Witness. He was a man not willing to settle. You joined us. Athe legacy of Martin Luther king is coming up now. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Tavis we are joined by the director of the king institute. I guess today officially concludes the festivities that have been going on for weeks. What is your sense for how martin has been treated . I think it has been great. I think that represents that Martin Luther kings legacy lives on into the 21st century. We have a problem where the majority do not have passports. Not get out and see the world. See inside looking out. When one does travel around the world, give me some sense of how is regardedr king around the world. You have asked the right question. He is a world figure. He is a symbol for social justice around the world. Outsidein a similar way the United States Martin Luther as ais viewed not just black leader. They recognize he is a symbol for human rights, social justice, and everyone is familiar with
A re opening of bars and restaurants. The president calls them central to the french way of life. Welcome to bbc news. The us city of minneapolis is bracing for a third night of unrest following the death of george floyd, an unnamed black man who died as he was being held to the ground by police. The Usjustice Department and the fbi say theyre giving top priority to their investigation into his killing. This is the live scene now. It is dark, there has been a huge fire and fire engines are at that particular location, i believe, but protesters have been out on the streets and there have been confrontations with the police, the National Guard were sent in to try and quell and stop rioters. This was after wednesdays protests which lead to violence and rioting but it has not happened. There were peaceful protests earlier on this evening with people walking in the streets but since then, there has been clashes with the police. The police chief has apologised to the family of the victim geo
Gather in groups from monday. Welcome to the programme. The us city of minneapolis is bracing for a third night of unrest, following the death of george floyd an unarmed black man who died as he was being held to the ground by police. The Usjustice Department and the fbi say theyre giving top priority to their investigation into his killing. This was the scene an hour ago from minneapolis, where thousands of protestors are marching through the city calling for justice. The minnesota governor, tim walz, said hes called in the National Guard to help keep order. Community leaders also called for calm after police fired tear gas at rioters and looting took place at some stores on wednesday night. The police chief has apologised to the family of the victim george floyd. Video showed him saying he couldnt breath as a Police Officer knelt on his neck. Four officers have been fired. Nada tawfik has more. Americas long and painful history of Police Brutality has always been an open wound. Dont
0 memorable moments today. i think we did. stay here though because more is coming up in the cnn newsroom. we turn to our colleague fredericka whitfield. i m going to borrow the words of sage, the olympians, you corked it out. now i m going to cork it out. that s my new lingo for the day. i m feeling the olympic spirit. thank you. appreciate it. we ve got a lot straight ahead. it s the 11:00 a.m. eastern hour of the newsroom. starts right now. controversy at the opening ceremony of the olympic games. russia gives one of the most prestigious roles of the night to a woman who sent a racially offensive tweet recently about president obama. we are live from sochi. and firing back, woody allen writes a column in the new york times addressing allegations he sexuallys a alled his adopted daughter. he lays out his case and addresses rumors that his son may actually be frank sinatra s child? plus, we dig deeper into the story of the mysterious cast away. did he really survive 13 m
0 anything else before they can deport anyone. i disagree. i could go on and on. another show is going to take over my airways. innocent until proven guilty, mr. callan. straight until proven high. you got to stop. my show is over. this program s moving to noon, folks. i m going to sleep in an extra hour. no more bags under the eyes. my crew couldn t be happier. around the world starts right now. thanks for being with us. the winter olympic games have begun in sochi amid warnings that explosives could be hidden in tooth paste onboard flights to russia. hundreds of thousands still with no power throughout the northeast. we ll be live from pennsylvania, which has been hardest hit. a schoolteacher tired of his job becomes a meth drug lord. we re not talking about the tv show breaking bad, but a real person. hear what he told us about his new job. welcome to around the world. i m suzanne malveaux. and i m michael holmes. thanks for your company. let s take a quick