solutions my name is a mcclatchy one and i work if you can't. believe . this is the dublin is live from berlin a final farewell the funeral of george floyd and in his hometown of houston texas. hundreds of mourners packed the church for the funeral of a man whose killing in police custody in minneapolis 2 weeks ago triggered global

protests against racism and police brutality. and 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 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 elsewhere crowds have been gathering in minneapolis which is also the scene of angry demonstrate. sions mr floyd's death sparked weeks

of global protest and international support for the black lives matter movement. earlier hundreds of mourners turned out for the funeral of george floyd in his native city in 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 trumps rival joe biden delivered a video message to the mourners calling for racial justice. mourning a man whose crime in the words of his supporters was being born black more than $500.00 guests attended the funeral in houston texas for george floyd his death under the knee of a white policeman spots global protests calling for racial justice. as we.

speak is that the ceremony made impassioned pleas for change. but much just system because. last largely a life for the african-american system failed. he's lucky to be changed no more hate crimes police so why is it make america great again but what has america ever been great. in a fierce years of civil rights activist reverend al sharpton the keys president on the trunk of caring more about trying to stop protests than ending police brutality . and we know the rights for black light 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 democrats joined by. also to live in

a video message to the funeral. now is the time for racial justice. the ins we must give to our children remember why. because when there is justice for george. be on our way to racial justice and in then she said. she the world. the funeral was also a rousing tributes to the life of floyd. many supporters lined the streets of his body was taken to its final resting place a last farewell its affiliates his death galvanized amusements now his supporters say they want to rest until there is real change in the wells so that deaths like hands won't happen again. all of a sign it 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 there among the mourners. but it was a very sad day of course 500 guests were inside the ceremony fred the closest family members of course bit their final farewell with tears in their eyes friends also politicians came congress people civil rights activists so was more than just a small ceremony of course and the family was 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 and emotional moments was a speech delivered by joe biden the likely candidate of the democratic party in the . race and then also congress man al green spoke here i had the opportunity

opportunity to speak to him earlier today let's listen in what he had to say. we need a reconciliation in this country. we've had reconciliation to a great extent you don't. recognize if you don't feel that you. are compared or if that you thought well if we have a reconciliation department in the cabinet of the united states of america with the secretary of reconciliation who reports directly to the president whose job it is to eliminate racism and invidious discrimination who reports to the congress. and put reports how well he's doing his job what progress are we making this is what we're going to need for the long run so that we can take care of the problem not only today but into the distant future. as you mentioned it has become an icon for people across the world because of his death at the hands of police officers what

do we know about his life. well one former classmate called him a gentle giant in his family members referred 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 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. houston thank you . still to come oscar winning director spike lee gives. the news is reaction to the

killing of george floyd but 1st let's take a look at some other stories making headlines 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 side near norilsk. thousands of people have rallied across the czech republic to protest against the government's covert 19 recovery plans and demand more state support for entropy knows him by pandemic restrictions the 1000000 moments for democracy movement organized event in more than 150 locations. in spain in the sand workers held a protest in barcelona against the japanese automakers decision to shut its plant in the north east of the country around 3000 people are being made redundant the company has suffered a major drop in orders due to the corona virus pandemic. or 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 floyd'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 eric garner in 2014 and with scenes from his own 1989 film do the right thing you wrote it was based on. my. 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 just black and brown americans white americans or white your sister and brother take in the streets and join is all of it all and saying this has to stop and there's a national crowd or these police departments across america we've got to do some with them you know they got out they got to be reform change ask. 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 shooting 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 going to go down as the worst president in history of the united states of america. is what he now is see his allies these generals and politicians are slowly starting to move away from him because they can read right into wall and they don't want to go down in history attached this guy. 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 is the millions of americans taking to the streets saying

enough is enough i see hope in oh you feel more hopeful on november 4th that's the active presidential election. it watching the news from berlin don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website as dot com as well as on instagram and twitter at d w news will leave you now with some more images from the funeral of george floyd i'm told me a lot ago. yeah .

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