>> this is dw news live from berlin. tonight, the final float like a butterfly. bidding farewell to a legend, muhammad ali can be laid to rest in louisville, kentucky. an e estimated 100,000 people lined the streets to pay their respects to the greatest. taking you live to a memorial in his honor.

they push further into the embattled city. for those that do escape the fighting. the danger is far from over. football fans will be cheering the strikers on the field and cursing the strikers off the field. boxing legend muhammad ali. gathering for one final goodbyb.

earlier, thousands of people lined the streets of the city as the funeral procession passed through. the pallbearers include the former heavyweight champion. and actor will smith that played him in the film about his life. muhammad ali died a week ago at the age of 74. i am joined now by marie's jackson who is an associate professor. and and affiliated. good afternoon. we understand we met.

>> i dropped out of school in a turbulent. perhaps i was the most underdressed because i had on workboots. what do you do? i am working as a longshoreman and trying to get the money to go back to school. i will make you a promise. >> and you are a professor at georgetown university. you can say just with that one encounter.

>> he set the model, doing the war against vietnam. while many people today, they see it as a hero. they felt that by speaking against the war, it would be a chance of african-american equality at home. he knew that they had to fight for his rights. it had a tremendous impact on african americans. i don't know anyone who was so unanimously loved across all borders of the african-american community. >> some people say muhammad ali was just as important to the civil rights movement in the

united states as martin luther king. do you agree with that? >> i think it was unnecessary. dr. king mobilized the people in the streets and that became important. probably would not have admitted it at the time but the influence of king working with malcolm x. and the influence malcolm x. had. different times. one similarity is that they both reached to people across the lines. remember dr. king spoke out against the war in 1967. he was vilified by the u.s. establishment from top to bottom. he was vilified by the head of the fbi.

he had made his stand. we had room for many leaders. >> he was controversial, professor. in the early 60's, muhammad ali was not an integrationist. he advocated black separatism. there was an article in the boston globe this week talking about his of orange views. >> i would say he's a man like any young man develops. louisville, kentucky, where whites were going to not call you by your name. it was not on him to reach out to the white world.

it was a the white world to reach out to him. his ideas were probably those that affected many young people at the same time. remember that african-americans sent off to vietnam, and as they came home, they were treated. the new york times called him by his chosen n name. they cannot go to downtown boston. a little history is good. i would nonot think that's the case. police spopoke about his convictions and he eventually won over m many whites including young white children to his cause. >> i will tell you one other

thing about it. he learned many lessons. let me give you an example. he t the joe louis the first ti. african-americans listened to the radio. joe lewis came back. when joe lewis was near death, he had very little money. man can be redeemed. he saw those lessons of how people should grow and learn. he was never a race hater. he was a man that understood that america had mistreated blacks tremendously. and it was time for african-americans to be appreciated for who they were. >> i wanted to ask you, what about his conversion?

what americans perceived mohammed ali? >> america had a full perception of islam but most americans had a poor perception of anything that wasn't like them. baptists dislike catholics. today, you had a mormon speaker. most would've thought that he was a demagogue. at the time he converted. other religions and other faiths , hoping to get out of the repression. ali converted. he was not a fanatic. he saw the world.

islam was one of the largest religions in the world. you must remember that he used his belief and his faith to condemn those we believe misrepresent you. they destroy countries and people and buildings. perhaps one of his greatest contributions to the world. >> we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us. professor jackson, thank you very much. now to the battle for falluja. concerns are growing for the civilians inside the iraqi city

as government forces backed by shiite militias battle so-called the islamic state. the residents are being subjected to abuse by their suppose it shiite liberators. >> these of the charter remains of an iraqi police armored vehicle. it is now junk and there is plenty of that on the roads. the fighting has been intense. three kilometers away from falluja, it's a ghost town now. all the residents have fled. the push has ground to a halt. special forces are still searching for booby-traps. the iraqi army supported by shiite fighters have encircled the city. now they are in a tense standoff.

the army wants to get the civilians out of the city first. so they don't get caught in the crossfire. i.s. is holding them captive. these men are not happy about the holdup the majority of them belong to the paramilitary organization that helped us surround falluja but agreed not to enter it. >> we want to full in -- pull in our correspondent to is in iraq. let's start this battle for falluja. why have iraqi forces been halted on the outskirts of the city? >> there are a number of reasons, a number of factors. one of the major factors seem to be the presence of a large number of civilians.

as many as 90,000 put inside the city. this doesn't mean that there haven't been violations. violations by military forces. but this hasn't been -- has been a very major factor. and the geographical terrain, where there are some orchards. you also have the heavy use of roadside bombs and l lines andne use e of suicide bombers.

they slow down the advancement of iraqi forces. >> andnd subjectcted to abusbyby shiite soldidiers. >> isis has kept them as hostages. they are coping with difficult conditions and a shortage of basic needs such as food and medicine. it is quiet, grave, and difficult in that sense.

>> as always, thank you very much. we'll take a short break. when we come back, more news. the latest business headlines, back in 60 seconds.

>> a top story. muhammad ali inlaid arrest in the home town.n. former president bill clinton will deliver the eulogy. pallbearers include mike tyson and lennox lewis.

whose side is edward snowden really on? question demanding new answers in berlin. the former u.s. intelligence contractor released classified documents act in 2013. some which revealed the nsa was eavesdropping on germany's own agencies. a high-ranking german intelligence, snowden may not be the u.s. patriot that he wants the world to see. >> the committee was working late last night, questioning the head of the intelligence service. the topic was meant to be the role in supplying information to the united's dates. but it went way off-topic. i really enjoyed it. >> of them looking forward to this day for two years. he told the committee he thought edward snowden, who has

temporary asylum might be a russians five trying to drive a wedge between the united states and europe. they offered no evidence to back this up. >> it is one thing to draw up conspiracy theories and quite another to go public with them especially if you are president of a german government body. you need to provide evidence. >> it was not an exercise in humility. perhaps he was thinking that offense is the best defense. the discussion continued during the break even though the media were watching. snowden was evidently following the proceedings because he promptly posted a tweet. and as the sharing data, he said everything had been done by the book.

>> we have reported on death threats made against german lawmakers with turkish roots. those threats are allegedly coming. they are angry at the german parliaments vote last week to call the ottoman killings of christian armenians genocide. it has prevented -- created a major crisis. nowhere is that as clear as right here in berlin. >> the debate is not over. they live turkish roots. we wanted to find out how they see the decision to recognize the genocide only to realize how controversial the topic actually is. many have strong opinions about the attacks. it is not my business, but if he

points a finger at his own country, i will say, stop that right now. >> let's look at the archives before we jump to conclusions. >> at least not in this manner. >> they called german lawmakers terrorists for condemning the genocide. >> the community the leaves that 80% of the members reject the resolution. and most people here seem to feel the same way. but anger can hardly be found here on the market. >> non-turkish traders think it is the right one. >> germans have learned from history.

turkey or any other country should take a look at the past and not sweep it under the rug. >> the mood in the market is upbeat and nobody wants the attacks to spoil it. >> we choose to stay out of politics. clearly it is for the best. it really makes no difference. despite the strength of feeling about the issue, the people here think k it is even more importat to get along. >> fake emissions data, nonfunctioning airbags and causing ignition failures. investigators have had their hands full probing irregularities the lat few months. and now tesla. >> tesla motors may be the next car manufacturer in regulatory hot water.

the authority is investigating potential suspension problems in the popular s sedan. several customers filed complaints against the electric car manufacturer. they also said it was concerned about reports tesla had required customers to sign nondisclosure agreements that could prevent them from reporting technical problems with their cars. us get more insight on that story with our market man in new york. what do investors make of the case? >> wall street got nervous and you just have to look at the stock price of tesla. it is a bit of a he said she said game because tesla itself denies that there are any investigations, but there are reports that there might be some issues with the suspension and

drivers could theoretically lose control ofof the cars. we don't know the full extent of it. but what we see overall is it is not easy to produce a car, especially if you do that for the mass market. the session on friday was just the latest example. >> the controversial tabloid talk or just filed for bankruptcy after losing out in court against the former wrestler hulk hogan. >> this has been the fight for quite some time. and hulk hogan, he won the lawsuit against dr. in the amount of $140 million. even if they still might file for appeal, but this is not just gawker. the case was about a sex tape

that they posted. this is also the fight of the billionaire from silicon valley that got outed. he believes gets unfairly treated by gawker as we learned just recently. this is a pretty broad-based case. we have this ending now that gawker has to file for bankruptcy protection. >> thank you very much. soccer fans planning on getting to the euro 16 should check their flight arrangements this weekend. the pilots began a four-day walkout over pay.

they are not the only ones threatening soccer pilgrims. they serviced the opening match but still could be disruptions to other venues later. and sanitation workers have vowed to continue their strike into next week. also the planned labor market reforms. >> this is how it is supposed to get started. fans face a few hurdles on their way to the matches. they began holding a series of strikes over a week ago. they blame the government for the bad timing of the protest. the government chose to place these and we thought they would give in. the government is playing a game they are going to lose. these fans might make it on time. some buses and trains are still taking fans to the stadium. there could also be flight

disruptions. the mayor wants to make a good first impression and promised trash collectors will remove the garbage piling up in the streets. the country's president vows that everyone will make it to the pitches. we will take all measures that are necessary. concerned about changes to the pension plans have been joined. the legislation aims to ease hiring and firing. and with euro 2016 kicking off, many say it is high time for the protest to stop. it is getting to be a bit much.

some may be taking advantage of the situation. the strikes could drag on much longer. they do manage to get to the matches. the only thing on their minds will be the most beautiful game. >> that is related to business news for now. brent will be back to take you through the day. stay with us.

nine a quarter p.m. in the french capital. i am tom burges watson. these are the top stories. remembering the greatest. this is the scene in louisville, kentucky, the hometown of boxing legend muhammad ali, where an interfaith memorial service is getting underway. ,ick in the french capital european football championships getting underway right now with host france taking on romania from the edge of paris.