hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i m lynda kinkade. ahead on cnn newsroom calls for justice after the brutal beating of a 29-year-old man in memphis. the controversial police unit linked to his death has now been dismantled. israeli palestinian tensions soaring amid a wave of violence. prime minister netanyahu outlines a new plan after two attacks in jerusalem. and new zealand s most popular city begins to recover after devastating and deadly flooding. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, from lynda kinkade. the memphis police department has announced the permanent end of a special anti-crime unit known as scorpion. it comes just a day after the city released graphic videos of five scorpion officers fatally beating 29-year-old tyre nichols. police have confirmed all the officers were with the special unit. some of the images you re about to see may be disturbing. scorpion was created over a ye
Joining me now live isjean lee. Shes the former Ap Pyongyang Bureau chief and current co host of the bbc podcast the lazarus heist. Thank you for being back on the programme. Whats the significance of this potential deal between two countries that are becoming even more isolated on the world stage . I think you laid it out. If the two leaders do meet and arrange a deal of some sort, this is a deal that is possibly going to help the russian resident extend that war ukraine by supplying him with munitions and in exchange possibly food that north korea needs, but beyond that, quite possibly technology that north korea needs to take its Weapons Programme to the next level and that certainly has implications that certainly has implications that have a far greater reach because it is about Nuclear Proliferation and so it may be that the leaders meet, they hold a high level summit, lots of pomp and propaganda, but it will be interesting to see what they say about the deals that come up but i
Coming out in two weeks, everyone should be dubious if thats actually is that seems to be a verbal sign for a verbal indication of know comment at the very least, mike, its great to see you. Its been a minute and makari, i dont know if thanks, i guess sometimes love you. Thank you a new our john there you go. New roc and a new central stars. Now a new phase. And Donald Trumps classified, done humans case begins this morning as never before seen images, surface of an aide, moving boxes, cars, and flying through the air as tornadoes sweep through the midwest in the storm now threatened cities from texas to vermont, and new allegations us warning against p. Diddy, a woman files a complaint saying he drugged sexually assaulted her. Im john berman with kate bolduan, sara sidner is taking care of business. This is cnn new set okay so were following developments in two of Donald Trumps legal battles today, the defense has rested in his criminal trial in new york and walk Closing Arguments won
Many are receiving medical attention. The fatality was 73 year old Geoffrey Kitchen, from gloucestershire in the uk. Hes believed to have suffered a heart attack. More than 30 people were injured, seven critically. There were 229 people on board the flight from london to singapore when it hit turbulence over myanmar, and experienced a rapid drop in altitude. The pilot had to make an Emergency Diversion and landed in bangkok. It was there that medical teams entered the plane, establishing that Geoffrey Kitchen had died and offering medical treatment to those who were injured. Heres one of the people who was helped by thai medical staff, explaining what had happened. Things were going very smoothly at first. Id just been to the loo, came back, sat down. Bit of turbulence and suddenly the plane plunged i dont know how far but it was, they said, 6,000 feet. It didnt seem like 6,000 feet. It didnt seem like 6,000 feet, but it was a long way. And so sudden, there was no warning at all. And i
Third world country way of campaigning. Our new york correspondent nada tawfik sent this report from outside the courthouse. Both sides have now rested their case the defence early tuesday, after calling two witnesses, and donald trump deciding not to take the stand. That had been the major question looming over this weeks long trial, because donald trump had said publicly that he would though legal analysts doubted throughout that he would actually take the risk, given he would be opening himself up to damaging questions by prosecutors, and ultimately it is his Fifth Amendment right not to be compelled to be a witness against himself, the burden of proof is on prosecutors here. And thejudge will Instruct Thejury not to hold it against donald trump. Now donald trump said he thought his Team Presented a great case. He wasjoined in court by a large entourage of republican politicians and his eldest son, donjr. Outside of court, donjr was asked why his father didnt testify he said that he