looks good looking you know how t.w. . made for mines. this is d.w. news live from berlin a final farewell the funeral of george floyd and in his hometown of houston texas. hundreds of mourners pack a church for the funeral of the man whose killing in police custody in minneapolis 2 weeks ago triggered global protests against racism and police brutality.

oscar winning director spike lee gives d.w. his reaction to george floyd's death and he says donald trump will go down in history as america's worst ever president. i'm told me a lot of people welcome to the program we begin in the united states where more protests are being held on the day of the funeral of george floyd a black man killed in police custody in minneapolis last month in new york city the relatives of other victims of police brutality addressed crowds at a mass rally in manhattan the city was in the grip of civil unrest for days in the wake of the 46 year old killing those where crowds have been gathering in minneapolis which was also the scene of angry demonstrations mr floyd's death

sparked 2 weeks of global protest and international support for the black lives matter movement. hundreds of mourners turned out for the funeral of george floyd in his native city houston during the eulogy reverend al sharpton highlighted racial inequality in the u.s. justice system and criticized president trump for his response to floyd's death tromped rival joe biden delivered a video message to the mourners calling for racial justice. mourning a man whose crime in the what's of his supporters was being born black more than $500.00 guests attended the funeral and he sed in texas for george floyd his death under the knee of a white policeman spots global protests calling for racial justice.

speak is that the ceremony made impassioned pleas to change. why must the system because. law life what african american system. needs love to be changed no more hate crimes leaf so why is it make america great again but when has america ever been great. in a 5th year civil rights activist reverend al sharpton nicky's president trunk of caring more about trying to stop protests than ending police brutality. and we know the rights for black life is the same is the price for white light we go keep coming back to these situations over and over again is that a law will work or it won't work. trumps opponent in the presidential election

democrat joe biden also to live in a video message to the funeral. now is the time for racial justice. that's the interest give to our children when they ask why. because when there is justice for george. truly be honoring racial justice. and then she said. she means. well the funeral was also a wrap. many supporters lined the streets as his body was taken to its final resting place a lost power well to floyd his death galvanized the movement now his supporters say they won't rest until there is real change in the wells so that death like his

going to happen again. is all of us out was a houston's fountain of praise church where george floyd's funeral took place i asked him to give us a sense of the mood that among the mourners. well it was a very sad day of course 500 guests were inside the ceremony the closest family members of course the bit their final farewell with tears in their eyes friends also politicians came congresspeople civil rights activists so it was more than just a small ceremony of course and the family really wanted to celebrate george floyd's life you're also the fact that he became the face of a global movement fighting inequality racial injustice and that is what we've witnessed here today but there was also a political dimension to the ceremony today perhaps one of the most emotional emotional moments was a speech delivered by joe biden candidate of the democratic party in the

presidential race and then also congressman al green. to speak to him earlier today let's listen in what he had to say. reconciliation in this country. we've had reconciliation to a great extent you don't. recognize. that you thought well if we have a reconciliation department in the cabinet of the united states of america with tara reconciliation who reports directly to the president whose job it is to eliminate racism and invidious discrimination who reports to the congress. and can report how well he's doing his job what progress are we making this is what we are going to need for the long run for that we can take care of problems not only today but into the distant future. as he. has become an icon for people across the world

because of his death. what do we know about his life. while one former classmate called him a gentle. and his family members refer to him simply as the big floyd and you also told guy he was an athlete he played football in basketball he came from humble beginnings as the us we've also heard very often here in the speeches delivered you grew up in a poor neighborhood here a suburb southwest of the city of houston then he did call it later became a blue collar worker 1st a truck driver later a security guard then moved to the city of minneapolis where he got killed almost 2 weeks ago by a policeman as we know and sparking a worldwide movement and that's what people here in houston are especially proud of today and that will many people also are putting their hopes and. all of us on it in houston thank you. george floyd's death came as no surprise to spike lee the

director of films like malcolm x. and do the right thing has made a short film which makes connections between george lloyd's death and what the filmmaker sees as institutionalized violence and racism in america's police forces the oscar winner told d.w. why this time he's hopeful of change. spike lee's response to the death of george floyd was to make this film editing footage of floyd's killing with the chokehold death of garner in 2014 and with scenes from his own 1989 film do the right thing to write it was based on real love chokehold murder. and. the simple and brutal message is this is happened before if nothing changes this will happen again. but lee does see a difference this time in the broad group of americans whose response to george

floyd's death was to take to the streets. or my wife's sister and brother take in the streets and joiners on inform and saying this has to stop and there's a national crime or these police departments across america got to do some with them you know they got a day they got to be reform change fast app and how policing is done in the ninety's states of america black t.-i for decades spike lee has been making movies about us racism and the forgotten history of african-americans amid the shoot him up action of his new film the 5 bloods about black vietnam vets least slips in social and political commentary. about the current resident of the white house leaders of mince words his nickname for president donald trump says it all agent

orange is going to go down as the worst president in history of the united states in america. and is only now see his allies these generals and politicians are slowly starting to move away from him because they can read right into a wall and they don't want to go down in history attached to this guy being on the beat on a written down history is on the wrong side of history with a capital w. for the 1st time in decades one of america's loudest critics sees hope for real change hope i see it of millions of americans taking to the streets saying enough is enough i see hope in how you feel more hopeful

and november 4th that's the day after president elect. that's moved on to some other stories making news around the world. a massive oil spill in russia's arctic region has polluted a lake which serves as a basin for water flowing into the arctic ocean emergency teams are working to contain the spread of more than 20000 tons of diesel which is travel 20 kilometers from the spill site near norilsk. outgoing president here has died of a heart attack at the age of 56 he was due to step down from in just a few weeks his tenure of 15 years was marked by deadly political violence and a historic withdrawal from the international criminal court. iran's judiciary says it has sentenced to death and the rainy and man who provided information to the

u.s. and israel about the location of revolutionary guards command has him so lemony general silliman he was killed in a u.s. drone strike in iraq in january. the russian capital moscow has emerged from a strict coronavirus lockdown the city government says the rate of new infections has slowed after more than 2 months muscovites are now allowed to go out use public transport without any restrictions and go shopping and most of the capital's businesses have reopened. you re rachet 0 has more. at last feeling beautiful once again customers at the salon in central moscow have looked forward to this day for 2 and a half months. the surgical masks are new and the beauticians may no longer offer drinks but the customers don't care as long as their hairdos are maintained. it was the best news we've heard recently but we've received so many calls that our

phone system crashed temporarily. but now we're ready for a new start today's the 1st day we've reopened and we're happy. to work there are. many restrictions were lifted last week all of the parks have reopened people older than 65 are allowed to go outside again they have been under the most stringent quarantine. but the city's calm and a half 1000000 residents are especially happy that electronic permits have been discontinued muscovites no longer need a pass to move freely about the city. while they're happy about their newfound freedom many are surprised by how quickly and suddenly the change took place critics of the kremlin suspect the true reason for the sudden easing of restrictions is the upcoming military parade it was supposed to have taken place on may 9th but was rescheduled for a june 24th russians are also supposed to vote on amendments to the constitution on

july 1st. analysts believe the kremlin needs widespread voter participation hand and optimistic atmosphere. you're watching news coming to you from don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website at. follow us on instagram and on twitter at news will not leave you with some more images from the funeral of george floyd. as.

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