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always been told to punish you forced me into some stupid and exclusion of the 77 percent sorts of people 17 on t.w. . this is the deputy news live from berlin tensions run high of the us city of minneapolis after another black man is shot dead by police the officer who fired says that they confused their gun with a taser a nighttime curfew fails to keep a lid on protests as president joe biden appeals for calm. also coming up
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the search for a successor to chancellor angela merkel threatens to divide germany's conservatives as they head into this year's elections 2 men want the job but there's no agreement on who should get it. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program. protesters in the u.s. state of minnesota have taken to the streets for a 2nd night after a young black man was shot dead by police near minneapolis the officer who fired at 20 year old want a right says that she confused her gone with her taser tensions in minneapolis were already running high before this latest incident a white former police officer derek show then there is currently on trial charged with the murder of george floyd the president is appealing for peace. the last
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moments of don't have rights life be courted by the body cam of the police officer who fatally shot him. 20 year old wright is a respite during a traffic stop. he struggles free and gets back in the car then. police say the footage shows that the office a used gun by mistake. as i watch the video and listen to the officers commands is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their taser but instead shot mr wright with a single bullet this appears to me from what i viewed in the officers reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge the resulted in the tragic death of mr wright. angus spilled
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out onto the streets hours after wright's killing. a dusk to dawn curfew was imposed to stop further on rest that protesters gathered for a 2nd night in the suburbs of minneapolis outraged by yet another death of a black man at the hands of a police officer. called president joe biden appealed for calm. we do know that the brain trauma is just the black community in that environment is real serious and it's consequential but it's just not justified violence and or looting but the shooting of dante wright has fueled tensions in a city already on edge a very nothing out tourist case not far from where wright was shot down rick show even the officer who killed george floyd is on trial for murder. and let's get
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more we are joined by sloane martin who is a reporter and anchor for a local radio station in the area in minneapolis thank you so much for joining us there's anger on the streets as we've been seeing after this latest telling what's happening walk us through it. well things have been quite calm tonight to of but that was after a pretty large crowd dispersed and there was tear gas put off by police those non-lethal munitions as well to try and disperse the crowd state officials put in a curfew for 3 counties in the twin cities metro area from 7 pm to 6 am so still several more hours left in this curfew to try and make sure that damage to property and any other violence is kept to a minimum but we do know that several 1000 people were out again in brooklyn center and there were some other break ins reported in other spots in the twin cities
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including in south minneapolis where that woods an area that was very badly hit in the aftermath of george floyd's death but protesters demanding justice in this case even though there was the quick release of the police body camera video there really is a really strong call for reform in policing in in minnesota absolutely and we know for the officers part you know the claim there is that the officer intended to reach for the taser instead reached for the gun i like to ask you know to to p.r. people buying not there on the ground and has that claim done anything to deescalate the situation. i don't know if it's a matter of if people are buying it or not i think it further lends evidence to what protesters have been saying about the overall reform of policing that it can't be acceptable that a mistake like this which in minneapolis mayor jacob frye called a tragic but careless mistake could lead to someone losing their life in
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a routine strapped traffic stop 1st of all and 2nd of all in a case where the warrant that was out in his name was for a misdemeanor offense and that let ending up in a fatal situation some it's very difficult for people to accept so even though you hear in the body camera video where the officer who's a 26 year police veteran this is not someone that is new this is someone who also has been a leader and their police union who has helped defend other officers who have been an officer involved shootings that she would know her way around being a police officer so to other people in this community that's very alarming and that's why they are continuing to be very vocal about wanting concrete change they said you know law enforcement officials state lawmakers for example the governor have had almost a year now since floyd died that something should happen and here's another example and they think that this should have been avoided absolutely sloan martin reporter
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and anchor at. news radio and minneapolis minnesota thank you thank you. let's take a look at other stories making headlines around the world one person has been killed in a policeman injured in a shooting at a high school in knoxville tennessee gunfire was exchanged when officers approached a male suspect hiding in a bathroom 3 other students at the same school have died in gun related incidents this year. the japanese government has given the go ahead to a controversial plan to release massive amounts of radioactive water into the sea the water has been stored in tanks at the fukushima nuclear power plant since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami wrecked the plant the operation will begin in 2 years. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has insisted that iran will never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons tehran has blamed israel for causing
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a power failure at its biggest nuclear facility media reports have also links the incident to an israeli cyber attack world leaders are trying to revive a stalled international deal limiting iran's nuclear program. germany's governing conservatives have publicly disagreed over who their candidate for chancellor should be in national elections this september the conservative bloc made up of the c.d.u. and c.s.u. parties needs to field a new candidate as angela merkel will no longer be standing after 15 years in power the seaview leadership is backing the current state premier of north rhine-westphalia army last shit but he is facing a challenge from the c s u's marcus soda. this is marcus served up the race to be the next conservative candidate to run for german chancellor is turning into an old fashioned power struggle on sunday the 2 men
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agreed the decision should come see and to respect to whoever is chosen. but less than a day later battle lines seem to have been drawn on monday morning amin lashed out at the recently elected c.d.u. leader held meetings with his party's executive and not really a surprise they backed him to be the candidate the man himself sounded impatient to get out on the campaign trail. and. everyone wants a decision see all the facts are on the table the problems we need to solve be that we should no longer be preoccupied with our internal party issues but rather with the major tasks that lie ahead for germany today tomorrow this week and in the coming months morgan. nixon will not lead in the by monday afternoon marcus head of the smaller bavarian c.s.u. had the backing of his party leadership he thinks the conservatives should ponder
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their candidate question a bit longer not only is he personally more popular than last year he also claims to stand for a style of politics that people want. the conservatives have never fallen out of favor with voters so quickly before holds on to everything but there are a clear indication of what the public is thinking and we can't cut ourselves off from the majority of people. that mention and some vote for dessert and needs now is public support from the white or conservative parties perhaps from members of parliament worried about losing their jobs if the wrong man leads them into the national election in september if those voices did not materialize it seems very likely christian democrats will be the choice to seize the battle and when america leads the chancellor later this year. and let's get more we are joined by political editor. mikhail why hasn't
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a clear conservative candidate emerged yet. because things didn't go to plan and the man who was seen as the natural successor. is really doing very badly in the current opinion polls he's whole varying around more below 20 percent approval ratings and mark will serve to from bavaria boasting of upwards of 50 percent and that's what makes him so confident to shift the goalposts to say that yes your party may be behind you arm in the us it's the new cd you party leader and merkel successor as the conservative leader there but the opinion polls give him better chances at this very moment in time and that's what he's insisting on not shying away from this showdown this high noon moment in the midst of an epidemic so explain to us then if if so there is indeed leading in the opinion polls why isn't the party just back again. well because it would be
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a breach of code of honor almost to block the wild card from bavaria the c.d.u. and the c.s. you are a conservative union here in germany that's often lost in translation the c.s.u. is a lot smaller and previous attempts to have a chance to from bavaria failed spectacularly at the ballot box to cut it short michael souter has nothing to lose he's the overarching bavarian leader if he gets onto that ticket it's success for him but he's still seen as a success if at least he pushed the c.d.u. to potentially rethink its plans and i am unless it is the man who has everything to lose but at this moment in time the conservative block the last big tent party potentially in europe here is actually risking the unity it's been able to demonstrate so far through this pandemic and it risks a slight lead in the polls heading into september elections with the greens looking
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at a stronger here in germany ok meantime there are also crunch talks happening in berlin today the cabinet deciding on a national law to combat rising infection numbers this particular law it would give berlin nationwide power allowing it to pull the so-called emergency break if the 7 day incidence rate exceeds $100.00 cases per 100000 people present germany 16 federal states that their own policies on coronavirus restrictions mckayla tell us why this law has become so important for the government. because it's berlin stance it's angela merkel stance to so that she is willing and able to create unity where unity is needed and where those federal states have been talking past each other agreeing on things and then everybody doing their own thing germans are confused they're impatient and they're tired of this pandemic so we're likely to see support in the parliament although it's unclear how fast this law can come into
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effect it would be an emergency brake where once there is a national incidence or we don't incidences of $100.00 infections per 100000 people within the space of 7 days we could potentially see curfews here in germany and the response would always be the same shops would close in the same fashion and there wouldn't be such diversity as we're seeing at this very moment which is very confusing to a lot of germans did achieve political editor metallica their thank you. now we head to brazil because kite surfers in rio de janeiro have been enjoying perfect conditions hundreds have been speeding across the water against the spectacular backdrop of the sugarloaf mountain the city's famous beaches are closed for general use because of coronavirus restrictions but individual sports activities are permitted the kite surfer say that when conditions are this good
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they just have to get out there to ride the wind and the waves. up next it is business news with my colleague monica jones i'm sorry kelly in berlin that you so much for joining us here on new take care. more than a 1000 years ago europe witnesses a huge construction boom. christianity for we established
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