0n newswatch. it s a subjective industry and we take a view about the issues we think we should cover, the stories we should cover, often based on audience interaction. and when we do that, i think it gives the audience a range of stories that they enjoy on a daily basis. do you think that one of the reasons there are more complaints we were wondering is because so much of breakfast is now simulcast on the news channel, and people watching the news channel, you know, they used to know if i turn on the news. i ll get a news bulletin, essentially with news interviews. and they don t get that anymore. well, look, breakfast has been on the news channel since, what, 2000, right? 95% of our audience is on is on bbc one. just a very small section of it is on the news channel. and the only comparison i can give you is there s only one time of the week when we re exclusively on the news channel and not on bbc one.
abortion, and they wouldn t be asking for id checks. we have also been hearing from the mayor of new york who has promised to make the city a safe haven. promised to make the city a safe haven. . ., , ., safe haven. and what has global reaction been? safe haven. and what has global reaction been? globally, - safe haven. and what has global reaction been? globally, as- safe haven. and what has global reaction been? globally, as we i reaction been? globally, as we have been reaction been? globally, as we have been saying, reaction been? globally, as we have been saying, images - reaction been? globally, as we have been saying, images of l have been saying, images of protests and abortion clinics closing and all of these things on their tv screens, and they have been asked for reaction on this in news interviews and also they have been giving their reaction on social media. the canadian prime minister justin trudeau has described this ruling as horrific. the british prime ministe
united dates and i think the reality is, is that we are more partisan now than we were ten years ago, really, which is when sandy hook happen so we are really governing from these fringes and that becomes problematic really in getting any kind of legislation passed. a node that sounds pessimistic but i m just being truthful. aha, but i m just being truthful. a appreciate your honesty and they know how difficult it must be to have to be that honest in the face of a tragedy like that so thank you for that byjust wanted to ask you, as we come out of this tragedy and people today trying to make sense of what happened, parents who have lost their children in the most unimaginable way, what is that sense of soul searching that will take place across the united states today, in homes like yours, homes across texas today? it like yours, homes across texas toda ? , , ., today? it is so funny, i have been participating today? it is so funny, i have been participating in - today? it is so funny
Range was expected, now were waiting to hear the reaction from various parties including from the floyd family themselves because Derek Chauvin did speak today. Well give you the details of that. First to Matt Finn In Minneapolis that has been chronicling the case from the beginning and how things are going now. Matt . Hi, neil. Right now peaceful in the streets. Theres a semi large crowd outside the courthouse. People were chanting black lives matter no protests or any riots in minneapolis that weve seen. Moments before, judge cahill handed Derek Chauvin a 22 1 2 year sentence. The judge said that he did not make his ruling on emotions or on public demand. He said instead he based it on the rule of law. Hes releasing a 22page memo that will explain how he arrived at his sentencing. The big question is whether Derek Chauvin was doing to speak. In fact, he did for the firstime since George Floyds death. He never gave an interview and did not speak during the time and he did not testify.