Reading out aloud is helping children across russia come together during the coronavirus and. Across the United States protesters are backing down in their demand for Police Reforms thousands of Peaceful Protesters are marching in los angeles as National Guard troops pull out of the city on the weekend the mayor Eric Garcetti said he would seek millions of dollars in cuts to the citys Police Department theyve been growing calls for Police Departments across the country to be reduced or eliminated but runnels joins us live now from Los Angeles Rob so lets talk 1st about the protests thousands are still turning out on the streets but they seem pretty peaceful. Thats right there in this crowd in hollywood that you see is estimated at over 20000. 00 people probably one of the largest protests anywhere during this period of time all entirely peaceful so far as we know we have no reports of any arrests or any confrontations with police and as you mentioned the National Guard is being withdrawn the mayor of los angeles Eric Garcetti says that the guardsmen will be out of l. A. As of tonight and while everything is very peaceful now it wasnt the case a few days ago when we are on the streets with this Police Firing the socalled nonlethal or less lethal rounds of people and then are arresting hundreds of people for curfew violations well it turns out now that after several lawsuits were filed those hundreds and hundreds of people who were arrested handcuffed and put on buses transported to jails as. For the misdemeanor of curfew violation will not be prosecuted therell be no charges and no fines placed against them so that is a sign that the protests have a guess entered a new phase and rob the los angeles met a guy said he has been talking about a cuts to Police Funding and that hasnt gone down too well with Police Unions as it. In fact there and the police Union Spokesman said mayor gore said he must be out of his mind using a. More earthy word before mind and he also you know push back very strongly against what our city is proposing is to take 250000000. 00 out of the budget for the city and apply it to things like Health Centers in deprived communities initiatives to provide jobs to black latino and other minority use socalled d. Healing centers where people who have suffered trauma can receive counseling and other initiatives so thats 250000000. 00 of that 150000000. 00 would be sliced out of the Police Budget that is not going to decimate the Police Budget by any means since its about 2000000000. 00 on afp roughly of the entire city budget but its a sea change in terms of the conventional political wisdom which has been in this city and in many other cities around the country that more police equal safer cities so that again is something that has changed quite dramatically as a result of these protests and the increasing calls to defund the Police Wanted to rob reynolds live for us there in Los Angeles Rob thank you. Meanwhile Minneapolis City Council says it will dismantle the Police Department a majority of members say the Current System cant be fixed theyre promising to create a new Security Strategy. A movement that shows no signs of abating across the United States another day of massive crowds demanding Police Reform and it appears in some places getting what they want in minneapolis where the killing of george bush an unarmed africanamerican sparked the protests the city council have pledged to disband the Police Department and try to figure out a new form of police seem our commitment is to end our citys toxic relationship with the Media Outlets of Police Departments to leave things as we wait and so we try to get them back out like. A new york citys mayor says hes focusing on the funding we will be moving funding from the n. Y. P. D. To youth initiatives and social services he didnt say how much but it is the latest sign that the demand to defund the police is gaining traction at least for Democratic Leaders the Trump Administration is defending the heavy Police Presence and its handling of mostly peaceful protests arguing there doesnt need to be widespread change i dont think you need to reduce the munity to to go a step backwards because that would result in certainly in Police Pulling back i do not think that we have a systemic racism problem with Law Enforcement officers across this country do i knowledge that there are some Law Enforcement officers that abuse their job yes and again we need to hold those accountable us President Donald Trump is mocking the idea on twitter where he also announced the National Guard troops he sent into washington d. C. Will be returning home something the d. C. Mayor has been calling for and the president is facing more criticism from leading republicans with reports former president george. Bush wont vote for him neither will mitt romney who took part in the protests we did a voice against racism we did many voices against racism and again were telling you to stand up and say the black lives matter and former top military leaders are also openly criticizing the president this is a moment as i said of moral clarity i think is very clear in the future whether we want to unify the country in a Political Division in the Political Division that has existed now for years or whether we want to continue to divide the country that is the choice that the American People have in front of them in the very near future on the streets calls for change with many wondering if it will result in big changes in the november election. Lets hear what defunding the police means my protest that we spoke to in washington d. C. Having these conversations talking about black was because black was mattering there are so many stands out as a black wives wont matter all oddball matter for black lives matter and thats important because black lives are being taken from the conversation that we are not having and we need our allies we need our white allies to support us we need them for 247365. 00 days out of the year this isnt just because something is on the news we need to talk about it we to be having some so ive seen a lot of like people in the police and what that really means is we allocating funds that are going to the police force to better serve black communities. Because like that is whats really important thats what we want our mayor to do not really this street Performance Art that hes written on the street but really helping uplift and support the black community in the city and around the country actually. Has also been peaceful protests in new york kristen salumi was out earlier with people marching. Demonstrators continue to come out in force here in new york weve seen rallies and marches in the streets of manhattan brooklyn all of the 5 boroughs throughout the weekend and on sunday morning the mayor announced that he was doing away with the curfew that was in place from other cities like chicago and los angeles also doing away with their per views as the demonstrations continue but continue to be largely peaceful and some victories for demonstrators as well as the mayor has announced some steps to. Increase transparency in the Police Department hes announced disciplinary action against officers caught on video tracking protesters and hes promising to sift funding away from the Police Department into social Service Programs that could help communities in need all of that to say that the demonstrations are still showing no signs of backing down theyre promising to keep things going even as new york city moves into the reopening phase after the coronavirus that shut it down for nearly 2 months monday will be the 1st day when Retail Stores will be allowed to do curbside pick up manufacturing will start happening again and construction so there will be more people coming into the city more people working in the city even as demonstrators are promising to keep up their fight. The chance of Racial Justice saw spreading across europe with ronnie is held in cities from madrid to rome in the u. K. A protest as told down a statue of a 17th century slave trader a tossed into a river many activists want their governments to know that their message is not just meant to americanize but in baba reports from london. I much into the American Embassy but demanding change at home the protests in london was the latest of many across the u. K. That have echoed events in the United States but demonstrate is a clear that there are huge challenges facing their own country and my people think the case in this and you. Know its all about what happens here every day people dont speak about it but finally before speaking up people started to know by this current moment in time the black lives are being largely affected were 1st Police Brutality were 1st introduced lies racism and people are here to fight to say no more before the weekend britains home secretary said people should not be attending protests because of the risk of spreading covered 19. Men who wore mosques physical distancing wasnt always possible but for many the importance of making a stand outweighed any fears theres been a series of protests here inspired by the killing of george floyd in the u. S. But bringing in grievances specific to britain as well and theyre part of a trend that spread right across europe now in italy they gathered for an impromptu protest in rome taking in the for nearly 9 minutes the same length of time a white Police Officer had his knee on George Floyds name. There was also a large anti racism demonstration in the spanish capital madrid i believe the one you are looking into do think this is about racism which i think is institutional and structural and we have to protest against it this was one more case that shows that the system damages a minority and because we are not protesting every day does not mean it doesnt exist. Back in britain they pull down a statue of a 17th century slave trader in the city of bristol one common demand on recent protests is better education about black history. I as people continue to take to the streets across europe discussions a starting which many people feel along. The dean aljazeera. Meanwhile Police Stopped protesters from storming government offices in the center of london schools of police blocked with famous arches on white told some protesters were trying to push their way through objects were thrown at the police many of whom were riot gang and carried batons. Time for a short break here not just iraq when we come back why its so hard to socially distance in afghanistan despite a warning cases of bicycle and hospitals are running out of beds plus. The sum of their discontent the traders in the tourism is as reliant town where shakespeare was born mana stay with us. Hello Tropical Storm cristobal is an early season tester really not a fully fledged hurricane of any sort but it brings strong winds and significant rain and the rate will be the test but just on the gulf coast but during monday in tuesdays it runs up more or less of Mississippi Valley certainly of the flatlands these Southern Plains states is throwing showers farm wise of the potential for tornadoes exist to the eastern side as a result of that circular storm elsewhere in the u. S. Its quite fine reasonably warm in the Pacific Coast the fronts gone inland now producing showers all rain up in the mountain states the coast and seeing the next system coming at the same time that rains for that through missouri and is on its way further north anything up to about i think 25300 millimeters so flooding seems a lucky event even land given thats where all the energy is at the moment it means there are far few showers around the caribbean theyre there but theyre light and theyre passing quickly the Pacific Coast is maybe a more likely event to produce some fairly heavy rain again not immediately but for now solve the routes for the Southern Coast of mexico you are vulnerable to big downpours looks like monday and tuesday are better days but when to hold your breath there is going to get fairly wet again fairly soon. But. In rewind i can bring. People back to life im sorry but dates on the best of aljazeera documentaries the struggle continues for the. Core whose districts remind continues with australias lost generation ever cover it from colonize citation is a really important issue suicide writes do a mind very high were still twice the National Average rewind on aljazeera. Welcome back a quick amount of our top stories here on the aljazeera across the United States protesters arent backing down in their demands of Police Reform around 20000 Peaceful Protesters are marching in los angeles as National Guard troops pull out of the city. Minneapolis city council says it will dismantle the Police Department and majority of members say the Constant Company thinks theyre promising to create a new Security Strategy there are growing calls for Police Departments across the country to be reduced or eliminate. Antiracism protests have taken place across europe in solidarity with the rallies in the u. S. Some of the biggest were in the u. K. Including one in bristol but activists tore down a statue of a 17th century slave trader and threw it into a river. Activists have long advocated reinvesting Police Funding into other services and in the wake of George Floyds death support is growing and as we heard early in the program some cities are taking steps towards that process so lets take a closer look now at the issue americas policing budget has almost tripled since 1977 to 115000000000. 00 thats despite a significant fall in Violent Crime campaigners say that money could be better spent on Community Services and some officials are responding to the call Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said he would cut up to 150000000. 00 from the planned increase in funding to the l. A. P. D. However others fear there could be a backlash and an increase in crime a recent you gov they said 65 percent opposed reducing Police Budgets or fire patellas from the Brennan Center the justice she says Police Funding is spent but little accountability. Police budget have brian martin sacrosanct in Many American cities right so not only are the announced that the Police Agency increasingly had and a time in it where crime is going down that you also have a great deal of passive iraqis that is right i mean if youve ever tried to look at a Police Department i do that really only looked at the one in new york mostly you know its really hard to tell where the moneys going and frankly where the mice coming from in some cases because they also get a lot of money. In federal government so theres a lot of issues around you know police know jason fact that they continue to rise at a time when at the same time is going down at a time where you know many look at how these are the same you know huge budget deficits in the wake of the qubit 90 so all of these things i think is that who will last around this hall we didnt really need is that you know we think im bad how we want to spend money as a city any city right. We have to think about what we want to invest and r. B. C. In our. Safety and security is a really important thing but there are who weighs it getting to her safety and security and simply finding a police force and is the all guns an average of 8 right. Thousands of people in brazil have defied a lockdown to demonstrate against what they see as threats to democracy and health under the president jab both these describe the protesters as terrorists and says he will continue pushing to ordinary brazilians to defend the country latin america and human reforms. Government opponents who had until now banged on pots and pans from their balconies came out onto the streets of sao paolo in large numbers to protest for the 1st time since the pandemic reached to brazil their country now has the worlds 3rd highest death toll from a culvert 90 but they defied their grim reality because their list of grievances is getting long. I came out despite the quarantine because i have to fight for all of us both scenario is a threat to democracy and our lives many use the occasion to also show their support for the black lives matter a bit. Of both an aura doesnt care about black lives 54 percent of brazilians are black and where the ones being hardest hit by covert and poverty thats why he does nothing. But the strongest message was against what Many Brazilians see as an attempt by their president and his supporters to subvert Democratic Institutions especially the Supreme Court which also not all threatens to shut down. Or is a fascist and i dont want this country to turn into a dictatorship i already lived through that some brazilians i asked former brazilian and vassar to washington and the un rubins we could put all if described in poso natl as a fascist was perhaps going too far. All 3. Here and. Using what. He. And but all in a minute. In Rio De Janeiro a group of people so narrow supporters ridiculed his opponents calling them the anti fast or anti fascists meanwhile the president went out to greet his followers without a face mask as hes been doing every sunday. Says he wants to arm brazilians to defend the country from internal enemies he is also named a retired military officer one of 3000 hes placed in civilian jobs as acting Health Minister. With the pandemic a deep economic recession and a political crisis all in high gear opponent to betting that time is on their side as long as brazils Democratic Institutions can withstand the test you see in human aljazeera officials in afghanistan say hospitals are running out of beds to treat that 900 patients the Health Minister is warning of a looming disaster as infections rise there more than 20000 confirmed cases and 350 deaths the government says there could be as many as a 1000000 cases in the capital kabul alone many people are ignoring lockdown instructions to work and testing kits are in short supply. 2000 tests every day but youre receiving 10 times that many samples and it takes 5 to 10 days to get the results of these tests beds in cornton Centers Clinics and hospitals are filling up very quickly we are not able to diagnose koren team and treat all our patients because of a lack of medical facilities. Well as countries across europe start to emerge from lockdown the u. K. Is about to enter its next phase 14 days of quarantine for most International Arrivals critics question how useful the measure will be has as little evidence new cases of being imported its also angered those in the Tourism Industry which accounts for about 10 percent of the economy zeros journal reports on one of the most popular Tourist Spots Stratford Upon Avon the birthplace of William Shakespeare. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of may and summers lease and all too short a date in shakespeares sonnets the fragility of love is compared to the fleeting english summer this year in the town of his birth there wondering whether summer will come at all. We have 6 months where we take an 80. 3. Out who raise our ice cream parlor owners. Say the governments plan to quarantine most people arriving in the country from monday spell the end of their business. To. Them is big and strong. Business is because the tourists. If William Shakespeare were alive today he might have turned covert 19 its an opportunity he did after all produce some of his greatest and darkest works while under lockdown himself at home during successive outbreaks of the bubonic plague in the late 16th and early 17th century. Experience deadly disease had drama and tragedy written all over it but the actors and Theatre Companies given life by his works now as then face financial ruin yeah were sure that shakespeare really understood the emotional difficulties of being in lockdown and the economic difficulties he had some options that its even harder for us right now so often when theres a place in london they would go off on tour because they would find that actually transmission wasnt as bad outside london of course the Global Economy means that transmission has been the same everywhere so we havent got some of the options he had but we do have his plays the play that i was rehearsing just before we had to close the tail. Almost certainly written in a time of lockdown because of plague and it really speaks of healing that can happen after a long period of not being able to do what you want to do plagues have come and gone theater and shakespeares plays survived above all today he might have urged patience come more to come may says macbeth time and the hour runs through the roughest day joho aljazeera Stratford Upon Avon new zealand says its now corona virus free as its last known patient is fully recovered the country of 5000000 people has recorded just over 1500 cases since the outbreak began it hasnt reported a new infection for 17 days in march new zealand closed its borders to everyone but citizens and residents and also enforced a Strict Lockdown Health Officials are warning that imported cases of the virus are still possible and it is still testing. The lockdowns have been tough on children around the world has been separated from their friends and having to learn at home but in russia books are closing the distance for some as gupta explains. Schools remain closed to moscow but these days 10 year old timofey khan again is keeping himself busy every week hes been reading to 7 year old beginner 1500 kilometers away. Burg she is visually impaired like timothy is also stuck at home because of corn a biased restrictions but a project called reading aloud drawn by Russian Foundation is springing this pair so far apart together for then its a way out of boredom and into new friendships. Grew on the gurney i thought that i could do to cater huge amounts of my time now that everybody is in lockdown and its especially boring for children its ok for appearance they keep on working as a distance but kids just have nothing to do its all so i found such an area for myself where i can spend quality time. For dosh or timofey scolds reader tempi really from isolation. She always waits for it gets traded about 10 minutes ahead of the agreed time she sits down and sofa waiting then she shouts out mom mom whos calling it is such a ritual i say dasha it is time of calling. The project in russia in full still 100 kids bringing book reading and a passion for classics to children with disabilities and you know they found a common language straight away good for them we like it very much they call each other from time to time they may call each other just to chat yet these children both develop books the Publishing Industry in russia is in crisis lockdown restrictions are being eased and even though Public Events remain banned the government has made an exception for the book fair in red square about 300. 1000 went to 3 to festival last year with books that is full all across russia but this year in moscow there are tight restrictions on the number of visitors allowed because of the need for social distancing. But unfortunately the pandemic has not made more people read our 1st thought was that people would sit at home and books would be on everybodys mind however the situation is that people who did not read before that do not read now either those people who read before the pandemic now have started to buy less books due to economic problems. Put in if thats not the case at least for then there is a happy ending. Cleanup efforts are underway in siberia more than a week after fuel reservoir of power plant collapsed around 20000 tons of diesel spilled into the river near norilsk in the Arctic Circle russian president Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency an inquiry is also under way and then probably of the plant has been arrested a dangerous storm has hit the u. S. State of louisiana Tropical Storm cristoval has already whipped up tornadoes in florida ripping roofs off homes and bringing down trees but reason is expected to bear the brunt of it every rain and flash flooding is expected including across neighboring mississippi and arkansas more tomato warnings are in place. Israels Prime Minister has called the killing of a palestinian man with autism a tragedy but stopped short of apologizing for it. Was chased and shot dead by israeli troops last month soldiers pursued into jerusalems old city before shooting him as a coward next to a garbage bin i say they mistook him for an attack it sparked widespread condemnation within israel and around the world and on the hood what happened with the whole family is a tragedy a person with a disability with autism who suspected we now know unjustly of being a terrorist in a very sensitive place. Scott top top story now the widespread protest against Police Brutality in the u. S. This is the say the name symmetry in minneapolis where george floyd was killed people have been holding a memorial to florida and other black People Killed by the police 100 temporary gravestones on the site. Are tough a quick check of the headlines here on aljazeera across the United States protesters on backing down in their demands for Police Reform around 20000 peaceful protest as a marching now in los angeles as National Guard troops pull out of the city runnels is monitoring that for us. But the National Guard is being withdrawn the mayor of los angeles Eric Garcetti says that the guardsmen will be out of l. A. As of tonight and while everything is very peaceful now it wasnt the case a few days ago when we are on the streets witnessed Police Firing the socalled nonlethal or less lethal rounds of people and then arresting a hundreds of people for curfew violations well it turns out now that after several lawsuits were filed those hundreds and hundreds of people who were arrested handcuffed and put on buses transported to jails as. For the misdemeanor of curfew violation will not be prosecuted Minneapolis City Council has pledged to dismantle its Police Department a majority of the Council Members say the Current System cant be fixed and they promised to create a new Security Strategy production until the complete elimination of Police Departments have been a growing demand for protests. Anti racism demonstrations have taken place across europe some of the biggest were the u. K. Including one in bristol there activists tore down a statue of a 17th century slave trader and threw it into a river. The number of coronavirus deaths in brazil has risen to more than 37000 it comes 2 days of it surpassed italy and having the worlds 3rd highest death toll president jebel tomorrow has played down the dangers of the disease throughout the outbreak. And officials not ganna stand say hospitals are running out of bed to treat cope with 900 patients the government says there could be as many as a 1000000 cases in the capital kabul alone many people are ignoring the lockdown instructions to get to work and testing kits are in short supply a new zealand says its now coronavirus free as its last known patient is fully recovered the country of 5000000 people has recorded just over 1500 cases since the outbreak began and it has reported any new infections for 17 days those are the headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after you what stage of thats a lot but enough. 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