this is the woodland where rikki s body was found. he d been strangled, stripped naked, and he had been posed in a star shape. his school uniform was found in a wheelie bin and at the time, detectives believed rikki s mother, ruth, had murdered him. she was cleared of this at trial but did admit child cruelty, and was jailed for seven years. we now know james watson, who was 13 at the time and used to live on the estate, killed rikki. rikki s sisters, who were one and three when he was killed, went on to be adopted. they say today s verdict doesn t ease the pain of losing their brother. that s not humane. that s not normal for someone to be out on the street and to be able to get access to a child like that and abuse him in that way. i just.it s so upsetting. i think what s so tragic as well is the fact that he was just so small and so vulnerable, and he came from such a bad home. when the case reopened, advances in dna testing linked james watson
said that she looks forward to doing them so it will be interesting to see, as we move forward, will the cdc be more independent, have its own briefings and not just being a part of the white house. elizabeth, thank you so much for that. for more on this, just a general state of play from the pandemic and what we re hearing let me bring in cnn analyst dr. leana wen. what do you think we re hearing from the cdc director today but also this new reporting and just the criticism that the cdc is facing for essentially confusing people with their guidance updates, and as the ama put it risking further spread of the virus because of that confusion? there is a real crisis of trust with the cdc right now, and that doesn t just affect trust in the cdc. it also affects trust in public health because normal people, everyday people, are not distinguishing between what s going on with the cdc versus what they are hearing from local and state health departments, and when the guidance from the
good morning. good morning, your honor. i want to first speak directly to my son. if i please. this verdict doesn t bring you back. but it does help bring closure to this very difficult chapter of my life. i made a promise to you. the day i laid you to rest. i told you i love you, and some day, somehow i would get you justice. son, i love you as much today as
misconduct. i want to have you listen to what david henderson said tonight. this verdict doesn t simply convict the men that were on trial. it also convicts the analysis that went into dismissing this case previously. if you look at the letter that you re holding, the legal analysis in that letter is deeply flawed. and so you re forced to pick between one of two choices, either the lawyers are that bad at analyzing georgia law and applying it to a set of facts or they are deeply biased in favor of the mcmichaels and bryan. and paul, georgia democratic senator jon ossoff said there was nearly impunity for this murder and further investigation is necessary to determine how and why officials initially refused to pursue the case. paul, your reaction. now that the white supremacist killers have been brought to justice, it s time to bring to justice the white supremacist prosecutor who refused to take this case, who
one is now facing charges of misconduct. i want to have you listen to what david henderson said tonight. this verdict doesn t simply convict the men that were on trial, it also convicts the analysis that went into dismissing this case previously. if you look at the letter that you are holding, the legal analysis in that letter is deeply flawed. so you are forced to pick between one of two choices. either the lawyers or that bad analyzing georgia lie and applying it to a set of facts, or they were deeply biased in favor of the mcmichaels and bryan. and paul, senator jon ossoff said there was nearly impunity for this murder, and further investigation is necessary to determine how and why initially didn t pursue the case. paul, your reaction. now that the whites the premises killers have been brought to justice, it is time to bring to justice the white supremacist prosecutor who