Voting on a bill that would criminalize mockery of the Chinese National anthem on the anniversary of the chinaman square massacre. And the coronavirus death tolls on both brazil and mexico saw twin new daily high. All 4 Police Officers involved in the arrest of george floyd have now been charged over his death 3 of them are accused of aiding and abetting murder while the officers see kneeling on for its neck has had charges against him escalated to 2nd degree murder many out on the streets say the charges are proof that the movement can deliver results while others say its just the beginning john hendren reports from minneapolis. For the crowds filling the streets here and across the u. S. Is showing their demands are being heard in the men who complain the charges the charges former Minneapolis Police officer dear child and with murder in the 2nd degree or the death of george floored for officer derek chauvelin who was seen with his new Young George Floyd neck the charge was increased from 3rd degree murder to 2nd degree alleging floyds death was intentional is see if they. Make a different they are listening to words. If even we asked for any any good will be asked for the rest goes be officers and they were minnesotas attorney general announced charges for the involvement of the other 3 officers in floyds fatal arrest filed a complaint that charges fleece officer king flaying in town thought with aiding and abetting murder in the 2nd degree for floyds family it was the justice theyve been demanding. Im happy did all of us of being arrested. Not be killed like this we deserve justice with. This. But for many know it is just a beginning. George floyds family and the protesters have achieved their short term objectives but their long term goals are systematic change theyre here today for george floyd so they dont have to be here tomorrow for someone else as one city after another across the u. S. Rebuilds from fire and rebellion in the streets of floyd family lawyer says changing a system that allows the killing of one unarmed africanamerican after another will take time the protesters did not start these bonds to burning it was Police Brutality and a racist criminal Justice System best started these 5 burning in america and the only way to extinguish these 5 years is to happen these accountability equal justice but i know minnesotas governor has begun by charging really our Police Police with Human Rights Violations triggering an investigation into races practices that goes back 10 years the messages now and here in minnesota for the last 5 days come back to the issue at hand which is the systemic issues and the stomach racism and the lack of accountability up and down our society that led to a daytime murder of a black man on a street minneapolis. At the george floyd memorial site many say the charges against 4 Police Officers wont bring protests to an end they just show why the demonstrations need to continue john hendren and all jews era minneapolis. Well lets now speak trial correspondent she had her tansey he is currently with protesters near the white house she have it is now just after midnight over there thats more than an hour after that curfew began but it does look like there is still a bit of a crowd a peaceful one. And more more accounting in fact i just got to what weve seen of this ever several nights now the crowd here was dwindling. But then every other marches all around the city. One marches just returning we can see here i didnt like we could take a look they just were chatting and being given a heros welcome now as they return to the white house we know that you know that there were thousands upon thousands of this is my father the largest protester seat in d. C. Since the killing of george floyd ad but then what happened was about an hour or 2 before the curfew bunch of groups spread out they went out in Different Directions and now some are returning back to the white house this is kind of what we see. If theyre left alone by Security Forces what weve also seen is things then tend to fizzle out in the coming hours it with a sort of natural logic really a natural amount of energy or lack of energy but it all depends on what the Security Forces do if they you know if they start provoking the crowd then things and get a you know i think to be very very different tuesday is a very much of a hands off approach today however was the bludgers show of military force weve seen on the streets of d. C. Federally controlled National Guard very mysterious Paramilitary Forces who are from various federal agencies we understand not wearing identification refusing to identify who the from what jurisdiction theyre under what powers they even have over us we have no idea but theyre all over the place and its this example along with Donald Trumps threats as far as d. C. Is concerned to use the active military who has deployed from around the country around d. C. Theyre now staged around d. C. They have their riot gear were told they have the band thats they can be had within the hour. Its a combination of these factors a lot many people within the defense establishment rather worried they are concerned that donald trump would want to use the model he is able to. Hughes here in d. C. Because frankly we have no local control the mayor does not want these troops on the streets of a city but its all federal control we have no we havent i say we dont even have a set up to we dont have a governor. That that that hes trying to replicate that around the country by invoking the insurrection act so thats got a lot of defense officials. Concerned not least of them the defense secretary of the United States and hes been trying to distance himself successfully for a day or so now from Administration Policy but finally wednesday he gave a speech suggesting that what trump has been suggesting would be a very bad idea and thats going down very very badly at the white house around the stones ive always believed and continue to believe that the National Guard is best suited for performing Domestic Support to civil authorities and the situations in support of local Law Enforcement i say this not only as secretary defense but also as a former soldier and a former member of the National Guard the option to use active duty forces in a Law Enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort and only in the most urgent and dire of situations we are not in one of those situations now i do not support invoking the insurrection act. Thats the current defense secretary Donald Trumps also been the focus of criticism from his former defense secretary today. Roger mattis has given his interview with the atlantic magazine who has a little portion donald trump is the 1st president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American People does not even pretend to try instead he tries to divide us were witnessing the consequences of 3 years of this deliberate effort were witnessing the consequences of 3 years without mature leadership he goes on to say we must reject and hold accountable those in office who would make a mockery of our constitution he defends the rights of thousands of civilians and people to protest peacefully on the streets and as you mentioned earlier he talks he criticizes the idea of a militarized response to the protests but we should be very clear that what. Matters is the current and former defense secretaries are complaining about is the militarized response from the military thats what theyre worried about. They arent worried necessarily about the what we dont know but we know what they did while they were in office both of them oversaw the militarization of the police they were oversaw the Pentagon Program thats what billions of dollars of state of the military hauled into the hounds of the police which is made routine policing in the United States military affair effectively we have study after study the National Academy of sciences recently which shows as a result black communities are particularly victimized this is doesnt help Police Safety necessarily but it doesnt help but it certainly has a detrimental effect on the attitude of police and the effects on black communities in particular today and john hendren package they were talking about the system that ends up with the killing of george floyd that talking about the militarization of the police so even when we listen to matches. But now wringing their hands theyre the ones who oversaw the program that helped create the systemic issues that we see in the police force as they go to the police calls with state of the military equipment and they have the mindset it would appear according to the studies off a soldier in the field overseas she had been tanzania for us in washington d. C. Across all the estimates for us thank you she have well lets now take you to new york where our correspondent came in as honest as the cashier has left the streets disaster. This is the heart of times square in new york city its a little after 11 pm here local time this would normally be packed with tourists but as you can see this is an iconic scene of an absolutely empty times square a scene that youll probably never see again at least in my lifetime is absolutely incredible thats because there is a curfew in new york it is very quiet on the streets its a sign that the curfew that went into effect earlier this wednesday evening here has had an effect and Police Officers have been forcing it but there were protests in new york city and in brooklyn as well thousands of people earlier took to the streets all over the city on what has been more than several days of continued protests calling for the the justice for george floyd calling for an industry pulleys brutality and black lives Matter Movement that has been sweeping over the United States it was completely peaceful protest again for the most part in new york there were no sort of problems whatsoever we did not see any of these small groups of looters that had been breaking off and causing destruction and looting none of that was happening very peaceful so again here you are in times square just surreal scenes here quite frankly but dont let this fool you protesters tell me they will be back out on the streets again on thursday they say they will continue to protest over and over again in the coming days they say and till justice is ultimately serve so this is not by any means probably and into this movement or the protests at all it just means again for the most part a very very quiet night in new york city. Now the national. Vangelis is reversing a planned budget increase to the citys police force in an effort to appease protesters there erica said he also announced that hes ending the calf you there on thursday and hes introducing new regulations that will require Police Officers to report inappropriate use of force by their colleagues the man said a commitment to change is needed with action and not just once more thousands of people have also gathered in london in solidarity with the protesters in the United States organizers say theyre also marching against systemic racism in britain Mass Gatherings are still banned under the u. K. s coronavirus restrictions but Prime Minister bars johnson said he understood the anger after george freuds death and supported their right to protest as a bag was at that rally in london and says that protesters are also drawing attention to racism in the u. K. Several 1000 people have turned up to show their support of solidarity for whats taking place in the United States but the people here its not just about was talking United States about its about the racial inequalities and the like to go that people are more likely to be stopped and searched theres been a number of deaths and so disgusted that people also the judge of mark duggan who was shot and killed by police in 2011 the 2 riots protesters here have the same clothes just no justice no peace the turned up done street which is the residence of the Prime Minister baraks johnson said that he understood the anger and grief but not only the doctors since the cross the world and in the unprecedented Police Chiefs have said that they are told of the death of george floyd and of also justice in the United States but also acknowledged that more needs to be done in this country to tackle racism. And hundreds of people in the german city of frankfurt came out to express their outrage over the killing of george floyd in the u. S. Many of them held signs in support of social Justice Groups and also chanted against racism and in south africa a solidarity protest was also held outside cape towns Parliament Protesters there also showing support for the global black lives math and richmond they also called for action against Police Brutality at home. Often ahead on aljazeera pipes of a new start shocked by the Global Pandemic we hear from migrants stranded in honduras and a new development in one of the u. K. s most high profile missing persons cases. Plenty of hot sunshine across the middle east at the moment as it should be but you can see we have still got that pesky area of clout there just around the yemenites still continue to bring some very heavy showers the remnants of our old tropical system of course and that will continue to bring some rather heavy rain is to western parts of yemen as we go through thursday else where theres the heat theres the sunshine 48 celsius in kuwait we getting up into the mid fortys in baghdad a rather more pleasant mid to high twentys there just around the levant for beirut and forgery slim winds really picking up over the next couple of days just around the gulf so here in Concept Watch out for some lift the dust and sand that is the case to put into that eastern side of saudi arabia just notice the showers yet on friday theyre continuing their that western side if you mean the starting to fizzle out you can leap across the waters there. Follow that line of cloud right into the heart of africa war heavy showers coming through every show was a coast just around the gulf of guinea into west africa more big downpours continuing here theyll be a few showers just around the coastal fringes of somalia maybe into kenya for a time and well see some rather live is shall is continuing to cross the eastern side of madagascar elsewhere across Southern Africa is fine and sunny. But. Join our Global Community because the price is just slapped is the phrase blessing upon us. On last human hand equals Global Health keeping you up to date is want to avoid a situation where we have a human rights crisis that persists beyond the Health Crisis your questions is a dialogue just nothing we are now approaching a crossroads this is an opportunity that we must go to miss the stream on aljazeera. And again. Lets remind you about top stories this hour the Police Officer who notes on the neck of unarmed black man george floyd in minneapolis is facing a more serious charge now of 2nd degree murder 3 other officers who were on the scene when floyd died have also been charged with aiding and abetting him the incident has bob to more than a week of mass protests across the u. S. All the times some of those demonstrations have turned violent with buildings and cars set on fire and shops to do to the president on the trump had threatened to send in the National Military but now says he doesnt think hell do. Well amongst all this former u. S. Defense secretary jim assets thats criticized handling of the crisis hes accused the president of dividing the American People saying the consequences of the results of 3 years without mature leadership. Well lets now take you to the streets of Denver Colorado these are live pictures from there protesters have been gathering at the capitol now for a 7th straight day now the mayor Michael Hancock he himself is africanamerican joined those thousands of protesters on the streets today and an officer in denver was also fired on choose day when he posted lets start a riot on an Instagram Photo you can see those huge huge crowds still out its currently now off to 10 oclock in the evening in Denver Colorado and there is a curfew in place from 9 pm to 5 am so they are out in defiance of that but it does seem to be a relatively peaceful process protest so far as weve been seeing across the country in many many other cities as well well be bringing you all the developments on those as they happen here on aljazeera. Well right now hong kongs legislature is also voting on a bill which would make insulting the Chinese National anthem a criminal offense now despite widespread opposition politicians dominating that Legislative Council are expected to approve the law once passed those considered to have misused or mocks the anthem could be sentenced to up to 3 years in prison and this move today coincides with the 31st anniversary of the tenement square crackdown as activists plan to defy a police ban to hold a vigil to commemorate victims while our correspondent sara clark is in Hong Kong Sara was you hearing from authorities what reasons are they giving for banning the vigilance and presumably after the process that we saw last week there will still be a sizeable gathering today regardless. Well this is the 1st time in 31 years that this particular candlelit vigil which is held in Victoria Park in hong kong has been banned of the simple reason is the government extended the Covert Social distancing rules for public gatherings of more than people have been banned as a result and now we have the police to enforce this particular ban 3000 have been deployed across hong kong to try and stop a gatherings to get together to commemorate or member those people who lost their lives in jenin square in 989. 00 and i weve already seen shots of Victoria Park which is the area which normally we can see potentially more than a 100000 people last year organizers said 180000 people gathered to mark this candlelight vigil to remember the square massacre but this year that particular area that whole Victoria Park has been sealed off by police and police are already there stopping people from entering the gates have even been locked but the organizers are calling for an online rally instead theyre asking for people to mark one minute silence to remember them and square but hong kong is one of only a few cities in china thats allowed to commemorate or mark this particular occasion any talk of the massacre of course is suppressed on the mainland but the future of the vigil also could be at risk for the organizers of this rally are concerned that the National Security laws which have been introduced and passed in china may target this particular rally as a result because it might target those political dissidents who gather at these rallies and often chants and sentiment that may be targeted at the future of this particular channel a square. A gathering every year could be banned in the future really controversial day today because of course this is all coming as legislators are currently debating this contentious National Anthem bill and as i understand it theyre debating amendments now but it is essentially a done deal and will pass. It will be past the pro. Groups of the parties in hong kongs list of council which is an Effective Parliament they have the majority and therefore this particular national the bill we expect a vote to happen today now a bit of background behind this it was introduced last year in iran generally but of course it was then withdrawn because it was been seen to fuel the antigovernment sentiment as a result it was reintroduced last week and carolan had said she wants to prioritize this particular National Anthem law and she wants a past soon and within a week we expect a vote to happen today now by sickly anyone it criminalizes the mocking or the ridiculing of chinas National Anthem if found guilty you could face a 6000. 00 fine and 3 years jail and critics say this particular National Bill its forced patriotism is a threat to hong kongs freedoms as well as the the core freedom expression and democracy in hong kong but as a result of carolinas prioritizing the bilby do expect a vote to happen on thursday sarah clarke there for us live in hong kong thank you very much there will be coming back to her as and when we get more news about whats happening with that bill thanks there now mexico has recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a single day and reported 1092 fatalities on wednesday thats more than double the previous days figure mexico also saw a record set in new infections and brazil has also reported its highest daily number of coronavirus deaths as the pandemic continues to take a toll on latin americas worst affected country the number of cases in the region has been growing steadily since it became the epicenter of the pandemic last month but some governments have already started lifting restrictions to help stem the economic fallout. Reports. Some of brazils famous beaches have reopened although not everyone is heading there more drive through test sites for corona virus have popped up across the state of video vision nato just as many hesitantly make their way back to work. No more mail i dont think its time it businesses and other things i think we should wait a little more but were brazils economy tanking some think the opposite is true Industrial Production in the country fell by almost 19 percent in april the biggest drop on record so president. Hus powerless to lift lockdowns once again criticize the restrictions still in place. Whats happening with these measures the poor becoming miserable the middle class are becoming poor everyone in brazil is becoming the same and it seems they have no idea when this will End Supreme Court left decisions in the hands of me is a governess yet the already record high 19 deaths are still on the rise and the numbers of infections is expected to double by the end of the month yes. Its terrible we havent even reached the peak of the pandemic and everything is open its all about money. Elsewhere in the region are stepping up testing as their economies restart in the peruvian capital lima Health Care Workers are knocking on doors to test informal workers dont see this we understand that many people live day to day that they need to go out for their survival for this sustenance. But controlling the spread of the virus is proving hard across latin America Chile is extending its Strict Lockdown for at least another 7 days the daily rate of deaths there has doubled in a week. But as the region grapples with a deepening crisis many are trying to help the worst saw some of the trendiest restaurants have reopened their kitchens to prepare meals for the poor who must make do without their usual informal jobs offering a lifeline and some relief to those who needed the most alison. Now police in honduras have stopped migrants from making their way across the country to the role than border with somalia theyve been stranded in the south since the coronavirus pandemic started and are trying to get to the United States reports. A long road lies ahead but this group of at least a 100 people are willing to take the risk in countries across africa from cuba and haiti mothers and fathers among them wanting a better life in the United States. To get married Jerry Mitchell ive been on the road for 2 months and spent 3 more here in chile taken the government has kept us here because of the pandemic one of the give us a bus and leave us at the border with guatemala. A few months ago they entered honduras from the southern border with nicaragua then in march the pandemic stopped them in their tracks. And on tuesday so did the police. Another obstacle taking a mental and physical toll on song. Stuck in the city of truth seeker tensions were high. But the report but were not moving from here were not going to go back they have to let us go on our way thats all i ask of the honduran government. These migrants were among some 260 people given shelter after honduras closed its borders with neighboring el salvador and guatemala to try and contain the virus. Gay defeated he done what we want to give our children a Better Future better education work and not grow up in poverty so that they dont go through what taiwan 3 we took this past to search for a new opportunity. When doris is only allowing trucks carrying cargo to cross its borders but to look down since march is still in place some doors grapples with more than 5000 covert 19 cases and more than 200 deaths. Cannot than that of their mom which again we want them to let us pass because weve already been who drove us for a long time and we cant continue this way we dont have money we dont have food we dont have anything. World Health Organization says 4 out of the 10 countries with the highest number of Coronavirus Infections are now in lots in america leaving many migrants trying to make it to the u. S. Stranded with very little but its a dream. Its a disease. Now appears to have been spared the west of sight turn a saga which has already caused destruction in 2 states along indias west coast now the storm was initially forecast to batter the commercial capital but made landfall south of the city local media say at least 3 people have died and. Now a german pedophile has been identified as the prime suspect in the disappearance of a british girl 13 years ago Madeleine Mccann was 3 years old when she went missing while on holiday with her family in portugal in 2007 victoria gave the reports. Despite a Massive International search and Media Coverage which prompted reported sightings across the world what happened to Madeleine Mccann has remained a mystery for 30 days. But now detectives have identified a new suspect a german that he was spotted at the portuguese Holiday Resort in prior delusion an hour before madeleine disappeared and to serving a sentence in a german prison for sex offenses my message is to anybody that has information. Did he speak to you in confidence and tell you what happened that lord and that is more a message the message really is associated with fact he is currently in prison. And this more be a good time this is a good time to come forward and talk to whether its the u. K. Place where its a german place Portuguese Police as well as information on the suspects movements police want to know about 2 vehicles a camper van and a jag you both of which the suspect was using around the time madeline vanished badly was nearly 4 when she disappeared from her familys holiday apartment did 2007 charity say shes one of more than 250000 children who go missing in europe each year police hope this latest appeal could provide a crucial new lead in the search for madeleine and 13 years have paid for her family Victoria Gate to be al jazeera. Hello again this is al jazeera and these are the headlines the Police Officer who knelt on the neck of an unarmed black man george floyd in minneapolis is now facing a more serious charge of 2nd degree matter 3 other officers who were on the scene when floyd died have been charged with aiding and abetting him the incident has sparked more than a week of mass protests in the United States john hendren has reaction from minneapolis. Where they lighten the mood a little bit. And there was one of the key demands was that all 4 officers 3 charges in the fact that the charges against mr sharon was increased people were happy to see that because that means the charges still suggest that killing george floyd was intentional. It wasnt premeditated but it was intentional 3rd degree charge simply meant that there was a reckless disregard for human life and the family of the protesters though that was not an appropriate charge oh President Donald Trump now says he doesnt think it will be necessary to send in the military to quell the demonstrations on monday he threatened to deport deploy military forces to cities that failed to bring protesters in line well thats all come as former u. S. Defense secretary jim asses has criticized trumps handling of the crisis hes accuse the president of dividing the American People saying the consequences are the results of 3 years without mature leadership Hong Kong Legislature is voting on a bill which would make insulting the Chinese National anthem a criminal offense punishable by up to 3 years in prison probation politicians dominating the Legislative Council are expected to approve the law despite widespread opposition brazil and mexico have recorded their highest daily coronavirus death tolls mexicos government blamed the shop rise on previously unrecorded fatalities and brazil is latin americas worst affected country with the 2nd highest number of cases in the wild after the us police in senegal have arrested more than 70 people after protests against coronavirus restrictions that turned violent they were calling for an end to the state of emergency well those are the headlines ill have more news for you here on aljazeera off to the stream stay with us. Examining the impact of todays headlines extraordinary times require extraordinary measures but these should not be at the expense of our privacy setting the agenda for tomorrows discussions are no order life that was in these walls and now there is no live in the one global experts in discussion in this democracy why are people not voting International Filmmakers and the world class journalists. On aljazeera. High as every ok welcome to the stream today we look at lebanon with a very straightforward question can you have been on the cover from its recent economic recession not a straight forward answer that because things to contend with a coronavirus lock down fuel inflation people going hungry people have a new limited amount of money to spend on basic groceries and dan on top