this is do w. news live from berlin protests erupt across the us demanding justice for george floyd who was killed in police custody in the city of minneapolis for earlier this week the end rest following his dad has given away to a 4th night of demonstrations and filings from coast to coast. also coming up the e.u. the u.s.

and britain the war china against imposing a strict new security law on hong kong and the beijing tells them your efforts are doomed to failure. and feeding the needy hit hard by the coronavirus shut down in mexico city palace to show media stars spreading the spirit of giving among his 2000000 instagram followers. by mary in evanston it's good to have you with us 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 officers involved has been charged with murder demonstrations have been spreading. cross the

country with some turning increasingly violent like in new york city where police made dozens of arrests crowds gathered in front of the white house many chanting black lives matter there were also clashes in atlanta where protesters set fire to a police car and several 1000 people rallied in houston texas the city where george floyd grew up. to be reporters stacey ivins 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 stacey 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 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 what 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 seeing 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 say so 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 that the parity 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 220 this is still a problem in the united states so when you're talking about equality and you're talking about economic security protesters say 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 and so many other areas 6 seconds 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. german chancellor angela merkel looks set to decline an invitation from u.s. president donald trump to this summer's g. 7 summit in washington trump is pushing ahead with plans to host an in person gathering of world leaders in late june but merkel's spokesman said the coronavirus pandemic was likely to prevent her from attending. a locust invasion in india and pakistan is putting food supplies at risk pakistan's economy is already reeling from the coronavirus lockdown and the u.n. says its farming losses could top $5000000000.00. president trump says the u.s. has to cut ties with the world health organization over its handling of the corona virus 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. or us president trump has also announced that he will begin to revoke hong kong's special trade stan is the move comes in response to a 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 now britain also raised 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 relations with china the blow to civil rights and the heavy handed approach by police e.u. foreign ministers expressed concern but took no action at least for now. continue trying to put. pressure on the chinese aside it is 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 office at 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. around the world the coronavirus pandemic has shut down daily life

and the livelihoods of millions who rely on the bustle of city life to get by and that empty streets vendors in mexico are finding it impossible to put food on the family table well now one environmental activist is using his social media fame to help feed the hungry. to hold us and his friends hurry through the aisles of the supermarket. they're on a mission to stockpile vital supplies but not for themselves. with some of them watched as everyone were collecting packets of food to give away today. arturo is one of mexico's best known internet activists famous for giving away food the actions he documents on social media inspired millions. many mexicans live hand

to mouth they sell talk chewing gum and polish people sous but there's no business because the streets are empty we have to help them put food on the table. stay at home is the rallying cry in mexico normally packed streets are deserted and beggars are left empty handed. for more than half the population it's impossible to work from home or even on a reduced schedule no customers means no sales and no income are taro is here to help roberto here is having no luck selling tacos how long can you hold out financially. it's difficult to be honest we are a family of 5 i don't know how i'll make ends meet it's really hard. roberto gets today's 1st care package are still doesn't have to look far to find people who need help these vendors are desperate. i haven't earned a single pay so today. is pregnant but she can't stay at home she has to earn money

. we have to pay the rent gas electricity. arturo's always ready with his phone his videos are a call to action. when the police please help if you can things are really bad. help where it's needed thanks to civic solidarity. the government promises aid. is delivering it. would. be even provides masks and gloves for the police. arturo has turned his videos into a challenge he nominates 5 friends to follow his lead then they must challenge another 5. the idea is for us all to

inspire each other and everyone puts together $1200.00 packages whatever they can we are building an army for change. gives out his last package of the day to help pay a little while longer. and now a look at some of today's other developments in the coronavirus pandemic taiwan has approved the drug or him disappear for the treatment of patients with covert 19 the drug was originally developed by the california based company gilliatt sciences to come back ebola it was approved by u.s. regulators this month italy is easing travel restrictions as of wednesday's italians will be free to travel abroad as well as domestically from one region to another foreigners will also be allowed to enter and exit the country u.s. media reports say north america's professional basketball league the n b a plans to restart its season on july 31st the n.b.a.

has been looking into several possible formats for how play could resume well in german soccer by your liver couzin recorded a one nil victory over freiburg on friday to kick off another weekend of bundesliga action there when slaver crews an up to 3rd in the table germany international or the only goal of the game poking home from a cute angle. however it's made history as he became the 1st player to score 35 bundesliga goals before the age of 21. and before we go here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you this hour. protesters in the u.s. demand justice for george floyd the death of the an armed black man in police custody in minneapolis earlier this week has triggered a wave of national outrage there been angry scenes as tensions mount and cities

across the country. you're watching news coming to you from berlin i'll be back at the top of the hour it was another update for you in the meantime don't forget you can always get the latest news and information on our website just go to www dot com omarion evansdale for me and the entire news team thanks for watching. both. mug or just.