how does the italy and the dangerous neutral admiration of the rest of. his own beliefs trump important starts august 3rd d w. this is d.w. news live from berlin the u.s. pays homage to a legend of the civil rights movement in an emotional ceremony the casket of the late john lewis crosses the bridge in selma alabama where his journey from civil rights protester to congressman began 55 years ago. also on the show burton imposes a 14 day quarantine on travelers arriving from spain where there's been

a recent spike in coronavirus cases that's the spanish authorities reintroduced measures to prevent the spread of the virus. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us we begin in the united states where crowds of people gathered to witness the body of the late civil rights icon john lewis being carried across the edmund pettus bridge in selma alabama in a highly symbolic ceremony this was the last crossing for john lewis of the bridge that changed his life and helped change american history 55 years ago on a day now known as bloody sunday lewis and other peaceful protesters were beaten by police as they march across the bridge called. for voting rights for

african-americans lewis who became a highly respected congressman died of cancer a week ago at the age of 80. i'll go live to selma alabama in just a moment but 1st we have this look back at the life of john lewis and why many people in the united states hold him in such high esteem. his death brought the capitol to a standstill flags flew at half mast. silence on the house floor as representatives paid their respects john lewis his last public appearance was at the black lives matter protests in june it's a cause he fought for throughout his entire adult life. lewis was part of the civil rights movement in the 1960 s. and a close associate of martin luther king jr. in 1965 there was help

lead a march across a bridge at the town of selma alabama which was brutally suppressed by the police who were sustained a broken skull. national outrage at the violence led to equal voting rights for blacks within months 50 years later it was revisited the site with the country's 1st black president barack obama. we were beaten. some of us was a lady right here in this group. 17 about so hostile ours. but we never became good or our master we kept believing that their true as we stood there would have the final say. in his 17 terms as a congressman lewis often acted as the moral conscience of the country the vote was

an opportunity to be on the right district you know the chance to cast a vote but of people are the people and for the people and icon of the civil rights movement lewis remains a hero to a black community experiencing discrimination to this day. but his compassion was not limited to one cause or all of it in 2018 he fought against the trump administration's executive order separating immigrant children from their parents at the border. some of these young children may never ever see the mother again that's not right it's not fair and it's not just this mural in atlanta georgia is a place where people come to express their grief and pay their respects in life as in death john lewis looms large. let's cross over now to

selma alabama where kyle gas and from troy public radio watched the events near the edmund pettus bridge hello to you again kyle so needless to say it's an emotional day for all those who admire john lewis and what he meant for the united states how have people been experiencing today's ceremony. yes marianne earlier today their workouts lined up across the sprint back and forth on the other side and. they were spontaneously singing. the sing rights marchers saying as an protested. the bridge with littered with roses. john lewis casket went across it was ours this was a time to not only reflect on the work of john lewis but celebrate his life as well . now this ceremony has been called the final crossing by

organizers how can you tell us more about the historic significance of this bridge and its connection to john lewis. yes this bridge was the site in 1965 of the march galvanized by the death of one of their fellow activists to jackson protesters here in selma decided to march from selma to montgomery protesting for the right to vote they organized and on that sunday afternoon they marched to. the bridge and you cannot see anything in the bridge and look down and as they reach that point they could see the alabama state troopers who 'd assembled and who were told that they were to stop the march any means necessary in the course of include some very violent means and john lewis was one of the 1st to be beaten by the alabama state troopers very badly there was actually blood on this bridge. hence the name bloody sunday. now some of our viewers may not be aware of this but the

man that this bridge is named after edmund pettus was actually a leader of the ku klux klan and a white supremacist why does this bridge still maintain that name despite its symbolism for the civil rights movement. yes that bridge is still named edmund pettus attacker and confederate general he was also a grand dragon in the land we are making member of the station and he was a u.s. senator representing alabama and as many people know a lot of icons and monuments across the south are named in honor of confederate individuals and then in this particular case in 1065 as marchers approached this bridge it was still they doubled right at its ridge today there had been a number of just ins online requesting that it be changed to the name congressman john that congressman john lewis back pushing me left my reporting here in selma

and you know because i talked with some of them and you participated in that march that they have said they would like to stay at been at this bridge because it represents a transformative moment in american history that marked the passage of the march across the bridge and of course the triumph of the civil rights movement. kyle gas and her reporting from selma alabama in the united states thank you so much we do appreciate it. thank you maria. to britain now which has imposed to we quarantine on travelers arriving from spain that's after a certain covert 19 cases there europe had only recently reopened most of its borders to travel at night life in the spanish region of catalonia is shutting down again while national authorities are introducing measures against the recent spike in affections the new restrictions are causing renewed disruption to the travel

industry and also to tourists. the u.k.'s sudden decision to take spain off a safe travel list left travelers with no time to prepare for its consequences 2 wrists returning home environment druids airport were frustrated they had come on holiday with the understanding bay would not have to quarantine upon their return. i think it's pretty bad because it's just all of a sudden it's not given much time to prepare. for every one small pilot came and i also think it ruins everything we had a wedding to go to help plans to visit friends and family that we haven't seen in about a long time and not like i have to cancel all those plans so it's really quite upsetting and those with holidays booked for the coming days and weeks also face headaches too operated teary says it has canceled its upcoming flights from britain to spain

but some airlines say they'll still fly possibly leaving would be holiday makers out of pocket spanish officials insist their country is safe without brakes being local isolated and controlled. britain's foreign secretary said the u.k. had had no choice but to swiftly respond to the emerging data that showed a big jump right to call. as an assist yesterday all to mean and we took the decision to swiftly as we could all the war we risk reinfection into the u.k. potentially a 2nd wave here and then another lockdown in barcelona nightlife is scaling back once more with clubs forced to close and do re imposed curfew on restaurants and bars there are concerns young people could transmit the virus to the elderly from this isn't so advising its citizens against crossing the border into neighboring

spain printing concerns over to them their. fears of a 2nd wave of coded 19 across europe all seeing nations struggling to stave off fresh outbreaks while trying to reopen better economies. and here's a look at some of the other developments in the coronavirus pandemic the number of confirmed cases worldwide has now topped 16000000 that's according to a tally by the johns hopkins university in the u.s. about 500 workers at a german farm have been placed in quarantine after more than 170 people tested positive for the virus there as security service has been hired to make sure no one leaves the area and north korea has plays the city of k. song near the border with south korea under total lockdown after a person was found showing symptoms of covert 19 if confirmed it would be the country's 1st official case. well covert 19 brought travel to

a virtual standstill around the world with people stranded in holiday resorts and on business trips but the global travel shutdown has also left international students high and dry and here's the story of 2 of them who happened to be in germany remotest north sea island when travel options shut down. on an island they've been trying to leave her legal land for weeks but traveling to india and kenya during the pandemic is proving difficult i feel a little sad that i can't be home yet. quite some time that i've seen my family. in there. the marine biology students are here on a scholarship program with the alfred bennett institute for polo a marine research. gabriela coco's field of interest is climate change he wants to know how marine plants remove excess c

o 2 from the atmosphere he's been in germany for nearly a year he keeps in touch with his family on skype gabrielle's flight to kenya has been cancelled 3 times. and it will depend on how. and how things are in there for the time being i'm carrying on with my to do. and we hope that when the flights get back that i'm able to travel. and can relate she will keep learning from the experienced team while she awaits to return to india. the longer she stays on the island the more she thinks about darjeeling in northeast india. i am very worried when i think about india in this situation my hometown has been put

back under lockdown completely because. because the case is was so fast and so high and. that there weren't any more facilities available or the hospitals to accommodate the bieber it's just scary. yeah. right at least they have company 6 more students i think instituto also stuck on the island. lives long. to this mostly because everyone wants their child to come home but due to the current coronavirus situation in many countries some of our students families are happy for every day they are able to spend here. and away says on the open sea there are worse places to be trapped. but for the students there's still no place like home. and a quick reminder of our top story. in

a symbolic act to honor the lady u.s. civil rights icon john lewis his casket has been carried across the bridge in selma alabama where he was beaten by police during bloody sunday 55 years ago john lewis died last week at the age of 80. you're up to date now on the daily news america ever seen for me and the entire team here in berlin thanks for the company. parachute drop the competition for the marketing numbers atmosphere helped by that time intuition love money. fans. and friends. on you tube joining us.