View of that use of force during that time period . Totally unnecessary. While the nation, the world knows george floyd because of the way he died, his girlfriend Courteney Ross took the stand to tell us how he lived. His love of food. His grief over the loss of his mother, his struggles with pain and addiction and his faith. Which was apparent from the very moment they met. Floyd came up to me. He said, can i pray with you . I thought, i was so tired. Wed been through so much, my sons and i. And this kind person just to come up to me and say, can i pray with you when i felt alone in this lobby. And then there were the other witnesses who took the stand who, one by one, tearfully admitted a sense of guilt, wishing that they could have done more to help floyd as they watched him beg for his life. Theres been nights i stayed up apologizing and apologizing to george floyd for not doing more. And not physically interacting, not saving his life. I offered to walk kind of walk them through i
And contentious week for the new administration. On thursday, the United States carried out air strikes in syria targeting iranianbacked militias in retaliation for attacks on american personnel in iraq. Mr. President , what message were you sending to iran with your First Military action . You cant get you cant act with impunity. Be careful. On friday, the director of National Intelligence released a Report Finding that saudi arabias crown prince mohammad bin salman approved the murder of Washington Post columnist jamal khashoggi. The administration said it would not impose direct sanctions on the crown prince but the president told reporters saturday to expect more news on saudi arabia tomorrow. In the early hours saturday morning, the house passed bidens 1. 9 trillion Covid Relief Bill. It now heads to the senate with democrats hoping to get it on bidens desk by march 14th. But it wont be completely smooth sailing. The bill has one big Sticking Point to the tune of 15 an hour. Joini
Country, texas being one of them, where Vaccination Sites are understandably closed. Getting more Covid Vaccine shots into arms asap is just one of many important promises the new president made in a cnn Town Hall Last Night. Go big on stimulus was the biden mantra. Yes, to supporting a 15 minimum wage. But the new president says hes open to listening to Small Business worries. No to defunding the police. And no to telling his Justice Department who it should and should not prosecute. Yes the president says to a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Four weeks in, last night was a telling look at the new president s communication style, not long before joe biden took the milwaukee stage, his predecessor unleashed a Trademark Rant insulting the Senate Republican leader Mitch Mcconnell as weak and as inept. Biden made clear that to him trump is he who shall not be named, and definitely he who must not be emulated. Decency and respect are back in the west wing, back in west
Tonight. You are in the cnn newsroom. We begin this hour in new york, whats being called the citys deadliest fire in 30 years. 19 people were killed including five children. The fire broke out shortly before noon today in a bronx apartment building. Authorities say a faulty space heater sparked the blaze which quickly spread throughout two floors. Firefighters were on the scene within minutes and quickly launched rescues but an open door to the apartment where the fire started sent massive amounts of smoke pouring out into the stairways, leaving people unable to find their way out. Cnns Polo Sandoval has been on the scene for hours. Polo, what are you learning right now based on whats transpired over the course of the last several hours . Reporter phil, a lot of people who live in that building are left wondering when theyll be allowed to go back inside. To give you a sense of how things developed earlier today, that fire was actually in a Duplex Apartment on the third floor of this 19
Reporter a rainy and cold night in the bronx. And there are so many families that are hoping for answers as to what may happen next. Of course you talked about dozens of families displaced. And now many of those families are also grieving the loss of their loved one. As we wait to hear from the New York City mayor, here are the latest numbers. We saw well over 60 people injured during this fire. About half of them were critically injured. And we now know 19 confirmed dead. And among them, of course, those nine children and when i spoke to the new York City Fire commissioner today, he is certainly concerned and worried that about half of those total fatalities may end up being children. But well have to see where this investigation goes and as those authorities basically continue to put the pieces together. About about 11 00 a. M. The fire broke out in this highrise that has about 19 stories and has roughly 120 individual units. That fire mainly contained to that apartment. But it wasnt