welcome to bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: the us national guard has been deployed in minneapolis to help control unrest triggered by the killing of an unarmed black man by police. they terrorise, they murder our children. and we have done nothing. we'll get the reaction of dr bernice king, daughter of civil rights activist martin luther king. western countries condemn china's planned new hong kong security law, saying it threatens basic freedoms. targeting twitter — president trump signs an executive order aimed at social media companies. easing the lockdown in england and scotland, where people can

gather in groups from monday. welcome to the programme. the us city of minneapolis is bracing for a third night of unrest, following the death of george floyd — an unarmed black man — who died as he was being held to the ground by police. the usjustice department and the fbi say they're giving top priority to their investigation into his killing. this was the scene an hour ago from minneapolis, where thousands of protestors are marching through the city calling for justice. the minnesota governor, tim walz, said he's called in the national guard to help keep order. community leaders also called for calm after police fired tear gas at rioters and looting took place at some stores on wednesday night.

the police chief has apologised to the family of the victim george floyd. video showed him saying he couldn't breath as a police officer knelt on his neck. four officers have been fired. nada tawfik has more. america's long and painful history of police brutality has always been an open wound. don't shoot! in minneapolis, for the second day, demonstrators spilt into the streets after the death of george floyd — their protests an outlet for the emotional trauma of watching unarmed black men die at the hands of the police year after year. chanting: george floyd! but as the night wore on, the peaceful chants were drowned out by violence. as the unrest spread, a rush of people began looting and vandalizing property. for hours at this store, crowds took down the aisles, stealing electronics

and other goods. the anger turned into a night of fires that engulfed the lake street neighbourhood. it's unfortunate. it's sad. if people are there, truly there to honour the memory of the deceased and the family, this isn't how you do it. police said the 46—year—old was arrested for allegedly using counterfeit money and had resisted officers, but video footage of the start of the encounter bore little resemblance to that official account, and then this moment — which has left many sickened. a white police officer — identified as derek chauvin — knelt on george floyd's neck for more than seven minutes, even as he repeatedly said, "i can't breathe." i cannot breathe! you are resisting arrest. new details are emerging about what happened once paramedics arrived. they found him unresponsive and without a pulse. for nearly an hour in the ambulance, they tried to revive him, but he was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

chanting: we can't breathe! activists are keeping up the pressure, calling for the immediate arrest of the four officers to face criminal charges. joining them was the mother of eric garner, a man who died under similar circumstances in 2014 in new york. the police officers come into our neighbourhoods. they brutalise, they terrorise, they murder our children, and we have done nothing. minneapolis is still smouldering from the chaos, and the city is preparing for more unrest even as george floyd's family calls for calm. nada tawfik, bbc news. mike freeman, the hennepin county attorney, said some evidence may support the officers and urged patience as his office investigates "as thoroughly as justice demands. " myjob in the end is to prove that he violated a criminal statute.

and there is other evidence that does not support a criminal charge. we need to wade through all of that evidence and to come to a meaningful determination, and we are doing it to the best of our ability. we've also heard from benjamin crump, a lawyer who is representing george floyd's family. he spoke earlier to the bbc. he was in handcuffs, face down and the police officer had his knee on his neck, not for one minute, not for two minutes, not for three minutes, not for four minutes, not for five minutes, not for six minutes, not a seven minutes, but almost eight minutes was that his begging, pleading for him to ta ke begging, pleading for him to take his knee of his neck, even the citizens on public sidewalks are saying you are going to kill him. but yet, the police also have no humanity, and the last eight minutes of his life is a tragic documentation of him being killed. and it is murder. and

thatis killed. and it is murder. and that is why we are outraged in minneapolis and all across america. black people in america. black people in america saying, how much more? we can't breathe. dr bernice a king — daughter of martin luther king — has been speaking out about the police brutality. shejoins me now from atlanta. thank you very much for being with us. we heard just a minute 0!’ so ago with us. we heard just a minute or so ago from officials, saying they will investigate thoroughly, it will be as quick as possible. you have confidence in this investigation? well, as far as i'm concerned, they can continue their investigation, but they have enough on probable cause to arrest the officers. that is the problem right now. and the frustration that people are feeling and the anger that these officers are still out there and they have committed a crime, regardless of what the investigators are saying at this particular

point, is very evident, looking at the video. so they had been fired, but that isn't enough for you right now? no, no. firing does nothing. they could get theirjob back if there isn't a conviction. firing means nothing. at this point, again, we need to see the wheels of justice again, we need to see the wheels ofjustice rolling by having an immediate arrest. the mayor has got to that arrest, so mayor has got to that arrest, so many people have called for their arrests, and be a blessing in unison there is another probable cause to have these gentlemen arrested. an we have seen protests three days ina have seen protests three days in a row. is it your sense that these protests will continue untilan these protests will continue until an arrest is made, if one is? yes, because people are past the boiling point. we have been living in oppressive conditions as an african—american community since we have been in this country. people are fed up that they are at a tipping point and it is beyond boiling point. while i advocate always for the non—violent way, i believe in

it, i think it is the only way toa it, i think it is the only way to a true, just, and peaceful society, the fact of the matter is... sorry to interrupt. given you have said that, what is your reaction, then, to what we saw last night? the violence and the rating? what did you make of that. as i said, you know, i'm focusing less on the rioting. i understand the pain from which it comes, i don't condone it, i don't support rioting. however, the conditions that have led to rioting is what the focus should be on, as opposed to merely just the should be on, as opposed to merelyjust the riots. you know? in other words, merelyjust the riots. you know? in otherwords, he's comes through notjust the absence of tension, but the presence of justice. and absence of tension, but the presence ofjustice. and so if the wheels ofjustice are in order and the process goes, you will see less about. and what you think your father would make of what is going on right now in 2020? verity said, he explained this in 1966, 67,

when riots happen in los angeles —— he already said. he said, look, when you don't deal with these conditions of inequities and racism and white supremacy in the nation, these are the kind of things that happen. people row, that is their language, that is their frustration because we not addressing those things a nation. let's address some of those things now, than. what systemic changes do you think need to take place before we are covering another story like this next week, next month? well, let's be — let's deal with reality first. something like this is probably going to happen again. but the energy now has to be that we organise, oui’ now has to be that we organise, our strength, as my father said, into compelling power to deconstruct and reconstruct the whole criminal justice deconstruct and reconstruct the whole criminaljustice system, especially around law enforcement. our legal system and law enforcement system particularly in the sale was based in keeping black people

injack. —— in the south. so we have two reconstruct our police department so police cannot get away with excessive force. there needs to be laws in place, there needs to be policies in place. we have to look at the whole structuring system around law enforcement and change it. it is going to ta ke and change it. it is going to take time to do that but we need to put our energy into that. and that presumably would require political leadership. what is your message to political leadership in the united states right now? you know, it would require political leadership or a ground swell of grassroots organising. most of the time its grassroots organising that puts pressure on political leaders. political leaders are oftentimes trying to be politically correct, whether they are republican or democrat 01’ they are republican or democrat or independent. there are very few elected officials who were not wade into a party. so it needs to be grassroots pressure

putting pressure on. they need to look at the way law enforcement is done in this country. bernice a king, thank you very much for speaking to us. thank you. i appreciate it. we will leave the us now. the british foreign secretary, dominic raab, says he's going to make it easier for some hong kong citizens to move to the uk unless china reconsiders implementing its new national security law on the territory. the us, canada, australia and the uk released a joint statement saying the law, designed to criminalise acts of subversion, would curtail individual freedoms. our correspondentjohn sudworth reports from beijing. as they arrived for the closing day of parliament, beijing's tiananmen square was quiet. there are no protests over lockdowns here. inside, china's president had

a spring in his step, the virus under control is seen as vindication for him and for a system untroubled by messy democratic debate. there can be no starker illustration of that than this. a new national security law imposed on hong kong with 2,878 votes in favour and just one against. the fear that any anti—china protest might now be classed as subversion has led to an international outcry, including this surprise announcement for the 300,000 hong kongers who hold british overseas passports. if china continues down this path and implements this national security legislation, we will change that status and we will remove the 6—month limit and allow those bno passport holders to come to the uk and to apply to work and study for extendable periods of 12 months and that

will itself provide a pathway to future citizenship. the move will infuriate china, which insists its new law will target only a minority of violent demonstrators. translation: the decision adopted is designed for steady implementation of one country, two systems, and hong kong's prosperity. but china is slowly tightening control. as its parliament came to a close in beijing, hong kong's politicians were in disarray over another new law. if passed, it would make disrespecting china's national anthem a criminal offence. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: france announces a re—opening of bars and restaurants.

the president calls them central to the french way of life. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7:00am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juve ntus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 4,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as 'ginger spice,‘ has announced she has left the spice girls. argh, i don't believe it. she's the one with the bounce, the go, girl power.

not geri, why? this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. i'm lewis vaughanjones. 0ur top story. the national guard has been called in to quell protests in the american city of minneapolis, following unrest over the killing of an african—american man by police. president trump has signed an executive order ta rgetting social media companies. he said companies including google, facebook and twitter had unchecked power to censor and restrict the views of users. it comes after twitter on wednesday tagged two of his posts as misleading. the president had claimed that postal ballots would lead to voter fraud in this year's election. twitter reacted with this 'fact—check‘ warning, labelling donald trump's post as potential misinformation.

mr trump has regularly accused social—media platforms of stifling or censoring conservative voices. they have had unchecked power to censor, restrict, edit, shape, hide, alterany form of communication between private citizens or large public audiences. there is no precedent in american history for so small a number of corporations to control so large a sphere of human interaction and that includes individual people controlling vast amounts of territory. and we cannot allow that to happen. we're joined from washington by business and constitutional attorney, seth berenzweig. this is a slightly technical and complicated, isn't it? let's try and keep things simple. what is trump hoping to achieve with this executive order? thank you for having me. the president made a very important move from the white

house today here in washington trying to really, fundamentally change the way americans social media is conduct did here in the united states. the president is taking aim at a law called the communications decency act and to keep it very plain and very clear, it is basically a suit of armour that companies in the social media space, like twitter and facebook, have worn for decades. it provides certain powers presented to them by congress to decide how to manage content on their platforms as basically, if you will, a public poster board without being deemed to be the publishers or managers of that content. it prevents them from liability and is a very important shield. what the president tried to do today by signing an executive order is to try to use the power of his office to blast a hole in the protection in a way that may have a very devastating impact on the way the social media business is conducted in the

united states. and what you make of the president's action trying to do that in this way? i think that the president is aiming atan i think that the president is aiming at an issue that really has frustrated a number of people here in the united dates on both sides of the political aisle. these internet companies are much more powerful and bigger than they were from the early 1990s, when there act from the congress was promulgated. the problem is there are issues and defect of both process and substance in terms of what the president has done. 0n the process there are some constitutional problems because the president is ordering people within his executive branch to create rules and regulations to arguably open up a gap to change the impact of this federal law. that is not executing the law, that's actually arguably changing it and that made disturb the balance of powers under the constitution. and under the substance of the government comes in and is trying to impact political discourse on the social media channels, that also presents some first

amendment political expression issues as well. so there's going to be a legal uphill battle in terms of what the president tried to do here today in washington. president tried to do here today in washingtonlj president tried to do here today in washington. i am going today in washington. i am going to put you on the spot very quickly, given as challenges you have just outlined, quickly, given as challenges you havejust outlined, what quickly, given as challenges you have just outlined, what do you have just outlined, what do you think the chances are of this actually going through a much changing at all was yellow initially it will go through in terms of his people trying to initiate rules to make this happen, however predict it will go to the courts in the united states, perhaps up to the supreme court and, based upon constitutional grounds i suspect it will ultimately fail. congress can change the law but not the president in this particular instance. thank you so much are being so clear and talking us through that. really appreciated, seth berenzweig. my pleasure. borisjohnson has announced a further easing of lockdown in england. he said that from monday up to six people from different households could meet outside. but he said people should still not meet up indoors, and should maintain social distancing even outdoors. meanwhile police say his top adviser dominic cummings, who's been at the centre of a political storm

after he was accused of breaking lockdown restrictions, may have done so in one minor instance. laura kuenssberg has this report. what will it look like on the other side? the reflections of a new reality slowly starting to appear. a different life after lockdown, as the rules begin to relax. the prime minister made it official today — in england the next phase is on the way. i cannot and will not throw away all the gains we have made together, and so the changes we are making are limited and cautious. it's thanks to the caution we've shown so far that all five tests are being met. that means from monday, as long as you keep your distance, some freedom will return. we will allow up to six people to meet outside, provided those from different households continue strictly to observe social distancing rules. these changes mean that friends and family can start

to meet their loved ones, perhaps seeing both parents at once or both grandparents at once. and i know that for many people this will be a long—awaited and joyful moment. this is not a click your fingers moment when suddenly things will snap back to normal, and moving safely into a different—looking world depends on all of us still respecting the government's keep your distance rules, but could that be more complicated after the last few torrid days? there was an outcry when it was revealed that the prime minister's top advisor travelled from london to durham and made a 60—mile separate journey out of lockdown to the town of barnard castle. the police said today they would have told dominic cummings to go back to his family home, if they had stopped him that day, concluding there might have been a minor breach of the rules. if one of your most senior team wasn't paying proper attention

to the rules, why should anyone else? and to the doctors, if i may, is that the kind of example that you want people to follow? durham police said that they were going to take no action, and that the matter was closed, and i intend to draw a line under the matter. you've asked chris and patrick, but i am going to interpose myself, if i may, and protect them from what i think would be an unfair and unnecessary attempt to ask a political question. it's very, very important that our medical officers and scientific advisers do not get dragged into what i think most people will recognise is fundamentally a political argument. but the pressure on the prime minister won't disappear. nobody should be stopped from answering questions from journalists. but it's the prime minister here who's in issue. he's been too weak throughout this whole episode. he should have acted swiftly. if i'd been prime minister, i would have sacked dominic cummings. we have now effectively wasted a week when we should have been concentrating on the safety

of what comes next. political dramas pale, of course, next to the loss felt by so many and the true effects on the country that are emerging piece by piece. laura kuenssberg there. in france, as lockdown measures continue to be eased, the prime minister has announced a re—opening of bars and restaurants, which he said were a central part of the french way of life. parks and gardens can open this weekend, and in some parts of the country, schools are preparing to open next week. rich preston has this report. speaks french police enforcing social distancing in paris. reminding people to keep apart and stay in groups of fewer than ten. now, as the country enters its second phase of lifting lockdown restrictions, restaurants and bars have been told they can reopen next week. waiting staff will have to wear masks and, in badly affected areas like paris, only outside

terraces can be used. translation: we are exhausted by this invisible enemy that has exhausted our morale and that will maybe bring us to our knees financially. parks and gardens can open as of this weekend. their gates have been locked shut since march. translation: the virus is still present in varying degrees in the entire country, but the speed of its spread is still under control. we are where we hoped to be at the end of may, and, in reality, we are in a slightly better position than we'd hoped. so it is very good news. and restrictions on domestic travel are being eased. at the moment, there's a ban on travelling more than 100 kilometres from your home. as of next week, and just in time for the summer holidays, that will be lifted. france has seen the fourth highest death toll from covid—19 in the world. but for the seventh day running that death toll has risen by under 100 and authorities are confident that with

infection rates slowing, that it's as safe as it can be for life to begin to return to normal. rich preston, bbc news. and before we go, leave it to a seven—year—old to show us what a true gentleman looks like. when curtis rogers of raleigh, north carolina heard that his nanny rachel wasn't getting a senior prom, because of the pandemic, he threw one for her. dressed to the nines, the pairfeasted on peanut butter and apples, and, of course, hit the dance floor. social distancing was maintained throughout, and a good time was had by all. no question on who's prom king here — curtis, hands—down. that is it from me. i will be backin that is it from me. i will be back in the headlines for a couple of —— in a couple of

minutes. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @lvaughanjones. i'm lewis vaughan jones i'm lewis vaughanjones and this is bbc news. bye—bye. hello. we know this spring has been warm. it's been very dry in some spots. and now news aboutjust how sunny it's been, with the met office saying provisionalfigures indicate that it's been the uk's sunniest spring on record. and with high pressure close by for friday into the weekend, most will stay sunny and dry, warm, very warm, even hot in some spots. in fact, friday, the flow of air around this high—pressure as it moves north across the uk will favour parts of scotland to see the uk's high temperature of the day, close to 28 celsius. now, we start the day with temperatures for some in single figures, though they will rise quickly in the sunshine. any low cloud across parts of eastern coastal england will disappear, along with any misty low cloud around the murray firth in scotland. 0rkney brightening up, shetland staying mainly cloudy. but for most of the uk, it's sunshine all the way. it is now a prevailing east—southeastly breeze. and that means that east—facing coasts will see temperatures towards the teens rather than the low to mid 20s across the bulk of the uk, and,

again, nudging the upper 20s in the hottest parts of scotland. temperature not the only thing high. uv levels as well. strong may sunshine. do take care if you're outside for any period of time. and pollen, moderate to high for many of us, as grass pollen levels are on the increase. now, friday looks like a fine evening, plenty of sunshine to end the day. again, temperatures will head down overnight, so if you do try to cool the house down overnight, we're expecting some spots, again, tojust dip down into single figures. and a largely sunny start to saturday morning. and again, just to show you the big picture, it's high pressure maybe just pushing out towards scandinavia, but it is still blocking weather fronts that would give us some rain otherwise from getting to us from the atlantic. so, on saturday, there may be a bit of patchy cloud developing here and there, the sun may turn hazy in some spots, but for most, it's a sunny story, a brighter one in shetland as well. still the breeze keeping some eastern coastal parts cooler than elsewhere. again, we're talking widely in the low to mid 20s. and then on sunday, again,

some patchy cloud developing here and there, but for most places, it will be sunny, it will be dry, it will be very warm. just a hint of something cooler at the end of next week.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the national guard has been called in to help restore order in the american city of minneapolis, following two nights of unrest. crowds have been protesting against the killing of an african—american man at the hands of the police. the state governor said he took the decision following widespread rioting on wednesday. the united states, britain, canada and australia have issued a joint statement warning that china's national security law in hong kong would curtail individual liberties there. they said it raised the prospect of people being convicted of political crimes and would make existing tensions worse. president trump has signed an executive order targeting social media companies, after being angered by twitter tagging two of his posts as potentially misleading. the measures limit the legal immunity the companies have against being held liable for what people post on their platforms.