But it did initially because that basically made him the person to succeed he was seen as the heir of that brand of stability politics more recently he tried to put a bit of distance between Angela Merkels handling of the corona pandemic which was heavily criticized and his own approach which saw more openings while marco sudha who showed remarkable political instinct was very fast and then pledged allegiance to angola machall who hes criticized in the past he says theres no way one can become chancellor by not being endorsed by uncle americal so clearly theres a fight over her legacy already also going on and theres an understanding that that political brand of machall approval is what could carry the cd hugh in elections to calm the elections are coming up in september and Party Members are surely impatient were. A candidate to be named how soon do you think we can expect a decision. I think it will come very fast now there was a lot of confusion after that press conference i just at
Hello to you. The chief of the Minneapolis Police Department Took the stand today in the trial of derek chauvin, the white former Police Officer who is being charged with the murder of george floyd. Thejury also heard from the Emergency Room doctor who treated mr floyd and pronounced him dead. The bbc s Gary Odonoghue reports from minneapolis. Week two of the most significant trial in recent years, and one which has reignited americas unresolved history of racial tension. Derek chauvin is the latest Police Officer to stand accused of killing a black man an event that reverberated around the world. Do you swear or affirm on the penalty of perjury that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth and nothing but the truth . I do. It is rare for a police chief to testify against one of his own, but this one did not mince his words when it came to derek chauvin s actions. Once mr floyd had stopped resisting, and certainly once he was in distress and trying to verbalise that, that
Janet mills talked about covid testing and vaccine distribution. Good evening. Theres never been a better time than a maine winter night to look up at the stars. It was my grandfather, a man from ashland who looked like gary cooper, who showed me how to find orion in the night sky and the big dipper. I couldnt rely on google or a Television Series on the Discovery Channel or a netflix special on astronomy. I rely on the memory of my grandfathers loving voice. His outstretched arms pointing my eyes to the deep sky. Its not google alone that will show us how to live today, facebook, instagram or twitter. It is experience. Resilience and importantly perseverance. Like the perseverance of a farmer. Weve been through a lot these past 12 months, you and i, and perseverance will see us through these times no matter who we are or where we live. Our entire state has been through so much this year, our whole country. Weve been tested a deadly terror invaded our nation, indeed the globe. Our bord
Happy 2021. Welcome to the San Francisco city and county employees retirement system Board Meeting january 13, 2021. This meeting is being held virtually, with all members and staff participating today via teleconference. This will ensure the safety of sfers board, sfers staff, and the public. While this Technology Allows us to hold the meeting via teleconference, it may not be as seamless as we would like to be. A reminder to staff and participants to mute their microphones when not commenting to minimize background noise. Thank you for your cooperation. Madam secretary, roll call, please. [roll call] clerk thank you. We have a quorum. President bridge . Thank you, madam secretary. Next item, please. Clerk item number two, communications. Due to the covid19 Health Emergency and to protect Board Members, city employees, and the public, the San Francisco employees retirement system is closed. However, members will be participating in the meeting remotely. This precaution is taken pursua
The mob. Digging through this alarming new video, rioters hurling a fire extinguisher at police officers. D. C. s mayor calling for Emergency Action and she joins us live only on gma. Race to vaccinate. Frustration mounting as mass vaccination sites open. People across the country struggling to get the shot. The new guidelines this morning hoping to speed things up. Are you eligible . Our live exclusive, health and Human Services secretary alex azar answering all your questions. Giant jackpots. More than a billion dollars up for grabs in the megamillions drawing tonight. 615 million waiting for the lucky winner. And were rolling and roll tide. bama cruising to the National Championship crushing ohio state. Heisman trophy winner Devonta Smiths recordbreaking performance getting praise from ohio state fan lebron james. Plus, the once backup qb leading the undefeated crimson tide to an epic season finale. Mac jones joins us live this morning. Come on, amy, it was good for the s. E. C. At