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>> this is where it started from >> reporter: in high school floyd was a 66" star athlete making it to the state football championship and earning a college basketball scholarship. so your first alley-oop was to george. >> his heart was gold, man. hes the perfect guy. perfect guy on our team >> reporter: hes still remembered by his second grade teacher. she recently dug out one of floyds old assignments from black history month. >> i want to be a supreme court judge. >> reporter: a dream inspire...

>> odonnell: tonight cbs news confirms the u.s. justice department has formally requested that britains prince andrew be interviewed in connection with the jeffrey epstein investigation. prince andrew has denied allegations he had sex with a minor on epsteins private island and his legal team insists hes always been willing to cooperate with the investigation. epstein took his own life last summer while awaiting trial on child sex abuse charges. tonight flood alerts stretch from the gulf of mexi...

Century slave trade and dragged it into the docks. our correspondent is where the statute was standing until yesterday. the plinth is sitting empty, clean have done a lot of tidying up but look at this plaque on the site which says, "erected by citizens of bristol as a memorial at one of the most virtuous and white sons of their city in 1895." most virtuous and white sons of their city in 1895. " many most virtuous and white sons of their city in 1895." many people objected deeply to it and you ...

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Edward colston was historically revered in bristol for his generosity to a city he called home. when he died in 1721, he left his fortune to good causes — a fortune he amassed by transporting and trading in slaves. now these protesters have forcibly removed his likeness, they hope in the process to consign his legacy to a watery grave. the actions have been condemned by the home secretary. that is utterly disgraceful and that speaks to the acts of disorder, public disorder that actually have n...

Worldwide. edward colston was historically revered in bristol for his generosity to a city he called home. when he died in 1721, he left his fortune to good causes. a fortune he amassed by transporting and trading in slaves. now these protesters have forcibly removed his likeness, they hope in the process to consign his legacy to a watery grave. the actions have been condemned by the home secretary. that is utterly disgraceful and that speaks to the acts of disorder, public disorder that actuall...

>> mattis was quickly backed up by trumps old chief of staff, retired marine general john kelly. >> hes quite a man, general jim mattis and for him to do that tells him where he is relative to the concern he has for our country. >> reporter: many of these men say the watershed moment to speak out came after trump threatened to use active duty u.s. military against the very people they are supposed to protect. >> our military should never be -- be called to fight our own people as enemies of the ...

Ignore. >> thats a hard conversation to have with a 7-year-old. >> he knows what its about. the general mihistory of the treatment of black people. and the history of our country. so i can separate. its really sad this is our jumping off point for these hard topics, but i think its really important. if we ignore it, nothing will change. we cant be part of that change. >> a unique community has come together on this street. people of many colors welcomed, fed and comforted. ewe neunited in the be...

This is outside source on bbc news for viewers in the uk and around the world. were covering all the latest coronavirus developments developments and protests here in britain and globally. a memorialfor george floyd is being held in his home town of houston. this is the scene right now as thousands of people queue to pay their respects. well be live in houston shortly. the uk government says that antiracism protests over the weekend were "subverted by thuggery". i simply say this, your behaviour...

Undertaken, with those individuals that are responsible for such disorderly and lawless behaviour. in the capital, this statue of wartime prime minister winston churchill was also targeted. as with the previous days protests, the mood changed as the day drew to a close. police officers in less protective uniforms were replaced by public order specialists, wearing riot gear. this protester tried but failed to set this flag alight on the cenotaph, where the nations war dead are honoured. by the en...