this is g.w. newsline from berlin tonight in the united states a city in pain and protest following the death of an unarmed black man in police custody the city of minneapolis has seen a 2nd difference durations and looting protesters say they are angry over the death of george floor he died shortly after police arrested him on monday also coming up tonight condemnation of china after it approves a new security law in hong kong the decision widely to further inflame tensions in the territory where protests have escalated this week. and the agony of the

airlines the european budget choir easyjet cutting $4500.00 jobs as a 3rd of its workforce and it's not the only carrier suffering in the coronavirus pandemic and the jury is still out on whether it really works but some south african farmers say warm would help against the spanish flu a century ago and they say you can beat the cold war on a virus today. i'm gone to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world at welcome we start tonight in the u.s. where the city of minneapolis has been shaken by a 2nd day of angry demonstrations and looting following the death of a black man in police custody the mayor of the city in the state of minnesota has.

asked the governor to send in the national guard he's also called for criminal charges to be filed against the officer who was seen kneeling on george floyd's neck the u.s. department of justice says it has launched an investigation. minneapolis is a city on fire and outpouring of rage over the death of a black man at the hands of police this auto parts store is one of several businesses in the city that was set ablaze by angry protest is. elsewhere there was vandalism looting and clashes between demonstrators and riot police. the minneapolis police department has praised its offices for showing restraint in their response. you know our officers. did not do not intend nice people you know our officers were there they were

present. and reactionary and i will tell you that. it's amazing the amount of restraint. by. all of law enforcement out there america that it's the police's response in this incident that sparked the protests in this video taken by a bystander 46 year old george floyd is heard gasping for breath and peed in with a policeman who has his knee on his neck. the officer derek children kept his knee on floyd's nick for several minutes even after he stopped speaking and moving floyd was pronounced dead at a hospital 90 minutes off to this encounter the lawyer representing his family says he was a victim of racism freud had been arrested on suspicion that he'd used a counterfeit 20 done a note at a nearby store. that was the allegation that he were. trying to.

commit some kind of forgery which is worse a. crime. but the police. you. boys when they are you know just doesn't make sense. for he's have said an autopsy will be performed to determine if the neck compression to his stiff the mayor of minneapolis has called for criminal charges against the officer who pinned down and the other police officers were with him at the scene have all been fired but that's not the anger instead george floyd's death has sparked a fresh fury in the u.s. of a police treatment of black americans. george

floyd would still be if he were. on him and that if there were a white man he would not be on the ground we have seen when dylan reed seen with all their white supremacist groups when even in minnesota and massachusetts and michigan and prost the country there and right and this is that our arms andrea 40 seven's with you know assault rifles and they have marched on the governor's mansion here in minnesota they have marched on capitals in kansas and in michigan and they have not been treated the same like they have not been a used in any type of way police have never put their hands on any white supremacist are armed which i personally knew had an assault rifle i would be in fear of my life but yet i'm a man who was in a lot of ways allegedly they're saying is a legit crime was ordering which barry love misdemeanor and

not nonviolent crime he was on the ground and they really like he was not also it was not. resisting arrest area others. on the nearby track in la restaurant showing that he was not resisting officers officers chose to put them in not. a list at least art has and has not been a troll that is not. used in normal practice i believe and not only that everyone who has been strange and martial arts. is like now that it is not only awaits a murderer someone to torture them wound murdering. there was angel there with the minneapolis in tbilisi the china is coming under international criticism for its plan to impose a war restricting public protest in hong kong pro-democracy advocates say the wall

by awaits the freedoms of hong kong's special one country 2 systems and status in a joint statement today the united kingdom the united states also throwing in canada said the legislation would curtail people's liberties and dramatically erode the territories all told me. too soon i homecomings legislative council and democratic lawmakers struggled to get past security guards with a bag he said it contained a rotten plant symbolizing what he said was the decay of hong kong's rule of law and way of life. the national people's congress approved plans to proceed with laws against anything china sees as a threat to its authority over the semi autonomous region. the law would allow mainland security agencies to operate openly in hong kong pro-democracy activists now feel for their civil liberties as the one who have been arrested for

a prize fight hall called police and they were jailed for for good times in the shadow of hong kong i've never imagined to be arrested by secret police is appointed by beijing if they wish i need to study shows and as it is shenzhen quanto all beijing which would be a really terrible and like that's no differences of hong kong and china china says the new law will benefit hong kong's long term prosperity and stability the u.k. u.s. a strong and canada was swift to condemn the move we are deeply troubled about this step and we put out a joint statement and the decision now lies with china but if it follows through on this legislation and implements it it would clearly violate the autonomy of the people of hong kong. they have also been closed in germany to reprimand china over the incident it's obvious that we just cannot sit down and watch international law being broken by the chinese government and it's obvious that the implementation of

the national security legislation would exactly bring this so it's obvious that the european countries have to come together as soon as possible to talk about consequences. of these new laws that china's latest move to question anything that undermines its national security they could take effect within the next few months . here's a look now at some of the other stories are making headlines around the world the flooding in bangladesh in the aftermath of cyclonic am on has devastated tens of thousands of homes the death toll there and in neighboring india has exceeded 100 estimates suggest at least 100000 people are stranded near their homes with nowhere to go and without food or clean water walk down restrictions in the u.k. will be eased to allow groups of 6 people to meet outside prime minister boris johnson says the new rules take effect on monday people will be allowed to meet in parks in private outdoor spaces provided they stay 2 metres apart.

the london based budget airline easyjet is cutting $4500.00 jobs that's 30 percent of its workforce but it's far from being the only airline that is suffering from the coronavirus pandemic the entire industry has lost significant altitude. easyjet is another inevitable victim of the virus which has infected every single european airline of course it's the workers who are suffering most as the businesses slash labor costs to stay afloat it's not just easy jet the rest of the industry is also slashing jobs ryanair and virgin aside to cut $3000.00 each with british airways to let go of $12000.00. outside of europe the story is the same and not just tan lines but play makers too some have gone out of business others reducing staffing costs wherever they can the biggest figure to date emirates is

reportedly preparing to cut up 230000 posts some airlines including easy jet are already taking careful steps to reopen their networks so why cut jobs because damage has already been done trade body i.r. time has warned that passenger demand could take until 2024 to reach preplanned demick levels for some airlines it's too late many are already bankrupt or in life support. my colleague chris cooper from the business is here he's been following this story because we're talking about airlines cutting thousands of jobs everywhere is it all because of the pandemic or is there something else at play here there has been an underlying problem which is low prices and phasing in huge competition that the airline sector aviation sector has been seeing and these low prices have been a huge problem to some airlines particularly the ones that don't have

a fluffy fluffy financial cushion so we're talking about low cost care in a region. in italy has been troubled for years and then the pandemic hit and that was like pouring a barrel of gasoline onto this simmering ambers and we have companies going under companies going bankrupt we have companies like hoping for state aid and i think we're going to see more cases of that so let's move forward then i know there aren't a lot of people flying right now what challenges will the aviation industry be facing moving full well the 1st sounds is to survive and i think i think we're going to see more government stepping in there in order to provide essential help looking at have there be less planes in the sky in the immediate. aftermath of the pandemic about half the global fleet was grounded right now it will take until 2023 the international air travel association. to reach pretty pen demick levels and

the most important issue if you look ahead will be to create an environment that people feel comfortable in to travel creating space in a confined space like in an airplane cabin that's going to be difficult so for example leaving the middle seat open as some companies have been doing that could be a way going forward in a 2nd step it will be very important to attract customers high paying customers customers buying business class that is for exam because that's where you make the money in the aviation industry however it's going to be tough because we've all been doing video conference chats for the last couple of weeks and you have to keep in mind that budgets are strained around the world even with companies and you never know whether they're going to have the money to send people having around the world and it's hard to believe that the airlines can exist by keeping the middle seat free that's just that seems almost impossible what is flying going to look like then after this pandemic well i think there's going to be less touches whether

it is during check in whether it is opening the overhead bin whether it's using your entertainment system on board there's going to be more disinfecting going on at the airport with passengers with luggage you might be asked to produce a document stating that you're healthy in countries that might be less invasive there there's going to be stringent tracing just in case you know some passengers on board did contract the virus before hand if we talked about the situation aboard well these are going to be here to stay for the foreseeable future do you say smash just. don't be surprised if your cabin crew wears a face to face shield or other protective gear don't be surprised if they're don't they're not coming down the aisle to serve any food a robot might in a couple of years and when we talked. cabin design you know there have been designers working around with the seating arrangement how about a middle seat facing backward i like that idea so that there's space to put shields

in between passengers and whatever they excel that's right it but i wonder if you'll be able to hear what the person next to you is saying that it's this strange new world that's for sure sometimes you don't want to sometimes you don't like chris thank you. well the race to find a cure for the corona virus has revived interest in herbal medicines although none has so far been proven to be effective but a group of farmers in south africa is cashing in on hype surrounding the african worm would take a look. in south africa's eastern cape province farmer john abbott sally and his family are picking the herb african the war would. be. everyone. in a moment also the. something between a david oh yeah reporting from the roof of a very very important lake and. the family can pick as many as

10 backs at day. you can find the plant all over the place it has been growing here for a long time and the local farmers have been using it as a traditional medicine but now the demand is going up which is good for business here. back in the village they sell the plant for 4 years a back prices have increased along with demand for the herb there is a better place you know we like many believe warmer which can protect them from the koran of virus although there's no scientific proof i give the fed some of these because this is a good look around and. say are you question of being in one child plans for. their young parents or come flowing and pretty you feel a lucy. come clean you know the right of you know what the villagers also believe in warm words medicinal properties they've been using it for generations

even though the village has no electricity no one he has been to the doctor for years one which is prized as one of the most powerful medicinal herb people here say it clears up a stomach ache and half an hour. a fever in 3 days all those letters to get of to get a. bottle is a good medicine if you put your faith. you know if you are there and. there's also a growing demand in big cities such as port elizabeth an hour's drive from the village the corona virus is spreading rapidly and urban areas despite the lockdown . has been growing warm wood for the last year the grandmother has been taking it for flu now business is brisk glance he has sold 20 bunches today for one euro each but she doesn't believe it can protect people against corona and i was the one of the cities that didn't take them to the letter. i think made it through the day.

that this is the case if you could think about it if you don't about it. i don't know but what i. wanted to show you what temp the customers been asking you as well what are your customers and i'm telling them even if you're not it could be them here but john i. feel safe from the virus his daily cup of warm which tea has a bitter taste but he reckons it's worth it one which he says helped his grandmother to survive spanish flu. because. well here in berlin a long delayed building project is finally underway the monument to freedom and unity was supposed to be finished last november but a range of problems delayed groundbreaking until today the monument will stand right in the center of the german capital now it's supposed to remind the world of what people can do when they stand together bet could be the peaceful uprising that

ended a dictatorship 30 years ago or in the case of the monument moving a giant sea soul. the best view will be from above. the unity seesaw is one of the many names berliners have given to the latest big building project to kick off an architect's rendering shows the 50 metre long memorial to east germany's peaceful revolution and to german unity. the fact that people were able to bring down the dictatorship without bloodshed deserves a prominent place in the capital i can only say with great wonder that we have to remember the courage of these people. it's already been a long road 22 years of work led up to the groundbreaking there were many obstacles including most recently water bats living where the stand there were also disputes

over the location. the head of the stasi says the location is just right this was the power center of the east german regime. that the central committee the governing council they were all based right here this a counterweight to that. showing that people struggled for freedom and succeeded it's very important construction is supposed to be completed by the end of next year. our sports news now the english premier league will restart its season on june 17th it was put on hold in march because of the coronavirus pandemic premiership clubs have agreed that the remaining games will be played behind closed doors to match is left over from match day 28 will kick off the restart aston villa against sheffield united and manchester city versus arsenal then

a full schedule of games will be played the following weekend italy's top flight football league syria on has also decided to resume behind closed doors on june 20th. in germany's bonus league or be leipzig hosted head to berlin on wednesday night in a heated battle that had big implications for both clubs hence it's a nother step towards survival while whites inched closer to qualifying for the champions league. heads were knocking early in this one. life 6 tyler adams and had his mob in platen hot collided going for the ball as platen hot looked to get the worst of it. but the defender stayed in the game long enough to curl a fantastic quarter that found marco group which. ha. ha drew it's time to run perfectly to give had a nerdy lead less than 20 minutes later life seek return the favor christen kuku

the bulls assist leader found lucas costa maya who headed home for the home side to level the score $11.00. after the break just after the hour mark marcel holliston bert's aggressiveness hurt the home side the life sick defender picked up his 2nd yellow and was sent off. down a man didn't stop live sick t.-mo than a patch or chick who fired towards goal he had to keep or yards time looked at stop did but somehow the boss slipped from his grasp ruled an own goal take it to one we . were given a lifeline thanks to leipsic physicality in the 81st minute. newcomer christophe biotic who served in minutes earlier converted from the spot to level the school to 2.

i should have both i say to the court before the match i should what i mean good for them i admit i did for the head that they meant this is the most important today's critical leipsic remain unbeaten since the restart and so does head to berlin behind new head coach bruno laba dia. and we've got breaking news in the last few minutes u.s. president donald trump has signed an executive order to make social media companies liable for what users say on their platforms you know currently these platforms such as facebook and twitter cannot be held accountable for user generated posts this all started earlier this week when twitter fact checked 2 of donald trump's tweets about mail in voting trump accused twitter of trying to stifle free speech and influence the outcome of the 2020 presidential election twitter says the tweets had violated its rules on what it says he calls the key social issue of

voting. for more now i'm joined by even porter he's a sister professor at the school of media and public affairs at george washington university in washington d.c. and it's good to have you on the show so talk to us talk us through exactly what does this executive order do. it's good to be here the executive order to 2 things merrily. removes protections that social company social media companies have enjoyed which protected them from legal liability about the post of their users so before this executive order was signed in theory a user could post anything he or she wanted on social media in the company itself would not be responsible if the material were libel or defamatory in any way under the thinks executive order that's no longer the case now of course the executive order isn't going to be you know is going to hold up in a court exactly as it stands it's already clear that will be subjected to many

aggressive legal challenges but there's a broader point here this executive order is about an aggressive or tallit ory move that the trump administration is making in response to trump in fact check on twitter it's an attack on big tech companies that the fig picture matters here more than the smaller details of the executive order when they're likely to be rolled back and let me just ask you about what this executive order that the power that it has or doesn't have i understand you know the law that basically protects social media platforms from the post that you or i would you would post that comes from the 1996 communications decency act a law that was passed by congress so the us president he doesn't have the authority to change the law only congress has that authority correct correct that's right this is a clear use or patient of congress is our an authority for that reason it will be challenged by many organizations and entities across the political spectrum already

today in washington we're seeing groups from the left right and center voicing their objection to it. and the tweets in question that started this earlier this week that were flagged by twitter the u.s. president was claiming that mail in vote would ensure a rigged election in november but that's not true correct that is that is false right. there are some claims that are ambiguous perhaps. however as far as trump claims go there's no question trump was issuing a false a trump was advancing a false and and he was fact checked and many public leaders are affected constantly by aggressive fact checking organizations he didn't respond well to this fact check however and what about social media companies should they be responsible for you know untruths being distributed on their platforms particularly in political

campaigns. it's very clear that when fat checks are applied people respond across the political spectrum by becoming more accurate right so therefore creates a disincentive for politicians to spread lies and misinformation ok social media companies can in should issue fact checks in order to convince people of the truth to let people know what's what and to separate fact from fiction even unfortunately we're out of time even border we appreciate your insights tonight thank you. thank you you're watching the news the day is next.

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come to heart. the russian internet attorney today starts june 18th d.w. . trade tariffs who weigh in 5 g. the corona virus pandemic and now yet again protests and violence in hong kong these are all major points of friction between china and the united states but it is hong kong where the world may be witnessing a geopolitical rebalancing awaited in favor of war not peace and for the 1st time it appears beijing may not care if washington doesn't like what is happening in hong kong tonight the world's 2 largest economies watching each other and unable to see eye to eye this cannot.