this is bbc news. i'm aaron safir with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as curfews go into place for another night in cities across the united states, many protestors continue to defy them. in minneapolis, where the protests began, there are stand—offs between activists and the police. in other news, packed beaches at sunny british resorts. ministers announce an easing of the english lockdown starting later on monday. and nasa astronauts doug hurley and bob behnken reach the international space station onboard the spacex crew dragon capsule.

from new york to santa monica and in more than a0 cities in between, thousands are on the streets again to protest the death in police custody of an african—american man, george floyd. many cities have curfews in place to stop the protests. as night falls we will see if the demonstrations continue or whether, as last night, they are ignored. mr floyd, who was unarmed, died in minneapolis last monday after being pinned to the ground by a white police officer. in minneapolis a truck driver has been arrested after driving his vehicle at high speed towards a crowd of protesters occupying a major road. officials said no protesters appeared injured in the incident, but the minnesota state patrol said in a tweet that the action did

appear deliberate. the patrol said the driver was hurt when he was dragged out of his cab by the protesters and beaten. he was taken to a hospital with non—life—threatening injuries. later, as the curfew approached in minneapolis, a national guard officer spoke to the protestors outside the state capitol building to try to persuade them to go home. look, no, i've got it... look, it's ok. it's ok. be peaceful. inaudible. and when the governor says it is time to go home, it is time to go home. our north america correspondent david willis is in los angeles. david, quite striking to see that conversation, but embrace between a national guard officer and a protest in

minneapolis. we have seen similar things like that in other cities. we have also seen quite the opposite, quite violent confrontations between police and protesters. it is a real patchwork of responses, isn't it, across the us? it really is. and a lot of people who have attended those protests have been at pains to point out, aaron, that they have been largely peaceful in many places. not so of course in washington, dc or los angeles, where we saw more outbreaks of violence overnight. but regarding washington, dc, it is perhaps a sign of how unnerving the protests that have become that it has emerged president trump himself was moved to an underground car for a period himself was moved to an underground carfor a period on friday night, as protesters gathered outside the white house gates. —— underground bunker. a senior administration official is saying that this move was taken out of what is

being called "an abundance of caution", and they wouldn't say how long the president was in that underground bunker. but certainly friday night did see some very big protest outside the white house, with a couple of people, at one stage, attempting to scale the walls and get access to the grounds there. now, the following morning, president trump tweeted his praise of the secret service agents there and he said had those demonstrators managed to scale the fans they would have been met with what he called vicious dogs and ominous weapons" —— scale the fence. the presidential emergency centre is that same underground bunker that has been used in the past during terrorist attacks, most recently of course during those on 9/11. you mentioned president from's tweets, he has been treating quite a lot about these protests over the last few days. —— president trump's

tweets. not much of it has really been conciliatory. it seems that a voice of conciliation, but presidential role, the healer—in—chief, is something the president is not as interested in playing at the moment, whereas at the moment, the last thing we have seen from joe biden is him trying to put out that message himself, it seems? that's right. i think we are seeing joe biden attempting to fill that void, if you like, to use your phrase, the consoler in chief. donald trump has branded the protesters thugs and has talked about the use of ominous weapons, as i just about the use of ominous weapons, as ijust mentioned, against them, were they to get access to the white house. on saturday, though, he departed from that rather fiery rhetoric and also departed from his prepared remarks at the kennedy space center to mention that he had been in contact with george floyd's family and he paid his

respects to them, and he supported the notion of peaceful protest. but so inconsistent have been the m essa 9 es inconsistent have been the messages from the white house that some of the president's closest allies have reportedly advised him to consider a national televised address from the oval office, sometime quite soon. david, we have been watching pictures right across the united states, neapolis, boston, new york, washington, dc. -- boston, new york, washington, dc. —— minneapolis. obviously there is a different story in every city. it does mean that this evening in the united states there is less violence on the streets, that detention has come somewhat? —— does seem. yes, although it is early days, and i have to say that officials in many major cities here are bracing themselves for the possibility of asic ‘s night of violence. nobody wants but of course, but the national

guard has been drafted into a number of cities now, and there are dusk to dawn curfew is in place. —— curfews. among those, los angeles, a city that has not had to be national guard on the streets here since the rodney king riots nearly 30 yea rs rodney king riots nearly 30 years ago, and in actualfact the mayor said he was reluctant to bring them in precisely because of that and because of all the bad memories that are invoked from that particular period, five days of rioting here which raised parts of the city to the ground. —— razed. but we will really have to wait and see. this is a country on edge at the moment. and lacking, it would seem, some sort of leadership. david, in los angeles, thank you. ijust wa nt to los angeles, thank you. ijust want to show you what is happening, these pictures we have been looking at in washington, dc. that is a group of people gathered not far at all from the white house. we saw pictures earlier this weekend off people right up against the gates. we can see

some kind of gas, we don't know if it is teargas, of in the background. we have seen police officers in riot gear. a real confrontation going on not far from the white house in washington, dc. josie huang is a correspondent for kpcc national public radio and the laist news website. shejoins us in los angeles. thank you for your time. there isa thank you for your time. there is a curfew in los angeles right now. what is your sense of the protests out there and what people are doing? we have heard that some of the protests have died down because the cu rfew was have died down because the curfew was announced for los angeles county, so that covers los angeles, which had a less stringent curfew yesterday, and all the other cities in the county. so because of this cu rfew, a ppa re ntly county. so because of this curfew, apparently there has been fewer folks out on the streets, but it appears there

are still skirmishes happening in scattered areas of the entire county, ranging from long beach, which is the second largest city in the county, after los angeles, as well as sa nta after los angeles, as well as santa monica, which is a renowned beach town. there have been protests there was not and lots of reports of people raking into stores and stealing things. what is your sense of the relationship between communities of colour in particular and the various police forces in los angeles? i mean, it is a big city, i know it isa mean, it is a big city, i know it is a general question to ask, but this is not the first time we have seen reactions to stories like this in los angeles? no, actually, there have been heightened tensions between brown and black communities over here in los angeles for a very long time and they flared up recently, because the city is looking at slashing its budget but maintaining many of the funds it hard promised the los

angeles police department, and that has really angered a lot of activists and their supporters, because they feel that the lapd has been unfairly focused in targeting men especially of colour, in this community, and that the city and the marrow going above and beyond to try to protect the police department's budget at a time when everything else is being cut because of a cut to revenue due to the pandemic. you were out and about yesterday with people protesting. talk us through what you saw, and what the atmosphere was like and how that changed over time? my day started very calmly. i went to a park in the fairfax district of los angeles, a very affluent area of the city. i understand that was chosen by design by

the organisers, who are with the organisers, who are with the la chapter of black lives matter, because they wanted to make a statement and show the predominantly white people who live in this area of los angeles, to show them some of the hurt that black communities are going through. but it was a very, very calm event at first, where actually, there were hundreds of protesters, but they started out the day in unison, altogether once, taking a knee. many times the name of george floyd was evoked, but also a long list of black men and women in this country who have died at the hands of police, including sandra bland and also eric garner, michael brown. and so it was a time for folks, the speakers did a lot of talking about how it is ok to grieve but also very important, if you feel rage, to show your rage. it is not about making others in the community,

other communities in the city feel comfortable. so there was an understanding that if people do end up breaking things or setting cars on fire, but is coming from a place of disenfranchisement and systemic racism. so this was all done very, very, in an organised fashion, and after this rally, people were able to march down this boulevard, beverly boulevard, and that is kind of when things went haywire. i was not there to see what instigated the confrontations between the police officers and some of the demonstrators, but they were individuals who set police cruisers on fire, and when i came out again to check out what was going on in this major intersection, which is right by where the cbs tv studios are, i saw a police cruiser that had been burnt out and another car that had, a

police cruiser that had been utterly destroyed, and then another car may be in the next hour or so after i came out, that was set on fire. josie, that was set on fire. josie, thatis that was set on fire. josie, that is quite a vivid picture you have painted for us, some of these protests peaceful, some of them violent, thank you very much for your time and thank you forjoining us on bbc news. thank you. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the first nasa astronauts to travel on a commercially—built craft have been welcomed on board the international space station. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given, the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at

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the british government has defended its timing of a further easing of the lockdown in england from monday. the communities secretary robertjenrick said they were "reasonably confident" the steps being taken were manageable, but people also had to play their part. all four uk nations will have guidelines in place allowing more than two people to meet outside and schools in england will begin reopening. here's our political correspondent, chris mason. shropshire in the sunshine. this is carding mill valley, a spot so popular today, the car park eventually had to close. scientists say the chance of catching the virus outside is pretty small, but they're pleading with us to be cautious. it is notjust about what it is possible to do, it's about what it is sensible to do. and what is sensible to do is have as few interactions as possible.

by tomorrow, all parts of the uk will have guidelines in place to allow more than two people to meet outside. in england, groups of up to six people can gather from different households. in wales, any number of people from two different households will be able to meet. families should aim to travel no more than five miles. in scotland, two separate households, up to a maximum of eight people can meet. as in wales, people are being encouraged not to travel far. and in northern ireland, groups of up to six people who don't live together can gather. wherever you are in the uk, social distancing rules still apply and people from different households must stay two metres apart. we've heard how crucial it is in this next stage that we stick scrupulously to the rules, that this is a very dangerous moment, that this is a sensitive moment. so i wonder how worried you are, having seen the pictures this weekend, where social distancing is difficult or impossible? those additional easements together will still, in all likelihood, keep the rate of

infection below one. so we're reasonably confident that the steps that we've taken and will be taking on monday are manageable. as we all venture out more — this was burnsall in the yorkshire dales today — is the government being reasonably confident they're getting this right good enough? labour are sceptical. test, track and isolate is fundamental because unless that works, we won't know where the disease is, we won't be able to shut it down in localised areas and we could see the reimposition of a lockdown. and others point to geographical differences around the uk. are you going in there? yeah, yeah. it may be that actually easing lockdown is perfectly 0k in areas like london, which were hit early and hit hard. but up north, it's still a very large number of cases. relaxing the rules is loaded with uncertainty. no—one can know what

the consequences will be. chris mason, bbc news. the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in brazil has passed the half a million mark, accounting for more than half of all cases in latin america and the caribbean. brazil has the fourth highest number of deaths from the pandemic after the us, britain and italy. but, in sao paulo, the worst—affected city, authorities are planning on re—opening the economy. from there, our correspondent katy watson reports. as winter approaches, some welcome protection and, for the children, entertainment. these past few months have been brutal for families in this, sao paulo's biggest favela. beatriz has come here today with six—year—old gestapo. i'm unemployed — so is my husband, she tells me. and she lost her father—in—law to covid—19 just a few weeks ago. all these families

have a story to tell. with half a million official cases and the true number believed to be many times higher, few people here are untouched. the message is stay at home, but community leaders tell me that, with a president who continues to be in denial, it's an uphill battle. every day, they have to convince people that the virus actually exists. the heart of sao paulo state is seeing cases soar, and it's getting doctors at the main hospital nervous. it's enrique's job to ensure the hospital doesn't run out of gloves and gowns. he's normally a maths professor, but he's found himself playing the role of diplomat or trade negotiator. while he wants to help, he says he's doing it because the government isn't. basically, they are not doing anything. they are in complete disarray and, in fact, in many ways, they are harmful to the process of response

to a pandemic. while hospitals fill up, some states have taken matters into their own hands. the governor of the north—eastern state of maranhao imported these ventilators from china but says the federal government made the process difficult. translation: they tried to interfere. even now, our team is trying to get through silly processes that customs is insisting on. they are making it out like it was illegal, but it was nothing of the sort. this interference is down to political reasons. latin america has become the focal point of the pandemic, but the eyes of the world are particularly on brazil, because countries across the region are battling with similar issues of inequality and poverty, but it's the lack of political leadership that sets brazil apart. as the death toll rises, so too does the fear. it feels like an inexorable rise to the top. katy watson, bbc news, sao paulo. the first american astronauts

to travel on a commercially built craft have arrived on board the international space station. the two crew members were welcomed by a fellow nasa astronaut and two russian cosmonauts. victoria gill reports. we are ready to get dragon docked to the international space station. closing in after a 19—hour journey on a destination 260 miles above the earth. soft capture confirmed. stand by for retraction and docking. the first astronauts to arrive at the international space station in a privately owned spacecraft floated safely through the hatch at 6:22pm uk time. we have bob behnken from spacex demo two mission, entering the international space station. doug hurley and bob behnken, dubbed america's favourite dads, are now the newest space station crew members. it's great to get the united states back in the crewed launcher business, and we are just really glad to be on board this magnificent complex. lift off!

go, crew dragon, go, nasa! the success of their voyage marks the start of a new, commercial era in space travel. it's the first trip of a $2.6 billion space transportation contract that nasa has signed with spacex. watching from home was british astronaut tim peake, who says he hopes to get back to the international space station within the next four years. any chance that you might be going back to space with spacex? i certainly hope so. what the national space agency would like to do, of course, is to slowly hand over operation of the entire international space station to commercial companies and for them to be a customer themselves, and what that does is it frees up the space agencies go on with exploration to the moon and mars. the two astronauts will spend between one and four months helping the rest of the crew with scientific and engineering duties on board. it's a relatively short stay before their private spacecraft

brings them back to earth. victoria gil, abc news. the bulgarian—born artist christo, best known for wrapping buildings and famous landmarks in fabric or plastic, has died at his home in new york, aged 84. matt graveling reports. in 1995, one of christo's most famous works saw him wrap this building. it was on display for just two weeks. everyone who comes to see the project, and there was 5 million people in

two weeks, they know that they we re two weeks, they know that they were seeing something that will never happen again. born in bulgaria in 1935, christo was famed for his large outdoor projects. in 1972 he hung a curtain across the valley and colorado. in 1983 he surrounded islands in miami and a pink fabric and in 1992 alongside wife and fellow artist, he planned to hang a fabric roof over six miles of river. we wish to create a work of art of i°y wish to create a work of art of joy and beauty. we believe it will be beautiful, but the only way to see it is to build it. but this project, like many others, was never realised, afterjean—claude died in 2015, christo vowed to continue their work. three years later he realised a dream, after six decades of planning, he built

his 600 tail structure on london's serpentine lake. any little step of this project is a huge enjoyment, even the drama retrospectively. despite his passing there are plans for one final piece. the arc de triomphe was planned to be wrapped this autumn but postponed until next year, perhaps giving the world one last chance to uncover christo's extraordinary art. before we go just bringing you up—to—date on our top story, those protests taking place across the united states. just wa nt to across the united states. just want to show you what is happening in washington, dc, believe it or not this is not far at all from the white house. we have seen protesters forced back from a barricade they were manning earlier, we saw some sort of gas, perhaps teargas being fired, and now we

can see this fire in the centre of the street, not far at all from the white house in washington, dc. thanks for watching bbc news, we will keep you up—to—date. hello there. sunday was another very warm day nationwide, and capping off a very sunny weekend was a beautiful sunset to end the day in the herefordshire area. 20 degrees in porthmadog, making it wales's hottest day of the year so far, and only three tenths from the highest temperature we've seen in the uk this year. at the moment we got clear, starry skies out and about. a few mist and fog patches possible later on across coastal parts of scotland and north—east england, but probably not too many of these. temperatures first thing, eight to 13 degrees in towns and cities and cooler than that in the countryside first thing, but what you will notice first thing on monday is we've got

plenty of sunshine. into the afternoon, a bit of fair weather cloud popping up into the sky, so some sunny spells, the cloud not spoiling the sunshine at all, and another day when we will see the temperatures climbing widely into the low to mid 20s, probably peaking at around 27 celsius in some western areas. so more very warm and sunny weather on the way for monday. looking at the weather charts for tuesday now, we have something of a change on the way. that change, as this cold front approaches northern scotland, bringing some thicker cloud here, and yes, outbreaks of rain on the way. i know some of you have wanted rain for a while. that rain will be accompanied by cool northerly winds, so temperatures for northern scotland significantly lower for tuesday with highs of 13 in stornoway. for northern ireland, southern scotland, england and wales, this is the last of the very warm days and plenty of sunshine again with temperatures widely low to mid 20s, but into the middle part of the week, it set to turn much cooler, and there is the prospect of seeing some rain. on wednesday, we've got the trough crossing the uk,

bringing a mixture of rain and showers. as that moves through, the northerly winds that follow will be dragging on so much cooler as we enter the week, so temperatures progressively will be dropping. many areas will see outbreaks of rain. closest to that area of low pressure the rain will be heaviest across parts of northern scotland, maybe northern ireland too. the rain we see further south will vary from place to place but most places will see some rain towards the end of the week.

this is bbc news, the headlines: curfews have been imposed in more than twenty cities across the us. thousadns defy police orders to stay off the streets, by marching to the state's capital building. there have been packed beaches at sunny british resorts — as ministers announced an easing of the english lockdown, starting on monday. the goverment says it is "reasonably confident" the measures will be "manageable". some doctors and scientists have raised concerns about a possible second wave of infections.