to top it off. meaning successful. duck academy. starts john 27 on t.w. . today belgium's king foley sent a letter to the congolese people to express his regrets for the horrors unleashed upon them by his royal ancestor king leopold the 2nd statues of leopold are now coming down across belgium a national reckoning along with royal regrets about the painful colonial past and the legacy still haunting both nations today i'm burned off in berlin this is the day.

that. the time is come to belgium to undock on a journey of research my journey of truth the attorney of memory. of the seas of congo is not really independent. and he went on the truth and memory and both acknowledging the suffering acknowledging the suffering of office to put on its independence by name but not mentally politically or physically if you can move. this recognition was clearly expressed this morning by a son friend in his message to president to say katie to the congolese people. that didn't it's a measure of progress it's not a letter of apology excuse it is difficult if you'll have to apologize or rather ask to be forgiven for what our ancestors did little said.

also coming up tonight the european union begins reopening its borders tomorrow to travelers from countries that have the coronavirus occur canadians will be allowed in americans will no i think then banning americans is totally reasonable i mean the us has done a very similar thing to europe i don't think they'll necessarily be a rush because i don't think people are really ready to travel yet. but you all reviewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with a royal regret sent from europe to africa today for the 1st time in belgian history the reigning king expressed regret over his country's colonial past in the democratic republic of congo it is important to note that a regret is no apology which many in the d r c have demanded and still demand that said what was communicated today by the key

is an acknowledgement an official recognition of the pain inflicted upon the congolese people in the name of the belgian state at the same time in belgium today a statue of king leopold the 2nd was removed from a public square in the late 19th century leopold's forces led a massive exploitation of the congo millions of congolese people died during 75 years of brutal belgian colonial rule. in brussels today the belgian prime minister unveiled a plaque to commemorate the anniversary of the independents here is part of what she said. would have been the time has come for belgium to embark on a journey of research a journey of truth a journey of memory but 1st many work on the truth and memory involves acknowledging the suffering acknowledging the suffering of others. this recognition when if was clearly expressed this morning by our sovereign in his letter to

president she said to the congolese people including. the belgian prime minister speaking there to what many say is an overdue coming to terms with the country's colonial past the catalyst for that came not from belgium not from the democratic republic of congo but rather from the united states more than a month ago a black man was killed by a white police officer in minneapolis the death of george 4 had ignited weeks of protests many led by whites matter calls for racial justice that were heard salvations of miles across the atlantic here in europe including belgium. where he. joins me now from brussels good evening to you georg yeah the calls for racial justice in the u.s. they certainly or echoing where you are talk to me about what is happening now in belgium. exactly brooke brown the black live smetters.

protests have really sparked some momentum here in belgium a country that has practically a not dealt with its difficult colonial past and now with these protests on site it's quite incredible if if you travel the country and pay attention it is packed with colonial art in public spaces alone in brussels you have 80 monuments a celebrating that belgium brought civilization to add to africa and to the to the congo. and that is something that many people of congo least descent feel is just wrong it sends the wrong message and you have to deal with the past in order to find a good way into a future a future without racism that is what on the web see an artist story and told me her story. finally i'm betty feels a little less alone. for years the art historian has tried to challenge the way

belgium deals with its colonial past now she's among thousands calling for the removal of all monuments of the country's longest serving monarch the man who headed up a brutal colonial regime in what is now the democratic republic of congo king leopold the 2nd. we all know that those teachers have a symbolic power and i'm totally confused doubt for some people. they are they don't want us to demonstrate or they will don't want people to demonstrate and to see with these not because they want to keep those statues there they want to keep else in our state years of inferiority of. hundreds he was born in belgium but had to fight racism all her life she struggled to forge a career in the arts facing many rejections now she has opened her own gallery that

spotlights the work of black artists. because of racism here is very soft. and this is what miss makes it so dangerous and so home fool to there are so many examples like if you're looking for an apartment you have to say i understand yeah that you know don't waste my time i'm black. maybe now maybe you're right the apartment has a really neat has already been taken the racism in belgium however is not only fueled by a false image of the colonial era beliefs or colic leopold's like to see also reveals vital interests. izing the most vulnerable spot. where this whole vision enterprise families go to reach things to loot thanks to congo and we helped them to become

a state's statues of leopold the 2nd like this one in the seaside resort of austin are everywhere but there is no mention that his lavish public spending was financed by congolese robber and no mention of the millions of congolese people killed in the process instead the official website directs tourists to a walking tour highlighting how the king's achievements bolstered the town's prestige. since the protests started a number of statues and busts have been taken down. but of origins are busy restoring others this history professor things that sends the wrong message. to main problem of belgium and this is again a difference with other former colonial my peoples is that we do not have any monuments for victims of the colonization or heroes of and take new existence.

unvetted she is collecting her son she wants him to learn as much as possible about his family's history her old mother still remembers the brutal reality of colonial rule in the mid 20th century and not at all our parents back in africa didn't want us to see how they were abused so one day they told me not to come near us i was curious so i hid and saw how they slapped my father. why are they doing this i asked. and he replied i was punished because i didn't have enough money to pay our taxes. in the. and betsy knows that many parents of congolese descent do not like to share on pleasant memories but for her son and the generations to come she feels transparency is the best way forward. to india to this eclipse fame so transparent.

all those family secrets are passed on from generation to generation and raise on people when you say things clearly this alerts future generations to cope with the past so they don't become victims of what remains in our collective consciousness isn't this interesting he has to donna predictive. the exact opposite is what you find in colonial art a glorification of this time in the african museum in brussels most of the colonial art has been confined to a small room in the basement but as long as people from that eros still are life what's he feels that's not enough. to damn is just all look at our past how glorious it was maybe we should put all the state years away from them for the moment maybe wait that those people disappear and then show them again but with another method and just with the real message that. belgium didn't

bring civilizations to congo belgium came to steal everywhere you go in belgium you come across colonial monuments confronting the reality of this past is a painful but crucial process what's he feels now a 1st step has been made. you know the story this rethink is going on i mean you can see how profound it is when it's personalised as you did in your story there the belgian king's expression of regret that he said today it fell short of being an apology what do you make of that. well regrets of course are more indicative of a personal feeling and there is clearly in a regret less legal scope if you want than in an official apology for instance when it comes to demands for reparations and that is what many a belgian. activist self congo least he send directly asking put money on the table

not just one was it's a nice step but what we need to see is some action and that is and that is not what has been happening this is more a personal feeling from from the king filipe that is what many people told me today . what you're talking about there is possibly reparations and you're right it's we're a long way from being close to making better realities so this expression of regret or even an apology will that be enough. look of course you have those people who say regrets will never be enough and they will never pay for the atrocities will never pay for the pain that has been inflicted by this belgian regime under colonial times and that is what people clearly told me but it was quite interesting to see that after that statement that royal statement everywhere i went today

people have been debating what that means what are the consequences that the country is moving forward it's a 1st step that clearly has for many been the signal i went to a particular place it's called the lumber square it's the only place where there is some reference to a colonial hero the 1st prime minister of the democratic republic of congo and here is what people had to say i don't think that's enough i think the beginning that it's really been 8 years after he depended on that i think that the people of britain would stop asking. for so much. change happening. from on the film clips and it's true we're happy with his reaction to just something many congolese people been waiting for is this shows us the king is listening and aware of the situation in the congo when it comes to the declaration i think he won't only stop there still is up to 7 months of that the owners will do that the kind of expressing we just is not enough they have to

apologize openly. rude. you know the national community must see their. balance of government big piece we go look nice that's what's out don't go for he's not good at is almost a crime against humanity. and this national reckoning that we're seeing now in belgian i'm wondering what's what's being taught in the schools you have school age children are they learning about colonialism and its legacy. my kids' friends are still too young to really tackle colonialism and come to grips with that about of course coming from a federal republic i was surprised to learn that in a kingdom the children but when i asked my daughter about the king philip she still takes position you know and it tells you something about how that this kid and the history and the and the monarchy is being dealt with here and of course i have many

friends with older children who have said it's terrible but that the children do not learn at all about the colonial legacy and about all the horrors that have been done all they lawn is that little paul the 2nd. got the money and build all these beautiful things you see in brussels but they don't show the doc sights of that system and that's quite interesting is the 1st thing that changed the 1st thing that was changed already is the syllabus of schools of older classes the education minister stepped forward the 1st day of the black life matters protests and said we will change things and we will tackle our history in a better way you know reconciliation is easier when it starts with the young people that's for sure this reporting tonight from brussels as always thank you thanks or belgium's colonial past left a legacy that can even be traced in the d.n.a. of people living today during colonial rule belgian men father didn't estimated

20000 children with congo leaves women the belgian government see or that these children could pose a threat to the racial hierarchies within the colonies thousands of children were kidnapped from their mothers and placed in adoptive families or homes in belgium same elisa torn apart our next report introduces us to a woman in search of her heritage and her family tree. jackie who have oil was 3 and a half years old when she came to belgium this picture shows her at the airport in brussels and her father a belgian citizen died a couple of months after her birth and the belgian colonial government didn't want to leave her upbringing to her mother. the police came by to get as multiple times my mother went into hiding with us again and again but then

the police received the order to take us away using violence if necessary use on to the funeral wells 1st shecky who was placed with catholic nuns in rwanda then in 1959 she was adopted by a family in belgium back then this report about her was published in a newspaper thousands of other kids with belgian dads and rwandan congolese or burundi and moms shared the same fate during belgium's colonial rule many of them never saw their families again this letter was the 1st sign of her mother from rwanda after many years. my fusion given my daughters are clean i'm very happy to be able to send you this reaching are you i was very pleased about your letter she. says. shortly after having received it at the age of 21 jackie who visited her mother in

rwanda for the 1st and last time. there for every one told me you have to be careful with africa's maybe it won't even be your mother chill tragic get money from you will maybe you shouldn't go there i believe there are stories so when i saw her i thought she was not my mother traveled back but she really was my mother. almost 20 years later her mother died as a victim of the genocide in rwanda jackie who stayed in belgium she studied and worked as a computer scientist for many years now she's retired. you live your life but again and again there were these moments when i wanted to know what had actually happened to me when i was confronted with boundaries and with the end of

billing mr grant has access to our own history that made me a bit furious place to work. for them all. for the 1st time in the spring of 2019 the belgian government apologized to the abductions but when jackie who reads that even today there are still people who claim colonialism had a positive influence she knows that the past still costs shot today. we can't just focus on those areas that are having the surge it puts the entire country at risk we are now having 40 plus 1000 new cases a day i would not be surprised if we go up to 100000 a day if this does not turn around and so i am very concerned that is the grim prediction of america's leading public health official dr anthony feldstein the pandemic in america in stark contrast to europe is going from bad to worse quickly

so it should be no surprise to learn that the european union is refusing entry to american travelers beginning tomorrow the e.u. will reopen its borders to 14 countries which have the corona by was curved the u.s. russia brazil and india are not on that list. rome's biggest sites are once again open for terrorists but for americans there's no place at the table a painful reality for many businesses. more temperate. american tourism is very important. it's a country with many inhabitants and the number of tourists is very high and they always come to rome or they always have come if they don't come everything will be affected. the u.s. was europe 2nd largest source of non-domestic tourists in 2018 when the u.k. is counted americans even visited ireland and higher numbers than brits. one

possible bright spot travelers from china could soon be allowed back in the e.u. chinese tourist numbers have steadily gone up over the years. still the going is slow for europe's top destinations this summer even europeans are staying closer to home and that could leave many businesses with no other choice but to shut their doors. over germany has made lots of headlines lately last week was the scandal at the online payment superstar wire cards 2000000000 euros missing from the books now the question how did german regulators let that happen when german fin tech why a card filed for insolvency last week many outside the financial center since the world shrugged their shoulders after all the company once a shooting star that made it right into germany's blue chip dax index was all but unknown to them consumers would likely not know whether or not they had any

business with wire card but millions of customers of banking apps like curved pocket or on a money fund the assets frozen and banking cards not working today many were advised to refrain from non urgent money transfers so as not to overwhelm the fragile system meanwhile master card and visa half want clients that they could find themselves locked out of payment networks to. a scandal like this one must be a wake up call that we need more supervision and control of the financial markets than we have today we old this to the shareholders the employees of these companies and in particular to germany as a financial center and all of us as citizens. among the institutions tast was supervising financial firms driven regulator buff and as well as the european central bank according to reuters regulators fail to classify a wildcard as

a financial holding and hold it to higher standards asked for why a card's core business experts stand by it i'm sure this is. in the end we should actually count of companies like why our card is a business with the future of this kind of payment technology. we know that our banks are past their peak and why a card looked like it had a golden future. believe however that promise only holds if tighter regulation ensures customers can trust that their payments are processed correctly . read it became the latest online platform to take action against hate speech on monday in closed 2000 and kill in a crackdown that the tech company says is aimed at community promote feet i called again and howard is here at the big table with me now to talk about this this seems like a big move why is it significant because many headlines that we've read of the past

months and the is referred to on the facebook and twitter the bahamut spit all over the wall of reddit has gone under the right so to speak but it's a place that if you've been there and you use it has long made facebook and twitter look time this is where real height has lived online particularly aggressive it's a place where people of color and they ridicule and it's a place where users were allowed to traffic in stolen nude photos and there was not no action taken against them. so that's why it's amazing that on monday i read it suddenly shut down $3000.00 groups or sub rate it's on the grounds that they allowed height speech those including the largest pro trump community on break that cold the donald now in the round of the election trump participated in a q. and i almost thought he's not officially connected to them but he's the individual of those 2000 who's lost most by by these actions of 2000 and groups being shut down these last 800000 followers just on that sauce that's huge and that's not the

only blood that donald trump has suffered online in the past few weeks is it so the 1st one it warning shot we heard was tweet effect checking trump's tweets the false claims he made last month but now it's very much the ripple effect is going out writ it announced this ban just after that twitch announced it had suspended president trump channel 3 broadcasting the speech where he referred to mexicans as bright this early this month snap chat said it would no longer promote trump he's got $1500000.00 followers there but he'll no longer train on that platform so it's a lot of people don't make any mistake facebook and twitter are still his largest concern. for some of these smaller audiences you put them together but it's also demographically they talk to a really gung ho body and so we're going to be voting for the 1st time to 2020 we're going to. supporters go online now dance given has got the answer and that is by downloading the trump campaign app they can say what they want when they want and how they want directly to that audience if you can move that audience he's.

made it out of the damage and if you can do that because it's not it's easier said than done online that's for sure and they thank you very much. the day is always done the conversation continues online join us on twitter news you can follow me at work go off t.v. and remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day we'll see you then everybody.

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is g.w. news why the. from berlin tonight a new security law is in effect in hong kong violators good things life in prison the new law took effect just hours ago it criminalizes many of the pro-democracy protests that we've seen in hong kong in the past year is this wall the beginning of the end of hong kong's all tongues also coming up as the democratic republic of congo march 60 years of independence an expression of regret from belgium to the country's former colonial rule of king philip since in.