very good monday morning to you, i m jim sciutto. i m erica hill. this morning lawmakers back on capitol hill facing growing pressure after the deadly beating of tyre nichols by memphis police ignites renewed calls for federal police reform. nichols family attorney benjamin crump telling cnn tyre s tragic death should force congress to act. shame on us if we don t use his tragic death to finally get the george floyd justice in policing act passed. so will things change this time around? the congressional black caucus is calling for a meeting with president biden this week to push for negotiations on police reform. remember there was a push, bipartisan push in the wake of george floyd it didn t make it through two years ago following that death, those discussions broke down in the senate, congress failed to pass the federal reforms. now the president of tennessee s naacp chapter is pleading with congress to try again. we come to call to action for congress. by faili
we start in the american city of minneapolis and what s thought to be one of the largest pre trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of $27 million in their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyd s family. separately, a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on criminal charges, including third degree murder, following the incident. here s the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of their family, but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. our north america correspondent david willis told me more about why this settlement is so significant. the death of george floyd sparked protests in major cities here and across the world, it gave rise of course to the black lives matter movement, one of
mosques in christchurch. at two mosques. hello and welcome. we start in the american city of minneapolis, and what s thought to be one of the largest pre trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of $27 million in their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyd s family. separately, a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on criminal charges, including third degree murder, following the incident. here s the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of their family, but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. well, our north america correspondent, david willis, told me more about why this settlement is so significant. the death of george floyd last may gave rise to the black lives matter movement
legacy it left behind. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. to in the uk or around the world. stay with us for the news. to stay with us for the very latest news. we begin in the uk. a metropolitan police officer charged with the murder of sarah everard has appeared in person at westminster magistrates court. 48 year old wayne couzens is also charged with kidnap. he ll appear again at the old bailey on tuesday. ms everard was last seen walking alone down a main road in clapham in south london on the 3rd of march. there had been plans for a vigil this evening in sarah everard s memory at clapham common in south london. but that has now been cancelled. as one of the organisers, caitlin prowle, of reclaim these streets, explained. we did try and find multiple ways through with the met and were unsuccessful in doing so and that is a real shame, i think. but you know, it does not end here by any stretch. we are encouraging people, as you said, to li
will close from monday. a national service is held in new zealand to remember the 51 people killed when a gunman opened fire at two mosques in christchurch in 2019. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we in the uk or around the world. begin this hour in l( a metropolitan police officer has appeared in court charged with the kidnap and murder of sarah everard, who went missing while walking home in south london ten days ago. our reporter greg mckenzie is at westminster magistrates court. where the hearing took place. can you tell us what happened saturday morning? you tell us what happened saturday mornin: ? ,., ., you tell us what happened saturday mornin: ? u, ., . ., ., you tell us what happened saturday mornin: ? , ., ., ., ., , morning? good afternoon. yes, 48-year-old morning? good afternoon. yes, 48-year-old wayne morning? good afternoon. yes, 48-year-old wayne couzens - morning? good afternoon. yes, - 48-year-old wayne couzens appe