lease on horses all around staged a presidential photo op yesterday but it wasn't a moment of divine inspiration the tear gas and rubber bullets fired at peaceful protesters made that clear tonight the self-proclaimed president of law and order to some donald trump's mission is like that of a messiah to others he's become a political judas in the last temptation of america's democracy i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. i swore an oath to uphold the laws of our nation and that is exactly what i will do . treasure from the doorstep of the people's house might have. cheered janice 'd flashed the

staged photo. op. for me good that's good. also coming up tonight risking their lives to tell the story of america's anger and unrest a d.-w. reporter in minneapolis cult in the line of fire. take. that on. the premise this is her. for me not knowing about the middle of the 6 crowd. they barely knew they're. going to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the titles of a u.s. president some earned some given some taken donald trump once declared himself a wartime president. and as the number of corona virus deaths in the us risk iraq

getting to date more than 105000 people in america have died in the pandemic yesterday after a week of nationwide protests over the death of a black man at the hands of police and in one of the most bizarre moments of his presidency trump declared himself the president of law and order just a few meters away peaceful protesters were being stormed by armed police or today joe biden the man expected to challenge trump in november's election accused the president of dereliction of duty he said trump has abandoned his responsibility to care for all americans and that he's turned the country into a battlefield full of fear anger and selfishness his message echoed today by some religious leaders they pointed to the violence used to clear the area in front of st john's church where trump posed yesterday with a bible in his hand for photographers now the bishop of st johns said what trump

did yesterday had nothing to do with the teachings of jesus president trump chose the rose garden at the white house for his speech that was to become a show of force he's response to the unrest gripping the nation in the weeks since george floyd was carer's. 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. i am also taking swift and decisive action to protect our great capital washington d.c. . that's chump was speaking the d.c. police were making good on that promise. several 1000 demonstrators had gathered peacefully pretty legal protest in lafayette park across from the white house. on the streets of the u.s.

capitol. backed up by mounted police officers. there the protesters with standing in the way of the u.s. president i take these actions today with firm resolve and with a true and passionate love for our country by far our greatest days lie ahead thank you very much and now i'm going to pay my respects to a very very special place champs destination sin john's church also across the road from the white house it was damaged by fire and unrest on sunday once there he had the bible aloft but the trump paying his respects didn't involve praying. it would break up it's like good. see what's going on is coming back back. to

people greater than ever before a pro mice a future greatness and a photo op trump's walkabout has already drawn shot criticism from his likely contender in november the presidential battle peaceful protesters. dispersed in order for a president. oppression from the doorstep of the people's house the white house using tear gas c and flash grenades during this stage photo all we can be forgiven for believing the president is more interested in the power then in principle. and the bishop of st john's not he said she was outraged by trump's visit calling protest sacred and accusing trump of using the holy scripture as a symbol of division. well as police crackdown on the protests across the united states journalists have also found themselves being targeted. take.

a. look. this is prime time we're not going to run the middle not use correspondent there was a shot at with rubber bullets in minneapolis last weekend he and his crew were shot at yet again as they tried to drive away from police says that he has been harassed by police several times while reporting on the protests. what our reporter experienced is not isolated events the committee to protect journalists says that in the last week journalists covering the protests every ported at least 125 violations of press freedom there has been international condemnation germany's foreign minister today insisted that journalists in the u.s. would be allowed to do their job. we have yet to did with regard to the incidents involving. of which we have also been made aware we will contact u.s.

authorities to find out more about the circumstances we remain firmly committed journalists must be able to carry out that tusk which is independent coverage of events without endangering their safety it would appear to push democratic states under the rule of law have to meet the highest standards when it comes to protecting freedom of the press. standouts and entirety so that was the german foreign minister there speaking let's discuss this now with correspondent stefan cmos he is in minneapolis and courtney ranch in washington d.c. courtney is the advocacy director of the committee to protect journalists to both of you welcome stefan let me start with you and let's show our viewers the moment when you and your team were shot at by police in minneapolis take a look. take. notice that on.

the president this is perth 6. we're not going to are in the middle of your. very early there. we're going to. go to give. rise to the new yes we were doing a job and this is the senate senate protests that don't come or if. they are you going to get to see if you are going to get. what. remember as a serious serious moments there's definitely have to commend you for keeping your cool when this was happening were you expecting harassment from police or from forecasters for that matter when you arrived in minneapolis to cover the protests.

to some degree we anticipated that as a possibility from protesters or police this kind of situations you find yourself sometimes in between and that is where you actually expect to get inadvertently somehow impact that and i'm on purpose from formulating this like and saying this very very vaguely the difference here was that we were in no where near any protests and there was a police line 200 meters down the road we were clearly identifiable as press i mean that's why we had the stickers on and the west on ride and that was totally unprovoked and that is the problem here that was for us the problem i think and it's probably a problem in a bigger sense too because if police just now takes it all in their own reign and just. shooting on the journalist or harassing journalist at will i don't think

that's what the constitution and what this country had in mind and should go forward with was definitely not what the 1st amendment is all about that's for sure i mean we're grateful that nothing happened to you or your camera seem to find you and your crew you were not the only ones to be confronted by the police in minneapolis a c.n.n. crew was arrested on live television in minneapolis last week take a look. i'm sorry. ok do you mind tell me why i am under arrest or. why why am i under arrest. oh. you're. listening to my city and. there are 2 who are with you. courtney let me ask you your organization you've issued guidelines for journalists covering these protests i was struck that these recommendations are ones that you

would usually expect if you were covering a war zone yes i was also surprised to see that we would have to issue this sort of safety advisory and 1st let me say stuff on it i'm so glad that you were not injured because unfortunately we have seen that many journalists have been injured covering these these protests but indeed we did feel the need to actually over the weekend to part out an emergency advisory because so many journalists were getting harmed i believe you know after basically after the c.n.n. or us live on air it just kind of ratcheted up from there over the weekend and has stayed relatively constant since then mention the intro that we're you know we were covering 125 and sit ins but now we're up to tracking and investigating more than 160 incidents as of this afternoon. so we are you know really concerned we've put

out another update to our safety advisory because the tactics are updated we're seeing vehicle you know vehicular ramming want to make sure that journalists understand the full scope of threats that they are facing before they go out to cover these incredibly he's really protests you bring up a good point we understand one journalist lost because of the rubber bullets fired by police to australia journalists were attacked by police yesterday a live television media is a long list i'm wondering courtney does it help when the german foreign minister as a result today when he criticizes what we're seeing in the us does it make a difference do you think on the ground for journalists. you know what i have a great question i honestly don't know because we are used to seeing these sort of statements coming from democratic countries towards countries that lack rule of law that lack the 1st amendment protections for and constitutional protections for

freedom of the press we regularly urge governments to stand you know to make statements you know whether we're talking about egypt or ethiopia or you know a range of countries so to see the german foreign minister having to come out make a statement about the us is quite frankly shocking i think it is helpful to the journalist to know that everyone is watching it that the world is paying attention i just don't know if donald trump and if the police forces care because we have seen as you said several attack sites police on journalists despite the fact that the cameras are rolling in many cases going lions stefan what do you think i mean you're there on the ground does it make a difference when germany's foreign minister says you should be able to do your job and not be worried about being shot by the police. frankly i wish it would but i really don't think it will make any difference and it doesn't make any

difference i really appreciate the if you will noble effort but it will have no impact or effect they might be out of course i'm not a diplomatic expert but there might be a back and forth on the hall maybe or. in dry eating. but that said there courtney pointed out is also full of local police forces here on this on state and municipal level and they don't really care and you know overall speaking it's it's a court he will probably be able to confirm this it's more and more rough going for journalists and for press here in trump land. anyway and when i say trump and i mean in the united states installed took office and since every day we hear that we're fake news and and remember the enemy of the people i mean we're right that what the president said once and repeated. so no it won't have any impact and

ok well still do our job. i mean what you say stuff on there it's it's troubling and it makes me think of what we should expect come november courtney let me ask you what are you advise ing journalists in the u.s. to do as they prepare for the you know alexion. well let's keep in mind we are really an unprecedented situation where we have mass civil unrest and an ongoing global health pandemic so in fact journalists are in a really precarious position trying to cover really important issues you know newsworthy issues and this is going to continue going forward i think the coronavirus pandemic is going to continue to be an issue that they'll have to deal with in their reporting and we are concerned i think even more so given the recent outbreak of violence around the country about what's going to happen in the lead up to the elections we have our c.p.g.

emergencies team has deployed around the world and provided safety guidance to reporters during elections in india and south africa out of many different countries we're doing the same here but frankly that kind of got put on hold for a bit amid the coronavirus and now and these protests but it is clear the number we have to take this seriously reporters need to be a prepared they should be doing risk assessments and the time before they're going out on assignment yeah it's a sad commentary but it is the reality when you're a reporter in the united states courtney rides with the committee to protect journalists in washington d.c. and our very own stefan's in months on the story for us in minneapolis to both of you thank you stefan please stay safe. when the wave of protests against the killing of george floyd in the u.s. is resonating in other parts of the world thousands have been taking to the streets

to show their solidarity with the protesters while also turning the spotlight on discrimination and injustice that's taking place in their old backyard it's. a symbol of pride strains and unity he lent me. the land has performed the hakka counting themselves one tribe with protesters more than 12000 kilometers away in the us the death of george floyd has shocked many around the world leading to calls for action. on australia's west coast the same chance. at the same cause and an opportunity to highlight similar problems at home. or $400.00 plus indigenous deaths in custody that are not being investigated or any

fed us sorry that is a huge issue ever and he's saying australis are different but it's not really answer that's what we're here to talk about in just our conversation. there was a smaller gathering in the kenyan capital nairobi but voices rang out against the abuse of power and. we're here to express that fully that if american people but also say that white supremacy is a. thing of. demonstrators also assembled in the german capital for a 3rd straight day and various landmarks. that. a memorial depicting george floyd has emerged on a former section of the berlin wall. where you were go today germany was shocked when a politician was shot dead at close range outside his whole prosecutors believe

that the killer was a right wing extremist since then there's been a rise in attacks by far right groups with germany stepping up efforts to counter the bargain once and to remember the victims. one year ago called to live who was shot dead by an alleged right wing extremist to mark the anniversary of the killing that shook germany. this street in berlin city center is being some dollar clean renamed in his honor. to explain the house rightwing extremist hatred is getting stronger it's becoming part of our daily lives but the silent majority does not take a clear stand for those threatened by it even though they find such acts disgusting that means we fall victim to them so we want to show society you have to be loud and clear in your opposition to them. on the night between the 1st and 2nd of june but to look good was shot in front of his house in

a small western german town near the city of castle. look i was a staunch supporter of chancellor angela merkel's pro refugee policies for years before he was killed she was already the target of cat calls by people now known to be right wing extremists. over the. german values clever does not represent the country at any time every term is free to do. with met with and told to leave the country. a man named stephanie was among those present that day the state attorney believes he was the one who killed the politician stephanie is the main defendant at 1st he signed a confession but later withdrew it many questions remain unanswered in this case such as whether the killer had any accomplices investigation showed that shortly before and after look because killing google searches with the key words look good

dead appeared in a number of german states a few months later a synagogue in the city of hama was attacked and 2 people nearby were killed. earlier this year a racist attack in the city of one now left 10 people dead the increase in attacks is no coincidence to those trying to make a positive difference without a doubt there is a direct connection right wing violence has risen dramatically since the attack on volunteer look especially in the state of has this spurs the hitters to commit more crimes. because trial has yet to begin but as authorities investigate the killers motives it's possible other german states will look to honor him and also make a symbolic gesture against the spread of extremist views. to the oldest profession in the world business is forced to close because of the.

german. brothels prostitution is legal in germany and now attention is turning to the question of when they might be allowed to reopen the association representing sex workers says that it should be as soon as possible some politicians say not yet they say the virus is still too dangerous but others seem to see the virus as an opportunity to shut down prostitution for good 6 always sells they say a supposedly crisis proof profession but it's the very opposite of social distancing so the corona crisis has made life tough for those who make a living selling their bodies the virus threatens the very core of their business. some of my guests have weakened immune systems this is i specially if they're a bit older and i might makes me think what if i were to infect them 2nd. germany's brothels have had to close there were fears they could become super spreaders of

covert 19 many of the countries estimated 400000 sex workers live in a precarious economic situation anyway the lock down leaves them with nothing. and kind of o'clock they haven't got any money and science now was banned from one day to the next it's very difficult. this year. this support center for prostitutes is doing what it can to help women get by but brothel owners are starting to say it's time to open for business again. if you use the proper does infection materials what can go wrong the beauty salons are open the dentists are operating so. at this venue efforts are being made to make sure surfaces a clean but doctors say such measures won't keep customers or sex workers safe. this is again a concept is that this idea. considering how close the contacts are and how

difficult it is to trace the customers i really doubt it will work is mine and. meanwhile koby has rekindled a political debate about prostitution 16 members of the german parliament have launched a campaign to get it banned they say the country's liberal laws last changed a generation ago of not protected women as they were intended to. this new title 18 years on why no it has totally failed germany's the process. we are a target country for european and worldwide trafficking of people for sexual exploitation mentioned hundreds. of other politicians say all a burden ever does is push the problems into the shadows beyond the reach of laws and corona has proved that. right now we are seeing that many women who can't work anymore because of the contact ban are being kept like animals exploited by

their customers and that's what would happen if we tried to outlaw prostitution. it's an old debate with new relevance because of the virus whether sex for sale will be legal again after the pandemic is uncertain the know what most of the women say they're worried about is staying in work and staying safe. and there not a lot well the day is always done the conversation it continues online joining us on twitter either at the w. news or you can follow me at brant gough's t.v. and remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow gives us another day we'll see you then everybody.

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