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this is d.w. news live from the building another night of chaos in the us as the protesters demand justice for george floyd who was killed in police custody in the city of minneapolis earlier this week found rest following his death has given rise to a full night of demonstrations that have rocked cities across the country also coming out. the e.u. the u.s. and britain warn china against imposing a strict new security law on hong kong but beijing tells them go f. it's doomed to failure. and feeding the needy hit hard by the coronavirus
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shot down in mexico city our social media stunt is spreading to the spirit of giving among his 2000000 instagram followers. i'm rebecca has welcome to the program a wave of outrage has swept across the united states following the death of an on a black man in police custody in minneapolis where 46 year old george floyd was being was killed while being to timed by police violence fled for a 4th straight night. silo called police and national guard soldiers have been overwhelmed by demonstrators and protesters have taken to the streets in other cities they've been a trial of destruction in their wake. believe me i'm
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sure over the persistence of police killings reaches boiling point it spilled onto the streets of new york where demonstrators scuffled with offices into the night. was in the southern states of georgia protesters in atlanta faced off with police outside the head offices of media companies c n n the clashes prompted this plea from the mayor. this is chaos a protest has purpose you are describing our city you are describing the life of george lloyd in every other person who has been killed in this country we are better than this. but it's the way that george floyd and many other african-american men have died in police custody that has fueled this public outrage the officer who restrained george floyd has been charged with 3rd degree
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murder. but that isn't enough for these protesters in minneapolis or the victims' relatives 'd. who do they want the 3 other officers at the scene to face murder charges to. authorities impose a curfew in minneapolis to try and calm the tensions after days of unrest but protesters along with looters and arsonists defied it. in washington demonstrators rallied outside the white house president trump condemned the violence that has accompanied protests nationwide in all our situation. happened in annapolis to descend further into lawless anarchy and chaos and we understand that very well that trump promised to speed up the investigation into george floyd's death but the public is demanding more than just another probe into another death of an african american in police custody it's morning for
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institutional change. almost every report to arrant joins me now aaron thanks for joining me so this started obviously in minneapolis but this is fast approaching across the country or yes it is this is the protests surrounding george floyd's death or actually kind of ignited a fire of anger throughout the united states we're seeing bylane protests crop up in many large urban areas and even to a certain extent around the world i mean last night in berlin i saw a group of protestors actually walking down the street trying to wait raise awareness about the death of george floyd so this is really quickly becoming an international issue it's really definitely hit a nerve sadly this is not the 1st instance of a controversial police killing of unarmed black man black man we've seen it many times before several times even this year has anything in the states really changed well to be honest it's hard to talk about individual police departments united states is a massive country but if you're looking at it from kind of
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a bird's eye perspective it doesn't really seem a lot is changing i mean time and time again we're seeing video come out of young black men losing their lives to police officers and as a result the police action and not really much coming of it and you know this isn't just something that's cropped up with the advent of the camera phone i mean we've been seeing these type of incidents for decades in the united states i mean think of the 1902 l.a. race riots which were kicked off when 4 police officers were acquitted of beating rodney king and go even further back i mean the some of the lynchings that we saw in the fifty's and sixty's or even going back to slavery i mean this is a problem the united states has been grappling with for. hundreds and hundreds of years you know i'm a white kid from iowa i'm not going to pretend to actually know what it's like to be black in the united states but it's easy to see how frustrating it can be when a group of people see themselves constantly disadvantaged or actually having their rights taken away and having their life taken away by men in uniform and you know i
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hate to read a quote out on the air but i think i'm going to my the chief of police of my home town police department just released this statement regarding this video and i think it sums it up perfectly he wrote this is a man with 30 years on the police force a couple of days ago i saw a video that shook me to my core and doesn't require any additional information i don't need to know what other videos out there i don't need to know what prompted the encounter i don't need to know what happened in the moments before the video started i don't need to know the personal history of anyone in the video everything i need to know is there in the video a man george floyd was not treated like a human being lost his life another man recklessly took that life with him parenting difference that 2nd man or uniform what we're seeing here is the frustration and anger of a group of people who see their humanity constantly taken away from them by people wearing uniforms and unfortunately if you know the history of united states this is been going on for 400 years yeah well this is obviously more than just i mean obviously the police brutality is
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a massive part of it but it isn't just about police brutality against black americans and communities in the us a suffering black communities are suffering disproportionately say even during at the moment with a crime a virus they've been hit harder than white community so i mean what does a car the economy have to do with this does it play a role oh i definitely mean it has to be if you look at it i mean as i said before i'm a white kid from iowa where the dollars automatically means my socio economic outcomes united states are a lot better than a lot of my black countrymen i mean at the end of the day i have access to better education to better jobs to better. housing market than they do i also don't necessarily have to worry about being the targets of police action as much as they do i mean once it is like i was reading recently there's kind of shocked me was the fact that the average wealth of a black family is 90 percent lower than a white family and a lot of it has to do with housing that they can't get access to bank loans to
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transport money on to the next generation so of course socio economic conditions are going to play a role with this frustration that's building because at the end of the day people are seeing that if you're born black in the united states you don't have the same abilities you don't have the same advantages as if you're born like i was in a small town in iowa are until thank you very much for the analysis thank you u.s. president donald trump has announced he'll begin to revoke hong kong's special trade status the move comes in response to a new chinese security legislation that gives beijing more power over the semi autonomous territory china is moving ahead with the law which critics say will be used to quash political dissent britain and the european union have joined in the criticism warning that beijing is 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
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police e.u. 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 canceled 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
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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. let's take a look now at some other stories making news around the world a controversial new coal plant has gone online in the german town of the town the opening was accompanied by protests from groups including grain paste and fridays for a future they say it comes at a time when germany is already struggling to make its climate targets. and thousands of people have turned out in the french town of members to protest comic a red nose cost cutting plans a manufacturer is set to slash $15000.00 jobs worldwide in a row restructuring plan prompted by the coronavirus crisis. 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 i mean empty straits vendors
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in mexico and finding it impossible to put food on the family table now one environmental activist is using his social media fame to help feed the hungry. and his friends hurry through the aisles of the supermarket. but if. they're on a mission to stockpile vital supplies but not for themselves. we watch this 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 ohs 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.
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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 arturo is here to help roberto here is having no luck selling talk of those. how long can you hold out financially. it's difficult to be honest we are a family of 5 i don't know how well make ends meet it's really hard. roberto gets today's 1st care package arceo doesn't have to look far to find people who need help these vendors are desperate. i haven't heard the 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
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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. and i. 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 everyone puts together $1200.00 packages whatever they can we are building an army for change. arturo gives out his last package of the day to
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help pay a little while longer. and german soccer violated who's and recorded a one male victory over freiburg on friday to kick off another weekend of the bundesliga the win moves leverkusen up to the 3rd in the table germany international hava it's called the only goal of the game with a nifty poke past the goalie that's made history as he became the 1st player to school 35 full display goals before the age of 21. and in u.s. sport the national basketball association reportedly wants to restart the sayings and at the end of july this according to the sports news outlet the f. letting the n.b.a. is said to have discussed different competition scenarios ranging from a ridge used regular season to going directly into the playoffs the leg was suspended in mid march due to the pandemic the n.b.a.
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has not confirmed the report. you're watching data the news i'm a backer it is not me back at the top of the out with more news but until then you can check out our website at state dot com for me and the entire same here thanks very much for joining us. in. the global corona crisis you can find more information online fact e.w. dot com and on t.w. social media channels.

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