Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the Globe Ajudge in the us city of minneapolis, has sentenced the former Police Officer, Derek Chauvin, to 22. 5 years injail, for the murder of George Floyd. The 46 year old African American died in may last year, after Chauvin Knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest. The lawyer for mr Floyds Family says the sentence is historic and that it brings america a step closer to healing, by delivering accountability. Our correspondent, Nada Tawfik is in minneapolis and a warning, her report contains some distressing images. This courtroom has been the scene of powerful testimony. Today, it became a place of closure for the floyd family. The judge began proceedings by inviting them to speak. Mr blackwell, you may proceed with victim input. His Daughter Gianna appeared first, on video. Atjust seven years old, she is too young and innocent to comprehend fully what happened to her father. Every day, i miss him and i love h
Here in the uk, Prime Minister, borisjohnson accepts an apology from his Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, after pictures emerge of him kissing and embracing a colleague, in breach of covid guidance. Escalating backlash over the decision to ban uniformed Police Officers from taking part in this weekends new York Pride parade. Ajudge in the us city of minneapolis, has sentenced the former Police Officer, Derek Chauvin, to 22. 5 years injail, for the murder of George Floyd. The 46 year old African American died in may last year, after Chauvin Knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest. The lawyer for mr Floyds Family says the sentence is historic and that it brings america a step closer to healing, by delivering accountability. Our correspondent, Nada Tawfik is In Minneapolis and a warning, her report contains some distressing images. This courtroom has been the scene of powerful testimony. Today, it became a place of closure for the floyd family. The judge began proceed
Migration continues. Escalating backlash over the decision to ban uniformed Police Officers from taking part in this weekends new York Pride parade. Ajudge in the us City Of Minneapolis has sentenced the former Police Officer Derek chauvin to 22. 5 years in jail for the murder of George Floyd. The 46 year old African American died in may last year, after Chauvin Knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes during an arrest. The lawyer for mr Floyds Family says the sentence is historic and that it brings america a step closer to healing, by delivering accountability. Our correspondent, neda tawfik, is in minneapolis. And a warning her report contains some distressing images. This courtroom has been the scene of powerful testimony. Today, it became a place of closure for the floyd family. The judge began proceedings by inviting them to speak. Mr blackwell, you may proceed with victim input. His daughter, gianna, appeared first, on video. Atjust seven years old, she is too young and innoc
procedure. get this, not states have abortion bans have already gone into effect. and that represents 7.2 million women of reproductive age who just saw their autonomy erased, yesterday on friday. if you had taxes, which is we already operating under a total ban, that makes another 7 million. that is 14 million fellow american woman, who have been deemed by the supreme court that s they aren t equal citizens anymore. who their autonomy and their decisions about their future have been erased. altogether, 26 states are likely to ban abortion care in the coming days and months. according to the guttmacher institute, with just a research and policy organization that advocates reproductive rights. this court decision sets us back 50 years, and americans across the country are moving forward in protest. demonstrations began just hours after the supreme court decision dropped, and they are expected to continue today. nbc s jessi hart is tracking those developments for us, from manha
i am jonathan capehart. exactly seven years ago today, june 26 2015, the supreme court handed down the historic ruling in which gave same-sex couples a constitutional right to marry. an amazing leap for equality five decades after the stonewall riots upheld the modern gay rights movement, just a half hour from the i-seven. later this evening, in unprecedented display of acceptance, the white house was emblazoned with rainbow colors of lgbtq pride. but if this is a high-water mark of its nation living up to its ideals, what do we call it happened on friday, when the supreme court s conservative supermajority overturned roe v. wade? as a result, abortion will soon be illegal in as many as 26 states. in louisiana, abortion is illegal after federalization. and kentucky, it is now a felony to perform, or attempt to, perform an abortion. and in one clinic, abortion serves as immediately, stranding woman in rating rooms. what does the of roe, have to do with lgbtq rights? ever