this is the beat of the news live from berlin remembering and honoring the civil rights pioneer john lewis in washington d.c. in. memory. dr martin luther king in the coming days a nation transformed by the black lives matter movement and say a final farewell also coming up the stars and stripes lowered as the u.s.

was forced to close its consulate in the chinese city of chengdu it took footpath response following the shutdown of china's mission in houston last week. and the outbreak on the fall in southern germany 117 migrant field workers have tested positive for covert 19 off field workers risking their lives to put greens on our tables. and told me a lot of well welcome to the program we began with a look at the solemn tribute to a civil rights pioneer lawmakers friends and family have been honoring late congressman john lewis of the u.s. capitol an invitation only ceremony has been held on a louis inside the rotunda of the capitol building where he is the 1st african-american congressman to lie in state lewis was widely admired for his

championing of civil rights for everyone who died of cancer earlier this month at the age of 80. bidding farewell to a friend those who work side by side with the late john lewis paid tribute to his life and legacy. the 17 term congressman from georgia was a pioneer of the civil rights movement remembered for his on wavering pursuit of a quality for all. they were all john was a person of greatness he also was a person of great humility always giving credit to others in the movement. john committed his life to advancing justice and understood that to build a better future we had to acknowledge the pest. house speaker nancy pelosi spoke of lewis is a man revered and beloved by both sides of the political aisle.

his body is lying in state at the capitol rotunda where lawmakers are members of the public a lock can pay their respects. to be a great man. is the joy for civil rights and. it was my are so many of our generation nowadays needs to look back and learn. how he helped to realize the ideals that this country was founded on that all men are created equal hopefully we as younger people will come together and continue to walk in his footsteps and carry on that mantle. arriving in washington on monday representative lewis took a final tour of the capitol. his motorcade made a symbolic drive down black lives motto boulevard at a time of heightened racial tension in the u.s.

mourners lined the street to honor the light congressman. our recording of the late civil rights icon was played one last time for his fellow role make his. never hate. live in peace. we are 1. 1 people and one love thank you very much. routes he granted the world to read by. joined by a t w stacey stacey you've been following. the life of john lewis this is a congressman who is beloved across america by a diverse people from all walks of life. that resonates with so many people told me i think the fact that he was so humble that he was genuine he was brave and he was sincere and his love for his fellow man and he was willing to risk bodily harm

and his life in order to make america a better place and even in the face of state sanctioned brutality racism and white supremacy in its various forms he remained a loving person who talked about loving your fellow man and he but he never lost that fight of an activist in 1981 joining the freedom rides to desegregate buses and trains for black people in the deep south which was a very dangerous he got beaten but he got up and he kept fighting in 1963 he was the youngest person to speak on the march on washington shoulder to shoulder with his mentor martin luther king jr several years after that he lost his good friend and mentor but he still never gave up kept fighting kept going on and he never let hate take over him or heart in his heart so this is what people really related to all the way he's been dedicated to nonviolence civil disobedience or as he called

it good trouble. for you as an african-american what did john lewis mean to you you know i've been really. thinking about this the past few days about how he was able to maintain this love of man even though he had all of these struggles my family for example is from the deep south mississippi one of the race most racist states in the united states or at least it was it just remove the confederate flags symbol from its flag. but like my uncles my mom's brothers and sisters who were much older would tell me stories about seeing black people hanging from trees. being afraid because white people were chasing them not being too afraid to give i contact these are all things that would make me very bitter and i was just really surprised by the fact that in all of his life john lewis never left that show he just kept fighting for a better america. stacy vivants thank you for that inside. us

marines have lowered the american flag and u.s. diplomatic staff have left their consulate in the southwestern chinese city of change beijing ordered the closure in retaliation for washington's shutting down of the chinese consulate in houston u.s. secretary of state might call the facility a center for spying once the u.s. consulate this building stands empty. onlookers gathered to catch a glimpse of the americans leaving some celebrating their departure. but the chinese people shouts one man. the closure of this consulate in chengdu was no surprise it followed the shattering of the chinese consulate in houston texas by the u.s. government last week washington claimed the consulate had become

a hub for spying and attempting to steal coronavirus research. the chinese foreign ministry denied this and said beijing was not looking for a fight. the current situation of relations between china and the us is unfortunate the u.s. bears the entire responsibility of the u.s. to immediately corrected mistakes and make it possible for bilateral relations to get back on track. nationalist sentiment is running high on both sides yet some of trying to use residents were disheartened by the sudden end of the diplomatic mission for them because. it's a big deal and it's never happened before the consulate has been here for several decades and i think it's a real pity to see the current state of affairs that it was wrong to conduct like. that if you know. it's a shame so i hope there's no confrontation we should have peace that is the best way to do things because the world doesn't need war it needs peace. all eyes are on

washington in beijing to see if they will escalate further or look for a truce. let's not take a look at some other stories making news around the world spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has called on the united kingdom to reconsider its decision to place returning travelers under a mandatory 2 week quarantine due to a spike in covert 1000 cases in an interview sanchez called a move disproportionate and said most of spain was safer than the u.k. . u.s. president donald trump's national security adviser robert o'brien has tested positive for covert 19 the white house said he had mild symptoms and there was no risk of exposure to trump or brian as the highest ranking u.s. official known to contract at the dizziness. the head of the world health organization has said covert 19 is easily the most severe global health emergency ever declared by the group of new home is convening reconvening the organizations

emergency come committee this week for review this is the 6th time global emergency has been declared under the international regulations but it's really the most severe almost 16 really and cases have now been reported to wu and more than $640000.00 in the pandemic continues to accelerate in the past 6 weeks they're taught a member of cases house roughly. here in germany the country's health minister again spawn has said he will make coronavirus test mandatory for travelers returning from risk areas the statements come as officials scramble to contain an outbreak at a farm in the country south is the latest in a string of covert eruptions linked to food production in germany 174 workers on the bavarian fobbed tested positive over the weekend. around 3000 people live in

the bavarian town of manning and many are now waiting for corona virus tests a farm is under quarantine after 174 migrant workers tested positive for covert 19 officials are trying to find out how they became infected and if the virus has spread outside the farm there are strict hygiene guidelines for businesses employing seasonal staff but various state premier says they were not followed. officials on the local and regional level say that hygiene inspections work carried out at this farm but there are obviously feen violations histories and that's why action has to be taken now. he said would tighten its coronavirus rules. even be that businesses will face more frequent hygiene inspections and they'll be

carried out by mixed teams from the public health commerce and agricultural departments which of course will. be very it will also step up testing of employees and violations of social distancing and hygiene regulations could incur fines of up 225000 euros instead of 5000 before people in miami are waiting to find out if the virus has spread from the farm to the town if tests show that has happened they likely face a new lock down. and only political correspondent kate brady is in mumming and is following the story for us. the living and working conditions faced by many migrant seasonal workers here in germany have been no secret for many many years with local authorities often turning a blind eye in this particular case the local council sais that the hygiene concept in the rules in place to stop the spread of covert 19 among employees here wasn't adequately implemented the owner denies that saying that he's been left in the

lurch by the bavarian state government in the meantime he and his almost 500 employees have been left in quarantine behind this fence with 24 hour security. vietnam is back on high alert after an hour break of the corona virus was confirmed in the city of dan and that's after weeks of no new cases being reported the government has reacted quickly and started evacuating a fact you're eating thousands of people it is also suspended all flights to and from down on for 15 days. this crowded airport lobby is a far cry from the beaches of done but for many people summer holidays have now come to an appropriate and over and $80000.00 tourists are being evacuated from the coastal city after at least 3 new coronavirus cases were reported there on the weekend. i was supposed to go back tomorrow afternoon but i'd rather

fly home tonight the situation makes me worried but i will follow preventive measures by wearing a mask and having less contact with people. the mess of evacuation will take at least 4 days once at home travelers will need to current team for 14 days to avoid spreading the virus people seem happy to comply. every. day i will strictly obey the instructions of the ministry of health as well as those of the government even if i am not immediately karan teemed i will submit my medical report right away. so far that number has touted its success in fighting the pandemic the country has seen only a few 100 coronavirus cases and no deaths. by applying tough measures now the government wants to keep it that way. if you're watching the news from berlin

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