the cleaners sure should be a shadow industry starts june inch on g.w. . this is g.w. news live from berlin and donald trump demands a tougher crackdown as on the rest gripes the united states and sometimes violent protests over the killing of george floyd and turned his 7th day the u.s. president tells state leaders they need to arrest and jail more people. and in minneapolis a truck drives through a crowd of protesters it was a deliberate our reporter was there as it happened.

i'm sara kelly welcome to the program we begin in the united states where u.s. president donald trump is slamming the state leaders as the country is gripped by some of the worst unrest in half a century in a conference call with governors trump reportedly called them quote weak for not taking a tougher line against people protesting the death of george floyd an unarmed african-american man who died last week in minneapolis after a police officer knelt on his neck his death set off days of mass protests in cities across the united states many of which have turned violent. america is burning for 6 night in a row anger flooded streets. cross the deeply divided country. this scale of civil

unrest has not been seen here in decades. in georgia floyd's home state protesters marched against systemic racism and police brutality. all these voices are here because the same thing keeps happening over and over again it's the new lynching you know and it's new coded language in a way that our president represents himself in and has a following of k.k.k. members you know all this stuff what people. across the country a wave of anger has been leashed. i think where the tipping point to be honest with you i think. i think this is what happens when you have. hundreds of years of oppression. hundreds of years of peaceful protests that seemingly accomplish nothing we have been discriminating against my entire

life so like i'm used to the trayvon martin when you sit on my arteries so i'm just tired i'm tired of the narrative i'm tired of the hash tag right there we're all still scenes of unity as officers showed their solidarity with the artists who says . she's going to have a right. this is a talk right now. but in washington tensions spike outside the white house as the president blamed left extremists and infiltrators for the unrest. and radical left criminals and others all throughout our country and throughout the world will not be allowed to set communities a place. we won't let it how. it harms the us who have the least. but some experts say there is also evidence of far right

extremists stoking the violence the president's response has drawn criticism from both sides of the political aisle with some calling for a measured response to the crisis. 7 days of anger on the streets of america let's bring in stephanie simons who is standing by for us in minneapolis for the very latest and stuff and we actually understand that you have been involved in 2 confrontations tell us more. before i do this let me briefly introduce you to this scene is very powerful seeing all right now we have george flood memorial here just a few meters from here george what was actually killed just a week ago so this is the one we're going to versus what you see here is now people are taking any they're kneeling and they're conducting a prayer service. and that's a very powerful moment and that is protesting and making your voices heard again

systematic racism and police brutality in minneapolis too it's not just what we experienced every evening in the last 3 days when it is curfew time at around 8 pm local here this is when the cats come out to cut to chase the mice meaning the police is determined to to enforce this curfew and as you pointed out we have been. also the victims of the rock of the police force they really don't care much for press and don't respect press and what they are what we're supposed to do here work so. there is the liberal. press not just my camera. and me we're not the only team here there's plenty of other outlets and international and local networks here who are at the scene and who get deliberately aimed at and hit by rubber bullets and tear gas and what have you on

the other hand i don't want to sound like your complainer a whiner it comes with the job and if it's not our so-called 1st road day oh it's about to find a balance to put this into context to not put yourself in danger of course deliberately and to then make smart decisions. so if this is a nation in pain and we can see it behind you just walk us through what are people saying there what are they doing. all what you see here right behind me is actually a display of profound sadness but it is also a statement of for resilience. people we talked to here are adamant about the fact that they will not stop and it will not stop across the united states. protest having said that most people we talked to here do not condone

expresses rover's do not condone rioting. ransacking buildings looting stores and then setting them on fire for them it's about being in a point across now having said that they do not condone it they do understand the rage which is existed in many many many protesters they are also aware of that there are some protesters some elements in this all which come from outside out of state out of town who are trying to jump on the bandwagon and agitate and manipulate all of this year to their ends and to according to their agenda we saw earlier also there was an incident with a truck you were there you also recorded some reaction tell us more. yeah that was horrible and we initially thought that this must for certain result

in a mass casualty event but thank goodness that wasn't the case miracle in my opinion because that was that this could have gone really really really really wrong we witnessed a truck coming with full speed stewarts the crowd on the highway honking his horn continuously going into the crowd and ran then on the highway down the ramp hundreds of people come in towards us crying sobbing screaming of course in absolute shock and traumatized having breakdowns and for the thoughts on the floor shaking that was a horrible scene on the other hand i have to also say the organizers of this march of these protesters and there were thousands on this highway there were so quick and so great to lead the people in a. while so to speak orderly manner under the circumstances off the highway that was really impressive so that was quick thinking and good leadership on there and.

on display there otherwise that would have gone. even further wrong on the 2nd level because police came after a few minutes rushed with their patrol cars on the highway and and that speaks for itself again. the police rolled down the windows on the 1st thing they did was amazing the remaining coal justice on the highway. stacked on the meds but the view from minneapolis there well we can see one why else artists in memory taking place behind you and the racial divisions in the country on full display america is angry stefan thank you for your reporting. it's. it's let's take a look now at some other stories making news around the world the united nations has made an urgent plea for more international aid for yemen it's holding

a virtual pledging conference for the war torn impoverished arab nation the u.n. says that funds have dwindled forcing it to halt 75 percent of its programs in yemen as the country deals with the ongoing conflict and the pen demick. russian president vladimir putin says that the country will hold a nationwide vote on constitutional reforms on july 1st after the april 22nd poll was postponed due to the coronavirus if the reforms are passed they could pave the way for putin to stay in power for 16 more years. well professional athletes past and present from around the world have joined with protesters in the u.s. over the death of george floyd well many athletes have spoken out others have remained quiet a potential rift in the sporting world as competition resumes in a number of sports. formula one driving champion lewis hamilton sees this as a moment for his fellow drivers to speak out in support of people like him people of

color he posted or see those of you who are staying silent some of you the biggest stars yet you stay silent in the midst of injustice. likewise tennis star and i only osaka tweeted just because it isn't happening to you doesn't mean it isn't happening at school over the pond is legal weekend and warm by shock because american style western mckenney displayed a makeshift justice for george message jaden sanchez 1st goal for dortmund on sunday led to him showing off a hand schooled message supporting the protests and then came a yellow card for removing his shirts while celebrating as per the rules. moroccan ash rafa kimi also scored for dortmund and also showed his support. bloodbaths french forward markers to round scored before taking a knee to ram invokes the actions of american football quarterback colin capen ik

who was both praised and criticized in 2016 for kneeling during the u.s. national anthem before games a silent protest against police brutality against african-americans across the country tennis player coco golf said any tweets that police brutality has continued almost unabated since cake mix protest michael jordan offered a public statement saying he stands with those who are calling out to the ingrained racism and violence towards people of color in the u.s. we he says have had enough jordan rarely spoke of anything but sports during his playing career but george floyd's death and the resulting protests have changed so much in recent days. while the artist known simply as crystal has died at the age of 84 he became internationally famous for his massive public works of art wrapping up buildings and lead works in fabric. this

piece of arts made cristo a star in germany the it was $995.00 and together with his wife joan claude he covered germany's parliament building the right stock with 100000 square meters of class. with officials for more than 20 years to get permission for the project that process often spot furious debates down me to build this fabric will cover this building in a worthy way. to get far consider the dangers this could damage the trust of many citizens in the stature of our democratic history and culture shock in the country christo it was born in bro vo a provincial beaucaire in textile city his father a chemicals manufacturer recognized his son's talent early in life and sent him for drawing lessons he studied at the fine arts academy in the capital sofia in 1956 he fled eastern europe 1st going to vienna and then paris to find his own artistic

direction he began rapping cans and bottles and in 1968 became known to the wider german public with an 85 metre high it's how a filled with air the documenter arctic submission in castle. always financed his projects himself refusing to be influenced by sponsors. coming from former companies i will never never do something well some reason i wouldn't call it it's because i like to do it i have in stoppable urge to do this project christo lights the spectacular he hung a giant orange curtain across the valley in colorado to give a new appreciation of the landscape the scale of his. rejects was often huge he put up a 40 kilometer long night on fence in california and surrounded entire islands with fabric off the coast of miami another aspect of his work was stacking barrels like with his installation the wall in germany's oberhausen

a mosaic built from 13000 barrels christo had wanted to cover a new york skyscraper one train that will now go unfulfilled. he will be missed so you're watching don't forget you can always get more now website www dot com you can also follow us on social media thank you so much for watching i hope that all of you have a great day they stay safe and keep. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. ground information and news. hour corona. that 19 special next on d w. innovation is cheap but can it conquer the major issues of our society.

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