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
i met martine croxall. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. police in london have been heavily criticised for breaking up an unauthorised vigil for a woman who was kidnapped and murdered. sarah everard s death has become the focus of widespread anger in the uk about sexual violence against women. it s all the more sensitive because a serving policeman has been charged with the killing. groups of women gathered on clapham common in south london, near to where sarah everard was last seen. they held the memorial, despite the official cancellation of the event because of coronavirus rules. the police said the gathering breached restrictions and images on social media show the police forcibly removing people and pinning a woman to the ground. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, said the scenes were unacceptable. helena wilkinson reports. not far from where sarah everard went missing 11 days ago, a visible outpouring of grief. hundreds gathered at the
he s not talking about the enormous cost of the immigration crisis on the southern border, at least not extensively yet. a we ll break it down, those costs a bit later. and we ll talk with republican senator john cornyn of texas. first up tonight, white house correspondent peter doocy live on the north lawn. the president hasn t said anything about the border in a week and a day now, all of his public events have been focused on the covid-19 including this afternoon. he talked about rival companies coming together to make the single shot covid-19 vaccine from johnson & johnson. just one. announcing an additional order for 100 million johnson & johnson vaccines, president biden says once americans have been vaccinated, he will share the surplus with the rest of the world. this is not something that can be stopped by a fence no matter how how you build a fence or a wall. we aren t going to be safe until the world is safe. he didn t speak about the border but he did fi
its violence to respond to that bombshell harry and meghan interview. we re live with details this hour. thanks for joining us. well, the u.s. house of representatives is set to hold a final vote on president joe biden s massive covid relief package just hours from now. the house is expected to pass the updated bill with the senate s revisions. the stimulus package is huge, not only in price tag at $1.9 trillion, but also in its expected impact. democrats from progressives to moderates are united in their support. this is the most significant legislation for working people that has been passed in decades. tremendous piece of legislation that going to create an awful lot of employment across this country. republicans, too, are united in their opposition. socialist wish list. this is a left of lenin, neosocialist wish list. this is a left wing giveaway. it is a left wing social agenda. no republicans so far are getting behind the bill, should it pass, americans wa