my kids to allow other people to treat other people different only because of the colour of their skin. we need changese it's been happening for ages it's ok for it to carry on when we need to put a stop to that. but the debate around statues continues. in bristol this statue of black playwright and poet alfred fagon has been attacked with bleach. while the thomas guy statue outside the hospital in london he founded has been boarded up because of his links to slavery. and organisers of today's protest are concerned that the discussions around whether statues should remain up or be taken down is overshadowing their black lives matter message. chi chi izundu, bbc news. a front page headline in the sun newspaper in which the authoij rowling's ex—husband defends slapping her has been roundly criticised by campaigners against domestic abuse and by mps. helena wilkinson is with me. what has led to this? this comes after the author revealed for the first time that she was a victim of domestic abuse and sexual assault. she spoke about that experience she said in part to try to explain why she made those comme

but i can't, because of the colour lam, and i can't change it.iving these figures and they point towards socioeconomic inequalities — an existing problem the pandemic has only further exposed. rianna croxford, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: picking up the pieces, we'll speak to a small business owner in los angeles, whose shop was vandalised amid a wave of protests sweeping the us. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crediting come in accordance with the order of service, by a signal giving the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to my ali, who has died at the age of 74. my ali, who has died at the age of 7a. 0utspoken but rally out for arkham he transcended the sport of boxing for which he was three times world champion. that's my minali. it was a fighter. he fought all the way to the end. even through his illness. that's muhammad ali. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on england clubs in europe. todayis today is the 20th anniversary of the beatles lp s

of colour at higher levels they're much more cognizant of the diverse make—up of the newsrooms, of their executive rooms, of their writers' rooms, all across each arm the industry there can be a sea changele to become more conscious of our own privilege. from the outside hollywood, of course, is thought of as a liberal and diverse place. but i know many people in the industry who say that really isn't true. no, it's not true at all. i think that's obvious of our entire society. you now, la is supposed to be a very liberal place, england, you know, london is supposed to be a very liberal place, that's just not true, because the undercurrents of racism exist. and so, you know, the best thing about what's happening right now is that there's a rising unity of the voices. piya sinha—roy there. the arc de triomphe has reopened. it is only available toa reopened. it is only available to a few thousand visitors per day. that's it for now. thank you very much for watching. hello there. the phrase sunshine and showers can at times seem quite trivial, can't it? but i'm sure if you were caught in the thundering downpours on monday, you knew about it. there was a lot of heavy rain and a very sort sp

but i can't, because of the colour lam, and i can't change it.ed there are many factors driving these figures and they point towards socioeconomic inequalities — an existing problem the pandemic has only further exposed. rianna croxford, bbc news. under scrutiny today has been the government's 5—level alert system for coronavirus, which was introduced last month. it's become clear that boris johnson's ambition to reduce the alert level at the same as easing the lockdown was blocked by all four of the uk's chief medical officers. our economics editor, faisal islam, has the story and joins me now. we are used to the phrase that ministers are following the science. is that still the case? the government has the delicate balancing act of trying to get the economy out of an historic hole and at the same time keep a lid on a deeply contentious pandemic. the way it did this while trying to communicate clearly to the public was with this traffic light system, which i think we can see, the covid alert level system. remember we are now at four on that leve

but i can't, because of the colour i am, and i can't change it.e figures and they point towards socioeconomic inequalities — an existing problem the pandemic has only further exposed. rianna croxford, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: spike lee speaks out — the director tells the bbc he thinks donald trump is trying to act like a dictator. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given, the great guns of the tower. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 74. outspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times world champion. he was a real fighter and he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles' lp, sergeant pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century

to do with segregation and putting african—america ns and other people of colour underneath white superiority. and that has changedo see more change. we need to see legislation changed, we need to see the way people are prosecuted changed. we need is the way in which african—americans, in particular, are highly incarcerated at different rates and the ways in which justice is meted out is not at all so much their white brothers and sisters. dr daina berry there. the number of people who've tested positive for covid—19 in brazil has passed one million, only the second country to do so after the united states. brazil has now registered a total of nearly 119,000 deaths. 0ur correspondent katy watson says friday also saw a new record daily number of cases, suggesting the outbreak is far from over. we've seen 5a,000—plus now cases being registered on friday night. that is 20,000 more than the last record, earlier this week. now, the health ministry has said that in part it was due to inaccurate reporting from several states earlier this week, but numbers are numbers. the fact is that the numbers of cases here in brazil

but i can't, because of the colour i am, and i can't change it.iving these figures and they point towards socioeconomic inequalities — an existing problem the pandemic has only further exposed. rianna croxford, bbc news. let's get a quick round up of coronavirus developments: brazil's indigenous community is at threat from the coronavirus, according to the pan american health organisation. they've highlighted the risk of contagion from illegal goldminers in the amazon region. they also again warned brazil against relaxing measures to contain the virus, saying the number of infections was still increasing. 31,000 people have now died from coronavirus in the country. the head of the uk statistics authority has criticised the government's presentation of data related to coronavirus testing. sir david norgrove said it appeared that ministers wanted to show that the largest possible number of tests was being carried out and the way the figures were presented gave them limited value. mr hancock said it was important to get the data right and committed t

but i can't, because of the colour i am, and i can't change it.driving these figures and they point towards socioeconomic inequalities — an existing problem the pandemic has only further exposed. rianna croxford, bbc news. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, says the uk is prepared to react if china imposes a national security law in hong kong. in an article published in the south china morning post he writes: meanwhile, hong kong chief executive carrie lam is in beijing later to discuss the new security law which would make it a crime to undermine beijing's authority. hong kong could be on the verge of changing forever, and many fear it is now part of a new cold war between washington and beijing. danny vincent looks at what all of this means for hong kongers. these are front—line members of the protest movement in hong kong. fearful of arrest, they agreed to speak to us under the condition of anonymity. a year ago, they were ordinary hong kongers. but now beijing says protestors like them represent a threat to national security. if the chi

to do with segregation and putting african—america ns and other people of colour underneath white superiority. and that has changedo see more change. we need to see legislation changed, we need to see the way people are prosecuted changed. we need is the way in which african—americans, in particular, are highly incarcerated at different rates and the ways in which justice is meted out is not at all so much their white brothers and sisters. some breaking news: 0ne of america's most powerful prosecutors, the us attorney for manhattan, geoffrey berman, has denied that he's stepping down, swiftly rebutting an announcement to that effect from president trump's attorney general, william barr. mr berman said he had not resigned and had no intention of going, having been appointed byjudges. he would step down only when the senate had confirmed a presidentially appointed nominee. the number of people who've tested positive for covid—19 in brazil has passed 1 million, only the second country to do so after the united states. brazil has now registered a total of nearly 119,000 deaths. 0ur south america correspondent katy wat

people would say to you, many people of colour, many people in the ba and e community will say we are tired of symbols. we actually need to see some systemic change in the institutions or in the ways in which we can raise up the young today so that they can actually, so it is injust to people but it's actually could be a whole cabinet. i thought it was really interesting in his peace this idea that he himself felt that he had to go overseas for some of his early career go overseas for some of his early career because he felt that even in a country like this where we'd like to think that we are very meritocratic. he didn't feel that he was getting the recognition and the recognition of his talents that he would get in another country. and the fact that we've had so many people on the streets in different cities in this country still speaks to the pain of a lot of people who feel that they are being overlooked and denied their chances. moe, obviously you know a lot of people in the conservative party. i don't know how much well you know him when he says he can get a job in the city because of his class and the colour of his skin, is your sense that

we need to see more black people, more people of colour in the industry at the highest levels. until they are there we're not see that changegenerally do much to help diversity within its own company. and what they have seen company. and what they have seen and experienced myself is when you bring in people of colour at higher levels they are much more cognizant of the diverse make—up of the newsrooms, their executive rooms, their writers rooms, all across each arm the industry there can be a seachange only if you start bringing in people and places of power. of course they need more white people to become more conscious of our own privilege. from the outside hollywood is thought of as a liberal and diverse place. they know many people in the industry who say that really isn't true. no, it's not true at all. i think that's obvious of our entire society. la is supposed to be a very liberal place, london, england, is supposed to be a very liberal place, that's just not true, because the undercurrents of racism exist. and so the best thing about what's happening right now is there is a rising unity of the voices in hearing 1—p

of colour? these issues predate covid—19 and they will outdate covid unless the system changes.lass as a whole is too white. it has served its own interests for too long and the only way that things will change truly is if our political class diversifies. deputy minister. i do agree that inequalities will be exacerbated. if anything, covid—i9 just came to shine a brighter light on this. if you look before covid, the unemployment rates among young people were very high. and now with covid—i9, a lot have actually lost theirjobs. so you can only expect an increase in how many young people are unemployed. before covid, a lot of internships were not paying people. even after covid, i am sure a lot of white capitalist monopolists, especially in my country, would argue that they do not have money to pay interns, which are more likely to be young people with no experience and therefore cannot gain experience for future employment. definitely, covid—i9 came to us and these inequalities, they existed before, they will exist afterwards, they willjust become bigger. catherine, what do you w

much as seeing the sun, you don't see this great lovely glowing ball, it isjust seeing the colour of the clouds change, it isa the changes that are happening, it is a pretty important day. king arthur, paganism is a broad umbrella term but within that there are different schools of thought and druidism is one of those, is that the best way to describe it? yes, it isa the best way to describe it? yes, it is a misconception that pagans worshipped nature, we worship the divine but we see the divine through nature. we all have one things in common, we believe the earth itself is sacred, we also believe the a ncestors is sacred, we also believe the ancestors who came before us throughout time should be honoured, and basically that is the nub of it. beyond that obviously there is a different strands of paganism but it is like any of the earth —based religions, it is vastly growing because people are looking back to what worked as opposed to looking forward to what doesn't. all right, thank you very much indeed for enlightening us this morning. looking at the clouds and hoping there is a sun behind it, that

of colour? these issues predate covid—19 and they will outdate covid unless the system changes.al class as a whole is too white. it has served its own interests for too long and the only way that things will change truly is if our political class diversifies. a job deputy minister. i do agree that inequalities will be exacerbated. if anything, covid—i9 just came to shine a brighter light on this. if you look before covid, the unemployment rates among young people were very high. and now with covid—i9, a lot have actually lost theirjobs. so you can only expect an increase in how many young people are unemployed. before covid, a lot of internships were not paying people. even after covid, i am sure a lot of white capitalist monopolists, especially in my country, would argue that they do not have money to pay interns, which are more likely to be young people with no experience and therefore cannot gain experience for future employment. definitely, covid—i9 came to us and these inequalities, they existed before, they will exist afterwards, they willjust become bigger. catherine, wha

of the police chief changes? because the police chief changes? because the deputy who has now assumed the position of police chief is a black american. i think a lot of people focus on colouresting against the police. it is the system itself. it has nothing to do with white cop versus black clock. it is that the system that needs to change. in this case, the two officers involved were both white. yes. in terms of the investigation, what is the time frame involved now? one officer dismissed, one move to other duties. how quickly will thus be mitigated and how quickly do you want to see some sort of result? i don't think one of the officers should be moved to other duties, i think they should have been fired without pay on the spot until we were able to see the footage that we have now. you don't toss a ny footage that we have now. you don't toss any sort of due process of the investigation? surely you wouldn't fire to people without being investigated? i think they should be investigated. however, ithink investigated? i think they should be investigated. however, i think were far too long, this is the iron guard pa rt far too long, this is the iron guard part that people of

changes need to be implemented top—down. i just want everyone to feel like they can go to drama school, and currently drama school isn't a safe place for a person of colourthey will learn from shared experiences and act upon them to effect transformational change. colin patterson, bbc news. zoos and safari parks in england will be allowed to reopen next week. the return of visitors after nearly three months will come as a huge relief to those in charge of looking after the animals — amid warnings that some faced financial ruin. holly hamilton reports from chester zoo. after weeks of fearing for its future, a huge step in the right direction. the government's latest easing of lockdown restrictions will allow the reopening of outdoor attractions in england and that includes zoos. we're not out of the woods yet. as you said, we've lost £5 million worth of income and when we do open our doors on monday, we will be on limited capacity. so it's going to be a long struggle over the rest of the summer and into next year as well. just last week, chester zoo was told it would have to remain shut indefinitely during lockdown. which is bad news for a place that reli

of minimise the risk slightly? but i can't because i'm the colour i am and i can't change it., but we're still awaiting recommendations. rhianna croxford, bbc news. the government is working on plans to allow air travel from certain low—risk countries. from monday, most people arriving by plane, ferry or train — including uk nationals — must self—isolate for 14 days. but some mps and businesses have expressed concern at the plan, warning it will damage the travel industry. our transport correspondent tom burridge is here. and with summer holidays looming, the government is facing a lot of pressure on this. the travel quarantine has gone down like a lead balloon with the travel sector, unsurprisingly, because it's causing so much uncertainty and people are booking holidays abroad and it risks pushing smallerfirms booking holidays abroad and it risks pushing smaller firms under, booking holidays abroad and it risks pushing smallerfirms under, and in political circles it is not popular either. you have a growing chorus of influential conservative mps speaking out against it and s

of minimise the risk slightly? but i can't because i'm the colour i am and i can't change it.nnounced, but we're still awaiting recommendations. rhianna croxford, bbc news. let's speak now to charles kwaku—odoi, who is the chair of the caribbean african health network. charles, what did you make of this report? i think the caribbean african health network, we did welcome the government report that welcome the government report that we are clearly disappointed with the review. in the review has not told us review. in the review has not told us anything new that we did not know prove donna, —— did not know before comes overly disappointed we do not know why people of a bame background have been dissed personally affected by covid—i9 at. been dissed personally affected by covid-19 at. is that your unhappiness, it is still not clear after this review what we have figures like this? but you also unhappy it did not take into account things like comorbidities, which we also know it is a factor? yes. at the start of the pandemic, the underlying health conditions were highlighted and t

changes you want to see happen now? we absolutely need to reform the way law enforcement treats people of colour.cold blood on the street, knowing that they're being filmed without fear of the consequences, we really need to rebuild the society. what are the concrete changes you want to see to stop that happening? in washington, dc, one of the most concrete changes we need to is changing our steps. we have a majority african—american city, where federal troops are basically operating the city right now, intimidating folks. the army has been called in not to protect citizens from but because, in president trump's words, he wants to dominate us, he wants to intimidate american citizens who live in the capital city. america is unique because the capital city's residents have less power than anyone else. as a senator in washington, dc, i'm not allowed to vote in the legislative body. the mayor would lose control of the police force at any time if the president decides to take it away from her, so we're trying to walk a very fine line protecting our citizens, protecting the right to demonstrate peacef

of colour, i like the fact that you are also owning the jumper. smiling directly. you are owning every single fleck! owning the fleck! my my twitter bio is changingsecond! can ijust check to reassure viewers that might be feeling nervous about this that this will not suddenly turn into an episode of how to look good naked? that was always the grand finale. it's not how to look good naked, it's something else. just to sound off on the second photo, i like the hat. i like the colour and the texture and the surprise expression that it gives you. i'm loving all of it! and we hope you love everything else we will talk about. the coronavirus newscast from the bbc. hello, it's adam in the studio. and laura in the studio, three metres apart. and chris in his exclusive studio. and fergus in another studio. i don't know if that was a positive or negative result for chris' style. everyone else can be the judge of that. the nation is now being tested and traced to some extent by the new testing and tracing system. fergus, i'm going to do a big old chat with you about the numbers in a second because it is worth just looking at them in some detail, but laura,

of minimise the risk slightly? but i can't because i'm the colour i am and i can't change it. news. let's turn to france now where a large crowd has gathered in central paris in defiance of a ban by french police, to call forjustice for a young black man who died in police custody four years ago. adama traore's death at the age of 24 sparked several days of violent protests, amid allegations of police brutality. here you can see people gathering in front of the paris law courts, carrying black lives matter placards and shouting justice for adama! the case has disturbing echoes of the death of george floyd in the united states. outrage over that incident has invigorated the long—running french campaign. adama traore was detained in 2016. he lost consciousness in the police vehicle, and died shortly afterwards at a nearby police station. his supporters believe he asphyxiated while being pinned down. lets go back to houston. fat rally that is still taking place in downtown houston, marching to city hall there beef —— the former home city of george floyd, the march organised by fa

colour of his skin. he is also determined to make changes to the culture of sport he loves — swimming.ense. and it is one of those sports that has struggled with that ever since it has kind of been a thing in olympics. obviously with my little boy being mixed race, he would be one quarter nigerian, because my girlfriend is half nigerian. yes, i wa nt to girlfriend is half nigerian. yes, i want to give him that opportunity that any sport he goes on, he is not going to have that tag, of you are going to have that tag, of you are going to have that tag, of you are going to be this mixed race runner or footballer, you know, going to be this mixed race runner orfootballer, you know, he should be known for his name, he should be known for his achievements. doncaster manager darren moore has welcomed a new scheme to increase the number of black, asian and minority ethnic coaches in professional football. it will start next season and will give six coaches work placements at english football league clubs. amid continued support from players for the black lives matter movement, the premier leag

of lockdown in march. but so many other changes. tripping there, is of course a huge ceremonial event. —— trooping the colour.ctions because of the current restrictions because of the pandemic. so that it has been cancelled and instead there is a much smaller military ceremony to be healthier. what do we know about it, well, we know it will last 20 minutes, the queen will receive the royal salute from the first battalion boss guards. interestingly, this is the first time she will have appeared live before tv cameras since the lockdown began. she will watch as these military drills are carried out. normally military drills, the guardsmen are shoulder to shoulder, but this event has been specially developed so they can stand 2.2 metres apart at all times. the regiment has been chosen because they are here already guarding windsor castle stop when it is finished, they will go back on duty. so the very important message to the public is there will be nothing for people to see her in windsor. the public should not come to windsor to watch. but it will be on a bbc one special programme beginning at 10:15am. sarah,

colour parade in london was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. the queen was the only member of the royal family attending today's celebration as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. a birthday parade for changed substituting for horse guards parade. there were no crowds and no cavalry. but under perfect summer skies, under the castle's central quadrangle, marched the soldiers who form the castle guard, accompanied by the rather less than massed ranks of the band of the household division. and, on this, the day that officially marks her 94th birthday, the queen was there to watch. she emerged accompanied by officials from the castle where she's been in isolation with her husband since the start of the coronavirus lockdown. social distancing was very much the order of the day. the soldiers, from the welsh guards, were all standing at least two metres apart. all the troops had learned new marching techniques to maintain safe distances. this was something called feathering. watching intently, the guest of honour. a birthday celebration this may have been but we shouldn't forget that windsor castle has been the hub of the monarchy during the lockdown. it was from here that the queen broadcast to t

of us that decided to stay. yesterday changed my life forever. i hope my future children won't have to endure what our people of colour have endured for so long. i'm in a multi cultural sorr soy and the youngest children was an 8-year-old girl named ary an. she was only eight-years-old when she was shot dead in the head while sleeping in her own home. they through a grenade and realised her uncle was up stairs. their supervisor even said that they did it wrong and it was just really shocking to realise this so i really want to know what, how will you make sure our officers will not be trigger happy nor racist. this needs to stop. and it needs to come from our home too. i'm only 23-years-old and i live in front of san francisco state. i am supposed to be graduating this semester but i want to make sure my future children know that even going past curfew, if it's something that we need to do we will do it and you see saw that last night. honestly, i agree with the previous caller. asking us questions how we are doing, i don't think you guys want to really see the solutions face-to-face. i didn't see any officers talk to us. and i'm sure they wer

colour on horseguards parade in london was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. the queen was the only member of the royal family attending today's celebration as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. a birthday parade for changed

changed over the last decade or the last 20 yea rs ? the last decade or the last 20 years? so we continue to see a disproportionate number of people of colourhe victims of police brutality, deaths in custody, the violence by the police on arrest or being stopped and searched across the board. your prospects of having a bad outcome from perhaps the inconvenient and unpleasant to the fatal are worse if you are from and minority ethnic community. things are better than they were 20 years ago, but we absolutely still live in ago, but we absolutely still live in a society where we face structural racism across the board, and when the police have greater powers, as they do at the moment, that structural racism is embedded in those communities are at the very sharp end of it. is it possible to make any meaningful comparison between the uk and the us on this? it is possible in the sense that we also face structural racism and we face police brutality driven by racism. 0ne face police brutality driven by racism. one of the differences is that the police in this country, most of them aren't armed with fatal weapons like guns, although of course we ha

changes need to be implemented top down. i just want everyone to feel like they can go to drama school and currently, drama school is in a safe place for a person of colourinstitutional, systemic and overt racism, and say they will learn from shared experiences and act upon them to affect transformational change. —— effect. colin paterson, bbc news. it is 6:24am. we are early! you are complaining we are late every day, now we're three minutes early. doubletime. bless you. i'm in shock. i'll put the smelling salts behind me. good morning, everybody. today is going to be fairly cloudy. this was sent in by one of our weather watchers this morning, there is a spot of rain in winds are. it's fairly cloudy, rain at times, some of that rain will be happy and persistent and also we will have the odd rumble of thunder in there as well. high pressure has been in charge of the weather, now low pressure it has taken over. we have these two with the moving east, both producing some rain. not much in the way of wind at the moment but the wind will strengthen later on across the north. you can see where we have got the rain, two distinctive bands both moving eastwards.

of us that decided to stay. yesterday changed my life forever. i hope my future children won't have to endure what our people of colour have endured for so long. i'm in a multi cultural sorr soy and the youngest children was an 8-year-old girl named ary an. she was only eight-years-old when she was shot dead in the head while sleeping in her own home. they through a grenade and realised her uncle was up stairs. their supervisor even said that they did it wrong and it was just really shocking to realise this so i really want to know what, how will you make sure our officers will not be trigger happy nor racist. this needs to stop. and it needs to come from our home too. i'm only 23-years-old and i live in front of san francisco state. i am supposed to be graduating this semester but i want to make sure my future children know that even going past curfew, if it's something that we need to do we will do it and you see saw that last night. honestly, i agree with the previous caller. asking us questions how we are doing, i don't think you guys want to really see the solutions face-to-face. i didn't see any officers talk to us. and i'm sure they wer

unawares, and i think this is one of the reasons why people of all colours have been affected by it and deeply moved by it and want to see changere in the uk desperately trying to protect the nhs so it can cope with this coronavirus, so it can save lives, save human beings, and yet at the same time, there are people willing to snuff out the life of a human being like that. thatjuxtaposition seems discombobulating. it is difficult to process. yes, there is also the juxtaposition, and the thing that struck people, if you have seen the video, is seeing what was done to this man, and one of the things that struck people is george saying 12 times, i can't breathe, i can't breathe, i can't breathe. it's a very, very powerful phrase. it's very simple but it resonates incredibly with the very thing that coronavirus affects us most with, which is respiration, breathing. so it played into this. and i think the empathy comes out of this understanding that we suddenly have a because of the pandemic, we understand what it means when somebody says i can't breathe. i think that very fact has elevated the phrase into an actual mantra of injust

of us that decided to stay. yesterday changed my life forever. i hope my future children won't have to endure what our people of colour have endured for so long.n a multi cultural sorr soy and the youngest children was an 8-year-old girl named ary an. she was only eight-years-old when she was shot dead in the head while sleeping in her own home. they through a grenade and realised her uncle was up stairs. their supervisor even said that they did it wrong and it was just really shocking to realise this so i really want to know what, how will you make sure our officers will not be trigger happy nor racist. this needs to stop. and it needs to come from our home too. i'm only 23-years-old and i live in front of san francisco state. i am supposed to be graduating this semester but i want to make sure my future children know that even going past curfew, if it's something that we need to do we will do it and you see saw that last night. honestly, i agree with the previous caller. asking us questions how we are doing, i don't think you guys want to really see the solutions face-to-face. i didn't see any officers talk to us. and i'm sure they were told

of the colour parade in london was canceled. the other time was in 1955 due to a national rail strike. >> not during world war ii. interesting. >> just a rail strike. >> these traditions changeot just at home. >>> let's take a look at the other headlines we're follow se in rico. this morning, some states like texas and arkansas continuing with plans to re-open while utah and oregon are putting re-opening plans on hold because of increases in cases. the pandemic has now killed more than 114,000 americans. >> let's not forget that number, 114,000 of our fellow americans. >>> also right now president trump will address the graduating class at the u.s. military academy at west point later today. the more than 1,000 students were coronavirus tested and had been in quarantine for two weeks leading up to the address. the graduates will be seated six feet apart at the outdoor ceremony. family and friends not allowed to attend but they can watch the ceremony online. >>> and show me the money. i feel like i didn't do that justice, that "jerry mcguire" line. florida governor ron desantis signed a bill that will allow florida's college athletes to make money from endorsement deals. id n

with formerly incarcerated trans women of colour to make sure that those folks have housing, stable housing, supportive housing. you know, like covid didn't really change with trans and lgbtq folks was already there. i have been centering and having a lot of community conversations around how to support for non-profits, and supporting health and wellness of our diverse communities here in san francisco. and our advisory committee still is committed and our commission is still committed to doing this work. so h.r.c. has been doing a lot of intersectional work and i welcome folks to, you know, to meet with our organization and to partner with us with this work. because it's important to recognize too that i'm a black man and i have a privilege and i work with government. we're here to partner with folks and not to lead them and we're in community and we're in partnership. that's the important thing that i want folks to know. >> okay, well, i want combine a couple of these questions and really talk about black lgbtq folks in the concept of a larger demonstrations, these larger protests around violence against black bodies and how sometimes it leads to the

change than the conversation, of course. we have heard so much has been brought into sharp focus about the structural bias in so many ways against people of colourart to change? what needs to happen?m how does that need to start to change? what needs to happen? it is interesting because right now this movement we are seeing is being spiked by george floyd's murder but also in some incidents that have just happened. amy cooper, christian cooper, the murder of breanna taylor, and so on. these issues i what is causing this ignition, but many people are now looking at, how does white supremacy and structural races play out in other areas of our lives? health care, schools, politics. in companies and nonprofits. people are really having conversations across the board and thatis conversations across the board and that is what we have been wanting for a really long time, because if this conversation just ends with the arrest and conviction of these offices and we go back to the status quo, then nothing has changed. we need to look at it all. some companies have been called out. nikkei, for example, expressing its dismay at the manette —— nike, expressi

with formerly incarcerated trans women of colour to make sure that those folks have housing, stable housing, supportive housing. you know, like covid didn't really changeoportionate of homelessness with trans and lgbtq folks was already there. i have been centering and having a lot of community conversations around how to support for non-profits, and supporting health and wellness of our diverse communities here in san francisco. and our advisory committee still is committed and our commission is still committed to doing this work. so h.r.c. has been doing a lot of intersectional work and i welcome folks to, you know, to meet with our organization and to partner with us with this work. because it's important to recognize too that i'm a black man and i have a privilege and i work with government. we're here to partner with folks and not to lead them and we're in community and we're in partnership. that's the important thing that i want folks to know. >> okay, well, i want combine a couple of these questions and really talk about black lgbtq folks in the concept of a larger demonstrations, these larger protests around violence against black bodies and ho

changes need to be implemented top—down. i just want everyone to feel like they can go to drama school. and currently, drama school is in a safe place for a person of colourl learn from shared experiences and act upon them to effect transformational change. colin paterson, bbc news. let's get more reaction to this and to the huge cultural reaction we've seen to the death of george floyd. i'm joined by lawyer and political and women's rights activist dr shola mos—shogbamimu. hello and thank you for talking to us. hello and thank you for talking to us. first of all, the bringing down of statues, the removal of certain tv shows and the removal of certain classic films, what do you think?|j think classic films, what do you think?” think what we are seeing and hearing is the genesis of a cultural revolution. it's not full blown revolution. it's not full blown revolution yet, but it's what is required for us as a country to review, culturally, practices, behaviour, language that have historical derogatory implications for black people, and listening to what is happening in terms of the drama schools, i welcome that because it has to be a safe space for people,

of it has had one! is the truth that you are just going to get a trim, you are not going to be changing styles too much, and what about colouringgrown their hair and it is longer and they are desperate. the thing is, it won't be just a trim. and the colour is so important. you might have three months of regrowth or a lot of people out of desperation who have been using box colours and it hasn't worked. so our services could bea hasn't worked. so our services could be a lot longer, but we have decided we just will have to deal with those problems when they come in. you just have to give everybody what they wa nt to have to give everybody what they want to because if we don't, they will go elsewhere. for a lot of people, lockdown hair has not only be nothing, but they actually like it! men, it has been amusing to watch all these home haircuts. i have done a few home tutorials which people have been following and sending me in their haircuts. some of them are better than others. but i think the men have had a lot of fun in lockdown. as i said on the news this morning, i have enjoyed it. my hair has never been so long andi it. my h

change in the last few days. i reached out to my inspector, the department of public health, to ask for some more signs, colourful and big signs that would be put in front and so what i'm saying is, we're rebuilding and i'm getting a little bit ahead. thank you very much. >> operator: you have two questions remaining. >> question: hi. my name is sage and my partner and i own two dog grooming shops in san francisco and i would like to comment on behalf of all of the pet services in the city. it's a multimillion dollar industry in san francisco and as you probably know, there's probably more dogs in the city thaunder the age of 12 and a lof people consider their pets their children. not only is it is vital industry but it's essential to pet owners and i feel like we've been sort of ignored in this whole conversation. i looked at the task force online and i did not see one representative for a pet service industry. i've asked to be a part of the task force and i want to ensure that at least somebody is on that task force speaking for the pet service industry and advocating for the millions and millions of pets in ou

narratives which can feed communities of colour, particularly, just didn't really come into things when i was at school and it was obviously a millennium ago and things have changedked of course about the arc of history bending towards justice but one of the most interesting things about dr king was that his philosophy was actually based on an ancient idea and the idea was simply this, that each individual is created in the image of god and that means that each individual has value, has purpose and has rights and that ancient thought became something he deployed in the modern world. , i had a brother who had muscular dystrophy and he sadly is all children with muscular dystrophy died of this condition. and i remember this most appalling prejudice. and there will be people literally mimicking people with cerebral palsy and that level of stupid and foolish discrimination is right and actually, what dr king said... about being made in the image of god applies to every person regardless of status, wealth, power, sex, gender, sexual orientation, it doesn't matter, that singular truth comes through everything he ever wrote. and that's way so inspirational and it was su

changed from the 18805 all the way through to the present day. each line represents the average temperature of the year, blue colours, lower than average, temperaturermest month of may we have ever seen in the uk. so that i5 we have ever seen in the uk. so that is something you may see today. one thing some of you won't be seeing our skies like this. we5tern scotland, warmest and 5unnie5t to date. compare that with the radar chart across england and wales. compared to recent days, extensive rain spreading we5tward5 across much of central and southern england. the rain is only going to slowly pu5h westwa rds rain is only going to slowly pu5h we5tward5 during the day. staying cloudy for many. bright across scotla nd cloudy for many. bright across scotland and northern ireland. it will brighten up across east anglia and the south—east this afternoon. quite humid once again. across 5outhern counties this afternoon, we could have some slow—moving thunderstorms. up to an inch of rain and some widespread flooding across england and wales and also part5 and some widespread flooding across england and wales and also parts of north—west england. cumbria will

the table, joining me now from new york is activist rashad robinson — who's president of the colour of changeion. welcome to you, thank you very much for being with us. what do you make of these reforms announced today by the new york state governor? 0ur apologies, we appear to have lost the sound there. we will try and reestablish it and try and go back to him shortly. in the meantime, senate here, the british prime minister says it's "absurd and shameful" that a statue of winston churchill has had to be boarded up because of fears it may be vandalised. last weekend, protesters daubed it with graffiti saying that churchill was a racist. borisjohnson also warned people to "stay away" from protests because of coronavirus. chi chi izundu reports. this has been a week of anger. peaceful anti—racism protests marred by violence and graffiti. this is now how the churchill statue outside parliament stands. 0ver fears today's march would result in more damage. the statue of winston churchill, who is a national hero, has had to be boarded up forfear of violent attack, and that, to me, is both absurd a

my kids to allow other people to treat other people different only because of the colour of their skin. we need changeide the hospital in london he founded has been boarded up because of his links to slavery. and organisers of today‘s protest are concerned that the discussions around whether statues should remain up or be taken down is overshadowing their black lives matter message. chi chi izundu, bbc news. that is it for me. headlines coming out. do stay with us. good evening it‘s been a blustery. this is hastings on friday afternoon. cloudy skies they are drizzly rain and fairly windy conditions as well. as we head to the next couple days it is a very mixed picture. they will be some sunshine around and things feeling quite warm. humidity rising. boundary downpours aren‘t likely. not all of us are going to be saying them. there is most likely to see them. there is most likely to see them on saturday across the southwest of england into wales. by sunday that risk pushes north and northwest england northern ireland as well. all these thunderstorms are going to be courtesy of this area of low pressure