that chauvin s use of force with his knee on george floyd s neck for more than nine minutes was not part of department training. that s what police lieutenant johnny mercial, who oversees the minneapolis police department s use of force training and who trained chauvin on defensive tactics in 2018, testified to. when presented with the image of chauvin with his knee on floyd s neck, which he which we warn may be disturbing for some viewers. is this an mpd trained neck restraint? no, sir. has it ever been? not that i neck restraint? no, sir. now, the department s policy does not forbid the act of using a knee on a suspect s neck, which lieutenant acknowledged but he did say that the technique is no longer authorized once the person is handcuffed and under control as floyd was. say, for example, the subject was under control and handcuffed, would this be authorized? i would say no. under cross-examination, the defense countered that chauvin s knee was at tim
the scandal surrounding congressman matt gaetz offer very rare and surprising aspects today. gaetz, as you heard coop say, wrote an opinion piece denying he s paid for sex, denying he s slept with a minor as an adult himself, and vowing to stay in office. while he was busy invoking drain the swamp language and playing the victim of the media, including me, what was very surprising is what he barely mentioned the extortion plot against him. he said that was what this situation is really all about. tonight, you may learn why he s gone quiet about the extortion case. in a tv exclusive, we have the man accused by congressman gaetz of extortion. that man s name is bob kent. and he tells a very different story about his dealings with the gaetz family and about how serious the allegations are against the representative. that s coming up. and you will want to hear what he says. first, we already heard and saw something shocking today. it happened in the george floyd murder trial. t
drugs in his dealings with young women. also they have looked at whether any federal campaign money was involved in paying for travel and expenses. this comes on the same day gaetz added a new attorney to his case who has sig isn t experience in white collar cases. news continues. i ll hand it over to chris for cuomo prime time. good to see you. hope you had a good easter. we have a key player in the gaetz situation tonight so people are going to want to see that. i m chris cuomo. welcome to primetime. whether you celebrated easter or not, may this season of renewal and rebirth fuel this season for all of us. i was supposed to be off, but we were able to bring you something and it was critical to a big story, in fact, both big stories in the news tonight, there george floyd murder trial and the scandal surrounding congressman matt gaetz offer very rare and surprising aspects today. gaetz, as you heard coop say, wrote an opinion piece denying he s paid for sex, denying h
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with cocaine across the atlantic to spain. we discover how cocaine users are finding it easier than ever to feed their habit. authorities across the continent face an almighty struggle. we ll never win this battle. go, go, go, go, go, go, go. we re at the port of antwerp, in belgium. this place is said to be the number one choice for cocaine smugglers trying to get their drugs into europe. antwerp port has grown massively over the decades. there are now 160 kilometres of quayside where ships can be unloaded. millions of containers arrive each year from around the world, and it s a smuggler s dream. paul meyer was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2007 for trafficking drugs. antwerp was his number one route into europe. when i think back now on that time and i say, no, it was completely wrong what i did. 100%. now my punishment is done, and i show you that the port is very open. he can understand why this port has become the gateway to europe for cocaine. i tried also in ha