i'm ben brown.ociated press and aljazeera, has collapsed after being struck by israeli missiles. it had been evacuated. here, huge crowds of pro—palestinian protesters have gathered in london and marched to the gates of the israeli embassy.

i'm ben brown.eadlines: a building housing the offices of international media outlets in gaza, including associated press and aljazeera, has collapsed after being struck by israeli missiles. it had been evacuated. here, huge crowds of pro—palestinian protesters have gathered in london and marched to the gates of the israeli embassy. people in areas where the indian virus variant is spreading are being urged to get a covid jab, as questions turn to the impact on the easing of restrictions. and it's fa cup final day — chelsea play leicester in front of 20,000 fans at wembley. leicester are looking to win it for the first time, chelsea are hoping to win it for a ninth time. now on bbc news... the coronavirus pandemic has created an unprecedented challenge for the nhs, notjust in tackling the disease but in the creation of huge waiting lists for other treatments. in this special programme, experts look at how the nhs can recover in the months ahead and discuss how the nation's mental health has been imp

this is bbc news with ben brown.he associated press and aljazeera news outlets, has collapsed after being hit by an israeli airstrike. the israeli military said the building housed military assets belonging to hamas. meanwhile in london, thousands of pro—palestinian protesters have marched to the gates of the israeli embassy. people in areas where the indian variant of coronavirus is spreading are urged to get a covid vaccination. testing and vaccination are really important measures that we have, i suppose, in the tool box for controlling outbreaks. wreath laying services have been held across the uk and around the world to mark the centenary of the royal british legion. leicester city and chelsea are playing the fa cup final

i'm ben brown. the headlines...o train and railway track collapsed onto a busy road in mexico city, killing at least 23 people. translation: my brother came with his wife and they managedl to get her out but he was crushed in there and we don't know anything. they don't give us reports. a court hears a police officer accused of murdering the ex—footballer dalian atkinsion had tasered him for six times longer than standard, before kicking him twice in the head. the return of face—to—face diplomacy — g7 foreign ministers meet for the first time in more than 2 years, with security and climate change on the agenda. coronavirus cases in india top 20 million with many hospitals still short of oxygen.

i'm ben brown. our top stories: the un security council prepares for an emergency meeting later, as the conflict between israel and palestinians in gaza enters a seventh day. this will is continually hitting the hamas terror group until we feel we have reached our objectives. hamas decided when to start this round but we will decide when to end it. —— is real. —— israel efforts to combat the indian variant of covid ramp up in england, ahead of lockdown restrictions being relaxed tomorrow. a young child has died and four people have been seriously injured, after a gas explosion at a residential area in heysham in northern england. leicester celebrate winning one of football's most famous trophies in front of the biggest crowd since the pandemic began. and coming up — fancy a job as a live—in officer st michael's mount is hiring. hello and welcome to bbc news. israel has carried out more air strikes in gaza — as the latest round of violence entered its seventh day. the israeli prime minister, benjamin

you're watching the bbc news channel with ben brown.e likely" this variant will become the dominant strain in the uk. some restrictions in wales and scotland are also being relaxed from tomorrow. here's our political correspondent helen catt.

this is bbc news i'm ben brown. the headlines at five. french fishing vessels leave jersey and return to port — after a protest over their post—brexit rights. earlierjersey politicans held talks with the french fishermen — with conflicting views on how those discussions went. the governor of the bank of england says the economy will bounce back after coronavirus restrictions are lifted with a growth forecast of 7 and a quarter percent this year. as police broaden their search for evidence into the murder of pc50 julia james — a £10,000 reward is being offered for anyone with information police in essex are continuing to question two teenagers on suspicion of murder after a father—of—four was stabbed to death — having spent the day celebrating his two—year—old twin daughters�* birthday, the stark reality of drinking during the pandemic — more people died from alcohol in england and wales last year than in any of the previous twenty years. unseasonal weather as people go to the polls in england, scotland and wales — the biggest test of vote

i'm ben brown.ted press and aljazeera, has collapsed after being struck by israeli missiles. it had been evacuated. here, crowds of pro—palestine protesters have gathered in london and marched to the gates of the israeli embassy. people in areas where the india variant of coronavirus is spreading are being urged to get a covid jab, as questions turn to the impact on the easing of restrictions. wreath laying services have been held across the uk and around the world to mark the centenary of the royal british legion. and it's fa cup final day — chelsea play leicester in front of 20,000 fans at wembley. leicester are looking to win it for the first time — chelsea are hoping to win it for a ninth time. now on bbc news... as cultural venues in england get ready to reopen from monday, stephen sackur presents a special edition of hardtalk from the natural history museum in london. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. this has to be one of the most distinctive museum spaces in the world, the main hall o

ben brown also spoke to gary pruitt, ceo and president of the associated press, to get his reaction to destruction. we did get notice, as was just noted on your broadcast, we were able to get all the journalists out. we had a dozen journalists get all the journalists out. we had a dozenjournalists in that building. they were removed and we avoided loss of life. but that was the best building, the best line of sight to show the events that were going on in gaza, and that has been lost. the world will know less about what is going on in gaza after that building was destroyed today. the israelis are saying that this was being used by hamas military intelligence.— being used by hamas military intelligence. being used by hamas military intelliaence. , ., , intelligence. yes. so, we have been intelligence. yes. so, we have been in that building _ intelligence. yes. so, we have been in that building for _ intelligence. yes. so, we have been in that building for 15 _ intelligence. yes. so, we have been in that building for 15 years - intelligence. yes. so, we have been in that building for 15

this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines at six: a tower block in gaza, housing the offices of the associated press and aljazeera news outlets, has collapsed after being hit by an israeli airstrike. the israeli military said the building housed military assets belonging to hamas. meanwhile in london, thousands of pro—palestinian protesters have marched to the gates of the israeli embassy. people in areas where the indian variant of coronavirus is spreading are urged to get a covid vaccination. testing and vaccination are really important measures that we have, i suppose, in the tool box for controlling outbreaks. wreath laying services have been held across the uk and around the world to mark the centenary of the royal british legion. leicester city and chelsea are playing the fa cup final at wembley stadium in london. chelsea has won the trophy eight times, while leicester are hoping to lift it for the first time. good evening. the white house says it has told israel to ensure the "safety and security ofjourna

first, my colleague ben brown looking at exactly how the voting system works here in scotland.scotland, 129 seats were up for grabs in the scottish parliament, 73 of those represent each constituency in scotland, they are elected using the first past the post system. another 56 members representing a regions of scotland, voters get two balance, one person to be their constituency member of the scottish parliament and the other for a the scottish parliament and the otherfor a party the scottish parliament and the other for a party for the the scottish parliament and the otherfor a party for the region. in the original ballot, parties are allocated a number of msps, depending on how many votes they receive once the number of constituencies already one in that region is taken into account. in order to make the overall result more personal. the scottish government is formed from the party that holds the most seats in parliament, or alternatively, a coalition of more than one party. let's talk to our political correspondent, who is here. two days from the vote, we have had four deba

you're watching the bbc news channel with ben brown. the health secretary, matt hancock, has urged people to be careful. mr hancock also said it was "quite likely" this variant will become the dominant strain in the uk. some restrictions in wales and scotland are also being relaxed from tomorrow. here's our political correspondent helen catt. in correspondent helen catt. bolton this weekend eff continue in bolton this weekend efforts continue to tackle the spread of the variant of coronavirus which first emerged in india, encouraging more people to take up the vaccine. there is surge testing, measures the government says means you can go ahead and easing the restrictions in england tomorrow despite fears of how quickly the new variant is spreading. i how quickly the new variant is spreading-— how quickly the new variant is sreadin. . spreading. i am confident we can take the step _ spreading. i am confident we can take the step tomorrow, - spreading. i am confident we can take the step tomorrow, but - spreading. i am confident we can ta

ben crump's biggest lie hands up, don't shoot. you had remember that phrase started with michael brown and ben crump. 2014 he said michael brown wasled after holding his hands up and asking police not to shoot. that was a lie proven by president barack obama's department of justice as head up by eric holder. a lie that destroyed half the bizs in ferguson, missouri and cost $22 million in damages. and then in 2020 ben crump really got cooking he told the world when police came to breonna taylor's house it was the wrong address and the real suspect was already in custody. of course, that wasn't true, either. louisville pd went to the right apartment and the other suspect was not already in custody. another lie, one that this time contributed to the idea that taylor was murdered in her bed that lie led to $7 million in damages and this time a death in the ensuing riots. also in 2020, crump said, falsely, that george floyd and derek chauvin knew each other from a nice club continuing a conspiracy. also of course a fly. floyd and chauvin both worked at the same bar but did not know each other and certainly didn't have problems. the so-

i'm ben brown. the headlines... authorities in mexico city say there will be a full investigation after a metro train and railway track collapsed onto a busy road in mexico city, killing at least 23 people. translation: my brother came with his wife and they managedl to get her out but he was crushed in there and we don't know anything. they don't give us reports. a court hears a police officer accused of murdering the ex—footballer dalian atkinsion had tasered him for six times longer than standard, before kicking him twice in the head. the return of face—to—face diplomacy — g7 foreign ministers meet for the first time in more than 2 years, with security and climate change on the agenda. coronavirus cases in india top 20 million with many hospitals still short of oxygen. we're here in edinburgh looking ahead to thursday's election for the holyrood parliament — one of a series of polls right across the uk. and reflections without distractions — hundreds of people in hull are taking part in a year—long art project wh

and i'm ben brown. the other main stories this hour...ent police appeal to the public for new information as they release a new image of pc50 julia james in the same clothes she wore the day she was last seen. a covid scare hits the g7 summit in london, with the entire indian delegation self—isolating after two of them test positive for coronavirus. the prime minister has arrived at the talks. the first of their kind to take place, face—to—face, for more than two years. the government prepares for a booster vaccination campaign in the autumn as official figures show the number of covid deaths in the uk has reached its lowest level since last september. and the multi—billion pound project to save the world's coral reefs from overfishing and climate change. a very good afternoon to you. it's five o'clock. we're at holyrood in edinburgh on the final day of campaigning in a series of elections across great britain. only northern ireland won't be going to the polls. the voting tomorrow represents the biggest set of local and national elections

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i'm ben brown.he outbreak which is heavily centred in that moment in the south side of the city is being driven by the so—called indian variant. the government sends more doses of the coronavirus vaccine to bolton, one of the areas of england hit by the indian variant. we've sent more doses to bolton, and, of course, we will obviously follow the clinical advice, if they think that it would help if we shortened the interval period. meanwhile, people in wales are being encouraged to holiday at home this year and not travel abroad unless they really need to. portugal says british holidaymakers can visit the country from monday, but the government in lisbon says some limited covid restrictions will stay in place. and edwin poots is elected leader of the democratic unionist party in northern ireland. there is much to be done and i stand here today— there is much to be done and i stand here today very — there is much to be done and i stand here today very proud _ there is much to be done and i stand here

now you can go to ben brown with the news. here's a summary of the bbc news.ave also made gains across local councils. they've taken control of four councils, gaining 57 seats compared to labour losses of 60 seats. 17 local authorities have declared their results but there are 126 which are still counting votes. counting in the scottish parliamentary election began half an hour ago. voters were choosing 129 msps to be elected to the scottish parliament, but covid restrictions meant there was no overnight vote counting this year. the final results are expected on saturday. counting has also begun in the welsh elections to the senedd. 60 seats are up for grabs and some voters reported queues outside polling stations. most results are expected this afternoon and into the early evening. the results of four wales police and crime commissioners elections are due on sunday. meanwhile, the first result in the regional mayoral electons has been announced. labour's rosjones has secured a third term as doncaster s mayor, with a majority of over 10,000. votes are still be

ben bain. sherrod brown speaking and already getting into the fact a lot of the bank money goes to dividends and buybacks. needs to get a businesses and infrastructure and build that up, he said as well. we will bringing that hearing once the ceos start speaking. in the meantime, central banks are continuing to drop hints about the timing of papering. the market seems to be listening to what the fed is a. bloomberg's international economic and policy correspondent michael mckee joins us. the latest is richard clarida talking about that. michael: we will talk about the dog that is not barking, the fed. canadian says they will start tapering in the next year. you have all of these other countries saying maybe it is time to start looking at that. the economy in those countries recovering faster than people thought it would from the pandemic. richard clarida, as alix said, is not making a strong case for that yet. he does say he does not think inflation will be a lasting phenomenon. he says there will be a time in the upcoming meetings where we will be to the point where we can begin discussing asse

in a moment, the bbc news at one with ben brown, but first it's time for a look at the weather.in is going to be heaviest. at the rain is going to be heaviest. at the moment, there is a bit of a lull in the weather. we have some showers around, heavy ones here and there, but fewer downpours compared to yesterday. through the latter part of the afternoon, showers across western and southern areas, but many of us getting away with a dry day, all be on the cloudy side. here is the weatherfront, the all be on the cloudy side. here is the weather front, the jet stream 30 south of us is pushing the weather front and our direction. i think i cloudy, dry stout across many eastern areas. through the course of saturday, that weather front moves northwards. behind the weather front is a very volatile atmosphere, the kind of atmosphere that generates those big tall communal members clouds. it will not be raining all the time, it is just that they showers will be very frequent on both saturday and sunday. sunday will be a similar day. it does not mean the showers will occurred at the same ti

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district attorney's press conference was an attempt to whitewash the unjustified killing of andrew brown jr. >> benmp, one of the brown family attorneys says brown was trying to drive awa deputies and posed no threat. >> the most cowardly thing you could ever do is shoot a person from behind when they're not posing any threat or harm or violence to you. >> in that press conference, yo thi case, that brown, by reacting to the officers in the way that he did turned that vehicle into a deadly weapon, and there have been court cases in the past similar to this where you have encounters between someone and police where a vehicle has been viewed as a deadly weapon, but it is also worth mentioning that in that shooting, just three of the seven cops fired all 14 shots which raises the question of did the other four officers perceive a different threat, vlad? >> it's an excellent t.thank yo repoing.i thought jeff's questig that press conference was the most critical one. you're saying they're threatening you, the police officers and he's backing away. >> and he's trying to get away and when we originally he

in a moment, the bbc news at one with clive myrie in holyrood, and ben brown here in the studio, butd be a little dusting of snow here and there and some icy patches as well. elsewhere tomorrow, there could be a bit of cloud and some spots of rain flirting with the southern counties, but this afternoon is looking much brighter. i think the day tomorrow, the afternoon, is pretty good across wales and the southwest of the country, but certainly some northern and eastern areas are in forfurther showers, and again, hail and thunder. very hit and miss, though, but dramatic where it falls. so here is friday's weather forecast, further showers across some northern and eastern areas of the country, but elsewhere, i think it's a pretty decent day. and then towards the end of the week and into the weekend, we're starting to see a shift in the wind pattern. it starts to blow out of the southwest, weather fronts arrive as well. now, that spells rain, but also with this rain comes this subtropical air, so we are going to cut off that current of cold air from the arctic and things are going to war

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. >> this as brown's family prepares for the funeral that will be taking place on monday. joining us right now is civil rights attorney ben. he represents andrew brown jr.'s family as well as george floyd's family as well. as reverend al refers to him, black america's attorney general. thank you for being here. appreciate your time and the work you have been doing all these years since trevon and beyond. let's pick up with what lindsey was saying. there is so much to get into. i want get your reaction to what you heard from lindsey, that those officers are returning to work. what message does that send? >> this is a message that they are not trying to respect the humanity of andrew brown, this citizen who deserves every right of due process, deserves the right to not have excessive use of force by the police killed him, which follows a pattern of this epidemic of police killings of unarmed black people. >> how unusual is it for north carolina to not turn over the body camera video? we know that the sheriff asked a court whether it would interfere with the investigation and that judge is not letting that be released yet. h

. >> bishop william barber also spoke and bakari sellers and ben crump, lawyers for the brown family.because andrew cannot make the plea for due process, it is up to us to make the plea for due process. >> for black folk and white folk, democrats and republicans all watching today, they all need to know we're tired of the cycle of grief that comes along with being black in this country. >> andrew was a black man trying to make it in a society where black men are born in danger. but i want you to be comfort that he was a man. a father of seven, nephew, cousin, son, brother, grand grandson, he was a man! >> joining me now, reverend al sharpton, rev, as i think about the funeral, i think about black public grief and going all the way back to emmett till, we've had to display our grief to the world in order to have our humanity acknowledged. at certain point do you feel like these displays of grief are moving laws, are moving policy? or are they more catharsis for the family? >> certainly a catharsis for the family and it's needed because there's real pain. question is why we keep going t

we'll be waiting a minute to hear from lord adonis because first we are going over to ben brown for thell mortimer, who's the first tory in 56 years to represent the former labour stronghold. she has a resounding majority of 6,9a0. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, was asked about the loss of the hartlepool constituency this morning as he left home, but he has yet to comment. the conservatives have also made gains across local councils in england. they've taken control of four local authorities, and gained 61 council seats — while labour have lost 67. ——and gained 62 council seats — while labour have lost 67. 20 councils have declared their results so far — votes are still being counted in the elections for 12a. counting in the scottish parliamentary election began this morning. voters were choosing 129 msps to be elected to the scottish parliament — but covid restrictions meant there was no overnight vote counting this year. we're expecting the first results shortly. the final results are expected on saturday. counting has also begun in the welsh elections to the senedd. 60 seats ar

in a moment, the bbc news at one with ben brown but now it's time for a look at the weather.t rain for a time pushing into scotland but across inland areas though showers will clear. temperature is around six or 7 degrees overnight. tuesday, early rain clears out of the way in scotland and good chunk of the day should be reasonable here. however further south though showers really start to develop and through the afternoon they will dry northwards across the whole of england and wales. again, some thunderstorms mist in with these heavy downpours and temperatures for most of us still around 1a—16 . those winds tend to die away a little bit on wednesday. another day of sunshine and showers but this time weather showers from, they will be slower to move. temperatures still 1a—16 . to the west of the week it stays unsettled. may is making up for that dry april. the uk lowers its covid alert level as the prime minister prepares to announce a major easing of lockdown restrictions in england. it's understood he'll say that from next monday there can be a return to indoor hospitality

today the brown family attorney ben crump once again demanding the public release the body camera footageeen able to see. joining me now is a member of the prosecution team of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. the i want to ask you about the chauvin trial in a second. first, i want to start with north carolina because the district attorney's there have defended the sheriff's deputies saying brown's car hit law enforcement as he tried to flee and that's why they fired at him. a judge has blocked the public release of body camera footage for at least a few more weeks so we still won't know what happens. what's your take on this? it looks bad. perhaps the deputies did everything right but why won't they show the public the video. i mean, it's baffling to me. i can understand a delay of a little bit of time in order to kind of process the tape and maybe led passions cool in the community but this is the public's take. these are law enforcement officers paid by taxpayers and the public has a right to these things and one of the things that disheartens a lot of us that worked on

. >> i want to discuss to ben crump, he's the attorney for andrew brown jr.'s family. thank you.ng that footage? >> obviously, they still are agonizing over the fact that their father was killed in this most cowardly manner, don, and the fact that they continue to toy with the public about being transparent. they know that there is no justification for this and the family believes that's why they are not releasing this video because they can not figure out a narrative that would justify yet again another black man being shot from behind by the police who's supposed to protect and serve. >> yeah. ben, i was looking at my notes because i am having trouble hearing you. i want to make sure we are in the right spot in case. are you good now? i think he is good now. are you back? can you hear me, ben? >> yes, i hear you. >> the family's account of what they see on that video, it really contradict what's the d.a., andrew womble has said about the shooting. he said the deputies only fired once. brown dove towards them. the family says the shots were fired before the car even moved and no

. >> i want to discuss to ben crump, he's the attorney for andrew brown jr., thank you, appreciate youagonized and over the fact that their father was killed in this most cowardly mannered, don. and the fact that they continue to toy with the public about being transparent. they know there is no justification for this and the family believes that's why they are not releasing this video because they can not figure out a narrative that would justify yet again another black man being shot from behind by the police who's supposed to protect and serve. >> yeah. ben, i was looking at my notes because i am having trouble hearing you. i want to make sure we are in the right spot, are you good now, i think you are back. can you hear me, ben? >> yes. the family accounts of what they see in that video. it contradicts what the d.a. had said about the shooting. the family said shots were fired before the car even moved and not towards the officers. there is a major difference in those two accounts. >> there is, don. does anybody in america believe that andrew brown jr. did something wrong, they wou

an independent autopsy commissioned by brown's family showed he was shot 5 times, including once in the back of the head. civil rights attorney benoke at the funeral today. he said he got the call to represent brown's family just hours after former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin was found guilty in the death of george floyd. >> i'm me within hours. we thought. >> george floor represented that we were going to stop this unnecessary and just about killings of black men. >> state law requires a court order for the release of body camera footage. the footage exists. a judge ruled last week, though, that brown's family would be allowed to see video of the shooting, but it would not be made public for at least 30 days. >> well, he just your average kid at 13 years old. he's already broken. a world record for lifting weights. more on his story of success when we come back. >> how much can you bench press said 225 pounds while you're in the same club is a 13 year-old from ohio. yeah. >> that not even close this 13 year-old he is lifting heavyweight see setting world records really impressive. pj ziegler has his story. >> mind o

brown is expected to be laid to rest this coming week. his funeral will take place monday afternoon. kendis, lindsey? >> ellison bash ber, thank you. >>> ben families of george floyd and andrew brown jr. will be joining us live in the next hour. he has been of course on the front lines of the police reform debate meeting with lawmakers and white house officials just this week. we're going to ask him how far away we are from getting a bill passed. >>> exclusive sit-down with nbc news, craig melvin pushed president biden on race and where america stands right now. >> that i watched the rebuttal from the junior senator of south carolina last night, tim scott, and i don't know if you caught it. >> i didn't have an opportunity to. i didn't deliberately. didn't van opportunity. >> he said among other things america isn't racist. is it? >> we're going to bring you that answer. >>> plus, the president gets candid on taxing the rich as well as vaccine hesitancy. ♪ [truck horn blares] (vo) the subaru forester. dog tested. dog approved. ♪ it's grilled cheese time. ♪ ♪ yeah, it's time for grilled cheese. ♪ ♪ after we make grilled cheese, ♪ ♪ then we'r

. >> ben, before you go, i want to ask you about the andrew brown case in elizabeth north carolina.ic videos. that's going to happen on tuesday of next week. what is the brown family saying about that? >>> well, you know, they want to let everybody understand that they are grateful they finally get to see the video. what they are choked by and we all are is this lack of transparency. they try to sweep it under the rug. that's what the justice department did with george floyd, killing and holding these officers responsibility. it gives hope for andrew brown and like breonna taylor and louisville and so many black families who's getting any kind of progress. the justice department is saying if you won't, we will. i think they are watching whether the department of justice is doing and what they are doing in minneapolis. they know they need to do the right thing. and give this family due process and transparency so we can see. >> ben crump, thank you for your time, i appreciate it. >> this is one epic zoom fail. . see that seat belt? we're going to explain. [ crowd cheering ] [ engine

joining me now, ben crump, an attorney for the brown family who was also at the meetings with lawmakersat committed to justice that he stepped away just to weigh in and tell us what happened this week. so thank you so much, ben. i know how busy you are. i am so happy you're here, and i want to ask you, i'm curious what happened in your conversations with the white house. you met with the senior adviser to president biden. what was his thoughts in pushing this legislation and how the administration will work to push this legislation through congress? >> we met with president biden and susan rice, the director of domestic policy and we met with general counselor reamus and they were optimistic, tiffany. they believe that this is our moment and the families bared their hearts in every meeting with met with senator leader chuck shumer and we met with tim scott and senator lindsay graham for over an hour and then we met with senator cory booker and then we meet with senator dick durbin and then with congresswoman karen bass and these families reminded everybody that their blood is on this le

ben, before you go. i want to ask you about the andrew brown case in elizabeth, north carolina.ncing tonight the family will be allowed to view specific videos of the fatal incident with police. that's going to happen on tuesday of next week. what's -- what is the brown family saying about that? >> well, you know, they want to let everybody understand that they are grateful that they finally get to see the video. but what they are troubled by, as we all are, is this lack of transparency. that they wouldn't show the videos. and they tried to sweep it under the rug. that's why what the justice department did today, with george floyd' killing, holding these officers federally responsible. it gives hope for families like andrew brown, like breonna taylor in louisville and so many other black families who failed to get any kind of due process because the local actors wouldn't act. well, the justice department's saying, if you won't, we will. and i think, in elizabeth city, north carolina, don, they're watching what the department of justice is doing. and ahmaud arbery. and what they

let's discuss with ben crump, lead attorney for the floyd family and represents the families of soerl other high profile police shooting victims including andrew brown what is your reaction and the floyd family's reaction to this motion for a new trial? >> every criminal defendant that is convicted is going to file an appeal so they don't waive that right. that was fully expected that chauvin's criminal attorney would file an appeal so we expected this. and we expect that appeal to be denied. >> the motion for a new trial doesn't mention any specific incident or a juror by name but a picture emerged of a juror at the march on washington last summer wearing a shirt that said get your knee off our necks. do you fear that's a window for derek chauvin's defense seeking a new trial? >> i'm certain his defense would try to put forth that argument but i'm equally certain that the appellate court will look at the record. they will look at the questions that was not only asked of this juror but all of the jurors, wolf. they will also be able to glean that this juror was picked by the defense and the prosecution even though the defense had more strikes left w

more than two hours of footage, but you might recall brown's family was able to view only a short 20-second snippet of body cam footage last month. ben crump, the family's attorney, says there is still hope for justice to be served. >> they're grateful they finally get to see the video, but what they are troubled by, as we all are, is this lack of transparency. they were showed videos and they tried to sweep it under the rug. that's what with the justice department did today, holding these officers federally responsible, it gives a hope for families like andrew brown. >> cnn's natasha chen is live in elizabeth city, north carolina, for us this morning. what are you seeing so far? and good morning. >> reporter: good morning, christi and boris. the clergy here and the community are prepared for a rally and a march that's beginning within the hour behind us here, and it's really a continuation for those cries for transparency that we've been seeing with daily peaceful protests really since andrew brown was killed by sheriffs deputies on april 21st. they shot and killed him as they were attempting to serve a warrant related to felony dru

, their attorney there, ben crump said that they're encouraged by the charges and eager to see the continued justice in this case a judge has ruled that the family of andrew brownho was shot to death in his car by sheriff's deputies in this is was in a north carolina the family will only be allowed to see part of the body camera video involved here. attorneys for the family had expected to see the video of the shooting as soon as this week. yesterday's ruling, it now orders the family must wait for up to 10 days at the judge is also limited the family to viewing just 20 minutes of the body cam video, although it lasts about 2 hours. the family and the county. they have not decided on a date for the viewing. authorities say they have arrested the owner of a northern california bar where made to order fake covid-19 vaccine cards are being sold. >> to undercover state agents. they were going for 20 bucks each after receiving a tip from the san joaquin county sheriff's office. authorities say undercover agents with the california department of alcoholic beverage control. abc went to old corner saloon several times in april and bought the fake laminated vaccine card

brown was dead and according to the district attorney, it was justified. in other words, the war on drugs, it's wanted. dead or alive. joining me now is ben crump, attorney for the family and a former police chief in edonton, north carolina. is that how it's supposed to work in serving a drugs warrant an an unarm man in a residential neighborhood? that looked like the assault in baghdad. looked like they went to arrest a terrorist cell. is that how it's done in north carolina? >> hey, joy. thank you for having me on here. you know, it is a disturbing video to watch. one of the issues that we talk about a lot in north carolina and across the country is militarization of police. when is that necessary? it is sad this case was based on a law. this was not murder, robbery, rape. this was drug offense. it's a double edge sword. sometimes police officers go in with use of force hoping that it will deter any use of force and sometimes it doesn't. they use these teams, that's an issue that needs to be examined across america. >> ben, the family, the attorneys, had asked attorney womble to recuse himself sending a ledder he needed to. the conflict

brown jr. and george floyd speaking with us about his conversations with senators schumer and tim scott as well as graham. let's take a listen to what benpresident biden will sign the george floyd act before the one year anniversary. i understand there is going to be challenges but senator cory booker and congresswoman bass and the other great senators you talked about, these is intended for these families. >> are you as optimistic that change is going to come soon? >> well, only time i have seen change come through is when it comes from the grassroots up. it doesn't come from the top down. and when the citizenry is ready to make sure we have the necessary changes, that will happen. it has to come from the grootsz. i'm part of unified efforts and we're inside west baltimore where we had the 2015 uprising and taking control of that community. and they're not waiting for the police department to solve their crime. they're solving it themselves. so with or without the help of elected officials, law enforcement officers, community, the community has decided they will take control. >> and, again, really quickly here to piece of your op-ed yo

the ground and attorney ben crump and others, kirstin foy, the mother of eric garner and i myself will be going back to that city on monday to deliver the eulogy for andrew brown, working with naacp and activists on the ground and bishop william basher. what's the latest on the ground where protests are going on? as expected, a military response of barely 18,000 people, and you're big audience knows you shoot it straight. you say you're going to brink the funk on the show and you know i'm the surrogate son of the godfather of funk, so let's get funky in here. what's going on on the ground? >> elizabeth city, you got two different things going on. there was elizabeth city and then there's the county. african-american majority on the city council, but a different situation with the county. the shooting took place by deputy sheriff's, that's the county. elizabeth city had to declare a state of emergency, and that was a concerned to some folks. you had people criticizing the university there, the hbcu having students move out and have police officers stay there. school was made virtual the entire week. but the reality is you had peaceful protests. you haven't had

ben crump echoed, telling everyone in attendance to continue to demand justice, continue to demand transparency. that is a message we heard echoed by the family, even as they described their love for andrew browne a listen to what some of those folks shared. >> andrew is resting but he left fighters and warriors to do his bidding >> god has already prepared us to carry on the fight for justice. >> i'm glad we're together like this right now he would have loved this i just wish he was here with us. as much as i'm going to wish and wish and wish all day, it's not going to happen. >> reporter: many of the folks i spoke to today said they expect the peaceful protests to continue until that body cam footage is released to the public we know the family has seen a 20-second clip we expect they'll see the rest of that video by the end of this week per a judge's order it's unclear to what extent that video is going to be redacted. many people telling me they're not going to be san fied until all that video is released to the public shep. >> priscilla, thanks. >>> a major showdown, apple versus epic, the maker of fortnite a trial that could radically change the way we download and pay for apps on our ph

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