live from berlin print billions across the -- life from berlin. millions across u.s. market of slavery on juneteenth. -- mark the end of slavery on juneteenth. there is concern a forthcoming trump rally could reignite race relation issues. debate on a multibillion n euro economic rate refund -- f fund.

as cape townwn prepares for coronavirus p peak at t e end of the month, we ask why the city has seen more cases and more deaths than the rest of south africa. ♪ welcome to the program. millions of people in the u.s. are commemorating the end of slavery. on this state in 1865, the news that president lincoln declared all slaves free to and a half years earlier finally reached texas. do 19, juneteenth, is a day of celebration and a moment of reflection on enduring racial injustice in the u.s.. june 19 this year comes amid a time of national soul-searching following the death of george floyd under the knee of a white police officer. president trump was forced to

postpone a campaign rally planned for it to after widespread outcry. >> black lives matter protesters gathered across u.s. friday to commemorate the end of slavery. the president's choice of this day for a campaign rally sparked a huge backlash. also the location. tulsa, oklahoma, is the site of the worst incident of racist violence in u.s. history. in 1921, it's greenwood district was a bustling cup black-owned district, knonown as black wall street. it was razed to the ground by white mobs, 300 people killed. >> out black men fought courageously -- our black men fought credibly to defend their homes, businesses and families and they were eventually outnumbered and outguned, that white rioters through those barriers and invaded the greenwood district. and the massacre had begun. >> 99 years later, many tulsa

residents are still affected by racism. they say donald trtrump is not welcome. >> our community is still emotionally charged and still hurt, still hurting. and suffering. this is not a time for him to visit the greenwood district. >> but the rally will take place, only on saturday. there is little help -- hope here that it will contribute to unity and healing. not far from the greenwood district, trump supporters have been kept out for days and thousands are expected to arrive on saturday. lack lives matter protesters plan a demonstration and fear the potential for violence. the city has imposed curfew around the venue for trumps rally. the president tweeted a warning to antiracism protesters traveling to tulsa. you will not be treated like you have been in new york, seattle,

it will be a different scene. -- or minneapolis. >> are think their tents? -- are things there tense? >> we are here in greenwood, actually. and yes, the situation here is tense. there is that in the air. and you can see it because we just had a rainstorm coming through and thunderstorm a few minutes ago this was fairly crowded. people making their way down the street to a large place where reverend al sharpton will address the crowd later today. however, in regards to tomorrow, it is tense. people here and great what annan african-american -- here in greenwood and in the african american population in tulsa showing up. and thousands of trump

supporters camping downtown. >> the campaign was scheduled to be today, friday, june 19. the campaign did move it and what did they say about the coincidence of timing and location? >> i do not think they were initially aware of the misstep in timing. then they became aware of the misstep. the president tweeted ok, out of respect for juneteenth we will postpone it for one day and do it on saturday the 20th. that was great and then people here are still set i'm sorry, this is a slap in the face. and not just that, they experienced that and called it a fist in the face from the president. than the president tweeted again, they should thank him because he made juneteenth famous for american people. so i would say he did not really help, to ease or to bring ease for the people here, the african-american population in tulsa, and maybe across united

states. >> it looks like they are expecting quite a big turnout there. we have been looking at pictures of people camping in the streets. thousands of people turning up and what is being done to keep them safe in these coronavirus times? >> the mayor of tulsa in effect today during the day, not starting in the evening. and in the morning everyone can go about their business. that is not happening. already a curfew is in effect for today. the area at the bank love oklahoma center where the campaign rally will take place -- bank of oklahoma center is under curfew now. this will be lifted tomorrow when the president arriveds for trump supporters to attend. and right after the campaign rally is over, the curfew will be in effect again. there will be massive police and some national guard on the streets so let's see how this will work out tomorrow. >> thank you for that, in tulsa.

here in europe, eu leaders concluded a virtual summit to debate a plan to help the bloc. the videoconference was the first step on a proposed 750 billion euro recovery fund. divisions remain over the size of the fun, who will pay and how the money should be distributed. >> one last low from the french president. -- one last hello. then it was time to get down to business. european business were in talkss for four hours, to discuss one of the most far-reaching projects in the eu history. 750 billion euros are at stake. german chancellor angela merkel and her counterparts have addressed one of the most pressing issues. >> nobody here is questioning the fact that the commission needs to borrow money.

after the meeting, many questions remain unanswered, such as whether he needs to be 750 billion euros. regarding the amount, there are some who think it is too much. there are some who only want grants or fund grants much better than loans. others are more geared toward loans. they include denmark spry minister -- prime minister, together with the netherlands, sweden and austria. >> we want the budget to stay within reason so it helps europe and we do not want danish tax payers to have to pay substantial bill. that is out of the question. >> negotiations are likely to continue in mid july in the flesh in brussels. >> let's get more from dw's international editor. welcome, richard. is consensus that solid? >> there is confidence an

agreement will eventually be reached, but not really because of anything that came out of this videoconference that has just taken place. by all accounts there was little progress made their, -- threerr, re,e. it was really an exchange of perspectives, which remain far apart. it is in recognition of the political pressure to come up with a solution and an agreement. we have had leader after leader, from urszula to angela merkel saying this is the most serious economic crisis europe has faced in the history of the european union. for europe to say that sort of thing and then not to be able to find a common solution, a common way forward, would be a huge embarrassment and would open the doors potentially to further growth and populism on

the continent. there are huge stakes for germany which takes over the rotating presidency of the rpn council in the next couple of weeks, so -- of the european council, in the next couple of weeks. so this move to the top of angela merkel's to do list for 2020. all they have really agreed on is the need for there to be a recovery fund. and what important think that, a rubicon that has been crossed, is the idea that the european commission w will b borrow thehy centrally on the finesse markets and then distribute it. so there is -- on the financial markets and then disturb it. -- and then distribute at. the commission wantsts 750 alien euros -- 750b euros.

should the money be loans or grants? there is debate about that. according to what criteria should money be construed at -- shouould be disistributed? this'll be the source of haggling and weeks to come. >> is there a deadline? >> there are all sorts of deadlines. people want to be able to take a summer break so they want to get this sorted out before that. there are many deadlines. national parliaments, 27 of them, will likely have to ratify whatever comes out of that and that process takes time. countries want to get their hands on this money, so there is that pressure. connected to all of this about the recovery fund, there are also debating the eu budget for the next seven years. its previous budget runs out at the end of the air. so there is huge -- year.

there's huge pressure to come up with the budget for the next seven years. many deadlines here adds to the political pressure. plenty >> , thank you. . richard, thank you. angela merkel announced a six-month extension to sanctions against russia after german prosecutors accused the kremlin of ordering the kililling off a chechehen rebel commander in berlin last year. vladimir putin called for relief from sanctions during the coronavirus pandemic. the sanctions were imposed in 2014 over russia's role in the conflict in ukraine. we will take a look at other stories making news around the world. three explosions in pakistan's southern province of sins killed four people including two soldiers. -- sindh.

one last was in karachi, killing one and injuring several outside the center. distribute in cash handouts from the government amid the coronavirus pandemic. candida spry minister justin trudeau says he is disappointed at china's decision to charge to canadians was spying -- two canadians with spying. two were charged after the head of huawei was arrested in canada. the decision to extradite to the u.s. could go ahead. a cleanup in rome after antiracism protesters. they pasted over a street sign in support of the black lives matter event in the united states. australian prime minister scott morrison says the country is under cyberattack, a foreign state-based actor, and all levels of government infrastructure and essential services are targeted.

austro is public service broadcast reported intelligence agencies believe china is behind the attack. china has reported 25 new credit mice cases in the capital of beijing but says it -- new coronavirus cases in beijing but says it has the outbreak under control. stretch lotto measures after the virus emerged at a food market this week but critics -- strict lockdown measures after the virus emerged this week critics are criticizing. >> few half of the impact is much as migrant workers. a day laborer usually works on construction sites, but the building sector took a hit from the coronavirus oututbreak. >> finding a job is harder now than it was. there are more protective regulations, like social distancing rules. but we have survived the worst months of the pandemic.

>> at private job centers, postings on the windows show how the job market has taken a hit. wages are declining the equivalent of $20 per day instead of $30 per day u.s.. he says he does not want to criticize china in front of the international media. this is one of the few people in china willing to speak out. a human rights lawyer, authorities have been watching him more closely since the pandemic began. when many chinese took to social media to call for freedom of speech, he participated by signing a petition. >> the police told me if i did not cooperate with them and delete what i had written, if i continued to speak my mind, there would be consequences for my family and me. >> another words the government

use the pandemic to tighten control over citizens. journalists haveve already felt the pressssure. one news anchor for state-controlled media when the pandemic hit, he quit his job to report independent lee from wuhan -- independently from wuhan. a classified ad call for night shift workers at a funeral home and he took the job hoping to find out the true number of people inn want who had succumbd to the virus -- in w wuhan. he was broadcacasting live, whn plaincloththes policice entereds apartment and arrested him. he disappeared for two months. in april, he appeared in a single video, explaining he was simply in quarantine. many of his hearsay he had been forced to lie -- many of his viewers say he was forced to lie. critics say china state propaganda has been ramped up, and state tv portrays china as a

global savior sending health care supplies by the ton to countries and need. national pride is on the rise. china's handling of the crisis has been a model for the world, the opinion of many here the great wall. this is how china works, purse our leaders come up with a plant and the people should follow without raising too many objections. >> it benefits everyone. >> here you see the diffeference between socialism and capitalism. you should take a lesson from china. >> china believed it had the coronanavirus pandememic undnder control. the economy was again up and running. but the new outbreak threatens to draw the country back into a crisis. >> here's a round up of other developments in the coronavirus pandemic. who is warning the pandemic is accelerating and entering a new and dangerous phase. thursday saw 150,000 new cases around the world, the highest

reported in a single day, half in the americas. a study of sewage in italy suggests the virus was present in december last year in milan and turin, meaning the virus could have arrived in northern italy before china officially reported its first case. india recorded its highest one-day a spike in infections with 13,000 new cases, now the fourth highest number of cases after the u.s., brazil and russia. officials and germany say contact tracing apt has been downloaded by 11% of the population. the app was launched this week on a voluntary basis. brazil's broaching a grim milestone in its crowbars outbreak, about to become the second country to pass one million cases, after the u.s.. official figures show the number who have died 50,000 in brazil. lack of access to testing means

the infection rate is probably higher. some of brazil's worst hit cities like são paulo and reggie cheryl are reopening. -- rio de janeiro are reopening. let's go to rio de janeiro. 48,000 deaths in brazil. is there any sign the epidemic has yet peaked? >> it seems we are now at the climax of the crisis but it is still not sure, if the deli number of victims -- of the daily number of victims, if this number will increase are not. many hospitals are working to full capacity, especially in são paulo and in the interior of this big state. there we can see a record high the last days. in rio de janeiro, and manaus, heart affected regions, we can -- hard-affected regions, we can

see now summer >> session regarding the victims and numbers. >> despite tens of thousands of new cases every day, the country is reopening. what are things like there in rio? >> here and rio de janeiro it is strong to see every day, you can see people going out in groups and there's no isolation anymore visible, shopping has reopened tuesday. soccer is back. yesterday at regional lake here and we started to play -- the regional league here and rio de janeiro started to play again despite the number of victims. life is getting back to normal but there are many critics. >> the president bolsonaro has become known as a coronavirus skeptic. is there any sign of his attitude changing as the death toll in the country is mounting? >> not really. he is still in

this mood and he is denying the impact of the chronic crisis to brazilians -- the coronavirus crisis to brazil and its people. bolsonaro has a strong political crisis. yesterday his education miniature -- minister stepped back. so he is highly under pressure and this is a second challenge for president bolsonaro these days. >> thank you for that, and rio de janeiro. now to the south african city of cape town were officials brace for infections to peak at the end of june or the beginning of july. the city has been hard-hit with half of the country, 83,000 cases in the western cape. dw south african correspondent reports. >> the cape town international

convention center is a field hospital with 1000 beds. cape town, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in soututh africa, is preparing for the worst. 5000 jobs for nurses and doctors have been advertised for cape town and the surrorounding area. virologists have increased testing. one third of those tested here have been infected with h the virus and therere are not enough testing kits availabable. >> one problem is clearly the international supply situatiti. that is somethingng we really noticed in the laboratory. we are at the back of the line whenen it comes to supply. it is s produced internanationa. i am notot despondnd it but must admit thererere vat -- vevery bd weeks ahead. the health sectotor could be overloaded as early as next month. >> city counselor zaid is normally response will for have care and is now overseeeeing

prepararation work in local gravaveyards. this hugee area h has been clead for victims o of covid-19. 2000 people will be buried in this summimiy alone in the comi w weeks. >> with our current estimations and projections we have modeled, we will see7,000 deaths all the way up to 10,000 deaths projected inin the city. in thehe next few weeks we are likekely to usese theame amountf graves set aside for usese in oe year. > only a few mouournersre allolowed to attend funererals d the ceremony islamist two to 30 minutes maximum for deaths due to coronavirus. >> it is a scary thought that in a few weeks hundreds of people willll be buried here. with the way the pandemic unfolds, this is going to be the reality. >> indian prime minister narendra modi says his country

is hurt and angry, following monday's border clash with chinese troops, in which at least 20 indian soldiers were killed. the deadliest clash in the himalayan border region for four decades. the prime minister has warned he s given ththe indian army to dust free r reign to responond o any new agaggression fromm chin. >> say gogoodbye for a father, family members and comommunity attend the funeral for singh, an indian soldier who was one of 20 who died this week and a violent face-off a chinese soldiers and the disputed galwan valley. ending official said the soldiers were killed and had to hand combat in the dark, some plunging to their deaths in subzero temperatures. firearms have been banned in the region since 81996 bilateral agreement that aimed to deter escalation. and yeah blames beijing for the floor up -- and yet blames

beijing for the flareup and incursion. >> india is clear all activities are always within the indian side of the himalayas. we expect the chinese side to confined its activity to its side. >> china disagrees and blames india and acknowledges its forces suffered casualties but released no figures. >> the sides are engaged in dialogue to resolve issues on the ground through diplomatic and military channels and i have nothing else to offer. >> the fight erected in a region of the himalayas where an exact border defined. infrastructure projects on both sides have increased tension in recent months, that has now spread across india, sparking protests calling for a boycott of chinese goods. [chanting]

>> we call for the chinese president to be hanged. the chinese army broody killed -- brutally killed troops. a demand consumers shun all chinese products sold in our country. >> experts say the two nations are unlikely to had to war. but easing tensions quickly could be difficult. >> finally, a spanish best-selling novelist has died at the age of 55. he is one of the world's most popular spanish leg which writers. the award-winning author of the shadow of the wind and the labyrinth of the spirit, was born in bass alone -- was born in barcelona but spent his last years in the united states. he passed when los angeles from cancer where he was working on hollywood screenplays. this is "dw news." our top stories.. eu leaders held meetings to

debate plans for a 750 billion euro fund.d. differences remain over how the money should be spent. chancellor merkel described the talks as constructive. that is it for now and we will be back in just a moment with 'the day.' and we will have more world news at the top of the hour. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. sit t ncicap.org]

entrance twenty four .com. transamerican to taking to the streets to mark the end of slavery back in the nineteenth century thousands gather in several cities with the nation already soul searching about its legacy of racial injustice. the divided leaders of the u. member states promise to meet again in july after failing to make any real headway in the efforts to raise and hand out a huge post coronavirus recovery package. we have more from coal strangler promote business desk. china says it opposes a