tonight at ten, president trump facing widespread condemnation for his handling of the unrest in dozens of american cities. you're watching bbc news, this is outside source. i'm babita sharma. as the president poses america is facing its biggest wave for the cameras, bible in hand, of protests for decades. president trump's he's being accused of stoking divisions instead critics say he's making of promoting unity. the situation worse. donald trump has turned this country into a battlefield driven by old on the streets of some cities, resentments and fresh fears. he thinks division helps them. more protests following the death of a black man being detained by police, but the president issued this warning. if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to if a city or state refuses to take defend the life and property of their residence, then i will apply the actions that are necessary the united states military and to defend the life and property of their residents, then quickly solve the problem for them. i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them.

this is the scene in george floyd's home city houston — where his family and supporters are gathering for a peaceful march as the protests grow outside the white house, condemnation from church leaders after donald trump visits a second religious landmark. the bbc hears from one bishop who calls the president's actions blasphemy. there is no evidence for me that what he is doing in handling this crisis has anything to do with the teachings of the scripture. in the uk — an empty coronavirus test centre — as the government is rebuked by officials for how it presents data on testing. also coming up. an exclusive interview with the man leading afg hanistan‘s peace talks with the taliban. welcome. president trump is coming under intense criticism over his response to the biggest wave of protests to engulf america for decades. protests have taken place in 75 us cities over the death of an unarmed african american man, george floyd.

this is the scene in houston right now — george floyd's home city. here they are preparing to start a march from downtown houston. this is a park spreading some 12 acres where hundreds of people have gathered. we will be walking around 11 km to city hall where we are expected to hear from the members of the family alongside houston police department chief there addressing the crowds. and with the family are hoping will bea and with the family are hoping will be a peaceful demonstration. in a peaceful voice to show the world as his brother said, what action should be taken next deal deal with this. this contrasts with the scenes in many us cities overnight in a particular and we have just bought those pictures from houston, texas,

but overnight the situation was incredibly chaotic with looting and protests in many cities including philadelphia. it also minneapolis and new york as well. and of course there've been very interesting political developments. us president trump's threat to send in the military to bring the protests to an end has provoked a big reaction. in the past few hours his democratic challengerjoe biden had these strong words for the president. have a listen. the country is crying out for leadership, leadership that can unite us, leadership that brings us together. leadership that can recognise pain and deep grief of communities that have had a knee on their neck for a long time. donald trump has turned this country into a battlefield driven by old resentments and fresh fears. he thinks division helps him. well in the last few hours president turmp has tweeted what he says are his credentials in supporting african americans. he says.

and added — "the best is yet to come". the vast majority of protests have been peaceful — but a minority of protestors have clashed violently with police — despite curfews put in place to limit looting and unrest. an officer was shot during protests in las vegas and police said another was involved in a shooting in the same area. in st louis — four police officers were shot during protests. here's the city's police chief. they were standing near a line, and all of a sudden they felt pain, so i did not hear shots and to fight oi'i people that aren't doing anything, they are just standing there. some coward fired shots at officers and

now we have four in the hospital, but thankfully and thank god they are alive. he went on to really break down in tears with the anguish he was feeling at the time. across the country, business owners are picking up the pieces after widespread looting and vandalism of shops. attom concept store was among those looted in atlanta. owner zola dias and manager kris shelby say they have lost everything. i'm here for the protests, i'm here for the people getting out there and all of the people getting out there trying to get their voices heard, but the military need to be brought in to stop the looting, because the looting has nothing to do to stop the protesting. new york city has extended a city—wide curfew until the end of the week — after a night of chaos on the streets.

crowds of people defied the curfew — the first to be imposed in the city in more than 75 years. looters broke into macy's department store and stole merchandise. other store windows were smashed. police made dozens of arrests. and this was the aftermath. you can see smashed shopfronts, and debris on the road. this all happened despite a huge police presence, with 8,000 officers deployed. new york city mayor bill de blasio has called for calm. we saw stuff last night that we will not accept. and we can fight back, and we will fight back. i have confidence in the people of new york city, i have confidence in the leaders and communities, i have confidence in the nypd. here's nada tawfik, in new york. yes, and a lot of pushback from officials, not just the mayor but also the governor. president trump all day has been tweeting that new york needs to call in the national guard.

the efficiency of the say that that is not as needed. or wise or could have outside forces come into the community. already we have had the mayor having to address certain instances he said of excessive police use, but he said for the majority of the police force they are working with the community and several protests kneeling with them and standing with them and they want to make sure that with this curfew they have it start earlier so they are able to distinguish you are out there remembering george floyd and honouring his legacy and what he stands for for this new protest movement from those who are taking advantage of the situation. behind me you see the vandalism and looting that took place here and just part of it and just part of it that took place across the city. officials here standing firm that the president present rhetoric is not helping and that they do not need the national guard here.

president trump is facing a backlash over visits to two religious landmarks in washington. in the past few hours the president and the first lady — melania trump — visited the saintjohn paul ii national shrine in washington — posing for pictures next to the renowned pope's statue. a day earlier — the president appeared at another religious site. here he is outside st john's episcopal church — which is a short walk from the white house and has been used by presidents for more than a century. it had been boarded up after protesters set fire to it the night before. and as you can see he posed for pictures holding a bible. he made the church appearance straight after his first white house address on the nationwide protests — where he warned that he was prepared to bring in the military to quell the violence. if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residence, then i will deploy the united states

military and quickly solve the problem for them. as his speech wound up — this was happening in lafayette square — which sits between the white house and the church. military police from the national guard used tear gas, rubber bullets and flash grenades to clear protesters who were peacefully protesting. moments later — the streets were clear for the president to walk to the church. here'sjoe biden again. when peaceful protesters disparaged in orderfor a president, a president from the doorstep of the the white house, using tear gas and flash grenades in order to stage a photo op, a photo op of one of the most historic churches in the country, or at least in washington, dc.

we can be forgiven for believing the president is more interested in power than in principle. more interested in serving the passions of his base than the needs of the people in his care. for that's what the presidency is — the duty to care. many religious leaders have expressed their shock. washington archbishop wilton d gregory said... while the bishop who oversees stjohn‘s episcopal church told the washington post she was not "even given a courtesy call, that they would be clearing (the area with tear gas and we also heard some strong claims from the bishop of central florida. there is no evidence for me that what he is doing in handling this

crisis has anything to do with the teachings of the scripture. and therefore to hold it up as if somehow that supports his position for me is blasphemous, because it contradicts the very things the scripture teaches. here's nada tawfik, in new york. it's important to note that president trump's approval for the handling of the situation was really low, especially among evangelicals. many were saying considering he had been out of the public view for two days that he was portrayed friday night having to go underground into a white house bunker, that that bothered the president and did not give from the image of a president in control and showing strength that he liked. many are suggesting that's why he decided to come out with this photo op. we've heard from several top senators, republican senators who have defended the president and say that he was just trying to maintain security and order and had every right to go visit the church which had seen some minor damage. really interesting to see

republicans defending him, but as you say many in the religious community saying particularly not just a follow—up about the way that the violence and targeting protesters with tear gas, on the way to get to the church to hold up a bible was a very troubling for them. a few blocks away from you we can see the seen life of those protests continuing. peacefully at the moment. are you getting a sense of what the atmosphere is like they are and how people are feeling after a chaotic night last night? i have actually seen a few different peaceful protests throughout this city. one down by the world trade centre where they were praying and singing very peacefully with a very strong police presence around the cityjust to maintain order. also there was a rally, several black leaders including reverend al

sharpton and hakeem jeffries, a very influential politician in dc, their message was this. if you are right about crowd control and law and order all you are interested in is keeping the black community and their supporters quiet. if you truly are concerned about peace than it's about talking about the way to go towards justice and accountability. that was their main message, that they will keep protesting and are not going to stop, and they don't appreciate the president's conflict rating peaceful protesters with those that they believe are committing violence and looting, and a very separate from those protesters. i have to say many people here making sure to still go out on the street and to remember that this is a larger issue, not just about george floyd but the larger issue of racial

inequality in this country. lets go back to houston — where the police chief and family of george floyd are marching together in his home town. these are the aerial shots coming into us here in the bbc where we can see many hundreds of people who have gathered in the last 15 minutes or so gathered in the last 15 minutes or so to start this long, short i should say, 11 km walk from downtown houston when it will be walking some 15 minutes or so on a normal pace i should add, taking them to the steps of city hall where we expect the family members to make an address to the media there. it's quite hard to gauge at the moment how many people have gathered but we are expecting large numbers there. that's the scene live in houston and as soon as we get more we will bring that to you live here on bbc news.

lets move onto other news. the uk's health secretary, matt hancock, has been criticised by the head of the statistics authority — over the way the government presents figures on testing for coronavirus. sir david norgrove said, the data is "still far from complete and comprehensible" which means "it is not surprising" that the statistics "are so widely criticised and often mistrusted". hugh pym reports. a drive—in testing centre today but with very little activity, as a new debate on precisely how many virus tests have been carried out has flared up. the health secretary matt hancock made great play in recent weeks of the plans to boost testing. i'm now setting the goal of 100,000 tests per day... currently just over 50,000 tests available... i can announce that we have met our goal... but today he has been criticised by the head of the uk statistics watchdog over the numbers. he cast doubt over how many tests

have actually been carried out and on how many people. in his letter sir david norgrove welcome the addition of some new data but added, i'm afraid the figures are still far from complete and comprehensible. the way that the data are analysed and presented currently gives them limited value. the aim seems to be to show the largest possible number of tests, even at the expense of understanding. the health secretary was challenged by labour in the commons. the uk statistics authority wrote to him today to say that his figures are still far from complete and comprehensive, that the statistics still fall well short of standards in the code and this is not suprising testing data is mistrusted. i mean, this quite damning, i have to say to the secretary of state. we will work with the uk statistics authority to make sure they are happy with how we are publishing that data and to make sure we get the data published in a reasonable and sensible way. the daily figures published show tests for whether people currently

have the virus and in one recent day over 128,000 tests were provided. 27,500 were for nhs staff and patients, around 29,400 were people getting tested at drive—in centres. almost 311,000 were test kits sent out though not yet returned and nearly 28,000 for research and antibody tests, finding out whether someone has already had the virus. the number of people tested is not currently published and official say it will be restored soon after data checks. some like michael have reported delays getting results. they said do not call back for five days, i phoned five days later and they said it is now seven days. i phoned seven days later than it was nine days. and i have not heard anything since. that was nearly two weeks ago. the government want to extend testing and tracing of people who might be infected in england but the developments today confirmed

that there are still many questions about how the system is working. hugh pym, bbc news. stay with us on oustide source, still to come: we hear from the oscar—winning film director spike lee about racism in america and why he thinks the death of george floyd has resonated around the world. here in the uk the government is working on plans to allow air travel from certain low—risk countries. from monday, most people arriving by plane, ferry or train — including uk nationals — must self—isolate for 1h days. but some mps and businesses have expressed concern at the plan, warning it will damage the travel industry. here's more from our transport correspondent tom burridge. public health england has suggested that, or confirmed that it is looking at test entries for people arriving in the uc so the quarantine

may be gotten rid of in the future at some point. and the government insisted working hard to try and agreed these averages. agreed these with countries with is low infection rate of 19 so people will not have to self—isolate. but there's a significant number of those deals covet the infection rate and prevalence of the violence needs to continue to fall and fall significantly. spain has warned that if it doesn't british tourists simply will not be let in. the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, says america is "crying out for leadership" — with the protests this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, says america is "crying out for leadership" — with the protests revealing a country divided by racial tensions. lets go back to houston — where the family of george floyd and his supporters are marching in his home city.

thousands have gathered to take part in this peaceful demonstration alongside family members and friends, and of course the houston police department who have helped organise this 11 km walk from downtown houston right through to the steps of city hall where we are expecting to hear from some of the family members of george floyd alongside the head of the houston police department and also the senator of texas there. lets bring in anthony zurcher in washington. houston the focal point today, a hugely important place for the family where george floyd himself grew up. yes, and it's important state politically as well. texas has been traditionally a conservative state, carried by republican state—wide for decades now. butjust two years ago in the midterms

houston in particular started to trend towards the democrats. interesting to see the local city leaders coming out, because it's much more liberal city now than it has traditionally been. while there has traditionally been. while there has been a lot of conversation about texas being very conservative this is going to be friendly terrain for people who are trying to protest and demonstrate in a way that other parts of texas for the conservative south would not be. what do you make of the political developments in the 24 of the political developments in the 2a hours or so were seen as pictures come to us from the white house, from various religious landmarks of donald trump and the criticism that has drawn. and also the protests unfolding a number of studies, the cast and fully in new york overnight. it's been a remarkable 24 hours here in the united states. and here in washington, dc in particular. a lot of pressure on

donald trump over the weekend going into yesterday evening to have some sort of response to the unrest that was sweeping across the country. if you remember reports but on the occasions they turn the lights out on the white house on friday morning and it was a dramatic feeling for an administration under siege. when donald trump without there and maybe another in the rose cardwell at the same timea another in the rose cardwell at the same time a collection of police and national guard and secret service we re national guard and secret service were clearing out that park, lafayette square across the street from the white house the donald trump to go over and have his photo °p trump to go over and have his photo op with the bible in front of the church. also a powerful message to

his critics with the present abusing his critics with the present abusing his power and using as authorities to clear up peaceful protesters not listening to what their protest and essentially to advance a photo opportunity and a message of him that he is reaching out to evangelical conservatives. that really set the stage for the unrest across the united states last night. and coming in today withjoe biden giving a speech earlier today from philadelphia giving pointed criticism of donald trump and advancing what he saw as his proposals for how to address the reform and pulley system of the united states. thank you very much for joining united states. thank you very much forjoining us. we continue to show you these pictures live from houston, texas with the march that is taking place. conservative numbers saying a few thousand and a mass number of gathering there possibly in the tens of thousands,

huge numbers that are joining this 11 km walk and usually take about 15 minutes but this already taking some 20 minutes or so, that will continue for some time yet as the numbers move through to the steps of city hall. expecting an address to the media from family members in the houston police department. you were watching bbc news, more on that to come. to other news now — the man who'll represent afghanistan's government in crucial peace talks with the taliban has been speaking exclusively to the bbc. abdullah abdullah is going ahead with the talks despite the united nations saying the terror group al-qaeda is still operating in afghanistan — with the support of the taliban. of course, the presence of al-qaeda in afghanistan has been the cause of much misery for our people and also around the world. taliban movement severing ties or cutting ties with al-qaeda was part

of the us television agreement. it's not fully implement it in this respect, according to our colleagues, there has been progress, but much more needs to be done. speaking to the bbc there. we are going to leave you with these pictures from houston, as we were saying earlier those numbers continuing to swell. thousands of people gathering to take part in this peaceful demonstration in the former home city of george floyd who grew up there in the third world pa rt grew up there in the third world part of the city. the family saying that the funeral will be held in and laid to rest, the cemetery in houston next tuesday. no opportunity for many people to gather peacefully to have their voices heard. to show their true feelings for how they are

feeling. you are watching bbc news. more on this to come, stay with us. hello. well, for now, we can forget about the warm, sunny weather. don't worry, it is going to come back, eventually. but in the next few days, we'lljust have to get used to the cooler, cloudier, windier and at times wetter weather but it's not going to be a wash—out. there will be some sunshine around too. it's just going to feel a lot cooler compared to what we've been used to for quite some time now. now, this change has already taken place across the north of the country. in scotland, the clouds have been rolling in out of the north and rain has fallen. and actually, following that is this cooler current of air straight out of the arctic, so that means that the temperatures will drop throughout the uk over the next day or so. now, this is what it looks like through the night. you can clearly see where the rain is, particularly in eastern parts of scotland, the north of england.

and by the early hours of wednesday morning, i suspect there will be some rain reaching the south of the country, certainly wales and maybe central, southern england. and quite a mild night, temperatures around 13 degrees in the heart of england. so, wednesday across england and wales is going to be generally overcast. there will be rain. and that rain will be moving from north southwards, but as it does so, the rain tends to become very patchy, so that means that some areas willjust literally have a few drips and drops of rain with the cloudy skies. other areas, perhaps across the northeast of england, by that time will have seen maybe even 20 mm of rain. so a good dose of rain in one or two places, but for most of us, it's overcast with a few spots. and actually, across scotland and northern ireland on wednesday, there will be some sunshine around. so that was wednesday. this is thursday. you can see the wind blowing straight out of the north. and it will be quite a strong wind, a really fresh one in places. and with temperatures of, say, only around ten, 12, 13 degrees,

it is going to feel on the nippy side. and even in the south, where obviously we've often got our warm spots, temperatures only reaching around 14 degrees in london. and thursday will bring some outbreaks of rain as well, but not an awful lot. friday, low pressure is close by. weather fronts, cloud, more of a breeze, more of the same, really, so summer is definitely on hold. and you can see through the outlook here those temperatures remain below average as we head into the weekend. that's it from me. thanks for watching.

you're watching bbc news, this is outside source. i'm babita sharma. america is facing its biggest wave of protests for decades. president trump's critics say he's making the situation worse donald trump has turned this country into a battlefield driven by old resentments and fresh fears. he thinks division helps him. if a city or a state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residence, then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them.

this is the scene in george floyd's home town houston — where his family and supporters are holding a peaceful march. this is the area in which the marches to take place. it started in discovery green, which is a 12 acre park in downtown houston. that stretching some 11 km before this march and it's intended to congregate on the steps of city hall, where we are expecting to hear from members from george boyd's family, and also the houston police department who have helped to organise today's peaceful march. as far as we organise today's peaceful march. as faras we can organise today's peaceful march. as far as we can tell from the aerial shots we were looking at a little earlier, many thousands of people have already gathered and have been walking for the past half hour or so as march began the three o'clock local time. as soon as we see any indication that the family will

speak, the leaders there, we will bring that to live here in bbc news. in other developments. political developments to do with the story. condemnation from church leaders after donald trump visits a second religious landmark. the bbc hears from one bishop who calls the president's actions blasphemy. there is no evidence for me that what he is doing in handling this crisis has anything to do with the teachings of the scripture. and as rallies are held across the world — in support of the black lives matter movement, we look at how journalists have come under attack from the police. welcome. as we were saying, protests across the us over the death of an unarmed african american man, george floyd are there eighth night. this is the scene in houston right now — george floyd's home town.

he graduated there, and his family said it holds a special place in their hearts. it will be the place where george floyd's funeral will be held next tuesday and also where he will be laid to rest in the memorial gardens cemetery in pearl land. many thousands have gathered to voice their opinions in a peaceful way, to demonstrate, as they say, the way they honour george floyd's memory. the mayor of houston, sylvester turner, have also encouraged people to wear masks into social distance as much as possible. he and the texas and senator who serves the church issued a joint statement the officers who were involved in the death of george floyd in minneapolis. both men are expected to speak on the steps of city hall, which is where this march

will eventually culminates, alongside members of george floyd's family. here, as you can see, many of them marching, holding placards and stopping occasionally to speak to passersby and to speak to the press that are bringing us these pictures and many journalists press that are bringing us these pictures and manyjournalists that are on the ground there. pictures of how the journalists have been targeted by police, footage that is gone viral on social media. many are saying this is a different circumstances, because for once from it's really been highlighting the true divisions in society and indeed around the world. when you are able to capture exactly what happened in that over eight minute situation that over eight minute situation that unfolded on the streets of minneapolis last week where george floyd lost his life. it's difficult

to gauge how many there are, but d eftly to gauge how many there are, but deftly into the tens of thousands we think. as soon we hear from the family members as they finish this march, we will bring that to you, but this could indeed take some time as they continue their 11 km walk. one of the many disturbing elements of the unrest in the us has been the repeated attacks on journalists by the police. ros atkins has been looking at this for us. well, when australian journalist has suggested that's becoming more dangerous to carry a camera on american streets than a gun. she was responding to the latest attack on the press. it happened right in front of the white house. this is the moment and australian tv crew we re the moment and australian tv crew were violently removed. here is the same incident from another angle, the cameraman was shoved in the face, the reporter was hit with a baton across her back, and prime

ministers scott morrison is asked australia's embassy in washington to investigate. while the usmc in australia has tweeted... here the washington post. they are detailing numerous attacks on journalists, some estimate there have been more than a hundred. this article quotes the executive director of the committee to protect journalists who says... linda is a freelance photojournalist. on friday, she was shot with a rubber bullet while covering the protest in minneapolis. she has lost the site in one of her eyes. this is what she told us a.|j was lining up a shot and i caught a projectile from the direction where the police were. protesters came to my aid. they grabbed me and put me in their medic van and drove me to the hospital. iwas

in their medic van and drove me to the hospital. i was in surgery within an hour. i have been permanently blinded in my left eye. the bbc team has also targeted cameraman peter who was working with our correspondent in washington earlier this week. it was before the cu rfew earlier this week. it was before the curfew and they were both easily identifiable as press. this is what happened. hey! hey! meanwhile, the president has continued to treat about the need to dominate on the streets and has continued his attacks on the press. this tweet is from sunday. he said the lame stream media is doing everything within their power to ferment hatred and anarchy as long as everybody understands what they are doing... now, let's be clear, there's no suggestion the president has told police to attack

journalists, but if you routinely demonise a group of people from a position of power, based on what history teaches us, you can expect to prejudice and hostility from others could well follow. whatever the reasons, the press is being impacted by police violence, and in many cases, the journalists are identified as press and are cooperating. it's notjust journalists caught up in this. a woman who was filming the national guard and military police coming down her street in minneapolis this happened. get inside! in your house now, let's go! line them up! go inside now! get inside the house! of course, the reasons these incidents are having a very hard to pin down so soon after they've occurred. each circumstance varies and it's too early to have everyone's accounts. however, perhaps we were offered a clue in this vice news video. lam press! i don't care, put it on! i'm kare! —— i'm press!

i'm kare! —— i'm press! i'm press, says reporter michael anthony adams. i don't care comes the reply, and then the pepper spray comes out. this video and many others are causing concern. the head of the un tweeted at the weekend... in the last week, various us police forces have shown at best repeated indifference to the role of the press, at worst, something more sinister. each incident places a further? above ronald reagan lady of what american democracy is a beacon to the world. ross atkins there. the oscar—winning film director spike lee has long been an outspoken critic of racism and police brutality towards the black community in america. he has been speaking to our arts editor will gompertz about why he thinks the death of george floyd has resonated around the world.

black gi. is it fair to serve more than the white americans who sent you here? in the broad sense, it's the vietnam war through the viewpoint of black vietnam vets. you are more than a film—maker. you're an intellectual, you're an activist and you are very eloquent on the situation of racism. how do you bring about change? we have to talk about how the united states of america was founded, the foundation. the foundation of this country is immoral. the land was stolen from the native people, genocide was committed against the native people and my ancestors were stolen from africa, brought here to work. so the foundation of united states

of america is genocide, stealing land and slavery. and so any architect will tell you that if you don't have a strong foundation, the building's going to be shaky. and it's been shaky from day one. stay with us on oustide source, still to come:. stay with us on oustide source, still to come: protests across the us over the death of an unarmed african american man, george floyd are there eighth night.

this is the scene in houston right now — george floyd's home town. people with learning disabilities and autism — should be made a priority for testing according to the care quality commission after new figures showed deaths have doubled during the pandemic compared to the same period last year. our disability news correspondent nikki fox reports. he had the most contagious laugh. you could have the worst day ever and he'd put a massive smile on your face. although adam brown lived away from home in supported accommodation, he spent a lot of time with his family. but the first weekend in march was the last time they all saw him. he died in hospital on the 29th of april after contracting coronavirus. he was only 30 years old. all we wanted to do was even just to see his face orjust to hold his hand, or to be with him in his last moments because he spent the last moments by himself. having to see new faces, people in gowns, people in masks that he doesn't even know, people putting needles in him

as lockdown restrictions begin to ease, the care quality commission says early testing for people with learning disabilities and autism is vital. those who work in the sector belief people with learning disabilities have been forgotten. things aren't ok. there's still an issue with ppe, there's a major issue with accessing testing for residents and staff that work in the learning disability service. right from the start, everything's aimed towards elderly care homes and i don't think anything's been taken into account for those with learning disabilities. mark eventually managed to get his hands on some testing kits for his residents and staff, but it wasn't easy. the department of health and social care is currently prioritising testing for care homes that support elderly people and those with dementia but says it is working to improve how it protects other groups at risk.

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. the democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, says america is "crying out for leadership" — with the protests revealing a country divided by racial tensions. lets go back to houston — where the family of george floyd and his supporters are marching in his home town. this is the scene they are live. many thousands have gathered to take pa rt many thousands have gathered to take part in this march. they've been walking now for some 45 minutes, spanning from discovery green in downtime houston, accommodating to the steps of city hall. that's covering some 11 km. a 15 minute walk, but this of course is going to bea walk, but this of course is going to be a different walk like no other that has gone before. anthony zurcher is in washington watching these pictures with me. anthony, their estimates of thousands maybe even 20,000 people,

but it's difficult to gauge looking at these pictures right now, but we can definitely say we are into the thousand. yes, i would say tens of thousands. it is a very large cloud. i saw video of an urban writing league, so there were people on horseback taking part in this march as well, a very texas thing to do, i might add, but it's an incredible turn out. of course, houston is one of the largest cities in the united states, so it's not surprising. of course, it is very diverse, dynamic city as well. it's not surprising to see this kind of turnout. we are hearing from the george floyd family earlier saying they wanted this to bea earlier saying they wanted this to be a peaceful demonstration, how refreshing to see many large numbers being able to walk so peacefully. i mean, we should say that in a lot of the demonstrations that have been taking place in the united states, they have been peaceful, but we have been showing pictures of some of the

chaotic scenes for example that unfolded in new york overnight. of course, the divided opinion on the political development coming out of the white house, anthony, you and i we re the white house, anthony, you and i were talking about that a little earlier about the political symbolism of this merge being held in houston, texas. just tell me more detailfor in houston, texas. just tell me more detail for us in houston, texas. just tell me more detailfor us on that. in houston, texas. just tell me more detail for us on that. right. well, the george floyd grew up in one of the george floyd grew up in one of the words in houston, texas. he is considered a native sun there and houston from as i mentioned, is a very ethnically diverse place, becoming more and more diverse as time goes by. texas is considered to bea time goes by. texas is considered to be a republican conservative state, but even just two years ago in the midterm congressional elections, democrats picked up congressional seats in houston, the local governments, although it's not partisan race at mac races, city

positions. it's a state that if you ask democrats in texas, democrats in texas, what the hope for the state—wide race is. they point to harris county, if they can build on their successes in urban areas, that isa their successes in urban areas, that is a good indication state—wide in texas. we heard earlier, anthony, and a news conference, the mayor of houston, sylvester, encouraging people to wear masks and social distance as much as possible seeing these pictures, we are seeing large numbers there wearing those masks. difficult to perhaps social distance and those mass numbers, but nevertheless, perhaps heating some of that advice. it is going to be very difficult, and if you look at the demonstrations that have taken place across the country, social distancing doesn't seem to be high

on peoples minds, but a lot of them are wearing masks. you have to remember it's very hot in houston right now. i grew up in texas. houston is an of the most humid hot parts of the state, so it's uncomfortable to wear a mask, so it's a testament to people respecting the fact that we are still in the middle of a pandemic here in the united states, even though i'm sure it's uncomfortable. i'm sure marching in the sun like thatis i'm sure marching in the sun like that is not going to be a pleasant experience, and yet tens of thousands of people are coming out to hear from thousands of people are coming out to hearfrom george floyd's family and to show their respect for one of their native sons. we should update our viewers on a piece of information that came to us in the last five or ten minutes or so. there is a memorial planned, we understand, in new york on thursday to ta ke understand, in new york on thursday to take place local time at one o'clock in the afternoon, and that is to coincide with a memorial that is to coincide with a memorial that is taking place in minneapolis at the same time on thursday. anthony,

no doubt many others cities might perhaps hold their own tribute to george floyd at this particular time on thursday as well. i wouldn't be surprised at all, because this has become a national event. the demonstration, the protests have taken place across the united states. it started in minneapolis but it's quickly spreading throughout the nation. even smaller towns have have their own peaceful demonstrations it's something that all americans are experiencing and the kind of racism and dysfunction among the police system, that's been higher that you highlighted by this at times, i think that something that many americans, black americans can identify with, so it's touching something close to them. you have to also remember that for several months here in the united states, we have been in an essential lockdown

with businesses closed, so part of the reason these demonstrators are taking such hold nationally is because we have seen demonstrations before in 2015 after ferguson or an unarmed —— where an unarmed black metal shot by police. there were demonstrations that didn't really catch on across the country, but it's the environment i think nationally was such such a curious situation that started in minneapolis quickly spread across the country and with social media and with news and television covering this, it's become something that everyone can identify with. indeed, anthony, thank you so much for being with us, anthony is there talking is through what we can see, those light pictures and houston as that march is continuing with the family of george floyd alongside the police department in houston, texas. in other news, people from ethnic minorities — are at greater risk of dying from coronavirus, than those of white british ethnicity — according to a review by public health england. it shows, that age

remains the biggest risk factor for everyone — being male is another. but the risk is also higher for black, asian, minority ethnic people too. but the review does not explain why. our community affairs correspondent, rhianna croxford, reports. one family, one household, but the odds stacked against them. abdullhai used to collect passengers to his his taxi but now only picks up groceries. he's black, male, aged 59 and was born outside of the uk, putting him at high risk of catching covid—19. he lives with three generations in milton keynes. feeling unsafe, he chose to stop working near the start of the pandemic and has no income. the government was supposed to be really helping them. but they've been ignored. because there's no ppe, there's no help, there's not even proper advice around for people. his daughter is a nurse, a key worker, and says she's been unprotected on the front line.

the ppe, to be frank, is very, very selective, very, very selective. but it depends on where you work in. if you're working in a low—risk area, it's fine, but if you're working in an area where you're in contact with those with coronavirus, i think it's right for you to have the right ppe. but khadija's concerns haven't been addressed in the government review released today, confirming that people from black and asian backgrounds are disproportionately dying from this disease. many people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds will be confused why it has taken six weeks for the government to simply confirm what studies have already shown, that they're dying with covid—19 at significantly higher rates. why haven't you done more to protect and support these communities? you're absolutely right that there's much more work that needs to be done, and this report shows that. so i've asked the equalities minister, kemi badenoch, to take this forward and to look into the causes and what further can be done. davida is a nurse from birmingham

looking for answers. i know i've got to do myjob, so i feel sort of obligated. i've still got to do myjob. i trained to be a nurse off my own back, but, yeah, it makes you more anxious and thinking, how can you sort of minimise the risk slightly? but i can't because i'm the colour i am and i can't change it. it's been six weeks since the government's review was announced, but we're still awaiting recommendations. rhianna croxford, bbc news. let's turn to france now where a large crowd has gathered in central paris in defiance of a ban by french police, to call forjustice for a young black man who died in police custody four years ago. adama traore's death at the age of 24 sparked several days of violent protests, amid allegations of police brutality. here you can see people gathering in front of the paris law courts, carrying black lives matter placards and shouting justice for adama!

the case has disturbing echoes of the death of george floyd in the united states. outrage over that incident has invigorated the long—running french campaign. adama traore was detained in 2016. he lost consciousness in the police vehicle, and died shortly afterwards at a nearby police station. his supporters believe he asphyxiated while being pinned down. lets go back to houston. fat rally that is still taking place in downtown houston, marching to city hall there beef —— the former home city of george floyd, the march organised by family members and the local police department there, where tens of thousands have gathered to voice their support in a peaceful demonstration. america continues to be gripped by a number of protests that have struck some 75 cities. you've been watching bbc news. we leave you with these pictures.

things arejoining us here on outside source. hello. well, we had a good dose of summer in the last week or so, much warmer than average for the time of the year, very dry and sunny. big changes on the way now for the next few days. the changes have already happened across scotland, we are seeing weather fronts moving happened across scotland, we are seeing weatherfronts moving in happened across scotland, we are seeing weather fronts moving in from the north from a much cooler direction. in fact, take a look at this air current over the next few days, how it establishes itself across the uk. the warm yellows and oranges replaced by this cooler cyan and blue colour streaming in from the north indicating temperatures below the average for the time of the year. from this animation over the year. from this animation over the next few days, you can see where the next few days, you can see where the clouds will become of the rain during causes well. you read and sensed that the weather is streaming

in like that. the current from the north. the rainfall amounts will be very hit or miss, and we do need some rain, because it's been so so dry. at most, it looks as though over the next couple of days in northeastern parts of the uk, as well as the welsh hills, we could get around 20 metres of rain which is that most. many other parts of the country will just is that most. many other parts of the country willjust get is that most. many other parts of the country will just get a few drops here and there. so if you are a gardener grower, expect some rainfall but not an awful lot. once again commits the north and the east of the country that gets most of the rainfall through the course of the night. then towards the south, there will be some patchy rain in the early hours of wednesday morning, but a mild night for the half of the country around 13—15d. so here is wednesday's weather map. and you can see a weather front across england and wales. that will bring a lot of cloud or crossing linen wheels and you can see that rain streaming income it does become very patchy. it's actually a possibility of some

downpours developing during the course of the afternoon in the south of the country, maybe even rumbles of the country, maybe even rumbles of thunder. take a look at the temperatures. 11 degrees in aberdeen, 15 in liverpool, and only the high teens in london after the high 20s we have been used recently. those weather friends keep high 20s we have been used recently. those weatherfriends keep invading the uk, which on thursday, the weather keeps coming in from the north, often cloudy. take a look at these errors. a straight northerly due south, cool air spreading across the uk, bits of pieces and of rain here and there. there will be an overcast breezy cool day with fleeting bits of rain. with temperatures on thursday, 14 in london, most of us were talking about low teens and barely making double figures there in aberdeen. more of the same, low pressure to the east, that means windows blowing out of the north, i think on friday, we are kind of in between weather systems. so it is expected to be a brighter day, and in fact, quite a

bit of sunshine, it is going to be cool and breezy, so once again, those temperatures are going to be struggling. this is air coming off away from the arctic. of course come of this time of year, a really does turn freezing cold, of course, it can't, because the sun isn't there. the temperature struggle, 14—17d at most in the south of the country, but take a look at next weekend or this coming weekend, saturday and sunday, a lot colder than what we have been used to. then the end of the weekend and into next week, low pressure is still with us. that means that the weather will remain u nsettled. means that the weather will remain unsettled. that means there will be a lot of cloud around its going to be cool and as long as this pattern continues, i think of the moments, 00:58:39,696 --> 2147483052:06:05,430 we can say summer is on hold for 2147483052:06:05,430 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 now.