to speak to eu leaders this week as the row over the supply of the astrazeneca vaccine continues. it s as results from the us trial of the jab show it s both safe and highly effective. i m really encouraged to see this data, it supports all the results that we ve already seen with this vaccine. a state of emergency declared in miami as large crowds gather for spring break parties, despite covid restrictions. almost 20,000 people are evacuated from homes across new south wales, in australia as heavy rains continue to cause severe flooding. auk a uk led mission to remove is dangerous spacejunk a uk led mission to remove is dangerous space junk lifts up from kazakhstan. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. two police officers suffered broken bones, and a dozen others were injured when a protest in bristol turned violent last night. thousands of people had gathered to demonstrate against the police and crime bill, which would give police more po
also very wet for a time, especially parts of scotland and northern ireland where it is so wet. it will be drier later. a weather system is moving in. that is your forecast. hello this is bbc news with me, ben brown. the headlines: borisjohnson is due to hold a final meeting with senior ministers and scientific advisers about how to ease england s lockdown ahead of tomorrow s announcement of a roadmap out of restrictions. there s a new pledge that every adult in the uk will be offered their first dose of coronavirus vaccine by the end ofjuly, a month ahead of schedule. thousands of protesters have returned to the streets in myanmar, a day after security forces fired at a crowd, killing two people in the city of mandalay. a passengerjet engine has burst into flames above the us state of colorado. debris fell onto homes below but the plane landed safely. now, on bbc news, the travel show. lucy hedges takes a look back at some of the show s bestjourneys to south asia, including
and plenty in between. president biden will unveil his two trillion dollar infrastructure plan this hour. critics say the price tag is simply too big. also in the programme.. republican congressman matt gaetz refutes a serious allegation, with extravagent claims of his own. it s not the first time the trump ally has raised eyebrows and made headlines. and major problems at the white house, the presidential pooch has bitten another. so now what? maybe it is back to the dog house in delaware. hello, i m katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. the shop keeper who first confronted george floyd about his use of a fake 20 dollar bill said he felt disbelief and guilt when he later saw police officer derek chauvin kneeling on mr. floyd s neck in front of his store. in a phone call to 911, his colleague had told police they thought mr floyd was high. but the witness said throughout his exchange with mr floyd he had been coherent. in the third day of the trial, in whi
that s what trials are designed to do. to arrive at the truth of the matter and render a verdict. and following the despicable attack on january the 6th, there must, there must be truth and accountability if we are going to move forward, heal, and bring our country together once again. proceedings are slated to begin tomorrow afternoon. cnn will bring that to you live. earlier today both sides presented their final pretrial papers. house managers writing a five-place reply to the defense and i m quoting from the bottom line, the evidence of the president s conduct is overwhelming and he has no valid excuse or defense for his actions and he betrayed the american people. that s plain to see to a number of republicans including the third ranking member of the house, liz cheney, who was asked whether she d convict if she were a senator. i obviously, believe and did then that what we already know is enough for his impeachment, what we already know does constitute the gravest v
another witness today described feelings of guilt and disbelief, a clear sign of the weight of this trial as cnn s sara sidner reports. reporter: 61-year-old eyewitness charles mcmillan took the stand breaking down in sobs after prosecutors played this body camera video of george floyd interacting with police. i can t breathe. i can t breathe. i can t breathe. stop breathing. momma, momma. momma. i feel helpless. i don t have had a momma either, and i understand him. reporter: mcmillan is the man you hear on the video begging floyd to give in to police before being taken to the ground. i ve had interactions with officers myself and i understand once you get in the cuff you are done. reporter: earlier in the day the jury saw not seen before surveillance video from inside the cup food store. 19-year-old former cashier christopher martin took the stand to explain what was going on leading up to police arriving. do you recall what it was that you sold to him?