imitation and charges of said dish shift the focus covering the way the news this covered the listening posts on a. award winning documentary is from around the world. 0 ready. the us trial of a former police officer hears a firefighter tearfully recount how she was prevented from helping george floyd before he died. he said something like that if you. really are a minneapolis. fire fighter and would know better than to. follow him down jordan this is al jazeera live from joe coming up all of the people who have been working to save lives the families who've lost loved ones all deserve

greater transparency the u.s. and other countries questioning w.h.o. study into covert nineteen's origins saying china didn't give enough access to samples and data. jabil scenarios military chiefs all resigned after the brazilian president sent the defense minister and a company over. and wounded me and my civilian seek help in neighboring thailand after getting caught up in military attacks on an ethnic group. a teenager and a child have been among witnesses giving at times emotional testimony during the trial of a former us police officer a charge of a george floyd's death the court heard how onlookers grew increasingly angry as they demanded derek chosen to take his knee off floyd's neck an hour firefight that was prevented from intervening john hendren the ports now from minneapolis. as he

watched dirac show vanilla and george floyd's increasingly lifeless body donald williams called the police to report on the police at some point did you make a 911 call. the police. and why did you do that because i will leave out with a murder. williams testifying for a 2nd time on day 2 of the high profile civil rights trial can be heard on bystander video calling out to officers to stop the man a move yet bro the man whom their growth the teen who took that viral video of floyd beneath the needy of former minneapolis police officers show ven testifying off camera because of her age says floyd seemed to know he was dying it's been nice i stayed. apologizing in. the palace. for not doing more in not.

facing. not saving his life but the fight. is not what i said and it's what he said to me she was followed by her 9 year old cousin. and. her right is. in the catholic curtain and. she watched she said as paramedics had to push over an off an unmoving floyd. prosecutors use the witness video to show jurors that what plays out on the video is really all they need to know in the words of one prosecutor you can believe your eyes the defense seems to be building a case that the officers felt they couldn't move george floyd because of what they perceived is a growing hostile and unruh. the mob around them do you recall saying i dearie to

touch me like that i swear i'll slap. both of you yes i did. i mean. so again sir it's fair to say that you grew angrier and angrier you know i've proved professional and professional i stayed in my bible. you came out to be a great prosecutors are expected to wrap their testimony some time next week that's when defense lawyers will present their case possibly including the testimony of the officer children is the one on trial but for many inside an l. side the court room what's on the docket is racial justice in america john hendren al-jazeera minneapolis well in her testimony firefighter genevieve hansen said she was off duty when she came across the scene she described how officers refused to let her intervene and my memory had offered to walk kind of walk them through it are told that if he doesn't have

a pulse and you need to start compressions and that wasn't done you know. is this are these things that you wanted to do. it would it it's what i would have done for anybody. when you couldn't do that how did that make you feel. totally distressed. really frustrated. yes. joins us live now from minneapolis gabe said we had some compelling witness evidence that today and at times very emotional. those are very emotional and it was from multiple eye witnesses that testified today in the courtroom behind me in this courthouse this is what the prosecution is trying to do they're trying to engage the jury in the trial very early on they're trying to

bring the emotion of that day of that scene front and center to the jurors so they can they can feel it and that is what many of these eyewitnesses did on this tuesday during this trial now according to 2 reporters that were the pool reporters inside the courtroom now only 2 journalists are allowed inside because of coronavirus concerns they said and they can see the jury they reported back that several of the jurors were visibly shaken and sympathetic expressions on their face as some of this very dramatic testimony emotional testimony was given from some of these eyewitnesses so clearly this is what the prosecution was trying to do but in the same sense the defense has been insinuating and even said that this trial in their view will come down to one thing how did george floyd die

everybody knows that he died that's not the question it's how and the defense is going to moving forward going to argue that if he died george floor died from drug use drugs were found in his system and they're going to argue that he died from preexisting health conditions and not from the needs of derek shoving children nevertheless the testimony today was very powerful very impactful and it certainly got the attention of everyone that was watching i'm gabe so this is just day 2 of the trial what can we expect to happen tomorrow then. it is very early in the trial suspect is the last at least 4 maybe even 5 weeks in terms of what we expect tomorrow the judge has not released the names of any of the people that will be called to testify however we do very much expect the prosecution will continue to call eyewitnesses that were there at the scene that

saw the situation play out and then it's expected if not tomorrow but at least later this week the prosecution will then also call expert witnesses as well the prosecution has over 200 different people names that they have given to the judge that they could call in this trial so this is going to go on for a very long time the prosecution going to continue to lay out their case in the coming days perhaps even in the coming weeks before they rest their case and then hand over then the judge will hand it over to the defense to start making their case in this trial bottom line a lot more testimony to come and we expect to potentially a lot more emotional testimony on wednesday. in minneapolis kate thank you. politicians in the u.s. state of kentucky approved a partial ban on so-called no knock warrants it's happened about

a year after bernard taylor was shot and killed by police during that type of raid on the louisville home a case like that have george floyd fueled nationwide protests against police brutality to conduct a no knock warrant kentucky police now need clear and convincing evidence of a crime and to meet several other requirements. the u.s. some 13 other countries have raised what they're calling shared concerns over a world health organization backed report into the origins of code 19 the report from fact find us sent to the chinese city of new hand found it's most likely that the virus passed to humans from bats via another animal they all but dismissed the theory that the virus leaked from a laboratory critical government say more could be learned if china provided better access beijing responded by reiterating its criticism of efforts to politicize the pandemic well katrina you is out the market linked to the very 1st cases of covered

19 weeks after the w.h.o. team completed their mission here in mohan they released this report into their findings in $120.00 pages they detail the thousands of dollars of stats they analyzed including the 1st corner virus cases and local mortality rates the report doesn't come to any firm conclusions but it says that the most likely source of the bronner virus is bats or some other wild animal has been found there really t.v. crews various strains. to size course. in the region all showing in southeast asia in general going to these bats and leaving is a strong indication that. bets where this forces special attention in the report is given to this location this is the one on the market with the 1st page of the covered 900 were identified the team visited this location although it's been shut for more than a year while animals were sold here but they found that many of those 1st cases of

covert $1000.00 were not in fact linked to this market they also visited a hungover matlab on the outskirts of the city and said that it was a very unlikely that that lab was the source of the outbreak however the w. hato director general himself says that that theory needs to be more thoroughly investigated said that members of the team faced many difficulties when existing war days where we did not have full access to the real data we wanted that has been built as a recommendation for and for future studies so the idea is that because we didn't have time of because. certain authorization needs to be given before we would get that since these data would bet would be and could be done in the 2nd phase of the studies critics of the w.h.o. mission on the record stated the team was forced to take much of the information

provided by the chinese government based on its face. resembled more of a highly curated government tour rather than an independent scientific investigation they doing for its part denies that it would held any information funded and says it has cooperated fully with the international community beijing has condemned what it says is politicizing of the investigation and called for the show to investigate coronavirus outbreaks in other countries but the white house says there should be a 2nd stage in the study. the report lacks crucial data information and access it represents a partial and incomplete picture there was a joint statement as i noted that was put out we also welcome a similar statement from the e.u. and e.u. members sending a clear message the global community shares these concerns there are steps from here that we believe should be taken there's a 2nd stage in this process that we believe should be led by international international and independent experts they should have unfettered access to data

they should be able to ask questions of people who are on the ground at this point in time and that's a step the w.h.o. could take white house correspondent kimberly hall could explain is the tricky part but the bottom ministration is pretty. the united states under donald trump said it did not have any confidence in the world health organization the trumpet ministration had pulled the united states out of that body said that it was too close with china this is something that joe biden rectified when he came to office and so it was important for the white house press secretary to note that there is still confidence in the global health body as a whole what they are talking about specifically in terms of its concerns is the study itself and that's why they're looking forward to a phase 2 where there can be more transparency and more data in terms of how this is conducted what the united states is doing is essentially not trying to cast of

the blame but really to make sure that this never happens again in terms of the covert 19 pen demick that has killed more than 2 and a half 1000000 people worldwide and more than half a 1000000 people here in the united states just want to come here not just here including outrage at the death of a south of dorian a refugee while in police custody in mexico. and france criticizes u.n. investigators have accused its military of killing civilians and knowledge more in that state. sponsored plan qatar airways. the sun's out in japan the cherry blossoms are out in japan south korea in particular and the good part of china but they may be spoiled by the amount of rain forming once again in the familiar areas pretty rocky did but

it's part of the system is starting to increase orange tops just a heavy rain and for his jan still snow at height of course and it's curling into was beijing doesn't get there are they to this rain might just hit the far side of the japan but mostly you're talking about it as of the warm settles their heavy showers in the philippines but they are concentrating in the sides and they're edging further west from west papua where they were heavy a couple days ago is that going back towards java sumatra been fairly wet recently and just the north the small islands in the bay of bengal that's about as far north as that where it's going to get there is quite a strong wind developing go up into bangladesh another pick up or add to the dust is being blown in across the north indian plain new delhi sees windy weather for a couple of days it will ease off but it's hard to get to friday's 36 degrees very steadily it's hotter than not in russia status horse not in southern pakistan into 42 to 45 degrees territory this blowing down the gulf but it's weakening still

quite a strong wind blowing down the red sea. qatar airways you are dealing with very powerful people people in influential positions in government where we know there were elements within the police completely admits that we're getting screwed twee we're getting too close to some people higher up the line if you're. doing the job itself. is essentially the perfect crime you have a diplomatic bag that part the congress search al-jazeera investigates the poacher's pipeline.

welcome back a quick amount about top stories here this hour u.s. courts been hearing witness testimony in the trial of a former u.s. police officer charged over george floyd's death an off duty firefighter has described how she was prevented from giving 1st aid to floyd when he appeared unconscious. more than a dozen countries are raising concerns about a report into the origins of covert 19 investigators sent to the chinese city of we found the virus most likely pass from bats to humans through another animal some governments say more could be learned in china providing better access. police in new york have launched a hate crime investigation after another attack on an asian american in broad daylight these attacks have been rising prompting action from police and the president unofficial reports and a warning some of the video you're about to see is disturbing. it is shocking and brutal a 65 year old asian woman walking to church when she's attacked in broad daylight in manhattan in new york and new one comes to help as the man stomped on ahead

police say he made several comments it's the latest in a growing series of attacks on asian americans this is salt considered a hate crime it is absolutely terrifying because. all of the community you know say you know what was all. what is happening. i am angry you know all the emotions. that a fresh race. has because the attacks. new york police also investigating another attack on an asian man on a subway train in the city the man was beaten and choked on consciousness this video has now been viewed more than 2000000 times the rise in attacks has brought people in support on monday senate democratic leader chuck schumer attended

a vigil in new york and at the weekend thousands took to the streets it antiviolence sallies in his federals across the united states i should not have to be worried about my mother being slashed or pushed in the streets i shouldn't have to be worried about getting going on the train i'm a native new yorker and for the 1st time in my life i carry a knife i carry around a hammer in my band just in case i'm going to get a police in new york issued this picture of the man they want to interview in connection with the attack on the 65 year old woman she remains in hospital with serious injuries. al-jazeera. a case of police brutality in mexico spot protests there and in el salvador 36 year old salvadorian refugee the tour salazar riaz a died after being arrested in the tourist resort of tell him i'm off so i was filming on her back shot of bullets reports. the tourist summers

are already are so was a refugee from el salvador a mother of 2 teenage girls working in hotels in mexico's resort town of tulum now she's the face of protests against violence towards women and police brutality. faced down and barefoot died on a roadside into limb on saturday police officers restrained her on the pavement and threw her body into the back of a pickup truck the state prosecutor says officers used excessive force they make a police cell the local police technique of body control that was applied the level of force used was disproportionate to moderate with a high risk to life. according to an autopsy report salazar died of a broken neck after police officers now phone her it added her injuries were compatible with so-called submission maneuvers used by police salazar's mother compared her death to that of african american george floyd in the united states last may yet. they already gave the 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 day it comes as mexico is hosting a un forum on gender equality mexico has one of the worst rates of violence against women in the world last year an average of 10 women were killed there every day the rate of famous site has doubled in the last 5 years many believe it is symbolic also of a worsening treatment of migrants and refugees the police in the streets bury her at the migrants there was of the use of force is incredible is late late. this is a situation in minneapolis in may of 220 this is certainly the same case president lopez obrador says those responsible for sellers death will be punished this is from yeah 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 and nobody know impunity the reasons for selous as a wrist have not been released those protesting over her death so they won't stop until they get answers and justice. ballasts they are. the leaders of all 3 branches of brazil's armed forces have joined to resigned after the defense minister was sacked fernando as a valid address over his dismissal was part of a cabinet overall by president jacques bolton are on monday unless of express fears of the president increasingly under pressure is moving to assert greater control over the military. in. in addition arrow says nothing like this has been seen in decades for the 1st time in brazil's recent history the commanders of the army the navy and the air force have left their posts at the same time in what analysts and the local press are calling the biggest military crisis since 1977 the 3 commanders decided to tender their resignations after president variable so now to fire the

defense minister as available on tuesday this morning the new defense minister general but agone now confirmed he would be substituted but the fact that all 3 commanders left in the wake of a minister. is being seen as a protest against both or not as the attempts to draw the armed forces into politics. a former army captain has surrounded himself with military advisors and ministers he was hoping they would support him in his struggle to overturn walk downs and curfews imposed by governors and mayors who are desperately trying to fight a covert 19 pandemic. had said they are acting as dictators and that by shutting down commercial activity he will starve brazilians who have been not been receiving emergency aid since january but governors and mayors say they have no other means to stop infections which have spiraled out of control leaving the

health care system on the brink of collapse more than 314000 brazilians have died many of them in line waiting for a bed in an intensive care unit the president has always downplayed the virus by calling it a little flu by not using a mask but he is now under increasing political pressure to change his attitude. as a former director of the brazil institute at the woodrow wilson center he says military commanders are refusing to be bullied by both snark. the military commanders in brazil resigned in protest against president bush will not attempt to impose himself over to institutions his personal will to control and they said no this has wounds this is the army that made the air force we follow a hierarchy we follow command and we will not subject the armed

forces to destroy of almost it looks like an attempt to president bush on how to to assume dictatorial powers it is the armed forces resisting that in a crisis that is obviously made more complicated by the corona virus that killed more than 340 people 1000 people in brazil and it will continue the president is weak the population is turning against him and. it's very difficult to predict what is next but it's certainly not very good. to me i'm on now where the ethnic group the karen national union says the military sending thousands of soldiers towards its territory and strikes are also reported to have hit one of the group's bases and a village in karen state thousands of people have been displaced following similar

attacks on the weekend hundreds of fled to neighboring thailand and in another development 3 more on groups say they'll join the counter to revolution if the military doesn't stop its crackdown on protesters rawnsley has more now from kuala lumpur clear escalation of violence following days of air strike reports say and 10000 people have already been raised merry thousands of flights across the country into neighboring thailand seek shelter and seek refuge also getting reports from activists groups saying that these 5000 people have been turned back from entering thailand. we know that people who then wouldn't it have been trying to go into the country to seek medical assistance and dozens of them were allowed to go into that type of religion to seek medical assistance but clearly what's happening in myanmar is now extremely worrisome it's not just the fact that there is no. our military is

cracking down on protesters but it's very clear also that aren't seeing on areas how ethnic armed groups. central african republic spread and forced in. has been sworn in after his reelection last december he was re-elected for a 2nd term in office with more than 53 percent of the vote in an election that was marred by violence december's poll was violently protested by a coalition of groups. france insisted only killed armed fighters in an airstrike in mali after a un investigators concluded $900.00 civilians died a un team says only 3 armed men were killed during the strike on the village of bounty in january it says it came to its decision after analyzing satellite images visiting the site and interviewing more than $400.00 people france says the evidence is weak. so i think the next step is really the recommendations to both the mali and the french authorities to conduct you know what we would want to see is an independent credible and transparent investigation to examine the

circumstances around the attack international donors have played $6400000000.00 in humanitarian aid to help syria but fell short of the un target it had been hoping to raise $10000000000.00 but today conference in brussels the need for aid has increased during the pandemic which has compounded the syrian economy is probably. not it smooth sailing once again in egypt so as canal after giant containership blocked it for almost a week as a backlog of marine traffic slowly clears investigators are trying to work out what went wrong under schapelle reports. in the early morning start as these container ships try to make up for lost time maritime traffic is moving again on egypt's suez canal after being disrupted for 6 days. about $140.00 ships are expected to pass through on tuesday the canal was blocked by a ship as long as new york's empire state building is tall dredger crews worked

around the clock to clear thousands of cubic meters of sand around the vessel a fleet of tugboats then pulled it from a bank and into deeper water. egypt's president has held the rescue effort as a point of pride for the canal and its operators the government received more than $5000000000.00 in revenue from the channel last year fizzling connected with and could see it on the list as to what is said about alternatives and such no no this is a global waterway for international trade $9000000000.00 worth of goods passes through each day and delays to international supply chains will take time to clear all the immediate crisis is over experts say the ever givens 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 chains well resilience but i'm sure the series canal thorazine is having a good think as well about how to make the the canal itself more robust one

alternative these they are along the northern coast of siberia that could possibly be open enough which is now actually possible to sail around because of the gloom whatever the alternatives egypt's government recently expanded this waterway at a cost of more than $8000000000.00 banking on it staying the world's number one short cut between east and west enter chapelle al-jazeera. time for a quick check of the headlines here on al-jazeera u.s. courts been hearing witness testimony in the trial of a former u.s. police officer charged of a george floyd's death and off duty firefighters described how she was prevented from giving 1st aid to floyd when he appeared unconscious and my memory had offered to what kind of walked and threw her or told that if he doesn't have a pulse you need to start compassions and i wasn't done eating.