crime. and then that is going to be the next sort of level of accountability people will be watching very closely here. but it s not just about that. people look at this conviction as the beginning of a long process. they want this to be a long process and they say it is a process that is long overdue. find the defendant guilty. reporter: with the guilty verdict on all three charges, derek chauvin went from former minneapolis police officer to convicted murderer, whose new reality is new a prison cell, similar to this one. separate from the general population at a state prison about 25 miles outside of minneapolis. while in the city celebrations. we can finally breathe. reporter: from a community that didn t think a conviction was possible. and to a george floyd family that knows the work isn t finished. we have to stick together and continue to fight, because this world is a place that we re supposed to be united and stand together. reporter: a mentality from t
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk hello and welcome to bbc news. the former police officer derek chauvin has been found guilty of two charges of murder and one of manslaughter in the death of george floyd, the african american man he violently arrested last may. the historic outcome at a court in minneapolis comes after a three week trial seen a landmark test of police accountability and a pivotal moment in us race relations. a warning that you may find some of the images this report from our north america correspondent nick bryant upsetting. history turns on these kind of moments. and in the trial of derek chauvin, it wasn t just america yearning to know the outcome but also the wider world. on the second day of its deliberations, thejury delivered its verdict. verdict, count one. we the jury, in the above entitled matter, as to count one, unintentional second degree murder while committing a felony, find the defendant guilty. verdict, count two. we the jury,
the house is readying is vote on president biden s bill tonight add the passage in the snats just got a lot more likely. the ruling that the chamber cannot use this reconciliation process to raise the minimum wage will make it easier, not harder to get this bill to president biden s desk as the country continues to reel from this pandemic. politically, democrats appear to be dodging a bullet. it s a big deal. democrats have no margin for error in the senate. moderates like joe manchin and kirsten cinema are more likely to vote for the covid relief bill than not. republicans are on shakier footing in their opposition to the relief bill which polls continue the show is popular. every one loves getting a check. the republicans had tied much of their opposition to the minimum wage citing that analysis that said raising it to 15 there are an hour would reduce employment by 1.4 million jobs. one of the concerns that we have is the impact that this is going to have on small busine
80,000 americans have lost their lives to the pandemic. the president is pushing a bold plan and says vaccinating every american by summer or late fall is possible. to a nation waiting for action, let me be clearest on this point, help is on the way. good to hear those words. there s still several questions on exactly how this new vaccine initiative will work, especially with congress still gridlocked on the $1.9 trillion relief bill the president wants. big pieces of that are getting money to the states to begin vaccinating. hours from now the biden administration will hold its first covid briefing. john harwood is at the white house. a lot of anticipation at today s briefing. i imagine a different tone, a different attachment to facts and data than we saw in the previous administration. reporter: the biden administration is trying, jim, as you indicated, to set the tone that they are relying on data. they re relying on science. they re going to start these briefings t
it is truly a milestone moment for america. at this very moment the first rounds of shipments of the authorized pfizer/biontech covid-19 vaccine are now on the road to hospitals across the country in a months long process to vaccinate more than 300 million americans. the largest inoculation effort that the world has ever seen. nearly 3 million doses of that vaccine are expected to be distributed this week. and as many as 40 million doses could be distributed by the end of the year. d-day was the beginning of the end and that s where we are today. while this moment is extraordinary in time and i m proud to be here announcing where we are with distribution, we have a lot of work to do. we are not taking a victory lap. we know that the road ahead of us will be tough. we know that situations will occur, but we will figure it out together. this symbol of hope couldn t come soon enough as the united states experienced the deadliest week in this pandemic, averaging 200,000 in