now on his defiance he months joins us now from the white house in washington hi stefan so how has the general mark milley many's response been received. all depends on who you ask i think that the form of brass all the old generals and former defense secretaries served under trump or in his administration who came out before him criticizing the president heavily they would be probably very happy now to hear that the. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff is apologizing for making an appearance right at this church here on monday last week with the president apologizing for actually showing up in this picture in this photo op which was from the beginning ill received from the public even from across the political spectrum why because this place here had to be cleared by pro from protesters who protested of course very peacefully here and were forced back always tear gas and and other tools available to the security forces here however. this apology comes at a time which could be worse for donald trump again i have never ever heard chairman of the chief of staff opposing apologizing for

our correspondent on simons is standing by good afternoon to you stefan so what is at stake in this trial for this former policeman who was charged with 2nd degree murder. everything and nothing and let me explain everything because the everton american community in minneapolis pacifically had asked for and was adamant about a strong charge against their self and not a 3rd to agree more about now a 2nd degree murder charge and that was very very important for people in minneapolis who had a very strong opinion about the police of course they and the justice system is being corrupt and. unequal to them to the african-american community in minneapolis so yes this is really really important that this pretrial hearing happened and even if mr sherman was only via video link in the in the court room there was a sigh of relief so to speak going through the community that this is now actually really happening the bail is interesting $1000000.00 and all the restrictions you're just saying let's not forget the man is under suicide watch 24 hours 7 days a week because. authorities think he's actuall

process protest we will see for quite some time here in minneapolis and around the country still stefan thanks so much and that's good if you cause it's about systemic racism of course chiffons ari thanks so much for that from minneapolis where the memorials continuing at this hour thanks very much the. well saying in the u.s. donald trumps of former defense secretary james madison's issued a sharp condemnation of the u.s. president's handling of the protest writing in the atlantic magazine not his describes the president as the only president in his lifetime who does not try to unite the american people but instead tries to divide them he also calls the response to the civil unrest a threat to the us constitution not us resigned in december of 2018 in protest over trans policy on syria and long refused to public publicly criticized a sitting u.s. president. let's get you briefed on some of the other stories making the news this hour parts of brazil are relaxing social distancing measures designed to contain the coronavirus in some cities parks and churches have been reopening despite the death t

people here definitely think that the president is not the person who is going to deliver that stefan thanks so much for that from the hapless. let's get you briefed down some of the other stories making the news this hour tropical storm amanda has battered el salvador killing at least 14 people there the government has declared a state of emergency after heavy rains and powerful winds triggered flash flooding landslides cut off power left hundreds of people homeless the 1st storm of the pacific season also drenched neighboring. a gunman has killed at least 25 people at a market in eastern brook enough aso a similar attack friday claimed 15 lives the country has been battling job as terrorists. demonstrations for and against president high airballs in r.-o. have been rocking brazil police kept the 2 sides apart in rio de janeiro for right leader has angered critics by keeping brazil open despite an increase in corona virus infections. india is getting back to business with the easing of coronavirus restrictions it's the 1st step in a 3 phase plan to restart economic activities outside places wh

stefan same ones in tulsa thanks so much. a youth leaders have concluded a virtual summit to debate a plan to help the bloc emerge from the coronavirus process the video conference is the 1st step in what is what are expected to be difficult negotiations about a proposed 750000000000 euro recovery fund the visions remain of the fund size and such things as who will pay and how the money should be distributed one last quick hello from the french president of the new britain and then it was time to get down to business european leaders were locked in talks for more than 4 hours not face to face but rather pixel to pixel to discuss one of the most far reaching projects in the eaves history 750000000000 euros are at stake stone. german chancellor angela merkel and her counterparts have already addressed one of the most pressing issues. nobody here is questioning the fact that the commission needs to borrow money after the meeting though many questions remain unanswered such as whether it really needs to be 750000000000 euros they

service for george floyd is currently getting underway just waiting for his family now to arrive stefan thank you so much for the reporting. and earlier i spoke with historian rebecca brochmann a specialist in race ethnicity and gender in the united states i asked her to compare the situation in the us right now with that of other liberal democracies for example like germany where she is based in terms of systemic racism. well most important thing is to remember that racism doesn't stop at national borders so racism is not an individual character it is a political system we're talking about discrimination on the labor market on the housing market in education in the justice system so those are things that are also part of racism in germany however there are quantitative and qualitative differences. if you look at the police violence in the united states that's very much entrenched in the history of the slave patrols for example that is different in germany however germany is very adept at forgetting about its colonial history me it wasn't a major player in the transatlantic slave trade but germany a

let's go back to stefan stephens in washington so what has been the reaction there to the fact that the e.u. is barring american visitors. is overwhelmingly met with understanding maybe the president is not amused of all this i can imagine he's not but you know i mean look at the look at the numbers again we have said it's the american infection rate is at $40000.00 per day plus and indeed in the entire you it's under $10000.00 infections per day so there is the stark difference the united states seems to not be in control of what's going on with covert 19 and with the pandemic here in the country the e.u. seems to have a better grip on this as of know it used to i don't know if this can change but in terms of dust the united states want to change this because are people eager to travel and go back to europe of course they are however i think most experts if not all and most politicians are actually very much aware of that this is a good move they would have lobbied for if to the tables have turned well looking forward perhaps of the end of summer vacation is something being done in the

which is one of the richest in italy was so hard hit stefan of course grandfather died in a care home he's now collecting the stories of other covert 19 victims we just want to know the proof we want to know if it was addressed before or if there is a high level of power in the authorities not the doctor or sort of nurses that have the possibility to contain this feeling or even to avoid fusco and others say the worst affected parts of the region should have been closed down at an early stage they criticize the region's far right president in milan for putting profits. for people to see that before we find out who is responsible we have to understand whether or not we made mistakes from the region's point a few i think we try to give all possible answers and take all possible preventions at a time when we were confronting an extraordinary situation at a time when nobody knew much about the virus. from back in bed again will kyoto bio says the citizens will have to take things into their own hands his initiative super better will now start organizing concerts to support local artists t

see them there in plain clothes but there is a lot of security presence here so for tomorrow no really good expectations stefan i'm interested to know what has the campaign said about the coincidence of the timing and location of the rally. well 1st of all they didn't say anything 2nd and so was that they chose arklow mine specifically tulsa because the governor and the mayor here did such a great job fighting covert 19 in the coronavirus doesn't ring really true because oklahoma's numbers in the coronavirus crisis are actually up actually in tulsa itself numbers are also of doubled actually by the day most and so that can't really be the reason the real reason is a political one the president wants to have a strong showing for starting and restarting or triggering his campaign and he thought of the home are a solidly red state and thoughts is a good place for that of course there's an insensitivity. he was not very sensitive pictures of taking this state. that he everybody agrees on doesn't make him any more friends if he had any at all here in this community stephanie mentioned the other wrinkle to this stor

california with regard to the review of the sacramento police department after the shooting of stefan clark, and soyou said, put those recommendations into the state's bloodstream, and we believe that most of the agencies in california are not only going to be implementing those by january of 2021, but i think many of those law enforcement agencies here in our state will be trying to act before january 1st, 2021 to get those in place. >> and help me with your practice, if you will. there's resistance sometimes from maybe it's the police unions who think you're trying to go too far, trying to dictate behavior that sometimes can't be dictated or can't be legislated in an environment. what do you see as the key to breaking down that barrier, to getting the cooperation you need from the force and the unions? >> interestingly enough, earlier this week several of our largest police unions put out a full page spread in several newspapers talking about the reforms that they are not only supporting but urging adoption of, and so i think in california we're seeing this trend where our rank and file officers

which is one of the richest in italy was so hard hit stefan of course grandfather died in a care home he's now collecting the stories of other covered 9000 victims we just want to know the truth we want to know if it was unjustified or if there is a high level of power in the heart is not the doctor or sort of nurses that have the possibility to contain this feeling or even to avoid their school and others say the worst affected parts of the region should have been closed down at an early states they criticised the region's far right president in milan for putting profits before people to see them before we find out who is responsible we have to understand whether or not we made mistakes from the regions point a few i think we try to give all possible answers and take all possible preventions at a time when we were confronting an extraordinary situation at a time when nobody knew much about the virus. from back in bed again will kyoto bio says the citizens will have to take things into their own hands his initiative superbad again will start organizing concerts to support local artist

stefan the world is watching way you are today thank you so much for your input. now to some of the other stories making news this hour. the u.s. court has allowed the publication of a book by former national security adviser john bolton denying an injunction requested by the white house to prevent its release president trump reacted to the decision by saying both would play a big price the book will be published on cheesed china has unveiled details of a new national security law being drafted for hong kong it since beijing will set up a national security agency to crackdown on dissent in the city critics fear it will crush hong kong's autonomy. small follett party in germany has installed a statue of soviet leader vladimir lenin in the town of gilson chicken mainstream parties tried to block the installation calling linen a figure of terrorism and violence controversy a move comes as many statues are being face to pull down in europe and the us. at least 3 people have been killed in a stabbing attack in the english city of reading near london several others inju

straight to tell so then when we do indeed be correspondent stuff on siemens welcome stefan things that tense well. we're here in greenwood actually which was just mentioned in the piece and yes this situation here is tense days definitely something that india arie can't see right now because we just had a massive rain band coming through here rainstorm and thunderstorm and just a few minutes ago this was fairly crowded here still people making their way down the street to a large place where reverend. reverend al sharpton will address the crowd later today however in perspective too it's tomorrow yes. it is tense and people here in greenwood in african-american population here in tulsa are not really happy about the president a showing up and b. about that many in the thousands from supporters camping out downtown so the campaign while shuttles to today fight of the 19th campaign did move it what did they say about this supposed coincidence of timing and indeed location. yeah i don't think that there were even easily aware of the misstep in time even they became aware of the missteps t

silver heading home and 10 minutes from time frankfurt doubled their the stefan netting his 1st ever goal just seconds after being so on. and right before the end hit the target again from another shot. of length getting a hand on his head but unable to stop it. 3 nil the final score and ko fails braman remain stuck in the drop zone while his frankfurt move 3 points closer to safety. if you reminder now of our top stories this hour germany's governing coalition has passed a 130000000000 euro stimulus package to counter the economic fallout from the. taxes costs and money given directly to. this is. brian thomas for the entire team thanks much for the. ted cina a popular coastal vacation city in italy. 2 but how are things there this year the former hotel and restaurant owners are concerned the corona restrictions have led to fewer guests and higher costs. it's not the only place on the town riviera that's facing the challenge. of some cars on the road. next. to the conflict zone tim sebastian. even before the coronavirus gammick letterman's economy was plummeting through the floor joining me from beirut this week is

so. well we saw there that had to be stefan simmons was on the scene when the truck drove through the protesters he gave us more details behind a pin county authorities just released his name and also a mug shot. of the driver he is charged as you pointed out and in custody in the ciancia assaults and why only assault because luckily absolutely luckily a merkley i think nobody or at least only one woman was hurt and she is expected to recover. at the time absolutely not evident and really really really really bad from our vantage morning from anybody else who was of course in the crowd when we rushed to the scene. people stuart hundreds of people came towards us wrong. breaking down sobbing crying shaking and that was a horrible horrible scene no doubt thank goodness. only one person injured that is as america could have been rude gone really really really wrong. reporting there let's take a look now at some other stories making news around the world tropical storm amanda has battered el salvador killing at least 14 people the government has declared a state of emergency after heavy rains and po

peaceful only then the calls for justice so strong george phillips blather brother speaking just moments ago at that makeshift memorial there in minneapolis minnesota stefan's events thank you. you're watching news and just a quick check now of some football news before we have to go in spain clubs are training ahead of the restart of the nation's football season which is set for june 11th madrid one of a number of clubs back in action following the announcement they play their 1st match at home to valencia on june 18th the week after the 1st for more than 3 months as in germany spanish games will take place behind closed doors. and with that now you're up to date i'm sorry kelly in the olympic you so much for joining us know forget there's always more on our website t w dot com you can also follow us on social media take care and sees things. in language courses. video. anytime anywhere.

it's a sad commentary so you want a country that you and i both know well and. stefan see once in washington stefan thank you very much and again we appreciate your candidness and again we're glad you're safe and sound thank you. social media platforms in the united states have been criticized for not doing enough to stop campaigns of hate and misinformation you may remember facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg refusing to ban political advertising even if the message of the content are not truthful or twitter was also targeted until last week that's when twitter 1st flag tweets posted by u.s. president donald trump saying that the content of those tweets was in need of fact checking on tuesday as the african-american george floyd was being laid to rest and in a major corporate conciliatory overture twitter c.e.o. jack dorsey announced june 18th will be a company holiday and he tweeted both twitter and square are making juneteenth which is june 19th a company holiday in the u.s. for ever more a day for celebration education and connection now the holiday gets its name by co

standouts and entirety so that was the german foreign minister there speaking let's discuss this now with correspondent stefan cmos he is in minneapolis and courtney ranch in washington d.c. courtney is the advocacy director of the committee to protect journalists to both of you welcome stefan let me start with you and let's show our viewers the moment when you and your team were shot at by police in minneapolis take a look. take. notice that on. the president this is perth 6. we're not going to are in the middle of your. very early there. we're going to. go to give. rise to the new yes we were doing a job and this is the senate senate protests that don't come or if. they are you going to get to see if you are going to get. what. remember as a serious serious moments there's definitely have to commend you for keeping your cool when this was happening were you expecting harassment from police or from forecasters for that matter when you arrived in minneapolis to cover the protests. to some degree we anticipated that as a possibility from protesters or police this kind of situations you find yourself sometimes

standouts and entirety so that was the german foreign minister there speaking let's discuss this now with correspondent stefan cmos he is in minneapolis and courtney ranch in washington d.c. courtney is the advocacy director of the committee to protect journalists to both of you welcome stefan let me start with you and let's show our viewers the moment when you and your team were shot at by police in minneapolis take a look. take. me out of that i don't. want to break this is perth. we're not going to get out in the middle of 6 the are . they telling you they're. going to. begin to. rise above all you know through our we're doing a job and this is the same they'd send a person. will come or. they are you going to get to see if you are going to get arrested you are. a lot more green. i mean it was serious serious moments there stuff and we have to commend you for keeping your cool when this was happening were you expecting harassment from police or from ford testers for that matter when you arrived in minneapolis to cover the protests. to some degree we anticipated that as a possibility from protesters or poli

so many find themselves worlds apart when she's to look for common ground. eric garner michael brown mcdonald to me or writes walter scott brady great jim r. clarke. sterling the land-o. castille stefan clarke botham john. taylor and george lloyd say their names remember their names they're more than just hashtags and their lives mattered police brutality is so ingrained in american society that it deserves its own strike on the u.s. flag despite calls for justice from blacks who've been treated as 2nd class citizens for hundreds of years in the land of the free in the home of the brave those in the highest places fail to listen and blacks are better tired of being hunted in our own communities targeted because our skin dared to be milling needed but even with all the facts many across america fail to fully grasp the least violence that permeates this country protest over george floyd's murder have now gone on for over a week protesters have been met by curfews police officers in riot gear armored tanks in the streets and all of the fixings of a militarized zone though the cops thing with his new employees nick has been arrested and charged the 3 other officers who assisted him have

so the wind and sunshine can draw everything. came a great day for. the head of the museum stefan heinz tells me a bit more about tradition and culture in this place but. no my boy. that was willing to talk about the source why did they decide to settle in this play but i did it because well because you don't give me the actual sorbs settlement region is much larger and get reaches all the way to dissolve the river and up to berlin and down to the saxon or a month and a fish you can sink this spray by it's sort of some kind of made a bad choice by coming here with all the canals and many mosquitoes here but water played an important role and it's essential for catching fish and there are plenty of forests in the area and the swamps help keep invaders out. so i think the overall conditions for settling right here in the middle of the spray about weren't actually that bad after all. as he didn't. need to get us out when he went over the century storms have been persecuted their language for baden can you tell us a bit about the history. but 1st the sorbs were christianized and they

stefan as always thank you. the german football association has cleared the way for bundesliga players to show their support for the protests in the u.s. several players did so during matches last weekend short ones in sanchez got a yellow card for removing his shirt the association is not taking disciplinary action against the players. board's journalist chris hearings and he's not only attuned to the bundesliga he like myself is a native of the united states presidents does talk to him 1st about this bond is legal we know that sports and political protests usually historically are like oil and water they don't like to go together but how important is it that we've seen the buddhist league say yes you can protest i definitely think it's a step in the right direction brant you know if the german football league had handed down sanctions you know for black athletes one team the senseless killing of other blacks to stop. it would have been a slap in the face of humanity even in my opinion it's completely understandable because i think in james san shows example we saw another picture of marcus toran the other black athletes that it that it could have been them

and call now a movement so this is going to be interesting what the impact will be that it really have an impact is absolutely clear. and i was the view from washington from stefan simons meanwhile elsewhere in the world britain was among the many countries that saw weekend anti racism protest over the death of george floyd while in the us police custody while the rallies were mostly peaceful scuffles broke out between protesters and police in london demonstrators also vandalized statues including one honoring a slave trader. an act of vandalism or historic moment 3 years this statue of a 17th century pressure slave trade and the southwest of the city of bristol was controversial as the global anti racism protests reached the city on sunday and found a vent in the 125 year old bronze figure of edward colston. that such represents years of oppression represents years of hot. and just a lot of emotion and hatred as been built off inside of us we've internalised for years and that calming down today hopefully signifies change. in central london clashes broke out between police and black lives matters demonstrators. a statue of former british prime minister winston

we've ended up in the so called green lungs of bella in the park the perfect place to introduce our next report about a swiss a landscape photographer stefan foster with his camera and a drone he heads out into nature sometimes for days or even weeks in order to capture the perfect shot but he keeps the places where he takes his pictures a secret you can find out why right now. images of iceland greenland and the faroe islands taken from a draw on. by photographer and camera man stephan foster he sets out to capture nature's finest moments. of modern art in my images and film productions i try to show people the world the way it was before humankind fold them and how it will be after you knock on image and the way it should actually stay with human kind this is from egypt very very important to me to show nature completely our blemished to talk on for i get almost . the northern lights over icebergs in southern greenland. flamingos after a storm in the highlands of chile. forster spends about 7 months a year on photo safaris. i was a bit misty lloyd to follow when people ask me how to make of you to fall landscape photo or create a great a

stefan clark welcome john briana taylor and george boy. say their names remember their names they're more than just hashtags and their lives mattered. police brutality is so ingrained in american society that it is serves its own stripe on the us flag despite calls for justice from blacks who've been treated as 2nd class citizens for hundreds of years in the land of the free and the home of the brave those in the highest places fail to listen blacks are rightfully better tired of being hunted in our own communities targeted because our skin dared to be millimeters but even with all the facts many across america fail to fully grasp police violence that permeates this country protests over george floyd's murder have now gone on for over a week protesters have been met by curfews police officers in riot gear farmer tanks in the streets and all of the fixings of a militarized zone though the cop seen with his knee on floyd's nick has been arrested and charged the 3 other officers who assisted him have not. this may seem abnormal to some of you but it's painfully recurring though there is no comprehensive official database for tracking police violence there ha