killing george floyd. chauvin is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after that video surfaced that sparked a social justice movement of him pipping floyd to the ground with his knee for more than nine minutes. the jury is 15 people selected, 14 will hear the case in the courtroom. what do we know about them? nine are women, the others are men. eight of the 14 to hear the case are white, four are black and two others identify self-identify as mixed race. that s a jury that experts here in minneapolis say is a little bit more diverse than you would normally see. this is a county that is about 74% white. now that the jury has been seated, we move on to those opening statements. i m told that these statements are essentially a road map for the jury. it will lay out what we will see in the case. i spoke to a defense attorney here in the county who is not connected to this case at all. listen to what he said about what we can exp
across the uk, landmarks including the blackpool tower, wembley stadium and the london eye illuminate in his honour. this morning we ll have reaction and tributes from those he loved, helped and inspired. and the world of sport, that captain sir tom loved so much, has been paying tribute. the former olympic champion jessica ennis hill said he will forever be a hero to many people. she presented him with a special award in december. and scientists discover the oxford astrazeneca vaccine is 76% effective during the three months after the first dose. good morning. today we have got some rain, sleet and mostly hill snow moving across northern ireland, northern england and scotland. southern england are seeing some heavy rain, but in between some heavy some sunshine and showers. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, the 3rd of february, and today s breakfast is a special programme to celebrate the life of a man who gave us so much of his time over the last ten months c
is how to change it. my guest is bryan stevenson, civil rights lawyer and founder of the equaljustice initiative. will equality ever be more than a dream? bryan stevenson in montgomery, alabama, welcome to hardtalk. it s great to be with you. it s a pleasure to have you. bryan, i think i m right in saying that you yourself were brought up, raised, at the tail end of segregation. that is a reality that you experienced. we now live in the era of deeply polarised politics in the united states, but also of black lives matter. as a civil rights lawyer and advocate, do you feel america is travelling in the right direction? well, we ve made some progress, but we have enormous challenges to overcome. you re absolutely right, i was born at a time when black children were not allowed to attend public schools. i started my education in a coloured school. there were no high schools for black kids when my dad was a teenager and it took an intervention of law lawyers coming in and enforc
now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. black and white americans have always had vastly different experiences within their country s justice system. you see it in so many different data sets, from police violence to incarceration to sentencing. it s impossible to understand without reference to america s history of institutionalised racism. understanding it is one thing, the real challenge is how to change it. my guest is bryan stevenson, civil rights lawyer and founder of the equaljustice initiative. will equality ever be more than a dream? bryan stevenson in montgomery, alabama, welcome to hardtalk. it s great to be with you. it s a pleasure to have you. bryan, i think i m right in saying that you yourself were brought up, raised, at the tail end of segregation. that is a reality that you experienced. we now live in the era of deeply polarised politics in the united states, but also of black lives matter. as a civil rights lawyer and advoca
understanding it is one thing, the real challenge is how to change it. my guest is bryan stevenson, civil rights lawyer and founder of the equaljustice initiative. will equality ever be more than a dream? bryan stevenson in montgomery, alabama, welcome to hardtalk. it s great to be with you. it s a pleasure to have you. bryan, i think i m right in saying that you yourself were brought up, raised, at the tail end of segregation. that is a reality that you experienced. we now live in the era of deeply polarised politics in the united states, but also of black lives matter. as a civil rights lawyer and advocate, do you feel america is travelling in the right direction? well, we ve made some progress, but we have enormous challenges to overcome. you re absolutely right, i was born at a time when black children were not allowed to attend public schools. i started my education in a coloured school. there were no high schools for black kids when my dad was a teenager and it took an