Been endured the strategy. Rumsfeld has died. Served six decades in the service. The country will miss him. James to first. What a way to end it. Mississippi state, the national champions, destroying vanderbilt 90. Good morning, charleston, south carolina, look at the gorgeous shot. Some people are already out on their boats. Steve: good time to be fishing. Ainsley: she lives on one side, she s a teacher. Brian: they are out of school. There are special programs to get kids caught up. Is south carolina doing this? ainsley: some kids want a repeat. Brian: the stigma of remeatingm repeating. Ainsley: it was held back and it wasn t because i wasn t keeping up academically. My mom was a teacher for 33 years, nationally board certified and she had a discussion with my first teacher and my mom and dad made a decision. Ainsley: i cried and i said can i have a tv in my bedroom and that was it. It was a good thing for me individually. Brian: how can you be immature? ainsley: i would bring my to
In the murder trial of former police officer derek chauvin. One of the most closely watched trials in decades. The prosecution looking for a conviction on charges of manslaughter and murder in the death of george floyd. The defense trying to convince jurors that there are just enough question marks about floyd s death to let derek chauvin off the hook. It is possible the jury can get this case before the end of today. And if you had any question about how the twin cities are feeling right now, take a look at the front pages, people there are nervous, anxious, and bracing for the verdict just like the rest of the country. I want to start with nbc s shaquille brewster, who s been in minneapolis since this trial began. Also with us former prosecutor gwen kirschner. Shaq, how are things supposed to start out? there are a few things picking up. We will have the closing arguments, and we will hear from both sides. The prosecution and eric nelson for the defense and a rebuttal from jerry blac
for the first and second dose is being expanded to include new vaccines and more volunteers. an inquest into the death of jack merrick and saskia jones has heard from another victim who was also stabbed at fishmongers hall in 2019. climate talks between the world s two biggest polluters us envoyjohn kerry hopes to persuade beijing to agree new targets on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. and the countdown is on it s 100 days until the opening of the summer olympic games in tokyo. hello, good afternoon. mps will vote this afternoon on whether there should be a parliamentary inquiry into the lobbying activities of the former prime minister david cameron. labour says a government investigation into mr cameron s work for the collapsed firm, greensill capital, is insufficient. a debate in the commons is under way and at prime minister s questions boris johnson admitted it wasn t clear the boundaries between whitehall and business had been properly understood. the labour leader
on saturday and into sunday. it is cold at the weekend and there are frosty nights. that s all from the bbc news at six, so it s goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday i m jane dougall. the majesty of the masters. the greens are immaculate, the azaleas in bloom, and this time spectators are there to watch the first round at augusta. watching on as legalist would tease off. in the list would. no crowds here in liverpool, but anticipation is building ahead of the grand national this weekend as the festival at aintree gets under way. and simone biles always said she would retire after tokyo and with five 0lympic medals, who could blame her? well, she may be re considering, but she is certain that having a covid vaccine is crucial. i would like to be vaccinated, i think it is on athletes to become advocates for that so we can stay safe and healthy. welcome to the programme. we start with golf s first maj
and i m not going to give up until it s done. and again, this new graphic i find just stunning. it comes as the new urgency on gun safety is showing the u.s. has now seen 53 mass shootings just this past month. democratic congresswoman cindy axny will be joining me in just a moment to discuss what she thinks can be done about it. plus as president biden nears his hundredth day in office, new polls are signaling good news for the white house. this week, four national polls show president biden s approval rating is above water, ranging from 48% to 59% and coming up, i will talk with two historians on how these first hundred days could shape president biden s legacy. but first on capitol hill, some growing backlash from democrats and republicans as far-right conservatives discuss launching a new america first caucus focused on protecting, quote, anglo-saxon political traditions so we re going to go right to capitol hill. ali vitali standing by for us. talk about the reacti