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hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. president biden has been said and got his plan to combat mass shootings in the us. gun got his plan to combat mass shootings in the us. gun violence in this country — shootings in the us. gun violence in this country is _ shootings in the us. gun violence in this country is an _ shootings in the us. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. - shootings in the us. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. let - shootings in the us. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. let me | this country is an epidemic. let me say it again. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. and it is an international embarrassment. applause. the plan includes a crackdown on so—called ghost guns, we take you through what is being proposed. in the trial of derek chauvin come a young alum extra has told the court that george floyd died at the offices held him down like a vice. —— lung x—ray. northern ireland is fair piece at the end of the night of writing and the police had the violence was on a scale not seen for
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years. that's calling for peace. this means that we we saw were absolutely disgraceful in terms of serious criminal acts that were carried out in violent disorder that was taken in place and it needs to be condemned with the saugus possible term. find be condemned with the saugus possible term.— be condemned with the saugus possible term. be condemned with the saugus ossible term. �* ., possible term. and we will look at how a photo _ possible term. and we will look at how a photo opportunity _ possible term. and we will look at how a photo opportunity involving| possible term. and we will look at i how a photo opportunity involving eu leaders in the turkey president has turned into a diplomatic incident. joe biden has unveiled a raft of executive orders to tackle gun violence. he's targeting �*ghost guns', homemade weapons that can't be traced by the authorities. and this is why. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. let me say it again. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. and it is an international embarrassment. i want to rein in the
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proliferation of so—called ghost guns, these are guns that are homemade. they go from are built from a kit and include directions or how to finish the firearm. you can buy the kit. they have no serial numbers. so when they show up in a crime scene, they can't be traced. and the buyers aren't required to pass a background check to buy the kids. to make the gun. consequently, anyone from a criminal to a terrorist can buy this kit in as little as 30 minutes and put together a weapon. this isjoe biden�*s first major action on gun control since taking office. the issue is as prevalent as ever. last month, 18 people were killed in two mass shootings in a week. one in boulder. and the other in atlanta, georgia. there are lots of ways to measure the impact of gun violence. the president turned to a number of them. gun violence in america, for those
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who think of this from an economic standpoint listening to me, estimated to cost the nation $280 billion a year. we say how could that be? hospital bills, physical therapy, trauma counselling, legal fees, present cost. and the loss of productivity. not to mention a psychological damage done to the children who live in the cities watching this happen knowing somebody it happened to. gun violence in our neighbourhood. it is having a profound impact. most of the responsibility has been given to thejustice department. it's been given 30 days to come up with a new rule on reducing the distribution of ghost guns. 60 days to propose a new rule tackling gun modifications. and 60 days again to propose a so—called �*red flag law�* for states — that'll give courts greater power in removing guns from people
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who are at risk to the community. lots of reaction to this. gun safety lobby group everytown for gun safety said the measures will "address the epidemic of gun violence that has raged throughout the pandemic and begin to make good on president biden�*s promise to be the strongest gun safety president in history". that's one side of the debate. one of the most powerful voices on the other side is the national rifle assocation. it's called the move �*extreme' and says the �*nra is ready to fight�*. the measures are enacted through an executive order — meaning joe biden won't need approvalfrom congress. but the president still faces an uphill battle. many americans see gun controls as infringing on their constitutional right to bear arms under the second amendment. and the president addressed that. nothing, nothing i am about to recommend in any way impinges on the second amendment. the phone the
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arguments suggesting these are second amendment rights and state for what we are talking about. that's the phoney arguments. no amendment to the constitution is absolute. you can't yell fire in a crowded movie theatre and call it freedom of speech. from the very beginning, you could not own any weapon. from the very beginning, the second a that they commit certain people were not allowed to have weapons. the idea isjust bizarre to suggest that some of the things we are recommending are contrary to the constitution. last year gun violence killed nearly 20,000 people in the us — more than any other year in the past 20 years. alex gangitano is a reporterfor the hill. very good to have you back on the programme, alex. talk to me specifically about this issue of ghost guns. i haven't heard this phrase before. is it a widely established issue in america? thank ou so established issue in america? thank you so much — established issue in america? thank you so much for— established issue in america? thank you so much for having _ established issue in america? thank you so much for having me. -
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established issue in america? t�*isfiaz you so much for having me. actually i first found out about ghost guns when president biden was first inaugurated in i was speaking with some of these gun control advocacy groups and they mentioned that tackling ghost guns is one of the things that president biden could do through executive order without involving congress. so this is not a very widely known term and what is interesting about the use of ghost guns, which as you mentioned these are guns that people get some sort of kit sent to their home and you can make them yourself so they don't have a serial number. when they shop at a crime scene, they are untraceable. the recent shootings in boulder and atlanta and another one are back before the pandemic, these were guns that were purchased in a story. so in talking to people about his actions today, there is some hesitation that you can't really point to any of these big mass shootings that have been in recent years and say if ghost guns were
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cracked down on it would've prevented this from happening. so it is interesting this is something that he is tackling but it is also something that he can do again without congress being involved in so he's able to unilaterally take care of one thing.— so he's able to unilaterally take care of one thing. interesting. you can help me _ care of one thing. interesting. you can help me put — care of one thing. interesting. you can help me put this _ care of one thing. interesting. you can help me put this in _ care of one thing. interesting. you can help me put this in context - care of one thing. interesting. you | can help me put this in context how do we compare what president biden is announcing today with what previous pushes by the democrats during the 0bama administration to deal with gun control?— deal with gun control? during the 0bama administration, _ deal with gun control? during the 0bama administration, we - deal with gun control? during the 0bama administration, we heard| deal with gun control? during the - 0bama administration, we heard calls for congress to pass background checks, especially after the 2012 sandy hook shooting. now congress is still tackling background checks. it passed the house last month and it is now in the senate where it faces a very uphill battle. again we also side during the 0bama administration and push towards banning assault weapons. and these high magazine guns. this was something president clinton back in the 90s enacted a
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ten year ban on assault weapons and that then expired in the early 2000. so president 0bama was not able to do that and so nowjoe biden is calling on congress to get this done again and get background checks done, get these assault weapon ban guns and assault weapon gun bans done and also closing some loopholes that we have actually seen are directly related to some of these mass shootings. 0ne directly related to some of these mass shootings. one is called the charleston loophole which basically means that the fbi only has a limited amount of time to look into somebody who wants to purchase a gun and this would extend that time and thatis and this would extend that time and that is directly related to how the shooter and the charleston shooting back during the 0bama administration got his gun. so you mention a lot of this does them back to things that congress was not able to do when
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0bama was president. and things that 0bama was president. and things that 0bama did it do through executive order that now the joe 0bama did it do through executive order that now thejoe biden team is looking at. order that now the joe biden team is lookin: at. , , ., ~ order that now the joe biden team is lookin: at. , , . ~' , ., looking at. very useful. thank you as ever, alex. _ it's day nine of the trial of the former police officer derek chauvin in minneapolis. it is ona it is on a break right now but they've been hearing to our the testimony from a veteran lung doctor who has been telling jurors they george floyd's death was caused because it was impossible to breathe and that mr floyd show signs of a brain injury about four minutes before derek chauvin lifted his knee from his neck. he's accused of killing george floyd by kneeling on his neck on may 25, 2020 — this happened while he was arresting george floyd for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill. the incident took place in a city street in minneapolis — it has a predomenantly white population. and george floyd's death triggered black lives matter
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protests around the world. prosecutors are seeking to prove that george floyd's death was due to asphyxiation, while chauvin�*s defence claims it was due to illegal drugs in his system and underlying health conditions. so far over the course of the trial we've heard from a number of police experts, and colleagues of derek chauvin�*s from the minneapolis police department — they've told the court that derek chauvin�*s actions violated policy. the court heard from doctor martin tobin who explained the mechanics of how george floyd stopped breathing. have you formed an opinion to a reasonable degree of medical certainty on the cause of his death? yes, i have. certainty on the cause of his death? yes. i have-— yes, i have. would you please tell the 'u yes, i have. would you please tell the jury with _ yes, i have. would you please tell the jury with an — yes, i have. would you please tell the jury with an opinion _ yes, i have. would you please tell the jury with an opinion or- yes, i have. would you please tell| the jury with an opinion or opinions are? , ~ ., ., ., are? yes. mr floyd died from a low level of oxygen _ are? yes. mr floyd died from a low level of oxygen and _ are? yes. mr floyd died from a low level of oxygen and this _ are? yes. mr floyd died from a low level of oxygen and this cause - level of oxygen and this cause damage — level of oxygen and this cause damage to his brain and it also
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caused — damage to his brain and it also caused a — damage to his brain and it also caused a pea arrhythmia that causes heart _ caused a pea arrhythmia that causes heart to— caused a pea arrhythmia that causes heart to stop. and caused a pea arrhythmia that causes heart to stop-— caused a pea arrhythmia that causes heart to stop. and by pea committee me paul's electrical— heart to stop. and by pea committee me paul's electrical activity? - me paul's electrical activity? correct path of a particular form of an abnormal beat of the heart and arrhythmia. —— pulseless electrical activity _ to remind you — derek chauvin is facing three charges. second—degree unintentional murder — which would find chauvin guilty of causing george floyd's death while assaulting him. third—degree murder — which would require prosecutors to prove that chauvin caused the death of floyd "by perpetrating an act eminently dangerous — without regard for human life." and second—degree manslaughter — for which, prosecutors would need to show beyond reasonable doubt that chauvin was "culpably negligent" and took an "unreasonable risk" with floyd's life. police officers are rarely convicted in the united states — and a conviction on any of the counts will require the jury to return a unanimous verdict.
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larry madowo, minneapolis. you have been listening today, larry. what are your reflections on this testimony?— this testimony? referred almost three hours _ this testimony? referred almost three hours of— this testimony? referred almost three hours of testimony - this testimony? referred almost three hours of testimony from i this testimony? referred almost - three hours of testimony from doctor tobin and his testimony foundation limit is foundational to the case. it is one of the experts. he identified the exact moment they george floyd it took his last breath. and he said after that moment, derek chauvin was kneeling on him for another two minutes. he also calculated the amount of time it took from george floyd taking his last unaided breath to when they try to resuscitate him. they gave him some air supply. nine minutes and 50 seconds. he also took apart the defence claims throughout the test of money and through the trial that if you can talk, you can breathe. he said that is true but it is misleading and dangerous because you could be talking one moment and
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breathing and the next you are not any set of reference to george floyd come he was alive when moment and the next it was not. == come he was alive when moment and the next it was not.— the next it was not. -- testimony. all of the — the next it was not. -- testimony. all of the testimony _ the next it was not. -- testimony. all of the testimony referred - the next it was not. -- testimony. all of the testimony referred from j all of the testimony referred from this doctor kim is it based on him viewing the video? he was not present on the day, was he? he was not present — present on the day, was he? he was not present on _ present on the day, was he? he was not present on the _ present on the day, was he? he was not present on the day _ present on the day, was he? he was not present on the day but _ present on the day, was he? he was not present on the day but he - present on the day, was he? he was not present on the day but he has i not present on the day but he has reviewed all the materials and look at different angles and he had in artist take away the car and animate the scene and show the three officers who were on george floyd's vitae. he is a pre—eminent expert on mechanical ventilation and run a textbook over 1000 pages that are considered the bible in that subject. he has written eight or nine other books. he was given an award here from the mayo clinic that is given to one doctor every ten years. his credentials are unimpeachable and his testimony is so powerful to this case. he is only one of six experts and we will hear a lot more including a forensic pathologist who will advance this theory about george floyd dying from oxygen deficiency.
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theory about george floyd dying from oxygen deficiency-— oxygen deficiency. thank you, larry. we will listen _ oxygen deficiency. thank you, larry. we will listen in _ oxygen deficiency. thank you, larry. we will listen in on _ oxygen deficiency. thank you, larry. we will listen in on the _ oxygen deficiency. thank you, larry. we will listen in on the trial- oxygen deficiency. thank you, larry. we will listen in on the trial as - oxygen deficiency. thank you, larry. we will listen in on the trial as it - we will listen in on the trial as it continues in the next half hour. all sides in northern ireland have condemned rioting in belfast on wednesday evening. protestors hijacked a bus and set it on fire. and police say the violence was on a scale not seen in northern ireland in recent years. they estimate 600 people were involved — and they think some of it was pre—planned. well this was the clean—up on thursday. and we're told that more than 50 police officers have been injured in rioting this week. we've also heard from the the northern ireland secretary, who's a minister in borisjohsons' cabinet and says there are better ways for arguments to be made. the way to deal with this in a diplomatic, democratic political process. there is no legitimisation or excuse to take the violence to deal with any of this issue. it dennis harbour anybody�*s cause, whatever their concern is not any
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given issue to take it sent to violence with that —— it does not solve anybody�*s cause. the rioting took place in the west of belfast on either side of the peace wall — that wall separated the loyalist community on around shankhill road from a nationalist community who live on the other side of the wall. the gates are usually closed at night but were forced open. petrol bombs and fireworks were thrown over the barrier. the peace walls have grown in number in the past 30 years as a way to stop clashes between the two communities. nationalists are predominantly catholics who want to see a unified ireland. loyalists are predominantly protestant, they want northern ireland to remain — as it is now — part of the uk. the stormont assembly — which is northern ireland's parliament — was recalled early from its easter break to discuss what's happening. arlene foster leads the ulster unionists who believe in northern ireland remaining in the uk — she's also the first minister. there can be no place in our society for violence or the threat of violence and must stop. just as it
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was wrong in the past, it was never justified, it is wrong now and cannot be justified. the concern here is that matters could escalate especially if any paramilitary groups were involved. for the moment, one of the issues most remarked upon this week is how young those involved in the violence were. this is the assistant chief constable of the psni — the police service of northern ireland. what we saw was a mixture of young people and adults, but there were certainly some children present, some as young as 13 or 1a we assess. and they were encouraged and supported by and clapped and cheered. i can't confirm the involvement but the orchestration that of the disorder last night in the previous nights remains the subject of investigation. several different things seems to have come together to cause the violence. the immediate trigger seems to have been the way restrictions in northern ireland to combat coronavirus have been enforced — or not enforced.
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this was last june. it was the funeral of bobby storey, who'd been a leader in the natonalist paramilitary group, the ira. more than 2,000 people lined the streets and senior republican polticians attended — all at a time when large gatherings were banned. then last month the prosecution service decided none of those involved would face action for breaking coronavirus rules. here's one local man speaking to reuters news agency on why he thinks some loyalists are frustrated. to me, this is happening basically because of the psni in the system, the republicans. the bobby story funeral. this has been kicking off. any direct consequence of boris johnson, setting us up on the brexit and the border that he denied whatever happened. this is important.
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when the uk left the eu borisjohnson agreed to introduce border checks for goods moving across the irish sea between the rest of the uk and northern ireland. the loyalist community oppose having checks on the sea border — because they see it as potentially threatening northern ireland's status as part of the uk. the reason those checks were brought in was so that goods and people could continue to flow without any checks across northern ireland's other border — the land border, with the republic of ireland. that's important to the nationalist community. and the uk and eu agreed that avoiding any infrastructure on this border was important to maintain peace. some observers think the balance that was eventually struck in the brexit deal may have been too far in one side's favour. here's one irish journalist, on that. when we were talking about this in terms of a land border, we were very clear that our return to the irish republican violence would not be justified but it was a risk. and now i think we are saying loyalists violence and there is no justification for that but that also
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should have been a known risk. let's speak to chris buckler live from belfast. there we have any news of further trouble this evening. ida of further trouble this evening. no but of further trouble this evening. fir? but the police are certainly on the streets and we have seen the play tonight i water cannon which is used sometimes to disperse rioters when there is a concern. it gives you an idea of the police are still worried tonight. but things are calm as we talk at the moment. nonetheless, there a real concern about coming days and the police have been very clear they believe there are some criminal groups and loyalist paramilitary groups who have been involved in stirring up some of the tensions and also dissident republicans, republicans who are against the peace process and as a result, they are just pleading for calm and encouraging people to go onto the streets and to make sure that young people did not get involved in this kind of violence. it is worth putting out that there were 13—year—olds and 1a euros involved in throwing petrol bombs,
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stones and bricks yesterday. at this piece line and at these peace walls that divide the two communities. it gives you a sense that that there is this real concern there are older people taking advantage of it and certainly from the social media videos that were posted it is clear there were some people who were shouting orders at them and give me directions to go to the police while for example and that is a real concern that the paramilitary potential is involved in organising all this. , , ., all this. help me understand the motivation _ all this. help me understand the motivation here. _ all this. help me understand the motivation here. we _ all this. help me understand the motivation here. we have - all this. help me understand the | motivation here. we have walked through some of the issues that are potentially behind this. what is your reading of why we have seen this spike in violence?— this spike in violence? yes. you have done _ this spike in violence? yes. you have done a _ this spike in violence? yes. you have done a really _ this spike in violence? yes. you have done a really good - this spike in violence? yes. you have done a really good job - this spike in violence? yes. you have done a really good job of l have done a really good job of setting it up. it is not one thing. it is a lot of things. the bobby story funeral was this feeling that sinn fein, part of the government with unionist to represent republicans that basically they were able to have this large funeral when lots of other people weren't able to do it that did cause resentment
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amongst unionists. but it also goes to the northern ireland protocol, this legislation to the eu and uk that sets up a border in the irish sea. this feeling from loyalist and their british identity is being diluted. that is the problem here in northern ireland. you have essentially two groups of people, some who see themselves as british and some that see themselves as irish. there is a feeling the uk government has not supported loyalist in unionist within the community. beyond that, also this real concern from loyalist areas that they haven't benefited from peace process quite as they expected. we are just a couple of days away on from the anniversary of the good friday agreement being signed 23 years ago. there is this feeling that they aren't seeing the benefits of the community instill real problems of education in real problems with property and some would argue that right across the board and he gives you the sense of frustration and the problem is all of that together cause us a real
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problem because it is not one thing to solve but a lot of things. that is a worry going into the summer when sometimes you have a much things that can spark a lot of trouble. thank you, chris for your help on that. trouble. thank you, chris for your help on that-— help on that. earlier on i said arlene foster _ help on that. earlier on i said arlene foster was _ help on that. earlier on i said arlene foster was the - help on that. earlier on i said | arlene foster was the leader. help on that. earlier on i said i arlene foster was the leader. a help on that. earlier on i said - arlene foster was the leader. a slip of the tongue. she is the leader of the dup. the who is warning that a lot of trust in the ashes in the code coverage vaccine could be a huge low in the fight against the virus. yesterday we on wednesday european and british medical regulators said there is increasing evidence that the 0xford—astrazeneca vaccine is linked to extremely rare, but potentially deadly, blood clots. here in britain, people under the age of 30 are being offered an alternative to the astrazeneca vaccine. and here's what's happening elsewhere. many countries have suspended use of the vaccine among young adults while investigations continue.
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these countries include australia, canada, south korea, the philippines and several eu nations including france, germany, italy, and spain. two scandinavian countries — denmark and norway — have both halted the rollout of the vaccine entirely.while other countries have continued to use the vaccine with no restrictions, for instance in mexico and brazil. despite the fact that the vaccine is being manufactured in the us, the jab has not yet been approved for use in there. jeremy brown sits on the committee that advises the uk government on vaccinations. here he is addressing concerns that mixed messages around astrazeneca risk impacting on take—up of the vaccine. in astrazeneca risk impacting on take-up of the vaccine. in this country. _ take-up of the vaccine. in this country. so — take-up of the vaccine. in this country, so far, _ take-up of the vaccine. in this country, so far, that - take-up of the vaccine. in this country, so far, that has - take-up of the vaccine. in this country, so far, that has not l country, so far, that has not happened. i think it is different in europe where astrazeneca vaccine has not been not make you have them and treat her well. and the result of that as i think the confidence in
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the communities receiving the vaccine has been reduced. there was a bbc report last week that a lady was in intensive care with covid—19 infection saying that she still would not have had the astrazeneca vaccine and it doesn't make any sense at all. also in the uk, growing evidence that the vaccine roll—out is beginning to significantly reduce the link between the number of infections in the number of deaths. the between the number of infections in the number of deaths.— between the number of infections in the number of deaths. the uk aim is to have its entire _ the number of deaths. the uk aim is to have its entire adult _ the number of deaths. the uk aim is to have its entire adult population i to have its entire adult population vaccinated in a hundred days' time. with the under 30s as i was mentioning not receiving astrazeneca receiving pfizer or maturing of vaccines instead. here's the health secretary. == vaccines instead. here's the health secreta . ., , ., , secretary. -- modernity. the last 24 hours we now _ secretary. -- modernity. the last 24 hours we now know _ secretary. -- modernity. the last 24 hours we now know that _ secretary. -- modernity. the last 24 hours we now know that the - secretary. -- modernity. the last 24 hours we now know that the vaccine | hours we now know that the vaccine works and breaking the chains of breaking the link from cases to death. we know the relatives working for that we know the safety system is working. and we are on track to meet the goal of offering to all adults by the end of the light in the speed of the roll—out will be affected by these decisions. when
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you get the call, get the jab. aha, you get the call, get the jab. a reminder, 20 million people so far have received the astrazeneca vaccine. 19 have died from blood clots. this equates to around one and 1 million risk of dying from blood clot after having had the vaccine. the risk is tiny but it is there. neilaxles vaccine. the risk is tiny but it is there. neil axles died on easter sunday after suffering a blood caught weeks after receiving his vaccine. we cannot know for sure what causes death, but his family were told by doctors and a link with the vaccine was likely. his sister is still encouraging people to take the vaccine. is still encouraging people to take the vaccine-— the vaccine. despite what is happened — the vaccine. despite what is happened to _ the vaccine. despite what is happened to the _ the vaccine. despite what is happened to the impact - the vaccine. despite what is happened to the impact in l the vaccine. despite what is i happened to the impact in our family, i still strongly believe that people should go ahead and had the vaccine. if you have windows cult going to have your second dose. if you haven't had to negotiate, make sure you do. 0verall, if you haven't had to negotiate, make sure you do. overall, it will save more lives by people having the vaccine than not. heii save more lives by people having the vaccine than not.— vaccine than not. neil was 55. the data so far — vaccine than not. neil was 55. the data so far suggest _ vaccine than not. neil was 55. the
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data so far suggest the _ vaccine than not. neil was 55. the data so far suggest the blood - vaccine than not. neil was 55. the| data so far suggest the blood clots may affect younger people more than other adults. and they are remembered less at risk of serious covid—19, hence the calculation not to give the under 30s to astrazeneca vaccine. the challenge for the authorities is how to communicate these variations of risk within medical decisions. here isjeremy medical decisions. here is jeremy brown medical decisions. here isjeremy brown again. for medical decisions. here is jeremy brown again-— brown again. for example, a rare condition. — brown again. for example, a rare condition. it _ brown again. for example, a rare condition, it failed _ brown again. for example, a rare condition, it failed the _ brown again. for example, a rare condition, it failed the children i condition, it failed the children and occasionally, so that's faithful to the children. these things are not unusual. the risks balance is something we have to communicate. it is a little sometimes difficult to get that across.— is a little sometimes difficult to net that across. ,, , ., ., . ., , get that across. see you in a couple minutes' time. _ hello, no one can say it's been a warm day out there but temperatures have been a little bit higher than they have at any stage so far this week and a less cold feel has helped if you got to see a bit of sunshine and there have been some sunny spells around today though in scotland, this weather front is moving south bringing bringing
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some rain into northern ireland and then pushing into parts of england and wales through the night. what's significant about this is that behind it, we're back to the arctic air. so, temperatures coming down again. that's going to lead to a cold weekend. so, this is the progression of that weather system out of northern ireland into northern england with that rain as we go deeper on through the evening. and then we open the door to that arctic air bringing plenty of snow showers into northern scotland as the night goes on. so, icy in places here to start the day tomorrow. strong winds especially in the northern isles gusting 60—70 mph for a time. so, possibly disruptive before easing later in the night. elsewhere in scotland away from those wintry showers and northern ireland in northern england, there will be a frost setting in where skies are clear. where you've got the cloud, though, for much of england and for wales, and the chance of seeing a bit of rain, temperatures will hold a few degrees above freezing. and that weather front
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with its occasional showery rain will make slow progress further south during friday eventually reaching into southern england. for northern england, for northern ireland and scotland, we're in that arctic air mass and that means there will be some crisp sunshine but the chance of catching a shower — rain, sleet, hail, snow — most likely to see that snow in northern scotland where it will be a cold day though the wind easing a bit further. now into the weekend for many of us then, it's cold sunny spells, the chance of a wintry shower but at least for saturday, this weather system brings the potentialfor some rain towards the far south south—east of england. there is still something to play forjust how far north any rain will get here but it will be quite a cold day particularly where you've got the cloud as opposed to elsewhere where it's cold but you've got the sunshine and the chance for wintry shower. but pretty much wherever you are on saturday, temperatures are struggling. that system pulls away on sunday. before it does so, the chance of a bit of sleet and snow on its back edge, and then it's sunny spells and a scattering of wintry showers on sunday. and temperatures, yes — for most, single figures and frosty nights over the weekend.
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hello, i'm ros atkins, this is 0utside source. president biden has set out his plans to combat mass shootings in the us. , ., . , , the us. gun violence in this country is an epidemic- _ the us. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. let _ the us. gun violence in this country
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is an epidemic. let me _ the us. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. let me say - the us. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. let me say it i the us. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. let me say it again. gun violence in this country is an epidemic and it's an international embarrassment. the epidemic and it's an international embarrassment.— epidemic and it's an international embarrassment. the plan includes a crackdown on _ embarrassment. the plan includes a crackdown on so-called _ embarrassment. the plan includes a crackdown on so-called ghost i embarrassment. the plan includes a crackdown on so-called ghost gunsl crackdown on so—called ghost guns assembled at home which are much harder to trace. in the tribe of derek chauvin, a lung expert has told the court that george floyd died after officers health and down like a bicyclist of the myanmar military has taken over the embassy in london, it's military has taken over the embassy in london, its investor is locked out of the building after he opposed the recent coup for some and we will look at how this photo opportunity turned into a diplomatic incident for the eu and for turkey. we have several developments about me in more to tell you about. first let's talk about their ambassador in london who has been locked out of the embassy by the military attack sheh after the ambassador was
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sacked. here is getting out of his car this morning, we are told he spent the night in it. this is a spokesperson. spent the night in it. this is a spokesperson-— spokesperson. due to his announcement _ spokesperson. due to his announcement in - spokesperson. due to his announcement in march i spokesperson. due to his i announcement in march the spokesperson. due to his _ announcement in march the investor has been recalled by the myanmar military regime. since then he stopped following instruction from the myanmar foreign ministry and stopped following instruction from the myanmarforeign ministry and he has been meeting with many demented counterparts in myanmar to discuss his current situation in myanmar hoping to find a peaceful situation. there was a coup in myanmar and now is a simple situation in london. police were reportedly called to stop staff from reentering the building and there was still a please present there today. there was protests and assigns being heather to condemn the coup in myanmar. there is an important background to this, the ambassador was appointed by a long suu kyi in
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2013. last month he was called —— recalled by the me military after he spoke out against the coup and demanded her release was an interview with the bbc he said there was a risk of a civil war and went on... i want peace he said. the uk foreign secretary applauded him for that, describing his courage and patriotism. we have also... there is dominic raab. we have now heard from the former ambassador and whether he would consider returning to myanmar, this was his reply. you would consider returning to myanmar, this was his reply.— this was his reply. you want me to return? do — this was his reply. you want me to return? do you — this was his reply. you want me to return? do you think— this was his reply. you want me to return? do you think you - this was his reply. you want me to return? do you think you will i this was his reply. you want me to return? do you think you will be i return? do you think you will be killed at home? _ return? do you think you will be killed at home? no. _ return? do you think you will be killed at home? no. some i return? do you think you will be killed at home? no. some of i return? do you think you will be | killed at home? no. some of my relatives are _ killed at home? no. some of my relatives are still _ killed at home? no. some of my relatives are still living _ killed at home? no. some of my relatives are still living there. i relatives are still living there. but who knows?— relatives are still living there. but who knows? according to the vienna convention _ but who knows? according to the vienna convention undiplomatic i vienna convention undiplomatic relations, and then pastor pounds my job officially ends once the host country has been informed and the uk foreign office has received that
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notification, it says that it... and there is disagreement over that facet this is the investor's spokesperson again. we facet this is the investor's spokesperson again. we have full faith in the _ spokesperson again. we have full faith in the uk _ spokesperson again. we have full faith in the uk government i spokesperson again. we have full faith in the uk government not i spokesperson again. we have fullj faith in the uk government not to recognise the military counsel of myanmar and not to follow the military councils request to instill... but to spent —— stand with the elliptic plea —— with the democratic week but of member and we would hope the military would not be backed by the uk. let’s would hope the military would not be backed by the uk.— backed by the uk. let's hear from dominic raab _ backed by the uk. let's hear from dominic raab again. _ backed by the uk. let's hear from dominic raab again. he _ backed by the uk. let's hear from dominic raab again. he has i backed by the uk. let's hear from i dominic raab again. he has condemned the recent developments in myanmar, again praise the ambassador for his courage and he says... doctor ronan lee is a visiting scholar at queen mary university and is a specialist in myanmar and he
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thinks this must happen next. thea;r thinks this must happen next. they crave international _ thinks this must happen next. tue crave international legitimacy thinks this must happen next. tte crave international legitimacy as much as they crave domestic legitimacy. and they are seen internationally and domestically as an illegitimate administration. they are not recorded by the people of myanmar as the true government of their country. and foreign governments haven't acknowledged them either. it is pretty simple i think for the foreign office. they need to match their rhetoric with action. they need to refuse to accept the legitimacy of the militaryjunta to make decisions like this. they need to continue to acknowledge the ambassador as the ambassador for acknowledge the ambassador as the ambassadorfor me and my acknowledge the ambassador as the ambassador for me and my force of the vienna convention makes it pretty clear that it's only the legitimate government of a country that can exercise mimetic relations with other countries. the military is not a legitimate administration in myanmarand is not a legitimate administration in myanmar and the uk is under no obligation whatsoever to accept any diplomats that they purport to
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suggest represents the country. tt suggest represents the country. if thatis suggest represents the country. if that is part of the story playing out in london, let's look at what is happening inside me and my because the military is now targeting celebrities as it continues its crackdown. 0ne celebrities as it continues its crackdown. one of the celebrities is a 24—year—old model, one of me and my�*s biggest celebrities, we are told he was detained in a raid in the early hours of the morning and we know we he had openly condemned the coup on social media. as well as his detention, both his instagram and facebook has have been taken down and arrest ones have also been issued for a number of other actors, artists and journalists. despite all that, protesters are not backing down. here is the editor of bbc burmese on concerns that all of this could descend into a devote —— a civil war. t could descend into a devote -- a civil war. . . . could descend into a devote -- a civilwar. ., ., ., ~ civilwar. i am afraid so. like in some parts. — civilwar. i am afraid so. like in some parts. we _ civilwar. i am afraid so. like in some parts, we have _ civilwar. i am afraid so. like in some parts, we have seen i civilwar. i am afraid so. like in i some parts, we have seen people taking up arms like homemade weapons, rifles, hunting rifles, swords, daggers, slingshots, whatever they could get hold of to
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fight security trips. they are no match for the heavy modern weaponry used by the skewed forces but still people took up arms to resist the security trips and also on the borders in the borders areas, myanmar has over a dozen ethnic armed groups. and a few groups have started to launch the attacks on the security trips. so far we have not seen these urban protests and. the ethnic groups coming together but there are calls for forming a federal army were all the ethnic army form an army to fight the military. if that happens, the civil war will become from a possibility to a likely scenario. taste war will become from a possibility to a likely scenario.— to a likely scenario. we bring in the main stories _ to a likely scenario. we bring in the main stories from _ to a likely scenario. we bring in the main stories from around i to a likely scenario. we bring in l the main stories from around the world, but to switch back to minneapolis. because the trial of the former police officer derek chauvin has just resumed after a breakfast a bit heard of her two
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hours of testimony from a very senior lung doctor who told jurors that george floyd's death was caused because it was impossible for him to breathe and that george floyd showed signs of a brain injury about four minutes before derek chauvin lifted his knee from his neck. the defence has just begun cross—examining, let's listen into these exchanges. clearly biology works the same way, right? clearly biology works the same way, riuht? , clearly biology works the same way, ri ht? , m clearly biology works the same way, right? yes. my heart beats him on my lunas right? yes. my heart beats him on my lungs breathe. — right? yes. my heart beats him on my lungs breathe, my brain isn't sending millions of signals to my body at all times. correct. again even faster than the speed of light, right? millions of signals every nanosecond? and i think in your report you even kind of discuss that when you were talking about these instances about the physics or biology, what you are really talking about is a single kind of
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nanosecond, that all of these processes are working in concert at all times, right?— all times, right? right, the way we counted is the _ all times, right? right, the way we counted is the mean _ all times, right? right, the way we counted is the mean value, - all times, right? right, the way we counted is the mean value, but i all times, right? right, the way we counted is the mean value, but it l all times, right? right, the way we | counted is the mean value, but it is then into _ counted is the mean value, but it is then into one instant. you counted is the mean value, but it is then into one instant.— then into one instant. you have taken this _ then into one instant. you have taken this case _ then into one instant. you have taken this case and _ then into one instant. you have taken this case and you - then into one instant. you have taken this case and you have i taken this case and you have literally boil that down into a nanosecond.— literally boil that down into a nanosecond. ~ ., ., _ nanosecond. well, i would not say that because _ nanosecond. well, i would not say that because it _ nanosecond. well, i would not say that because it is _ nanosecond. well, i would not say that because it is obviously - nanosecond. well, i would not say that because it is obviously in i nanosecond. well, i would not say that because it is obviously in my| that because it is obviously in my report— that because it is obviously in my report as — that because it is obviously in my report as you see, it is sequentially there is a hope chronology. i begin from the time the knee — chronology. i begin from the time the knee is— chronology. i begin from the time the knee is placed on the neck and then all— the knee is placed on the neck and then all the — the knee is placed on the neck and then all the time until what is happening in hennepin county er. 30 happening in hennepin county er. sc you talk happening in hennepin county er. you talk and happening in hennepin county er. sr you talk and your report talks about the sequential nature of things. but when we talk about the biology and the physics of this case, these things are working simultaneously, contemporaneously altogether, right? that is correct. in an incredibly rapid fashion.—
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that is correct. in an incredibly rapid fashion. yes. and you would a . ree rapid fashion. yes. and you would agree with — rapid fashion. yes. and you would agree with me _ rapid fashion. yes. and you would agree with me that as this incident was occurring, there was nobody measuring the units of force that were placed on any particular position of any particular person at any particular moment, right? there was nobody — any particular moment, right? there was nobody there _ any particular moment, right? there was nobody there measuring - any particular moment, right? there was nobody there measuring them at the time, _ was nobody there measuring them at the time, i_ was nobody there measuring them at the time, i agree but they are all calculable — the time, i agree but they are all calculable-— the time, i agree but they are all calculable. , ., ., , calculable. understood and that is when ou calculable. understood and that is when you calculate _ calculable. understood and that is when you calculate them - calculable. understood and that is when you calculate them once i calculable. understood and that is when you calculate them once you have to do and boil it down into what you would called the mean or the average, right? whenever we look at the concept of an average, there are things that are happening moments before, moments after, rach? and forces will increase or decrease relative to the nanosecond of time, agreed? relative to the nanosecond of time, aareed? . relative to the nanosecond of time, agreed? yes. and ultimately when we talk about kind of the biology of
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things, a pathologist tries to look at all the intersection of all of the things that occur to a particular death investigation, correct? , ., ., particular death investigation, correct? ., ., correct? they are not looking at an hinu correct? they are not looking at anything to _ correct? they are not looking at anything to do _ correct? they are not looking at anything to do physiology. i anything to do physiology. understood. but they also looking at how other factors may contribute to the death of an individual, right? sorry? tt the death of an individual, right? sor ? . . the death of an individual, right? sor ? , ., , , the death of an individual, right? sor ? , , ., the death of an individual, right? sor ? ., the death of an individual, right? sor ? ., sorry? it is a yes or no sir so i am objecting- — sorry? it is a yes or no sir so i am objecting- yes. — sorry? it is a yes or no sir so i am objecting. yes, partly. _ sorry? it is a yes or no sir so i am objecting. yes, partly. i— sorry? it is a yes or no sir so i am objecting. yes, partly. i am- sorry? it is a yes or no sir so i am i objecting. yes, partly. i am looking ob'ecting. yes, partly. i am looking at objecting. yes, partly. i am looking at thins objecting. yes, partly. i am looking at things beyond — objecting. yes, partly. i am looking at things beyond a _ objecting. yes, partly. i am looking at things beyond a nanosecond. i at things beyond a nanosecond. agreed? at things beyond a nanosecond. a: reed? ., ~' , at things beyond a nanosecond. aareed? ., ~' , ., at things beyond a nanosecond. aareed? ., ~ , ., ., agreed? no, i think in terms of a pathologist. _ agreed? no, i think in terms of a pathologist, they _ agreed? no, i think in terms of a pathologist, they are _ agreed? no, i think in terms of a pathologist, they are looking i agreed? no, i think in terms of a pathologist, they are looking at l agreed? no, i think in terms of a pathologist, they are looking at a nanosecond, they are looking at the nanosecond, they are looking at the nanosecond of death. but nanosecond, they are looking at the nanosecond of death.— nanosecond of death. but they are takin: into nanosecond of death. but they are taking into consideration _ nanosecond of death. but they are taking into consideration things i taking into consideration things simply that extend beyond physiology, right? simply that extend beyond physiology, right?- simply that extend beyond physiology, right? simply that extend beyond -h siolo: , riuht? , ., physiology, right? they are looking rimaril at
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physiology, right? they are looking primarily at pathology. _ physiology, right? they are looking primarily at pathology. so - physiology, right? they are looking primarily at pathology. so what i primarily at pathology. so what causes the _ primarily at pathology. so what causes the heart _ primarily at pathology. so what causes the heart to _ primarily at pathology. so what causes the heart to stop, i primarily at pathology. so what causes the heart to stop, what| causes the heart to stop, what causes the heart to stop, what causes the heart to stop, what causes the lungs to cease to function, etc, right?- causes the lungs to cease to function, etc, right? they are makin: function, etc, right? they are making an — function, etc, right? they are making an inference - function, etc, right? they are making an inference based i function, etc, right? they arej making an inference based on function, etc, right? they are l making an inference based on a pathological time point. pathologicaltime point. considering a multitude of— pathologicaltime point. considering a multitude of biological— pathologicaltime point. considering a multitude of biological factors i a multitude of biological factors that are involved in the death of a person, right? t that are involved in the death of a person. right?— person, right? i mean, it is the same as any— person, right? i mean, it is the same as any physician, - person, right? i mean, it is the same as any physician, they i person, right? i mean, it is the| same as any physician, they are looking — same as any physician, they are looking at— same as any physician, they are looking at a multitude of factors. so in terms again of your review, you would agree that the amount of time that you've spent looking at videos analysing these videos from different perspectives and angles is far greater than the length of this incident? yes. probably times 1,000? i really don't know. but it is
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substantially longer than the incident. �* ., , incident. and ultimately you conclude mr _ incident. and ultimately you conclude mr floyd _ incident. and ultimately you conclude mr floyd died i incident. and ultimately you conclude mr floyd died a i incident. and ultimately you i conclude mr floyd died a hypoxic death. he conclude mr floyd died a hypoxic death. ., ., ., ., death. he died of a low level of ox uen. death. he died of a low level of oxygen- but — death. he died of a low level of oxygen. but there _ death. he died of a low level of oxygen. but there was - death. he died of a low level of oxygen. but there was a - death. he died of a low level of oxygen. but there was a low. death. he died of a low level of i oxygen. but there was a low level of ox uen oxygen. but there was a low level of oxygen that — oxygen. but there was a low level of oxygen that cause _ oxygen. but there was a low level of oxygen that cause damage - oxygen. but there was a low level of oxygen that cause damage to - oxygen. but there was a low level of oxygen that cause damage to the i oxygen that cause damage to the brain which resulted in a pulseless electrical activity, correct? brain which resulted in a pulseless electricalactivity, correct? not quite. how did you phrase it? not quite, he had a low level of oxygen because of... the quite, he had a low level of oxygen because of- - -_ because of... the low level of ox uen because of... the low level of oxygen because _ because of... the low level of oxygen because the _ because of... the low level of oxygen because the damage i because of... the low level of. oxygen because the damage to because of... the low level of i oxygen because the damage to the brain and _ oxygen because the damage to the brain and separately caused the positive — brain and separately caused the positive electrical... brain and separately caused the positive electrical. . ._ positive electrical... let's bring in larry madowo, minneapolis he is covering the trial force was of what is your assessment of the
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strategy from the defence? i’m of what is your assessment of the strategy from the defence? i'm not sure where — strategy from the defence? i'm not sure where he _ strategy from the defence? i'm not sure where he is _ strategy from the defence? i'm not sure where he is heading _ strategy from the defence? i'm not sure where he is heading with - strategy from the defence? i'm not sure where he is heading with this| sure where he is heading with this strategy, this would been printed in the last three or so hours by the testimony. he was precise and detailed in some levels and devastating to their case. he talks about exactly when george floyd died. and so we have been scratching our heads about where he is heading with us, sometimes it takes a while to build up to what he is achieving and so far it is not clear to me. and just to be clear to our reviewers, does the prosecution have to establish that derek chauvin intended to kill george floyd or just that he was responsible for killing george floyd? the prosecution _ killing george floyd? the prosecution has - killing george floyd? the prosecution has to - killing george floyd? tue: prosecution has to do as killing george floyd? tt9: prosecution has to do as high of killing george floyd? tt9 prosecution has to do as high of a job as the defence. it has to prove that even though it was not his intention, he did in fact kill him thatis intention, he did in fact kill him that is where the biggest charge here is a second—degree unintentional murder, that is the one they are trying to put in there but if they do not convince a jury of that, they have the second degree manslaughter and third—degree murder to do that for us at the defence
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plasma job is slightly easier because they don't have to prove a cause of death. theyjust have to raise that in the minds of the jury and because they need a unanimous verdict, if onejuror and because they need a unanimous verdict, if one juror is and because they need a unanimous verdict, if onejuror is not convinced, and that is it and that is important. convinced, and that is it and that is important-— convinced, and that is it and that is important. larry, thank you very much indeed- _ is important. larry, thank you very much indeed. why _ is important. larry, thank you very much indeed. why for _ is important. larry, thank you very | much indeed. why for minneapolis. stayed with me here in outside source, still to come we are going to turn our attention to an incident in turkey where a photo opportunity between president air to one and two of the most senior leaders within the eu has subsequently turned into quite an argument. —— president receptor to one. the indian pharmaceutical company lessons make global supplies of astrazeneca pots a vaccine is accusing europe in the us of holding back vital raw materials that are needed for production. adar poonawalla is the head of the serum institute of india — he's told an indian newspaper that production capacity was stressed because for this. bbc reality check�*s shruti menon
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in delhi has the story. the export ban imposed by the united states which is a key place from where these vaccine manufacturing companies acquire their vaccine raw material from. companies acquire their vaccine raw materialfrom. united states impose the defense production act which allows the united states to ban any exports in times of emergencies to boost domestic production and domestic requirement. and as a consequence of that, the indian company has not been able to ramp up their production. and in the middle of this, the indian government has also halted exports of the covert shield vaccine, the astrazeneca vaccine, which was called over shield, and this is amidst rising cases in india, which has been logging more than 100,000 cases a day so the united states imposed the defence production act, which allows the united states to ban any exports in times of emergencies to boost
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domestic production and domestic requirements. and, as a consequence of that, the indian company, which is the serum institute of india, has not been able to ramp up their production completely. so when the bbc earlier spoke to adar poonawalla injanuary, he said that they will ramp up their production to 100 million doses per month from march, but that happened yet. adar poonawalla said that this will only happen byjune and now they are trying to figure out how to acquire these raw materials that they had been acquiring from the united states in the short—term, and that is the main challenge that these vaccine manufacturing companies will come across. it is notjust the serum institute, but there are other vaccine manufacturers which have expressed exactly the same concerns about an export ban which involves vaccine raw materials that is required for the global population. and in the middle of this, the indian government has also halted exports of the covert shield vaccine, the astrazeneca vaccine, halted exports of the covid shield vaccine, the astrazeneca vaccine, which was called over shield, and this is amidst rising cases in india. we are here in the bbc news room. joe biden has unveiled a raft of executive orders to tackle gun violence targeting so—called ghost
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guns, homemade weapons that cannot be traced by the authorities. an eu visit to turkey to show a commitment to women's rights has become a story of three presidents, two chairs and a sofa. this is in the turkish capital ankara on thursday. we have ursula von der leyen on the right. presen of the european council on the left, and in the middle is the host, turkey's president erdogen and as they went inside to talk, this happened. there was one chair next to president erdogen and ursula von der leyen had to sit in a nearby sofa. and there was a detailed analysis as to what she said in that exact moment. political reports...
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the message appears clear and the clip was a soon racking up millions of views. before we knew we had headlines like... but not everyone is convinced that is the case was up one german journalists tweeted and we translated "when the boys and sit down, it is in the bosses aren't air force and the woman is just a sideline." this greek member of the european programme asks... we are left wondering was this as some suggest turkey snubbing a woman? was this turkey making a point about women's rights at the eu's expense or did someone somewhere just make an honest mistake? to try to answer that, we have been dragged into a whirlpool of european union etiquette. it's been pointed out quite correctly that when donald
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tusk and jean—claude juncker were in those eu rules and they met president erdogen cum it was chairs all around and notice of insight but now this orjuncker pots or intervene in this story confirming there were times he ended up on the sofa from a political point of view, he says the president of the council is number one. and turkey's account suggests that someone at the eu thought the same thing. translation: in this meeting, the request of the eu were met and the proper protocol applied. the seating arrangements were made in line with the eu project suggestion having spent 2a hours watching this video go viral social media, charles michel took to facebook. to social media, charles michel took to facebook. :, , he goes on... but at the grave risk of over analysing this clip, look at the
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pictures slowed down. we see charles michel making us of comfortable in his seat. we see ursula von der leyen gesturing in a way that it wasn't an entirely collective decision. since then we have also heard this explanation from her spokesperson. translation: the president was clearly surprised and you can see that in the video but allow me to clarify that however surprise she may have been, she chose to prioritise substance over questions of form or protocol. some will arc ue questions of form or protocol. some will argue that _ questions of form or protocol. some will argue that the _ questions of form or protocol. some will argue that the eu _ questions of form or protocol. some will argue that the eu use _ questions of form or protocol. some will argue that the eu use protocol is the real issue here because unlike every country in the world, unlike every country in the world, unlike organisations like the un, nato, the wto, the who, the unlike organisations like the un, nate, the wto, the who, the imf, unlike organisations like the un, nato, the wto, the who, the imf, the list goes on... the eu does not have one leader. it effectively has two for example here are donald tusk and jean—claudejuncker in 2013 flanking the group photo at the g7 meeting in italy for example here are donald tusk and jean—claudejuncker italy for example here are donald tusk and jean—claude juncker in italy for example here are donald tusk and jean—claudejuncker in 2013 flanking the group photo at the g7 meeting in italy. everyone else has the president of the european council is in three more senior, the
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president of the commission often behaves closest to a traditional leader. all of which means the confusion becomes at least more likely and when he photo op isn't shaping up as planned, there are of course different ways for politicians to handle that. at a nato summit in 2017, we saw one way to do it then president donald trump took medicines was on hands and simply pushed montenegro prospect prime minister out of the way so he could reach the front. it was a moment that warranted slow motion. —— martin grose prime minister. ursula von der leyen is unlikely to push anyone around. but follow—ups do matter, they are notjust about managing the egos of leaders, they pray perceptions and offer clues about power and respect and relationships. and for whatever reason on a in part designed to show the eu's commitment to women's rights and that this was the image the world saw with the two men on their chairs in front of the flags and ursula von der leyen on the sofa. we will turn to china next
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because it has been one year since the end of the lock in wuhan. —— lockdown. this was how the day was marked, exactly one year ago a huge moment for the many people, the 11 million people in the city of wuhan and to remind you coronavirus was first reported in wuhan in december 2019. the city then went into a lockdown on the 23rd of january and that lockdown stayed in place for 76 days. all the way to the 8th of april 2020. china was initially criticised for its slow reaction to reports of a mystery illness circulating at a wet market in wuhan. but once china acknowleged there was a problem, authorities cracked down hard — effectively sealing wuhan off from the rest of the world. and who could forget these incredible images, when the authorities in china managed to build several brand new hospitals in literally a matter of days.
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official data appears to justify the measures. as you can see looking at this graph, the number of recorded covid cases in china spiked in february last year, then dropped off in march, and has stayed low since, with no second waves. the latest figures show that china has had just over 100,000 recorded infections, and only around 4,800 deaths in total. with the exception of small regional lockdowns, let's bring in cary. thanks for joining us. how do you assess how the chinese have gone about managing the chinese have gone about managing the virus? figs the chinese have gone about managing the virus? : . :. the chinese have gone about managing the virus? : , . , . the virus? as we are seeing at the moment from _ the virus? as we are seeing at the moment from this _ the virus? as we are seeing at the moment from this latest - the virus? as we are seeing at the moment from this latest outbreakj the virus? as we are seeing at the i moment from this latest outbreak in a city on the border with myanmar, china as soon as it sees one case they are locked on measures in place. there are more than 100 cases reported in the last week but what is happening is that these areas, people are not allowed to leave their houses. so volunteers come around, they do testing within
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people's homes, they bring food and the idea is that the cases get down to zero and in that area can open up again. but it will normally take a number of weeks for them to stay at zero before that happens at. irate number of weeks for them to stay at zero before that happens at. we only have one minute _ zero before that happens at. we only have one minute kerry _ zero before that happens at. we only have one minute kerry but _ zero before that happens at. we only have one minute kerry but where - zero before that happens at. we only| have one minute kerry but where had they got to with the vexing robot, please? they got to with the vexing robot, lease? , :. they got to with the vexing robot, lease? , . :, , . please? they have got very far. there so the — please? they have got very far. there so the second _ please? they have got very far. there so the second country, i please? they have got very far. . there so the second country, more than 149 million doses given by china is averaging about 3 million or 4 million a day so in a very short space of time it is going to overtake the us. it has capacity they say to deliver 10 million but some people are still weary so it is about 3-4,000,000. some people are still weary so it is about 3—4,000,000. irate some people are still weary so it is about 3-4,ooo,ooo._ some people are still weary so it is about 3-4,000,000. we will leave it there. about 3-4,000,000. we will leave it there- thank — about 3-4,000,000. we will leave it there. thank you _ about 3-4,000,000. we will leave it there. thank you very _ about 3-4,000,000. we will leave it there. thank you very much - about 3-4,000,000. we will leave it there. thank you very much for - about 3-4,000,000. we will leave it there. thank you very much for two, | there. thank you very much for two, follow her on twitter if you want analysis what she sees in the chinese media as she goes about her work. i remind her that we are keeping a close eye on the trial of derek chauvin, a lung specialist continues to give evidence about the reasons he believes that george floyd died during the course of his arrest. that is in for this addition
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of outside source. thanks for watching, i will see you next week. hello, no one can say it's been a warm day out there but temperatures have been a little bit higher than they have at any stage so far this week and a less cold feel has helped if you got to see a bit of sunshine and there have been some sunny spells around today though in scotland, this weather front is moving south bringing bringing some rain into northern ireland and then pushing into parts of england and wales through the night. what's significant about this is that behind it, we're back to the arctic air. so, temperatures coming down again. that's going to lead to a cold weekend. so, this is the progression of that weather system out of northern ireland into northern england with that rain as we go deeper on through the evening. and then we open the door to that arctic air bringing plenty of snow showers into northern scotland as the night goes on. so, icy in places here
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to start the day tomorrow. strong winds especially in the northern isles gusting 60—70 mph for a time. so, possibly disruptive before easing later in the night. elsewhere in scotland away from those wintry showers and northern ireland in northern england, there will be a frost setting in where skies are clear. where you've got the cloud, though, for much of england and for wales, and the chance of seeing a bit of rain, temperatures will hold a few degrees above freezing. and that weather front with its occasional showery rain will make slow progress further south during friday eventually reaching into southern england. for northern england, for northern ireland and scotland, we're in that arctic air mass and that means there will be some crisp sunshine but the chance of catching a shower — rain, sleet, hail, snow — most likely to see that snow in northern scotland where it will be a cold day though the wind easing a bit further. now into the weekend for many of us then, it's cold sunny spells, the chance of a wintry shower but at least for saturday, this weather system brings the potentialfor some rain towards the far south south—east of england.
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there is still something to play forjust how far north any rain will get here but it will be quite a cold day particularly where you've got the cloud as opposed to elsewhere where it's cold but you've got the sunshine and the chance for wintry shower. but pretty much wherever you are on saturday, temperatures are struggling. that system pulls away on sunday. before it does so, the chance of a bit of sleet and snow on its back edge, and then it's sunny spells and a scattering of wintry showers on sunday. and temperatures, yes — for most, single figures and frosty nights over the weekend.
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this is bbc news. the headlines at 8.00pm: police say last night's rioting in belfast was the worst they've seen in years — the northern ireland secretary holds urgent talks. we do believe that there was a level of preplanning. don't come by such volumes of petrol bombs and missiles and fireworks without preplanning. the missiles and fireworks without preplanning-— missiles and fireworks without --relannin~. :, . preplanning. the way to deal with these things _ preplanning. the way to deal with these things is _ preplanning. the way to deal with these things is through _ preplanning. the way to deal with these things is through a - these things is through a diplomatic, democratic political process — diplomatic, democratic political process. there is no legitimisation or excuse — process. there is no legitimisation or excuse for taking to violence to deal with— or excuse for taking to violence to deal with any of these issues. england's health secretary says the risk of getting a blood clot after the astrazeneca jab is the same as getting one from a long—haul flight. one of britain's richest men has been stabbed to death at his home in dorset. the multi—millionaire hotelier, sir richard sutton, was attacked and killed in his
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