piece of. the prosecution's 1st witness

a police dispatcher who watched on police cameras as officers knelt on the back and neck of george floyd's then she did something she'd never done before she called the police on the police alerting a sergeant to what seemed to her like an unusual use of force. floyd was on the ground so long she said she thought the video had frozen i don't know if they had to use force or not they got something out of to back up the squad and all of them sat on this man the central question in this case is this did chauvelin kill floyd using unreasonable force is the prosecution suggests or did a combination of drugs covert 19 and heart trouble kill him as the defense contends those arguments are the beginning of what's likely to be a month from long trial filled with painful and potentially inflammatory testimony . with jurors watching new evidence and really watching that disturbing 9 minutes of video with george floyd using his final breaths to cry out for his life at the.

minneapolis is boarding up and bracing for the final verdict and the possibility it could revive the riots of the long and violent summer of 2020. outside the heavily fortified courthouse floyd's family made it clear it is american racial justice that is on trial they say choice the system. they want us to trust a system. where this is a chance to show us. we can trust you. judge peter cahill says it's a police officer that's on trial not race but once the jury has its say in the racially charged case of a black man who died under the knee of a white police officer the crowds in the streets of minneapolis and cities across the u.s. will render their own verdict on racial justice in america john hendren al-jazeera minneapolis gabriel spoken with some of the protesters who gathered outside the

court to show support for george floyd and his family. court has been adjourned for the day and several 100 protesters have gathered right outside of the courthouse and they're all calling for justice for george floyd many people here say that they've been waiting a long time for this day for this 1st day of this trial to take place many watched the trial on monday and everybody here says that they want justice for george floyd and they wanted now and they're here to show their support for floyd and his family who watched the trial the 1st day on monday today what did you think. i thought that the video that was played by the prosecuting. team says it all i don't think anything else has to be said it doesn't really matter what is said from here on out the video. so is that all why do you

feel you need to be here as such a young guy right now out here on the streets just supporting just one the supporter because it's my own blood these are brothers out here getting killed harmony how old are you. 11 a list 1211 almost 12 why are you out here today because i believe in bill b.l.m. in supporting. b.-o. and black lives matter yeah you're holding a sign of george florey a poster what does that poster mean to you. it means like well one else should get killed and it should just stop right here most people say they will stay on the streets until justice is done as more people come into minnesota to take part in these protests and this trial that's expected to last a month. mexico's president has promised that there will be justice softer a woman from el salvador died in police custody a female police officer was filmed kneeling on the woman's back a move to to many echoed the death of george floyd's autopsy showed that her neck

a been broken. go for reports. face down and barefoot salvadorian refugee viktoria esperanza salazar died on a roadside in the mexican resort town of to police officers threw her body in the back of a pickup after restraining her on the pavement a state prosecutor says offices used excessive force. the police technique of body control that was applied of the level of force used was disproportionate immoderate and with a high risk to life salazar's mother says police treated her daughter like a man and more yet. they already gave her reports that my daughter's nick was broken and they broke a lot of ribs because there were 3 men and a woman on top of her. the death is an embarrassment for mexico just as it began hosting a u.n. summit on gender equality on monday mexico has one of the west straights of gender

based violence in the world last year an average of 10 women died every day and the day before the summit families of femicide victims rallied outside the president's residence president lopez obrador says there's responsible for salah says death will be punished this year. i want to say to her family members to salvadoran and mexican women to the women of the world to women and women that they should be punished they are already in the process of being prosecuted you know we know impunity it's not clear why salazar was arrested but have family members say they'll fight to give her the dignity she was denied in death barbara and. let's bring in bennett has been out who's a professor at the national university of mexico he joins us now live via skype from mexico city xico is president says she was murdered what are your thoughts on this woman is death. yes they mix compressed into looks or a sets there's

a possibility of the police into a room and when they as a nation of us are. in the streets of this. resort city this is very grave because they shows the way that mexico treats this interim ricans in the country. and the mexican government has many parents right now with this and other and government for this case to think that her nationality had anything to do with it. yes the nationality of there is not a star a a affects the relationship between the name migrants and the police's he said case who shows the law of the way that the mexican authorities treat the in this interim ricans in their way to the united states or even they decide to work in mexico is the case of victoria salazar at other other cases where the police have been

accused of heavy handed us and their attitude towards white grants in mexico. yes many migrants cross the border without documents negative then 90 percent of them came from honduras and several around what the. other countries african continent said there but if you're a few of them are from other parts of the world. this is the mexican police of mexican military stops the marantz but they if you find a case. to to to cross to the united states you some cases they go to to displace to work this is a case of if there is a lesson in to loom where there are many tourists from the from europe from the u.s. but if she was working there a in the seventy's sector in the 2 sector. in the street the police

got to hear it she a coach is the problem there this is a nation these women i would have make of mexico's president's response to this incident. just how big a diplomatic spat as this course between mexico and salvador yes the several who are meant. consists of mexican learmonth for this but they mixed them christian assets that it was only they bought this is one thing you cannot think is to do things to stop this they treatment to the migrants this is different because the on the one hand there they are limited these said that they respect human rights but on the other hand the police in the streets treat very hard the migrants they are use of you the use of force he's incredible he's late like they different situation in minneapolis in may of 2020 he says actually the same case

running up the torture professor but i think today for being with us ok ok. brazil's president. has replaced 6 ministers in a major government shake up foreign minister. was the highest profile casualty is attacks on beijing it been blamed for hampering the country's access to corona virus vaccines both scenarios put out a growing pressure over the spiralling scale of the pandemic but again the kiev reports from rio. brazil's president datable sanada has been under increasing political pressure as the pandemic has spiraled out of control in one week he has seen businessmen bankers and lawmakers take a stand and basically say that he must change his policies and stop downplaying the virus or he'll lose all support last week wolf when out of solace in congress pressured him to fire the health minister this week they pressured him to change the foreign minister and their star will was very close to both sinatras family and

like the president himself a devoted donald trump follower and mascot i will show ended up resigning after being accused of destroying brazil's foreign policy and isolating the country in the midst of a pandemic he bashed china brazil's main trading partner and supplier of vaccines but i am sure did not act on his own he acted on behalf of also model was not happy to see him go the president may have caved to pressure by substituting with a career diplomat but at the same time he announced a ministerial reform and fire the defense minister a moderate military who was against involving the armed forces and politics will get a weather update next year i was there at 10. am. to spread out all the border the salaries cause of the violence between venezuela's albeit colombian rebels plus. a massage about not just outside paris the difference is

biggest vaccination so as the country exaggerates this immunization campaign. the last of the showers on this very active cold frontal system are just drifting through florida there is no longer a tornado risk for the stars but sunny for a couple of days well it's got a messy shot but this here's the thing to look at this is wintry weather still quite a significant snowstorm blowing through central canada and the cold links all were down to the cascades in the rockies across the plain states just watch a couple of places for the temperatures to change they do come down and you get that contrast between the cold and the gulf was full of moisture when the 2 come

together i was the same place again on wednesday we have a potential problem all the way once more from are supposed to easy ana up towards kentucky beyond's flooding in kentucky is to the potential for more tornadoes in the same place as the last 2 systems want to watch very carefully i think. i think friesen the trade winds across the caribbean means rather more frequent showers are like ones passing ones for the smaller islands for the bigger ones bigger shares could develop must include cuba but the concentration of rain is probably in costa rica a little bit in panama most of mexico looks fine and dry for the time big which is probably a pleasant change. from . welcome to down from every one of us. even those working quietly behind the scenes. so you can relax enjoy the

break in your journey. and when you leave with a smile we know our day's work is done cats are always welcome to our home. well again this is our stimulus remind you of the main news this hour the white police officer charged in the killing of george florida's going on trial in minneapolis prosecutor gerrie blackwell described how derek shogun dealt on shore it's neck or he and his fellow officers ignored shoreward saying that i can breathe at least 27 times jurgens defense argued that he was simply following police

procedure ellipsoids drug use contributed to his death. mexico's president has promised that there will be justice after the death of the border from el salvador in police custody a female police officer was filmed kneeling on her back autopsy showed what's next . brazil's president triable soros replaced 6 ministers in a major cabinet shakeup he's facing growing pressure over his handling of the drone a virus pandemic. venezuelan refugees in colombia are accusing the country's army of killing innocent civilians they leave 5000 people have fled fighting between the military and rebels in venezuela of sought refuge across the border out of sight of m.p.'s he reports style from the border town of out of kita 6. for dinner on me to syndrome alina families the pain is unbearable.

for of their relatives were killed last week during a military operation ordered by the venezuelan government security forces accused them of being part of a colombian rebel group and said they died in combat. but neighbors and family members insist they were innocent taken from their homes and executed just that up in the end i was looking out for my brothers i saw them in their house and gestured to them then ran back into my home because soldiers were threatening people that's when i heard an armored vehicle stopping in front of their house neighbors saw our house soldiers took them away so she ran out again let me get a look at all the other soldiers they took my family they said go home that i didn't need to worry that they were taking them to the battalion for questioning before returning them home instead they reappeared in pictures circulating on social networks bed some dressed in fatigues with pistols or a grenade at the side of their body meat when yeah anybody who knows my sister in

law will tell you she hated boots she never wore boots like those you don't need to be a forensic expert to know that this was staged. many of the almost 5000 refugees have fled the clashes share similar stories accusing the military of illegal detentions as well as looting and burning homes. under pressure venezuela's defense minister vladimir about 3 now said the armed forces were to defend the country from the regular group but added that human rights needed to be respected and that the events at the border would be investigated have been a swell as former prosecutor general now in a poser of president nicolas maduro told al-jazeera that will likely not be the case or you know if there is no type of accountability today in venezuela no any institution that investigates look at how the prosecutor's office controlled by the south has took 5 days for announcing they're going to investigate events at the border such serious facts should be investigated immediately like countless other

colombians from this border region that i meet as had fled to venezuela over a decade ago at the height of the conflict between get 3 years in state forces in the country but now the same kind of violence seems to have reached them on the other side of the border alison there in the. england is now allowing small outdoor gatherings of 6 people as it enters the 1st phase of relaxing lockdown restrictions outdoor swimming pools tennis courts golf courses and sailing clubs are also reopening on sunday the u.k. confirmed that more than 30000000 adults had received their 1st vaccine a short but it's a different story across the channel in europe where restrictions are tightening due to a surge in infections france's president rabbani across the scaling up his government's vaccination campaign after a slow start the government is mobilizing more health workers and opening mass

vaccination centers for the 1st time but some doctors are warning it's too late to slow a 3rd wave of popular reports from paris. france's biggest covert vaccination center the national village drome in sacral town near paris where the french cycling team is training for the tokyo lympics the elite athletes are an unusual destruction for those waiting the elderly are being prioritized in the country's vaccine rollout the began in december people like money cooper hopes that being immunized will allow her to resume a more normal life about the idea is to have more freedom it's my 1st start after the 2nd hopefully i can look after my grandchildren in the school holidays an average of 2000 people are vaccinated each day but cycle times men says the operation will be soon scaled up with a drive in facility and more staff new virus variants are placing actual pressure on us because more people want to be vaccinated and fast you says people are scared

cases in schools are going up before the pressure is rising dozens of mass vaccination centers like this one are being prepared around the country after french president about all mark or promise to accelerate the country's immunization campaign levick synastry vaccination is a national priority there are no public holidays no weekend for the vaccination campaign we have to vaccinate as much as possible in all a vaccination centers open at the national level or maximum mccraw has stepped up the sense of urgency that was lacking at the start of the vaccine campaign so far one in 10 people has received a 1st dose in france compared to haul for britain's adult population the government has blamed pharmaceutical companies for failing to deliver enough doses to the european union now some doctors say that a lack of facilities and bureaucracy could hinder progress. the priorities having enough dozers then it must be easier and simpler to take

appointments and we need to offer us a nation's not just a mix you know drums but more locally to make it easier for everyone to find a vaccination center macro wants 30. people immunised by mid june with every adult offer the possibility of a job by august the president is gambling on a major faxon push to avoid another national lockdown but with daily infection cases rising fast hospitals in many regions saturated it's likely to be a challenging race to the finish line natasha al-jazeera cycled on evening canada could become the latest country to poor some use of the astra zeneca vaccine the country's medical watched aug recommended the shot not be given to people under the age of $55.00 for now it's related to concerns about rare blood clots there's no proven link but europe scientific agency says that it can't rule out a connection scientists are warning that a loss of trust in the astra zeneca vaccine could be very dangerous to efforts to

end the pandemic. ships once again sailing search egypt service canal on monday a giant container vessel blocking the canal for 6 days was finally moved victoria gate and he reports. after being stuck in a maritime traffic jam for almost a week this ship was one of the 1st to resume its journey along the suez canal on monday night it will take several days though before shipping along this vital waterway returns to normal. at the likeness of navigation resumed at 6 pm local time is from both sides within 12 hours 113 ships will cross in different convoys either from ports sader from suez this means that within 3 days or 3 and a half days the delay will be resolved earlier on monday the stricken ever given which had been blocking the world's busiest shipping lane for 6 days was finally free. much to the delight of the crew of the dredger who'd what round the clock to clear thousands of key big metres of sand around the giant

container ship. 10 tug boats then pulled it out of the bank and into deeper water it has taken as quick as possible to do this and the high tides will have helped insult a jeffords as well as well but i think it's fantastic news for the suez canal so the suez canal authority needs chips i think a really good job has been delayed by all involved 12 percent of global trade normally passes through the suez canal between the red sea and the mediterranean while the immediate crisis is over experts say the ever given is mishap raises long term questions about the canal sustainability is going to be a lot of head scratching and thinking not only about making supply chain more resilient but i'm sure a serious canal thora who's having a good hard think as well about how to make the the canal itself more about. the ever given is now in

a wider section of the canal where it's being inspected for damage bringing an end to a crisis that's disrupted billions of dollars worth of global trade victoria gates and be al jazeera. i saw claiming responsibility for attacks on the town of palma in mozambique which left dozens of people dead thousands missing several witnesses saw the bodies a lying in the street with many beheaded the government says that it's working to restore order. reports. now say in the port city of pemba people who survived the attack on palmer say the unlucky to be alive anxious relatives and friends have been waiting for them to arrive fighting between mozambique's army and an armed group that calls itself has been going on for days in parma. missing there's no communication because i left because i left the combine trucks. i don't know what i lived here i came just. south african adrian was killed trying

to escape the father of 3 was traveling in a convoy which was ambushed by the armed group his father and brother hit his body in the bush until they were able to make it to safety in. and then the very. another way. on monday i still claim responsibility for the attack on parma commodore got a province in northern missouri and baek is where most of the major gas discoveries have been made in recent years but has been wracked with violence i don't think there was a big kind of defeats the insurgency that we are seeing in. because no

single government has managed to do so nigeria will be i don't know how many times richard was a big it has to not been to. eliminate. it has to not been to eliminate the surgeons the niger delta region so i think we shouldn't dream that mozambique. can find. to what is probably god as evacuations continue security forces say they are trying to secure parma the exact number of people killed injured and unaccounted for is still unknown e.-man a 10 workers warn the numbers will rise as fighting continues in parts of northern lights and the. out of there prosecutors in the us have added further sex trafficking charges to the case against the british socialite a killer in maxwell revised indictment also introduces

a 4th alleged victim backs was accused of conspiring with her former boyfriend jeffrey epstein to sexually abuse girls the new york finance killed himself in prison while waiting trial maxwell could be jailed for more than 30 years if convicted. airport staff in the galapagos islands have rescued 175 endangered baby tool toys this from a wildlife trafficker they'd been individually wrapped in plastic and put in a suitcase it's believed they were being taken to mainland ecuador before being shipped elsewhere reptiles could be sold for tens of thousands of dollars on the black market well that's it as far as this policy is consulted back in just a moment with the headlines but we'll leave you with some of the sights and sounds of the trial of the man charged with murdering george floyd. this is the symbol of the moment. mark. that american beer.

league. is the beer. treat. trained to do. they say justice system. rewards the justice system. this is just a short. because. it's good to be with us hello adrian figure here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera the white police officer charged in the killing of george floyd has gone to trial in minneapolis prosecutor gerrie blackwell described how derek cho even knelt on the floor its neck while he and his fellow officers ignored floyd saying i

can't breathe at least 27 times so his defense argued that he was simply following police procedure of the fluid struggle use contributed to his dad.