this is e w news live from berlin mourning the dead of tiananmen square huge crowds in hong kong defied bans on gathering to hold vigils for those killed in the massacre 31 years ago facing wants to impose new measures of voting konkani freedoms. also coming up george floyd's coffin arrives for a while morial service in minneapolis the veteran civil rights activist the reverend al sharpton will deliver a eulogy protests over floyd's death in police custody have rocked america and coming back from kosovo sherman's governing coalition approves the biggest economic stimulus package since world war 2 chancellor angela merkel says that the aim is to

give the next generations a future. i'm sorry kelli walk into the program police in hong kong are urging people to stop gathering to avoid spreading the coronavirus a number of protesters have been arrested thousands have lit candles across the city to mark the anniversary of china's crackdown in tiananmen square chinese troops are thought to have killed thousands of pro-democracy activists 31 years ago authorities say that they want to prove any commemoration because of the coronavirus but critics insist it's another move to suppress freedom. let's bring in correspondent phebe kong who is standing by phebe what's happening right now. sales and i says colorful us today why commemoration

in different part of the city in hong kong tonight and the whole broke out in one of those they says in malta that with hundreds of people mourn on the seas some of them a sadist trying to set up roadblocks by metal barriers so by then some police officers quickly arrive to seeing you happen to this crowd and the rest to some of them so it was a little bit hey i'll take that moment and apart from that the best to so i pod which is this recession no more real than the all over the past week that case that . thousands of people showed up in sabean's off the police vans on the public gatherings they hold a candle light to mourn and pay some attributes for the victims in this have them press now 30 years ago. it was lashley peaceful in the towpath and it's estimated that tens of thousands have showed up and bought

a memorial tonight in hong kong ok so us as people gather on the streets and in a show of defiance there we'll have some developments on the political front that i just want to walk our viewers through because today hong the hong kong legislature actually passed a law criminalizing insults to china's national anthem and also the new security bill by beijing is set to be enforced and 2 of hung kang's biggest banks now say that they backed that law tell us given that how much support is there for the protest movement right now. those 2 bands i do have to mention actually it took me 3 and send a child of a which i have in the u.k. . they have expressed support to their national security which is called a pro shell like in a global community that people feel that is what enroll at euro the tommy alcohol calls one country 2 systems by then beijing has basically mobilized

business leaders and disaffected and even the college has to support the new national security law but on the other hand we thought this one picture in the general public in hong kong that it's not that the law is not that popular among the public that i'm according to a recent survey conducted by in his us the over 60 percent of the interviewees questionable to what the and that's from an awful lot that they fear that the way beijing is trying to in tulsa law directly in home time bypass a little less to say it was. we cracked the freedom off of freedoms and liberties upon how and they would like bypass it is a decision of hong kong that they think this is a real roshan to hong kong for honey so we see these actions on social media that cars have been made that's asking people to come i was right on the streets again and again new law so i think the situation will be about in the coming weeks like

about you all where does the movement go from here just briefly t v's. yes and as i mentioned out next week if the anniversary our government protests westbrook hell last june in 2019 and we're not sure what it will happen because there are flaws and all kinds of public gatherings citing the reasons our corolla virus missed actions but. we see the momentum is still there in the social with running hong kong so it all depends on whether people are willing or are people are like there well it's a type of street site to defy the ban on. phoebe kong with the view from hong kong thank you so much. and china's president xi jinping is known for his tough approach not just to hong kong but as part of a broader strategy to assert china's authority on the global stage as we report making china and himself look strong has been one of she's main goals since he came

to power 7 years ago. back in march 23rd when she became the president of china if you could have known what kind of leader he was going to become. but it soon became clear that he planned to take a hard line especially with people he regarded as a threat to the state one of his 1st moves was to target both high and low ranking officials and a sweeping campaign against corruption indicting more than $100000.00 people on charges of graft or abuse of power. this turned out to be the start of what she viewed as an historic mission to restore china to its former greatness but fishies goal to be realized the chinese communist party needed to consolidate his power and exert more control in all areas of life. in 2014 this led to g.'s 1st major showdown with pro-democracy protesters in hong kong. the demonstrators said

a new edict from china would prevent opposition politicians from standing for election. but she was also encountering opposition at home after rounding up more than $202.00 human rights lawyers. critics of the move should a new determination to silence dissent and question any possible threat to communist party rule. at the same time he was also projecting strength in other ways beefing up china's military muscle. and building artificial islands in contested waters of the south china sea. but the real game changer came in march 28th seen when she stunned the world by scrapping presidential term limits effectively making himself ruler of a one party state for life. but the covert 19 outbreak in will hand was another turning point as the epicenter moved to other countries he was able to cast himself as a savior by providing aid. he also said china's reported success in containing the

disease compared to other countries prove that his authoritarian style of rule was superior to other forms of government. well we're heading now to the united states where a memorial service is taking place in minneapolis for george floyd who died in police custody in late may floyd's coffin has arrived at the city's north central university where the veteran civil rights activist the reverend al sharpton is due to. deliver a eulogy u.s. president donald trump has been widely criticized for threatening to send in the military to stamp out the civil unrest which has swept the united states in the wake of floyd's death. even the head of the armed forces defense secretary mark esper has spoken out against trump's planned to send troops. police in riot continue to watch over crowds gathered near the white house.

they've become a constant presence here in washington since george floyd an african-american was killed in police custody last week. on monday police forcefully drove back protesters in order to enable president trump to visit a nearby church. before he stood outside st john's bible in hand he had threatened to deploy the military to quell the unrest 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. sal's ins of national guard troops

have already been called up. but trump is facing a backlash from all sides in a blistering attack on the president trump's former defense secretary jim matters has accused him of dividing america. he's also criticized trump for even considering using active duty troops for law enforcement. meanwhile trump's current defense secretary ma casbah has opposed the use of military force the option to use active duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort and only in the most urgent and dire of situations we are not in one of those situations now even general milley the highest ranking figure in the u.s. armed forces has issued a statement reminding the military that they swear an oath to support and defend

the constitution and the values imbedded within it and that it also gives americans the right to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly as this apparent rift between the president and his top brass imagine is protests continue across the u.s. . and i'm joined right now from the u.s. from minneapolis by state of correspondents haven't seen monks who are standing out in front of the minnesota state capitol where this this memorial is about to get under way we know what is the mood there where should have the north central university i'm sorry and right behind me in about 2 hours time the floyd family will go ahead and honoring george floyd's name and life today there's a lot of press here from all over the country from all over the world really and there are thousands and thousands expected to march to protest and together today

all around minneapolis all around the state all around the country probably to honor george floyd's life today. tell us in the meantime because i mean there has been such an outpouring from protesters there in the united states calling for action on systemic racism where do the protests stand right now. they are largely peaceful here in minneapolis and in minnesota they're absolutely peaceful right now for a few days we are seeing this already there is no violence anymore there is no. any crash or clash with police or national guards for that matter so the protests here as well as i would say in the united states are a to go on and be there will be largely morphing into something really powerful they will not however stop at least this is my assessment and this is the

assessment of many many people were talked to and who say before there is not real real change before they don't see and have to prove or change this does not only include charging arresting and charging those 4 officers here in minneapolis who are responsible were allegedly responsible should say for legal reasons. for the death of george floyd as long as there is no real results beyond that protests will not give up president trying causing a lot of waves with his threat to deploy the military to stop the nationwide civil unrest what's the latest from washington today. well i don't know what the latest in washington is but i can tell you what the people saying we talked to they can actually not really believe what the president say and they told us that they actually think he doesn't really understand what is going on in the country right now and what is this all about it's not about calling in their

mind calling upon potentially regular armed forces to stand against their own people americans so i don't think they're taking at least people on the streets the protesters the people who are forcing this cost in their cause i don't think they're really pay a lot of attention to what the united states the president of the united states says and do not take him serious at all. stephan demon's joining us from minneapolis thank you. well the german football association has cleared the way for players in germany's blunder sleeted to show their support for the protests in the united states several players did so during matches this past weekend we saw dortmund's sanchez got a yellow card for removing his 3rd shirt with a message in support of protestors the f.a. has decided that no disciplinary action would be taken against the players.

we're trying to sports journalist press harrington who is not only a tuned to what's going on in the bundesliga but he's also a us native raised in atlanta georgia really looking forward to getting your perspective on this tell us 1st of all how big this decision. regarding which i think it was a step in the right direction from the german football association you know if they had handed down sanctions i think it would have been a slap in the face of humanity you know his decision to do so black athletes speak out against this is this killing of other blacks is not politically motivated survival is the motivation and i would say got it right they initially spoke out the president john. it's you know said you know if players had done this if a competition they would have been applauded you know a little late i'm disappointed that the german football association even pondered the idea of handing down sanctions i'm glad that now they encourage this participation across the league and we might even see more ahead of this upcoming fixture i think it's very important that we see those not personally affected

specifically white footballers come out and speak against you know this injustice talk to us a little bit more about the reactions from sports because i mean we have to look back a little bit in the united states right right now we are seeing politicians on both sides of the aisle saying that these protests are ok in the united states against systemic racism but will recall when the n.f.l. player calling capper nick took a knee a couple years back all hell broke loose so i mean what exactly is going on here well you know the n.f.l. is history when it comes to race relations is not want to be proud of you could argue there's a lot of historical racism you know with that organization but collin capper nick you know he was condemned for his actions and he lost his job ultimately but now ever since this video came to light that the killing of george floyd a lot of the n.f.l. community have backpedaled you hear his support from players past coaches and other things you know i think it was kind of manipulated into

a political conversation but all in all i think he was trying to shine a light on the issue again this senseless killing of a lot of african-americans by the heads of the police across the united states and i think that was his initial reasoning and i think there's an aha moment and i think that you know maybe more people are beginning to understand that was his initial motivation tell us kress i mean we have seen these scenes before in the united states we've seen these protests this is not the 1st time that this is happened how high is the hope from your personal perspective that maybe this time is different where you know when you watch a video obviously arming sits too with frustration i can't really put in words but i do think it starts. with education we have a great interview on our website www dot com drone batang you know a black german footballer for munich he shared that sentiment he believes it starts with education getting the youngsters early and also more of those not personally affected doing more acting some of the organizations their policies and things like

this initiatives anti-racism and so forth a lot of people believe that's not enough actions speak louder than words and hopefully this does stimulate you know more across the world from joining this united press are intended to be sports thank you ok. now let's get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world a u.s. navy veteran detained in iran for nearly 2 years has been released michael white's release was part of an agreement involving an iranian american doctor prosecuted by the justice department and followed months of negotiations over prisoners. police in germany say that they have identified a new suspect in the 2007 disappearance of the british toddler madeleine mccann the 43 year old man is currently in prison for sex offenses and drug dealing german authorities are now treating the case as a murder investigation. and a landslide in the norwegian town of alter has swept 8 homes into the sea the

resident who filmed these pictures says that he ran for his life when he was realizing what happened his house was among those lost several minor landslides followed but nobody was injured. and it's the biggest stimulus package in germany's post-war history of the measures agreed by the government after marathon talks should help the economy recover from the lock down the 130000000000 euro plan includes cutting the sales tax giving cash to families and providing extra funding for miss apologies. after 2 days of intense talks their marriage with $50000000000.00 euros more than anyone expected and a dramatic surprise aimed to get germans reaching for their wallets v.h.d. will be cut by 3 percent until the end of the year. because you know that the long run and we need to make sure that everyone has the courage to invest again and

to make sure that the consumer demand rights just to unseat. for weeks industry leaders have lobbied hard for american see help in the end there was a little for everyone. so then if you thought. there would be a great number of further measures aimed at reviving the economy and we really gree on a bridging program using exiting means for middle and small businesses. among the measures families will receive $300.00 euros per child the government will help local municipalities cover billions in tax shortfalls there will be bonuses for companies that keep training programs despite the pandemic and purchase incentives for electric cars in all the package has $57.00 promises and economists are pleased with the outcome but the package has 2 sides one is to boost consumption in the short term it's not about sustainability we have to revive the economy then there

is a part with future investments that's climate protection by investing in infrastructure there are lots of points on the well thought out and on this is all about missing amid the measures long hoped for purchase premiums for cars with petrol and diesel engines here even the mighty auto industry could not prevail. for the european central bank has announced extra stimulus measures for the eurozone the bank's head christine legarde says that it will issue another 600000000000 euros in emergency bonds to lessen the economic damage from the coronavirus crisis that's on top of a $750000000000.00 euro package and now instead march the e.c.b. it says that the eurozone is combined economy is shrinking at an unprecedented rate and the bond buying will continue until at least june 2021. while a town in central germany has reimposed some coronavirus restrictions not long after

they were lifted dozens of people celebrated the end of ramadan together setting off a wave of new infections. justice corona restrictions were being loosened in this german town now the threat of a 2nd lockdown looms and all because some residents in this apartment block breached rules by meeting on mass getting in citizens' off year e.-s. that some of the newly restored freedoms have now been rescinded as the ag i find that really annoying because they are in danger in everyone not just themselves and i find that damned inconsiderate people peaceful ok ak i was angry because i thought that if everyone sticks to the rules then things will turn out ok come on now there are still people who appear not to be taking it seriously and that's worrying 30 family members from this apartment block celebrating the end of ramadan violating hygiene and social distancing rules several of them also met an illegally opened shisha and shared the same mouthpiece now over $100.00 people have tested

positive for the current virus 5 daycare centers all schools and one swimming pool have now been closed the town sports clubs will also have to shut again but these measures may not be enough. we can't rule out the fact that we may reach a point where we have to impose a stricter form of lockdown and. all $700.00 residents in the apartment block must now be tested but whether everyone will cooperate with the authorities is another matter but the town is depending on them to do so to prevent another total lockdown . well there one of the most famous german rock bands took the music world by storm 40 years ago their name means collapsing new buildings and it might sound like destruction but they are seen as one of germany's most innovative groups along with crush back and can their sound has mellowed and become more melodic over the years and their latest album sounds like urban poetry have

a look. and listen for all in all is the title of i'm sure it's annoying about his latest album it's an ode to their hometown berlin all of the lyrics were written by blix a bargain a man who radiates calm. it's much more immediate i have been saying direct but it's much more immediate. i simply notice that i no longer need to keep my distance. i'm untouchable anyway that's the difference now i can make myself visible since i'm untouchable anyway. he himself is music

history blix a bar gallant singer and guitarist of iron streets and annoy about him the band was formed in the 1980 s. . they were anarchic sound experimenter's no junkyard was safe from them the berliners conquer the world with their new brutal the sound. wasn't just the lead singer of the noise about him he also played with nick cave and the bad seeds for 20 years until 2003. since then he's been concentrating on i'm just annoyed about him and making sound experiments . the band would love to play in the junkyards like in the old days but they're no longer able to. do that. we did indeed call and find a junkyard near the polish border that agreed to it on the phone. when it's over

and then we drove there in a rented car to transport what we might find there. and they only let us go as far as their garbage dump garbage dump. the musicians still find creative space without access to junk yards and one of their songs lots of arguments daughter even plays along a kind of classical instrument that's lined trombone. mom was. usually i'm very happy. i've always been happy when we've released something but this time i'm fortunate. i'm 40 years of i'm sure it's an annoying boughton there's no reason why the band's history shouldn't continue to be written and many good reasons to keep it out. sir. and with that now you're up to date on date of your news i'm sarah kelly and if you so much for watching us don't forget you can always get worn our website t

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