we're entering. a us police chief says the officer accused of killing george floyd of violated force rules by kneeling on his neck. it is my firm belief that one singular incident we will be judged forever on your use of force. i'm fully back to watching al jazeera live from our world headquarters in doha also ahead jordan's oil corps says the prince at the center of what's been called

a militia school is now pledging loyalty to the king. more political uncertainty for israel and its prime minister f.f.t. election is on the cards as many minutes now as corruption trial resumes. and mozambique's army says the town of tama is now safe $82.00 weeks after it was seized by an optical. thank you very much for joining us a us police chief has testified that the officer accused of murdering george floyd broke rules on respecting the stand sanctity of life it says derek show of in acted in a way that was against police training by needling on floyd snake for more than 9 minutes on the streets of minneapolis alan fischer reports from the trial. an important cultural moment when a police chief took the stand to testify against one of his former officers but

data out of don't do it said the alleged crime george floyd committed passing a fake $20.00 bill did not met at the initial response of guns drawn on the force used to restrain him was unnecessary once there was no longer any resistance and clearly when mr floyd was no longer responsive and even motionless to continue to apply. that level of force. to a person. preowned out handcuffed behind their back. that that is in no way shape or form is anything that. is by policy is not part of our training and it is certainly not part of our ethics our values the police chief also told the jury the officers on the scene that day in may last year

i did obligation and the training to provide basic medical treatment to their prisoner we have a duty of care and so when someone is in our custody. regardless if they're a suspect we happy obligation to make sure that we provide for their care this was a significant moment critics have often complained about the so-called blue wall police officers refusing to give evidence against one another this was a mighty big crack in the wall chief out and gone to the man who fired in the day after george floyd died an important witness for the prosecution earlier the court heard from the doctor who pronounced george floyd dead dr broadfoot lagan felt tried for 30 minutes to revive him to save his life he said he believed what happened at the scene could have been responsible was your leading theory then for the cause of floyd's cardiac arrest oxygen oxygen to. that was

one of the more likely possibilities i thought that at the time based on the information i had it was more likely than the other possibilities and doctors there are another name for death by oxygen deficiency. as folks here commonly understood . under cross-examination the doctor agreed that the use of drugs might also cause significant problems leading to this fix here it's expected the 7 will spend a lot of time considering expert medical testimony a part that may be key to the prosecution case alan fischer al-jazeera at the shore and trial in minneapolis. on that spring in another of our correspondents following this trial in minneapolis john hendren who joins us now live john a tough day as we saw there for the defense in court on day 6 they are going to have a difficult time brief using some of the testimony we heard today what's likely to be their strategy. well that's right it was

a devastating day for the defense it starts off with that dr bradley lang infeld saying the death was caused by as fixie events one of the 2 points that the prosecution is trying to prove here they're trying to prove that derrick show vns kneeling on george floyd's neck choked off his oxygen directly causing his death point number one point number 2 that that was not a proper technique to hold him with and was unjustified and that's exactly what the chief of police testified to materia elad on dover air donned a rather saying that that was not a proper technique it was in his words in no way shape or form what they train police to do that the officers were required to give medical aid as soon as george floyd was in distress and he did not do that and then at the end of the day you had katie blackwell the officer who trained derrick chauvelin in the techniques of

restraining somebody and she said i don't know what kind of improvise hold that was we don't train that so each of those points contributes to the prosecution case that derek chauvin was unjustified in using that amount of force the police chief went on to say that. the police were required if they had to hold him down at all and he said that me hold was not acceptable in any way but if they were required to hold someone down in that prone position they were also required to lift them up on their sides so that that person could breathe that didn't happen in this case. and not only did they deny medical assistance from the officers themselves there was a paramedic who came onto the scene and testified last week that she offered assistance and they refused to accept it so we have another 4 days if we keep to schedule of the prosecution making their case in the coming days what we expect is

that the prosecution will go ahead and say that they're going to have more medical testimony talking about how george floyd died and trying to connect that to derek children and then we're also going to have more police testifying that that is not an appropriate way today to say detain somebody after that we've got 2 weeks in which the defense can answer all of those charges and try to raise the reasonable doubt they need to get show of an acquittal thank you for that john hendren reporting there live from minneapolis and other world news jordan's while course has prince hamza bin hussein has signed a letter pledging his allegiance to support the king jordan's government accused to form a crown prince of trying to destabilize the country at the name wait for some on the today royal drama began and apparently ended with the marginalized but popular prince hamza still at center stage on monday evening king abdullah dispatched his

uncle to intervene. a short time later prince hamza signed a letter saying we must all stand behind the king in his efforts to protect jordan there was no mention of the investigation announced the day before the government had accused prince hamza of plotting with foreign entities to destabilize jordan while bassem of the surveillance incepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures i am that undermining else debility the prince has denied the allegations he said highlighting worries of government corruption and failed economic policies was the real reason he was warned to stay silent the turmoil within the royal ranks 1st came to light early sunday morning with a leaked video message recorded from inside prince hamza's palace he said he was under house arrest with no security detail and no internet on monday he released an

audio recording saying the chief of staff was threatening him and telling him to keep quiet. i am not going to escalate but i will not by myself by their warders to stay at home and not to use my tweets or to be in contacts with people and not to see my family but have been told by the chief of staff is not acceptable under any circumstances print sounds as audio recording was shared widely on social media many jordanians are feeling angry and frustrated over the deteriorating economy last month there were protests and dozens were arrested but dissent within the royal family revealed in real time was a new phenomenon but does that give me any. i was surprised as everyone else with this disturbing university the news really cool is spying to everyone we wish the prosperity and progress the joy and for the issues to be resolved as the king

called full within the royal family. the dispute among royal half brothers may have ended at least for now but concerns about a deepening divide and jordanians economic plight won't be resolved so swiftly natasha going to al-jazeera. are for more on this let's speak to ronnie corey who's a senior fellow at the harvard kennedy school and joins us via skype from cambridge massachusetts massachusetts very good to have you with us on al-jazeera as always so what do you make of this letter from from the crown prince hamza declaring his loyalty to the king when just hours before has struck a more defiant tone saying that he would continue to speak out is the rift in the royal family releasing its i don't think there was a very deep rift at all there was some tension because the terms that has been true of years. talking about bad governance corruption so across the whole region month

just only in jordan and several times i met him and he talked about this and this was sort of his character is a very forthright our most. principled your man there's 41 there is still pretty young and this is what he feels is the right thing to do it feels this is what is for the world of who wanted him to do to speak out when there is injustice when this poverty when there is corruption when there's growing inequality and that law is something that something that the government the rural the intelligence agencies of those in the power structure don't want to see happening all across the country there is widespread discontent and suffering economically in jordan the people are speaking out more they're blaming the killing often of the royal family they're talking of corruption this are new things in jordan and i think really what happened was that the that the power structure of thought that if they could pin it on him so there was fear of the real story i don't think it's worked i'm so our

support does hamza actually have among jordanians are they many who share his views you know what when he accuses jordan's leadership of corruption nepotism and authoritarian rule how much of a threat is he really. it is not a slender law he doesn't see himself as an alternative to the king he's not trying to become king he accepts just as crown prince has done before him accepted the crown prince a position was changed by the will of the king he accepted over the last 2 crown prince as would change the accepted of these are all the loyal. princes they believe in their family's mission that they have a strong commitment to the family to the country but they also have values and they don't like to see the suffering of people being told that they can't express themselves last year the entire teachers' union was shut down. as council went to questacon accord government because there are protests and so. it is not

a figure who attracts political activism we shouldn't see them like clay but he does reflect the widespread discontent and this letter that his son is really not very newsworthy his allegiance to the king was never in question ok what about the notion of. let me ask you this because i mean this has been bandied around a lot in the past 2 days what about the notion that there perhaps foreign elements involved here that this might have been the israeli saudi you're a access wanting to undermine king abdullah do you buy it do you buy into that. i think that's a series that needs to be investigated but it needs evidence it needs proof we haven't seen any proof yet i don't think that the amber alert is so the israeli actions want to get rid of king of the it may be that they just want to rattle him a little bit and make him a little bit more nervous show him his vulnerabilities so that he would fall in

line with them and accept like behind in has a mother's to be a vassal kingdom as happened in the old number 3 and kingdom with the romans and the greeks 2000 years ago that will never happen jordan's king percent his most difficult moment through the gulf war. refused to bow down to the demands of a bigger powers including the u.s. and there's a there's a sense of. obligation to the integrity of jordan and the people of jordan among the leadership of the country which is very strong among the royal family but this foreign accused foreign intervened intervention accusation remains to be proven most people including myself don't think it makes very much sense but we'll see if they have evidence they should take it to court of court of public opinion or a court of law that hasn't happened yet and my guess is it's not going to happen because i don't really think there was any major plot and if there was prince hum's

they certainly have nothing to do with it and my view randi thank you very much for sharing it in her ass always good to have young doctors there on the korean joining us allies from massachusetts. and still ahead on al-jazeera a race against time and the elements rescuers in indonesia and east timor struggle to reach remote communities hit by flash floods and landslides and the coronavirus spike that could scupper a major leg of the unending torturing a world. war. we've got a couple of days off from any particularly violent weather there is still snow falling in quebec the still snow falling out of this cloud across the cascades in the rockies montana is slowly drifting south to wyoming and then of course into the

plain though vengefully you can imagine what's going to happen we get a constant feed of warm moist air up through the plains states communicates this cold and that has developed into an area that really wants itself up gets angry produces sunder storms and we've seen that 3 times already in the last couple of weeks and it may well happen again you end up generating a line of thunderstorms core front if you like that run all the way from east texas of through our consoles for kentucky and tennessee yes they've been vicious reason they might be again but that's doesn't happen till wednesday and thursday further west yeah the still like to be more snow falling in montana but that's not a big surprise for this time of the year dropping so house and rather strong trade winds raising off a little bit and the persistent showers that produced some flooding and even a landslide risk in house but is funnier that's also easing down but there's still a lot of cloud and rain over honduras and probably nicaragua but again that appears to be disappearing in jamaica i think you still potential for big showers.

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you're watching al-jazeera recap of our top stories a u.s. release she 1st testified that the officer accused of murdering george floyd broke rules on respecting the sanctity of life on day 6 of the trial daria i don't don't don't told a jury in minneapolis that derek show vein acted in a way that was against police training jordan's oil courses for in terms of being hussein has signed an letter pledging his allegiance to the king jordan's government had accused the former crown prince of trying to destabilize the country . are the news now and rescuers are struggling to reach dozens of missing people in indonesia and east timor after flash floods and landslides cut off several communities at least $100.00 people have been killed and to make matters worse a tropical cyclone is expected to continue hitting the region for several days jessica washington reports from jakarta. in tunisia east nusa tenggara rescue

efforts are underway after flash floods and landslides in this village police and soldiers trying to pull people to safety. in my village the water is higher than my head it has not yet subsided many say they loved ones are still missing. at an opera in east flores was the worst hit a tropical low system is causing heavy rain strong winds and choppy seas in the area adding to the challenge of getting rescuers and essential to the island in west timor hundreds are in evacuation centers who made the film without getting enough i'd have my full bar and my house is by the sea the water rose up and entered our house everything is ruined everything flooded so we took refuge here. authorities say many houses were damaged because of going to what was he was a naval continued recreation of the fact that people security forces are working together with volunteers after the identify victims even evoke what the hell they didn't see it took on but few under. president joko widodo has urged people to be

on a god. that moneyball but. i ask people to follow the instructions of field offices stay alert for floods and landslides because of the high intensity of extreme rains indonesia's neighbor east timor was also badly hit and the disaster could have an impact on its efforts to fight cope with 19 like unicef china flight as arrived in delhi at 1 o'clock delhi time today with the 1st 24000 government in vaccines. just. now the challenge now will be how to roll out the vaccination with damage to infrastructure as authorities in both countries work to get a sense of the scale of the destruction there feel is the environmental disaster will deepen an ongoing health crisis just a washington al-jazeera jakarta. mozambique's army says it's retaken control of the northern town of panama from an armed group that attacked head last month

a military spokesman says a significant number of fighters were killed during the operation it has a details. soldiers patrol the streets of palmer army commanders say the military is backing control of the town nearly 2 weeks after it was seized by armed groups so see if we cleared the last area this morning and is completely safe in the next few hours if we need to bring in any planes with food for the population that's going to be done with no problem it is secure there's not much left of palmer buildings including the town's hospital the state prosecutor's office banks and shops are badly damaged and soldiers have the grim task of covering up dead bodies lying on the street the increasing boldness of the terrorist activities that we've seen in mozambique is very concerning indeed i think the violence they have perpetrated on civilians in mozambique is truly atrocious and it has been condemned

in needs to be condemned again and again the governor of kabul to god admitted the situation is bleak but said he's optimistic things can improve and. we are here because our security and defense forces defend the country and everything that has been said and the government position is that the job has been done we defeated the enemy. around 75000 people used to live in palmer most escaped the attack around 2000 displaced people made it to the city of pemba but the influx is putting pressure on local services and families peter in greeley took in 7 relatives and is now struggling to make ends meet. it's a big sacrifice i used to buy one sack of rice which was enough for all of us but now i have to buy 23 secs because we have so many people to feed food is expensive much more expensive with all these refugee. the u.n. says more than 20000 people stayed in palmer despite the attack it's hoped those

who left will be able to return home soon victoria gating be al-jazeera. and prime minister benjamin netanyahu is legal and political troubles are playing out at the same time for think inclusive election means there could be another vote on top of that corruption trial has resumed prosecutors accuse him of bribery breach of trust and fraud while in office charges he denies. one thing cannot be hidden that's what an improper use of governmental power looks like that's how they are trying to topple a strong prime minister from the right this is what a coup attempt looks like it's not random that the prosecution presented the evidence stage only one month before the 1st elections not by chance that they filed the indictment before the elections but then it. came into support to strengthen my great leader not only is he great he is unique he saved the jewish people and the people of israel they can win against him and they can it's quite

unbelievable that israel should have to accompany its prime minister. into trial and it's quite clear that this is not going to be a. he will fight to the end and so will we justice will be served and democracy. this is not going to become a dictatorship under one man. jailed russian opposition leader alexina valmy has reportedly been moved to a medical facility to be treated for a possible respiratory illness and on the will be tested for over 1000 after posting online that he has a high temperature and a bad cough he says 3 of the 15 inmates in his block are in hospital with suspected tuberculosis and army has been on a hunger strike since wednesday and accuses authorities of refusing to give him proper medical care. russian president vladimir putin meanwhile assigned out a new law which could keep him in power until 2036 the reset of his presidential term allows him to run 2 more times it was approved in

a constitutional vote last year putin has been in power for more than 2 decades when. england is going to be lifting some coronavirus restrictions next week outdoor pops gyms and shops will be allowed to reopen from monday as it slowly eases out of its national lockdown the government is also testing a possible vaccine passed for system but it's still unclear when travel restrictions will be lifted the result of your efforts and of course with the of the vaccine road is that i can today confirm that for a monday the 12th of april we will move to step 2 of our road map reopening shops gyms zoos how do they campsites personal care services like head dresses and of course big gardens and outdoor hospitality of all kinds and on monday the 12th i

would be going to the pub myself and cautiously but irreversibly raising a point of beer to my lips. outdoor restaurants and cafes have reopened in portugal is part of the country's 2nd phase of easing lockdown restrictions museums non-food markets small shops and james are also reopening as infection rates low across the country if the situation continues to improve indoor dining cinemas in shopping centers will reopen in 2 weeks earlier this year portugal had one of the world's highest infection rates chile meanwhile has halted all international travel in an effort to curb a surge in corona virus infections officials say orders will be closed for one month both nationals and 4 innes opera hit it from leaving the country except for emergency situations chile has recorded more than 1000000 cases despite having one of the walls fast this vaccination rates. iran is heading back into the highest

level of. as the country battles a new surge in coronavirus tests it's the 3rd time the capital tehran and is code red measures limiting business hours and banning travel in personal cars now rules even in new year holidays being blamed for the renewed spread of the virus 172 people died in the past day with nearly 14000 new cases. the philippines is struggling to cope with a dramatic surge in code 900 cases of capital and nearby provinces have been placed under the highest level of restrictions jamila island again has more from manila. dr greece but delia is the medical director of with the leading public hospitals in manila she says health workers across the country have been overwhelmed by the pandemic but today at least there are some signs of progress it's the 2nd day of public inoculations against 19 and she says this is what gives those working on the

front line some hope this vaccination is the solution for this disease so there's no other way the fight will be 90 in. little box in the vaccination is the solution for the nation at this hospital at least 1300 medical workers are receiving their 2nd dose of vaccine people here tell us they have to line up for hours but it's something that they don't mind they say because in a country with more than a 100000000 people they tell us they feel grateful to be inoculated now the government is facing delays in its national inoculation drive due to limited supplies and its own initial restrictive policies towards vaccine imports but it now promises to inoculate around $70000000.00 filipinos by the end of this year for the country's health community this cannot come soon enough the philippines is

facing a steep rise in corona virus cases hospital's intensive care and isolation bed facilities have reached critical levels will by you know your workers we are already preparing to mend the shortage of medical workers in manila by sending some from nearby provinces this is something that we expect in a matter of these. forcing the government to reimpose tighter restrictions it had already implemented one of the strongest and strictest lockdowns in the world last year and many year have grown weary of what they see as the government's top stands in fighting the pandemic but for a nurse assistant of laurie bullen getting rid 2nd doe's means she's able to worry less about infecting her own family. that it feels like liberation day so now i can really focus and taking care of me patients i am happy

a glimmer of hope she says in what otherwise appears a very desolate situation jim duggan al-jazeera manila. the japanese city of osaka has formally asked for its leg of the torch relay to be canceled because of a spike in corona virus cases $10000.00 runners take part of their relay and it's seen as a 1st major test of tokyo's ability to hold the games under strict rules the torch was due to reach osaka in mid april. clear again i'm fully back to go with the headlines on al-jazeera a us police chief has testified against one of his former offices who is accused of murdering george floyd on day 6 of the trial of daria our own don't don't told the jury in minneapolis that derek show vein broke rules on respecting.