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this is deja vu news live from berlin president trump warns he will send in federal troops to end the violence that has overshadowed protests in american cities if the city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them his address comes as the protest continues as does the unrest the brother of the man whose death sparked these demonstrations as issued
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a plea for peace and unity also coming up. a year ago this german politician was shot dead at his home a man is due to stand trial for his murder which is being linked to a rise in attacks by far right extremists. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us u.s. president donald trump has warned he will send in the military to end the violence that's accompanied the demonstrations sparked by george ford's death. the president was speaking at the white houses police used tear gas to disperse protest nearby later on thousands of people marched through brooklyn and new york city shouting for justice the wave of protests began after a video emerged of a white police officer kneeling on george ford's neck. well as the
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protests enter their 2nd week now the president told mayors and governors that if they do not restore the rule of law he deployed the military 1st we are ending the riots at a lot of listeners that has spread throughout our country we will end it now today i have strongly recommended to every governor to deploy the national guard in sufficient numbers that we dominate the streets mayors and governors versus stablish an overwhelming law enforcement presence until the violence has been quelled if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them to see at the very latest now from the u.s. with the to abuse melissa chan joining us from los angeles good day to you melissa the president there saying he's ready to send in federal troops in the u.s.
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cities what have been the reactions to that so far. well 1st of all a lot of people had to go back into the history books to see when the last time this rarely used law was invoked and i think just for viewers who don't understand i mean you have seen a lot of armed armed officers on the streets across the united states and there is a difference between the national guard though in which governors are in control of versus what president donald trump is suggesting which is taking active duty military who have been working in afghanistan and iraq and putting them out in the domestic united states and i think depending on which media organization you watch if you're an american watching a lot of fox news you will definitely support what president trump has done and her head has threatened to do in terms of looking at all the looting that happens in the evening and feeling like there does need to beat so-called law and order and of
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course if it's a rorschach test if you're another kind of american what you see is that the president has just threatened the american people with sending american soldiers to treat them like enemy combatants ok the president was talking about the looting though and tried to separate the peaceful protesters from of course the violent actors out there. you know that being the case could can you give us an overview where is the country right now after night 7 of protests and looting in our serenely. yes brian i think you make an excellent point which is that the most dramatic pictures are not the most accurate pictures there are far more people taking to the streets for peaceful protesters and who have been peaceful protesters over the last few days what happens is that night falls and looters come out and that is a real problem people of course very frustrated who've been. protesting out in the
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streets day side feeling by their message is of course being muddied by people who are out there at night now in los angeles sunday night was bad this evening here monday evening it's not as bad but it's interesting you have to keep in mind los angeles l.a. county is in what i would consider like a double lockdown there is the lockdown for kovac because we're not as far along as germany in terms of dealing with this pandemic so there's a lockdown in place and then you have the lockdown of this curfew in terms of limiting people going out at night so it is a double sort of a sense of control and it's very overwhelming for a lot of people here melissa chan thanks so much for following this for us today from los angeles. well medical examiner for minneapolis has released the autopsy report for george floyd it shows his death was homicide by suffocation while being
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restrained by police at the site of his death members of his family have been paying tribute to him with a call for unity and peace. cheers fluid crumbles under the weight of tremendous loss this is where for nearly 9 minutes his brother george begged for his life and for his mother under the weight of an officer on his neck the medical examiner is calling his death a homicide. oh oh oh oh oh oh just a week later terrence is here to memorialize his brother and to ask protestors to to manchester is the right way. for her. come up at your feet. where was i now.
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i'm not over. i want to. not only are not from that marker no there were no. running out i don't want that left right wherever whenever i'm in a right we will have peace or no love lives that says obama. here's a little love for us is only right protest have swept across the us fueled by anger and desperation people are demanding black americans be treated with the same humanity as whites. i can't i can't discipline you without his you but this is. still america's aborting our children. derek child and since dismissed from the police was charged floyd herder on friday. but his brother says that's not enough. he wants all of the officers involved arrested and charged i just want
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to. read. off. here in germany year ago today the murder of a politician shook the nation well to look at was found shot dead at his home in the west of the country prosecutors believe the killer was a right wing extremist a man is due to stand trial since then there has been a rise in attacks by far right groups with germany stepping up its efforts to counter the violence. did abuse kate brady is in our parliamentary studios right now is going to talk to us more about this good morning kate what role does remembering the murder of her look play in how this country debates right wing violence. it does play an extremely important role and of course many issues including the issue of far right extremist violence and racism in germany has been very much pushed to the sidelines in recent months not least of all because of the
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coded 1000 pandemic going into the pandemic it was very much at the forefront of a discourse here in germany as we saw there in the report and there was the races shootings as well in her now earlier this year which had politicians and society debating once again how it should best tackle far right extremist violence and racism in the country and of course at the moment as well a lot of the world's attention is on the scenes are unfolding in the u.s. as well which is also a reminder as well on germany shouldn't forget that it does indeed have its own issues to deal with especially when it comes to racism and far right extremism so it is important to remember as well that politicians as well throughout the coded 1000 pandemic have indeed been ever saving hate mail and even death threats so it is very clear that this these politically motivated crimes run off many many motives and we have seen as well that in 2019 the number of political motive
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motivated crimes in germany did increase by more than 14 percent and more than half of those were actually attributed to the far right extremists so this very much is still an issue that germany needs to deal with and certainly come loose sight of the interior minister or so whoever he has been underscoring all of this he's been talking about he called a long trail of blood when it comes to right wing extremism but what is the government been doing as a change anything since look because this. well there have been some small steps made to my civil most significantly online hate speech for example must now be reported that made on on social media forums that was something that was passed earlier this year that is going to be more positions germany's domestic intelligence agency and the has also been a special government committee creates is and that met for the 1st time just last
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weekend wholesale for the german interior minister said that they would be some more concrete measures announced by november but there are concerns particularly among campaign groups at the moment that this committee is much more symbolic the making any real progress so we'll have to see what comes out of that committee in the coming months look forward to hearing more about that kate thanks so much for that despite all number of restrictions due to the coronavirus are being relaxed in a number of countries let's take a look at that and some of the other covert related news today the virus is adding new pressures to yemen the u.n. and saudi arabia are hosting a conference to raise money for that were ravaged country the games to raise some $2400000000.00 to support a population in hard hit by war and a crowbar pakistan's prime minister imran khan has defended his decision to lift most lockdown measures citing huge economic losses he said if people take care it
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is possible to live with the virus ukase plan to introduce a 14 day quarantine for people arrive broad is being sharply criticized with concerns that it may have a limited impact on public health and a new zealand prime minister. said her government will consider relaxing all restrictions sooner than planned as the country's fight against the virus is progressing ahead of schedule. in sports fullness leader fans were treated to a 6 gold bonanza in monday's clash between cologne and leipzig visitors leipzig groping to get their title bit back on the right track after a draw against heard on match day 28 it was a good thing then that there strikers were on top form in this match. some games deserve an audience unfortunately stuffed toys were the only spectators for this one as the billy goats played host to leipsic. the gulf coast got off to
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a quick start as john caught about a rifle time on the rebound off the 7 minutes. to the hosts. likes it drew level after 20 minutes patrick shakes head and gets in a better team hold on to chestnut goal of the campaign. christopher can conclude gave the visits as the lead with this cute short time. and the possible match from leipzig keep a piece of glass she sent team over clear goal in a 2nd period. germany international duty slipped. this 25th goal of the season. come much simpler and miss. the school there and won the gold and city more test with the twinkle toes and the 1st right finish to make it 3 t.v.
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and 50 minutes. left she left with no chance from a stunning efforts. but like seeing put the gang to bed 2 minutes later. danielle mo with the rebound from the kona. show done. full to the final score like to get in title bid back on track with that much needed 3 points. and before we go people across japan got a real treat last night with simultaneous fireworks displays to lift the public mood during the coronavirus lockdowns this is a supply in tokyo one of the many throughout the country the locations were kept secret to stop people from gathering at the fireworks launch sites but the displays lasted long enough for them to watch from windows balconies. organizers say they
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wanted to bring light to the skies during some dark times for many. this is due to be news live from berlin i'm brian thomas for the entire team thanks so much for being here. who are into a symphony. then beethoven's pastoral symphony is the foundation of an international art project. beethoven worldwide. through project starts june 4th.
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