comes straight from the heart. of the russian and into turning from birth to death starts june 18th g.w. . this is a deed of news live from the land in the u.s. the last chance for the public to bid farewell to george floyd throngs of people off filing by the casket of the african american whose death while in police custody sparked protests around the world will get the latest from houston also coming up a tricky job begins in paris removing damaged scaffolding from around the cathedral

of not trying to make a mistake and everything might come tumbling down. i'm told me a lot it will thanks for joining us we begin in the united states where thousands have been lining up to pay their last respects to george floyd the black man who died under the knee of a white police officer in minneapolis a 6 all public viewing of the casket is taking place at the fountain of praise church in houston texas where he was raised and where he lived before moving to minneapolis several years ago the funeral service will be held on tuesday george floyd's killing has sparked process across america and around the world. it is at the fountain of praise church houston is the city where george floyd grew up do the people mourn him as one of their own.

told me if you look at the amount of people who came here then yes so the whole area surrounding the church was just and with traffic jams thousands of people lined up here today to get into the fountain of praise church to take a last look a glimpse on on george floyd the body was laid out here throughout the day so thousands of people but not only members of the black community also a lot of white people who joined the black lives matter movement as we've seen already in recent days and weeks and not only in the united states but also internationally so it was a very sad day but i heard many people say also that they were hopeful and there is that george floyd did not die in vain but let's listen in because i had the opportunity today to speak to some of the visitors here. well this is them important in our world and i feel bad it is necessary for me to

be here i'm born as a human being for the human race and then being an african-american man it is i wouldn't miss this for the world a man came from nowhere no one would have never known him no education i mean he's been a high school in some college but he's the man he just the simple man and he rose from back to today. which is often he died in the hour of big if the night light that big and the right moment in history it's right and we have the honor and he's down here in the city to lay this man to wrap them in power white people have the luxury of assuming the police are good in assuming the police are on their side but the reality is that black people don't have that luxury in america. views of people paying their respects to vice president joe biden is also expected in and houston all of them. that's right and it also shows that there is

a political dimension to the death of george floyd he earlier met with the family members all george floyd after you know his approval ratings have been going out he's also trying to capitalize on that of course he's been the vice president under the 1st black american president barack obama so he is quite popular among black voters and he needs the black vote of course as every democratic candidate needs the black vote to win the presidency so of course it was very much appreciated today by the family of the black community that he came that it was his 1st long trip by the way since then demick began but of course also there's a little bit of election campaign in his visit and biden's colleagues the democrats are proposing reforms of the police in the u.s. . tell us more about that. right so the democrats

in the house of representatives today unveiled a really comprehensive reform package for reforming the police and there are many aspects to that but perhaps one of the most important points here made is the so-called choke hold that they want to ban this chokehold in the chokehold is that when a police officer puts his knee on an apprehended person that eventually led to the death of george floyd that this would be prohibited under the under the plans of the democrats all souls' smaller police stations across the country would have to report force when they use force to the federal government so it would be a lot more transparent of course and that would certainly be very much in the interest of course of the black life matters movement but also the democrats here are trying to show that they are able to act swiftly we are nearing the election day in november ok all of us senate and if used to thank you.

a judge in minneapolis has set bail at $1250000.00 for the former police officer who police officer who was charged with 2nd degree mudda enjoyed floyd's death that's after derek children made his 1st court appearance today by video link children's lawyers accepted the bail terms which include no contact with floyd's family or working in a law enforcement capacity he's not allowed to leave the state of minnesota and must surrender all file. correspondent stephan's him and spoke to us from our washington bureau about what's at stake in these court proceedings. everything and nothing and let me explain everything because the everton american community in minneapolis pacifically had asked for and was adamant about a strong charge against their shelf and not 3rd to green murder but now a 2nd degree murder charge and that was very very important for people in

minneapolis who had a very strong opinion about the police of course they and the justice system is being corrupt and. unequal to them to the african-american community in minneapolis so yes this is really really important that this pretrial hearing happened and even if mr sherwin was only via video link in the court room there was a sigh of relief so to speak going through the community that this is now actually really happening the bail is interesting $1000000.00 and all the restrictions you're just saying let's not forget the man is under suicide watch 24 hours 7 days a week because. authorities think he's actually in danger of taking his own life or harming himself given the situation of bail and giving up all his weapons no contact to the ford family of course all this. makes sense to to have those

restriction with the bail very important day for the african-american unit in minneapolis be also it doesn't matter really because the movement is the way way way bigger right now all across the united states you know just perspective as to floyd. that was stephens in and from our washington bureau now for some of the stories making news around the world. germany's defense minister says the u.s. government's reported plans to cut the number of its troops in germany by about a 3rd could weaken the nato alliance and a great crime karen boss says she is yet to be informed of the move which would see the number of u.s. troops stationed here dropped from more than 34000 to no more than 25000. in the united states areas outside new orleans on the water after tropical storm cristobal crashed ashore the storm made landfall over the weekend causing flooding and property damage in other states it was downgraded to a tropical depression on monday. hundreds of palestinians have rallied in the west

bank city of ramallah to protest the israeli government's plan to an expanse of the occupied territory the plan would leave about a 3rd of the west bank under permanent israeli control while granting palestinians further autonomy in the rest of the territory. now let's have a look at some of today's coronavirus developments the e.u. health regulator is looking to fast track the approval of gilliard sciences antiviral antiviral drug. as a potential cover in $1000.00 treatment in europe that's after the u.s. drug maker submitted its marketing application for new york city has begun a 1st phase of reopening from a citywide shutdown to battle the virus that killed nearly 22000 of its residents and the u.k.'s 2 weeks isolation rule for most arrivals has come into force airlines have launched legal proceedings against the government over what they say

is a disproportionate step. workers in paris have begun dismantling scaffolding some of which melted during the fire at night or dam cathedral last year restoration work was going on when the blaze broke out now about $200.00 tons of metal must be removed. this is the most nerve wracking moment of the restoration you can only observe the work from a distance the big question is will the cathedral hold up over time mostly your show of a has been supervising the work from the start. because it is a difficult stage yes the climbers have to do their work in a very unstable position we have to build a 2nd scaffold around the old damaged one to secure it this will prevent it from falling on the cathedral now we are dissembling the pipes one at a time. the construction workers are 40 meters above ground as they saw off the old scaffolding piece by piece they have to remove 40000 individual parts all heavily

damaged some of which melted in the huge fire in april 20 $9000.00 the images went viral donation for new reconstruction poured in reaching a total of almost $1000000000.00 euros the french president promised that no top down will be rebuilt within 5 years is that realistic. we can do it here and we have to do it quickly because the rain and wind still pose a danger to the building. the corona crisis put a temporary stop to the construction work but this stage is set to be completed by the end of summer. sports and. nike has signed one of the biggest names in women's football to a 10 year endorsement deal winning over. from rival puma business magazine forbes calls it the latest step towards gender parity for nike. was the

1st of a winner of the belong women's trophy in 2018 as the best player in soccer but things have slowed down for the women's game in general not least because of the coronavirus. the last years have been an adventure for french powerhouse leone's top score goals galore and the award as best in women's football. but in 2020 the glitz and limelight has been replaced by well a fair bit of drudgery higer burgers working her way. back from the surgery in poznan the polish city where her husband plays pro ball professional women's football returns and that's no guarantee she figures to be ready by this fall. i mean when you see that the football as a whole is suffering a lot can picture so how much the women's football is going to suffer so looking at our historical aspect is always their weakest link that's going to suffer the most

. in this subject i think we are. 2 years after being crowned the best in the game hagar briggs world today is not just about getting back to being a prolific score but also about bringing the women's game to parity with the man's it's important enough to her that since 2017 she has controversy only not played for norway's national team. a means of protesting not just p. issues but conditions in the sport rate down to all facilities and lousy dressing rooms. we're not talking about the same amount of money like in the men's game but a small piece of the cake in order to. the professionals in orage get the best out of ourselves in order to get the best product so. i think it's tough times even more tough times with the whole situation. she's considered the highest paid women's football player in the world and her 10 year deal with nike furthers her

own cause but hagar bergen says the precarious situation for women's football in the coronavirus era is the cause she cares about most. manchester city hoping to overturn their 2 year ban from playing in the lucrative european champions league the english premier club's case in the court of arbitration for sport began on monday european football's governing body banned months sitting in february for breaking financial fair play rules they face losing tens of millions of euros in prize money as well as a battle to hold on to some of their best players the closed hearing is shuttle to take place over 3 days. and a reminder of our top story hundreds of people have been filing cost the coffin of george floyd whose death in police custody sparked protests around the world the funeral will take place live choose day in houston texas where he grew up.

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