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While House Republicans took aim at Democratic mayors over immigration issues, and former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel criticized Democrats, hinting he may run for political office again. Meanwhile, the Highland Park mass shooter pleaded guilty. Reset breaks down these stories and much more with WTTW News correspondent Nick Blumberg, Washington Post national and breaking news reporter Kim Bellware and WBEZ city politics reporter Mariah Woelfel. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

What happened this week? Well, Kamala Harris tapped a Midwesterner to join the top of the Democratic ticket – and it wasn't JB Pritzker. After breaking a long losing streak, the Chicago White Sox also lost manager Pedro Grifol. And on its 20th anniversary, we remember the Dave Matthews Band and “poopgate.” Reset digs into those stories and more in the Weekly News Recap. Our panel this week: Mitchell Armentrout, Chicago Sun-Times government and politics reporter, Kim Bellware, Washington Post national and breaking news reporter, and Michael Puente, WBEZ reporter and Sunday anchor. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

What a week in news! University of Chicago launched a pre-dawn raid on a pro-Palestinian encampment. President Biden comes to town. And 95 adults file a lawsuit alleging physical and sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers. Reset breaks down these stories and much more with Block Club Chicago's Mick Dumke, Washington Post's Kim Bellware, and Fox 32's Paris Schutz. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

Bomb threats force suburban libraries to close their doors. A jury finds longtime chief of staff to former House Speaker Madigan guilty. And a Chicago alderman calls for a quiet zone around a downtown clinic that provides abortion services. Reset breaks down these top local stories and more in the Weekly News Recap with Chicago Sun-Times reporter Nader Issa, WBEZ city government and politics reporter Tessa Weinberg and Washington Post national and breaking news reporter Kim Bellware.

Several recent polls show a tight race between Chicago mayoral runoff candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas. City Council members are pushing to have more independence from the next mayor. Plus, the Fed's star witness takes the stand in the ComEd bribery trial. Reset breaks down these top local stories and more in the Weekly News Recap with Kim Bellware, national and breaking news reporter for The Washington Post, John Fountain, journalism professor at Roosevelt University and Heather Cherone, Chicago politics reporter for WTTW.

The trial of the so-called “ComEd Four” is now underway, and the search for Chicago's next police superintendent is on. Meanwhile, mayoral endorsements keep rolling in. Reset breaks down these top local stories and more in the Weekly News Recap with The Washington Post's Kim Bellware, Chicago Tribune's Ray Long and former CBS-2 politics reporter Derrick Blakley.

In which I can say for a fact that I know what it's got to do with the price of eggs, PeePaw!! For reference (and courtesy of my good pal Kim Bellware, find her on Twitter @bellwak): https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/01/10/egg-prices-avian-flu-inflation/Recorded LIVE at the Historic Green Mill Cocktail Lounge 1/14/23Tix for TeeHee's Des Moines, IA Feb 3rd 9:30pm Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord! Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas and a snippy of “SOLO ACOUSTIC GUITAR” by Jason Shaw http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jas... Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW, VOTE VOTE VOTE! And as aways: BLACK LIVES MATTER, MASK, VAX and BOOST, DOWN WITH THE SCOTUS!

This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and Benjamin Wittes discuss the Trump investigations; Liz Cheney's defeat; and Dana Goldstein's reporting on controversies over how to teach kids to read. Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Jack Goldsmith for Lawfare: “Prosecuting Trump: A Reply to Josh Marshall” Dana Goldstein for The New York Times: “An Old and Contested Solution to Boost Reading Scores: Phonics” Dana Goldstein The New York Times: “In the Fight Over How to Teach Reading, This Guru Makes a Major Retreat” Dana Goldstein The New York Times: “New Reading Curriculum Is Mired in Debate Over Race and Gender” Belinda Luscombe for Time: “Inside the Massive Effort to Change the Way Kids Are Taught to Read” Ronald Brownstein for The Atlantic: “Liz Cheney's Kamikaze Campaign” Invisible Things by Mat Johnson Here are this week's chatters: Emily: Sam Levine for The Guardian: “Memphis Prosecutor Who Charged Black Woman Over Voting Error Loses Re-Election Bid”; Kim Bellware and Lateshia Beachum for The Washington Post: “Desantis Sued By Prosecutor Suspended Over Stance On Abortion-Related Crime” Ben: The Lawfare Podcast: Allies David: Dwight Garner for The New York Times: “Jared Kushner's ‘Breaking History' Is a Soulless and Very Selective Memoir” Listener chatter from Josh Forsythe: Elizabeth P. Derryberry, Jennifer N. Phillips, Graham E. Derryberry, Michael J. Blum, and David Luther for Science: “Singing In A Silent Spring: Birds Respond To A Half-Century Soundscape Reversion During The Covid-19 Shutdown” For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, David, and Ben discuss Ben's performance art protests at the Russian embassy in D.C.   Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Research by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and Benjamin Wittes discuss the Trump investigations; Liz Cheney's defeat; and Dana Goldstein's reporting on controversies over how to teach kids to read. Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Jack Goldsmith for Lawfare: “Prosecuting Trump: A Reply to Josh Marshall” Dana Goldstein for The New York Times: “An Old and Contested Solution to Boost Reading Scores: Phonics” Dana Goldstein The New York Times: “In the Fight Over How to Teach Reading, This Guru Makes a Major Retreat” Dana Goldstein The New York Times: “New Reading Curriculum Is Mired in Debate Over Race and Gender” Belinda Luscombe for Time: “Inside the Massive Effort to Change the Way Kids Are Taught to Read” Ronald Brownstein for The Atlantic: “Liz Cheney's Kamikaze Campaign” Invisible Things by Mat Johnson Here are this week's chatters: Emily: Sam Levine for The Guardian: “Memphis Prosecutor Who Charged Black Woman Over Voting Error Loses Re-Election Bid”; Kim Bellware and Lateshia Beachum for The Washington Post: “Desantis Sued By Prosecutor Suspended Over Stance On Abortion-Related Crime” Ben: The Lawfare Podcast: Allies David: Dwight Garner for The New York Times: “Jared Kushner's ‘Breaking History' Is a Soulless and Very Selective Memoir” Listener chatter from Josh Forsythe: Elizabeth P. Derryberry, Jennifer N. Phillips, Graham E. Derryberry, Michael J. Blum, and David Luther for Science: “Singing In A Silent Spring: Birds Respond To A Half-Century Soundscape Reversion During The Covid-19 Shutdown” For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, David, and Ben discuss Ben's performance art protests at the Russian embassy in D.C.   Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Research by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and Benjamin Wittes discuss the Trump investigations; Liz Cheney's defeat; and Dana Goldstein's reporting on controversies over how to teach kids to read. Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Jack Goldsmith for Lawfare: “Prosecuting Trump: A Reply to Josh Marshall” Dana Goldstein for The New York Times: “An Old and Contested Solution to Boost Reading Scores: Phonics” Dana Goldstein The New York Times: “In the Fight Over How to Teach Reading, This Guru Makes a Major Retreat” Dana Goldstein The New York Times: “New Reading Curriculum Is Mired in Debate Over Race and Gender” Belinda Luscombe for Time: “Inside the Massive Effort to Change the Way Kids Are Taught to Read” Ronald Brownstein for The Atlantic: “Liz Cheney's Kamikaze Campaign” Invisible Things by Mat Johnson Here are this week's chatters: Emily: Sam Levine for The Guardian: “Memphis Prosecutor Who Charged Black Woman Over Voting Error Loses Re-Election Bid”; Kim Bellware and Lateshia Beachum for The Washington Post: “Desantis Sued By Prosecutor Suspended Over Stance On Abortion-Related Crime” Ben: The Lawfare Podcast: Allies David: Dwight Garner for The New York Times: “Jared Kushner's ‘Breaking History' Is a Soulless and Very Selective Memoir” Listener chatter from Josh Forsythe: Elizabeth P. Derryberry, Jennifer N. Phillips, Graham E. Derryberry, Michael J. Blum, and David Luther for Science: “Singing In A Silent Spring: Birds Respond To A Half-Century Soundscape Reversion During The Covid-19 Shutdown” For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, David, and Ben discuss Ben's performance art protests at the Russian embassy in D.C.   Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Research by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A devastating Fourth of July massacre in Highland Park, a prison sentence for former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson and NASCAR racing through Chicago streets. Reset takes a deep dive into these stories and more in the Weekly News Recap with The Washington Post's Kim Bellware, ProPublica's Mick Dumke and WGN-TV reporter Mike Lowe.

How some of the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting reached a settlement with Remington Arms nearly a decade after the massacre. Plus, why a convoy of semi-trucks descended on downtown Ottawa three weeks ago — and never left.Read more:When the families of nine of the victims of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School began their lawsuit against the gunmaker of the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle, their goal was to spare other families the pain that had upended their own lives. On Tuesday, the victims' families marked a victory in that effort with the announcement of a $73 million settlement with Remington Arms, which manufactures the Bushmaster. “This lawsuit is really being viewed as an opening, an example of what is possible,” says reporter Kim Bellware. “But also, lawyers are saying this should be a wake-up call for other people who are in business with gun manufacturers … to let them know that these gun companies can't just operate how they want, and that being in business with companies like this can be very expensive.” Later in the show, we take you to Ottawa, where thousands of demonstrators in semi-trucks have been parked in downtown for weeks in protest of vaccine mandates. They also blocked the Ambassador Bridge, a key crossing into the United States, wreaking economic havoc on both countries.Now their demands have grown to include lifting all pandemic restrictions – and authorities say some have ties to extremist groups. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked Canada's Emergencies Act for the first time in the country's history in an attempt to restore order. Post reporter Amanda Coletta is in Ottawa watching the protests unfold.

On the ground in Mayfield, Ky., after a string of tornadoes devastated the town, flattening buildings and leaving streets unrecognizable. The tornadoes tore through a 200-mile swath of land, and may be the sign of a lengthening tornado season. Read more: Late last week, a string of tornadoes ripped through the South and Midwest regions of the United States. Dozens have died, and thousands of structures have been destroyed. National breaking news reporter Kim Bellware takes us on the ground to the hard-hit town of Mayfield, Ky., where survivors are in shock. Plus, Capital Weather Gang contributor Jeffrey Halverson explains how unusual it is to see a tornado event this powerful during the winter months, and why it may be a sign of a changing weather patterns. Follow The Washington Post's live coverage of the tornado recovery efforts here.

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National reporter Kim Bellware is Chip's guest If you were armed with an AR15 and people tried to take it from you, can you claim self defense? Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who fatally shot two people last year during unrest in Kenosha, Wis., offered his first extended public defense in the bitterly divisive case on Wednesday, at one point breaking down on the witness stand. Rittenhouse's sometimes emotional testimony punctuated the most dramatic day of the homicide trial so far, which also included heated moments from Judge Bruce Schroeder, who repeatedly castigated the prosecutor for running afoul of his rulings. The trial is in its home stretch, and the days of testimony so far have appeared to tilt in Rittenhouse's favor. Rittenhouse, 18, is charged with homicide and attempted homicide for shooting three people, killing two of them, during the mayhem consuming Kenosha after a police shooting in August 2020. He has pleaded not guilty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse pits claims of self-defense against accusations of vigilantism. Plus, in the next installment in our series on teens in America: Why it can be especially hard for Black immigrant families to talk about racism. Read more:The homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse – the teenager who killed two people and injured a third during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis. – continues this week. Kim Bellware reports on the evidence brought by both sides, and why the trial likely won't end with a high-profile conviction. “We have a small set of facts that everybody agrees on,” Bellware says. But while the prosecution is arguing this was first-degree intentional homicide, “The other side is saying, ‘Yes, he did kill these people. He did shoot. But he was doing it to protect himself.' ”And later in the show, we hear from 16-year-old Obse Abebe, a teen reporter with YR Media for the latest installment of our series on Teens in America. Obse was born in Ethiopia but moved to the United States when she was three. Being Ethiopian and living in America meant that Obse had to come to terms with being Black in America. “Not to say that the topic of race is hush-hush in our family,” Obse said. “But it is difficult to approach when your parents are very passionate about you feeling connected to both their culture from their mother country and the culture that you are currently in.”A Washington Post-Ipsos poll found that nearly three-quarters of teens in America say they've talked to a parent about race in the past year. More than half say they've had a similar conversation with a close friend. As part of The Post's Teens in America series, we're listening in on what those conversations sound like. For more in this series, visit wapo.st/teens.If you value the journalism you hear in this podcast, please subscribe to The Washington Post. We have a deal for our listeners — one year of unlimited access to everything the Post publishes online for just $29. To sign up, go to washingtonpost.com/subscribe.

Hoy en Día a Día, comenzamos conversando con la reportera de The Washington Post, Kim Bellware, sobre las investigaciones del asalto al Capitolio: “El testimonio de ayer de los oficiales fue muy emocional”, dijo, y comentó que “La meta es poder llegar a saber quién orquestó, dirigió y estuvo detrás de los acontecimientos”. Desde Lima nos atendió la corresponsal de ABC, Paola Ugaz, para hablarnos sobre la juramentación de Pedro Castillo como nuevo presidente de Perú: “Poco a poco, la gente se ha dado cuenta de que Castillo no es el radical que pensábamos que era en un primer momento… Es un candidato más moderado y no es de izquierda radical, sino que está buscando tener su estilo de gobierno”, dijo. Ugaz destacó que durante la campaña “Se instaló una campaña de miedo que generó que se pensara que Castillo iba a hacer expropiaciones, acabar con la economía y echar al agua las buenas cosas que habían hecho otros gobiernos”. También nos atendió Víctor Amaya, periodista y editor venezolano, con quien conversamos sobre las divisiones en el chavismo durante sus elecciones internas: “Un ejemplo es Elías Jaua, quien a pesar de haber tenido bastante apoyo, la dirección del partido no le permitió participar en las primarias”, expuso, y comentó que “También está el caso de Carabobo, donde Rafael Lacava busca la reelección, pero otro sector del partido lanzó a Vielma Mora… Lacava es el candidato respaldado por el lado de Maduro dentro del partido, y Vielma Mora por el lado de Francisco Ameliach y Diosdado Cabello”. Con el periodista profesional de la Stampa Estera en Italia, Sergio Mora, conversamos sobre la apertura del proceso contra el cardenal Angelo Becciu en el tribunal de la Santa Sede: “Es la primera vez en los últimos siglos que un cardenal es sentado en el banquillo… Por ahora, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario, son todos inocentes. Pero indudablemente hay muchas cosas que deberán esclarecer”, dijo. Mora comentó que “Ayer estaba presente el cardenal Becciu, y los jueces enviaron el proceso al mes de octubre para estudiar las excepciones que pidieron los abogados de la defensa”. Y para cerrar, el periodista del Servicio Informativo de Caracol Radio desde Bogotá, Luis Ernesto Caicedo, nos habló sobre ‘Jhon Mechas', a quien señalan de haber querido asesinar al presidente Iván Duque: “Según las autoridades, Mechas sería el cerebro en la operación del atentado contra la Brigada 30 del ejército y del atentado contra el presidente Iván Duque”, dijo, y explicó que “Jhon Mechas es disidente armado, no se acogió al acuerdo de paz que se estipuló en el 2016, sino que siguió delinquiendo desde ese año en el frente 33 en Cúcuta”.

The Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after a former officer was convicted in the killing of George Floyd there, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced.The decision comes a day after the former officer, Derek Chauvin, was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death last May, a verdict that set off a wave of relief  across the country. Floyd's death had led to months of mass protests against policing and the treatment of Black people in the United States.The Justice Department was already investigating whether Chauvin and the other officers involved in Floyd's death violated his civil rights."Yesterday's verdict in the state criminal trial does not address potentially systemic policing issues in Minneapolis," Garland said.The new investigation is known as a "pattern or practice" — examining whether there is a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing — and will be a more sweeping review of the entire police department. It may result in major changes to policing in the Minnesota city.It will examine the use of force by police officers, including force used during protests, and whether the department engages in discriminatory practices. It will also look into the department's handling of misconduct allegations and its treatment of people with behavioral health issues and will assess the department's current systems of accountability, Garland said.The Minneapolis police said in a statement that the chief, Medaria Arradondo "welcomes this investigation" and will fully cooperate with federal prosecutors. Arradondo "understand that the intent of this inquiry is to reveal any deficiencies or unwanted conduct within the department and provide adequate resources and direction to correct them," the statement said.A senior Justice Department official said prosecutors chose to announce the investigation a day after the verdict because they did not want to do anything to interfere with Chauvin's trial. The official would not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.Three other ex-Minneapolis police officers charged in Floyd's death will be tried together beginning Aug. 23. The official said their trial is far enough off that officials believed it was still appropriate to make the announcement Wednesday, even though the defendants are awaiting trial on state charges.It's unclear whether the years under investigation will begin when Floyd died or before. Garland said a public report would be issued if the department finds a pattern or practice of unconstitutional policing. The government also could bring a lawsuit against the police department, which in the past have typically ended in settlement agreements or consent decrees to force changes.The Minneapolis Police Department is also being investigated by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, which is looking into the police department's policies and practices over the past decade to see if it engaged in systemic discriminatory practices.Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said city officials "welcome the investigation as an opportunity to continue working toward deep change and accountability in the Minneapolis Police Department." The city council also issued a statement supporting the investigation, saying its work had been constrained by local laws and that it welcomes "new tools to pursue transformational, structural changes to how the City provides for public safety."The Justice Department official said attorneys from the department's civil rights division are in Minneapolis, working with the U.S. attorney's office and speaking with community groups and others.Floyd, 46, was arrested on suspicion of passing a counterfeit $20 bill for a pack of cigarettes at a corner market. He panicked, pleaded that he was claustrophobic and struggled with police when they tried to put him in a squad car. They put him on the ground instead.The centerp...

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Why the CDC and FDA are recommending a pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Another police killing in Minnesota. And, remembering DMX.Read more:The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six women developed extremely rare cases of blood clots. Health-care reporter Paige Winfield Cunningham explains. On Sunday, an officer of the Brooklyn Center Police Department fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. Wright was unarmed. Kim Bellware reports that his death has prompted a renewed outcry over police use of force in Minneapolis, where the highly watched murder trial of Derek Chauvin is reaching its close.Earl Simmons, the rapper known as DMX, died April 9. Pop culture reporter Bethonie Butler says his contributions to rap and hip-hop are still felt today.Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

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The Derek Chauvin trial got underway this week in Minneapolis. The former police officer has been charged with the murder of George Floyd last May. Floyd's killing sparked worldwide rallies and protests calling for accountability for police abuse. That's not new for Chicago. The police department has been under a consent decree since 2019 after the Department of Justice issued a scathing report that found that the CPD regularly used excessive force and racist tactics. This week, two reports revealed the department is behind on reforms and recommendations. We break this all down with Washington Post reporter Kim Bellware, who's covering the Chauvin trial in Minneapolis, and WBEZ criminal justice reporter Patrick Smith. Guests: Kim Bellware, reporter, Washington Post (@bellwak) Patrick Smith, criminal justice reporter, WBEZ (@pksmid) Follow us on twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: citycast.fm/chicago

Today, we go to Minneapolis where former police officer Derek Chauvin is on trial for the murder of George Floyd. Washington Post reporter Kim Bellware is covering the story and she joins us to talk about it. Also - reports of child abuse and neglect are down during the pandemic, but does that mean it isn't happening as often? Not necessarily. Associated Press investigative reporter Sally Ho shares her findings in a new report with us as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kim Bellware, Washington Post, reports that the jury in the high-profile trial of the Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd has been shown the video of his death.

The video of George Floyd gasping for breath was essentially Exhibit A as the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee on the Black man’s neck went on trial Monday on charges of murder and manslaughter.Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell showed the jurors the footage at the earliest opportunity, during opening statements, after telling them that the number to remember was 9 minutes, 29 seconds — the amount of time officer Derek Chauvin had Floyd pinned to the pavement last May.The white officer “didn’t let up" even after a handcuffed Floyd said 27 times that he couldn’t breathe and went limp, Blackwell said in the case that triggered worldwide protests, scattered violence and national soul-searching over racial justice.“He put his knees upon his neck and his back, grinding and crushing him, until the very breath -- no, ladies and gentlemen -- until the very life was squeezed out of him,” the prosecutor said.Chauvin attorney Eric Nelson countered by arguing: “Derek Chauvin did exactly what he had been trained to do over his 19-year career.”Floyd was fighting efforts to put him in a squad car as the crowd of onlookers around Chauvin and his fellow officers grew and became increasingly hostile, Nelson said.The defense attorney also disputed that Chauvin was to blame for Floyd’s death.Floyd, 46, had none of the telltale signs of asphyxiation and had fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system, Nelson said. He said Floyd’s drug use, combined with his heart disease, high blood pressure and the adrenaline flowing through his body, caused a heart rhythm disturbance that killed him.“There is no political or social cause in this courtroom,” Nelson said. “But the evidence is far greater than 9 minutes and 29 seconds.”Blackwell, however, rejected the argument that Floyd’s drug use or any underlying health conditions were to blame, saying it was the officer's knee that killed him.Chauvin, 45, is charged with unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter. The most serious charge, the second-degree murder count, carries up to 40 years in prison. This is the first trial ever televised in Minnesota.Bystander Donald Williams, who said he was trained in mixed martial arts, including chokeholds, testified that Chauvin appeared to increase the pressure on Floyd's neck several times with a shimmying motion. He said he yelled to the officer that he was cutting off Floyd's blood supply.Williams recalled that Floyd’s voice grew thicker as his breathing became more labored, and he eventually stopped moving. He said he saw Floyd’s eyes roll back in his head, likening the sight to fish he had caught earlier that day.Williams said he saw Floyd “slowly fade away ... like the fish in the bag.”Earlier, Minneapolis police dispatcher Jena Scurry testified that she saw part of Floyd's arrest unfolding via a city surveillance camera and was so disturbed that she called a duty sergeant. Scurry said she grew concerned because the officers hadn’t moved after several minutes.“You can call me a snitch if you want to,” Scurry said in her call to the sergeant, which was played in court. She said she wouldn't normally call the sergeant about the use of force because it was beyond the scope of her duties, but “my instincts were telling me that something is wrong.”The video played during opening statements was posted to Facebook by a bystander who witnessed Floyd being arrested after he was accused of trying to pass a counterfeit $20 bill at a convenience store. The footage caused revulsion across the U.S. and beyond and prompted calls for the country to confront racism and police brutality.Jurors watched intently as the video played on multiple screens, with one drawing a sharp breath as Floyd said he couldn’t breathe. Chauvin sat calmly during opening statements and took notes, looking up at the video periodically.“My stomach hurts. My neck hurts. Everything hurts,” Floyd says in the video, and: “I can’t breathe,...

Washington Post reporter Kim Bellware joins Anna to talk about her reporting about the botched Chicago Police Department raid at the home of Anjanette Young. Anna is also joined by regular contributor, retired Chicago Police Sgt. Pete Koconis, who talks about how this was handled poorly by CPD and what could have been done differently.

Today on Post Reports, Kim Bellware is following protests in Kenosha, Wis., where a Black man was shot multiple times by police. Columnist Eugene Robinson on the civil rights moment we’re in, and why we need Black Lives Matter. Elise Viebeck reports on how voting by mail went in the primaries. And, deputy weather editor Andrew Freedman on what happens when you’re dealing with climate change, a pandemic and a Category 4 hurricane. Read more:Opinion: We need Black Lives Matter. The police who shot Jacob Blake prove it.More than 500,000 mail ballots were rejected in the primaries. That could make the difference in battleground states this fall.Hurricane Laura struck Louisiana as a Category 4 storm. Read live updates here.Subscribe to The Washington Post: postreports.com/offer

Ezra and Matt on the return of a virus that never went away. Resources: "America Is Giving Up on the Pandemic" by Alexis C. Madrigal & Robinson Meyer, WaPo "14 states and Puerto Rico hit highest seven-day average of new coronavirus infections" by Kim Bellware & Jacqueline Dupree, WaPo "How Trump uses a crisis: Repeal rules while nobody is looking" by Rachel Augustine Potter, WaPo Hosts: Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior correspondent, Vox Ezra Klein (@ezraklein), Editor-at-large, Vox Credits: Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer The Weeds is a Vox Media Podcast Network production Want to support The Weeds? Please consider making a contribution to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts About Vox Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us: Vox.com Facebook group: The Weeds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kim Bellware on how disinformation about the coronavirus is spreading online. Danielle Paquette on the drawdown of Firestone’s factories in Liberia, where the tire company has been central to the economy. And Rick Maese takes us inside a Tokyo dojo.Read more:As the coronavirus spreads, so does disinformation about the outbreak, stoking fears and racism.The tire company Firestone has a long, complicated history with Liberia. The drawdown of its factories is devastating workers there and causing a seismic chasm in the country’s economy. Tokyo will host the 2020 Olympics, but Japan’s iconic sport will be absent from the lineup. Only men are allowed to compete professionally, but some women are pushing their way in. Subscribe to The Washington Post: https://postreports.com/offer

Bumps in the road for a future Chicago casino. A long-time politician says she won't stand for reelection. State's Attorney Kim Foxx gets a primary challenger. Those stories and more, broken down by 3 of the best journalists in the city. This week we're joined by WTTW's Paris Schutz, New York Times Chicago bureau chief Monica Davie, and freelance reporter Kim Bellware

Mayor Emanuel is telling anybody who’ll listen how much better the city is now then when he was elected. Lori Lightfoot is about to butt heads with long-time aldermen who aren’t as ready for reform as she is. And Alderman Proco Joe Moreno is in serious legal trouble. Those are some of the stories we’ll discuss on this week’s Friday News Roundup. Our guests this week are WGN TV reporter and anchor Tahman Bradley, freelance reporter Kim Bellware, and Daily Line politics reporter A.D. Quig

From the statehouse to city hall, from the offices of DCFS to the offices of CTU, WBEZ’s Tony Arnold, freelance reporter Kim Bellware, and Fernando Diaz of the Chicago Reporter fill you in on the biggest stories in and around Chicagoland on The Morning Shift’s Friday News Roundup

Our panel of journalists this week includes freelance reporter Kim Bellware and attorney and WVON commentator Kimberly Egonmwan. They discuss what Lori Lightfoot’s transition team means for her future administration, and why Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx seems to be in the hot seat over the Smollett case.Those aree some of the stories we cover in this week's Friday News Roundup 

Trump's ex-lawyer (and just plain ex-lawyer) Michael Cohen testifies before Congress and it was WILD. Fox & Friends is loving the dynamic between Trump and Kim Jong Un. And Green Book is drawing all the attention away from the fact that Bohemian Rhapsody is also bad. Live from the Chicago Theater, Peter Sagal, Akilah Hughes, and Kim Bellware join to break down a lot of big news along with rising health care prices, redlining in the housing market, and why Lovett actually likes Malort.

This week on our Friday News Roundtable, Kim Bellware, Mary Mitchell, Monica Davey are the journalists tasked with making sense of this week’s historic elections in Chicago, and what it means for the city going forward.

Chicago’s O’Hare Airport is on the verge of an $8.5 billion expansion project. But Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin believes the process isn’t nearly as transparent as it should be. Plus journalist Kim Bellware takes us inside the daily lives of the people who make Chicago move-CTA employees.

This week, Kim Bellware and Frank Manzo IV join One Illinois' senior editor, Ted Cox, as they look at unions from all angles, how they've been discussed this election, and how the next generation of voters might have a hold on its future.

Kim Bellware of The Huffington Post joins Amy Guth to discuss a  story she wrote about a Syrian refugee family directly  affected by Trump’s Immigration Ban and how families dreams were put on hold with the stroke of a pen. DePaul University Political Science Professor Ben Epstein then talks with Amy and  discusses the need […]