fame is like an honorable exchange. notoriety it well-known but without the good. notoriety is being known for being known. it craves attention but without sacrifice, without hard work or merit. walking to the well of the house floor doesn t usually capture our attention, most of us take walking for granted. but not br brian mast, not since he lost his legs in service to our country, what really captured my attention, he didn t have to do what he did, most speakers did not walk to the well, they stayed where they were, brian walked to the front of the people s house, he wanted to look his colleagues, friend, teammates as he calls them in the eye. face-to-face, he delivered empassioned plea for his colleagues to stop talking and start doing. stop talking about fights, find something to fight for, stop squandering this gift of leader thing, they have been given by the american people, he wondered why some republicans save their harshest words for one another, i m sure he wonder
to re double their commitment to the alliance. we start in the american city of minneapolis and what s thought to be one of the largest pre trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may of last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of $27 million for their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyd s family. a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on charges including third degree murder, following the incident. here s the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of their family. but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. our correspondent, david willis, in la says it s one of the largest sums of its kind. george floyd s death at the hands of minneapolis police officers sparked the black lives matter movement, one of the largest protest move
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in the american city of minneapolis and what s thought to be one of the largest pre trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of 27 million dollars in their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyd s family. separately, a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on criminal charges, including third degree murder, following the incident. here s the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of their family, but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. our north america correspondent david willis told me more about why this settlement is so significant. the death of george floyd sparked protests in major cities here and across the wo
mosques in christchurch. at two mosques. hello and welcome. we start in the american city of minneapolis, and what s thought to be one of the largest pre trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of $27 million in their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyd s family. separately, a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on criminal charges, including third degree murder, following the incident. here s the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of their family, but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. well, our north america correspondent, david willis, told me more about why this settlement is so significant. the death of george floyd last may gave rise to the black lives matter movement
grand slam today, while hoping england do them a favour by beating france. and it has been pretty unsettled of late but as we look towards the next couple of days, high pressure is building, something brighter and drier on the horizon, i will be back with all the details. it s saturday 13 march. our top story: a metropolitan police officer will appear in court today, charged with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard, who went missing while walking home in south london ten days ago. wayne couzens, who s a8, was taken to hospital yesterday for a second time in two days, to be treated for a fresh head injury sustained in custody. charlotte wright reports. it is ten days since sarah everard disappeared in south london. she was walking home. today, a serving metropolitan police officer, 48 year old wayne couzens, will appear before magistrates. charged with her kidnap and murder. it follows a large scale police investigation spanning sites in london and kent. woodland in ashford