this is g.w. news a live from far away a fiery memorial for the man whose death has sent americans marching and demanding change. oh the red. blue regularly don't show usually caution to tweeze for justice and tells police get your knees off our necks also coming out. protesters continue to take to the streets across the u.s. to demand justice our correspondent in washington d.c.

needs a man joining rallies in the capital to call for an end to police violence. and as the united nations marks world environment day activists warn it that billions of protective masks are expected to end up in the world's oceans and seas. i'm claire richards and welcome to the show in minneapolis minnesota thousands of people have come together to remember the life of george floyd it is the 1st of 3 planned memorial services for the african american man who died in police custody last month mourners at the ceremony stood for a total of 8 minutes and 46 seconds that's the amount of time that the police officer held his knee on floyd's neck according to a. complaint that time has become

a potent symbol of police brutality in the days since floyd's death with protesters using it as a way to honor him. the veteran civil rights activist the reverend al sharpton led the service and delivered a fiery eulogy let's take a listen to what he had to say draw which fro it already has been the story of black folks because every 401 years ago. the reason we could not go being who we wanted to be and if you kept your me on. what happened of for oh it happens every day in this country in education in health services and nearly every area of american life it's time for us to stand up in chargers maine and say good show me.

well our correspondent stefan simons is covering the story for us in minneapolis i asked him whether this tragedy could finally lead up to a real difference in racial justice in the united states. well i can tell you that there is. thousands of people here and not right behind me right now but here in minneapolis probably also across the united states who wish for nothing else but that that this is the final straw which broke the camels so to speak. they are all and they were as fiery is the reverend sharpton speech was there reacted as fiery as his speech was with applause and cheering to what he said and then i'll come to let this up i think and we'll see more protests here and across the country maybe not violent protests but the cost is going on there understanding themselves now as a movement well let's talk more about the political ramifications there has been

outrage over president donald trump's handling of the crisis and his posing outside of a washington d.c. church holding a bible as a prop has his handling of george floyd's death affected his chances of re-election in november. i would certainly think so. get between the democratic some to some joe presidential candidate to joe biden and president all trump is actually white and the latest polls say end the disapproval ratings of the president are actually hitting a 6 month high this month so having said that i can hardly imagine that the president with his displayed behavior or and lack of leadership and compassion throwing the george. floyd crisis and i want to call it that way has. made many friends the people we have talked to are shaking their heads raising

their eyebrows or are visibly angry and saying that the president's actions are are a sheer disappointment that they do not feel represented by him whatsoever and that he lacks compassion for their cause some say he just simply doesn't understand what is going on in the country stefan simons in minneapolis thank you. protesters are also taking to the streets of many other cities across the united states didn't use alexandra phenomena has been following one man who has attended rallies in washington d.c. every day to demand justice and an end to police violence. he's angry but he hasn't lost hope taking to the streets every day kamau hard she's one of the activists at the heart of the protest in washington. riding his bike across the city come out doesn't recognize his hometown now

dominated by a have a police and military presence for him it doesn't feel safe he's had many guns pointed at him he says from people wearing a badge they will come up. in a way. with a. let me see your hand. but then they continue to be hostile and aggressive. down the stuff like that that's what it means to be black in america he tells me 52 years after the killing . of king jr dan this seems to be a watershed moment for the u.s. but what makes this moment so dangerous is the man in the white house come out says . he wants a war because if you can start a civil war. so he wants this war he wants it because.

he really wants everyone to act completely out of control so he can have a purpose for his actions. in a city center there are marching again come out as an electrical contractor but since the pandemic started there's been no work for him he tells me that together with his friends he's devoted all his time to peaceful protests they don't support the looting and burning but i understand that many young people are bored and angry and use violence to get the attention. you do your peace with thing you do your things because the. either way. if you're trying to make the attraction . a few blocks from the white house more and more federal forces are right many people here are angry seeing the national guard being deployed against them exchange katsidis results are still. good i thought

a lot of anger. because you know you look at these people waste people like you want to be considered human you so do you treat other humans as it were animals or some so i just got really upset as not full some protesters the feeling the police could use tear gas and rubber bullets against them again not cameleon his friends stay regardless of what might happen to you i think the patience is the best portion for us to stay afloat to continue to. turn pain because you know it's going to take a long time for this actually be corrected. he says he's never felt so energized and exhausted at the same time justice for george floyd that's what he wants and the real change in america oh. oh. oh well let's go now to some other stories making news around the world brazil has now recorded more coronavirus deaths than italy making it the country with the 3rd highest death toll from the pandemic the

latin american nation has reported more than 34000 deaths due to 19 only the u.s. and the u.k. have seen more people succumb to the disease. german chancellor angela merkel has firmly rejected suggestions that she might seek a 5th term in 2018 merkel said she would step down when her current government leaves office which is due to happen next year it remains unclear who will replace merkel as chancellor. a landslide in the norwegian town of has swept 8 homes into the sea residents say they ran for their lives as the ground started moving they were unaware the area was unstable several minor landslides followed but nobody was injured police said a dog was swept away but managed to swim back to shore. space x. has launched a rocket carrying 60 satellites into low earth orbit bringing its startling broadband internet network to almost 500 satellites the company plans to launch up

to 12000 satellites drawing criticism from scientists who say it is interfering with astronomical observations. well russia has stepped up efforts to clean up an oil spill from a siberian power plant after almost a week and environmental activists say it's the worst such accident to occur occur in the arctic region and could damage the fragile ecosystem for decades investigators have detained a power station supervisor as they continue their probe into safety violations. a devastating accident and possibly one of the worst ever to occur in the russian arctic 21000 tons of diesel have spread through this sensitive ecosystem turning the river red near the city of new real sq and this is the source of fuel tank at a power plant the entire contents emptied by a leak the plant's operators said the sinking permafrost may have destabilized the

facility and investigation is underway russian president vladimir putin criticized officials for taking 2 days to raise the alarm braiding them on television when you know what are we going to learn about emergencies from social networks. do you have some kind of problem with. the remote region has no major roads or railways complicating the clean up operation environmental activists fear the consequences for the arctic because. it will take decades to clean up now they are only pumping the pollution from the surface but the poison goes much deeper in the system. who may have been deployed to contain the oil slick but floating ice keeps breaking the barriers. well today is the united nations a world environment day encouraging awareness and action to protect the environment

even though c o 2 emissions have slowed worldwide due to coronavirus restrictions environmentalist fear a spike in waste from protective equipment which often ends up in the world's oceans and seas. the air is clean in paris with most airline flights grounded and many people stuck at home. but the sea is another story here off the mediterranean coast of france masks and gloves are plentiful. and. this is the 1st sign of an advanced type of pollution and if nothing is done. beautiful coast we know that is soon as it starts to rain all the rubbish coming from the gutters will end up in the sea and we could see more in the weeks to come. this. plastic personal protective equipment or p. p. e.

has helped millions of people to deal with the pandemic it's allowed businesses to reopen and travel to resume and many people are reluctant to give it up like here in italy. i see everybody being very careful all of us travel with our kids. i'm in favor of face masks i wear a double mask health authorities around the world warn against reusing plastic p p e the risk of infection is too high. meanwhile researchers are experimenting with disinfecting masks with u.v. light. widespread mask use is expected to continue for years to come billions and billions more of these are likely to end up in the ocean unless people figure out a better way to stay safe. well many governments have also told people to keep 2 meters apart to stop the spread of the corona virus but some find it hard to stick to the rule a shoemaker in romania has come up with

a way of forcing people to take steps to keep their distance. a square meter of leather and 2 days of work go into making this you know it's a not for a clown. it's a european saw is 75 social distancing shoe made by romanian shoe maker 3 go to do . is 2 people wear the shoes at the same time there will be $1.00 metres apart. so people not respecting the social distancing rules and i said to myself let's make issue either to punish them or that they could actually wear and maybe that way they'll keep their distance. luke has been making shoes since the age of 16 many of his designs and open theatres and opera houses and one of our social distancing shoes well he's already received 5 orders.

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