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how can we pretend to have a chance we can make a difference google only do this for men to see reason in google 3. d. w. and online. this is the news live from berlin anger in the u.s. after a black man is shot dead by police at a fast food restaurant the site where richard brooks died has become a makeshift memorial police have released the body of dash cam footage showing the moments leading up to the struggle that will ultimately cost him his life. also coming up thousands of people rally across germany to demonstrate against racism
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and social injustice we report from the capital. and in the bonus league wrestle a respectable point all of high flying leverkusen but set an unfortunate club record it's now 13 league games without a win for the royal blues. a 1000000 good thanks for joining protests against social injustice and police brutality persist in the u.s. inflamed by friday's fatal police shooting of racial brooks in atlanta georgia body of dash cam footage shows a seemingly peaceful exchange between the 27 year old black man and 2 white officers that then turned deadly when they tried to arrest him on suspicion of drunk driving and a scuffle ensued the incident is under investigation the officer officer who fired the shots already terminated may face criminal charges. 1st it was set to
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light. now the wendy's fast food restaurant in atlanta has become a sort of memorial for a shot brooks as the community comes to terms with his death but you see anyone over there is house results my life too sure you can you don't like is so i try to i try to personally i try to keep away from the police much as possible because i'd probably shoot to kill come on you've got an animal where they are who came in there were no kill for the male run the way they shot him in i mean it's the 27 year old was shot by police who found him asleep in his car thank you very much they're trying to be dr perchance one of our course after failing a breath test mr brooks resisted arrest. body camera footage released by atlanta's police department show a scuffle before mr brooks attempted to flee with the police taser
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then the deadly shots. the lawyers representing rae shot brooks his family say the office is once justified to use deadly force even if he had fired a taser in their direction i've had cases where officers have been stays on dictums and they all do with us in court that citizens are deadly that tasers are hopeful that's the case law here you cannot have it both ways. you can't say you were in up with a weapon that can kill somebody when you say it's not dead atlanta's police chief has since resigned and one officer was fired while the other was placed on administrative duty but the consequences are not enough for residents who have been given another reason to continue demonstrating in support of black lives. let's get more from our washington correspondent oliver salad all over the protests in the united states they started with the death of george florida now we have raised our
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brooks how might this latest shooting impact the ongoing movement against racial and social injustice. the protesters have already responded and we've seen the very strongly in that report that the wendy's restaurant where the shooting took place was set on fire and we currently have protests on that side plus in other cities across the united states and los angeles in washington d.c. and you know it's i think it's important to point out here that this shooting comes at a time where people across the u.s. are on the edge we're counting the 20th night all the protests against police violence against racial injustice following the shooting of george floyd in milly apple is in the end of may and that shooting here in atlanta now strengthened of course the position of protesters who are essentially saying enough is enough but of course there are also some differences that are worth pointing out between the cases a ray short broke stole
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a taser gun he fired at an officer he tried to escape so the big question now will be if the officer that used his gun to kill racial groups can make the case of self-defense here critics say that he never had to fear for his life because the gun was non-lethal and that is exactly what we're hearing on the streets tonight too that this is just another example of police violence violence blown out of proportion. yeah and let's zoom out of the political fallout we have republicans they're split on how much to back president trump's divisive rhetoric in response to the protests but democrats have their own troubles talk talk talk us through the challenges they're having in addressing calls for real change well the democrats have to prove that they are taking the concerns of matter of the black voters and everyone taking to the street against police violence that they're taking these concerns seriously traditionally the democrats all the party the voters are rather drawn to and so the democrats in the house of representatives are
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trying to make the case that they're acting decisively and quickly they unveiled a quite comprehensive reform package earlier this week also joe biden the likely candidate of the democrats here. his pick for his running mate is due in the names that are circulating are including members of the black community like keesha lance bottom's the mayor of atlanta also a california senator a chemical herons are potential candidate that are given good opportunities at this point in time so the message of the democrats here is clear and that is we have you covered addressing the black voters and that could be more important than ever this time around for salat in washington d.c. thanks very much and of course george ford was not shot by police he died under the d. of a police officer those protests are spreading all around the world and we can see that
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here in the german capital across and across the country it's been another week of protests demonstrators from a cross-section of society formed a human chain around berlin on sunday but as with many cities across the world coronavirus precautions remain in force here meaning participants had to keep their distance and wear a face mask. standing together albeit 2 meters apart these demonstrators in the german capital formed a human chain that searched over 9 kilometers in keeping with social distancing the didn't hold hands. was. given to the by this protest is very important even though i haven't personally witnessed what is happening in the us and elsewhere i do hear about it and i am shocked the same goes for some cities around here was an official observed tak refugees it's unbearable. to be in this committee of the apartment exulted anybody. else is.
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on the spot little problems we're discussing here and to be more than an agent changes over. the past all of this event may have been held in solidarity with the black largest mehta movement in the us but germany too has its challenges recent official figures show the number of hate crimes in the country is increasing but as many germans concerned like here in the eastern city of lights where hundreds joined the protest. this time organizers put an emphasis on social distancing to avoid scenes like this. this demonstration in berlin a week ago drew criticism for not sticking to guidelines aimed at stopping the spread of coverage 19. standing for cross always staying safe in this new era these demonstrators proved both can be done at the same time. dallas turn to some
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other stories making news around the world. french president hollande has announced further easing of coronavirus restrictions in a televised address my home said restaurants and cafes and paris will be allowed to reopen fully from monday the same day france lifts border restrictions for e.u. travelers most schools are set to reopen from june 22nd. france's neighbor spain is also beginning to ease some of its coronavirus restrictions the country will reopen its borders to most visitors from june 21st that's 10 days earlier than was previously planned. sister of and aids to north korea's leader kim jong un has threatened military action against south korea it's just the latest escalation of tensions over defectors from the north who've been sending propaganda leaflets across the border. london's marked the 3rd anniversary of the grim felt tower fire the bells of the city's churches told
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$72.00 times in tribute to each of the victims the devastating blaze in the apartment block shocked the united kingdom the ongoing investigation into the disaster is highlighted significant and systemic failings by the london fire brigade. let's turn to italy now where venice has reopened following months of lockdown due to coronavirus restrictions local authorities have been counting the cost after the city lost a massive part of its income that's from tourism it's a desperate need of it's in desperate need of a cash injection but many people are concerned about the impact that mass tourism has had on venice in recent years. open for business. tourists have been lining up to visit iconic monuments like st mark's cathedral under back spending their euros in fan and cafe florrie on.
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the towbar reopening is the beginning of great future successes i'm not the kind demick is now in our past. this. tourist numbers for now are low when compared to the norm in recent years and with tourism accounting for 13 percent of italian g.d.p. there are fears over the impact fewer visitors will have for those working in the sector. but these protesters many local residents have been demanding a change in the city's approach to attracting tourists they want an end to mosque tourism and better regulation some sector leaders believe change is needed. we hope but to hand they in the future is a little cutie is and it's not too he said that this is very important that it needs to not less curious and that the better organization this is their fest. with the e.u. use internal borders fully opening in the coming days and the possibility of
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visitors from further afield arriving ounce of july venetians no matter whether they want it or not are expecting a steady increase in the number of visitors this summer. and sunday's late bonus league game laverick who is in word or looking for a win against shell to stake their claim to the 4th and final champions league spot and they did it but not before a fight for shelter who turned out to be surprisingly surprisingly tenacious. shout came into this one desperate for a change or fortunes off to a 12 game between le st in the bundesliga but later hughes and hardly any easy opponent to face especially with star man have a back in the starting line up. just 2 minutes in the 1st major chance belong to the royal blues but western mckinney's shots were stopped by lucas credits and after made it to juve could only fluff the rebound and letter from 8 years.
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of the guests were held in check until the 48 minute when lucas allowed home from a free kick for the school state level as the linesman broke to show his rescue. in the 2nd half another stroke of luck for the hosts went to hand tools scarcely anyone even at peeled for was picked up by the video assistant referee and punished with a penalty. and moan top soba the penalized defender daniel caligiuri the goal scoring points i wanted after 51 minutes. past an hour later when leyva couzens window charged down the left wing and crossed his long run at. left back on me round with a late goal 11 the final score. now we
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in 13 bundesliga games and unwelcome club record would leave a couzin meanwhile sit in 4th but the fight for the champions league places looks set to go down to the wire. collected 3 crucial points in their battle for survival earlier on sunday with an away victory against fellow strugglers minds the game's only goal came after just 43 seconds thanks to this peculiar effort. florian. victory sees her go 4 points ahead of their relegation battle rivals minds who remain for kerry asli close to the drop zone with just 3 matches left to play this season. so what is it all mean for the bundesliga standings after match day $31.00 no changes among the top 8 buyers will take the title with just one more win. looks set for the champions
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league along with either labor who isn't or. in the bottom half mines dusseldorf and braman are battling for survival are as good as eliminated that's all the news from us for now will be back with more headlines at the top of the hour until they go to d w dot com for all the latest news or follow us on twitter and instagram at u.w. news top of the hour for more for me. thanks for watching. most people. about the environment society. punish them to bring peace but these are some of his own.
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