Concerned about what they see is a rush to pass quick laws. Some the quickest passed laws are not the best laws and sometimes, are not even legal. The vast majority of people who own guns in this country arent committing crimes and they dont want guns in the hands of people who do commit crimes. Certainly, the severely mentally ill. The governors proposal goes before the state legislature where an intense debate is expected. Governor omalley was asked today about the question of putting armed guards or Police Officers into marylands schools. And all that idea was not part of that proposal for school safety, it has received support in recent polls. Govern omalley says this is an idea he would be willing to discuss. The edge on virginia. The senate panel advanced a law that would require all gun buyers to undergo a background check at gun shows. Right now, there is a loophole. Only federally lies edged dealers would have to perform background checks. I have four assault rifles right here
The attorney general from the state, we saw somebody get up on the fence and the Police Precinct and not being used operationally. Boarded windows. We saw the perimeter get breached and things being thrown at the building. We saw police merge and firing flash bang grenades, which are bay sli basically fireworks, not exactly true. Not like they were firing grenades designed to fragment and cause shrapnel. They are designed to be loud and something to make you leave the area. We saw live there those having diminishing returns as Police Continue to do that from the roof. Now they are down on the ground floor, as well and that situation seems to be devolving quickly in south minneapolis. This is the third night of protest after the death of 46yearold george floyd, father of two in Police Custody as Police Officer kneeled on his neck. County Attorney Says hes considering whether or not criminal charges should be brought against the officers involved there but he pleaded for patience while h
Welcome to bbc news, thank you for joining welcome to bbc news, thank you forjoining us. We will begin in the us. The us city of minneapolis is bracing for a third night of unrest, following the death of george floyd an unnarmed black man who died as he was being held to the ground by police. The Usjustice Department and the fbi say theyre giving top priority to their investigation into his killing. Lets cross now live. These are protests, a third night of protests, a third night of protests in minneapolis. Thousands of protesters marching through the city, calling for justice. The minnesota governer, tim walz, said hes called in the National Guard to help keep order. Community leaders also called for calm after yesterday police fired tear gas at rioters and looting took place at some stores on wednesday night. The police chief has apologised to the family of the victim, george floyd. Video showed him saying he couldnt breath as a Police Officer knelt on his neck. Four officers have be
Is been escalating over the past few days and as we watch this right now, will go to our reporter mike tobin who is in minneapolis and mike, weve been able to hear rubber bullets being fired, all sorts of things in the last few minutes. Reviewed 40 minutes after the curfew went into effect, we were watching the back of the fifth precinct and we saw the officers staging and mobilizing and buses full of state troopers come up over this row which is 32nd street, they got here on this avenue in what theyre doing right now, this is the aftermath of them clearing nicolette avenue, we have a bunch of the officers at the ready, you can see the gentleman loading up a yellow or an orange gun, that is a rubber bullet gun and he is mourning him he shot him. He is still standing. Dont stand by me. All right, you do your thing. What we got, the cat and mouse game goes, you can look across here and you see the kids by the metro transit station, they are trying to get back on the roof, you have this k
Traffic stop. Accidental stowaway. Passengers hear frantic knocking and screaming from the cargo hold while their plane is in midair. Were going to have to circle back around. So what was a baggage worker doing in the cargo hold . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Iraqs Largest Oil Refinery under siege. Bitter fighting as Government Forces try to keep the terror group from overrunning the crucial oil facility. All this comes as iraqs Prime Minister has been meeting with president obama today over at the white house looking for even more u. S. Military and economic assistance. And as congress is muscling its way into the Iran Nuclear Deal Senate Republicans and democrats agree they want oversight and the white house may let them have it. But could a major russian arms deal with iran scuttle the whole deal . Ill speak live with senator jeff flake of the Foreign Relations committee and also our correspondents analysts and guests theyre standing by with all the latest developme