there's been emotional testimony in the 2nd day of evidence in the trial of former police officer derek shogun he's charged with the murder and manslaughter of unarmed black man george floyd whose death sparked protests across the u.s. and around the world. witnesses as young as 9 of been describing what they saw as police attempted to arrest george floyd and derek show in knelt on his neck of a teenage girl who filmed what happened said floyd was obviously in pain and suffering and she was sorry she didn't do more to help him. it's been months i stayed in. the pub with him. in. the palace at the kitchen work for you for not doing more in not. physically beating around the in. an outfit we look like but. it's not what i said and it's what he said to me. are you able to tell us. their own as they see and leave the officer on top of george florey. how did you feel that out of the fact you. had a man. and it's almost while you sat there. because if the light is in he'll stop and breathe and there's cal i've heard him. and most recently emergency medical responder and witness genevieve hansen reca

protesters have rallied in minnesota ahead of the trial over george floyd's killing police officer derek shogun is accused of murder after being filmed with his knee on floyd's neck as floyd begged for air jury selection begins on monday the case set off racial justice protests in the u.s. and beyond. and thousands of people have demonstrated against measures to control the phone a virus in the austrian capital vienna there were isolated scuffles and police made several arrests the protesters oppose the ongoing closure of part of the austrian economy they also object to mass vaccines and compulsory testing in schools. well brazil is seeing a major surge in covert 1000 cases as a new coronavirus variant spreads rapidly throughout the country this past week the nation registered record numbers of daily fatalities hospitals are on the brink of collapse and health officials are warning the death toll could reach 3000 people a day if serious action is not taken. a new wave of the corona virus is sweeping brazil with an unprecedented force more people are dying more infected and for the 1st time it's

protesters have rallied in minnesota as head of the trial over george floyd's killing police officer derek shogun is accused of murder after being filmed with his knee on floyd's neck as floyd begged for air jury selection begins on monday the case set off racial justice protests in the u.s. and beyond. thousands of people have demonstrated against measures to control the coronavirus in the austrian capital vienna there were isolated scuffles and police made several arrests the protesters opposed the ongoing closure of part of the austrian economy they also object to mass vaccines and compulsory tests in schools . journalists comedians and actors figured prominently in india's me too movement in 2018 coming out with stories of harassment at the hands of men in power a recent court verdict acquitting an accuser in a defamation case was seen as a victory for women who have spoken out against harassment while offices and workplaces are gradually improving protections offered to workers many women in the informal sector remain invisible within the movement in india. or such a worker who wants to emph

lawsuit over his death floyd was killed while in police custody last may former police officer derek shogun is currently on trial for his murder.

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high as the trial over the killing of george full oid gets underway the former police officer derek shogun has pled not guilty also coming up tonight $9000000000.00 worth of trading goods ready to move through the container ship that's been blocking the suez canal for almost a week is finally out of the way and mexico's coast with 19 thinks how will these the country with the 2nd highest death toll in the world doctors there compare tackling the pandemic to being at war plus a germany's chancellor angela merkel says if the country states do not fall into line to slow the virus she may have to intervene stricter measures including curfews could be on the tape. i'm off to our viewers watching on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin tonight with the trial in the u.s. that the world is why. watching today the jury in the case of derek show when the white police officer accused of killing george florey view the video showing the moment when floyd died handcuffed and pressed to the pavement floyd gasp for air and calls out 27 times i can't breathe chauv

beijing 10 months after floyd died under the pressure of his knee former minneapolis police officer derek shogun is standing trial for murder but this is more than just a criminal trial us justice itself is being tested will it be blind or will it be blinded i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. we will get justice we would not allow dirt sold and follow this cruel. school because it serves the prophet kill them and that's the kill. list of their child that betrayed his faith when he used excessive and unreasonable force upon the body. of mr george will face a choice to system they want us to trust assistance what is it just to show us that we can trust he put his knees upon his name and his back. and pricing him until the very breath no leisure gentlemen until the very life were squeezed out of . also coming up a sense of impending doom public health officials are warning that vaccinations against the corona virus are not keeping up with the very threat that they are designed to stop. turkey is a huge country and with nazi nation campaigns like this the government hopes to show that it is ta

lawsuit over his death floyd was killed while in police custody last may former police officer derek shogun is currently on trial for his murder as jury selection under way. myanmar's latest pro-democracy protests have been met with more harsh responses from security forces police fired rubber bullets and tear gas during demonstrations in the country's 2 largest cities the un's human rights investigator has accused the military regime of committing crimes against humanity. authorities in nigeria say gunmen have kidnapped dozens of students from a school in the northwestern state of could do no security forces were able to rescue 180 pupils and staff but nearly 40 students are still missing it's the 4th mass kidnapping from a nigerian school since december. this is d.w. news from berlin you can follow us on instagram and twitter at steve w. news or visit our website w dot com. or . u.s. president joe biden says he's hopeful that by independence day americans will also be able to mark their independence from cove in 19 by celebrating together he was speaking on 1st and a year to the day after

killing of george florida's going on trial in minneapolis prosecutor gerrie blackwell described how derek shogun dealt on shore it's neck or he and his fellow officers ignored shoreward saying that i can breathe at least 27 times jurgens defense argued that he was simply following police procedure ellipsoids drug use contributed to his death. mexico's president has promised that there will be justice after the death of the border from el salvador in police custody a female police officer was filmed kneeling on her back autopsy showed what's next . brazil's president triable soros replaced 6 ministers in a major cabinet shakeup he's facing growing pressure over his handling of the drone a virus pandemic. venezuelan refugees in colombia are accusing the country's army of killing innocent civilians they leave 5000 people have fled fighting between the military and rebels in venezuela of sought refuge across the border out of sight of m.p.'s he reports style from the border town of out of kita 6. for dinner on me to syndrome alina families the pain is unbearable. for of their relatives were killed l

lawsuit over his death floyd was killed while in police custody last may former police officer derek shogun is currently on trial for his murder as jury selection under way. myanmar's latest pro-democracy protests have been met with more harsh responses from security forces police fired rubber bullets and tear gas during demonstrations in the country's 2 largest cities the un's human rights investigator has accused the military regime of committing crimes against humanity. authorities in one theory and say gunmen have kidnapped dozens of students from a school in the northwestern state of could do no security forces were able to rescue 180 pupils and staff but nearly 40 students are still missing it's the 4th mass kidnapping from a nigerian school since december. this is news from berlin you can follow us on instagram and twitter at studio you news or visit our website w dot com. or off the all. u.s. president joe biden says he's hopeful that by independence day americans will also be able to mark their independence from covert 19 by celebrating together he was speaking on 1st day here to t

beijing 10 months after floyd died under the pressure of his knee former minneapolis police officer derek shogun is standing trial for murder but this is more than just a criminal trial us justice itself is being tested will it be blind or will it be blinded i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. we will get justice we would not allow dirt still that follow and this truth. cool to believe it serves the prophet kill those 10 that's the kill. list that there is shot and betrayed his best used excessive and unreasonable forced upon the body of this to joyful this a choice to system they want us to trust us is what is it just to show us that we could trust he put his knees up on his neck and his back planting and pressing him until the very breath no leisure gentlemen until the very lives were squeezed out of. also coming up a sense of impending doom public health officials are warning that vaccinations against the corona virus are not keeping up with the very threat that they are designed to stop. turkey is a huge country and with maximization campaigns like this the government hopes to show that

the courthouse where as yours floyd's murder trial is currently underway former police officer derek shogun faces 2 counts of murder and one of manslaughter hearings are expected to run for a month and are being streamed online for the 1st time in minnesota's history our he's going underground spoke with the co-founder of black lives matters greater new york chapter he sees the trial as a litmus test for the u.s. judicial system and watch the interview in full at r.t. dot com. well this is where the rubber meets the more rope everyone across the world saw the george floyd chile i guess right now is the true test of the american justice system we know that it's been biased we know that it's based on racism and now is the time to show if we progress or not as progress being made welcome we saw a surge go to jail it's great to corporations say we love lay people it's good that politicians say we're going to stand by black people were in the area. is it can pick it up murder any proceedings there will i mean everything remains the same nothing is cheering all or all of the riots all the tears a

to prove this case they don't have to prove the prosecution that is doesn't have to prove that derek shogun 'd was 100 percent responsible for the death of george floyd there could be other factors but they do have to show that it was a substantial contributor and that it was justified and that is part of that murder 3 the 3rd degree murder case in that instance he has to be acting with to pray ved indifference to the life of the person under his control so we're going to hear from a lot of medical x. . it's we're going to hear from experts on police techniques and you heard also that there were some differences as to whether that was appropriate kneeling on the subjects neck that the prosecution essentially said there was no reason to do that that george floyd wasn't really resisting he was simply claustrophobic and didn't want to get in the police car and that there was no justification for a police technique that would mean that would involve kneeling on someone's neck for an extended period of time they said only temporarily should you ever keep someone prone and only long enough to get

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court she saw a man begging for his life it's the 2nd day of the trial of former police officer derek shogun the court heard witness statements from members of the public who gathered as police attempted to arrest for lloyd would show been kneeling on his neck there it is charged with murder and manslaughter if the man i stayed in. power was out of the. palace at the titular for you for not doing more in not. physically beating around in. another thing we would like but. it's not what acid and it's what he said. a 9 year old witness explained what she saw but wasn't shown due to an age. are you able to tell us. their own as they see in the officer on top of george floyd. how did you feel like that at the fact you. had to tell us while you sat in their. cars if he was stopping breathing and there is cal i heard him. another witness told the court what led him to call 911 to report the force used by police at some point did you make the 911 call. on the police. and why did you do that because. we were out with a murder. and so if you felt a need to call the police. or. the united states and 13

we better have a break in proceedings there in the trial of derek shogun they white police officer who's accused of causing the death of george floyd a black man who was on the ground for several minutes with derek sherman and other offices kneeling on him this is the genevieve hansen that we've been listening to she's a firefighter and a tri trained 1st responder am t. an emergency medical technician and she was described being off duty on the night of these events and arriving on the scene and realizing from her training that george floyd was required medical assistance she tried to ask the officers to let her into the scene or to give them assistance and they all refused let's just listen in i think there's information that is not requested the attorneys for the steve the redirect we could have you questions of a pink but things were left out the private the best you leave questions for you to answer those a map a volunteer additional information or we could go big come back tomorrow. so it seems the judge has actually been giving jimmy hence a bit of a telling off there because of he

beijing 10 months after floyd died under the pressure of his knee former minneapolis police officer derek shogun is standing trial for murder but this is more than just a criminal trial us justice itself is being tested will it be blind or will it be blinded i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. we will get justice we would not allow. hollow and this truth. cruel to be that shows the prophet killed and that's the kill. list of bearish on the trade has. when he used excessive and unreasonable force upon the body of mr george will this a choice this system they want us to trust us is what is it just to show us that we can trust he put his knees up on his neck and his back. and pressing him until the very breath no leisure gentlemen until the very light or squeeze that is . also coming up a sense of impending doom public health officials are warning that vaccinations against the corona virus are not keeping up with the very threat that they are designed to stop. turkey is a huge country and with maximization campaigns like this the government hopes to show that it is taking care of everyone even

need to be the sole contributing factor so it is ok that there are other elements external to derek shogun that may have contributed to george ford's death but under the top charge which we're looking at 2nd degree murder. their children's actions do not need to be the sole contributor to george floyd's death merely a substantial causal factor and so we know even for the top charge the direction is facing that the state has a very strong case. all right thanks so much alexis i think the court proceedings have begun again now so let's listen in to what they say 31. 31 feet. to be published. because you are. mr martin what i'm going to do now is start playing exhibit 31 just like the previous video some points will just stop and ask you some questions about it all right so for the record this is starting at about $750.00. and. i think. 46 seconds roughly on the time stamp on the correct. number of positive rate here because the 1st part that we watched. showed you and somebody walking out of the store. and that portion of the video is from e security camera inside the store correct yes and t

prosecutor gerrie blackwell described how white policeman derek shogun knelt on freud's neck or he and his fellow offices ignored floyd saying i can't breathe at least 27 times where the jury was shown the full video of the event but sherman's defense says he was simply following police procedure and that floyd's drug use contributed to his death. a 2nd main a look at the main elements of this trial derek chauvinist charged with 3 offenses the 1st is unintentional 2nd degree murder which could get him up to 40 years in prison prosecutors must prove or show evidence conduct was a substantial causal factor in floyd's death and that the officer was committing a felony assault at the time is also facing a 3rd degree murder charge shavings actions must be found to have caused floyd's death while being reckless and without regard for human life and this 2nd degree manslaughter which requires proof that shaven cause floyd's death through negligence that created an unreasonable risk the pool of jurors who will decide his fate is a diverse mix of 15 people including 9 who are white 4 black and

a short break there in the trial of derek shogun the former police officer accused of killing george floyd after kneeling on his neck for as the court heard earlier and 9 minutes and 30 seconds so we've heard today from the prosecution they played originally the lengthy bystander video of mr show been kneeling on floyd's neck. the start of the trial we've also heard from the defense team and we've heard in the last couple of hours from witnesses at least a witness alicia euler who worked in the store opposite where the incident took place where the of events that led to george lloyd's death and she contributed video clips which were put together with the security video to get her a sense of their of the events on that day and we will so heard from the 911 dispatcher who was the 1st witness called to testify and she talked about the the screens that she was watching him and the she thought the the incident went on for so long she called a supervisor because she thought something was amiss and she thought her screens had frozen that so remind ourselves of the main elements of this tria

for justice for george floyd they held a prayer service alongside his family before the start of derek shoguns murder trial later on monday a former minneapolis police officer is accused of killing floyd in may last year by kneeling on his neck for almost 9 minutes and dying so often is charged with murder now if convicted he faces a maximum of 40 years in prison the 45 year olds also accused of manslaughter to get a conviction prosecutors would need to prove showing created an unreasonable risk of death or bodily harm george floyd died last may in the u.s. city of minneapolis the 46 year old was arrested for allegedly using a fake $20.00 bill to buy some cigarettes was filmed kneeling on floyd's neck for nearly 9 minutes floyd was later pronounced dead in hospital john hendren has more from minneapolis. george floyd's death reignited the us civil rights movement and set off a racial revolution in american streets. it energized the black lies matter movement in harden the country's racial divide now the trial of the police officer accused of floyd's murder could either close a bitter chapter i