this is news a lot from berlin large crowds take to the streets for another day of demonstrations over the death of george florida tens of thousands gathered in the capital washington d.c. in dozens of other u.s. cities to protest systemic racism and police brutality. those protests have spread across the world here in germany and other massive showing as demonstrators knelt in solidarity with the black box matter. and russia believes that melting firmer from this is the cause of a massive diesel spill in northern siberia the worst ecological disaster to ever

hit the region is polluting huge stretches of arctic waters. a michael look is so glad you could join us protesters gathered in washington d.c. and many other cities to mobilize against racism and police brutality tens of thousands braved the hot humid day to call for reform in the u.s. capitol that protests and others around the world have arisen from outrage over the death of george floyd who died while being detained by police in minneapolis almost 2 weeks ago now the coroner has ruled his death a homicide. the message is clear. in their thousands they converged on downtown washington d.c. . local officials have projected over 100000 people would attend.

the heat and humidity or no deterrent. everyone is not racist literally. but i. don't love. their old outdated a fetish people understand. it's not enough to be angry you have to vote yes to translate that into action you need to be a consequence for that action and you need to be told that there will have to be no more enough either you know. while demanding action against police brutality is at the forefront of saturday's peaceful demonstrations these protests are also highlighting a long standing problem of what many call systemic racism and inequality in the united states topics that will likely become central to the presidential battle for the white house in november. washington bureau chief fun naaman

was at that march in the u.s. capitol she spoke to protesters about what they want to see happen now. people i talked to told me that it's for them very important. that justice must be served in the case of george floyd they want the officers who were involved in his death to be punished convicted but they also told me that they wanted a real change in the united states i talked to african american families they brought their sons their small kids with them to the protests they told me it's important for their kids to see what's happening enough it's enough it's good to see that there are so many people in the streets but they also told me they don't they don't believe that a real change that the and to a racial injustice can happen with presidents trump in the white house and we are hearing a lot of chance like you know vote him out there are those stickers that many

people are worrying trump pens must go so it's because it's becoming a very political protest at the same time. center phenomena large protests also took place around the world demanding an end to racial injustice including in cities across germany. taking a knee against racism protestors in hamburg kept silent for 8 minutes and 46 seconds that's how long george floyd struggled to breathe under the knee of a police officer 14000 came to protest in the northern german city. further south in stuttgart several 1000 stood in solidarity with the global movement. to bring here by the side because i myself have been treated unfairly many times in my life and i stayed silent and together with all of these people i want to give ourselves

a voice in the movie so it's about showing solidarity and being there for each other that's important. since this is let the black lives matter movement will open the eyes of people who simply don't want to see or hear it but news turn out does involve demonstrations in berlin were so full that police had to limit access they estimate that 15000 people took part in the protests. even more people turned out in the very in capital of munich. people also demonstrated in frankfurt corona hygiene regulations were largely adhere to their as they were in cologne. this is the point type of racist police violence exist here as well and finally this is the receiving the attention it deserves. and . there were isolated instances of police and protesters clashing in

berlin and hamburg but the protests in germany remain largely peaceful. i'm joined now by our political correspondent emmanuel shah who attended the protest yesterday in the german capital a huge turnout even in the midst of a pandemic exactly and even has minister yes he said he was worried about the turnout in the middle of a pandemic that 15000 people thought that he was more important to show that they respect so show they said same because to be totally on their social distancing went completely down the drain yesterday but it's fair to say oh so that people seem quite conscious of that pandemic everyone was well nearly everyone was wearing a mask so it felt as safe as possible i mean it's a pandemic it was also a very very moving moment i was in the middle of the crowd amongst 15000 people when they know it's in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds the time it took for

george florey to die day so that was very powerful to see people from all passes off life all color to gather to stand and to be united against racism and human and you also feel how long 9 minutes actually is beyond supporting the protesters in the united states what was this gathering also about was there another agenda well it was also about the situation for black germans here they also face racism might differ. levels it's not there's this idea unopened an openly racist attack every day but they feed it for example when they send a c.v. and they didn't hear back from an employer because of day picture because of their name for example there was also a lot of people coming there to denounce but these violence which doesn't happen only in the u.s. but also here in europe there was also the name of who was in those items seeker who died in police custody here in germany in 2005 who was present on

a lot of sides so for all those issues people were protesting us today you get the sight sense that this is a wake up call all across the world including of course right here in germany what is the german government doing to combat racism well time and barely even said they passed on thursday and then to this combination you know and that concerns all forms of discrimination against race against gender against visibility and that is aimed at stopping racial profiling for example by police but those so you know these traces or in public schools this is not the 1st initiative of the counties the 1st one and not the federal level in 2006 the government had passed no 2 and ratio profiting for example in employment situations and between private citizens. political correspondent and then your show has thanks so much thank you let's give you some other stories making news around the world. in beirut hundreds of

demonstrators have gathered hoping to reboot anti-government protests that began late last year as lebanon faces worst economic crisis in decades the coronavirus lockdown has put further pressure on the economy prompting a new wave of protests despite social distancing restrictions. there's been a surge in coded 1900 taliban in mexico with the death toll now topping 13000 restrictions were eased on june 1st and health officials said many deaths happened weeks ago and have now been reclassified but they urged people to see a doctor if they show symptoms. a 60 year old surfer has been killed in a shark attack off the northern coast of new south wales in australia the mansour come to his injuries after he was bitten by a 3 metre long great white shark it's the 3rd fatal shark attack in the country

this year. now the united states has offered to help russia clean up a vast fuel spill that has polluted huge stretches of arctic waterways in northern siberia melting permafrost is suspected of causing the spill at a power plant environmental activists say it's the worst such accident to ever occur in the arctic region. the money just come here to fill up your car's tank says the man in the video. the water of the bucket that river is now highly flammable it's a dangerous experiment just a few steps away from this thick diesel slick that has been moving its way towards the arctic ocean for a week these barriers are an attempt to stop it. most important is to prevent the oil from spreading because if it gets into the arctic sea no one will be able to get out from underneath the ice. no risk is extremely remote making the cleanup operation very challenging so to the fact that the diesel leak coming from

a nearby power plant was not initially reported that meant tens of thousands of square kilometers of additional land were polluted. which is when you're the only learning about the simulation scene now on social media 2 days after it happened. have you lost your minds. just as a little bit of the power plant is operated by the norilsk nickel mining group the company long ago made the siberian city one of the most heavily polluted in russia . as the plant is operated in such an irresponsible way there aren't enough technical and environmental inspections and then there's the thawing of the permafrost. 2 thirds of russia's land mass is becoming increasingly unstable as the country's permafrost thaws its unlocking everything from mammoth bones to fossil fuels trapped in our eyes for thousands of years researchers have long

warned of the consequences. which if you rush microbes convert organic carbon into methane there is so much of it on our territory that the climate in europe could become one and habitable yet. the meat then coming from the melting permafrost is exhilarating global warming the consequences can be seen all across the russian arctic buildings are collapsing lakes are plunging into rivers. the fuel leak was caused when police supporting a storage tank sank into the softened ground says norilsk nickel its head promises to deal with the pollution. just not speaking to you with the businessmen i'm speaking to you as a concerned citizen you know we will pay whatever we have to it will be billions and billions. many russian oligarchs made their money from mining that is being made even easier by the thawing of the ice but the told these industries take on

the environment and the climate is incalculable. sums up on news now and by munich are closing in on an 8th straight title left of beating by a lever couzin for 2 but an early wobble meant it was an. but in munich showed their support for the black lives matter protests ahead of kickoff in leverkusen with the home team without engine talismanic chi habits all eyes were on leon bailey the match winner when the side's loss meant. and it was leverkusen who struck 1st lucas a lowry of poking past manuel neuer in the 10 minutes. the argent time 7th goal of the campaign getting the hosts off to a dream start of brian hit back soon after kingsley command had all day to pick a spot and did so expertly 11. on gretzky put by and

ahead in the 42nd minute his left footed drive proving too much for lucas credit ski. close from the leverkusen stopper but it's not close enough. to know every increase the lead on the stroke of half time thinking kitchens up field pass into an empty net in the 45th minute for germany stars 12 goal of the season. by an old but put the game to bed in the 2nd period thomas mood is costing up leavened dusky for a trademark header liver couzin did pull one back in the dying moments however florian gets becoming the youngest ever does legal score i with this effort. for to the final score a huge turnaround for biron after a shaky start but one single year in europe when you go one nil down here again slave occasion it's never easy to turn the game around futile as so when we went

one down early on but hadn't expected us to score 4 goals and come away from here is clear winners phoners they have out of the job done by an draw closer to an 8th consecutive title. well that's all for now for all of us here d. w. news here in berlin who thinks so much for watching the well stay 6. i'm not nothing. but nice to have nothing with me but i don't think deep into the german culture. you don't seem to think that it's grandma's day oh she goes it's all about who they know i'm right so join me for me think i'm going to dump.