this is bbc news. i'm mike embley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the third day of the derek chauvin murder trial features new security camera footage, showing the final moments of george floyd's life, and emotional testimony from witnesses. another lockdown as a third wave of coronavirus threatens france, non—essential shops and schools will shut this weekend for four weeks. 60,000 covid—19 deaths in just the past month, in brazil, jair bolsonaro is facing the biggest crisis of his presidency. and new york becomes the latest state in the us to legalise recreational marajuana for adults.

hello and welcome. the jury in the trial of derek chauvin has been shown new footage of george floyd — including police body camera video — in the moments just before his death. the court also had to adjourn briefly because one witness broke down while giving testimony. the former police officer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, one of manslaughter. aleem maqbool has this report, and just a warning, you may find some of it distressing. derek chauvin on the right here watched with the rest of the court this now haunting footage, of george floyd dressed in black seen for the first time in the shop where the sad series of events began. a shop assistant, 19—year—old christopher martin, said mr floyd seemed physically well and in good spirits, if a little disorientated and high. george floyd is seen moving

to the cigarette counter, where he uses what is suspected to have been a forged note, though christopher martin accepted it, saying he thought george floyd wasn't aware of it being fake. the manager of the shop asked that the police be called. more footage showed officers arriving and pulling george floyd from his car, and later, being handcuffed and led further up the road. charles mcmillan was another eyewitness to take to the stand and his voice is heard in some of the most distressing video of the day. don't do me like that, man! if you get in this car, we can talk! george floyd is soon seen being pushed to the ground by officers. i can't breathe. i can't breathe, man. mr mcmillan, do you need a minute? it's clear what happened that day last may has had a life—changing impact on so many. a crowd soon gathered and among

the bystanders was the young cashier who had alerted his manager about the fake note. what was going through your time during that time period? uh, disbelief and guilt. why guilt? if i had just not taken the bill, this could have been avoided. it's been hard for many to hear teenagers talk of their guilt over george floyd's death when the reminders of the actions of the man on trial are inescapable. aleem maqbool, bbc news. 0ur correpondent, lebo diseko is in minneapolis. she told me it was a gruelling day for the prosecution witnesses, and everyone in court. the prosecution pretty relentlessly showing body camera footage from all four officers that were here that day, arresting mr floyd and really taking us through the interaction with him. from the beginning, they began right around the corner here, and bringing him infront of the cup foods store.

very distressing. but the prosecution will really want the jury to have gone home with those images in their minds, overand overagain, hearing mr floyd begging for his life. very distressing, but as you — as i say, i think the impact was what the prosecution was hoping thejurors would go home in their minds with. and it's very clear, from the way some of the witnesses are dealing with giving their testimony, this is still a very open wound? absolutely. i mean, hearing a 19—year—old boy, really, talking about the fact he still wishes he'd done things differently. i mean, he talked about the fact that he had considered actually paying for george floyd's — i think it was cigarettes he was buying, himself. basically, if somebody uses a counterfeit note,

it gets taken out of their wages. and christopher martin had thought, �*you know, should ijust pay for his stuff anyway, he didn't seem like he meant any harm.�* he stood on the witness stand saying, you know, "i think about if i hadn't reported it, if i hadn't done what i'd done, would things have been different?" really, quite difficult to see. and then obviously charles mcmillan as well, who broke down on the stand, he had tried to plead with mr floyd, asking him to comply with officers, but also had really become quite angry and frustrated with the officers themselves and really had taken derek chauvin to task. but we see him rewatching that video on the stand and it was too much for him. and looking at the footage of george floyd in the shop, of course all this plays into the defence case that it wasn't derek chauvin who killed him, that he would have died anyway, seems to be their pitch.

that he'd taken drugs beforehand, and allegedly swallowed them deliberately to conceal them from police. trying to paint a picture of someone who is in difficulty in any case, from drugs and underlying health issues? well, this is the interesting thing, mike. the — it was the prosecution that entered this video. this was the prosecution that brought up this video. and i think they did it because they wanted to show that, look, george floyd may have had something in his system, but he wasn't a threat to anybody. you see him going into the store. you know, he's kind of — maybe not entirely sober, perhaps, but he's not a threat and he's fairly affable. he's, you know, moving from side to side, but nobody around him seems to change position or change what they're doing in any kind of way. so, i think this is the prosecution laying out the fact that whatever you say about what he was taking or not taking, the force that was used by the officers was not reasonable. lebo, thank you very much indeed for that. the french president has put mainland france back

into lockdown for four weeks from saturday. in a national televised address, emmanuel macron said all but essential shops would shut, and people will again be asked to work from home. he said from next week schools would close for three weeks, with exceptions for the children of key workers. he also announced a vaccination programme, promising that by the end of the summer everyone over eighteen will be vaccinated. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. paris today is a tale of two cities — a sense of freedom in the streets, in hospitals, a sense of deja vu. with more than 5,000 patients in intensive care, france is already above normal saturation level. in this small paris unit today, all nine life support beds were full. translation: the thing that worries us a lot is that - protective measures are not being respected. when the weather's good, we see people walking by the seine, all cramped together, orshopping

in the market without any protection. and we know that in these kinds of situations, the government has trouble enforcing the restrictions. 79—year—old madeleine arrived here after refusing the astrazeneca jab. she didn't trust it with all her underlying conditions, she told me. but while waiting for the pfizer one, she caught covid. has it changed her mind about the astrazeneca vaccine? non, non. "no," she said. it's here in the capital's life support units that pressure on president macron has been sharpest. some doctors have warned of an impending health disaster, saying they could soon be forced to choose which patients live and which die. tonight, mr macron admitted france needed to toughen the rules. from saturday, everyone will have to stay local and schools will close for up to a month. translation: we did everything we could to take these _

decisions as late as possible and only when they became strictly necessary. that time is now. but i would also like to tell you this evening that, thanks to the vaccine, we can see the way out of the crisis. with transfers from the worst—hit areas already begun, doctors have been calling for a third national lockdown. the light restrictions currently in place in areas like paris, they say, aren't clear or powerful enough. but these are the rules now being rolled out across france. we don't understand them any more. we're like, are we being quarantined or not? we don't really understand, so we're going out without really knowing. but, yeah, what i think isjust, like, maybe it would be better to go home, but on another side, i want to be out. after weeks of criticism over his strategy, president macron is facing a nation divided, between those who say they can't face another lockdown and those who can't face another wave. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris.

sweden has extended several of its coronavirus measures until may, because of a rise in admissions to intensive care wards and the number of people testing positive. rachel stanton reports. another hectic day, treating covert patients in sweden, with nearly 18% rise in people being admitted to intensive care last week, the government has halted the easing of restrictions in the easing of restrictions in the country. rules were originally set to be listed in mid april but will now stay in place until the third of may at the earliest. translation: the s - read the earliest. translation: the sread of the earliest. translation: the spread of the — the earliest. translation: tie: spread of the infection is at too high a level and unfortunately rising and some parts of the country. the health sector is under severe strain so it is important that we manage a bit longer. restaurants, bars and cafe �*s must close no later than 8:30pm and no more than four people are allowed per group. businesses must also make sure customers shop alone and not in

a group. gyms and museums have also been affected. despite the restrictions staying, they aren't set to get any tougher. translation: me aren't set to get any tougher. translation:— aren't set to get any tougher. translation: we have a lot of measures in _ translation: we have a lot of measures in place _ translation: we have a lot of measures in place the - translation: we have a lot of measures in place the swedish | measures in place the swedish public has really changed behaviour and daily life is, to a great extent, very restricted so we haven't seen the need for further measures.— further measures. throughout the world. _ further measures. throughout the world, sweden _ further measures. throughout the world, sweden is - further measures. throughout the world, sweden is known i further measures. throughout. the world, sweden is known for taking a different path from those countries during the pandemic, opting against lockdown. but with these restrictions are set to stay, there is hope that it will offer some relief in the months to come and that people can look forward to life looking a little more like it used to. for a second day in a row, brazil has reported another unenviable daily record of new covid—i9 deaths, more than 3,800 on wednesday, at least 90,000 new cases. there's great concern that public health measures

are inadequate, but president bolsanaro is insisting people should return to work. mark lobel reports. singing. there are so many to mourn, burials take place under cover of darkness. coronavirus claims another life in brazil, one of thousands a day during this worsening crisis. so, why is this happening? in a nation of suboptimal implementation of these public health measures, the pi variant of concern, countrywide in brazil, is clearly contributing to the increase of cases. yet president bolsonaro doesn't think staying at home is the answer. his attempts to curtail local lockdowns through the courts angered the military, leading to a dramatic changing of the guard, including his defence chief. unprecedentedly, causing his commanders of the army, navy, and air force, to quit. but in this confrontation, the president — a former military man himself — is not standing down.

translation: i appeal to all the authorities i in brazil to review this policy and allow the people to go to work. rallying behind him, his supporters took to rio's copacabana beach, with a warning shot to critics, reminding them of their history — of the 57th anniversary of the coup that unseated a left—wing president, ushering in 20 years of military rule. translation: with all this i communism - the left wanting to dominate, practically prohibits the president from governing. but under president bolsonaro's watch, some hospital emergency departments have run out of room to treat patients. 0n the streets in sao paulo, charities are struggling to provide enough food for those in need, with donations drying up as the lines get longer, after financial aid for the most vulnerable was cut injanuary. translation: there are even families on the streets now. .

it's a very different scenario from the street population of predominantly male before the pandemic. perhaps the government is beginning to notice. handouts will begin again next week. dog barks. but there is little else to indicate this alarming loss of life will end soon. mark lobel, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: under threats and pressure from the chinese authorities, bbc correspondent john sudworth relocates from beijing to taiwan. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worst, produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing.

the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs, and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where he had been addressing a trade union conference. a small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become - a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians| wished it had never been built. the eiffel towers's- birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. - this is bbc news, the latest headlines: in the george floyd murder trial in the us, the court is shown new footage of mr floyd just before his death.

the french president emmanuel macron puts mainland france back into lockdown again for four weeks as cases double since february to nearly 40,000 a day the bbc�*s china correspondent john sudworth has had to relocate from beijing to taiwan, under pressure and threats from chinese authorities. but chinese state media outlets are still running stories attacking john for his coverage of shin—jang and the origins of the coronavirus. here he is speaking earlierfrom taiwan. we have been facing this kind of pressure because of coverage of subjects and stories that china doesn't want us to cover, at least not in the independent way that we have. but in recent months, there's been an intensifying propaganda campaign targeting notjust the bbc, but me personally and my work in particular. there have been legal threats and, as well as that, an intensifying attempt to obstruct and harass us

whenever and wherever we film. and as a result of these rising risks and increasing difficulties, the decision was made that, after tolerating it for so long, we should relocate. the chinese foreign ministry has given its response, saying the authorities had not been given prior notice ofjohn�*s departure. translation: we were just in the process of renewing i sudworth�*s press card when we learned that sudworth had left without saying goodbye. once he had left the country, he made no attempt to inform the relevant departments, nor provide a reason for why he left. the bbc has issued a statement on john's relocation from beijing to taiwan. john is by no means the first journalist to have left

the country after falling foul of the government. at least 18 foreign correspondents were expelled by china last year, during a tit—for—tat row with the united states that severely reduced the international press presence in the country. in september last year, the last two reporters working in china for australian media flew home following a diplomatic stand—off. china has long been among the world's top jailers of journalists. at least 47 were jailed in 2020, according to the committee to protect journalists , an independent organisation that promotes press freedom worldwide. steven butler is asia program coordinator for the cpj and has been giving me his thoughts onjohn�*s situation. i suppose my thought is it is not terribly surprising given the trends that we have seen inside china over the past decade, ever since xijinping has come to power. there has been increasing pressure on the domestic press, manyjournalists, particularly citizen journalists have been thrown into jail and we have seen notjust last year, when 18 correspondents were expelled, but an increasing amount

of pressure put on as they try to report the news. and i think it is also consistent with china's increasingly aggressive diplomatic and military posture. so i think what we're seeing really is one of a piece here. there's something slightly surreal, isn't there, about the chinese foreign ministry issuing a statement that it seems aggrieved thatjohn left without saying goodbye. but more seriously, is there anything meaningful that can be done to resist this? well, i think the only thing is that basically china does not welcome foreign correspondents. it does not want to open up its society to that kind of scrutiny that foreign correspondents provide. and i think the only way you can possibly address this is by democratic countries, countries that value the freedom of the press, coming together and putting pressure on china, by putting press freedom and the stationing of foreign correspondents in the context of broader trade and other relationships. frankly, if you just go to the chinese and say, you take out correspondents and we will take yours, the chinese will say, ok,

we do not want your correspondents. i think this needs to be seen as a very serious item and it is not simply a question of reciprocity, the fact is we do not not what is going on in china without a vigorous presence of the foreign correspondents who can go around and report on things that the chinese domestic press will not report on. i think a lot of people outside all this might be thinking that it is a wonder thatjohn and his team, and alljournalists who have been working in china can do meaningful work at all, under surveillance, followed everywhere, having their material deleted whenever the authorities get a chance to seize it. it is a tribute to all the people doing that work. yes, frankly, it is remarkable what the correspondents in china have been able to do under extremely difficult circumstances. just the fact that interviewing a chinese person, a chinese citizen can cause that citizen to get into trouble and so journalists have to take enormous steps to try to protect their sources and try to protect the integrity of what they are able to gather and, of course,

china has a very sophisticated surveillance system and a police that is extremely aggressive. so yes, it is really remarkable the correspondents had been able to do. steven butler, from the cpj, there. let's get some of the day's other news more than 500 people have been killed at security forces in the two months and secure in me and my. the jailed kremlin critic alexei navalny is going through a hunger strike because he is not receiving medication for back pain. kremlin rejects his accusations, being provided with all medical equipment. there is no reason

for countries to limit use of the astrazeneca vaccine, according to the eu vaccine had. there were concerns that the jab could cause rare blood clots. the international kemen has upheld the acquittal of ivory coast's former president. he was accused of crimes against humanity, and is the first head of state to stand trial at the icc. it paves the way after a decade to return to the ivory coast where he is still an influentialfigure. new york has become the latest us state to officially legalise marajuana. the new law will reinvest millions of dollars of tax revenues from cannabis into minority communities ravaged by the decades—long war on drugs. , who signed the bill into law on wednesday, described it as an �*historic

day'. eliza craston reports. after yea rs of after years of stalled attem pts, after years of stalled attempts, this is the moment that the us became the 15th us state to legalise the use of marijuana for adults. its estimated it could generate up to $350 million in annual tax revenue, and 40% of that will be invested in minority communities that have been disproportionally affected by marijuana arrests. we disproportionally affected by marijuana arrests.— disproportionally affected by marijuana arrests. we have had these marijuana _ marijuana arrests. we have had these marijuana laws _ marijuana arrests. we have had these marijuana laws and - marijuana arrests. we have had these marijuana laws and have| these marijuana laws and have not been enforced across the board the same way, and white people and people of colour smoked marijuana at equal rates and consume it at equal rates but it's only people of colour who have been prosecuted. the bill will also wipe the criminal records - wipe the criminal records of people previously charged with marijuana —related crimes. new york's attorney general how the law as a racial and criminal justice imperative, and a critical step towards a fairer and morejustice critical step towards a fairer and more justice system. critical step towards a fairer and morejustice system. under

the law, new yorkers aged 21 and older are now allowed to possess up to three ounces of cannabis. new york is set to become one of the largest markets of legal cannabis in the nation, with the potential to create thousands ofjobs. proponents of marijuana see these laws like these in new york can be directly tied to economic and racial equity, while opponents aside concerns of increased rates of substance abuse. public attitudes do seem to be changing. last year a poll showed 60% of americans showed in favour of legalising it, the highest ever. while many democrats have backed legalisation, the president has been more cautious, advocating the decriminalisation instead. legalisation under federal level seems unlikely to happen anytime soon. the queen has taken part in her first public engagement outside windsor castle this year.

she marked the centenary of the royal australian air force during an open—air service, at the commonwealth war graves commission air forces memorial in runnymede in surrey. she was last seen outside her residence in november for the annual remembrance sunday service at the cenotaph. and before we go, life at the white house can be rather stressful. president biden�*s dog major appears to be having some difficulty getting accustomed to his new surroundings. you might recall he's onlyjust returned to washington after two weeks of training in delaware for an earlier biting incident. unfortunately it has happened again. he nipped someone while on a walk in the white house gardens. major is the younger of the biden�*s two german shepherds, and he is a rescue dog. and it can't be easy getting used to life in a place as busy and unfamiliar as the white house. more on all the news at any time on the bbc website. that's it for now, thank you very much for watching.

despite there being more cloud around across southern britain on wednesday, we still manage to make highs of 2a celsius in the sunny spells across the far south—east. for today, though, it is cooler and fresher for most areas, that is away from the south—west and south wales. here we have the warmth just holding on for one more day, but this area of high pressure with its chillier air starts to topple in from the north—west. that breeze will be noticeable across the north sea coast, feeding in quite a bit of cloud here. elsewhere, though, we should see the clouds breaking up to allow for plenty of sunshine. probably the best of the sunshine, again, will be across this south—west corner. we change the wind direction, though, that north—easterly, like i mentioned, cool down the east coast. it will be a different feeling wind from the warm southerlies which we've had over the last few days. so temperatures struggling to get above 7—9 celsius across the north sea coast. 16—20 celsius, though,

in the south—west — that's where we will have the last of the warmth. but that warmth ebbs away through thursday night, and into friday morning. the cold air is with most of us, and we will actually see some frost, particularly for the far north of england and in toward scotland. low single digits for the rest of england and wales. 0ur area of high pressure though really builds in, for friday. so there will be a lot of dry and settled weather, but it is chillier air blowing down on a north or north—easterly wind, and again, that north—easterly wind will feed in more cloud to northern and eastern parts of the uk. so it's staying rather chilly and grey here. with more shelter to the south and the west, this is where we will see the best of the sunshine. so, temperatures into the afternoon could reach 12

or 13 celsius, 9 or 10 celsius closer to the east. these temperatures actually closer to the seasonal average. through friday night, though, it's going to be a colder one for most with the widespread frost, particularly central, northern and western areas. now, as we move into the easter weekend, although high pressure will bring a lot of dry and settled weather, it will feel cold, and then as we head on into easter monday, we will see a real arctic blast which will bring some wintry showers to our shores as well. so our area of high pressure dominates for saturday and sunday, then allows this low—pressure to sweep down from the north through sunday into easter monday. and that will open the floodgates to the arctic, a much colder blast of air than what we will have for the start of the weekend. and like i mentioned, that will be feeding in some snow showers, mainly to northern and western coasts on monday.

this is bbc news, the headlines: 0n the third day of the trial of the white police officer accused of killing george floyd, prosecutors have played cctv of mr floyd in may last year, minutes before his death. the former officer, derek chauvin, has pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter. president emmanuel macron has announced a new four—week ational lockdown in france, from saturday. he said all but essential shops should close and home working should become the norm. checks will be stepped up to stop public gatherings. cases have doubled since february to nearly 40,000 a day. covid—19 deaths in brazil have hit a new monthly high, at least 60,000 people died from the disease in march. the surge has put the presidency ofjair bolsonaro in deep trouble, it's more than double the previous record, and pushed the health service to the point of collapse.

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