from birth to death starts june 18th on g.w. . this is g w news live from berlin thousands pay their last respects to george floyd ahead of his hometown funeral has dampened police custody sparked a global protest against racism but calls to defund the police risk losing political support for reform. also coming up black people in germany welcomed the recent outpouring of support for racial justice but they say there is still much to be done here to tackle racism and discrimination. against hong kong marks one year

of pro-democracy protests activists who warned the world don't watch out think that's going to be the preferable also directly to the world and the 1st assault of isis taiwan late august the rest of the world. and new security law from beijing could spell the end to hong kong special status. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us alaska bided george floyd the black man whose death ignited global protests against racism and police brutality will be buried today in houston his hometown largely unknown in life floyd killing 2 weeks ago after a police officer knelt on his neck now appears to be a turning point in american history. under a scorching texas sky thousands hour was 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 i feel bad it is necessary for me to be here. as a human being. human race being an african-american man it is. why 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 justice but also attending the families of other black victims of police brutality that stand in solidarity with this family because it mimics my case in this if. they have double bet and claim that

never lie. that's what we have. 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 fall he died. you see how long you. have that many. democrats in congress have proposed sweeping legislation to overhaul us police oversight which includes banning child cults should day this movement have now moment of national and which 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. money 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. to the reporter stacy bivins is following this story for us hi stacy was in this outpouring of grief for george floyd we heard there that he'll be buried in houston today do you think we're going to see the same types of crowds turning out for the i think today as a private moment this is for the family the past few days we've seen people come out and collectively grieve to come out and support the family and to show sympathy for a man that they watched die under the weight of police but today he's going to be laid to rest next to his mother and surrounded by family and friends

let's talk about what happens next as we look at these moments of mourning we've seen the democrats use on a report there are looking at legislation at this point to tackle police culture to tackle police misconduct how do you change police culture because that is a big task the biggest hurdle is the police union they are extremely extremely powerful they have a lot of money their coffers come from membership dues and so they're able to pay to essentially block legislation and to keep. their their police powers in order to influence elections in order to get certain people elected and in order to in some cases get bad cops rehired so what's happening in congress is important because this means that they are listening or attempting to listen to the protesters so what they're proposing would make chokehold illegal so what killed eric garner and

what killed george floyd no knock warrants which is how briana taylor we've heard her name shouted at project protest was killed and they would also make a registry so that we can keep track of bad cops and so when one is fired and one district they can't get hired in another. where has the president donald trump been in all of this because a lot of people of lou been looking to the white house for leadership perhaps some signs to unite the country and we haven't heard that coming from the white house so where has he been that's a great question he's been through rocks a question behind that wall he recently built around the white house. i think it's easy to talk about what he hasn't done he hasn't met with black last let matter organizers he has a met with civil rights leaders he hasn't met privately with the george george floyd's family but what he has done is read tweeted character access assassination about george floyd. on twitter that come from that came from conservative

commentators and he also created a parade a bunch of middle aged white men on the sunday morning talk shows to say the systematic racism in the police department and the police departments do not exist now he's supposed there's talk that he might held some kind of a. talk in order to talk about civil rights and bring in the nation together but if he does that he's waited a long time traditionally presidents get out in front of something like this to bring the nation together but he's as you said he's been absent of your reporter stacey bivins thank you. the black lives matter protests in the u.s. have resonated around the world including here in germany which is now reexamining its own attitudes towards racism later this month for the 1st time a nationwide survey will ask black people about the discrimination they face in their everyday lives. that's what i would backstrom is one of about a 1000000 black people in germany but nobody knows that for sure as there are no

official figures is she grew up in leipzig is the daughter of sudanese exchange students after the fall of the berlin wall life in east germany in the ninety's was difficult for black people many of them felt left alone. when a right wing muck circles around us affair and there's a policeman standing around who just lets it happen as 15 people shout the n word at you memories like this often make you doubt whether you really welcome in this country of life. and that's why the organizations each one teach one and citizens of europe are conducting a survey the affray census the 1st one on black people's lives in germany daniel jama hopes it will fill the gaps. fortunately there's been far too little research

in recent decades on the situation of black people and on black racism in germany explains why politicians keep asking us what's the problem. they find it difficult to talk about black people so that's why we've decided to take matters into our own hands and walkin is endurance hopeful she's from france and works as a teacher in berlin she's upset at the lack of sensitivity even among some well meaning white people. my class ally prepared. the kids were super super motivated they were doing well and then they got states' rights the principal of the school. to the whole assembly and stated i just love like music don't you and your life through interesting but the real problem in the real question is like how can we say no more numbers. recording and no one talking about it the average census wants to facilitate precisely this

discussion and to better capture every day racism in german society but it also has another effect. alternately it's also very empowering for those for black and i think that's great. there's never been a survey like the afro census before germany is reluctant to collect statistics on citizens according to ethnic criteria and there's always a reluctance to communities about the situation about whether they are discriminated against people are afraid that this kind of research will create these communities but we are here we are part of the society we won't be denied the right to exist and we can all speak about black african people calmly without being afraid of it and. it's hoped it could be a step towards change for new numbers released by germany's anti-discrimination agency show the country is struggling to overcome problems with

racism the number of reported cases of racial discrimination increased to more than 112019 that's twice as many as 4 years ago. earlier i spoke to cultural and literary scholar and decolonization advisor peggy and i asked her whether those numbers reflect the reality in germany today. yes unfortunately i have to say that is very representative and the we have these cases over and over again in. your radio you already showed that. just declared and came out with an anti-discrimination law and it is all also means that in the early in there was a consultation process process with the black community on their experiences on discrimination over the last 2 years and this is also where

a lot of this information came out we actually we know about that we know about police brutality we have these cases open as well so we could look at it more directly here in germany i want to ask about a discussion that's being had right now in germany about whether racism here is systemic and a structural do you think it is. yes it is structural and i think we really need to look at it and look at the history of the german mentality how we actually do you well a lot this idea of germans which is very much tied to the idea of whiteness so german national identity still equals white menace in many hats and regardless of the development of our laws and into creating laws but it is. really going back to the in lightman period where the idea of germany's force

developed and which directly led also into colonialism we never really taproot this . space it's not a place actually distance. very influential period of german history and that's very much let to in waltman every day through a system in a structural way we can see that for example that was in the german discourse we don't have enough language to talk about racism to talk about the experience of black people we always look rather to the united states when now there are efforts to tackle the census and they should have a to collect information on the black community here in germany there's more discussion about discrimination as he said do you see this as a turning point in how we talk about race and racism here in germany. i don't know

if it is a turning point it is very important it is necessary that we get also who statistics want numbers but it is also important that we as a society look to this problem every day and scene where we can where we can change the way we look at the driven society we look at the idea of who is included and who can't possibly be a member of the society so by including and include acting or data on connect people and their experience in germany we hope to contribute to this discussion to do so to this discourse but. it has to be more done. a culture a cultural and literary scholar policy adviser thank you very much for joining us thank you for having me. let's check in now and some other stories making news around the world london mayor said he com is calling for monuments to reflect the

country's diversity as the debate heats up over racism in britain's colonial past khan was speaking days after anti-racism protesters toppled a statue of a 17th century slave trader in the port city of bristol. in bangladesh around 1000 garment workers protested outside the labor ministry in dhaka they called for payment of overdue wages and the reopening of closed factories the sector employees around 4000000 people and exports have been hard hit by the coronavirus lock down. and north korea's state news agency says the country will cut its hotlines with south korea as a 1st step to shutting off all contact with seoul gang is threatening to sever ties with the south if it does not stop defectors from sending leaflets and other materials into the north. hong kong is marking one year since pro-democracy demonstrations broke out last june more than a 1000000 people marched through the city to protest

a draft law that would allow extraditions to mainland china triggering months of sometimes violent street protests marking that anniversary today demonstrators held flashmob protests in shopping malls waving signs and banners calling for hong kong's liberation from china although the original extradition bill was eventually withdrawn a new national security law has got many young hong kong as fearful of beijing's heavy handed reaction to their dissent. it's thought more than a 1000000 people took to the streets last year united in their outrage specifically they came out to protest a draft law allowing beijing to extradite criminal suspects to mainland china but many were also there as part of a larger push to protect hong kong semi autonomous status. the bill was eventually withdrawn but protests continued sometimes turning violent many protesters still fear persecution today and don't want to be recognized by you but i think i met

them back in august i really feared nothing even when i stood alone at the front against a squad of right police i wasn't afraid. but since then almost $9000.00 people have been arrested in relation to protests authorities say more than $600.00 were charged with rioting. and now beijing is preparing a show of force communist leaders have launched a so-called security law which will become part of hong kong basic law this will allow beijing to deploy its own security forces their own choose to hong kong leader kerry lam seem to be an ally of beijing urged the people of the special administrative region to get behind the new law. everyone needs to learn a lesson including the hong kong government and also the legislators hong kong cannot afford such chaos. people want stability and

peace so they can live safely and develop their careers. however prominent pro-democracy protesters joshua young says hong kong is meant more than that he also points to the reversal of the extradition bill as a clear sign that protesting works. we be talking or banditry recognize the rick market by fellow protester. successfully and has beijing to withdraw the controversial bill and on last november 85 percent of the seats in that district come so well by pro-democracy come this landslide victory empire house silence across the hall go stand with the state on the side of fellow protesters. regardless of that success protests on this scale could soon be a thing of the past if painting gets its way with the new security bill dissenting voices could soon be much more few and far between. earlier i spoke to dorian lao

from amnesty international hong kong and i asked her whether hong kong's pro-democracy movement could survive if beijing's new security law comes into force we can see in the past year that. the protest movement in hungary is actually a vibrant of course there are people who use files but it seems that many including the government make such a specially to go to. put straight protest movement as one that is particularly violent but let's not forget too many people actually took to the street last year siri peacefully to say no to the extradition bill and when called at 900 broke out and actually before that event we can see protesters adopting different strategies of ways express their opinions for example yellow economic circle or different screenings talks so what we worry is that with a national security deal with the rethink terms it can lead to a lot open to abuse and. petition bank and crackdown on sea don't piece peaceful

assembly and freedom of expression so many ways to holcombe people have been using to express their opinions peacefully will be likely to be bonded to those and also to be eliminated by 100 new national radio and what about beyond protests we saw in last year's local elections there was a landslide victory for pro-democracy candidates how much power do they have to protect hong kong's freedoms. we have also see some worrying developments right now for example in some of the local district council thinks the government has been. has actually not endorsed some of the meetings or receive used to either provide meetings and use just because the meetings are. discussed human rights related topics or election related topics and also we have already even before the national security pops passes we have already heard comments from

a city also shows saying that people who oppose the national security law should be disqualified to run for the legislative council ok in the action in coming to south that was dorian lao from amnesty international hong kong speaking to us earlier now let's get the latest on the corona virus pandemic of the world health organization is warning that the crisis is getting worse worldwide that's after $136000.00 new cases were reported to the u.n. agency monday the biggest single day rise so far most of those cases came from the america and south asia meanwhile w.h.o. officials say the spread of the corona virus by people not showing symptoms is very rare despite warnings from some experts that suggest otherwise and the pandemic has forced the cancellation of an annual philippine peace prize regarded as the asian nobel it is only the 3rd time that the they say prices haven't been awarded and there are 60 year history. well the pen demick has been wreaking havoc on economies

all over the globe including in the e.u. german exports are down more than 30 percent for the month of april that is the sharpest decline since exports to to sticks began in 1950. traffic here at the port of hamburg ground to a halt at the height of the coronavirus outbreak coronavirus lockdowns and a looming global recession dealt a historic blow to the german exports whose goods flow out of here. april's double digit collapse in trade likely marked the low point for the export dependent german economy. economies throughout the world have begun to reopen strout supply chains are coming back on mind and consumers are returning to restaurants and stores. but a quick return to normal might not be in the cards but the german economy. we have roughly 40 percent of our g.d.p. go into exports so if they don't vote by one 3rd or if you compared actually to

february or january it's almost half of the exports we were having in april and probably expecting for me so this is really the right thing for for g.d.p. in the very short run for the 2nd quarter it's not really so can you want to have what happens in the 2nd half of the year obviously but for the very short run it's definitely dramatic. germany's largest trading partners from an steer a peon neighbors to the united states are now facing historic economic slowdowns that means they're buying fewer cars chemicals and machinery from germany and it will likely stay that way for now. sports now and the german cup semifinal tonight between 4th divisions appliqueing and bundesliga club level cozen is a classic david versus goliath match up a 4th tier team has never reached this far before and with a pandemic shutting down the lake supplicant hadn't played a competitive game in 3 months it is just one more challenge for a team that has been this season's giant killers. these are broken players are

preparing for their biggest game in the years for the time being complicated by the coronavirus the german cup semi final will take place without fans who support played a key role in the quarter final penalty shootout victory over just to go. to hell here is not ideal the fans have been through a lot in the last few years it hurts they can't 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 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 vendors 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 brenda's league a side laver cruzan. in 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 there are suggestions and again i'm confident we can cause him some trouble. for now the dream is still alive young adults are hungry for more of this they've accused the board's. hoffenheim is parting company with coach fred that's despite the fact that hoffenheim has been over achieving the season and is sitting 7th in the table

which could be enough for european competition shweta took over the club last year and many pundits expected hockenheim to struggle they have again confounded the doubters but disagreements behind the scenes have led to the split a team of 6 people will now guide the club for their final 4 games of the season. now what do you do if you're a wild water canoe slalom racer but you can't train because of the current of ours that break argentina's the best and rusty has come up with a solution he has been practicing by tying himself to 2 palm trees and splashing around in his girlfriend's swimming pool he won silver at the pan american games last year and is now targeting success at the tokyo olympics which have been postponed until 2021 because the pandemic. a reminder now of our top story here and thousands of people have attended a public memorial for george floyd ahead of his ferial in houston his death while

in police custody and sparked protests around the world u.s. democratic lawmakers have also unveiled a police reform bill that would include banning chokeholds. thank you for watching t.v. news we're back at the top of the hour. the

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