this is coming to you live from berlin mourners gather at an emotional memorial service in minneapolis for george florida. was. a civil rights leader reverend al sharpton said protests would not let up until the whole system of justice was changed also coming up protesters continue to take to

the streets across the u.s. to demand an end to racism. joining rallies in washington d.c. to say enough is enough. and as people in brazil and the rest of the world focus their attention on the coronavirus pandemic present. government is moving to weaken protection of the rain forest. hello i'm terry martin welcome to the program in minneapolis minnesota thousands of people have come together to remember the life of george floyd 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 coma. complaint time has become

a potent symbol clues police brutality in the days since floyd's death with protesters using it as a way to honor him better and civil rights activist the reverend al sharpton led the service and delivered the eulogy john church freud's story has been the story of black folks because ever since 401 years ago. the reason we could never be who we wanted and dream debian is you kept your old me on out. what happened bill for our it happens every day in this country and the actual case and in health services and in every area of american life it's time for us to stand up in charges made and say kid show me our founding. correspondent stuff on siemens has in minneapolis and joins us now stuff

on a powerful message there from reverend sharpton did his unity offer any sense of hope that george floyd's death could prove a turning point in america's effort to address please father and son races. yeah i think it actually captured what the overwhelming feeling is when i say feeling then i just because i don't have any other and better word for it but what it is. it almost feels like there is a paradigm change here and people feel there is a paradigm change here and that's what they're telling us they are done of course with how things were they're not looking back any more at this in the same way they did maybe just 8 days 10 days ago when mr flight was killed at this very place. for them it's now for work and it's in a different way forward and it's it's with a vision and that will. it is. to change america not just minneapolis not just the

police department here and not just this state minnesota but the entire country and the justice system in this country and many many other things where a structural racism is a daily occurrence to them. 10 days after george floyd's death what's the situation on the streets of minneapolis. minneapolis it's like in any or in most other states now the violence is pretty much gone i'm here in minneapolis entirely gone as far as we know it's peaceful protesting it's forwarding the causes people think they are and understand themselves as being part of a movement now. in other states in the united states you have the pictures we all see the pictures there is the occasional run in because of a curfew break with police but it compared to what it was like

a boy who we could go this is peaceful protesting this is furthering their cause this is being part of a movement people say and not letting up when they say no justice no peace they really mean it that president trumps response to george floyd's death and the ongoing protests stuff and has drawn to your screed this is him could it affect his chances of reelection in november. i'm sure that this is a possibility the president's poll numbers are in the basement or and heading actually below floor ground at the moment at least that's what the latest polls suggest however there has to be something he said about. a president who failed to actually grass what is going on in america right now and does not exert any leadership for those people here because that's. they are saying the

president is missing in action basically he's not taking any leadership he's not showing any empathy. he does not really understand what is going on and what is necessary for america to happen this is hurting in their minds him definitely for in this reelection bid and his reelection chances now having said that i don't think the president had many friends he had before anyhow but he definitely didn't make any year with being the law and order lauren or the president. thank you very much that was. there in minneapolis. protesters have taken to the streets in many cities across the united states alexander phenomenon has been following one man who has attended rallies in washington d.c. every day to demand justice and an end to police. he's angry but he hasn't lost hope taking to the streets every day come out the activist

at the heart of the protest in washington. 2 riding his bike across the city come out of his hometown. police and military presence for him it doesn't feel safe he's had many guns pointed at him he says from people that they will come up. with in a way it's like. with a. let me see your hand. but then they continue to be hostile and aggressive and. that's what it means to be black in america he tells me 52 years after the killing.

this seems to be a watershed moment for the you asked but what makes this moment so dangerous is the man in the white house come out says. he wants a war because if he 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 kamau is an electrical contractor but since that pandemic started there's been no work for him he tells me that together with his friends he has 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 austerities attention if we do what they do you do your piece with thing you do you're not used to things because either way. 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 cats need a. good i'll go to a lot of anger and sad because you know you dispute the ways people like you want to be considered human you so you treat other humans as it were animals or some so i just got really upset it's not full some protesters the feeling the police could use tear gas and rubber bullets against them again but canelo and his friends stay regardless of what might happen so i think the patience is the best portion for us to stay afloat to continue just for long term 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 a real change. in america. german chancellor angela merkel

has also commented on the killing of george floyd by y. police officer she criticised leadership style but acknowledged that germany also has problems with racism as some of. the murder of george floyd is horrific racism is horrific and us society is very polarized. i think the politicians should aim to you nice to reconcile i think the president trumps ston of politics is very controversial that's clear racism has always existed but unfortunately it exists here in germany too we should put our own house in order and hope that enough people in the us will move forward with peaceful protests. in a separate case a court in the u.s. state of georgia has found there is enough evidence to try 3 white men over the

murder of a 25 year old black man who was shot while jogging in february the court heard from an investigator who said one of the accused used a racial slur or moments after allegedly shooting our bury the investigator also rejected the defendant's claim of self defense officials took more than 3 months to bring charges over mr murder following a public outcry now other stories making headlines around the world today 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's interfering with astronomical observations. russia has intensified efforts to clean up and clean up a major fuel spill in northern siberia environmentalists say it's the worst such

incident in the arctic and the ecosystem will need at least a decade to fully recover president vladimir putin has ordered a state of emergency. brazil has now recorded more coronavirus deaths than italy making it the country with the 3rd highest confirmed death toll from the pandemic the latin american nation has reported more than 34000 deaths due to cope with 19 only the u.s. and the u.k. have seen more people succumb to the. with resilience focusing their attention on the pandemic deforestation is excel orating in the rain forest and top officials have been weakening efforts to protect the reserves moving the moving to open up the region to mining operations. even with the element of surprise police raids are rarely a complete success this gaping wound in the amazon rainforest was made by gold

miners they fled but the police torched an excavator they left behind. more gold miners scrod were not criminals on one of the excavators but look what they've done to this area. through the police leave and the miners return even before the fires are out. on their mobile phones they record a message for brazil's president is our year bull so naro so. what we've asked the government and the environment minister have promised that we can enter the indigenous territories that's what we're waiting for that as a suspect that you've both sonora wants to open up protected rain forest for mining in a recent cabinet meeting his environment minister urged action. we should act now while the media are preoccupied with the corona virus. we should quickly change all

environmental protection laws. that deforestation of the amazon has accelerated sharply since the start of the pandemic. environmental activists are concerned. if this were up as the one there is increasing pressure from the farming lobby as well as from the financial backers of the gold mines and local politicians . think the police are too stretched to make a difference also nor recently slash the budget for patrolling the ammons. and even had the officer commanding this read transferred. sports news and german striker team is set to leave the bonus league a joint chelsea in england's premier league in the upcoming transfer window 24 year old data has expressed his desire to play abroad in multiple interviews. player is a 55000000 euro release clause in his current contract which is set to expire in

mid june and then chelsea have reportedly agreed on the weekly wage he's the 2nd top scorer in the bundesliga this season with 25 goals. you're watching news from berlin remember you can get all the latest news information around the clock on our website that's the. mark thanks for watching. combating the pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. 19 special next on d w.