A leading British Health expert says bringing in the lock down a week earlier would have halved the u. K. s number of covert 19 day. And swedish prosecutors name a Graphic Designer who died 2 decades ago as the killer of Prime Minister of all of parliament 34 years. We begin in the us where George Floyds brother has urged politicians to pass reforms on Police Brutality and quote stop the pain felonies floyd testified before the House Judiciary Committee on capitol hill he told members of congress to make sure that his brothers death will not be in vain george floyd died in Police Custody in may sparking weeks of protests across the u. S. And the around the world the Committee Said it was answering protesters calls for a fundamental change in the culture of Law Enforcement this comes a day after the 46 year old was laid to rest in houston. To exhume to make it stop. Stop the pain stop us being tired george called for help and he was ignored please listen to the cowed im making to you no
See has won her 1st saw a little of the year both she wouldnt be Adelaide International she builds up the seasons opening round swimsuit. Now u. S. President donald trump has unveiled the defense team for his upcoming impeachment trial in the senate and among them are 3 high profile lawyers ken starr led the latest in the last impeachment investigation into president bill clinton and he was also a part of the legal team for a convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein robert w. Ray has also joined the team he succeeded star as independent counsel and negotiated a settlement with clinton as he left the white house and then theres also celebrity lawyer and former Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz his clients have included o. J. Simpson mike tyson and Harvey Weinstein while our correspondent cable elizondo is in washington d. C. And he says trump isnt taking any chances with this legal team. Trump is taking this very very seriously i mean these 2 lawyers that he brought in to be pa
That the world has changed weather is getting more extreme. The day be a struggling one the talking with people on the moon in the millions than a talking up of people in the billions of drought floods. Hurricanes vast areas are being devastated by environmental catastrophe how many people will be forced to leave their homes by the mid century not due to conflict and war but due to Climate Change we appear to be on the path to a troubling future. Is that the way. From mr hill region to Southeast Asia from the pacific to the caribbean some people are fleeing rising waters others drought. The worlds population began to soar about 200 years ago soon it will top 10000000000. 00 Greenhouse Gases are rising a pace the resulting warming of the earths atmosphere is wreaking havoc on the climate humankind which is responsible for this warming is becoming its victim more and more people are forced to leave their homes. Inequality is being exacerbated by Climate Change wealthy industrialized nati
about slavery? major: nikki haley faces backlash. her defense, she claims the question came from a democrat plant. you grow up in the south, it s a given it s about slavery. major: and breaking news, another state removes president trump from its primary ballot. the decision just in. fighting and air strikes continuing in gaza as we learn an american was killed by hamas. tonight s eyes on america. you don t normally think of cotton as being high-tech, so now they are using dna, so we know exactly where our clothes and our sheets are being made. make 2023 disappear! major: and say goodbye to 2023 on this good riddance day. get rid of all the bad stuff and just have a good happy new year. major: good evening to our viewers in the west. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett in for norah. we begin on the campaign trail for the 2024 republican nomination. nikki haley is facing a barrage of criticism, not for something she said during a new hampshire t
Announcer this is cnn Breaking News. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Im standing on a roof torp looking out over tel aviv. It is just after 11 00 p. M. Here and were covering three major stories right now. The war here. The end to the Chaotic Speakership Saga Back in washington, d. C. And former President Donald Trump in a stunning appearance on the stand today in his new york Civil Fraud Trial. Well start with Breaking News from israel. It is been 18 days since the attacks by hamas caught this country and most of the world by surprise. Just over an hour ago, from this rooftop, we heard explosions presumably from israels iron dome Defense System intercepting several rocks fired on tel aviv from gaza and minutes ago they confirmed that four people were injured with something possibly shrapnel hitting this town. A reminder that hamas continues to try to kill as many israeli civilians as they can with their rockets. Theyre just not able to do so because of the iron dome Defense Syste