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katty: derek mitchell, former u.s. ambassador to me and mark, thank you for joining the program. nk you. katty: an entire generation of children in war-torn yemen is at risk of missing out on an education. after six years of civil war, one in five schools is unusable. how is hard to come by. at a donor conference today, the u.n. secretary general described the amount of aid pledged as disappointing. that might be diplomatic. but against the odds, the children of one town are finding ways to continue their education. are international correspondent -- our international correspondent have sent us this report from outside the city. reporter: it is a hard road for little feet. but in the early morning on the outskirts of the city, they flk here across the rebel. this is their prize. equipment stored nearby under lock and key. time for morning assembly. leading the drill, the top student. the primary school was the pride of the district, until 2016. when it was occupied by houthi rebels and became a battleground. it has been reclaimed such as it is. but some days, peoples sit and wait

derek mitchell was the us ambassador to myanmar from 2012 to 2016 he says it's necessary for the internationalnity to continue putting pressure on military regime to end the violence. you will necessary to show that the international community is watching and not ignoring these horrible images. the watching and not ignoring these horrible images.— horrible images. the solidarity ofthe horrible images. the solidarity of the peeple _ horrible images. the solidarity of the people have, _ horrible images. the solidarity of the people have, people - horrible images. the solidarity l of the people have, people need to hear that. but clearly that is not going to be enough to get the military to recalculate the path that it is on which is truly destructive for everyone concerned in the country. what mi . ht concerned in the country. what miaht be concerned in the country. what might be enough? _ there needs to be much more international action and solidarity. different countries may do different things. the united states are imposing sanctions. targeted sanctions. the uk in the eu have followed in tur

derek mitchell was the us ambassador to myanmar from 2012 to 2016 he says it's necessary for the internationalo continue putting pressure on the military regime, to end the violence in the country, but strong—worded statements alone are not enough. there needs to be much more international action and solidarity. different countries may do different things. the united states are imposing sanctions. the uk in the eu have followed in turn, that kind of pressure is very important to cut off funds, weapons, access to the family and things that they care about. but i think the neighbours, japan, india, even china, the study brutality and the steady degradation of the conditions on the ground are leading to a potential failed state in the heart of asia. and that is in no 1's interest. it can cross borders, it will be damaging and it can have all of them to put some further pressure, but also some very urgent engagement, ratchet up the urgency of their engagement to get the generals to think about an alternative path. there's much more reporting and analysis of the situation in myanmar on our website.

derek mitchell was u.s. ambassador there until 2016. >> it's very bad. it's crossing a line. not as bad, you can say, as 1988 where there was massive killings in the streets. but that's just a matter of a slight degree. >> reporter: international condemnation has followed. >> we need an end to this indiscriminate violence. >> reporter: instead of listening, myanmar's military is doubling down on its aggression. so asia's youth are turning to themselves for help. an asian pro-democracy movement styling itself the milk tea alliance is reaching across borders. >> you're seeing it play out in realtime in places like hong kong, places like thailand, now seeing it spread to myanmar. it's quite remarkable. they're now working in solidarity with one another. >> reporter: over the past year, it's grown from angry criticisms of china's communism party to coalescing around the unified need to challenge autocracies. its name is a poke at mainland china. the local style of regional milky teas, symbols of cultural identities that are distinct from their massive neighbor. >> it really gives

mitchell in in washington. continuing our coverage of the derek chauvin trial. we heard an emotional witness. she was 17 at the time of the death. she was shooting the near viral video on her phone. >> i see a cop kneeling down on him, a man terrified, scared, begging for his life. i heard george floyd say i can't breathe, please get off, he cried for his mom. he was in pain. it seemed like he knew it was over for him. he was terrified. he was suffering. this was a cry for help. >> on the judge's order with the minor witnesses, we are hearing them but not seeing them. earlier prosecutors finished the testimony of donald williams, a 33-year-old who was at the scene. he was heard on the cell phone video urging chauvin to get off his neck. he has a mixed martial arts background. >> you could see he was going through tremendous pain. you could see is in his face. you could see his eyes slowly rolling back in his head and him having his mouth open, wide open, slowly with drool and slob and dryness on his mouth. you could see that he's trying to gasp for air and trying to be able to breathe as he's

mitchell in in washington. continuing our coverage of the derek chauvin trial. we heard an emotional witness. she was 17 at the time of the death. she was shooting the near viral vide

day i am andrea mitchell in washington they have been interviewing the witness christopher martin who was working behind the counter at cup foods as we continue our coverage of the derek chauvin trial in minnesota this is the third day of proceedings. the next witness is about to come in. while they bring that witness in, let me just recap. we saw george floyd walking inside the store before he was apprehended by police. this is the first time the video has been made public christopher martin was has been testifying about selling mr. floyd a pack of cigarettes and had a conversation about what sports he had played. i am joined now by shaq in minneapolis. i think the next witness is seated let's listen in. >> could you take your mask down we are going to test out how the microphone picks you up by having you spell your full name. christopher, velfrey >> it sounds like it will work fine >> good morning mr. velfrey. zboo >> good morning. >> how old are you >> 45. >> tell us the general area you live >> south minneapolis >> may 25th of 2020 is where i lived? no >> is that where you lived on that day >> yeah, in south minneapolis. >> how long had you lived in south minneap

mitchell in washington. we have just heard opening statements and some from the defense, the prosecution and the defense in the derek chauvin trial. the police officer is facing three charges, second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after kneeling on george floyd's neck for nine minutes in may 2020 an incident captured on camera that sparked protests and racial reckoning across america. this morning we heard from prosecution lawyer jerry blackwell laying out the state's evidence kneeling on mr. floyd's neck, neck and back. the prosecution says the evidence will show the jury that there was no cause for the use of force and chauvin's conduct was not consistent with police policy. >> you will be able to hear mr. floyd saying please, i can't breathe. you will see that mr. chauvin is kneeling on mr. floyd's neck and back. you will hear mr. floyd as he cried out. you will hear him at some point cry out for his mother, he was very close to his mother, you will learn. you will hear him say "tell my kids i love them." you will hear him say about his fear of dying, he says "i'll probably die

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