remain stranded in afghanistan. as of this morning, only two flights that left the country since the troop withdrawal. format deputy chief of staff karl rove will join us for reaction and moments. peter doocy live from the white house and trey yingst kicks things off. the taliban are allowing people to cross if they had the proper documentation. good afternoon. we got some breaking news for you. that second qatari flight just landed in doha with 150 people on the board. and they had passengers from eight different companies and they are hosting other evacuees before they are allowed to return to their home countries. yesterday, qatar s foreign minister met with his pakistani counterpart to discuss ongoing security and aid efforts. pakistan is ramping up aid to neighboring afghanistan amid a growing humanitarian crisis. two planes from islamabad landed this week carrying medical supplies and food. the country does have a reduced interest, over the city of peshawar where
capitol riot saying he was just doing his job as president. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown in for jake tapper, and we begin with the national lead and the murder of a black man one year ago today that ignited a movement. this afternoon in minneapolis a moment of silence for george floyd killed by a police officer who kept floyd pinned to the ground with his knee on floyd s neck. the act amplified by a teenager s cell phone video and seen around the world. his death sparked protests, conversations about race and debates over patterns and practices in policing. one year later, a more solemn tone with memorials, not just in the u.s. but also overseas. we saw demonstrations in britain. a crowd took a knee to remember floyd in scotland and in washington, d.c. the floyd family discussed the need for police reform with members of congress, and just moments ago the floyd family also came out to talk to reporters at the white house after meeting with.. his daughter gianna led
hail and thunder, but generally speaking, i think it is a quieter day. hello and welcome to this special programme on bbc news. the coronavirus pandemic is testing the national health service like never before. staff have been left physically and mentally drained as they battled covid 19 on the front line. but after three lockdowns and a so far successful roll out of a vaccine the darkest days of the pandemic appear to be behind us. however, it doesn t mean the pressure is. the latest figures just under five million people are currently on the waiting list for routine operations and in this next half hour we ll be discussing how the health service can tackle the backlog, some of the solutions hospitals are coming up with, the mental health impact of the backlog on staff and patients alike and in what state the nhs emerges from the pandemic. here with me in the studio is chris hopson from nhs providers, which is made up of, and represents, the hospital, mental health,
but first, it is one of the most watched trials in decades. and sometimes very hard to watch. video is playing a key role in the state of minnesota versus derek chauvin. since george floyd s arrest and death was recorded from every angle. they are using body cam and surveillance footage to piece together what happened last may 25th. prosecutors are saying you should believe your eyes. as people watch this video. at key moments there are multiple angles. here we see body cam alongside of security footage of flood clearly in distress. sometimes, the angle makes all of the difference. from far away outside of cup foods there is not much to see. it is sanitized from a distance. but up close the cell phone video seen around the world told a very different story. there has also been new footage presented at the trial, like this never before seen video of floyd being put into the ambulance while they re trying to revive him. watching all of this video and seeing it being broadcast o
from hot atlanta to not-lante. what did major league baseball do? they move the game from atlanta, which is 51% black, to denver, which is 76% white. what were they smoking? well, it is colorado, so maybe weed. you have to be mile high to think this is a solution. for a number of reasons that is not colorado s fault. in this new woke world, skin color is everything. so to help black people, and will be moved the game to denver which is wider than the slopes in aspen. and major black-owned businesses left millions in profits. they make the folks in charge feel good while harming the people they insist they are helping. judging by this logic, i wouldn t be surprised if senator byrd s grandson throughout the first pitch. all of this stinks, because it makes assumptions about black lives that is condescending. it is blacks that must bear the consequent is coming up the white ceos. the new georgia bill is truly jim crow on steroids and perhaps growth hormones giving major league b