hello and welcome to inside politics. john king in washington. a busy news day. a damning finding. the justice department says louisville police department had a practice of stomping on civil right, using excessive force, conducting illegal searches, making unlawful stops and discriminating against black and brown ztszs. officials pull back the curtain on the biggest challenges to national security. the take aways, expect china to amp up pressure. time is on its side in ukraine. also some new reporting on the house gop plan to revisit the insurrection. that despite fresh evidence from a lawsuit against fox showing its executives and hosts knew election fraud allegations and conspiracy were bogus, but promoted them any way. up fist for us, a blatant, horrific disregard for humanity. the attorney general delivering a stinging indictment of the louisville pret metro police department. merrick garland announcing the results of a probe following the killing of bre yo na taylor
prepare to watch the show s final episode. the opening ceremony of the 22nd commonwealth games takes place in birmingham tonight. prince charles will represent the queen and 30,000 people will be inside the alexander stadium, with millions more watching around the world. the show will include performances from local music and dance groups, emphasising the city s diversity. more than 5,000 athletes are set to compete over a packed 11 days. they will be representing 72 nations and territories. the queen s baton will also be a key part of that ceremony, after being carried for 294 days through commonwealth countries. athletes will compete in 19 sports and 280 medal events, which will include for the first time women s t20 cricket, 3 on 3 basketball and 3 on 3 wheelchair basketball. also for the first time, there are more medals for women than for men, and para events are all part of the main games. 0ur sports reporterjoe lynsky explains what s in store. they have waited four yea