that was breonna taylor's boyfriend, kenneth walker speaking to larry madowo. other stories making the news... a huge car bomb in herat in western afghanistan has killed at least eight people and injured around 50 more. dozens of houses have been destroyed. the united nations has condemned what it called an alarming increase in attacks deliberately targeting civilians, despite peace talks taking place between the taliban and the afghan government. russian police have arrested dozens of opposition politicians and activists at a meeting taking place in a moscow hotel. police confirmed that they detained almost 200 people. they say the people they rounded up were attending a gathering organised by a banned group to discuss municipal elections. bolivia's former interim president, jeanine anez, has been arrested on charges of sedition and conspiracy. prosecutors accuse ms anez and several former government ministers of taking part in a coup against the left—wing leader, evo morales. ms anez has tweeted that she's been the victim of political persecution and a coup n

gwen carr, mother of eric garner, speaking to larry madowo there.borderfrom myanmar into thailand, running from air strikes by the regime. most are from the ethnic karen group. the attacks are the latest escalation in the increasingly violent crackdown by myanmar�*s military government against opponents of its coup. more than 500 people have died since the military took over in february. 0ur correspondent, jonathan head, reports from the border. taking a wearily familiar route that their parents and grandparents took many times before them. ethnic karen villagers flee burmese bombing raids to seek shelter across the salween river in thailand. translation: starting i on saturday, the burmese military aircraft were flying over. they went round twice, then the shooting started. very loud. lots of guns shooting. after arriving earlier on the thai side of the border, kai, not her real name, received images and videos of the journey made by her family, following her to thailand to escape the bombing. translation: the burmese army is living all around us.

gwen carr, mother of eric garner, speaking to larry madowo there.he south african government has banned the sale of take—away alcohol over this weekend's easter holiday to try to prevent a surge in coronavirus infections. president cyril ramaphosa said alcohol had a role in encouraging negligent behaviour. bars and restaurants can still serve drinks. ajudge in new york has sentenced the brother of the honduran president, juan 0rlando hernandez, to life in prison for trafficking drugs and possessing machine guns. tony hernandez was found guilty in october 2019 of smuggling more than a 180 tonnes of cocaine into the united states. ballots are being counted in a vote involving amazon workers in alabama. this result could establish the company's first unionised warehouse in the us. the fight is a key test for the giant, which has faced criticism around the world over its working conditions. thousands of people are fleeing across the borderfrom myanmar into thailand, following air strikes by the regime, among much else. most are from the ethnic karen gro

our correspondent larry madowo began by asking kenneth how he feels about the support he's received. overwhelmed, but, i mean... it's bittersweet because as i look around and see all the love and support and all the people who's here to admire breonna and embrace our situation, i also have to think about how she's not here. so, it's... it's been a tough day, but i'm out here and ijust really love and appreciate everybody who loves breonna. you're wearing a t—shirt with a picture of you and her. what do people not know about her? what kind of person was breonna? man, breonna was just loving and caring, like, for sure. those are two really big words i like to say about her. she deserves everything that these people are trying to do for her. this is a nice start towards justice. even you were tried for having shot at the police that day, but the charges have now been dropped. do you feel like now you can go on with the rest of your life? i mean, i have to go on with the rest of my life regardless. i don't have a choice, but, i mean, the charges being dropped, itjust does nothing but say

she told our correspondent, larry madowo, she wanted to support the floyd family.told them, i said, even though you have a video, just like i did, don't think it's a slam dunk, because when you get in the courtroom, they're going to do everything at you to make you feel like your brother was the criminal instead of the man that murdered him. it's interesting you say that, because philonise floyd, george floyd's brother said yesterday that this is a slam dunk. the man was kneeling on his deck on video seen around the world. you don't think it's that easy? no, it's not that easy, and it was proven in my case that they tried to blame my son for his own death because of his size. and you see how large george floyd was, my son was a large man, and they said because his heart was enlarged. they try to blame the murder on the people who they murder. but no matter what you're saying about them, with these conditions that they had, if you didn't step on his neck, if you didn't choke my son to death, he would not have died that day. and that is what we must remember. that wa

larry madowo joins us now from hennepin county courthouse in minneapolis. s is seen as a test of us police accountability. what did we learn todayjust in the opening day? 50. what did we learn today “ust in the opening amt what did we learn today “ust in the opening “wt what did we learn today “ust in the opening day? so, we got a sense of what the strategy _ opening day? so, we got a sense of what the strategy is _ opening day? so, we got a sense of what the strategy is going _ opening day? so, we got a sense of what the strategy is going to - opening day? so, we got a sense of what the strategy is going to be - what the strategy is going to be here for both the prosecution and the defence with the calls to the witness stand today, but also the line of questioning. it centres around the cause of death. the prosecution in the state of minnesota essentially straight to convince this jury that george floyd died because derek chauvin was kneeling on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds. he said no less than 27 different times, "i can't breathe." on the othe

our correspondent larry madowo is in louisville'sjefferson square park where a rally is expected.morials, a place to remind people to say her name and to honour her memory, the family have been here doing a food drive for the community around, and they are still saying they demand justice, even though the city of louisville... her mother has been talking to reporters this week and said that the officers who shot her committed a crime and they should be prosecuted for it. however, the state of kentucky disagrees. attorney general daniel cameron, the special prosecutor in this case, says that the officers that shot into breonna taylor's house that night, exactly a year ago today, were justified because breonna taylor's boyfriend kenneth walker shot at them first. he did do that, but it is because he believed they were intruders. today he has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and against the police. against the city and against the police-— against the city and against the police. given what we've seen with — the police. given what we've seen with the _ the police. given what

our correspondent larry madowo is in louisville. so what are we expecting to see there?e? tomorrow they are expecting a _ there? tomorrow they are expecting a rally - there? tomorrow they are expecting a rally here - there? tomorrow they are expecting a rally here at l expecting a rally here at jefferson square park in the middle of louisville, downtown, where this place has been a centre of memorial, a place to remind people to say her name and to honour her memory, the family will also be here doing a food drive for the community around, and they are saying they demand justice. even though the city of louisville settled with the family of breonna taylor, her mother has been talking to the media and says the officers that shot her committed a crime and they should be prosecuted for it. the state of kentucky disagrees, the attorney general daniel cameron who was the special prosecutor in this case says the officers that shot into breonna taylor's house that night a year ago today were justified that night a year ago today werejustified because her boyfriend, kenneth walk

she spoke to our correspondent, larry madowo.deo, just like i did, don't think it's a slam dunk, because when you get in the courtroom, they're going to do everything at you to make you feel like your brother was the criminal instead of the man that murdered him. it's interesting you say that, because philonise floyd, george floyd's brother said yesterday that this is a slam dunk. the man was kneeling on his deck on video the man was kneeling on his neck on video seen around the world. you don't think it's that easy? no, it's not that easy, and it was proven in my case that they tried to blame my son for his own death because of his size. and you see how large george floyd was, my son was a large man, and they said because his heart was enlarged. they try to blame the murder on the people who they murder. but no matter what you're saying about them, with these conditions that they had, if you didn't step on his neck, if you didn't choke my son to death, he would not have died that day. and that is what we must remember. for the f

the bbc�*s larry madowo has been speaking to activists in minneapolis the impact of this."go back to africas" as i am your "i just don't see the races." danez smith's poetry conveys the anger and frustration of black america. it is a recurring nightmare made worse by every protest following the death of another black person after an encounter with police. we did not ask to be part of your america, though, are we not america? i am sick of standing this ground. i will not call your recklessness the law. what does "black exhaustion" mean to you? black exhaustion for me is the tiredness you feel when the answer feels so simple and right there. and your country has a long history of pretending like it doesn't exist. it seems to me like america's new project is to always keep black liberation in the future. this is kind of like ground zero of where all the protest turned into uprisings, turned into destruction. local activist and film—maker da bullock has lived through and documented many disappointments for this community. we've been here before. we've been here where police ha

the bbc�*s larry madowo reports from both new york and san francisco, where he has spoken to those whoross the face. he needed two layers of stitches. almost 100 in total. it was a vicious attack on the new york subway that left him traumatised. when i left the train i thought i wouldn't make it. hate fueled attacks against asian americans rose by more than 800% in new york city last year. cases of violence against people of asian descent are getting reported regularly all over america. it's a crisis of hate that has particularly affected the elderly in the community. because there is historic precedent of asians, of immigrants, of communities of colour being scapegoated we knew we had to start tracking so that we could understand the nature and magnitude of these attacks. california has the largest asian american population in the country. san francisco reflects that diversity. but that did not protect marie and her infant twins in her own neighbourhood when a man who refused to wear a mask charged at them. i let out a few choice words, i ran into the house screaming for my husband wh

larry madowo is in louisville for us. we canjoin him now. very.o today is the city of who felt set out in a civil officer with the family, they paid the family told me and i was and what hasn't happened is there still have been no criminal charges especially charges against any of the officers who were there. one officer who was charged was for wanton endangerment which was a shooting into the neighbour's holmes, two of the officers were fired for not charged and the family feels they still want justice. two people who have been fighting for them from the beginning, lanita baker is the family pot psychogenic, and benjamin crump probably america plaza most famous civil rights lawyer, i've been fighting for them from the beginning, lanita baker is the family pot psychogenic, and patron crump probably america plaza most famous civil rights lawyer, i fencing them here. —— america's. it is the controversial no knock warrants, kentucky hasn't banned it, only the city of louisville. is this ever going to happen? well, it's in the house right now in our h

larry madowo is at the hennepin county courthouse in minneapolis.e learnt from the opening day. so, we got a sense of what the strategy is going to be here for both the prosecution and the defence with who they cvaleed to the witness stand today, but also ——who they called to the witness stand today, but also the line of questioning. it centres around the cause of death. the prosecution in the state of minnesota essentially is trying to convince this jury that george floyd died because derek chauvin was kneeling on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds. he said no less than 27 different times, "i can't breathe. " on the other hand, derek chauvin�*s defence led by eric nelson is saying that the reason why he died is because he had a history of drug use, that they found fentanyl and methamphetamine in his blood, that he had a history of other underlying health problems, and you cannot blame kneeling on his neck for the cause of his death. and every witness that we have come on the stand today, we had three witnesses, they tried to paint this narrat

she told our correspondent, larry madowo, she wanted to support the floyd family.em, even though you have a video, just like i did, don't think it is a slamdunk. when you get in the courtroom, they will throw everything at you to make you feel like your brother was the criminal, instead of the man that murdered him. it’s that murdered him. it's interesting _ that murdered him. it's interesting you - that murdered him. it's interesting you say - that murdered him. it's interesting you say that. felonious floyd, his brother, said — felonious floyd, his brother, said this _ felonious floyd, his brother, said this was a slamdunk. the man was seen kneeling on his neck around the world. it�*s man was seen kneeling on his neck around the world. it's not that easy. _ neck around the world. it's not that easy, and _ neck around the world. it's not that easy, and it _ neck around the world. it's not that easy, and it was _ neck around the world. it's not that easy, and it was proven i neck around the world. it's not that easy, and it was proven in my case, they tried to blam

the bbc�*s larry madowo has been speaking to activists in minneapolis the impact of this.don't see the races." his poetry conveys the anger and frustration of black america. it is a recurring nightmare made worse by every protest following the death of another black person after an encounter with police. we did not ask to be part of your america, though, are we not america? i am sick of standing this ground. i will not call your recklessness the law. what does black exhaustion mean to you? black exhaustion for me is the tiredness you feel when the answer feels so simple and right there. and your country has a long history of pretending like it doesn't exist. it seems to me like... america's new project is to always keep black liberation in the future. this is kind of like ground zero of where all the protest turned into uprisings, turned into destruction. this local activist and film—maker has lived through and documented many disappointments for this community. we have been here before. we have been here where police have been charged, like in philando castile's case and

our washington correspondent larry madowo is in louisville and has been speaking to lonita baker, anmin crump, who's an attorney for the taylor family and also george floyd's family. it is a controversial, no—knock warrants, kentucky hasn't banned it, only the city of louisville, well, it's in the house right now and our hopes are that the legislators in frankfurt hear our cries and that they ban no—knock warrants. and the whole thing about it is notjust to protect us, the everyday civilians, it's also to protect police officers. it's proven fact that no—knock warrants are inherently dangerous to everyone involved, they have no business being in our policing. attorney crump, you said the settlements, 27 million for the floyd family, 12 million for the breonna family. but those don't put in place the required reforms. what are the reforms necessary? well, the good thing, - lonita baker led the reform efforts here in louisville, with the legal team - for breonna taylor, and it was just precedent—setting. - it talked about having - a sentence for police to live the neighbourhoods that t

is in minneapolis to offer support to the floyd family, and has speaking with our correspondent larry madowoo face, i told them, even though you have a video just like told them, even though you have a videojust like i did, don't think it's a slam dunk, because when you get in the courtroom, they're going to throw everything at you to make you feel like your brother was too criminal, instead of the man murdered him. it criminal, instead of the man murdered him.— criminal, instead of the man murdered him. , , , :, murdered him. it is interesting you sa that, murdered him. it is interesting you say that, because _ murdered him. it is interesting you say that, because george - murdered him. it is interesting you say that, because george floyd's l say that, because george floyd's brother_ say that, because george floyd's brother said yesterday this was a slam _ brother said yesterday this was a slam dunk, the man was kneeling on his neck_ slam dunk, the man was kneeling on his neck in_ slam dunk, the man was kneeling on his neck in video seen around the world _ his neck in video seen around the

larry madowo is in louisville for us.he know not they did not find drugs in the know not warrant they were executing and they were looking for a suspect who did not live there. it has been a year since it happen. the family received $12 million from the city of louisville but they say that because no officers were charged, that must be rectified. this square has been a centre of pushing for justice for breonna taylor and the activists who built it call it injustice square. i can go to two community activists. i saw you six months ago when we were here. are you still fighting for the same thing? you still fighting for the same thin ? ~ , ,., , you still fighting for the same thing? absolutely, i'm back here and bein: a thing? absolutely, i'm back here and being a cheerleader— thing? absolutely, i'm back here and being a cheerleader for _ thing? absolutely, i'm back here and being a cheerleader for the _ thing? absolutely, i'm back here and being a cheerleader for the people i being a cheerleader for the people who have — b

across the country over the excessive use of force used by officers. 0ur washington correspondent larry madowo to lonita baker, an attorney for the taylorfamily, and benjamin crump who's an attorney for the taylor family and also george floyd's family. it isa it is a controversial, no—knock warrants, they are not banned in kentucky. is going to our hopes that the legislators hear our cries and that they ban no—knock warrants. is our cries and that they ban no-knock warrants.- our cries and that they ban no-knock warrants. is not 'ust about protecting i no-knock warrants. is not 'ust about protecting us, �* no-knock warrants. is not 'ust about protecting us, the h about protecting us, the everyday civilians, but it is also — everyday civilians, but it is also to _ everyday civilians, but it is also to detect police officers little — also to detect police officers little bit is proven that these are inherently dangerous and have — are inherently dangerous and have no business being in policing _ have no business being in policing. 2? have no business being in policing-— have no business being in

let's head to larry madowo in george floyd square.s where it all started. this is ground zero, the place where george floyd was filmed for more than nine minutes asking for help and not receiving it, and the people who have turned this into a memorial say they will keep this place is a peaceful memorial to his memory, to honour his memory. and every single black member of the public here in minneapolis i have spoken to does not expect justice. minneapolis i have spoken to does not expectjustice. a lot of people in the community think the jury being very diverse as it is will deliverjustice, but many people do not expect to get any justice from this trial because they have been here before and it did not end in a conviction, and they think this is the same thing that will happen with the same thing that will happen with the trial of derek chauvin. thea;r the trial of derek chauvin. they want accountability, _ the trial of derek chauvin. they want accountability, they - the trial of derek chauvin. they want accountability, they also, an

the bbc�*s larry madowo reports from both new york and san francisco, where he has spoken to those whoake it. hate filled attacks against _ thought i wouldn't make it. hate filled attacks against asian americans rose by more than 800% in new york city last year. cases of violence against people of asian descent are getting reported regularly all over america. it's a crisis of fate that has particularly affected the elderly in the community. affected the elderly in the community-— affected the elderly in the community. affected the elderly in the communi . �* , , affected the elderly in the communi .�* , , . community. because there is historic recedent community. because there is historic precedent of — community. because there is historic precedent of asians, _ community. because there is historic precedent of asians, of _ community. because there is historic precedent of asians, of immigrants, | precedent of asians, of immigrants, of communities of colour being scapegoated we knew we had to start tracking so that we could understand the nature and magnitude of these attacks. ., ., .,

the bbc�*s larry madowo went to meet her in new york city. it is big, bold and beautiful.alk up to me to touch to my hair. the polite thing to do is ask, i will most likely say no but i appreciate people asking. the afro has been such a political tool for resistance in the civil right movement here, and africa against colonialism. so do you feel like with the great here comes with responsibility? the great here comes with absolutely. the great here comes with it�*s a task in itself just to maintain it. it�*s a huge responsibility. and you take that responsibility seriously? definitely, very seriously. simone wore her hair natural when she was growing up and started straightening it or getting perms in middle school. it�*s only after she graduated college, almost ten years ago that she went back to its originalform. the 32—year—old fashion designer also worked in finance where some might not consider her afro professional enough. my response would be yes it is because it�*s my own and professionalism for me doesn�*t come from hair, and comes from what you know, your knowled

our correspondent larry madowo is outside the court house. lked a lot in the last few days about the collective trauma and grief in cases like this. but it really has been on so these last two days from the bystanders and witnesses who are reliving this with the use of this video tape. it witnesses who are reliving this with the use of this video tape.- the use of this video tape. it has been a traumatic _ the use of this video tape. it has been a traumatic reliving - the use of this video tape. it has been a traumatic reliving of - the use of this video tape. it has been a traumatic reliving of may | the use of this video tape. it has . been a traumatic reliving of may 25, 2020. _ been a traumatic reliving of may 25, 2020, but _ been a traumatic reliving of may 25, 2020, but nowhere nearly as much as this afternoon when 61—year—old man charles _ this afternoon when 61—year—old man charles mcmillan sobbing on the witness — charles mcmillan sobbing on the witness stand, so painfully that the judge _ witness stand, so painfully that the judge as

26—year—old black woman, was shot dead by police at her home. 0ur north america correspondent larry madowo memorial in louisville. larry, today a significant day for the families of both breonna taylor and george floyd today. that's correct, charlie. $27 million settlement that family of george floyd in minneapolis will receive is the single largest pre—trial settlement in a civil rights case in american history, and it was announced on the eve of the first anniversary of the death of breonna taylor, and an opportunity for the family to bring national attention back to her case, a year of calling for people to say her name, and asking forjustice. they think she did not receivejustice, even asking forjustice. they think she did not receive justice, even though both families are represented by the ternary and crump, both families received settlement, last year breonna taylor's family received $i2 breonna taylor's family received $12 million settlement from the city of louisville. but george floyd, the video of his death shocked the nation in the world, a police officer kneeling on his neck f