>> yes, president maxwell. so, looking at the third workshop, probably the last week of march and i'm going to try and schedule the green infrastructure one fairly shortly, i have to meet with staff basically to go over a proposed agenda for that. >> president maxwell: and then the water supply? >> that would be the water supply would be the one at the end of march. water demand, water supply. >> oh. thank you. >> thank you. >> president maxwell: any other discussion or communication? seeing none, madam secretary, will you open up for public comment on this item, please? >> secretary: members of the public who wish to speak on item 13, communications, raise your hand to speak, star three. please note you must limit comment to the topic of the agenda item discussed and remind if you do not stay on the topic, the chair can interrupt and ask you to limit your questions to the agenda item topic. we ask it be a civil and respectful manner and refrain from the use of profanity. your remarks to the whole, not to indiv

i'm president maxwell.tary, will you take the roll, please. >> president maxwell: here. >> vice president moran: here. commissioner paulson will be arriving later. >> commissioner harrington: here. >> commissioner ajami: here. >> we have a quorum. before we start, madame president, due to the covid-19 health emergency and given the public health recommendations issued by the san francisco department of public health, and given that governor newsome and mayor breed have lifted restrictions on teleconference, this is held via teleconference and televised by sfgovtv. please realize there is a brief delay between the meeting and what is viewed on sfgovtv. i would like to extend our thanks to sfgovtv and puc staff for their assistance during the meeting. if you would like to make public comment, dial 1-415-655-0001, meeting i.d., 146 350 2017 # #. raise your hand to speak, press star 3. please note you must limit to your comments to the topic of the agenda item, unless you're speaking under general public commen

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ian maxwell, brother of ghislaine maxwell, who�*s in jail facing trial in new york, has said his sisterharges of helping the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. she denies the charges. our new york correspondent nada tawfik has the story. jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell shared an intimate relationship. to epstein�*s alleged victims, the pair were a dangerous combination. ghislaine, they say, was the chief enabler of the convicted sex offender. and now herfamily is finally speaking out. ian maxwell defended his sister in an interview with the bbc. he said she was being treated in a fashion that amounted to torture. physically, she�*s a 59—year—old woman and we understand that she�*s losing her hair, and that she�*s also having trouble with her eyesight and her ability to concentrate, because this is a tremendous pressure to be under. his comments come as his sister is seeking bailfor a third time, desperate to leave the federal prison here in brooklyn and to wait out the trial under home confinement. thejudge has previously ruled that she is a flight risk. ghislaine maxwell says

ian maxwell, brother of ghislaine maxwell, who's in jail facing trial in new york has said his sister the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. she denies the charges. our new york correspondent nada tawfik has the story. jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell shared an intimate relationship. to epstein's alleged victims, the pair were a dangerous combination. of the convicted sex offender. and now herfamily is finally speaking out. ian maxwell defended his sister in an interview with the bbc. he said she was being treated in a fashion that amounted to torture. physically, she's a 59—year—old woman and we understand that she's losing her hair, and that she's also having trouble with her eyesight and her ability to concentrate, because this is a tremendous pressure to be under. his comments come as his sister is seeking bail for a third time, desperate to leave the federal prison here in brooklyn and to wait out the trial under home confinement. thejudge has previously ruled that she is a flight risk. ghislaine maxwell says she's innocent. her brother denies that she is seeking to fle

ian maxwell, brother of ghislaine maxwell, who's in jail facing trial in new york has said his sisterail ahead of her trial on charges of helping the convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein. she denies the charges. our new york correspondent nada tawfik has the story. jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell shared an intimate relationship. to epstein�*s alleged victims, the pair were a dangerous combination. ghislaine, they say, was the chief enabler of the convicted sex offender. and now herfamily is finally speaking out. ian maxwell defended his sister in an interview with the bbc. he said she was being treated in a fashion that amounted to torture. physically, she�*s a 59—year—old woman and we understand that she�*s losing her hair, and that she�*s also having trouble with her eyesight and her ability to concentrate, because this is a tremendous pressure to be under. his comments come as his sister is seeking bail for a third time, desperate to leave the federal prison here in brooklyn and to wait out the trial under home confinement. thejudge has previously ruled that she is a flight

request of maxwell's request u.s. district judge nathan wrote quote those portions of the transcript which were redacted in these civil matter concerning privacy interests and their disclosures would merely serve to cater to a craving for that which is sensational and impure the court does concludes that such redactions are justified are they joining us now to break down what this all means as a legal and media analysts lion-el of light only if they use always for joining us sir. they give you impure. we would on the one what i want to know you've been following this case as well as jeffrey steam saga as a whole what do you make of this ruling by judge mate and should the public be shielded from the important details of this court case given you know we have the public's apparence craving for things that are so sensational or impure well the 1000000 dollar legal answer to every legal question is it depends what is the information you want to release confidential informants information that could lead to the deaths of

ghislaine maxwell's brother speaking out.pleading not guilty to charges she allegedly helped sex offender jeffrey epstein recruit and groom underaged victims in the 199s. >> do you see why there might be public sympathy for her? >> well, i think that's being whipped up actually by a lynch mob media performance. i'm not minimizing the seriousness of the allegations, but my sister is fighting for her life, and that's pretty serious too. >> reporter: maxwell became a fixture on the new york social scene in the '90s after the death of her father, robert maxwell, disgraced media mogul. she turned heads for her relationship with the mysterious financier jeffrey epstein. >> you know, my father was a prominent -- extraordinary man in his own right. so she had grown up in that world, and was, you know, able to move in it very freely. >> you knew about her friendship with jeffrey? >> i only met him once at a party. i had no knowledge of their life. >> reporter: ian maxwell says he last saw his sister in june of 2019 when all maxwell ch

prosecutors in new york announce new charges against ghislaine maxwell — she's accused of grooming young forjeffrey epstein. freed at last: the giant container ship that's blocked the suez canalfor almost a week — is sailing once again. and — beijing is accused of using questionable tactics in its attempt to control what's said about china's role in the pandemic — we have a special report. hello and welcome. the trial has begun in the united states of the white policeman accused of killing george floyd — with lawyers and civil rights leaders claiming the case is a referendum onjustice and equality in america. mr floyd's death in minneapolis last may sparked �*black lives matter�* protests across the world — as public anger was fed by distressing footage showing him begging for air as derek chauvin knelt on his neck. mr chauvin denies charges of manslaughter and murder. aleem maqbool reports from minneapolis. (tx this marks the start of what will be an emotional and fraught few weeks for the family of george floyd. but the reminders have, of course, never gone away of the way he died. we

some of them had contact with ghislaine maxwell.prison conditions meant ghislaine maxwell should be allowed to leave prison on bail. a cell is not a palace, a cell is not a wealthy estate with all the amenities in it, but she is injail and she is going to have her trial injuly and the court has determined earlier this year, mishal, that she was a flight risk and that was a main reason why bail was denied. earlier this year, mishal, that she was a flight risk and that was a main reason why bail was denied. i am not convinced at this point that anything has changed, that she's no longer a flight risk and i think she needs to stay where she is, in custody. she can prepare for trial there, she can meet with her attorneys and i understand that she has access to information that she can read in order to be prepared for trial, so i do not think that any new request for bail should be granted. the global pandemic has highlighted the value of having grocery stores close to where we live. in sweden, a new startup has come up with a solution t

the brother of ghislaine maxwell, ian maxwell, has described her treatment in jail in new york as "degradinghe convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein groom young girls — a charge she denies. this report from our new york correspondent nada tawfik. jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell shared an intimate relationship. to epstein�*s alleged victims, the pair were a dangerous combination. ghislaine, they say, was the chief enabler of the convicted sex offender. and now herfamily is finally speaking out. ian maxwell defended his sister in an interview with the bbc. he said she was being treated in a fashion that amounted to torture. physically, a 59—year—old woman and we understand that she's losing her hair, that she's also having trouble with her eyesight and her ability to concentrate because this is a tremendous pressure to be under. his comments come as his sister is seeking bailfor a third time, desperate to leave the federal prison here in brooklyn and to wait out the trial under home confinement. thejudge has previously ruled that she is a flight risk. ghislaine maxwell says she's innocen

. >> president maxwell. >> here, vice president moran. >> here. >> paulson. >> here. >> harrington. >> here. >> aj a.m.i. >> here. >> we have a quorum. i would like to make an announcement. due to the health emergency and given the restrictions ontelli conference this is being held and televised by sfgovtv. be aware there is a time lag. on behalf of the commission i would like to extend our thanks to sfgovtv staff for assistance during this meeting. if you wish to make public comment dial 415-655-0001. meeting id1466828986-pound pound. to speak press star 3. know you must limit comments to the item discussed unless you are speaking under general public comment. if you are not on the topic the chair can limit your comments to the topic. we ask that the public comment is made in a civil manner and no profanity. your first order is item 3 approval of minutes of march 9, 2021. >> any discussion or corrections to the minutes of march 9th? >> seeing none. public comment on this item, please. >> item 3 the minutes of march 9. dial 415-655-0001. meeting id146682 -- if you do not stay on topic

hello everyone my name is maxwell piers i'm at 3 i'm an influencer and i play for the harlem globetrotters thanks for joining us next hour and then tell introduce yourself how everyone my name is chantelle lavender i'm with the indiana fever is the debbie in the 18 the women's national basketball association and i am an activist and i am happy to be here until i'm just looking at the denver n.b.a. and they are out there now all with using app tally using our phone if you could pick one moment in the last couple of months of athletes using that platform for activism what was the moment that stuck out to you that we. were definitely the entire initiative that the debbie n.b.a. has pushed forward with say her to say her name campaign and where brianna taylor's name on the back of their jerseys has been huge sports is one of the biggest platforms i think you can use force for activism because people watch it in people want to see it on t.v. and when you see at least taken a stand people take notice people to eat and i think that that's been the largest the biggest thing i've seen since caberne

acting general manager. >> good afternoon, president maxwell and commissioners. i have nothing to report on this item today. >> thank you. next item, please. >> item 8. new commission business. >> any new commission business? seeing none, next item, please. >> next item is 9. consent calendar. all matters listed here are considered routine by the san francisco public utilities commission and will be acted upon by a single vote. no separate discussion unless a member of the commission or public so requests. it will be considered as a separate item. >> anything to be taken off? madam secretary, public comment please. >> members of the public lieu wish to comment on the consent calendar dial 415-655-0001. (146)682-8986-pound pound. to speak press star three. you must limit comments to the topic of the item discussed and remind you you do not stay on the topic the chair can interrupt and ask you to limit your comment. we ask public comment is made in a respectful manner and refrain from profanity. address your remarks to the commission and not the individual commissi

i want to share a few athletes jonjo and maxwell some really supportive comments these ones this time coming from twitter and some still it's about athletes and activism citizens speak out that's democracy for you and no one surrenders to citizenship at the locker room door doc says the better question is not why athletes use form but why should they be denied an activist role in whatever they believe in and then i'm just going to jump across to you maxwell some of that you tweeted out in a story that reminds us that there is racism effete way and in sports and in the sports well so t.v. host and banana at low cha to you off the harlem globetrotter what happened to me why is it relevant to what i speaking about today. so i was given an interview about an upcoming game and i was showing a few tricks with a basketball when one of the reporters were sued and one of the news anchors pulled out a tangerine from his pocket and threw it to me so i caught him very confused returned it to him and then he then threw it to someone off camera who threw the tangerine at me for a 2nd time this time

while touring flood damage.inlv maxwell. what we've just learned. >>> the college rowing tragedy. the body of a second student pulled from the water. >>> and what it took to finally get the suez canal open again. quite a development today. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us as we start another week together. we begin tonight with the trial of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin in the death of george floyd. it was ten months ago, memorial day last year, and those searing, awful images seen by the nation and the world. it brought an almost immediate reckoning on race, justice, and policing. and a long-overdue conversation. now, the first trial begins. opening statements delivered today. we've now heard from a 911 dispatcher for the first time. what she was watching play out on a city camera. she said she knew something was not right. the prosecution telling jurors chauvin betrayed the badge. saying this is not about all police or all policing. saying officers have awful jobs, they need to make split second decisions. but that this was not one of them. then

. >>> longtime jeffrey epstein confidante, ghislaine maxwell, is now facing new charges for the first time accused of sex trafficking a minor. >>> our lester holt with a viral video, one very exciting touchdown that is inspiring folks, from coast to coast >>> and leave to to the one and only borat to set a guinness record for an academy award nominated film "early today" starts right now good morning i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. a minnesota jury and millions of tv viewers relived the incredibly disturbing last minutes of george floyd's life the prosecution played the entire video of derek chauvin kneeling on george floyd's neck for what it now says was 9 minutes and 29 seconds the defense arguing it was not excessive force. ourgabe gutierrez is outside the courthouse, with the latest. >> reporter: frances, good morning. during the first day of testimony, we saw security video shown publicly for the first time the first witness, a 911 dispatcher who says she thought something was wrong, and she called her superior they knelt, in prayer, and defiance george floyd's family, o

i'm president maxwell. madame secretary, will you take the roll, please. >> president maxwell: here. >> vice president moran: here. commissioner paulson will be arriving later. >> commissioner harrington: here. >> commissioner ajami: here. >> we have a quorum. before we start, madame president, due to the covid-19 health emergency and given the public health recommendations issued by the san francisco department of public health, and given that governor newsome and mayor breed have lifted restrictions on teleconference, this is held via teleconference and televised by sfgovtv. please realize there is a brief delay between the meeting and what is viewed on sfgovtv. i would like to extend our thanks to sfgovtv and puc staff for their assistance during the meeting. if you would like to make public comment, dial 1-415-655-0001, meeting i.d., 146 350 2017 # #. raise your hand to speak, press star 3. please note you must limit to your comments to the topic of the agenda item, unless you're speaking under general

athlete seeing other athletes all working together to the same and when you saw naomi do you that maxwell i know you tweeted out namely success on your twitter account as well gentle fest that's what you guessed it. well it's phenomenal and she's on one of the biggest stages that she can ask for in this work community and to see her speaking out unless people know the seriousness of what's going on in the world and she said something that was very interesting to me she said she want people to talk and i feel like i would i would kind of tweet that in a sense being with being in 2020 and this is about action it's about physically going out and physically doing something and i think that there has been a generational shift with this generation and we're tired and we're not going to deal with it and she knows the people that she's around and i love her response when she said what did you get out of it and that's what me what's huge is because it's the 1st is our friends that we need to step up is the people that are around or playing with our our teammates that are not black or teammate that

the revised indictment also introduces a 4th alleged victim maxwell is accused of conspiring with her former boyfriend jeffrey epstein to sexually abuse counts the new york friends here killed himself in prison while awaiting trial maxwell could be jailed for more than 30 years if she's convicted. now england is allowing small outdoor gatherings of 6 people as it enters the 1st phase of relaxing lockdown restrictions outdoor swimming pools tennis courts golf courses and sailing clubs are also reopening on sunday the u.k. confirmed more than 10 sorry more than 30000000 adults have received their 1st about the same shot but it's a different story across the channel in europe where restrictions are tightening because of surging infections toho has more now from. a hyper cautious approach though being followed here in england in particular to the lifting of lockdown also in the other nations of the u.k. all following a sort of gradual stage by stage lifting of lockdown there's none of the sort of gung ho rush to freedom that characterized past lockdowns for 3 weeks now in england the scho

the brother of the ghislaine maxwell — ian maxwell — has described her treatment in jail in new yorkenies. this report from our new york correspondent nada tawfik. jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell shared an intimate relationship. to epstein's alleged victims, the pair were a dangerous combination. ghislaine maxwell, they say, was the chief enabler of the sex offender. and now, herfamily is finally speaking out. ian maxwell defended his sister in an interview with the bbc. he said she was being treated in a fashion that amounted to torture. physically, as a 59—year—old woman, we understand that she is losing her hair and that she is also having trouble with her eyesight and her ability to concentrate. because this is a tremendous pressure to be under. his comments come under as his sister is seeking bailfor a third time, desperate to leave that federal prison here in brooklyn and to wait out the trial under home confinement. the georgia has previously ruled that she is a flight risk, ghislaine maxwell says she is innocent. ghislaine is not a suicide risk, she has never been a sui

zerlina maxwell, thank you very much for joining us tonight.word." "the 11 hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> well good evening once again. day 58 of the biden administration. tonight newly released surveillance video showing what happened outside one of the spas that was targeted by the gunman in georgia. this was from a business adjacent to one of the spas in acworth northwest of atlanta. it appears to show the moment the suspect entered the facility and then shortly afterwards shows police arriving at the scene. four people were killed at that location alone. in atlanta and across the country there's mounting outrage, of course, over the shooting rampage that took a total of eight lives, including those of six asian women. tonight people gathered to remember the victims and to call attention to the wave of violence targeting people of asian descent. today the president ordered u.s. flags on federal buildings lowered to half staff

a. >> i think brendan maxwell will be a big hit with walmart customers.s is not just a one off situation like we had the target where 70 came in and for two or three month span. he actually brendan maxwell is having a job, long-term play with walmart and he is personal invested because he's a texan born and bread and he said that i want to merge when i am doing now in my life. the glamour of new york and la and i want to bring it home to the people i grew up with. so is truly investing his bread in walmart. >> i just have to say that they try to do creative directors at walmart so any times elevate the brand. i don't think it successful but i do love maxwell and thank you so a great designer printed. charles: between you two of their i am intrigued. we will revisit this long from now. thank you both very much appreciated afraid of meanwhile and more americans are taking governance free stimulus money but guess what, approving their own lot in life in fact there investing following up on the new route to freedom and always find the next for you later timmy

. >>> ghislaine maxwell, longtime confidant o jeffrey epstein, is facing new charges for the first-time accused of sex trafficking of a minor. a new indictment accusing her of helping recruit and paying a 14-year-old girl to engage in sexual acts with epstein between 2001 and 2004 maxwell pleaded not guilty to previous charges tied to epstein. >>> in tennessee, even more rain is forecast for the nashville area, as it tries to recover from a weekend of record and deadly flooding morgan chesky is there. >> reporter: tonight a waterlogged tennessee in recovery mode after an historic drenching turned deadly. >> it felt like a bomb went off and then it rained. >> reporter: art gonzalez spent the day tossing what he tried to save before floodwaters pushed him, his family and their chickens upstairs the flood erupting from seven inches of rain in barely 48 hours that left seven people dead. >> these people were trying to leave their home, get away from the water and that's where they ended up getting caught with the vehicle rescues. >> reporter: in some cases, the fast-moving waters left even

the indictment also extends the timeframe maxwell collaborated with epstein, starting in 1994 to 2004. and in south dakota, two indigenous activists face criminal charges over their roles in opposing construction of the keystone xl pipeline, which president biden halted on his first day in office. the pair are among a small number of water and land defenders who've vowed to maintain an encampment on the cheyenne river indian reservation near the pipeline route until all pipeline infrastructure is removed. jasilyn charger faces up to a year in prison for an act of nonviolent civil disobedience. and oscar high elk faces up to 22 years in prison for what his supporters say are trumped-up charges including aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. this is oscar high elk's aunt speaking from the courthouse last week. >> the abili to bring charges against citizens has been abused and overused when it comes to indigeus response to the protection of our relatives and their habits. this includes offering. amy: and those are some of the headlines this is democracy now, democracynow.org,

some of them had contact with ghislaine maxwell.s to information that she can read in order to be prepared for trial, so i do not think that any new request for bail should be granted. lawyer gloria allred. _ for bail should be granted. lawyer gloria allred. now _ for bail should be granted. lawyer gloria allred. now time _ for bail should be granted. lawyer gloria allred. now time for - for bail should be granted. lawyer gloria allred. now time for a - for bail should be granted. lawyer gloria allred. now time for a look| gloria allred. now time for a look at the weather with matt. some very disruptive weather today and tonight, we see strong winds and heavy rain, even today very blustery, outbreaks a time to england and wales, heavier burst here and there in the west, brightening up for northern ireland but after this morning�*s sunshine in scotland, more rain widely although parts of 0rkney and shetland will stay dry throughout. winds coming from the south, very strong and gusty, around 30—50 mph. this evening and overnight furth

anymore but get people to buy walmart, whatever the platform may be >> this is interesting brandon maxwellill be the creative director for these two private label brands it's not his name. it's not brandon maxwell for walmart which i guess is okay because i think unless you're in certain fashion circles or really pay attention to high fashion, you may not be familiar with him any ways. i think what walmart is going after here is this private label apparel. in general, apparel has a higher margin and that's something that walmart is really chasing as its online sales market continues to grow in general, apparel has a higher margin and if you have a private label that you can control sort of soup to nuts the is up supply chain that has a higher margin that's what walmart wants. walmart has not had as much success in the apparel private label market as you might say a target has when it comes to buzz walmart doesn't gichve us a lotf details about that and they have several private label brands that are 2 billion dollar brands but it's not the buzz that target has had we'll see. >> we'll see m

that was ian maxwell.s going to have her trial injuly and the court has determined earlier this year, mishal, that she was a flight risk and that was a main reason why bail was denied. i am not convinced at this point that anything has changed, that she's no longer a flight risk and i think she needs to stay where she is, in custody. she can prepare for trial there, she can meet with her attorneys and i understand that she has access to information that she can read in order to be prepared for trial, so i do not think that any new request for bail should be granted. gloria allred speaking on the today programme. back here... a vote of no confidence is being debated this afternoon against scotland's deputy first ministerjohn swinney. the scottish conservatives, who've tabled the motion, have criticised delays in releasing legal documents to the committee investigating the scottish government's handling of harassment complaints. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has the latest. just worth reminding peo

have added further sex trafficking charges to the case against the british socialite a killer in maxwell revised indictment also introduces a 4th alleged victim backs was accused of conspiring with her former boyfriend jeffrey epstein to sexually abuse girls the new york finance killed himself in prison while waiting trial maxwell could be jailed for more than 30 years if convicted. airport staff in the galapagos islands have rescued 175 endangered baby tool toys this from a wildlife trafficker they'd been individually wrapped in plastic and put in a suitcase it's believed they were being taken to mainland ecuador before being shipped elsewhere reptiles could be sold for tens of thousands of dollars on the black market well that's it as far as this policy is consulted back in just a moment with the headlines but we'll leave you with some of the sights and sounds of the trial of the man charged with murdering george floyd. this is the symbol of the moment. mark. that american beer. league. is the beer. treat. trained to do. they say justice system. rewards the justice system. this is just

ms maxwell denies wrongdoing and is in prison awaiting trial injuly.nd mayors in the us to continue to require people to wearface masks in public. he said reckless behaviour was causing a rise in the number of coronavirus infections. brazil has recorded more than 1,600 deaths from covid—i9 in the past 2a hours, and almost 39,000 additional cases. the president, jair bolsonaro, has also replaced six cabinet ministers in the biggest reshuffle since he came to powerjust over two years ago. the foreign minister, ernesto araujo, is among those sacked. camilla motta reports from sao paulo. it is, unfortunately. i think that one of the main symbols of the hospital collapse that we are seeing are these morbid icu lines that have been reported over the last three weeks or so. people there are severely ill, but they cannot get treatment because the system is completely stretched, completely overwhelmed. so if you catch covid—i9 in brazil right now, there is no assurance that you are going to get treatment either on the private or the public sector. one institute

ms maxwell denies wrongdoing — and is in prison awaiting trial injuly.to keep on requiring people to wear face masks in public. he says reckless behaviour is causing a rise in the number of coronavirus infections. one of the first big questions ofjoe biden�*s presidency is how he will deal with the huge numbers of migrants gathering at america's southern border, hoping to cross into the us. many have risked all they have — including their lives — to make the journey. few parts of the trip are safe, but one area in particular has become notoriously dangerous — the border between colombia and panama. the darien gap is home to murderous trafficking gangs — but the geography of the area makes it all but impossible to find another route. 0ur correspondent daniel pardo has been there — and sent this report. this is one of the most dangerous and remote forests in the world and the border between colombia and panama. 0n the colombian side the region has been controlled by guerrilla and paramilitary groups who profit from extortion, smuggling and drug trafficking

maxwell was previously charged by new york prosecutors with conspiracy and entusing minors to travell sex acts. >>> a bill in arkansas that would ban gender affirming surgeries and hormone therapies for people under 18 is headed to the desk of the state's republican governor. it will be the first anti-transgender measure of its kind. it's the first to pass among a series of similar bills introduced by republican lawmakers in more than 17 states so far this year. aimed at restricting the rights of transgender youth. >>> the mother of one of the d.c. police officers badly injured in the u.s. capitol insurrection tells cnn she's outraged that former trump -- former president trump's lies, that his supporters were, quote, hugging and kissing police during the riot. officer michael finone was tased and beaten with a flagpole during the insurrection. he even heard rioters screaming, quote, kill him with his own gun. >> what goes through my mind is really outrage that not only the 850 mpd officers that were there, but officers from different jurisdictions as well as capitol hill police. it'

ms maxwell denies wrongdoing — and is in prison awaiting trial injuly.nto covid—induced chaos, with more new case numbers , and deaths, than any other nation on earth. president, jair bolsonaro, has also lost two key cabinet ministers, as he comes under increasing pressure over his handling of the pandemic. mark lobel reports. about the pandemic governments around the world have tried to avoid hospital scenes like these. queues for intensive care units. this one filmed over the past week in south—east brazil where the local mayor has rallied against locking down. some covid patients have died in line, waiting. people have been talking for months about the risk of the public health system collapsing. sadly, that moment has come. the virus is spreading across the country as deaths are found here at an alarming rate. there are political casualties, too. the president, who has rallied against lockdown himself has lost two ministers in one day. his loyal foreign minister has been under pressure for weeks. after his trumpet —like attacks on china may have dela

epstein to sexually abuse go to new york financier killed himself in prison while awaiting trial maxwellcould be jailed for more than 30 years if convicted brazil's president jaya both the nado has replaced 6 minister in a major government shake up foreign minister nestor joe was the highest profile casualty his attacks on beijing blamed for hampering the coronavirus sorry the country's access to corona virus vaccines also now has been under growing pressure of the spiralling scale of the pandemic. the suez canal is back in business ships are again traveling through one of the world's most important waterways of a giant vessel was moved to people ports. after being stuck in a maritime traffic jam for almost a week this ship was one of the 1st to resume its journey along the suez canal on monday night it will take several days though before shipping along this vital waterway returns to normal and not a. vacation resumed at 6 pm local time is from both sides within 12 hours 113 ships will cross in different convoys either from port sader from suez this means that within 3 days or 3 and a h

maxwell was only charged with activity up to 1997. of when the investigation in florida started in 2005. definitely a significant additional charges that were added yesterday, steph. >> you've got some new reporting about just how big the first investigation got. what did you learn? >> there was a letter that was filed last night. it was docketed in this case. the letter comes from prosecutors basically updating on an earlier filing, which we will skip ahead and say the important information was contained in last night's letter was this investigation involved fbi agents in new york, involved fbi agents in australia, involved fbi agents in colombia and south america. that's a new thing for us. we haven't heard of a nexus to colombia. additional reporting needs to be done there. i think what's important about this letter is what it doesn't say and questions it raises. if the investigators in florida and u.s. attorney's office in florida was conducting an investigation with the fbi, and we know the fbi was very concerned about the behavi

the revised and dive but also introduces a 4th alleged victim maxwell is accused of conspiring with her former boyfriend jeffrey epstein to sexually abuse girls others the headlines will have more news for him as era after studio b. unscripted which is next. vaccines a promising paul thought of the pandemic but implementing the greatest inoculation in history is testing the global community around the world already a clear gap is that between rich nations and poor ones when it comes to vaccinating their populations from the geopolitics to the pure economics the misinformation and the latest developments what's going on here is very different for a start the boxing comes in the form of the nasal spray special coverage of the corona virus pandemic not just. racism and prejudice is always bad we all have it within us socialized to be basis science is political and always has been political and if you say you haven't been paying attention for the last 500 years you get to have power he gets to write the script he gets to coach the team he gets to be the. have certain graces the irony of

of jeffrey of seen accused, after maxwell was arrested on charges of allegedly luring underage girls epstein. she is awaiting trial which is set to begin in july. griff: traffic reasons in the suez canal after a ship was stuck for six days. it was freed after getting wedged in the car now fighting traffic in one of the busiest waterways in the world. the stuck ship created a trading disaster. despite being freed experts are warning supplies could be disrupted for weeks if not months. march madness heating up, baylor beating arkansas 81-72 in the elite 8, razorbacks behind the bears in the first half to tie after halftime but fell short. baylor reaching the first final four in 71 years. they will take on houston after the cougars defended the cinderella story, houston overcoming a 17 point lead to hold them up 67-61 pushing the cougars to the first final four in 37 years. carley: the migrants crisis so dire the biden administration is asking for government volunteers to go help with this surge. texas congressman pat fallon joins us with what he saw. griff: after getting walked all ove

maxwell has previously denied all the charges against her.soles. �*satan shoes' were made by a new york— based art collective, in collaboration with the rapper lil nas x. nike says the black and red shoes were produced without authorisation. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the state of georgia finds itself at the center of a national debate over voting access —— or lack thereof. we'll look at why. sir lenny henry has written an open letter, urging black british people to get the covid 19 vaccine. the latest figures suggest people from black and mixed race backgrounds in england are being vaccinated at much lower rates than white people. the letter is co—signed by figures including the actress, thandie newton and the olympic athlete, denise lewis. when it comes to the over 70s, the latest figures from the uk's stats body the ons show take—up amongst white britons was the highest at 90 percent, dropping significantly for those who identify as black caribbean and black african — to 68 and 58 per cent respectively. the "bridgerton " actr

maxwell had told me that he was trying to get to vail, and one night at about 9:50 he phoned me and 9:50, i'm thinking bed. and the phone rang, i'm saying hello. and mrs. doctor, this is robert deval and i -- am st. peter, who are you? but that's how we met, over the phone and then we met secretly in lexington and i jumped immediately. he just said, i always wanted to play lee and i want you to help me playfully. and i was on the set for just about every scene that they filmed nestle and dry just really enjoyed it. there is a scene in the movie to show you the motions, while he gets worse on the trump lane that jackson was are going to live in the says something like, i played last night as i've never played before and he's writing a letter, and the chaplain -- to vow turns back to the letter and maxwell said, cut! he was crying. deval was crying. he just had gotten so much involved and that impresses me. it really impresses me. and that's what we hope to do in this movie that's being contemplated between lee and jackson. will begin on forts they've been, march 25th, i think that's th

have added sex trafficking charges to the case against british social like elaine maxwell maxwell is accused of conspiring with her former boyfriend jeffrey epstein to sexually abuse young girls well those are the headlines and now it's back to witness. who are going to get hurt wouldn't you have thought about what you would think. the home. again. should know you're on the. 4 month. we had. that there would. i'm like. oh my gosh. i can't i'm calling out. crimes. and incitement underage and i think it placed him under 10 percent or this cause i'm kind of going to call them and. meet him it's all in your mind the door does this need to. be looked at the moment. and. you can do you know. how i got on the board. what i squeeze in a quote a. 100 you had to go numb when i have to cut the number and i'm sure. the kind of. guy would be on the. national black. hole that this isn't right you know the law must not. go. under. close i'm going to call this a dog. leg in the office seeing as well he. was going to. jump as a kid and there's little like you. and. thank you how many of them been lea

maxwell had told me he was trying to get duval. and one night my phone rang. 9:50 i'm thinking bed -- dr. robertson this is robert duval, and i said yeah i'm st. peter, who are you? but that's how we met over the phone. and we met at dinner in lexington and he said i always wanted to play lee and i want you to play lee. there was a scene in the movie that showed you the emotions when lee gets word from the chaplain that jackson's not going to live. and he said something like i played last night as i've never played before. and he's writing a letter and duval turns back to the letter. and when maxwell said cut, he was crying. duval was crying. he'd just gotten so much in that. now that impresses me. and that's what we hope to do in this movie that's being contemplated. we'll begin march 25th. so we'll go back and forth. lincoln has allowed me to talk to grant and lee is planning a desperate attack and grant comes back to his room in washington and mrs. grant says the president wants us to go to a play tonight and grant says, oh, we'