Millions of americans who already have natural immunity from covid. We will look into the science. A texas law enforcement officer denied tracking down runaway house democrats who fled the state to avoid voting on new election integrity bills. We ve got the latest of elements on the situation heating up tonight in the lone star state. Of the night coming here fifth grade teacher who publicly quit her job in a emotional speech in front of the school board. She refused to continue pushing what she called their highly politicized agendas. We begin tonight with a growing number of cities announcing your be required to show proof of vaccination to go to restaurants and sports venues. Chief breaking news correspondent trace gallagher tracking the story tonight. Live from the west coast newsroom. A good evening. Good evening, san francisco one of the few cities in the country where the mayor s preaching to the choir so to speak because 80% of this cities eligible residents are already vaccina
case we re going to spend a lot of time talking about doubts. coronavirus restrictions ease in england the stay at home order comes to an end and outdoor sports resume. it is only because of months of sacrifice and effort that we can take this small step towards freedom today and we must proceed with caution. the giant ship wedged across the suez canal for nearly a week has at last been freed. almost 200 live baby tortoises wrapped in cling film are found in a suitcase about to be smuggled out of the galapagos islands. we start in the us where the trial of the former minneapolis police officer charged with killing george floyd last year has started. many of you will have seen the video of the last minutes of george floyd s life. we see a police officer holding his knee on george floyd s neck for more than 9 minutes while mr floyd repeatedly says that he can t breathe. the officer holding him down was derrick chauvin. he is now charged with second degree unintentional m
team, accusing george floyd of being under the influence of drugs and alcohol and saying those abuses and underlying medical problems were actually his cause of death. the evidence will show that mr. floyd died of a cardiac arrhythmia that occurred as a result of hypertension, it s a coronary decease. ingestion of meth many am and fentanyl and the adrenalin flowing through his body, all of which acted to further compromise an already compromised heart. let s start with our correspondent omar jimenez in minneapolis. all eyes around the world on this trial there in minneapolis. tell me a little bit more as far as what you know about the jurors and just how they covered this since the beginning, what s standing out for you so much so far. yeah, brooke, when you talk about the eyes of the world being on this trial, that is not an understatement. this has been a moment that has been a long time coming. and the beginning of what many see as a major step toward justice for geo
a dramatic day in and around a courtroom in minneapolis. opening statements in the trial of derek chauvin, the former police officer charged in the death of george floyd. the video and the plea heard from george floyd, i can t breathe, as he lay there dying with chauvin s knee on his neck for about nine minutes. it was gut-wrenching to watch, played in the courtroom and on networks across this country and around the world. that is where the prosecution began. you will be able to hear mr. floyd saying, please, i can t breathe. you will hear mr. floyd as he s crying out you hear him at some point cry out for his mother when he s being squeezed there. he was very close to his mother, you will learn. you ll hear him say, tell my kids i love them. it does not let up and he does not get up. even when mr. floyd does not have a pulse, it continues on. it continues on, ladies and gentlemen, even after the ambulance arrives on the scene. derek chauvin s defense team opened its ca