Here is a look at the latest design. They will pitch this to the board today. They have been trying out the style at the richmond station. It was designed by b. A. R. T. Engineers. It has two fight five feet swingstyle barriers. Riders are more than ready to see these installed. B. A. R. T. Loses a lot of revenue from fare jumpers. Its not fair for those who pay. I think that would not only prevent a lot of vagrancy inside of t. R. T. Ha b. A. T. Gets the fair share and continue operating to serve the public well. Reporter this new design is a money saver. It comes in at 60 million cheaper than the gates they were considering. Theres another item on the agenda for the Board Meeting that got our attention. They will discuss creating a national truth, racial healing and transformation commission. This has been proposed by u. S. Representative barbara lee. The hope is to address racism and discuss the black lives Matter Movement and to the future we hope to learn more details about it lat
A dire economic report says coronaviruses cause the worst global slump in nearly a century. 2 attacks in different parts of nigeria and just under 24 hours killed dozens well have a report from the capital. Tensions behind the friendly gestures germanys foreign minister questions israels plans to annex illegal settlements. As one of the biggest boxing fights in history edges closer to me joshua and thomas some have now agreed in principle to work. To decide who is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. We are here we go lets kick off this news in the United States where George Floyds brother has told politicians on capitol hill to make sure that the. Death of his brother is not in vain felonies floyd had just testified before the House Judiciary Committee his brothers death in Police Custody did spark 2 weeks of protests across the u. S. And around the world the House Judiciary Committee hearings that it was on spring protest as calls for a fundamental change in the culture
The ground by a Police Officer. Now to the developments in the investigation into George Floyds death. Minneapolis news station kmsp is reporting that Derek Chauvin the officer who wined george floyd to the pavement with a knee to his neck for nearly nine minutes was in talks to plead guilty before he was arrested and charged with murder. Those negotiations reportedly fell apart. Meanwhile, what went wrong in georgia after scenes like this, voters waiting hours in the hot sun yesterday and reports that machines didnt work. Why did they have so many problems and can they fix them before november . Lets begin with Cnbcs John Harwood live at the white house. Hi, john. Good morning, alisyn. You know, weve got the wheels turning fairly quickly on capitol hill just 24 hours after George Floyds funeral. Today, philonise floyd, his brother, is going to testify before the House Judiciary Committee as legislative action begins on Police Reform. The house of course laid out their bill monday. It
Least a dozen cities and municipalities including washington, d. C. Have banned or are moving to ban the use of chokeholds by police. You have democratic and republican lawmakers speaking out about legislative changes. As far as the president , he is showing little interest in addressing systemic racism at the heart of these last two weeks of protests. Cnn has learned that the top advisers plan to present him options on Police Reform though in the coming days. Amid this some good news on the coronavirus front. Dr. Anthony fauci tells me that the effort for a vaccine is progressing very well. That he expects more than one candidate to be in advanced clinical testing in the coming months. Well have more on that story coming up. We know youre eager to hear it. First, lets go to cnns boris sanchez, live on capitol hill for more on todays hearing. And boris, im curious how this hearing might affect ongoing negotiations about legislative proposals moving forward. Its a great question, jim. P
Flexibility. Start with Lucy Cavanaugh in minneapolis. Folks can see, you were, still are, in the room where this press conference happened. Take us through what the police chief really announced here. Reporter right, kate. A significant press conference by the police chief medaria arredondo. He spoke passionately and refused to mention of name of derek chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police officer involved in the killing of george floyd and outlined a plan in his words would shape a new paradigm in peacekeeping. They are effectively today going to stop negotiating, doing contract negotiations with the police union here. This isnt about salaries or wages, he said. This is about restructuring new contracts that take into account things like excessive use of force. Like the role that supervisors play in responding to calls. In being able to address, for example, misconduct by police. He spoke how difficult it is when you have grounds to dismiss a Police Officer for misconduct, that you