i am. i am. i am. this is digital you news live from berlin protests are robbed across the us demanding justice for george floyd who was killed in police custody in the city of minneapolis earlier this week the unrest following his death has given way to a 4th night of demonstrations and violence from coast to coast. also coming up the european union the united states and britain warn china and against imposing a straight new security law in hong kong paging tells them your efforts are doomed

to failure. i am. american evan stan thanks for joining me we begin in the united states with scenes of angry protests across the country in reaction to the death of an unarmed black man in police custody 46 year old george floyd died as he was being detained in the city of minneapolis earlier this week one of the police involved officers involved has been charged with murder demonstrations have been spreading across the country with some turning increasingly violent like here in new york city where police made dozens of arrests crowds also gathered in front of the white house with many people chanting black lives matter there are clashes in atlanta too where protesters had fire to a police car several 1000 people. also rallied in houston texas the city where

george floyd grew up. well d.w. correspondent stefan siemens has been out on the streets of minneapolis and he sent us this report. we're at a walgreen's drug store here in minneapolis and this store got looted ransacked and pretty much destroyed 48 hours ago there was a curfew supposed to be in place national guard and police would have according to the theory security and protect that the store but the curfew never happened police and national guard just vanished. and now for someone to just set it on fire. well if the protest and violence in the wake of george floyd's killing seem like a deja vu it's because we have seen it all before the anger and sadness sparked by

racism and violence against black men by police and often in punitive for those responsible for their deaths has led to some of the biggest protests on american soil of the past decade. so i guess in missouri august 24th teen peaceful protest has turned into chaos property damage and heavy handed police response sparked by the fatal shooting of michael brown a black teenager by white police officer karen wilson. wilson said he acted in self defense eyewitnesses said michael brown had his hands raised in surrender before he was killed a police officer was acquitted setting off waves of protest. just a month earlier eric garner had been choked to death by a police officer in new york city suspected of selling cigarettes illegally and his

last words caught on tape before he lost consciousness i can't breathe the officer was not charged. with the deaths of michael brown and eric garner sets in motion months of protests across the country giving world wide recognition to the black lives matter movement. 15 a week of tense protests the spark the death of freddie grey in police custody protests escalated into vandalism an arson when authours he said 1st refused to release details. gray died of a spinal injuries sustained in a police van eyewitnesses said excessive force had been used something the arresting officers denied all 6 were either acquitted or had their charges dropped even after friday grace death was ruled a homicide. charlotte north carolina september 26th

keith lamont's got killed by a black police officer who police say he had a gun his wife who witnessed the shooting said it was a book. demonstrations later turned violent protesters threw bottles and rocks police responded with tear gas and gunfire the unrest lasted 3 nights. the deaths of these men are just the tip of the iceberg hundreds of black men are killed by police every year in the u.s. and african-american men are more than twice as likely to be killed by police then they white counterparts. good good right now george truly has become the latest name on the list and yet again fury and despair of the what many see as the disregard for black lives spilling onto the

streets of america. did up a reporter's stacey vivian's joins me now to talk a bit more about all of this now stacey this began in minneapolis that's where the protests started but now we're seeing it everywhere across the country that's right the arrest of one of the officers involved in the killing of george floyd hasn't calmed anger and frustration from new york to dallas to washington d.c. demonstrators are demanding more and this comes from the sense of desperation there is not one person of conscious who could have watched that video of george floyd on the ground gasping for air begging for his life and his mother and not feel something and so the demonstrators and activists are saying enough is enough and this is an interesting start having this one officer arrested and charged but they

all need to be arrested and charged for murder in order to bring justice to george floyd's family who are seeing people really out on the streets coast to coast but c.c. i mean sadly this is not the 1st instance of a controversial police killing of an unarmed black american people have been out on the streets protesting about previous incidence of this sort of thing actually has anything changed why do we keep seeing these types of things happening in america these are the kinds of questions that i've asked to activists back home i'm from chicago and when i talk to activists from my church the church elders there they tell me that nothing has changed and they say that you need. white people to stand up and speak because they benefit from the privilege that that they have and that nothing is going to change unless they use their privilege to make to bring equality to all americans and i was also just shot that really shocked

but it brought home the message that these people that i know these activists have been fighting for civil rights since the 1960 so before i was born and for them nothing has changed where they tell me is that they had the ku klux klan and people hanging from trees and now you have police who are killing with with out punishment and so there's they're wondering like you when is something going to change and i think that there was a little bit of hope when you look at all these protests across the country because for the 1st time you're really seeing diversity. and unity and these groups when you talk about past instances where you look at what happened with the death of michael brown and ferguson missouri or eric garner and new york this was mostly black people marching and demanding for change and now you're see more diversity more white people and this is what these activists say is needed in order to make

a change so we'll see if it makes a difference and since you touched on it just a moment ago it's not just about police brutality is it's about so much more we know that black communities in the u.s. are also right now suffering disproportionately from the coronavirus pandemic they're more affected economically what's happening. what role does economics play in all of this well when you talk about the coronavirus i think that this has made it more apparent just the spirity between white and black in the united states this huge chasm of equality and access to health care to well paying jobs to better educations and 228 this is still a problem in the united states so when you're talking about

equality and you're talking about economic security protesters are saying we need more we need to lift the shackles of institutional racism in order to make them the american dream assessable to everybody and so that's what they're hoping comes out of what has become a very tragic a very public death dejan there's still lots of work to be done in this in so many other areas civilians thank you so very much for your insights freesheet it you're welcome. all right let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making news around the world. president trump says the u.s. has to cut ties with the world health organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic trump repeated his claim that the organization is under china's control and said it was pressured by beijing to mislead the world about the outbreak brazil has surpassed spain to become the country with the 5th highest

number of confirmed corona virus deaths in the world authorities say over a 1000 people died in just 24 hours bringing the death toll to nearly 28000 the health ministry says there's no way to foresee when infections will peak. german workers are heading back to china in a sign of confidence that the pandemic there is now under control the 1st flight carrying german business representatives left frankfurt for a challenge in the ex-pats had to leave china at the start of the outbreak will spend 2 weeks important on her arrival. and a locust invasion in india and pakistan is putting food supplies at risk pakistan's economy is already reeling from the coronavirus lockdown in the u.n. says it's farming losses could top $5000000000.00. well u.s.

president donald trump has announced that he'll begin to revoke hong kong special trade status the move comes in response to new chinese security legislation that gives beijing more say in the running of the territory china has moved ahead with the law which critics say will be used to quasi political dissent britain also raise concerns about hong kong's autonomy at the un security council the european union joined in the criticism warning that beijing was in breach of its international commitments. the view of hong kong from above is stunning but what is happening in the city itself is straining e.u. relations with china the blow to civil rights and the heavy handed approach by police. foreign ministers expressed concern but took no action at least for now. trying to put. pressure on the chinese aside it is people and he said that he didn't think sanctions were the right way to solve the problems with china the e.u.

is being cautious leaders hope delicate negotiations now underway will give european companies more access to the huge chinese market brussels would also like to bring beijing on board in climate talks a summit with the chinese government set for september should finalize these deals renewed unrest in hong kong has led to calls for the summit scheduled in germany to be cancelled berlin disagrees. entirely. you might also come to the opposite conclusion and say that it is especially important for the european union to sit unified and cohesive at the table and be able to also discuss the uncomfortable topics. but it's not clear whether the e.u. has the clout to put pressure on china for beijing taking more control over hong kong is a key issue. to italy now where no one's iconic cathedral has been reopened after coronavirus lockdown measures were eased worshippers and tourists

alike can walk through the doors of the world famous gothic structure known as il doom once more it comes after the country was subjected tight restrictions as coronavirus swept across the country to all other religious establishments along with major tourist attractions are also up and running. let's get you a quick reminder of our top story this hour. protests break out across the u.s. over justice for george floyd the tensions mount from minneapolis to new york city atlanta and also washington d.c. it follows the death of the 46 year old black man and for his cause to be in the appalachians earlier this week. don't forget you can always get news on the go just download our app for the player or the app store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you're part of

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