going to lose the script and i m going to reflect on the recurring feeling i have of impending doom. a stark and emotional warning from the head of the cdc over the rate of infections in the united states. as president joe biden urges people to keep wearing masks. thanks for joining us. well, day two of the derek chauvin trial will get under way today in minnesota. monday saw the highly anticipated trial of the former minneapolis police officer begin. protesters were seen on the streets of minneapolis on monday. chauvin is charged with killing george floyd last may, but floyd s death has had an impact far beyond minnesota. the scene of a white officer kneeling on a black man s neck for almost ten minutes set off protests around the world and it prompted a moment of racial reckoning in the u.s. prosecutors wasted no time in showing the jury the graphic video of the last moments of george floyd s life in which he said over and over that he could not breathe. meanwhile,
by a large container ship. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe israelis have been voting in their 4th election in just 2 years and exit polls suggest the likud party led by the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, could win the most seats although not a parliamentary majority. he has claimed the vote as a huge win for the right wing and for likud. in the past few hours he addressed his supporters. translation: pay attention to the differences. we have over 30. the next party below us has got less than 20 votes. they don t like to say that in the media, but this is the biggest margin between the two leading parties in tens of years going back. we are going out to world war iii, the war against corona. israel is the champion of the world in vaccinations. israel is a model for the whole world. it s a great success. benjamin netanyahu there. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell looks back at how the election unfolded. the first results a
ahmaud arbery, a black jogger, who they chased and shot dead. they said the verdict was based on facts and proved the jury system works. georgia s governor said he hoped the verdict would lead to what he hoped a was a path of healing and reconciliation. joe biden said it was the justice system doing its job. ryan young has been following every step of this trial. the verdicts are no. what s next for these men? happy thanksgiving, alex. the sentencing has to go forward and the judge had to make the final decision, but when you talk about the people who have spoken about this case, brian kemp, and what s changed here. there s now a hate crime law and they got rid of the citizen s arrest law that was in the state for so long, but take a look at this image of the men being walked out of court. so surreal yesterday. as they were being walked to the car to go to jail, there were so many people cheering about the fact they were found guilty. when you think about this for the famil
from reed s actions. mr reed was not engaged in any activities on behalf of the us government and as i indicated we have been incredibly clear, warning american citizens and nationals not to travel to ukraine let alone participate in fighting there. meanwhile, the us announced a new aid package for ukraine totalling $400 million. the us department of defense said the aid including air defence missiles, armoured vehicles and small drones. this marks the 43rd security assistance package approved by the united states for ukraine. since russia s invasion in 2022, the us has provided more than $15 billion in military aid to ukraine. this news comes as lawmakers in russia raise the maximum conscription age for men from 27 to 30. the change is expected to be approved by president putin. last week, the maximum age at which reservists can be called up was raised as well, meaning some men will now be considered available for military service until they are 55. a federaljudge vacated fo
but why the flare up now? all of these things are interconnected, and that s why it s really dangerous right now. so the big question now is, could this red sea conflict become the next war in the middle east? first of all, let s start by looking at what has actually been happening in the red sea. in mid november, 2023, the houthis, an iranian backed rebel group in yemen, began targeting commercial shipping off their coast. so, who exactly are the houthis and what is it motivating them? the houthis, who are a so called rebel group in yemen, they hail from the north west of yemen. they have been very active in this area for about a decade. it s only now that we re noticing because our global trade is being impacted. they hijacked this ship called the galaxy leader and they fired missiles and drones at others. us and british warships went to their defence. the houthis vowed revenge. the world economy, every economy will suffer if ships keep coming under attack in this illegal