thank you is not life as we know it. is coming to. honoring the man behind the movement thousands pay their last respects to george floyd his death after a police officer knelt on his neck sparked a global fight for racial justice but. the police risk losing political support for reform also coming up. one year since the start of pro-democracy protests in hong

kong mass arrests and a looming national security are in place to stamp out the scent the protesters achieved anything at all. that a tricky. terrace removing damage scaffolding from around the. top make a mistake and everything might come tumbling down. good to have you with us a memorial service has been held in houston texas for george floyd the black man who died after a white officer kneeled on his neck for nearly 9 minutes as the event unfolded democrats in congress proposed a bill aimed at preventing more police misconduct floyd's death 2 weeks ago in minneapolis has sparked worldwide protests against racism and police brutality.

under a scorching texas sky thousands queued for hours to enter the church where george floyd's body lay a last chance for the public to pay their respects to the man whose death has become a rallying cry against racism around the globe. the public hearing was held in houston the city where floyd grew up. well this is an important day in our world. and. it is necessary for me to be here. as a human being. human race being an african-american man. justice but also attending the families of other black victims of police brutality and stand in solidarity with this family because it mimics a mad case in this it has to know to me. they have doubled back and complained that

not a lie but i can call. back what we have by. in washington democratic senators nelson silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds the length of time floyd a black man was pinned under a white police officers need to for he died. you see how long you. have that need. democrats in congress have proposed sweeping legislation to overhaul u.s. police oversight which includes banning chokeholds should day this movement have now moment of national anguish is being transformed into a movement of national action as americans from across the country peacefully protest to demand it and to in justice today with

a justice and policing act the congress is standing with those fighting for justice and taking action. floyd's family and friends will hold a private funeral service on tuesday in houston to remember the life of the man who in death. has become an international symbol of injustice. about. w.'s all over sollars is in houston covering the funeral of george floyd he sent us his reflections on monday's service. if you look at the amount of people who came here the whole area surrounding the church was just it with traffic jams thousands of people lined up here today to get into the fountain of praise church to take a last look. on george floyd the body was laid here throughout the day so thousands of people 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 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 that. the judge in many of those has set bail at $1250000.00 for the former police officer who was charged with 2nd degree murder in georgia floyd's death that's after derek made his 1st court appearance on monday by video link show lawyers accepted the bail terms which include no contact with lloyd's family or working in a law enforcement capacity he's not allowed to leave the state of minnesota and must surrender all firearms. for some other stories making headlines around the world today several 100 protesters of march against police brutality in mexico city

some smashed windows and sprayed walls and graffiti the demonstration comes after a series of protests against police repression in the country. wildfires have been spreading across the u.s. state of california due to high winds and dry weather water dropping helicopters worked through the night to put out a brush fire in los angeles county the national weather service issued red flag warnings several regions in the state. venezuelan state t.v. has reported that a flight carrying humanitarian aid for the fight against the code 900 pandemic has arrived. iran as well it has widened its alliance with iran after washington imposed sanctions against the law in our country. today marks one year since the start of mass protests in hong kong last june while the 1000000 people marched through the city to protest a draft law that would allow extraditions to mainland china the bill was shelved

but several months of demonstrations protesters faced a heavy crackdown from police and officials beijing has announced a new national security law that would threaten hong kong semi-autonomous status pro-democracy protesters now fear with that they see a an unprecedented attack on freedoms in the city. in the middle of hong kong we meet up with vivian we can't use her real name as she is currently out on bail and wants to be careful the 17 year old was arrested while demonstrating during civil rights protests now she faces charges of sedition and possibly years in prison police are starting to line up because the people on the street are getting ready to demonstrate but this time did he and won't be joining them. by phone or you know. i have to stay away from risky situations because if i'm arrested again i face immediate imprisonment. then hose it annoys me because i want to show my

support but i can't and i feel powerless. to 50 meters down the road people marched to protest from kong's ban on public assembly thousands come together as they do every year to commemorate the victims of the tiananmen square massacre in beijing 31 years ago but at the same time communist leaders in beijing are preparing a show of force at the people's congress they are launching a so-called security law which will become part of hong kong's basic law this will allow beijing to deploy its own security forces in her. kong and thus potentially silence criticism a prominent opponent of beijing publisher jimmy leg was arrested 7 weeks ago for allegedly organizing an authorized meetings. the 72 year old is now free on bail he believes the new security law means the end of hong kong. is like tearing down the old p.c.

rule it destroys hong kong because with all the rules rule that street is off or financial center is destroyed because without the protection of law. business has no protection except to bright to all fish those who have power over you we will be like china or the people of hong kong can either emigrate or resist so you know we myself is going to stay and fight to the last 80. later we meet up with vivian at home she's still in school but says later she wants to study political science at university right now she's still waiting for her day in court so far the date has not been set. well i'm afraid of being arrested and sent to prison for 4 years or more. then i will lose many years that i could otherwise use for studying at the university. oh mon.

pere parents understand that vivian goes to these protests to fight for a better future even though the result is that now her future in hong kong is more uncertain than ever. in other news the world health organization is warning that the coronavirus crisis is worsening worldwide that's after $136000.00 new cases were reported to the u.n. agency while monday the biggest single day rise so for most of the cases came from the americas and south asia russia has begun easing border restrictions and lifting lockdown measures that have been in place in the capital for 2 months and the pandemic has forced the cancellation of an annual philippine peace prize regarded as the asian nobel it's only the 3rd time that the monks a say prizes haven't been awarded in their 60 year history. workers in paris begun dismantling the melted scaffolding from the notre dame cathedral

frustration work already started on the roof in april last year when the major fire broke broke out that caused extensive damage 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. they has been supervising the work from the start. it's because it's in a difficult stage yes the climbers have to do their work in a very unstable position we had 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. since the at the best of times the german cup semifinal tonight between 4th division. of labor goes and will be a story of david versus goliath a 4th tier team has never reached this far before but with the pennant shutting down their league stop looking haven't played

a competitive game in 3 months it's just one more challenge for a team that's been the season's giant killers. these are broken playing preparing for their biggest game in the years. being complicated by the coronavirus the german cup semi final will take place without funds to support played a key role in the quarter final penalty shootout victory over to still go. closely held here is not ideal the fans have been through a lot in the last few years and it hurts the economy. experience this moment with us. the club is missing out on a significant source of revenue by not having fans in the stadium that money is much needed here especially with all the extra hygiene measures having to be person placed huge the virus to cup success has also had its benefits. we're seeing the positive effects at all levels with members with sponsors and also the demand for season tickets. it's nice to see how interest in us has grown in the

past few months. despite being in germany's 4th tier britain can boast a proud tradition it was one of the brandy's leaders founding members in 1963 but in the period that followed the club faded into obscurity its biggest success since the cup final appearance by the women's team in 2008. now the focus is back on the men underdogs for the clash with been this league a side laver coups and. then the. believing we'll see how we're coping in the 1st 15 minutes whether we can ride out the early stages if we can do that and get into the game i'm confident we can cause in some trouble young aragon could. because the 4th division was ended early due to the coronavirus are broken haven't played a competitive game for 3 months so they'll be pushing that to the back of their

minds for this special occasion. these moments will live on for the rest of my life with the memories and the feeling will always be that it makes you want more or less of me. so now the dream is still alive the underdogs are hungry for more this isn't the balloons. this is g.w. news from berlin remembering that all this news deflation a relative that caused and thanks for being with us. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. in our corona update.

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