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One, the court commits you to the custody of corrections for a period of 270 months. it is rare for the justice system to punish a police officer, and it took an extraordinary series of events to get to this moment. crucially, his murder was caught on camera in chilling detail. george floyd was pinned to the ground with derek chauvin�*s knee on his neck for 9 minutes and 27 seconds. many time, mr floyd cried out several times, "i cant breathe. " i cant breath, i cant breathe. it traumatised th...

That grew into global protests. on friday the former officer convicted of murdering him, derek chauvin, received a sentence of 22 1/2 years, thats more than state guidelines recommended, but less than prosecutors wanted. sara sidner has that along with reaction from minneapolis. >> reporter: former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin now knows his fate for murdering george floyd right here outside the cup foods. the judge in the case, judge peter cahill, being very pointed in his sentencing...

Chose not to testify in his defence during his trial. for the first time, the public got a more intimate look into his characterfrom his mother. it has been difficult for me to hear and read what the media, public and prosecution team believe derek to be an aggressive, heartless and uncaring person. i can tell you that is far from the truth. and then derek chauvin himself spoke. i want to give my condolences to the floyd family. thejudge said his decision was not influenced by public opinion or ...

This is bbc news. look recipe iraq. ——... these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world: the uk health secretary matt hancock comes under pressure to resign, after pictures emerged of him kissing an aide in his office in breach of covid guidelines. a covid lockdown has been extended to the entire city of sydney and surrounding areas, after a rise in cases of the delta variant. 159 people are unaccounted for, after the collapse of an apartment block north of miami beach. rescu...

And theyve decided the show goes on. or, as dick pound, one of the most senior figures at the ioc, told the evening standard in may... the thing is, though, the last 18 months have been full of events we didnt see and didnt anticipate. the risk is that the impact of the tokyo games on the pandemic will also fall into that category. well know soon enough. good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: the court commits you to the custody of the comm...

This is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. the uk health secretary matt hancock comes under pressure to resign after pictures emerged of him kissing an aide in his office, in breach of covid guidance. the australian authorities have locked down the city of sydney and surrounding areas for two weeks after a rise in cases of the delta covid variant. 159 people remain unaccounted for after the collapse of an apartment block north of miami beach. rescuers contin...

Last night? >> yes. >> what was the conversation like? what was the plan? >> the conversation was mostly about doing structural analysis of the remaining buildings in town to make sure everything else is sound, including the sister property, which is champlain tower north. but seeing that "new york times" article, to me thats -- thats shocking. >> lets give some context to our viewers. this piece essentially described a report that cnn is working to confirm right now that there was serious -- th...

Those are questions that remain unanswered, since derek chauvin chose not to testify in his defence during his trial. for the first time, the public got a more intimate look into his characterfrom his mother. it has been difficult for me to hear and read what the media, public and prosecution team believe derek to be an aggressive, heartless and uncaring person. i can tell you that is far from the truth. and then derek chauvin himself spoke. i want to give my condolences to the floyd family. the...

Of change that takes decades. i am talking about real change, concrete change, that real people can do, now. >> minnesotas attorney general there, reacts to the sentence given to a former-police officer, friday. derek chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years for second-degree unintentional murder in the death of george floyd last year. our omar jimenez has the story, from minneapolis. >> the state of minnesota versus derek michael chauvin. >> reporter: 13 months, to the day, after murdering george ...

The sentence for count one — the court commits you to the custody of the commissioner of corrections for a period of 270 months. hands up, right now! let me see your other hand! 22.5 years for his role in this — the arrest of george floyd, caught on camera by a bystander, in a sequence of events that resulted in his murder. pinned to the ground for more than nine minutes by derek chauvin, crying out that he could not breathe. i cant breathe. a scene that still haunts terrence floyd, georges ...