♪ hello and welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm michael holmes. thanks for your company. nearly two weeks of protests against racism and police brutality in the united states are starting to focus on specific demands for change. thousands of people marching in washington sunday chanting george floyd's name and "i can't breathe". pouring rain didn't stop protesters marching through billings, montana. and demonstrators in los angeles

called for police reforms and for the department to be de-funded. meanwhile, u.s. house democrats will propose reform legislation monday to end racial profiling, the excessive use of force, and qualified immunity for police officers. and in a stark contrast to the shutdowns for the coronavirus pandemic, anti-racism protestors have been jamming streets in cities all around the world. activists in rome taking a knee for eight minutes in memory of george floyd. the former officer who put his knee on floyd's neck is expected to make a court appearance in the coming hours. derek chauvin is charged with second-degree murder. and protesters in new york city claiming small victories as the city's mayor begins to make concessions, but they say there is still a long way to go. bill weir is out in the crowds. >> reporter: greetings from williamsburg, brooklyn, where a

massive protest of about 4,000 to 5,000 people is just breaking up in a community known for the strong hasidic jewish pop lagts here. a very diverse, again, very peaceful crowd. been listening to police scanners all throughout the day where the word "orderly" was repeated again and again and again, thankfully, and as a result of several days of really peaceful, nonviolent protests, mayor de blasio lifted the curfew in new york city a day early, 100 days after the first coronavirus case was confirmed. the first phase of reopening america's biggest city is under way. about 400,000 people are expected to go back to work. and it will be interesting to see what that does to the momentum of these protests as people slowly get back to work. the cries for police reform seem to be having an effect. after defending the nypd for a week and a half, both the governor and the mayor now are

behind police reform bills, including bill de blasio's pledge to for the first time take money away from nypd, part of the defund the police movement that seems to be sweeping the country. they get about $6 billion a year, which is more than the money that's spent on youth development, health services, homelessness combined, and people argue that if you take some of the money from nypd and give it to social programs, it might alleviate all this anger and pressure that been building up over generations. it's not that long ago when stop and frisk was the rule of the day here in new york city, and when it showed a disproportionate of young black men were being stopped, michael bloomberg had to apologize for that policy when he ran for president. this is another shift. standing in the way of that is the police unions, here and other cities extremely powerful. to protect their own, the thin

blue line they say. what's interesting a university of chicago study found a few years back, when a department on unionizes, citizens' complaints go up by about 30%. so that will be a little loggerheads going forward. but adds far as the righteous anger that's fueled so many families, so many different people from all walks of life to take to the streets, after two weeks, another peaceful night. and for that everyone is thankful. i'm bill weir, cnn, williamsburg, brooklyn. jasmine cannick is a political strategist. she joins us now from los ageles. great to see you. i mean, these protests have been remarkable and global, but i guess the challenge is not allowing that momentum to fade. allowing george floyd to be another name on a list until the next incident. how do you do that? what is the endgame.

>> right. so the endgame is that in america we have only got any real change around human and civil rights through two methods, either a court ruling or through legislation. so i think the challenge is going to be for all of the people that are concerned about police brutality and police killings is how do you change the law, right? how do you get an independent prosecutor so bonnie isn't investigating clyde? which means the d.a.'s office, that depends on the police and the sheriff, aren't investigating these situations. in california the only way we can get an independent prosecutor is to go through state law. and so it will be interesting to see if these groups can work on getting independent prosecutors as well as getting rid of qualified immunity. which is the law that -- well, it's not really a law, but it's a thing that judges go by that basically police officers can't be sued in civil court. >> right. you know, one thing that is interesting, and i didn't know this until the other day, is there are nearly 18,000 police agencies in the country. which kind of makes uniform

reform difficult. you know, i think that, you know, as you said, bonnie cannot be charged with investigating clyde. you would like to see an independent prosecutor's office. what would that look like? >> well, we need an independent prosecutor's office in every single state. and what that looks like is that you have an independent prosecutor that's appointed, but not one that's appointed by any elected official who takes police union money or anyone who is influenced by police unions. because that is really who -- who the people who want to see change around law enforcement and criminal justice reform are fighting. they are fighting the police unions. who have a stranglehold on elected officials from coast to coast with their money at all levels of government. so when you talk about having an independent prosecutor, you have to make sure that that person is not being influenced by the police union or being influenced by anyone who is influenced by the police union, and that can be accomplished in each and every state in this country.

and that is exactly what we need. >> the officer now charged over george floyd's death, the former officer chauvin, i mean, he had 17 prior complaints against him, received i think two official reprimands, one verbal. i mean, do you find yourself wondering why he was even on the force? and, you know, how often does that scenario play out or an officer just leaves and goes to a different force, which is pretty easy to do. >> no, that is common. that is not surprising. that happens a lot, particularly here in los angeles, with the lapd and the sheriff's department. and the reason why they are allowed to have that many instances of misconduct and complaints and keep their jobs is because of the police unions. so we're going back to the police unions. the police unions advocate for their members. out of all of the labor unions in america, they're the only union that has the optics of fighting to keep their members out of prison and jail. and their money successfully

does that for them. and so, again, you know, looking at the endgame, you know, we have to strategize on how we get around police unions. and sometimes that means carrying a ballot measure. sometimes that means working with lawmakers who aren't getting police union money. and getting laws passed to create these independent prosecutors offices in each state. and i'm also very interested in what cory booker is doing in d.c. around getting rid of qualified immunity. >> getting -- getting laws passed, as you know, that require -- that means public pressure, and, you know, you seem to have that momentum at the moment. it was interesting, there was a 2014 poll taken after the deaths of michael brown and eric garner and it said that 43% said the killings were the sign of a broader problem. 43%. today, 74%. a lot of people feel this time is different. do you agree? >> you know, i've seen this happen before. everyone, you know, gets upset. >> yeah.

>> and they're in the streets. but i never really see that translate into legislation. i haven't seen that translate into a sustainable change that affects generations to come. we do this watch, rinse and repeat cycle thing, right? so next week there will be a new video, new dead black body, new outrage, new anger. as a strategist i'm always trying to figure out how do we make this type of change that means future generations do not have to put up with this anymore? do not have to deal with it. and i think that's going to be the challenge on not just black lives matter and supporters, their allies, everyone. it's how do we move forward? you know, complaining has never been a strategy. it just has never been one. >> right. >> we have to move forward with legislation. >> yep. well, hopefully the momentum keeps up. as you say. and that george floyd doesn't become just another one on the list. jasmine cannick in los angeles, really appreciate your time. thanks so much.

>> thanks for having me. this week the president may finally make some attempt at uniting the country with an address to the nation. cnn's kristen holmes with the details on that. >> reporter: the big question is what is the messaging going to be moving forward? now, we first got wind of this speech early on sunday when secretary ben carson was interviewed by jake tapper and was really pressed on president trump's response to the killing of george floyd. in particular, to the president's retweeting of a post that attacked floyd's character. listen to what carson had to say. >> i believe you're going to hearing from the president this week on this topic in some detail. and i would -- i would ask you maybe to reserve judgement until after that time. what will help the nation heal is if we will engage in dialogue together. let's not make the solution be a democrat solution or a republican solution. let's make it be an american solution.

>> reporter: now, since then, a senior administration official has confirmed that this speech is being batted around to both my colleague sarah westwood and i, but the big caveat here is the same one that we talk about all the time with this administration, which is that it ultimately comes down to president trump and the message that he wants to send. and it's unclear still if that message is one of unity. if he wants to talk about the tensions that we saw over the weekend. you know, a source that is close to the president, close to the white house, told me that the president actually came out of this weekend feeling bullish. he was really lifted up by those job numbers that we saw on friday. he was also very happy with how peaceful the protests were. he believes, according to this source, that that is a direct correlation to his message of law and order. because he was dominating the streets with all of those law enforcement officers, that that's why these protests were peaceful. so you're going to hear him talk about that as well as this message we heard from protesters

on defunding the police. as we saw all day on sunday, president trump continued to try to link that to joe biden, and many officials close to the president believe this is a good idea. they believe this will help them get moderate voters who might not want to go that far. reporting from the white house, kristen holmes, cnn. the former u.s. secretary of state and retired general colin powell had some harsh words for president trump on sunday. criticizing mr. trump's handling of the protests, saying he had, quote, drifted away from the constitution. powell also called the president dishonest and accused him of damaging u.s. standing around the world. i mean, look at what he has done to divide us. forget immigrants, let's put up a fence in mexico. forget this, let's do this. he is insulting us throughout the world. he is being offensive to our allies. he is not taking into account what our foreign policy is and how it's being affected by his actions.

and the one word i have to use with respect to what he's been doing for the last several years i never would have used before for the four presidents i worked for, he lies, he lies about things and he gets away with it because people will not hold him accountable. >> powell told cnn he plans to vote for democrat joe biden in november. biden is set to meet privately with george floyd's family on monday. in minneapolis nine members of the city council have committed to start defunding and dismantling the police department. at a rally the council president said there's no intent to not have a police department, at least in the short term. and moving forward, they want input from all communities on what policing in the city should look like. >> right now our police department is not making our community feel safe.

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landmarks across new york, including one world trade center, were lit blue and gold on sunday night in honor of flattening the covid-19 curve. new york celebrating a downturn in tests, hospitalizations and deaths connected to the pandemic. new york city is now entering phase one of a reopening plan because of that success. as the governor said, bending the covid-19 curve. but around the world, the number

of confirmed cases has now passed 7 million with nearly 403,000 deaths. many of those infections have been coming from latin american countries of late, most notably brazil, mexico, peru and chile. on sunday all four of them reporting a record number of new deaths and cases. but in europe the situation continues to improve. the uk reporting just 77 new deaths and imposing travel restrictions to keep the infection rate down. starting today, visitors will have to self-isolate for at least 14 days upon arriving. anna stewart joins me now from london. yeah, it's been controversial. a lot of people have sort of been saying, why did you wait? how's it going to work? how's is it going to be enforced? >> so, it's only just been enforced in the uk long after many european countries introduced quarantine. we've had a few flights arriving this morning. those people arriving into the uk had to file an online form

listing their contact details and address, where they expect to self-isolate for the next two weeks. in terms of enforcement, it's not expected to be heavily enforced at this stage, but it is day one. policeman will be able to go do spot checks to check if they are there. they could face a fine of 1,000 pounds, around $1,300. however, michael, there are lots of sort of loopholes. they are allowed, for instance, to go allowed get food and medicine from the shops, and, really, there is not much power here for the police. they can't enter an address in terms of enforcement with quarantine. so lots of loopholes there. we're not quite sure how heavily it will be enforced, but two weeks at home for those arriving today. >> yeah, and tell us a bit more about the criticism of this. it's been fairly broad. i mean, you know, from airlines and others. fill us in on that. >> yeah, i mean, so much criticism from all sides, really. firstly, those airlines you

mentioned. the huge fallout for the tumorer tourism industry. british areas, ez jet and rian air have all threatened legal action against the government. this would have been effective right at the beginning when the uk had much fewer cases than much of europe. now it has some of the worst numbers on the continent. some say it's too broad or blunt a measure at this stage and really test individuals and isolate them, rather than isolating absolutely everybody that travels in. there is a really interesting argument for those that actually want to see a quarantine, want people to self-isolate. all these loopholes they say make it pretty ineffective. the fact they can go to food and shops. travel on public transportation. also michael, people that live at the same address of those who have just come back to the uk they can still go about their business. they're expected to isolate or kind of distance from each other in the house, but they can still go out and about.

so lots of problems, really, foreseen with this 14-day quarantine here in the uk. michael? >> seems to have a lot of holes in it. good to see, anna. anna stewart there at heathrow. now the 2020 tokyo olympics have already been postponed, as you would know, until next year, due to the coronavirus pandemic. and now tokyo officials warn a possible second wave could cause a drastically slimmed down schedule. our will ripley sat down with the governor of tokyo to see how the games could be further impacted. >> reporter: tokyo governor yuriko koike, thank you so much for joining us on cnn. >> with my pleasure. >> you have said that it might be necessary to host a simplified olympics next year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and i see you have your mask on there. you're practicing all of the social distancing and protective measures. aside from everybody wearing masks, what could a simplified olympics actually look like? >> translator: the tokyo 2020 olympics are an important event

everyone has been waiting for. the postponement cost a lot and more than anything, we do not know what the coronavirus situation will be like in july next year. we have a few uncertainties here. it costs a lot to begin with. we need understanding from the people of tokyo for it. we must not spend too much. we have to make the games safe for athletes and spectators. we have to identify the specifics of the virus. develop the curing medicine. improve the testing facilities. but we cannot afford to let the battle against the coronavirus last for 10 or 20 years. >> i would like to ask you to address the speculation that was out there in previous months that japan deliberately downplayed the virus situation in the early stages of the pandemic because the government wanted to host the olympics on schedule. how do you respond to those critics? >> translator: the tokyo metropolitan government has been accurately updating the number of deaths and infections. i understand that updating with

the accurate numbers and observing the infection trends on a daily basis is necessary to curve the second wave to come. >> so the olympics did not shape japan's pandemic response in any way, is that what you're saying? >> translator: the tokyo olympics are the goal in timing to win over the coronavirus. but the coronavirus countermeasures need to be built in a hurry to protect the lives and the health of the japanese people, regardless of whether we have the olympic games. >> as you know, governor, tokyo is a mega-city, densely populated, and yet you continue testing a very small number when compared to other large cities. health experts have speculated that there are likely many more cases in tokyo and in japan than the official numbers reflect because of the limited testing, and yet your death count remains extraordinarily low. how is that possible? >> translator: that is all thanks to the cooperation by the people of tokyo.

in the past masks were only worn by the japanese and bank robbers. wearing masks has become the ordinary custom for the japanese since the pandemic of spanish flu in 1918. and we have been advocating through this time to avoid these three c's, closed spaces, crowded places, close conversation. this curved quite the number of infections. the sense of hygiene of the japanese people was superb and that helped suppress the number of deaths compared to the western countries. >> we wish you well as you navigate through what are undoubtedly going to be challenging times ahead. tokyo governor yuriko koike, thank you so much for joining us. well, new zealand is reporting zero active coronavirus cases for the first time since late february. the country has not reported any new cases for 17 days.

with early action and strict measures being attributed to the success. the news comes as the prime minister jacinda ardern moves the country to level one rules. this means the easing of all domestic restrictions, including those on businesses, schools and services, though social distancing will still be encouraged. the killing of george floyd is sparking global anger. how protestors around the world are demanding racial justice and an end to police brutality. we'll have more on that when we come back.

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welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm michael holmes. you're watching "cnn newsroom." calls for racial justice have been taking place around the world this weekend. clashes broke out in belgium on sunday. police using tear gas and water cannons to disperse about 100 protesters. in italy's financial capital milan, protesters gathering to show support for black lives matter. and to protest the killing of george floyd. and thousands protesting outside the u.s. embassy in madrid to show solidarity with calls for racial justice. journalist al goodman joins me now from madrid. fill us in on what happened there. who was there? >> hi, michael. these protesters in madrid, several thousands, were basically out there in solidarity with the american protestors demanding justice in the killing of george floyd. so there were photos of george floyd. there were signs saying "black lives matter".

there were chants of "no justice, no peace". and there were signs criticizing president donald trump. now, the u.s. embassy, which is normally heavily fortified, was even more so on sunday. we were out there with lots of police in riot gear. we caught up with one of the organizers of this protest, a college student in madrid, and here's what she had to say about why her group, which formed just a week ago, organized this protest. let's listen. >> the main point that we are searching for here is demonstrating because we want to show our support to the black lives matter community in the united states, but also we want to denounce and to demonstrate against structural racism and institutional racism here in spain because it is an issue here. >> michael, you asked who was at the demonstration. well, a lot of spaniards, but

also a lot of african immigrants here in spain. africa being just across the mediterranean sea, the strait of gentlem gibraltar from spain. they represent a very tiny percent of the population. this was clear at the protest on sunday, they have been victims of racism of spain. in addition to calling out the name of george floyd, the names of several people who had dubious deaths, contested deaths involving police were also called out. so all of this in a protest in covid very hard to maintain the social distancing, as you can see. michael? >> yeah, a problem around the world. al, thank you. al goodman in madrid there for us. now, the uk's health secretary warning of further coronavirus spread due to the black lives matter protests. over the weekend, anti-racism protests gripped the united kingdom. in london 12 protesters were arrested on sunday, however, the london metropolitan police say the majority of protestors demonstrated without any issues

at all. meanwhile in southwest england, protestors tore down a statue of a 17th century slave trader. this is in bristol. the statue first erected in 1895 pulled down with a rope, and as you can see here, thrown into the river. ni nina dos santos is danding stan for us in london. let's start with the protests. as the day came to an end, more violence and arrests. >> yeah, sadly, this is the picture we've seen over the last few days as things become more and more heated across the british capital. thousands of people taking to the streets, starting off in the marches that have taken place over the weekend from the south side of the river thames where the u.s. embassy is now based all the way up towards parliament and westminster. each time they get closer and closer toward the real seat of power in this country, downing street, the official residence of the british prime minister, by the way, only just a stone's throw away from the headquarters

of the metropolitan police that we've seen these ugly scenes at the end of the day when things have turned violent. objects have been tloefr hrown police officers and also the horses they're riding, and as a result, as you mentioned in your introduction, michael, there were about a dozen arrests yesterday. the culmination of this otherwise peaceful protest movement that has been happening over the last few days. it doesn't show any signs of awaiting here. abating here. it stretches across all four corners of the united kingdom. in bristol, we saw some of the most dramatic scenes as the statue of that 17th century slave trader edward colston, a well-known, prominent figure, but also someone who has been a source of controversy in that city in the southwest of england for many, many years. that statue was dragged off its podium and eventually dragged into the river and thrown into the river.

to the ire of government officials, particularly the home secretary came out and said that was wholly unacceptable behavior. and that of course the other thing that people need to remember, as i was pointing out, is that this isn't necessarily a safe time to be protesting. however, many who have taken to the street say, well, look, you know, we also have to deal with this scourge of racism that is just as detrimental to our lives here in this country as the threat of covid-19 and the pandemic. but this is a really difficult time for authorities because this country is set to more or less reopen its economy in just a few days from now. and with that reproduction rate of the virus getting perilously close to the level of one where authorities get quite uncomfortable, that's the rate at which one person can spread it to more people, what they really want to do is try to keep this virus suppressed, keep people maintaining social distancing as much as possible

so they can kickstart the economy before things get even worse, michael. >> nina, thank you. appreciate that. nina dos santos in london for us. and joining me now from london is a lecturer in law. and thanks so much for being with us, sir. >> thank you. >> i got to ask you. it's been remarkable to see the global protests as a result of the death of george floyd. protesting against his death, but often against similar cases in their own countries. what does that tell you? >> think that shows us this death has really resonated around the world. i think not only the kind of visceral horror of george floyd's death at the hands of the police officer in minneapolis, but the way in which that that death was being not adequately investigated and presented by the minneapolis police force. i mean, we were told -- i think we forget now with all of the protests that the minneapolis police force told us that george floyd had died because he was

resisting arrest before the video was released, and i think that that combination of not only disrespect for the actual value of human life, particularly black life, and the kind of architecture of institutional covering up of that kind of offense is something that a lot of people have connected to and in a lot of different areas around the world. >> there's been a lot of talk about this defund the police movement here in the u.s. we had a segment on it yesterday. it's basically talking about not sort of shutting down police forces, but let's redirect a lot of their funds into social services and things that will benefit society that will mean there will be less requirement for police. i mean, is that something do you think that has legs there where you are, for example, or internationally? >> well, i wouldn't be an expert in terms of actual that kind of scale of police transformation, i think that we have to recognize that institutions do

emerge and ins dugtitutions do decline. you know, at one point in a lot of western countries the priesthood had a much larger social role. i think we can think about what kind of work do police do that could be undertaken by social workers, by those who have, you know, a much greater proximity to the community, and i think that, you know, this is a time for real, real serious conversations. >> yeah. yeah, that is a sort of thrust of it, exactly. you know, i was going to ask you, too, you know, when you look at the uk where you are, i think it was 2017, the lammy review showed that black people comprised 3% of the population, they make up about 12% of the prison population. in the u.s. it's even a greater disparity. i think more than 30%, on average. what do you think of the root causes of that and how to, you know, alleviate that, mitigate that? >> well, i think that the root causes of that are that a lot of

the legislation and a lot of the laws that were passed into so-called guarantee racial equality haven't made the kind of substantive transformations that we like to believe that they have. and i think that a lot of people, a lot of the younger generation that's currently leading these kind of black lives matter protests all around the world have grown up being told that they were equal, that, you know, that racism was something of the past, and as they are emerging into adulthood, they're seeing that, whether it's in criminal justice, like you mentioned, whether it's in education, whether it's in housing, whether it's in employment, the statistics speak for themselves and they're seeing that that equality is not something that's playing out and they're very angry about it. >> yeah, yeah, well put. i'm just wondering, you know, as you look broadly across the globe at what is happening, do you feel this is a whole moment in the police brutality, racism movement that is somehow different to previous cases and protests? i mean, it's difficult to be

confident given how other, you know, seemingly potential seminal moments have come and gone. >> this does seem to be something that is a little bit different in terms of not only the scale of the protests, but also the intensity of the feeling around the death of george floyd, and, of course, we can't forget breonna taylor and others as well. it's very interesting for us in this moment because we've all grown up, you know, learning about the civil rights or the anti-apartheid struggle and watching movies like "selma" and "invictus." i would have been at this protest, i would have been speaking out. well, that opportunity is here. that moment is now. i think a lot of people are thinking about what can i do and a lot of people are getting in the streets and trying to make their voices heard and i would encourage people to do that as well. >> exactly, safely, with the coronavirus, but the thing that is interesting about coronavirus in a lot of, you know, health experts are worried that it could be a seeding or spreading event, all these protestors out there. but, you know, the sort of irony

is that a lot of the people who are protesting who are, you know, black and brown are the ones that are disproportionately affected by coronavirus as well. so that even has a racial side to it. >> absolutely. i mean, that's the real connection, you know? it's not -- it's not what i consider ironic, but something that i consider structural and systemic, you know? absolutely, the concerns around coronavirus is something that has to be taken seriously. people who do decide to go out to these demonstrations need to ensure that they have the proper safety gear. organizers need to try to maintain social distance as much as that is possible. but as much as coronavirus is a public health crisis, so is racism, and they intersect in the way that black and minority people in places like the uk and the united states are the people who are often on the front lines who are disproportionately being infected and dying from coronavirus, and so those two issues cannot be separated. and i think trying to say that we shouldn't protest in order to

ensure that we can respect some of the policies around coronavirus, i think is misreading the situation. >> well put. thanks so much. really appreciate it. >> thank you for having me, michael. well, palestinian lives matter. a familiar slogan that's being tweaked in tel aviv. protesters say police brutality is a problem in their world, too, but not the only one. their demands coming up. 'm not h! you're having one more bite! no! one more bite! ♪ kraft. for the win win.

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drenching the gulf coast with heavy rain, wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour. cnn's meteorologist derek van dam is in new orleans with the latest. >> so far this has been a manageable tropical storm for the city of new orleans. a city that is so susceptible to flooding. of course this one has been different because it is against the backdrop of several national emergencies taking place across the country, namely the covid-19 pandemic. we'll call this a trial run for what meteorologists believe and are predicting to be an above average and extremely active atlantic hurricane season. there are still threats going forward for the greater new orleans metropolitan area and across southeastern louisiana and the coastal areas of mississippi, alabama, and into the panhandle of florida, namely storm surge threat potential overnight and the potential for flash flooding as well. in the city of new orleans, the sewage and drainage system here is well over 100 years old and can quickly be taken over by

extremely heavy rain. i'm cnn meteorologist derek van dam from new orleans. now, opponents of israel's west bank annexation plans are seizing the opportunity of the global protests. "palestinian lives matter," the rallying cry of thousands of protesters, linking this scene in tel aviv to that of black lives matter in the u.s. speakers, including u.s. senator bernie sanders, oppose israeli government annexation plans and like their american counterparts these protestors are angry, too at police brutality. especially the recent killing of an unarmed autistic palestinian. oren liebermann joins me now from jerusalem to talk about all of this. let's start with the opposition to the annexation, growing both there and internationally.

>> certainly. and that was a big part of this, and you heard from u.s. senator bernie sanders who spoke via video message, saying that there must be opposition to israel's illegal plans to an ex-parts of the west bank. that was echoed by israeli and palestinian lawmakers who said an exation would lead to violence and apartheid. we saw that in what police estimate 2,000 protesters there. we certainly expect to see more protesters coming out. this group of protestors, primarily left wing it seems have a quasi ally in the right-wing opposed to annexation. why? a partial annexation of the west bank, they say, leaving open the possibility of a palestinian state. for that reason they're opposed to the annexation as laid out under the trump administration's plan to peace. an interesting group of friends here or allies working together against annexation. of course internationally we have seen opposition grow, certainly from the palestinians, who have warned something like this, a move of even partial annexation of the west bank

would be the cancellations of the oslo accords. jordan's foreign minister has come out strongly against annexation as well as the arab league and the european union. and that could come in the form of either some sort of sanctions or european countries recognizing a state of palestine. they haven't been too specific about that, largely because israel hasn't been too specific about -- or prime minister benjamin netanyahu's plans, i should say. >> yeah, that leads into a good follow-up. what do we know about his intentions? you know, what are the options in front of him? >> well, netanyahu has been incredibly quiet about this one. he met with settler leaders who are in favor of the plan. he's been fighting those settler leaders, the more ideological settler leaders who are more opposed to the plan. as for a map, it seems he and very few others have actually seen a map. israeli reporting that even the chief of staff of the army, the foreign defense minister haven't even seen a map.

that's troubling from the perspective it's the defense minister and the army on the ground that have to prepare for a defense of whatever map is annexed and the foreign minister has to try to explain this to the international community. what are netanyahu's options when those options do become available? well, it's a spectrum hire. it could be a declaration or a statement or it could be annexing everything under the trump administration's plan for middle east peace or he could go beyond that. so there is a range of options here and the response will depend on what netanyahu chooses. >> yeah, it's something you want some clarity on, isn't it? oren liebermann, thank you. appreciate it. good to see you in jerusalem. all right. we'll be right back right after the break. don't settle for less. new revitalift triple power with pro-retinol plus hyaluronic acid and vitamin c. it visibly reduces wrinkles. firms. and brightens. now that's triple power. revitalift triple power moisturizer from l'oreal.

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south korean mega stars bts, beyonce, lady gaga, all among performers and speakers for youtube's "dear class of 2020" event. former u.s. president barack obama also making an appearance. here's what he had to say to graduates. >> you don't have to accept the world as it is. you can make it into the world as it should be and could be. you can create a new normal. one that is fairer and gives everybody opportunity and treats everyone equally. and builds bridges between people instead of dividing them. >> the virtual event also featured a rendition of the famous poem "still, i rise" by maya angelou, recorded by black female artists and entertainers, have a listen. >> out of the huts of history's shame, i rise up from a past that is rooted in pain. >> i rise.

>> i'm a black ocean leaping and wide, welling and swelling, i bear in the tide. >> leaving behind nights of terror and fear, i rise -- >> -- into a daybreak that is wondrously clear. >> i rise. >> bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave. >> i am the hope and the dream of the slave. >> i rise. >> i rise. >> i rise. >> i rise. >> thanks for spending part of your day with us and watching "cnn newsroom." i'm michael holmes. thanks for your company. natalie allen picks it up from here. she's wearing lilac.

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