0n the democratic side, is tim walz, kamala harris s running mate. He s the governor of minnesota. Before that, he spent 12 years as a congressman. Before entering politics, he was a high school teacher for 16 years, serving as an assistant coach on his school s football team. He spent 2a years in the army reserves, reaching the highest non commissioned rank, command sergeant major. He s 60 years old, just six months older than his running mate, kamala harris. Joining me now form the spin room floor is our correspondent john sudworth. The clock is ticking. What is going on with tim walz. Joining me now is jaime harrison, chair of the democratic party. How is governor tim walz? he s a good place but i want to say my heart goes out to all the folks in south carolina, georgia, tennessee impacted by the i live in south carolina and in these times of trouble we have to rally together as one country to support our brothers and sisters who are experiencing so much pain right now. ,, , ~ , n
President harris facing Big Bash lash over their response to the brutal murders of six hostages held by hamas terrorists. Some say they are both showing the world that america doesnt actually have israels back. This is the faulkner focus. Im john roberts in for harris. The idf found the bodies of the six hostages in a tunnel in gaza over the weekend. One of them, 23yearold israeli american Hersh Goldbergpolin, the deaths bringing fresh attention for the need for a deal to get those in captivity at home. Instead of blaming hamas terrorists, President Biden said this. Mr. President, do you think its time for prime Minister Netanyahu to do more on this issue . Do you think he is doing enough . President biden no. Well netanyahu heard that and fired back during his own News Conference. Listen here. Its really an out rage that people say that. No one is more committed to release the hostages and fight more for them than i. I also served, so please let no one teach me a lesson about such act
Is the appropriate sentence. Today former mams Police Officer zerk Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1 2 years in prison for the Nurd R Murder Last May of george floyd. Hes been the prison since april when a jury found him guilty of several charges all for him holding his knee on George Floyds neck until mr. Floyd was deemed up conscious and he died on a minneapolis Street Corner. He was going to receive a theoretical maximum sentence but the theoretical maximum associated with any particularly crime is put up against statebased snepsing guidelines. Considering the fact that mr. Chauvin had no criminal history, the Minnesota State guidelines for a sneps in this case actually recommended a sort of presumptive sentence of about 12 1 2 years. Judges can depart from those Sentencing Guidelines and in particularly they can depart upward if there are aggravating faeblgts that make the crime worse than that source of base level offense. The judge in this case had ruled that there were four di
Pursuing the npd mission, treated mr. George floyd without respect. And denied him the dignity owed to all human beings, which he certainly wouldve extended to a friend or neighbor. In the courts view, 270 months is the appropriate sentence. Today, former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 270 months, 22 and a half years, in prison. For the murder that are last may of george floyd. Mr. Chauvin has been in prison since april, since a jury found him guilty of Second Degree murder, third Degree Murder and Second Degree manslaughter. All for him holding his knee on George Floyds neck until mr. Floyd was rendered unconscious and then he died on a minneapolis street corner. Mr. Chauvin was eligible to receive a theoretical maximum sentence of 40 years in prison for Second Degree murder. But the theoretical maximum associated with any particular crime is put up against state base Sentencing Guidelines, and considering the fact that mr. Chauvin had no criminal history, t
Pursuing the npd mission, treated mr. George floyd without respect. And denied him the dignity owed to all human beings, which he certainly wouldve extended to a friend or neighbor. In the courts view, 270 months is the appropriate sentence. Today, former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 270 months, 22 and a half years, in prison. For the murder that are last may of george floyd. Mr. Chauvin has been in prison since april, since a jury found him guilty of Second Degree murder, third Degree Murder and Second Degree manslaughter. All for him holding his knee on George Floyds neck until mr. Floyd was rendered unconscious and then he died on a minneapolis street corner. Mr. Chauvin was eligible to receive a theoretical maximum sentence of 40 years in prison for Second Degree murder. But the theoretical maximum associated with any particular crime is put up against state base Sentencing Guidelines, and considering the fact that mr. Chauvin had no criminal history, t