at least one police officer described by christopher belfries approaching the vehicle in which george ford was in, with his gun pulled, and mr. belfries expectation that something was about to happen that was worthy of filming. and we heard, of course, this is the prosecution's time to question their witness. so a lot of emphasis, we've heard there on how the police for a pro ching perhaps depicting the picture of, of whether the police had approached initially this situation with appropriate or inappropriate level of force. we did see some video in which the police and i think this may be the 1st time we've seen this video, how they were trying to force george floyd out of the car. and it did seem to be, i don't say a struggle that the, it did seem that there was, there was some degree of force used to, to remove him from the car. it's going to be interesting to see how, of course, the defense come back. and cross-examine, this witness, and how they try to present the same video that we've seen and the testimony of this same witness. they've taken a break there their lunch, so they the ju

. >> he says the gunfire became commonplace four months after george ford died. the intersection became a gathering spot, gangs became more visible every night is police with city council looking to disband them became less visible. >> i think city council should be disbanded, they put us in this mess, they allowed this to happen. they should pay the consequences. someone to take care of our community because they don't. >> reporter: police show up at george ford square frequently, the crowd turns on them creating a threatening situation. >> i've had reports of officers who had to shield other officers who have been providing for an overdose victim and they are there to do nothing but block injectables. >> that is the drug use to bring someone back from near death in the event of an opioid overdose so we have a situation where you have police sent in to protect the police who are trying to save someone and greatest tension is yet to come as this moves forward. >> glad you are on the scene to bring us the facts, thank you. breaking tonight a group of doctors who s

how the death of george ford is affected her as she stood there watching filming it on her excuse me on her phone and how when she thinks of george floyd she thinks of her own family members male family members black family members simply could have been one of them on screen now. the county judge peter k. hole who's presiding over these. proceedings just a peculiar way the things are being done obviously in the case of covert 19 mosques are on plexiglas shields are side bars that is. conversations points of order between the attorneys and the judge being held with microphones and headphones on a moral watching it play out live from the courtroom in minneapolis direction in court on day 2 of his murder trial to save a little into what the judge is saying no still no word at the moment my mistake it is as we say the audio gets dipped from the courtroom and we also don't get to see these particular 4 witnesses because they are minus as i say emotional testimony given by dunn l. as she was called. just checking to see if we have got anybody in a team scuse me monitoring the feed. for us

reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera a court in minneapolis has been shown the last moments of george ford's life from the perspective of the police officers who arrested him in often distressing recordings from their body cameras the jury witnessed him encounter the officers including derek chauvin who was on trial for his murder floyd's death last year sparked months of racial justice protests across the world. those who was the only . where they. know where. the south. well there are show of and faces up to 40 years in jail on the most serious charge of unintentional 2nd degree murder he's also been charged with 3rd degree murder and 2nd degree manslaughter in footage played to the court chauvin was heard defending his actions to a bystander saying floyd was quote probably on something shoguns lawyers say floyd died because he had drugs in his system. man mars ethnic armed groups are getting increasingly involved in a movement to topple the country's military rulers and street protests continue in the big cities like young man the capital military aircraft are bombing rebel fighters in ca

the convenience store before the incident took place outside because there was also moments where george ford seemed very normal a little fidgety but he was smiling he was kind of reaching in his pocket looking for money looking for change kind of you know there are people walking by him no one seemed very alarmed by his behavior there is a pregnant woman walked right by him so again context that is what that is what the prosecution is trying to provide context for what led up to the incident. gabriel is on the with the latest outside court they were in minneapolis the game of course will be talking to us over the next few hours and as long as the court sits for the moment thank you. and if we can go back now to our guest duchess harris professor of american studies and author of the book justice for george floyd madame thank you so much for having stayed with us as you probably heard from our correspondents there of course we all know that one of the biggest cases. forward by the defense will be that it was drugs that it was a necessary actions of their children that caused george floyd's de

reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera a court in minneapolis has been showing the last moments of george ford's life from the perspective of the police officers who arrested him in often distressing recordings from their body cameras the jury witnessed him encounter the officers including derek chauvin who was on trial for his murder floyd's death last year sparked months of rachel racial justice protests across the world. who was the only .

an emotional press conference ahead of the trial of his alleged killer the man seen kneeling on george ford's neck is set to appear in court in the coming days isn't. it. and the thing. we're here to see. you do have to be to change when you have the who are maybe saying so. but listen to me. i want. you. to put take them. you can make. time for a short break here and al-jazeera when we come back. the netherlands holds its 1st music festival since the pandemic began to see if major events can be covered provide us jonah hole in belfast northern ireland where post breaks the tensions have caused loyalist paramilitary groups to with rule their support from the good friday peace agreement. it's time for the perfect gentleman. sponsored plan qatar airways now it has got cold temperature is the forecast be only 10 degrees in tokyo having been up as high as 20 couple of days ago but that cold blast is now cut off in fact if anything tempers rising rapidly harbinger of her freezing beijing's up to bat plus a to me get keep going up in fact in china the cloud is building again another period of rain

the watch police officer charged with murdering george ford has gone on trial in minneapolis the prosecution accused and of clearly using excessive force his defense argued he was following things proceed here and that floyd's death use sorry drug use contributed to his death kara is on to has more from minneapolis we're right outside of the courthouse some of the streets are blocked off court has been adjourned for the session for the day and there are a couple 100 protesters out here all calling for justice for george floyd emotions are high most people watched all of the trial if not parts of it and everyone is here that we spoke to in the last few minutes all gathered right after the judge ended this session for the day and adjourned. the courtroom and they're all just wanted to be here to voice their support for george floyd and his family. protests are growing in central america to demand justice for an el salvadoran refugee who died in police custody in mexico a female police officer was filmed dealing on her back an autopsy showed the woman's neck had been broken mexico's president h

course is going to continue to paint the picture that that show even had his knee on the neck of george ford so long because the crowd around there was getting so agitated but ultimately that will be for the jury to decide but bottom line is we're still very early in the trial and we expect the prosecution to continue calling more witnesses to the stand on wednesday are able and is on the line for us there in minneapolis kate thank you. now the u.s. and 13 other countries of res what they're calling shared concerns over a world health organization backed report into the origins of covert 19 the report from fact finders sent to the chinese city of found it's most likely that the virus passed to humans from bats via another animal they all but dismissed the theory that the virus leaked from a laboratory critical government say more could be learnt of china provided better access beijing responded by reiterating its criticism of efforts to politicize the pandemic but katrina you is out the market linked to the very 1st cases of covered 19. weeks after the w.h.o. team completed their mission her

justice system and equality in the justice system and police accountability we heard today from george ford's family that america itself is on trial and they even said the world is watching. are americans aware of how closely their system of justice is being observed at this moment. yeah i think in large parts that is accurate they are where people are where african-americans and in the united states aware that the world is watching and so is everybody else why is that because whenever you know whenever this video runs again on television here on cable news or in any other network if you like everywhere people get touched again and people remember the outcome of this this video and what it showed the death of george floyd not just the burning buildings but also the demonstrations in london in berlin in rome in europe in asia in everywhere around the world so yes they are aware keenly aware of this and this is of course something people. also use as an argument that this an argument for the case that this specific trial is of utmost importance for america the prosecution today ensured jurors t

in the white police officer charged with murdering george ford has gone on trial in minneapolis the prosecution accused jared shelvin of clearly using excessive force as defense argued he was following police procedure and that ford's drug use contributed to his death. thailand says it has no policy to deny refugees for me and maher as thousands flee violence and current state it's after activists accuse the thai government of forcing people to return dozens of refugees arriving over the border on tuesday were given medical treatment mean miles military has launched airstrikes against the ethnic karen rebels in the region or than 3000 people are thought to have fled to thailand so far florence and he joins us now live from kuala lumpur in malaysia what more can you tell us about what's happening at the border. well we've seen videos of people crossing over the border into thailand this is a result of what are to this group it's happening as military strikes by the myanmar air force in korean state now in addition one and yours is about 10000 people have been made homeless because of the airstri

to lead the start of jury selection in the trial of a white police officer charged with killing george ford's the judge is awaiting an appeals court decision on whether a new merchant charge can be added floyd's he was black died in may after the officer knelt on his neck for nearly 9 minutes his death triggered and see racism process around the world's the u.s. is guns in temporary protected status to venezuelan migrants live in there the decision could help around 320000 people and follows up on election promises made by president joe biden his administration says it's working to coordinate international pressure against venezuelan president nicolas maduro to hold free and fair elections finesse and human is a venezuelan american former diplomats who serves as a consultant to the state department on the thin america she says the decision has been welcomed by venezuelans but as one that asked for a celebration because it represents a shift from the relationship with the trump residence you get to the relationship by the president among venice what is an absolute collapse you have something l

former officer thousands of people have marched in the city of minneapolis the landing justice for george ford john hendren joins us live now from minneapolis so john tell us a little bit about what happened today. well let me 1st set the scene if i may because you know how raucous it got here over the summer when this incident happened. you could see a few stragglers over there there were about 100 protesters but because it's just jury selection we are not seeing the huge amounts of people that i expect we will see during the trial and possibly after the verdict in this case so what's happened is they were supposed to begin jury selection this morning and what happened was the judge said he was going to consider as he is required to do to a recent appeals court decision whether a 3rd degree murder charge is appropriate now here's how it works in the state of minnesota 1st degree is intentional premeditated murder that is not being charged here 2nd degree murder is intentional but not premeditated and the idea in this case would be that when this police officer derrick children put his knee on

program so this is a huge civil rights and who does know how far does it go in easing the burden of george ford's death. you mean. it goes. you know the. criminal part of the part of the civil or should've been taken care of $17000000.00 to make sure that children it almost. doesn't bring them back so now the next our. problems far are. so as far as the civil case is concerned to what degree will with settlement effectuate change do you think. well it's number of things one if you're the city of minneapolis you want to ensure that hopefully that there are no more rides no more ingress let's say that your it says 'd that it's not guilty what will the family say some bad hand you're going to say hey you know what maybe this is a 'd that it can be with you understand that the city wants to do the right thing that the city is acknowledging that the police department has the stomach issues the city is understanding that we are in charge of the police department the city is taking responsibility so you do see some change when some of the in dollars is a large amount of money if i'm not mistaken and may

a white police officer charged in the killing of george ford has gone on trial in minneapolis prosecutor gerrie blackwell described how derek 7 knelt on floyd's neck while he and his fellow officers ignored for and say i cannot for you at least 27 times servants defense argued he was simply following procedure and that freud's drug use contributed to. a major cabinet shakeup is under way in brazil with present day about some are replacing 6 ministers he's facing growing pressure over his handling of the country's coronavirus pandemic. and the container ship that's been blocking the suez canal for nearly a week has been finally set free and is on the move he's wanted could still take days there is a clear the backlog of hundreds of ships that have been curing up on either side of the canal. now eisel is claiming responsibility for an attack on the town of palma and mozambique which left dozens of people dead and thousands still missing several witnesses say bodies are lying in the street many of them the headers the government says it's working to restore order. now safe in the port city

. >> the trial of the former officer charged in george ford's debiting more snags.ll be request and on the case. they will be asked about their knowledge of the $27 million lawsuit between minneapolis and floyd's family. the judge says it is to ensure save trial. and moved to a new venue over concerns the settlement could sway jurors. >> donald trump hints he might run again in 2024 if republicans do when in the midterms. >> based on every poll they want me to run again, we will see what we can do with the house. we will have a chance to do better in the senate. benjamin: the retraction of the georgia election story calling it a terrible thing, he did credit the courage to make the correction. >> the washington post a correction. a lot of pressure was put on them, they did was wrong. benjamin: from said the error affected the georgia senate races democratic candidates won. jillian: one of us has our green on, we look a little different but you can still find ways to celebrate. benjamin: i've got the green inside and ashley strohmeyer is live with what we can expect

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protesters also on the program the judge begins choosing a jury in the trial over the death of george ford in minneapolis a white former policeman is facing charges of murder and manslaughter. the end of an era in german football national team coach has to step down after the caribbean championships i give you a headache so what's behind his exit. welcome to the program. really miramar with a standoff between the military rulers and protesters demanding a return to democracy shows no sign of ending authorities have shut down several local media outlets to suppress reports of protests united nations says at least 50 people have been killed since the army seized power last month dozens more government to poets have been arrested in the latest confrontations. a moment of peaceful defiance sister and rosa new tongue knelt in front of riot police in her hometown in myanmar's north saying she was prepared to die to save protesters. but minutes later protests turned violent as police attempted to disperse crowds protesting has become increasingly dangerous as police and soldiers have used tear ga

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 the person that you were walking out with an

and killed by police during that type of raids on her louisville home the case like the answer george fordfield nationwide protests against police brutality to conduct in the knock warrants police in kentucky no need clear and convincing evidence of a crime and must meets other requirements. so ahead on al-jazeera an escalating humanitarian crisis on the colombia venezuela border some passionately for means groups intensifies attacks on afghanistan female health workers spark i bring in calls for better protection. and in sports the only go over how to sign one of the mosque or find sponsors for next year's africa cup of nations. how either the weather remains remarkably warm across a good parts of western europe i think that may well changes because for the next 24 hours or so but that presently drawing up warm air out of north africa and potentially back up towards the northwest behind this cold front this blue line here that is going to introduce some sherry right and some cool as you go on through the next couple days notice the northerly winds starting to just come in across the north

begins in the trial of the former minneapolis policeman facing charges for his role in the death of george ford. in myanmar protests continue against an increasingly brutal regime one senior official describes his dramatic escape following the february 1st coup. his corruption convictions have been overturned but the political future of brazil's former president now rests in the hands of the country's supreme court plus. these cherry orchard may look innocent or not but they're part of a mounting debate here in chile over chinese investment and possible control over this country's most important and strategic industries. i'm john ash with the sporting including more poles that japan's set to shots out a.b.c.'s fans from the olympics this year it comes as yet another test event is counted in tell you here because of the pandemic details coming up this hour. a day later than planned the court in the u.s. says begun the process of choosing a jury in the trial of the former police officer charged with killing george floyd but the process has already run into difficulties george floyd died in may la

george ford's death last may lead to protests around the world in minnesota. some 1500 businesses suffered an estimated $500 million in damage, but we're hoping that the city minneapolis will step up to the plate, which they say they're going to diogo and protect us, minneapolis officials say up to 2000 national guard members are standing by and ready to respond if they are needed in minneapolis, jeff paul fox news. bay area leaders pushing for vaccine equity coming up at 5, 30. why, and new effort to get the vaccine to california's most economically disadvantaged communities is leaving a majority of the bay area out of the plan, but first not going back behind bars. the judge sentencingthe master tenet of oakland's ghost ship warehouse for his role in the 2016 fire that killed 36. people will have the latest developments in the case coming up next week. got some light showers in the north bay. some showers showing up in the peninsula now rain in the forecast is gonna be wet next couple of days. i'll see 10. was in. today. for center. our cameras caught derek

john so george ford's death revitalize the black lives movement globalise so many people were so so angry so what challenges does the court face now in jury selection. well the city of minneapolis and indeed the united states and the world is really bracing for this trial because it could have such a dramatic impact just as the death of george floyd did setting off protests here in minneapolis and across the u.s. and in other countries as well what's happening right now is jury selection has begun today that was paused a day ago because the judge a had to reconsider a 3rd degree murder charge derek show from the police officer who knelt on the neck of george floyd before for about 9 minutes in the end floyd was dead after a battle with the court here is going to decide 2 things did the police officer cause that death and where there are other factors involved did he intend to and so they've got several charges they're considering they're not considering 1st degree murder that's premeditated and intentional that means you walk in knowing you're going to murder somebody that there are consi

george ford's death last may lead to protests around the world in minnesota, some 1500 businesses suffered an estimated $500 million in damage, but we're hoping that the city minneapolis will step up to the plate, which they say they're gonna diogo. and protect us, minneapolis officials say up to 2000 national guard members are standing by and ready to respond if they are needed in minneapolis, jeff paul fox news. in san jose, demonstrators rallied outside city hall this afternoon. it's part of a nationwide day of action to demand justice for floyd. about two dozen people took part at a site that signed several large demonstrations over the summer. one speaker reflected on the recent death of angelo keen toe in antioch after being subdued by police. how many more are many times that? we got to see this happen? this is gonna happen to my brother. what's gonna happen is gonna happen you, u you to anyone. those taking part today said it is crucial to keep organizing to use their power and to focus public attention on police reform. and effort is underway to make sure 40% of the state's vaccin

george ford's death last may lead to protests around the world in minnesota, some 1500 businesses suffered an estimated $500 million in damage, but we're hoping that the city minneapolis will step up to the plate. which they say they're gonna diogo and protect us. minneapolis officials say up to 2000 national guard members are standing by and ready to respond if they are needed in minneapolis, jeff paul fox news. yeah. all day long. victimsfamilies recounted the oakland ago ship warehouse fire and the loss of their loved ones. their speaking directly to derek l meant to the master tenant of the ghost ship warehouse as he awaits his sentencing for the 36 people killed in december of 2016 ktvu is brooks jarocz is at the courthouse. brooks no doubt an emotional day there. when all of these families were given their chance to speak hours and hours of emotion and agony, and in many cases, angry words from those families, but it was different this time around, mainly because they were appearing. virtually they were not in court today to give those impact statements because of the covid-19 pandem

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of derek chauvin the white officer accused of murdering george floyd has watched a video of the black man's death handcuffed and pressed down ford calls outs i can't breathe 27 times 7 could face up to 40 years in prison. the container ship that was stuck in the swiss canal has finally been refloated tugboats afraid the ever given from a son back.

george floyd and one family member for derek chauvin are being allowed in court. yesterday i believe it was bridget. do we know who the person is today for the ford family? >> today it's the cousin, the first cousin of george floyd, but you mentioned, yes, it was bridget floyd, his sister, who was in court yesterday. something interesting that we saw, first only one family as you mentioned is allowed in the courtroom and that's because of the covid protocols that we're seeing play out, but his sister was there as the defense was trying to argue to bring up additional evidence and say they uncovered a chewed up pill in one of the police cars or in the police car that had george floyd's dna. it was a controlled substance and they wanted to bring up some additional evidence in connection to that and that was a point that you saw his sister walk out of court. our colleague gabe gutierrez asked her about that moment and what it's like to sit in the courtroom. listen to that exchange. >> i didn't like the things that they were saying. and i want them to get down to the core, to the root, and what his lawyer was saying wasn't the root. he was bringing up things

george floyd. let's focus on what we learn about this nine minutes and 29 seconds and you will be able to hear mr. ford saying please, i can't breathe. please, man. please. this nine minutes and 29 seconds, you will see mr. floyd is handcuffed on the ground, he verbalized 27 times you will hear in the four minutes and 45 seconds i can't breathe, please, i can't breathe. he will see mr. chauvin is kneeling on mr. floyd's neck and back, his knee on his back is off and on on his back you can see for yourself in video footage. you will hear mr. floyd, you hear him cry out for mother when he's being squeezed. >> we will take you back to the trier of derek chauvin in minneapolis. charged in the death of george floyd who died in police custody. >> good afternoon. i don't know if that's you or me. i'd like to ask you a few follow-up questions about okay.

justice for george floyd they held a press ervice alongside his family before the start of the chiffons murder trial later on monday chauvin i minneapolis police officer is accused of killing ford in may last year by kneeling on his neck for almost 9 minutes chad hedrick has more from minneapolis. to george floyd's death reignited the u.s. civil rights movement and set off a racial revolution in american streets. it energized the black lives 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 in american history. or rekindle the arson fueled riots of the summer of 2020 across the united states and i think will be similar to what took place when this happened you know we felt it all the way in chicago. you know people are angry. but to their frustrations will say they know how the murder trial of fired police officer derrick children is perhaps the most anticipated civil rights case here. the u.s. in the 21st century it will mark a test case of racial justice in 2021 in the case of a black man who died beneath the knee of a white police officer who held him there for 8 minutes and

of derek chauvin the white officer accused of murdering george floyd has watched a video of the black man's death handcuffed and pressed down ford calls out i can't breathe 27 times trevon could face up to 40 years in prison. the container ship that was stuck in the swayze canal has finally been refloated tugboats freed the ever given from a sandbank the operation and a crisis that blocks traffic along one of the world's busiest shipping routes for days the stranding held up billions of dollars worth of congo and disrupted supply chains. and mexico has overtaken brazil as a country with the 2nd highest covered 19 death toll after the u.s. more than 320000 mexicans have died from the disease nearly 2 thirds as many as previously thought the u.s. is sending relief doses off after zeneca vaccine. this is the news from berlin you can find much more news on our web site d w dot com. if you say to anyone anywhere on the planet the words george floyd chances are they will recognize immediately the name and maybe even his last words i can't breed when he took his final breath george floyd had no idea what his death would give life to a

of derek chauvin the white officer accused of murdering george floyd has watched a video of the black man's death handcuffed and pressed down ford calls out i can't breathe 27 times 7 could face up to 40 years in prison. the container ship that was stuck in the swayze canal has finally been refloated tugboats freed the ever given from a sandbank the operation and a crisis that blocks traffic along one of the world's busiest shipping routes for days the stranding held up billions of dollars worth of cargo and disrupted supply chains. and mexico has overtaken brazil as the country with the 2nd highest covered 19 death toll after the u.s. more than 320000 mexicans have died from the disease nearly 2 thirds as many as previously thought the u.s. is sending relief doses off astra zeneca vaccine. this is the news from berlin you can find much more news on our web site d w dot com. or. if you say to anyone anywhere on the planet the words george floyd chances are they will recognize immediately the name and maybe even his last words i can't breed when he took his final breath george floyd had no idea what his death would give life to a

of derek chauvin the white officer accused of murdering george floyd has watched a video of the black man's death handcuffed and pressed down ford calls outs i can't breathe 27 times 7 could face up to 40 years in prison. the container ship that was stuck in the sway schell has finally been refloated tugboats afraid of the ever given from a son back.

george mcgovern library and sent republic service. professor watson is also served as a visiting scholar with any organizations including the truman presidential library, gerald ford president of museum, holocaust museum, the u.s. military academy at west point. now let's hear from robert watson. thank you for joining us today. robert: hello everyone, i'm robert watson in here to talk about my latest book "george washington's final battle". the epic struggle in the capitol city in the nation. so virtually an american schoolchild knows that george washington was heroic and stellate. he was a great and courageous commander of the battlefield and of course 104 greatest presidents through his every action and inaction everything he said and dennis a pretty much carved out presidents for the presidency but what we don't always know is that george washington and another side to him and this was typically district and it could be a visionary and a dreamer and he also could be a political player and a political chess and by the think i can almost all markets have been to city and americans love the capitol city and its spacious grand boulevards and memorials and monuments

was a substantial cause of mr ford's death we've charged him with murder in the 2nd degree murder in the 3rd degree and manslaughter for using excessive force against george floyd you will learn that the use of excessive and a reasonable force against a citizen is an assault and this case we will show you that this was in the salt that contributed to taking his life and assault. we're going to show you that putting me on somebody is next mr floyd's putting the knee on his back but 9 minutes and 29 seconds was an imminently dangerous activity and he did it without regard to what impact it had on this the boy's life we're going to show you that also. putting him on the ground we call that the prone position on your stomach face down putting him in the prone position handcuffed like this in the 1st place was on call for it was an excessive use of force let alone phenomenon that is 29 seconds. now how are we going to prove these charges we're going to prove it ladies and gentlemen is 1st and foremost by witness testimony. we're going to bring in some of those bystanders that i refer to roma folks that tell you what they saw tell you why they stopped to tell y

george mcgovern library and center for public service. professor watson has also served as a visiting scholar with many organizations including truman presidential library, gerald ford presidential museum,, illinois holocaust museum and u.s. military academy at west point. now let's hear from robert watson thank you for joining us today. >> hello. i am robert watson and appear to talk about my latest book, "george washington's final battle: the epic struggle to build a capital city and a nation." virtually any american schoolchild knows that george washington was heroic and stoic. he was a great and courageous commander on the battlefield and, of course, one of our greatest presidents who through his every action and inaction everything he said and didn't say pretty much carved out the precedence for the presidency. but what we don't always know is that george washington had another site to. this is typically missed in history. he could be a visionary at a dreamer and he also could be a political player is not a political chessmaster. by the same token almost all americans have been to our capital city. americans love their capital city. it's spacious grand boulevar

george floyd. they cited the autopsy cleaning fronts and all was present at 1, higher than chronic pain patients. if mr. fordwould be acceptable to call an overdose. the brief was part of an appeal brought by the prosecution asking to reapply a third-degree murder charge ahead of the trial. >> this is our only chance today to reinstate that third-degree murder charge. you can't fix it on appeal. >> he's facing second-degree murder and manslaughter charges, the third-degree charge was dropped in october. meantime, barricades and razor wires around the hennepin county courthouse where jury selection for the first trial following george floyd's death will start next week. a security plan called operation safety net will involve national guard and multiple police agencies, plans to protect critical infrastructure and police precincts and secure fire crews if the city burns again. council members are critical. >> too many city leaders think the most grown-up response to a problem is always with forests and always to begin by sending people with guns. >> one plan was ditched in the face of public blowback and the

george tindel is also facing 35 counts of alleged sexual misconduct. the u.s. supreme court says victims of accidents involving ford vehicles may sue the company in state courts. today's decision includes cars originally purchased in one state and resold as "used" elsewhere. it could open the door to more state court lawsuits against auto makers and companies doing business nationwide. in economic news, new claims for unemployment benefits in the u.s. fell to 684,000 last week, the lowest since the pandemic began. and on wall street, the dow jones industrial average gained 199 points to close at 32,619. the nasdaq rose 15 points, and the s&p 500 added 20. still to come on the newshour: europe struggles to manage a new wave of infections, and the challenge of vaccine rollout. problems of equitable distribution continue to plague the paycheck protection program. volunteers here at home use every tool at their disposal to find vaccines for people who need help. plus, much more. >> woodruff: much of continental europe is suffering through a third and brutal wave of covid-19. making matters worse, the drive to vaccinate

is that you were the one who told the world that it was going to be george bush that was ronald reagan's running mate and not gerald ford. the co-presidency deal. >> so, that's about three-quarters true. >> well, for washington, that's pretty good. >> that's close enough. >> for politics. >> so, here's what happened. tuesday night so in those days we actually had an order for the convention. today is just a four day tv show. >> that nobody watches. >> speakers and everything. >> but in those days the first night was the platform and then the second night was the, no, excuse me, the first night was the keynote speech and then the second night was the platform and the third night was the voting. and then the fourth night was the speech by the president and the president nominee and the vice presidential nominee. and, so, we were, we were, this was tuesday. and there was total chaos on the floor because all of the commentary was that former president ford was going to be reagan's running mate. i mean, jerry ford goes on and talks about a co-presidency. there's been all this time and we're going to have a co-presidency. >>

prosecutors say that george floyd had quote the very life squeezed out of him when chauvet knelt on his knee for nine minutes, even though ford said over and over that he couldn't breathe boxes, lauren black shirt tells us the defense is arguing that show vin did exactly what he was trained to do. almost a year after the world was shocked by the video of george floyd's death here in minneapolis, the police officer seen kneeling on his neck is standing trial in minnesota's first trial to be televised live ham, please the trial of former minneapolis police officer derrick show vin has begun showman faces charges of second degree murder, third degree murder and second degree manslaughter in the death of george floyd. mr derek shaman betrayed this badge when he used excessive and unreasonable force upon the body of mr george floyd. the prosecution played the video showing show vin with his knee pressed into floyd's neck as floyd and bystanders cried for help. mr floyd did not die in this the death. he died one breath at a time over an extended period of time. they called witnesses, including the. 911 operator who flagged the inci

me that betty ford went on this show, nancy reagan famously went on different strokes to talk about her jesse no message. i think mrs. obama was a bit of a pop culture phenomenon. george w. bush, barbara bush, she wrote a book about her dog, she give the proceeds to charity but her book was a best seller. sometimes you see, chelsea clinton was made famous, it was out of bounds, personnel backed off and apologized for what they have done. i think that presidential kids should be on the balance. michael reagan became a radio talk show guy. i think of some of these involvement but really presidential powers and star power is around the president. >> margaret truman also had her own following. wrote a bunch of novels and was a socialite. >> one story from the book is she tried to pursue a career as a singer. it went poorly and there was a negative review about her in one of the washington papers and harry truman wrote a paper that he did not actually sensing that he wanted to give the guy a black eye. the journalist wrote a black eye that was not sent and journalist reported on the letter and it was a great story. it became a whole kerfuffle that harry truman wanted to pu

as to the manner of mr ford's death and i will show you the findings from dr bates. when you list manner of death for george boy. homicide now i want to explain to you that when he uses homicide it's not the way that we use it here in the courtroom but the medical examiner says homicide it simply means that the person died at the hands of another is what that means and i will show you what liz that shows you from in just a minute dr thomas will come in and testify about that but it means that he died at the hands of another but you also learn. that he lives in the cause of death cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual restraint and that impression now and will translate into and you'll hear this from dr thomas. because a bit cardiopulmonary arrest what you're going to learn is that every human being that's ever been on a planet has 2 things in common with every other human being the one is that they are born and number 2 is that they die in their rest because all the cardiopulmonary arrest means is at the heart stops and the long stops is simply another way of saying death so cause of de

george h.w. bush and first lady barbara and ambushing squirrels was her claim to fame so she had to be contained so she would just sit in the oval office during all the morning briefings. president ford's issue with the carpets. if you know what i'm insinuating here, she preferred them to the yard. but she remained with the family there until her death. harry truman reportedly said if you want a friend in washington, get a dog. by the way, he wasn't a dog fan at all. thanks for joining us. anderson starts now. >>> good evening. in less than 24 hours house democrats and only house democrats are likely to pass the $2 trillion covid re llief bill for those americans struggling to earn a paycheck and pay for health care. the president will not only sign it but begin a sales pitch before the nation this thursday night. a poll released today suggestions americans beyond those who voted for the president may be receptive to his pitch. research found 70% favored the bill which is unlikely to draw single republica

george floyd that you formed the opinion that mr shoguns hand was in his pocket. and you described him as comfortable. you also testified that you observed what you thought to be fluid coming from mr ford's body and you assigned that or you believed that to be your. i consider that it was and that is a sign. that you recall telling the agents that it was easier i don't know. and you said that you testified that your focus became really sort of zoomed in on trying to get the attention of the officers right. not the attention so much. trying to reason with them gaining access to get mad but tension. and you testified that you believe that the other voices the voices of of the other people interfered with you you getting their attention i think it was a weird about it. that you know that's how i could hear you talking is responding to me. now in terms of your the statement that you gave you were interviewed by agents law matthew and agent james ryerson do you recall those names. do you dispute me if i'm wrong. and would you dispute me if i told you that that interview took place on may 28th of 2020. and. before coming into court. did you have an opportunity to review your statement at all.

george davis, executive vice president and chief financial officer at intel. the next, jonathan jennings vice president of purchasing and supplier of technical assistance at the ford motor company and the third witness will be president and ceo of the national association of manufacturers and the fourth witness, doctor michelle, the howard w johnson professor at the school of management at mit and the final witness was introduced by our friend, senator brown with the united steelworkers district one. we will begin with you, mr. davis. you are on mute. >> how about now. >> perfect. too many buttons apparently. thank you for the opportunity to address the committee today. the semi conductor technology and the domestic manufacturing operations provide a critical foundation for u.s. economic and national security. more than 50 years ago, intel invented the world's first commercial microprocessor. this fueled job growth and development of new technologies with major economic benefits. today, intel remains the only american semi conductor with designs and manufacturing the most advanced logic chips and is the only company that has built leading edge logic in the u.s. in