Hello and welcome to the programme. We begin in Mexico City. 2a people dead, a Rail Bridge collapsed, many more injured and a perilous Rescue Effort underway. That is the toll from one Train Plunging into a City Street after the overpass simply gave way under the train s weight. The exact cause of the incident is still to be determined but officials said it appeared that a girder had given way on the bridge at the Olivos Station in the south of the capital. Local residents say that the bridge had cracks in its structure, believed to have been caused by an earthquake four years ago. And the overpass itself was only built in the last ten years. You may find some of the images in will grants report distressing. The scene of devastation at Mexico Citys subway was reminiscent of one of the citys many earthquakes, but this was not a natural disaster, rather it was a man made one, on the newer stretch of Subway Track in the capital. Line 12 was heralded as the future of the citys public Trans
Thats how it looked and sounded. Guilty on all three counts including seconddegree murder and after hearing, the judge revoked his bail Derrek Chauvin was led away in handcuffs. Now, believe your own eyes and the video, thats what the prosecution said in Closing Arguments and jurors did. Prosecutors said george floyd did not die because his heart was too big but Derrek Chauvin was too small. They delivered a verdict that speaks powerfully. The floyd family reacting to it. The verdict speaks, as well, to the witnesses and the guilt they said of being unable to stop a killinging taking place before their eyes and the jury helped the sum of the burden, the verdict also lifted the doom weve been conditioned each time a jury dell liiberates. President biden and Vice President harris, prosecutor and State Attorney General spoke to the significance of this day and moment. Today, we feel a sigh of relief so it cannot take away the pain. A measure of justice isnt the same as equal justice. This
Have been in the court which have few people have been in. What was it like for you today. You have seen so much in court and all the bad things that happened to your brother. What was it like from Hearing T From The Jury today . It it was a bit of relief, i paced back and forth before i went into the courtroom. I have faith and i believe in god so i was optimistic and i kept on saying well get justice, well get it. Just sitting in there and listening to those words, guilty. Guilty. And guilty on all counts, that was a moment that i will never be able to relive. I will always have inside of me. Just being able to know that is justice for africanamerican people, just people of color, period. This is monumental. This is historic. This is a Pivotal Moment in history. All i can think about is e emmitt till, i think of sandra bland, i think of miss carr. I think of deoaunte wright. I think of philando castile. We all need justice. We are all fighting for one reason and it is justice for all
and jury selection starts today in the trial of a former police officer accused of killing george floyd. his death sparked a summer of protest in the united states . good to have you with us. the duke and duchess of sussex are revealing many stunning claims about their relationship with britain s royal family. the overarching message in harry and meghan s tell-all interview with oprah winfrey was that they didn t feel supported. meghan says life as a member of the royal family had become so isolating and lonely for her that she contemplated suicide. i just didn t want to be alive anymore, and that was a very clear and real and frightening constant thought. but we had to go to this event. and i remember him thinking i don t think you can go. and i remember saying i can t be left alone. because you were afraid of what you might do to yourself? and we went, and so sorry to hear that. and that picture, if you zoom in, what i see is how tightly his knuckles are gripped
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