it's also highlighted inequality religious tensions and a health care system that isn't equipped to deal with a pandemic before the town of the peace and mass movement of people will accelerate the spread of the. city to its rules. the us democrats observed 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence to remember george floyd whose death in police custody triggered global protests against race discrimination. you're watching al-jazeera live from doha also coming up legislation is introduced in the u.s. congress seeking to reform police and end racial bias and. just

days after libya's u.n. recognized government made significant gains the head of the rival administration it's always has arrived in moscow for talks. also had the coronavirus reaches another milestone 7000000 confirmed cases worldwide a record surge isn't stopping india lifting restrictions. ok let's get going with this half hour with the unveiling of legislation in the u.s. congress that could change the future of how police departments in america operate it follows protests demanding justice over the death of george floyd 2 weeks ago house members paused for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to on a mr floyd was pinned to the ground by a police officer with a need to his neck for the same time the democrats are proposing legislation that

would make it easier to prosecute police misconduct several cities and states already to take action including minneapolis where mr floyd died. the justice and policing act of stablish is a bold transformative vision of policing in america never again should the world be subjected to witnessing what we saw on the streets in minneapolis the slow murder of an individual by a uniformed police officer when as politicians debate the bill others will bid farewell to george floyd at an open casket memorial service in his hometown of houston texas the police officer accused of killing him derek shivan is due to make his 1st court appearance soon after that let's bring in our white house correspondent kimberly hellcat so kimberly the police reform legislation what will it do. that will what this really seeks to do is transform policing in the united states banning things like cho cole so

controversial setting up a national police registry so that police officers that have negative marks against their record that that will be shot on the spot light if they try to get a job elsewhere what this really is is an average to increase transparency especially for communities of color that feel and have so much distrust of policing in the united states that the democrats who have unveiled this are calling this a new era in policing if this becomes law essentially seeking transformative structural change house speaker nancy pelosi saying why they're doing it and for whom the martyrdom of george clooney gave there can experience merican experience a moment of national anguish as we grieve for the black americans killed by police brutality today this movement moment of national language is being transformed into a movement of national action as americans from across the country peacefully

protest to demand an end to end justice today with a justice and policing act the congress is standing with those fighting for justice and taking action. now one of the other things that many on the left the democrats liberals in the united states are calling for is to defund police departments what this means is taking money out of police budgets instead putting it into communities investing in things like addressing economic issues as well as social issues that are plaguing communities this is something that's been pushed back on by conservatives in the country in fact the trump presidential campaign is holding a call with reporters right now some of the points they're making with regard to defunding the police they call it absurd ridiculous this would only lead to chaos and the real solution is for better training now the u.s. president's press secretary kelly machinating will be holding a press briefing at 800 g.m.t.

we'll be watching what more the white house has to say about this the u.s. president for his part has been tweeting saying that this year has seen the lowest crime numbers in our country's recorded history and now the radical left democrats want to defund and abaddon our police sorry i want law and order in fact the u.s. president will be meeting with police he will be holding a law enforcement roundtable at 900 g.m.t. you can see that there are 2 very different ideological perspectives in the united states right now on how to combat the issue of community mistrust and also institutionalized racism in policing ok complete we'll talk to you later i'm sure in the meantime thank you very much john hendren joins us from houston texas where a huge crowd is expected for a memorial service for george floyd john good evening good often and your time is it just family and friends or are we expecting local and perhaps even national politician and also community leaders to turn up. before today anyone can turn up through those doors there just past that 2nd verse

which is the one that carried in george floyd's body people be coming in about 15 at a time they can stay up to 10 minutes and this happens for 6 hours so more than $500.00 keep. it will be able to come in some of them many of them we expect of people who know floyd but we also expect that there will be people who were just inspired by his story as has happened across the u.s. there have after all been memorial services on thursday in minneapolis on saturday in his birth state of north carolina and this is really the end here in houston there will be the viewing today and then tomorrow on tuesday there will be a proper funeral with this family the reverend al sharpton will be there benjamin crump the civil rights attorney who has represented his family will be there as well but the rest of the agenda has been kept quiet and it specifically says on the invitation that they will not tell us any more about who might be there but did

learn today that joe biden former vice president and current presidential candidate will speak in a video but he's not going to be there in person and the family was concerned that that might the security arrangements for him might be disrupted but there will be a final service and that will be concluded with a funeral where he will be buried next to his mother i guess we can joan guess ahead of time well mr biden might say in that video address presumptive democratic candidate for the presidency come the general election then. al sharpton not known for pulling his punches but will be an interesting thing to sit with and to listen through as well when he takes to the podium because this is the hottest political issue in the united states for a long long time so whatever he says will be in the political arena.

that's absolutely true in minneapolis he made it clear that he wanted to turn this moment into a movement inspiring people to continue with those protests across the country and he didn't shy away from being political at all brought up president trump specifically he said i know that president trump recently had a photo op with a bible i want to turn to 2nd corinthians in that bible and see that you know there is there is a time for everything and a place for every. tippity under heaven i'm getting that a little wrong but the bottom line was he was saying that this is the moment for people to rise up and to transform their country to transform the way policing is done in your heard kimberly talk a little about that so that the reverend al sharpton will certainly get political as he did in minneapolis on thursday benjamin crump won't shy away from politics either he has been he's been talking about this is well saying this is the time this is the time for america to be a country for all americans and of course that is

a reference to the fact that when the constitution was written the nation was formed that most african-americans were slaves that they were only counted as 3 fifths of a person but i suspect joe biden will be a little more circumspect that he is he's going to have to walk the line between being a politician who is currently running for office and being a guy who looks like he's taking advantage of a crisis so i think we can expect him to talk about the need for a national movement of protest about the life of floyd but i suspect this won't be a time where we'll see joe biden attacking the president one never knows we will find out in the next 24 hours john thanks very much john hendren reporting live from houston in texas. are all the headlining stories to libya where there was a surprise move from the leadership of one of its warring administrations a gala sala the speaker of the parliament based in to broken the east has arrived in moscow. for talks he was seen in egypt at the weekend where his ally warlord

holy for after amounts to cease fire which was quickly rejected by the u.n. recognize government in the capital city to the west tripoli but speak to. who joins us from tripoli welcome back to the program how significant is it that he went there and. did not. will peter it seems that russia is looking into replacing having at a placement tour the world free for half that in order to have a peaceful solution to the libyan crisis given the fact that it has taken a long time and both are a vital factions have not come to a common ground despite all regional and international efforts to end this conflict but russia now as as you know peter that russia has been all was

arranging with turkey in many areas in the middle east including libya so russia now as a backer of the warlords have to or could be looking into. other personalities to have. participation from the eastern a camp led by a giller side of the speaker of the so would have based about him in parliament in any possible peace talks in the in the future now i get to himself why i give us the his being. hosted by the russians why i get us all how could be a possible alternative for have sort of just because i give us all to himself. he proposed a plan to shuffle the presidency council to be only one president and 2 of the beauties of presenting to the libyan regions. he proposed that plan

a few months ago and also that has been taken into consideration the plan was taken into consideration within the latest peace deal or proposal for the by the egyptian president of the for the his c.c. so it seemed that after he suffered a major setback with the latest to defeat to have thought of. their world for have to after he suffered a major defeat then the russians might look into other personalities to replace him . thanks very much. still to come here on al-jazeera back to school in south africa but not all pupils will be returning to the classroom. and traffic is back on the streets of southeast asia's biggest city but health experts say they are worried.

how low the heavy rains that continue across southern parts of china in say that area of cloud here they're my buy from which continues to pulse out some very heavy showers towards the fos out of japan before much japan is fine and dry so hot sunshine temperatures in tokyo 31 degrees celsius swimming off in seoul as well 337 a temperature there for beijing but you can see the majority of the right that said to continue across central and southern parts of china not just a little further north of shanghai could get into the mix as we go on through wednesday maybe the fos out of south korea as well a little star in hong kong but it will remain humid temperatures here at about 32 degrees usual rough the sunshine the showers meanwhile across southeast asia we've seen some lively ones into eastern parts of indonesia our main in place want to see heavy showers there into the philippines but more sunshine than showers and then we've got the shallows continuing up towards the gulf of thailand to thailand of

course still seeing some very heavy right choice over the weather that we have over across eastern side of the babin go which is now making good progress into myanmar wanted to showers into the far north east of india now towards a southwest where the southwest monsoon continues to push those heavy rains up across a good part of the west again it's actually to the north of that a slightly fine dry hot and sunny. on counting the cost a special report from iran has done what you are saying has failed to bring the country's marketplace to a near standstill but despite the highest death toll in the middle east the government has shifted focus from saving lives to save the economy counting the cost on al-jazeera. a diverse range of stories from across the globe from the perspective of our networks journalists on al-jazeera.

you're watching al-jazeera i'm piece of a reminder of your top stories senior democratic politicians in the u.s. of course but 8 minutes and 46 seconds to honor george floyd he was pinned to the ground by a policeman with the needs of his neck over that same amount of time. the u.s. congress is presenting legislation that could change how police departments operate if passed the law would make it easier to prosecute misconduct. the political leader of one of libya's warring sides on a surprise visit to moscow. is speaker of the parliament in 2 broke and backed by the warlord khalifa haftar his forces in the city of sirte are being surrounded by

libya's army after being driven out of the west of the country. there's been fighting between civilians and security forces in iraq protesters in the city of najaf tried to burn the governor's house calling for his resignation at least 2 firefighters were injured by stones thrown at them as they try to put out the fire there's been protests across the country since october over corruption and unemployment and $550.00 people being killed another protest being held on an island off the coast of yemen to demand coalition troops leave hundreds marched in the city of. the united arab emirates which is helping saudi arabia fight the rebels in yemen sent troops to the island 2 years ago protesters accuse the coalition of trying to overthrow the island government. the number of reported cases of coronavirus worldwide has topped 7000000 in india shopping malls restaurants and places of worship reopened despite a surge in new infections elizabeth urana reports now from new delhi.

the bagging of drums welcomes worshipers to new delhi's 500 year old 100 man temple along with a man dressed as the temples namesake hindu isms much loved monkey god hunnam on while priests offer prayers the ancient rituals include some new guidelines like temperature checks satta taishan tunnels mosques and limited numbers of people to ensure social distancing the opening of religious places is being welcomed in a country where 80 percent of people say religion is very important to them as. god is the supreme being and he's going to make everything ok there is no greater doctor than guard he's gone to all the sadness in the world there are different doctors but every ailment but god is supremely zonta also to those. most in restaurants also reopened with the same restrictions as temples and while

some sharp point is welcome the business activity others were apprehensive. because like restart the march that just starting in india and we were in the air pollution in corona was just playing with us and maybe see the numbers it's not like my. it started to jump this is one of delhi's most popular most what should have opened at midday local time but most of the shops are still closed and there are very few customers some states including maharashtra which is worst hit by the corona virus and indeed administered kashmir have decided to keep such a status means shot because of the rising number of cases so at least we know so we know the shape of the health experts say while. medical facilities have been improved the government is still under reporting the number of cases and deaths testing needs to go up deaths need to be reported accurately and we need these

studies because the logical surveys would just tell us how many people have already been exposed to the virus and that has not happened even though we're well into the epidemic. an epidemic which government leaders say people must learn to live with because the cost of the lockdown with 120000000 people jobless is too high to pay a little bit purana al-jazeera new delhi. now the number of reported virus cases in pakistan has now surpassed $100000.00 the infection rate increased after the holy month of ramadan ended in markets reopen their doctors wanted tougher lockdown measures but the government said the country couldn't afford to do that traffic jams are on the way back in the indonesians capital jakarta is reopening after weeks of lockdown there but health workers worry the relaxation of restrictions is too soon southeast asia's largest city jessica washington has more. to counter is notorious for its traffic and after months of relative quiet it's finally back the

roads are busy and the city is waking up since april jakarta has been under partial lockdown many businesses was shot and people were told to stay at home now the city's governor says it's time to ease restrictions. that is moving into a new state which we call a planned cease and we have yet we are not yet. we are not yet able to say that it is safe healthy and productive yet. offices and restaurants can start operating again but at half capacity and motorbike taxis can pick up passengers on friday mosques around the city reopened for prayers for the 1st time in months governance was one of the worshippers at fatah hill a mosque he says the community can start coming together but everyone must wear musk and be mindful of social distancing we don't want to see new cases

coming up new patients or even. case fatality here in south africa so if those 3 numbers suddenly jump to the level that is worrying to us we will then pull the brake. the virus has already spread to all 34 provinces of indonesia but the message from the central government is it's time to embrace the new normal to get the economy rolling again while keeping health protocols in mind the state government has designated some parts of the city as red zones where infection rates remain high they say they'll be closely monitoring those areas and businesses there should remain shut but health experts are still worried they say it's too soon to relax restrictions and not enough is known about how widespread the virus is across the city and the country it up a little earlier well we haven't even passed the 1st wave yet and we dared to plan

to ease restrictions there's still a possibility of a 2nd and 3rd wave coming. a lot of the health advice was not followed and there could be an ischl ation of positive coverage $910.00 cases and even it is collation and the mortality rate of the public continues to have discipline for many around the capital the restrictions broad economic hardship and they happy to see them eased but there's also fear that acting too quickly could put lives at risk just to washington al-jazeera to counter. cheers here is lifting its nationwide curfew after no new infections were reported for a 5th consecutive day air land and ceilings are being reopened to welcome visitors by june 27th 49 deaths and more than a 1000 infections were reported that. the corona virus is affecting every country in africa more than 5000 africans are reported to have died with nearly 190000 confirmed infections south africa is the hardest hit with more than 48000 recorded

cases 2nd egypt the 1st country to record a case it now has 34000 and africa's most populous country in nigeria has the 3rd highest count of nearly 12 and a half 1000 cases sara mark or barbie is nigeria's country director for the one campaign she says contrary to widespread reports africa responded quickly to the virus. i do think africa started quite aggressively building on the solidarity that their leaders on the continent demonstrated locknut things quickly being very vigilant regional and we saw the african continent really respond building up on that or seen that. people own eyes ations in countries also in safety nets so we see now maybe out of 3 emergency grants of those who lost their jobs since countries like nigeria have over 2000000 people families on that do you

know basically how he tends to we see young uganda permits in business it's to reschedule this or security contributions so we did see africa act quickly i do think that there is a context that we must recognize that poverty gap is widening nigeria just released her latest poverty $2900000.00 living under a dollar a day meanwhile the standard definition of these $2.00 a day we see the brooking institute sitting 420000000 africans are living in extreme poverty so we have a context of the poverty gap that is why he would hope that so yes there is some time to prepare but we that poverty gap that's increasing is going to be places where security are connected to the called supply chains so there's very little we can do when the supply chains are depressed and economic economy agricultural productivity climbing so we're seeing for security is up and that's going to be something that we have to pay attention to very very quickly now most schools in

south africa reopen but only students in the final years of primary and secondary school are allowed back in class to meet the millers spend the morning at one school in johannesburg. it's an anxious start to the day at whispery primary school in johannesburg so we're all scared i'm scared but you have my word that we are doing everything as police try to keep your child safe principal sheldon macone speaks to parents gathered outside the school many say they're not confident that enough has been done to safeguard their children as will do if you have apparently said i don't know what to open the reopening was delayed by a week after teachers unions and parents complained about a lack of personal protective equipment and poor sanitation at some schools the government says 95 percent of schools are now ready but some parents don't feel reassured we already we all worried and for it being put out there to 2 parents who

say do not worry how do you not worry as a parent. thousands of students in the hotting province are discovering their school routine is now very different they're having to wear masks and keep their distance from others their temperatures are also checked while they stand in the cold waiting for others to be registered and screamed it's been a nightmare. you know the amount of hours we've put into this. it in the almost. up to the yes there was involved in his own meeting with politicians bartlett officials you know trying to determine exactly how ready we are because it's something new for everybody you can say you really and then something comes up that you haven't thought about counseling services are available but many parents and teachers are concerned about how while children will adapt to their return and catching up on their schoolwork. many of the children here say they're excited to

be back in school but also nervous in the last week alone at least 2 schools in the western cape province was shot after teachers tested positive for the coronavirus here in plotting one school has remained closed after it was far the student has the disease inside classrooms students have to stay at their desks and socializing in the playground is banned while online schooling will continue for those who want to stay at home for schools with fewer resources that's not an option the school is giving out education packs for parents to collect but as the number of covert 1000 infections in south africa grows sharply many say they're being forced to balance between educating their children and keeping them and themselves safe from either mullah al jazeera johannesburg. now to kenya where there's been a protest against police brutality is after a report from a police watchdog group says officers were involved in the killing of

a truce 15 people during the lockdown their report also accuses police of harassment robbery and sexual assault. germany has recorded another big drop in industrial production making april the worst month ever for its economy cain has more on the financial impacts of the pandemic from a car factory in berlin. the economic casualties and industrial casualties caused by the corona virus pandemic are becoming clear in economies right across europe but specifically here in germany the driving economy of europe well now new figures coming out showing quite how bad things have been we know that in april of this year industrial output in this country dropped by more than 25 percent relative to the same period in $2919.00 in the automotive sector one of the most important sectors for the economy of germany while automotive automobile production in april

dropped by almost 75 percent relative to the previous month that explains why the government has decided that a big stimulus package is the best solution coming up with a proposal for $130000000000.00 euros that's almost $147000000000.00 of stimulus for the economy the important thing to say here is that companies such as b.m.w. here the factory here on the outskirts of berlin well they closed their doors in march and in april but reopened when it became clear that it would be safe to do so the question will be whether the figures that emerge from april these figures 25 percent drop 75 percent drop almost whether they will continue into the month of may because we do know that this country in the 2nd quarter. the is expecting a recession of almost 10 percent. weeks of coronavirus lockdown are ending in the

russian capital moscow the mayor of moscow and those major restrictions are being lifted starting on tuesday among businesses reopening of beauty salons and veterinary clinics the number of infections there is more than half in recent weeks to around 2000 a day. ok let's just get right up to speed with all the top stories so far this half hour senior democratic politicians in the u.s. have paused for 8 minutes and 46 seconds to honor george floyd he was pinned to the ground by a police officer with a need to his neck for that same amount of time the house speaker nancy pelosi spoke afterwards the martyrdom of george clooney gave their connex be american experience a moment of national anguish as we grieve for the black americans killed by police brutality today this movement of nat moment of national and which is being

transformed into a movement of national action as americans from across the country peacefully protest to demand an end to end justice today with a justice and policing act the congress is standing with those fighting for justice and taking action democrats say the legislation that you heard mrs pelosi referring to there could change how police departments operate if passed the law would make it easier to prosecute miss conduct less to show you what's going on right now at this hour in houston texas the memorial service there getting underway people remembering their connection to george floyd the funeral is tomorrow today it's an open casket as people remember their family member or friend. the speaker of libya's to brook parliament is in moscow for talks this comes as

forces of solace ally the warlord after losing ground to the un recognized government that's been pushing ahead towards the strategic city. there's been fighting between civilians and security forces in iraq today for testers in the city of tried to burn the governor's house calling for his resignation there's been protests across the country since october over corruption and unemployment 550 people have been killed the number of reported cases of corona virus worldwide has topped 7000000 but many countries have started to reopen india is one of them despite reporting a record high of almost 10000 new cases in one single day the number of cases in neighboring pakistan has surpassed $100000.00 the infection rate increased after ramadan the holy month of ramadan ended and markets reopened those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after counting the cost i'll have more news in a little under 30 minutes. hello

i'm saying bust ravi and this is counting the cost on al-jazeera your look at the world of business and economics this week a special from iran to her on has always been able to work around crippling sanctions but the coronavirus pandemic that killed thousands has trashed the economy what kind of economy will emerge.

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