businesses and parents, of course. hello and welcome to bbc news. the chief of the minneapolis police department took the stand today in the trial of derek chauvin, the white former police officer who is being charged with the murder of george floyd. thejury also heard from the emergency room doctor who treated mr floyd and pronounced him dead. the bbc s gary o donoghue reports from minneapolis. week two of the most significant trial in recent years, one which has reignited america s unresolved history of racial tension. derek chauvin is the latest police officer to stand accused of killing a black man, an event that reverberated around the world. do you swear or affirm on the penalty of perjury that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth and nothing but the truth? i do. it s rare for a police chief to testify against one of his own, but this one did not mince his words when it came to derek chauvin s actions. once mr floyd had stopped resisting, and certainly
hello, welcome to bbc news. the chief of the minneapolis police department took the stand today in the trial of derek chauvin, the white former police officer who is being charged with the murder of george floyd. thejury also heard from the emergency room doctor who treated mr floyd and pronounced him dead. the bbc s gary o donoghue reports from minneapolis. week two of the most significant trial in recent years, one which has reignited america s unresolved history of racial tension. derek chauvin is the latest police officer to stand accused of killing a black man, an event that reverberated around the world. do you swear or affirm on the penalty of perjury that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth and nothing but the truth? i do. it s rare for a police chief to testify against one of his own, but this one did not mince his words when it came to derek chauvin s actions. once mr floyd had stopped resisting, and certainly once he was in distress and trying to
we ll begin with the progress in the battle against the coronavirus. the u.s. steadily making headway with covid-19 vaccinations. according to the cdc, more than 3 million shots are being administered per day. about one-third of the u.s. population has received at least one dose of the vaccine and a little more than 18% are fully vaccinated. but health experts remain cautious, pleading with americans to keep wearing masks and social distancing. and scenes like this don t instill much confidence, do they? the transportation security administration saying friday marked the 23rd straight day when more than a million people flew by air. the progress of the vaccination campaign so far might have encouraged more americans to travel this weekend, as this easter brought with it more promise than last year s. cnn s natasha chenow with more that. reporter: on the second easter into the pandemic, more signs of hope and a resurrection of life compared to a year ago. we share th
moscow insists peaceful motives. experts say otherwise. so, a public messaging tightrope for u.s. health authorities. they are celebrating of course those vaccination gains while emphasizing that we haven t gone back to normal just yet. now, new covid cases are holding steady or falling across much of the country as vaccination numbers rise. but a fourth coronavirus wave looms in the upper midwest, driven, in part, by increased movement. and we re now seeing more movement right across the country. this was the scene at atlanta s airport on easter sunday. i mean, take a look amid a record-setting travel weekend during the pandemic. the cdc updated its travel guidance friday, but it seems not everyone got the message. the cdc says if you have the vaccine it s safe to travel, but they re asking people not to travel that much if they don t have to. is that still factoring into the decisions when you think about making travel decisions? um, can i say not so much? [ laughte
mummies parade through the streets of cairo, making their way to their new home. coronavirus vaccinations in the u.s., reaching new heights. boosting hopes that an end to the pandemic could be within reach. the u.s., on saturday, reporting more than 4 million doses given. a new-daily record. that brings the seven-day vaccination average above the 3-million mark, for the first time, ever. more than 161-million doses have been administered, so far, in the u.s. but that progress does not mean the threat is over. several states are seeing some worrying numbers of new infections. michigan, among the worst. seeing its highest day of infections, in nearly-four months. and experts worry, that might be a sign of what is to come. top infectious-disease expert, dr. anthony fauci, spoke with cnn, earlier. he says, now isn t the time for people to let their guards down. what we re seeing, after that big peak that we had, around the christmas holidays and new year s. when it started to