Incident marks a fierce escalation in the violence thats rocked the city since june with protests being held with even more frequency and force. A fire has been set here. Riot police are pushing past, trying to flush protesters out. Their routine is well established. The demonstrators are pushed back, first by tear gas and water cannons, and now, it seems, by bullets. Lee cheukyan is a former prodemocracy legislator. We are not fearful and we will continue to fight for our rights, and i think thats a very Important Message for the world to listen that hong kong people will continue to fight. Reporter these protests have now plunged hong kong into a depth of chaos. The city really has never seen. The government is now labeling protesters rioters, and thats important because this automatically extends any possible prison term and prodemocracy activists are now warning that all of this could be pushing hong kong one step closer to martial law. Norah. Ramy, thank you for your incredible re
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. We wa nt we want to know if you have changed any of your travel plans a work plans because of the coronavirus. Is it affecting how you commute . We start with the coronavirus. Several new countries have confirmed their first cases of coronavirus as governments around the world continue to try to deal with the problem. The netherlands, denmark, estonia and lithuania are amongst those to reveal they do have patients suffering. The authorities in the south korean city of daegu are set to charge a leader of a religious sect over the biggest outbreak of the coronavirus outside of china, while the impact on business remains huge. Rich preston reports concerned about the Economic Impact of the coronavirus outbreak, has sent International Markets tumbling, rippling sellers across asia and
Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First, we start in the us where all four Police Officers who were present when george floyd was arrested in the city of minneapolis are now facing charges in connection with his death. Derek chauvin, the officer who was filmed kneeling on mr floyds neck, has had his charge elevated from third to Second Degree murder. Lets just look at what that means in the state of minnesota. The law there defines first degree murder as one in which the defendant has the intention to kill and usually requires some element of premeditation. Second degree murder, the charges being brought here, requires intention on the part of the defendant but is more related to crimes of passion or crimes in the heat of the moment. And third degree murder would not require proof that the defendant wanted the victim to die, only that their actions were dangerous and carried
South and midwest, even shutting enwn schools. Where is it headed next . Arming teachers floridas controversial new law kicks in, but are schools any safer . And nearly 80 years after the pearl harbor attack, an american war hero comes home for a final salute. This is the cbs eningveews wi o norah don govenian thyou uch join this is our western edition. Were going to begin with the breaking news in dallas tonight, a jury is weighing a prison sentence for amber guyger. The former Dallas Police officer, now 31, could spend the rest of her life behind bars after she was found guilty today of murder. At a gutwrenching trial guyger tried to portray the shooting of her neighbor, an unarmed accountant inside his own apartment as a tragic accident. But prosecutors have honed in on the officers intent to kill. Nee case has drawn national attention, and Omar Villafranca has covered it since day one. He leads off our coverage tonight with the verdict. We, the jury, unanimously find the defendant,
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