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the latest testimony from a senior minneapolis police officer in day five of the trial of derek chauvin. the first step on the right path. the words of president joe biden as the u.s. and iran prepared to direct talks aimed at reviving the nuclear deal. ♪ >> but first, a police officer has been killed after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the u.s. capitol. he emerged wielding a knife. this footage shows the suspect in the car emerging with the weapon in his hand and starting to run at the pair of officers. he stabbed one of them before being shot by authorities. the suspect later dying in

hospital. officials say the attack is not believed to be related to terrorism. let's hear from the acting chief of capitol police speaking earlier. >> the suspect rammed his car into two of our oicers and then hit the north barricade barrier. as such time, the suspect exited the vehicle with knife in hand. our officers then engaged that suspect and he did not respond to verbal commands. theofficers at i'd which time -t which time, u.s. capitol police officers fired upon the suspect. >> lets go live to france 24's washington correspondent. what is the latest? reporter: during that press

conference, the acting capitol police chief confirmed that one of the capitol police officer's had died in this incident and that the suspect was also a confirmed to be dead. we heard the description of the chain of events that led to the death of those two people. what we don't know exactly yet, those are the questions that remain unanswered is how or what type of injuries that capitol police officer had. we don't know if the one who died died because of that knife or if he was hit to buy the car. there is also a loof questns still over what was the motivation of that suspect. we heard also from the d.c. police chief who said that it did not appear to be terror-related and those words very careful from the d.c. chief who said right now, the

investigation has just started, but it does not appear to be terror-related. he said the situation seemed to be under control and that they did not feel like there was an ongoing threat towards the capitol building. they still do not know what that suspect's motivation was. the other thing known to policethey are quite a bit of hypothesis about what happened, whether it was a lone wolf, whether it was a to get a suicie by cop, whether there was some sort of attack on the capital or member of congress -- it has to be said that congress is currently in recess, so most of the senators and the representatives are back in their home districts, but there

are pulled in -- plenty of people still in congress, members of staffs, as well as reporters. hundreds of people in the capitol building. >> there are still quite a few questions left to be answered. let's focus on the person that has died, this u.s. capitol police officers. u.s. capitol police are still reeling from the riots in january 6. it has been a rough year for them so far. kethevane: yes itas, because on january 6, there was one of those capitol police officer's who were killed by a member of that mob. he succumbed to his injuries a couple of days after the january 6 attack. there were a couple of officers who committed suicide in the days after the january 6 attack, so now the capitol police community is suffering another loss. it has been very complicated

for them, and you heard plenty of members of congress expressing their sympathies to those capitol police officer's wo spend their days defending protting them and at times, giving their lives and that protection. you are seeing a debate over the security around the capitol compound. to give you context, the barricades that we saw raised after the january 6 attack spread over blocks and blocks away from the capitol, taking over a good chunk of the capitol hill area. a couple of weeks ago, they started taking down those barriers and the security perimetewas limited to the immediate compound grounds of the capitol building. that is why this car was able to make it this close. a couple of weeks ago, heould

have slammed into a barricade that was several blocks further down. there are questions now as the congress is debating what type of security to keep permanently around the building, there are questions, some people say, this should not change the capitol, and it should stay open to the public, and there will always be threats, but others are using this incident proving that the threat level has changed since january 6 and the barricades need to be put up probably for good. >> thank you very much for that update from washington. staying in the u.s., day five of the trial of derek chauvin, the former minneapolis police officer who was filmed kneeling on the neck of george floyd last may. jurors today heard from the city's longest-serving police officer and he described chauvin's use of force as

totally unnecessary. chauvin currently faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted on second. he has denied charges of murder and manslaughter. he was fired the day after george floyd died in his custody. it sparked protests around the world against racism and police brutality. joining us on the program is caroline fredrickson, fellow at the brenner -- brennan center for justice. give us an idea of the public reaction to the trial so far where you are. caroline: you know, it is -- pandemic, it is in some sense hard to know how the public is reacting generally, but the testimony has been devastating and there has been high viewership. it is an unusual thing to have a trial of this kind toe broadcast live and have so many

people watching that as well as reading about it in the paper. people are really waiting to see what happens and whether there will be accountability, finally, for a black man who has been murdered by a police officer. >> do you think it is likely to accelerate police reform in the country? caroline: absolutely. police reform is really proceeding a pace. there are efforts in cities around the country and in congress to look at issues like the use of force, how officers are hired and trained, what is this is -- what is the disciplinary process, and the issues are front and center for communities. depending on the verdict, either way, it could accelerate it. hopefully it will accelerate it, because these issues have been to new -- been too long neglected in this country. >> are there any particular

reforms that have come into effect since the death of george floyd last year? caroline: in different communities around the country. of the world, our system anomalous, because we do not have a federalized system . each state, each county, each city has their own police force. but looking over the thousands and thousands of differentaw enforcement jurisdictions, yes, reforms are happening. where i live just outside of washington, d.c., the state of maryland is looking at reforming its law enforcement officers bill of rights, which is a rather problematic law that protects officers from accountability. it was a law copied by a lot of other states and a lot of them are now giving ia hardook. but so is washington, d.c., the

city having a reform effort derway. the cnty i live in has a reform efforunderway. it is going on all over the country and clearly in minneapolis. >> what do you make a people criticizing these efforts saying that essentially all of these protests, these antiracism protests, protests, protest against police brutality, is rendering policing a toxic profession and maybe in the future, fewer people will to become police officers? caroline: unfortunately, we have had road police officers who have made policing toxic, but it has been toxic to other people, not just police officers themselves. i do not think anyone denies it is a tough job, it needs to be rewarded, they need to be paid decently, they need to be protected from arbitrary decision-making's by employers,

but that does not mean that they have carte blanche to do whatever they want to go rogue in their communities. i really reject the st of premise of the question. most law enforcement officers and the vast majority are there to do rht and to do justice. and do not be wielding power indiscriminately and beating people up. >> caroline fredrickson, thank you for coming on the program tonight. nearly three years after donald trump pulled the u.s. out of the iran nuclear deal, washington and tehran will host fresh talks in vienna next week. the two sides will not sit down for face-to-face discussions. iran is insisting on the removal of sanctions put in place by trump before holding direct talks with the u.s. >> a flurry of diplomatic

activity, the u.s. a iran will head to vienna next week to take part in a gathering between major powers. the u.s. said it would to down for indirect talks, iran has ruled that out for now, making the removal of sanctions a precondition. in a tweet, iran's foreign minister said that tuesday's talks would focus on lifting sanctions. that back-and-forth came hours after a virtual meeting of the remaining parties to the agreement, the first sent joe biden took office, and with another gathering already set for tuesday, it is a sign that talks are moving forward. ned: it is a positive step, especially if it moves the ball forward on the mutual return to compliance that we have talked about. >> speaking to reuters, a senior eu official said that iran's obligations, adding that the deal could be finalized in less than two months. that would signal a turnaround

after relations between iran and the u.s. collapsed under the previous administration. in response, iran began violating the terms of the deal by increasing uranium enrichment. last month, it began restricting access to nuclear sites for u.n. inspectors. >> u.s. president biden has confirmed his unwavering support for ukraine with his first official phone call with the country's president. theyere concerned about reports of russian military buildup along ukraine's border. moscow and asked the crimean peninsula in 2014. >> a show of support as tensions between ukraine and russia, joe biden called his ukrainian counterpart to deliver a message of solidarity.

the president of ukraine took to twitter to accuse moscow of intimidation, saying that they were meant to undermine cease-fire negotiations. ukraine has reported russian troop movements both in crimea, the peninsula, and along the border. ter the most recent tce brokered in 2020, the conflict in the eastern region reignited in january. at least 20 ukrainian soldiers have been killed. russia has shot back saying it is entitled to move troops within its territory and warning that any new conflict could destroy ukraine. sergei: >>[speaking non-english language] >> nato and washington have rallied behind ukraine, vowing to support its ally no matter what's. ned: russia's destabilizing

actions undermine the de-escalating tensions achieved of july of last year. >> according to u.n., conflict in the region has claimed more than 13,000 lives since 2014. dozens of cease-fires have been put in place, but none have ended the fighting. >> it is time now for business, so with france 24's correspondent, as france is entering its third national lockdown with closure of nonessential businesses extended to all parts of the country. yuka: it hurts to hear that their business is non-essential, but at least 60,000 shops around the country will have to close their doors once again and a ban on selling take away alcohol is hurting restaurants. struggling to adjust the schedules to the closure of school starting next week and some holiday destinations are facing mass cancellations at the two week holiday has been moved.

around 150,000 businesses temporarily shut down, it is set to cost the economy 11 billion euros each month. it is not just the french lockdown that people aren't happy about. thousands of french farmers took their tractors out on the roads to protest the planned reforms to the european union's common agricultural policy. it accounts for one third of the eu budget with more than 50 billion euros in farming subsidies. a proposal to prioritize environmentally friendly initiatives are proving controversial. >> operation snail, that is what the french call this kind of monstration. protesters block roads, and that is what farmers did early friday morning in france. they are protesting against proposed european agricultural reforms that could force them to

implement more eco-friendly farming practices which they think will put them at a disadvantage. >>[speaking non-english language] >> european union members agricultural policy which will start in 2023. the eu is keen to meet ambitious climate objectives, and farming subsidies will now become eco-schemes, funding that can only be unlocked if farmers switch to environmentally friendly practices. france is the largest agricultural producer in the european union and the biggest beneficiary of eu subsidies. many french farmers are dependent on eu aid. >>[speaking non-english language]

farmers worry that even if they do switch to greener practices, the money they make will not be sufficient to cover costs. >> canceling the plan takeover of transat over eu regulatory hurdles. the company agreed to buy, running into financial difficulty because of the pandemic. the combined group would have had a 60% share and canada's troubled markets, but canadian regulators approved the deal in february but it needed a green light from the european commission which seems unlikely according to air canada. the united states economy created the most jobs in seven months in march, a sign that a

sustained economic recovery may be taking cold, thanks to the government's massive stimulus package. 916,000 new jobs were added to the u.s. labor market in march. almost doubled the gain as seen in february. there are still nearly 8.5 million fewer payroll jobs in the country then there was before the start of the pandemic. the jobless rate had dropped from 6.2% to 6%. finally for me, the company behind a pop sensation bts is buying a u.s. company run by the music manager of justin bieber and arrieta grande -- ariana big hit entertainment changing its name to hive is planning to make the purchase for $1 billion. it would market the south koreans company first foray into e american entertainment industry. the music magnate scooter braun says that it will create

accidental opportunities for its artists. >> thank you. yuka royer with the business tonight. it is now time to southern thailand, the pandemic has left millions of thai's jobless. there is one business that is growing as a result of the covid-19 crisis. gold panning. our reporters met with those returning to traditional methods of finding gold. reporter: gold dust is buried in this river, and it is within easy reach. using basic tools, planners separate the precious metal from soileposits. over the past few months, there has been a steady rise in the number of people in southern thailand trying their luck as gold planners. >> i have a little under one

gram and it is worth 15 euros. gold prices have increased so with this, i can buy food. reporter: this regn close to the malaysian border is known for its gold mountain. villager last year made a living from tourism and now panning for gold, using techniques developed by their ancestors. >> this is all i can do for now, there is no other work, so we come here to look for gold. >> we use our hands, there is no machines. it is physical work. >> this rod helps to remove the rocks, and then the gold dust comes up with the soil. reporter: before the covid crisis, the mother of five sold papaya salad to tourists. now she moves her wooden pan

around the water's surface hoping to see telltale signs of the gold that means she will be able to feed her children for another day. >> when we come together, we can collect more than one gram. reporter: family members work together to search for gold. this university student has joined in today. ploy: i learned how to do this when i was young. i enjoy it. >> you know, it depends, some days we find a lot, and on other days, not much. it depends. reporter: this of 300 people is quiet now that there are no tourists. the busiest place as the gold buyers premises. last summer, the price of gold rose to record highs. nearly 50 euros for one gram as opposed to 30 euros a gram to years ago, gold is considered a safe investment. >> i am happy because i can buy

food today, i made nearly 900 bod. >> that is 25 euros. >> the pri is really high today, it keeps going up. >> the villagers together have collected almost 50 grams of gold. >> 10 or 20 years ago, you could just pick it u today it is hard to find, but if you look for it every day, you could sell it every day. reporter: before the pandemic, this region grew tourists that wanted to avoid crowded beaches. it started investing in ecotourism, but the virus has put construction on hold. >> the cable car will be the best way of developing tourism in our village. it will connect to this mountain and temple to the bottom of the mountain over there. reporter: for now, tourists are nowhere to be seen. ploy the students, used to work as a part-time guide.

she would love to see tourists return for kayaking and other activities that have come to a standstill. >> we used it to have up to 150 customers a day, kayaking resumed yesterday for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, but there were only four or five people, that is not enough. we have arranged gold panning trips. reporter: in the 1930's, france was granted a mining concession in the nearby jungle. every now and then, ploy visits the site to check on the state of the tunnels. ploy: the for the covid crisis, many tourist used to visit this mine because they had a sense of adventure. the miners used to light up the rock and scrape the surface. if they found gold dust on their fingers, they knew it was a good place to dig. instead of tourists, there are now snakes.

i definitely want to be a tourist guide in the future. reporter: after selling her gold, the mother returns home to look back at her children, who have just come home from school. >> they sometimes come to look for gold at the weekend and go to school during the week. >> i want to become a navy officer. >> why's that? >> i don't know. it is my dream. >> i want them to do whatever they want to do. as we get older and pass on, at least we will know that our children will always have enough to survive thanks to the gold, the forest, mountains, and rivers. nature has given us plenty of gifts. reporter: while their children wait to grow up and follow their dreams, families in this region believe it is gold that will see them through the pandemic, one pan at a time. >> we are taking a quick break

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