yes, this is a very powerful speech that killa mike who is a musician and has been an activist in atlantaay. and it has been interesting and divisive because it is kind of been seen on the one hand as someone from within his community saying this is not the right path, the violence is not going to help but equally a lot of the leaders of the movement are saying well these elements of our protests have a real parched to play, we might have tried community organising and the other things he referenced in his speech and that have not got us a long way. this black man died after a policeman knelt on his neck. it has been an interesting kind of development in the protests today. we will keep an eye on that throughout the night here on bbc news but barbara and robert thank you very much for looking at the front pages with us tonight here on the papers. coming up next on bbc news, and now on bbc news, victoria derbyshire has more information and health advice on the coronavirus outbreak, in this special programme. hello and welcome to the latest in our special programmes on the coronavirus pande

i mean, killa mike and t.i. both spoke at that news conference. and they love their city. how much do their words matter, in the community? >> well, i think the people out in the streets are certainly not hearing the message, right? people are not hearing that message because they are out doing direct action and being active. i would say that the messages coming from t.i. and killer mike and many others, including the mayor keisha lance bottoms. i think the message they are supposed to be getting from those folks. but also something i think we have to consider is like how are people feeling? we talk a lot about anger but i don't think we talk about fatigue and exhaustion. and i think a lot of people out in these demonstrations and people that aren't in the demonstrations as well, that are at home talking about them or whatever, are tired. i can say, personally, it is exhausting to be black in this country, especially in a time like this. and i think that a lot of the people we are seeing in the streets that are being active, that are upset that you see in these demonstrati

rapper and activist killa mike was with her.times, wiped away tears as he talked about what this city means to him. >> i'm the son of an atlanta city police officer. i've got a lot of love and respect for police officers. i watched a watch officer assassinate a black man. and i know that tore your heart out. i woke up wanting to see the world burn down yesterday. i'm tired of seeing black men die. we don't want to see targets burn. we want to see the system that is set up with systemic racism burn to the ground. so i'm duty bound here to simply say it is your duty not to burn your own house down for anger. it is your duty to fortify your own house so that you may be a house of refuge in times of organization. >> and, victor, you just hope that what he's saying is resonating with those people who were acting up yesterday. because the majority -- like i said earlier, the majority of the people, like any city in atlanta, are good people. and they were out there with good intentions until all of the burning and rock throwing happene