headline stories this hour this year's u.s. holiday to mark the end of slavery in the united states sees must turn. head with pain rally since the start of. a legal challenge over the wrist. many are calling the proposed case hypocrisy. protests continue at the same time. also ahead on the program for becomes the 2nd country to surpass 1000000 known corona virus infections with. over the government's handling of the i prick particularly among the hard hit. unfortunately the. community.

this week's deadly border between india and china change. communities burning effigies of the chinese president. coming from our international news center this is r.t. pleasure to have you along my names you know neal on this story. friday's public holiday in the u.s. took on an extra layer of emotion this year juneteenth marks the date of a months of patient in $1865.00 freedom for the enslaved tens of thousands turned out in nationwide commemoration in scene similar to the weeks of rallies in the wake of george floyd's killing as well as chance of black lives and mother there

was done singing and singing to celebrate the historical milestone moment following a hard fought journey for racial equality there were numerous disturbances to go including in the capital where a statue was toppled. was . it was the portraits of historical u.s. house of representatives speakers who served in the civil war confederacy were taken done from congress on the eve of juneteenth current speaker democrat nancy pelosi remarked there is no place on capitol hill for some votes racism. history professor joanna fernandez believes that the legacy of slavery in the u.s. still needs must scotian than reevaluation. the united states has not

come to terms with its past and with the history of slavery what was it and how did. contribute to the emergence of the nation but also to the emergence of capitalism slavery is and economic system was an economic system that was hugely responsible for the mass distribution around the world of rights to pack 0 sugar and other cash crops and up on that institution emerges the institution. of the system of capitalism and so the united states hasn't really discussed this i don't haven't discussed this and it dulls haven't come to terms with this and engage in some kind of truth and reconciliation process our students and young

people certainly are not going to be educated about it. donald trump reschedule his 1st campaign rally since the start of the coronavirus pandemic to avoid a clutch with juneteenth it will not take place later this summer in oklahoma concerns have been raised about holding a big public gathering in the hardest hit country especially with infections arising continue to in the state but are seeing the sliding double standards given the weeks of the racism protests flooding the streets yours are to use kill up and . a 2nd wave of headlines code 19 is once again back in the us media spotlight a big trump rally is set to take place on saturday in tulsa oklahoma that the worst possible public health threat is an indoor mass gathering in the time of a pandemic rally time the worst thing you could do in the middle of this pandemic

trump is pretending the coronavirus has disappeared showing up to his is precious rallies like it say i mean they're not they might get sick and die with trump's approval ratings slipping trump is looking to reenergize his supporters with one of these epic rallies but seems to also reenergized his critics donald trump has been accused of recklessness and in danger in his supporters trouble already has a good name if it turns into an outdoor festival he's going to call it a coven chela campaign says that hand sanitizer and face masks will be offered to all attendees though not necessarily required then they're not going to wear them just like trump doesn't wear them which puts trump in danger to there been plenty of rallies and protests going on across the country these days a massive crowd and i mean massive tens of thousands of protesters thousands and thousands up to 200000 i could have you know hold you know a whole lot of i love hearing a moment of perspective and love the wonderful reminder that we are all in this

together what more 1200 health care professionals and community stakeholders actually signed a letter supporting these demonstrations saying that racism is a national health issue we do not condemn demonstrations as a risky for kovi 1000 friends mission with the poor them as vital to the national public health protests against racism and election campaign rallies are certainly not morally equivalent however the virus really can't tell the difference donald trump is calling out what he sees as an obvious double stand. the far left fake news media which had no covert problems with the rioters and looters destroying democrat run cities is trying to cope with seamus on our big rallies despite public health concerns america's deepening political crisis and growing divisions are not ready for lock down and certainly not ready to take a break caleb artsy new york. and could be

a danger is not going away in the u.s. new spikes are being registered in several states not just there as well worldwide there's been a record weekly rise with 1000000 people testing positive the world health organization has warned that the pun demick is accelerating in various areas. the world is in a new and dangerous phase but the virus is still spreading finest it is still deadly and most people are just too susceptible. we call on all countries and all people to exercise extreme big dillon's and just focusing back on the u.s. for a little while longer because r.t. america's childhood he is in florida which has just logged a daily riser record want to see how people are complying or otherwise with those safety rules. this is downtown brickell and it's a very busy part of miami and there's a lot of bars as are

a lot of restaurants there's a big mall here and what we're noticing as we walk around is that there's really more people who aren't wearing a mask then there are at this point. there are plenty of reminders about social distancing and mask rules for businesses but that doesn't mean everyone is following the rules well most people at this mall were wearing masks as required at a nearby coffee shop not one customer inside was wearing one i haven't found this discarded mask on my way to work well we're not trying to be the coded 1000 mask police i point all this out because as florida continues to see a surge in new covert 1000 cases with miami consistently posting the highest numbers in the state the seemingly lax attitude among some is raising concerns about who are becoming the next epicenter for the virus people are getting way too comfortable with the warning. stores restaurants and also not following social distancing even their own earlier this week some theme parks movie theaters and even strip clubs are allowed to reopen they're all part of the latest phase

allowing entertained venues to restrict their businesses my 1st day june 18th the state of florida reported 3300 new cases setting a single day record since the pandemic began here in florida local and state officials say more aggressive testing of more people is one reason for the higher numbers expected anyway once the state started reopening florida governor rhonda santas also recently blame seasonal migrant farm workers for a surge in new cases there have also been new clusters of cases at nursing homes and state prisons in florida but the florida department of agriculture is pushing back against governor to santas his assertions saying farm workers left the state several weeks ago after the season ended and there's been some contention about whether or not testing is really the main reason for the surge in cases whatever the reason as of now there are no plans to shut the state down once again despite the upward trend. moving to south america or brazil. ern the tragic position of becoming the 2nd country to register more than 1000000 corona

virus infections the health ministry confirming the grim statistic with a record number of new cases on friday know about all adds up to a total number of deaths approaching $50000.00 and there is widespread public anger to the president both sonora and his government over their humbling of the brick. is a brazilian i feel bad we should not have reached such a number if the politicians want it they could have avoided it but nobody can dance with. the president shows a lack of commitment to combat it he was going out without a mask greeting people meeting crowds i think he is the main person responsible for this situation. president bolton r.-o. has been heavily criticised over his response to the crisis he initially described the disease as a little flu that no national lockdown was needed but scenario has clashed with state governors who tried to bring in restrictions on shut down major cities the

government's approach has also led to the resignation of 2 health ministers. well the high profile victim who died from corona virus was one of brazil's best known indigenous defenders of the amazon rain forest. was the chief of brazil's people he came to prominence in the 1980 s. for fighting against the construction of one of the world's largest dumbs helping lead a campaign for the creation of large reserves in the amazon for indigenous populations and to expel illegal mining logging from those areas but in 1980 he was convicted of the rape of a white student and sentenced to 6 years in prison he strongly denied the allegation and is insists the claim was fabricated to undermine his growing political influence. well brazil's amazon region has been hit hard by the pandemic more than 4 and a half 1000 indigenous people are known to have been infected the mint's

underfunded hospitals and access difficult in remote areas 275 have died troubling the 2 mortality among our communities is twice the national rate and for many anger is growing against the government and its measures to help those struggling with coronavirus brazil ses it's planning to spend over 9 $100000000.00 to better protect traditional communities we've been hearing about the specific problems those citizens face. we do not have high quality and adequate assistance that takes into account the cultural and geographical features of our communities there are health authorities to which all structures are subordinates but they do not have the conditions to get access to communities and they cannot meet existing needs unfortunately the teams of doctors who came from the city brought this virus with them to our community and as of now our 64 residents have

been infected it's necessary to carry out preventative work and for this we need equipment and materials for example we need handjob disinfectant soap and masks since the beginning of the presidential term of jaya in our oh he's always tried to infringe on the rights of the indigenous population he wanted to push the country's elise to seize territories inhabited by indigenous peoples develop mining in oil industries in our small villages and build electric dams during the pandemic he used a number of opportunities to conduct this grab and see it's believed that the amazon is the lungs of the planet if the amazon disappears we will also disappear humanity will disappear. more promising news from britain where medical chiefs are advising lowering the country's coronavirus alert level from 4 to 3 translating births that means there could be a further gradual relaxation of restrictions as transmission of the virus is no longer thought to be high or rising exponentially our survey alongside those

suggest doctors' confidence in the government's handling of the brick is still slipping in the approved 35 percent of general practitioners in england thought negatively of the government's response but this month that number surged to 6 in 10 doctors the government itself holds the opinion the the right measures were taken to the disease g p. give us his view. over all my feeling is that the response is not it's been very good at school and there's been very little interest in the welfare of frontline clinicians it's my feeling that there was a manipulation of various guidelines as we stand for example and i was very disappointed about how the government and creates a sense. risk group either black asian minority an ethnic

group b. . it's also clear that. comments about watching that kind of language to a clinician challenging him in parliament summarizes in my view what the government wants which is essentially a kind of blind. which can effectively cost you your life. not alone in having lots to a great deal of faith in him. a weekly magazine on seal in the czech republic has caused quite the stir by putting an image of a black hitler on its front page with the headline black lives matter there was an century sub headline to which read shall we kneel before all criminals who claim they want to improve society human rights activists hit out on facebook slapped a temporary ban on the magazine's editor in chief meanwhile in the netherlands. i go here north of amsterdam at a rally to a movie star 2 of

a 15th century colonialist demonstrators were pushed back by police as they approached the monument some then threw stones on blocks of officers a smaller group also gathered waving dutch flags in front of the statue to young petersen cohen who has long been considered a national hero but his reputation has since been questioned by some. in berlin hundreds of trucks and tractors were used in a protest near the brandenburg gate drivers are angry about freight. prices being undercut as well as low wages and poor working conditions they want politicians to step in to repair the damage caused to small businesses by the demick. over news coming up after the break empty china protests in india after a deadly skirmish ignited decades of simmering tension over a disputed border. so

what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race is often very dramatic to follow because the only really i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. the world is driven by a dream shaped by. the day or thinks. we dare to ask.

if the minutes into the program welcome back it is another weekend of major unto racism rallies across europe. thora she's across the continent been urging the thousands in the attendance to respect social distancing rules one such rally has gone ahead in the french capital protesters in paris have been marching through the city holding signs would say let us breathe in reference to the death of george lloyd in the scottish capital meanwhile edinburgh demonstrators gathered near a statue they say embodies the slave trade they were met by a country protests are 2 u.k.

correspondent shaadi edwards dashti has been gauging the situation for us a little aside from there in london. this is the full sweep in a row where protesters have come out in force to show their solidarity with george floyd of course an unarmed black man who died at the hands of police in custody nearly a month ago when a white police officer now down on his neck for nearly 9 minutes as a result telling george floyd the movement began as a solidarity movement so as you can see it's very peaceful scenes here throughout the day in central london and many protester coming out in force to go against racism what they call institutional discrimination and prejudice it's a global issue and i think i think this is a story that we're going to get the message across it's global it's a big network we only know how long it's going to take. to be on the mumblings just . because. you know the mystery

this is the start of something. what you know what i'm trying to change that perspective so that you will look at me as a criminal she wanted was a criminal so the police or so may not be racist but institution has made me a criminal just do the right thing for all of us i'm happy that loads of different people signed up now so even i'm so glad to see so many white people at these protests because it's not just our. human however in the last we can what we saw was why unbelievable scenes where by a counter protest against the clock is quite unbelievable chaotic scenes which by the way the u.k. is the only country to experience a counter protest you thank. you. thank you. thank you thank you thank you. thank you.

today then we've got this protest where i'm at. in london we've also got another protest across the side of the tennessee river which the 2 parties will be meeting later on today in the heart of harlem and westminster the official line of course from the government is to stay at home essential travel is only permitted and gatherings over 6 not allowed at these protests this because they're thinking great yes they appreciate and understand i'm acknowledge that we are in the height of the florida primary then it got so many rachael kohn time it is far more deadly. there is growing resentment in india following a deadly skirmish between indian and chinese soldiers over a contested himalayan border region 20 in do soldiers done it. china protests are springing up in several areas.

friday demonstrators in the kashmir valley burned for cheese of the chinese president they also call 'd for a boycott of chinese goods to try and quote the chinese economy the 2 countries have also started to flex their military muscle just after the border clashes reports the merge the chinese military drills and he's from tibet around 7000 soldiers simulated the removal of supposed enemy fortified positions and india has been beefing up its military presence in the area where monday's deadly encounter took place by deploying fighter jets apache attack helicopters. are some background for us to the developments. judgement day across the great britain monument pi's most faithful servants are being torn down while the rule of brittania is still being felt on the other side of the globe more than a century 2 nuclear powers pushed to the brink battling it out with that.

one but when people do it is capable of giving if it's in reply. in the kind of situation the indian side would best not make an incorrect judgment of the situation would best not underestimate china's strong determination to keep safe and territory high up in the remote areas 2 of the most populous countries in the world a once again locked in battle over 2100 mile long border but monday marks the fust deadly clash in decades into lost 20 soldiers while china's losses remain unclear so how did it come to this well in 1914 with india still under british rule chief negotiator said we must come on to a line on a map and named it off to himself into except to china didn't those who indiscriminately took to him up with a ruler never gave it

a 2nd thought leaving these 2 countries to grapple with a conflict that continues to this day monday's events will undoubtedly be with interest by the pool which is also looking to write a historical wrong at the hands of the brits just days ago in fact it updated its mop laying claim to 3 new previously indian territories every touring which surprisingly hasn't gone down well in new delhi this artificial enlargement of claims is not based on historical facts or evidence and is not tenable it is also violator of our current understanding to hold talks on outstanding boundary issues in 816 the pools signed a humiliating treaty with the british east india company and handed over lands which were then inherited by india off to the brits left and now over 200 years later it wants them back. if india regards an apology a good neighbor it should return darjeeling in the east and can god in the west

which were confiscated by the british government which was then ruling india the british government had seized 1800 square kilometers of new politics or a tree through that unfair treaty. territorial dispute sorry recurring theme in form up british colonies take kashmir by region that indian pakistani relations crashed to new lows over last year renewed tensions caused india to revoke kashmir special status telling off the phones cut the internet and send in thousands of troops. while when the brits finally what's true and $947.00 british india became 2 nations

india and pakistan and it was decided that cash make a pick for itself whether it wants to be a part of the form out with the latter a decision made by people who had even set foot i was not even aware of kashmir i heard about it long after i returned to london the radcliffe line was only revealed to the people the day before independence and scenes of celebration were replaced with fear and confusion as millions woke up on the wrong side of the border the partition and the radcliffe line unprecedented violence resulting in up to a 1000000 deaths so how did it all go wrong many areas had equal numbers of muslims and hindus radcliffe also didn't take the sikhs into account and he'd never even heard of kashmir the list goes on the infamous scramble for africa the disputed line separating afghan the start of pakistan causing up the middle east the israel

palestine conflict they used to say that the sun never sat on the british empire well it turns out that while it's sunset has well and truly come unfortunately its legacy of conflict and silence. continues to rise each and every day. just a reminder for news fuse and a whole lot more besides artie's twitter page will keep you engaged never a dull moment there see it's.

become a battleground in the us in vermont people love to munching the shutdown of a local plant from my yankee is right now my focus because it's a very dangerous. power plant the owner is attempting to run the reactive beyond its operational limits this case just sort of puts a magnifying glass on where's the power in this country where's it going is it moving more towards corporate interests or is it more in the idea of a traditional participatory democracy as are powerline with the people this case demonstrates that struggle in the very real ways a struggle. 54 jets and more than 1300 military personnel are headed to air force base

in alaska where is that to say come on i'll show you what's the reason for any type of enhanced u.s. military presence in this area rush up. what is it. suddenly about the south china sea that makes it so of added 11000000000 barrels of oil. take a look at this map who really owns what kind of says no it belongs to us india says no we claim that that belongs to us both of these countries have nuclear weapons capabilities there is reason for concern so that's why we're going to drill down on the story for you today right here on the news with rick sanchez where you know as we always like to say we do believe by golly it's time to do news again.

i am x. times or this is the guy's report you know the steam chairman of the federal reserve bank is out there in washington d.c. yap yap yap be testifying you know all he's got to do is print just shut up and prove that's all he's got a key juice showed up at trent estates i need a sock puppet for this clock he won't do off course it needs more than that it's well you know what earlier this week fed chair powell warns of significant uncertainty about the recovery and says small business is at risk of course you and i have been covering the facts that you know he's directly responsible for this erosion.