Streets. And finding a new purpose a world war 2 Submarine Base is transformed into a new digital schools. Across the United States protest as backing down in their demands for Police Reform the city where george floyd died is not promising to dismantle the police force the majority of Minneapolis City Council as the Current System cant be fixed on the promising to create a new Security Strategy to go hang as more. 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 policing and its to end our city of toxic relationship with the Media Outlets to Police Departments to leave things as we know it and to. Get them back out. And 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 are you there doesnt need to be widespread change i dont think you need to reduce them unity to go a step back steps because that would result 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 u. S. 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 and neither will mitt romney who took part in the protests we deploy suggestion 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 and 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 novak. Meanwhile thousands of Peaceful Protesters are marching in los angeles National Guard troops are pulling out of the city at a time so violence and looting on the weekend mayor Eric Garcetti said he would seek millions of dollars in cuts to the citys police well activists have long pushed for reinvesting Police Funding into other social services and in the wake of George Floyds death support is growing americas policing budget has almost tripled since 977 to 115000000000. 00 thats despite a significant forward in Violent Crime campaigners say that money could be better spent on Community Services and some officials are responding to the cool however others fear there could be a backlash an increase in crime recently youve got a survey said 65 percent oppose reducing Police Budgets well pfizer patel is from the Brennan Center for justice she says Police Funding is spent with little accountability. Police pledges have by and large been sacrosanct in Many American cities right so not only are the en route at least legit increasing at a time it where crime is going down but you also have a great deal of a capacity iraqis that its made i mean if you ever try to look at a Police Department i dont ive really only looked at the one and you are 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 from the federal government so theres theres a lot of issues around you know Police Budgets of packer to continue to rise at a time when as you say it right its going down at a time now where you know many look how these are they saying you know huge budget deficits in the wake of the 90 so all of these things i think is a who will ask around this hall which is a really nice that you know we think about how we want to spend money as a city any city right we have to think about what we want to invest in and obviously you know. Safety and security is a really important thing but there are ways of getting to her safety and security and simply finding a police force and is the all guns and other debate right. Theyve also been peaceful protests in new york kristen salumi was out 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 a curfew that was in place from other cities like chicago and los angeles also doing away with their curfews 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 packing 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. For chance for Racial Justice saw spreading across europe with rallies held in cities from madrid to rome in the u. K. Protesters told on a statue of the 17th century slave trade and tossed it into the hall but many activists want their governments know that their message is not just meant american dollars but involve a reports from london. By 5 marching to the American Embassy but demanding change at home the protest in london was the latest of many across the u. K. That have echoed events in the United States but demonstrators a clear that there are huge challenges facing their own country and 5 people think the case in this and you case like you said not all that happens here every day people dont speak about it but finally people are 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 90. When he 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 a need 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 was the one youre looking kind of introducing 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 are starting which many people feel alone. Nadine barber al jazeera london. Police stopped protesters from storming government offices in the center of london scores of officers blocked the famous arches on whitehall some protests as were trying to push their way through objects were thrown at the police many of whom were right galen carried batons. The number of corona virus deaths in brazil has risen to more than 37000 president has played down the dangers of the disease throughout the outbreak and thats seen thousands of people defying a lockdown to demonstrate against what they see as threats to democracy and their health. Reports. 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 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 sonora 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 will so not all threatens to shut down. Both 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 novel as a fascist was perhaps going too far here. Or 3. Here and. Using what. He. And but all in the middle. So. You try. It Rio De Janeiro a group of bull scenario 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. Sonata 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 said betting the time is on their side as long as brazils Democratic Institutions can withstand the test you see in human aljazeera. Time for a short break here now to syria when we come back now is the summer of the discontent for traders in the tourism reliant town where shakespeare was born. And al reading out aloud is helping children in russia connect at a distance or that stay with us. Hello this is blowing now thats a fairly strong wind more or less the north this ones coming out of the hearts of iraqs not particular dusty at the moment its probably easing really has brought the temperatures down a little bit all things being relative kuwait is about 47 rather than 49 there has a 44 rather than 48 the breeze is easing during monday and indeed tuesday and wednesday not much of a breeze a class been slowing moving is being kicked off by the mantissa give a few showers and thunderstorms recently they will be light of the still there more in yemen rob and southwest society i think. The monsoon winds are blowing now across the north in the nation of characterized by these clouds here and this is the model forecasts are the wind comes up against the Higher Ground this this coast here the horn of africa disappears and eventually takes the rain with it up on to the western side of india but where it hits the coast here in somalia or in kenya tends to breeze a fair amount of rain which of course will produce flooding somalia is the case and i would specifically to shoot a full cost for monday tuesday and wednesday is at least went to start with pretty steadily 2728. 00 Degrees South of that you dont expect to see very much rain nor indeed will you cape town seen a few passing chiles and sits in the sun at 22. 1013. 00 and isolating times the listening post cuts through the noise leaving looking at another side of the story not so much the information around the outbreak but the misinformation separating propaganda from fact its reality and we have to reject the lockers exposing the optics try to never believe their rhetoric and claims but they cannot manipulate the fire listening post your insight guide to the media on aljazeera. Move. Oh. Welcome back a program on of our top stories here on aljazeera Minneapolis City Council says it will dismantle the police force a majority of members say the concert and cant be fixed theyre promising to create a new Security Strategy there are growing calls for Police Departments across the country to be reduced or eliminated. Antiracism protests have been taking place across europe in solidarity with rallies in the u. S. Some of the biggest were in the u. K. Including one in bristol where activists tore down a statue of a 17th century slave trader and threw it into the harbor. And brazilians have also been protesting theyre angry at the governments handling of the corona virus pandemic and the Police Killing as they say president tomorrow is a threat to health and democracy. Now in 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 in march new zealand close its borders to everyone but citizens and residents and enforced a Strict Lockdown the government says all restrictions except border closures will be lifted this week Health Officials are warning that imported case of the virus are still possible as it spread record the around the world we all saw people losing their loved ones and their livelihoods at a rate that was Never Acceptable to us and so hearing you zealand we had and really with a single plan that headed to uproot this particular lives and to particular livelihoods. Well as countries across europe start to emerge from lockdown the u. K. Is about to enter its next phase 14 days of corinth the most International Arrivals critics question how useful the measure will be as theres little evidence that new cases are being imported so its angered those in the Tourism Industry which accounts for about 10 percent of the economy journal reports from one of the most popular Tourist SpotsStratford 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. Down taking. The tourist business in a business i. Have 6 months where we take an 80 percent of our income and 3. Out who raise our ice cream parlor owners sasha and her mom sarah say the governments plan to quarantine most people arriving in the country from monday spell the end of their business. Stay in place to be. National tourism is big and strong and we have a lot of tourists its why we got so many Small Businesses because the tourists here. If William Shakespeare were alive today he might have turned covert 19 into 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. Spirit 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 school 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. Joho aljazeera Stratford Upon Avon officials in afghanistan say hospitals are running out of beds to treat cope with 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 lock down restrictions to work and testing kids 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 and cornered Centers Clinics and hospitals are filling up very quickly were not able to diagnose corentin and treat all our patients because of a lack of medical facilities over here again is from the International Rescue committee in afghanistan she says enforcing social distancing is difficult for the majority of afghans. Afghanistan currently has over 12000000 people that are food insecure and with covert its likely only to get worse unlike other countries many other countries afghans need to work every day just to put food on the table for that day so social distancing staying at home is not an option even if there are lockdown measures in place because the choice is between starvation or catching kogut and most afghans are going to risk over it if you look at the numbers of male versus female that have officially been tested positive for kobe that there are many more men but this could be because women have a difficult time accessing Health Care Facilities for cultural reasons globally 75 percent of the Health Care Workforce is female in afghanistan according to the human humanitarian Response Plan only 15 percent of nurses were female and 2 percent of doctors and with the Health Facilities being overwhelmed there are there are just many dont have separate areas for females the leader of the Roman Catholic church is appealing to people to follow the coronavirus guidelines as countries start coming out of lockdown pope francis of the warning during a service in rome attended by several 100 people italys gradual reopening now allows the public to gather in vatican square on sunday. Thank god we are coming out of the center of the virus but he was always follow the rules given to us by the authorities but unfortunately in other countries the virus is still claiming many victims last fight in one country one person was dying a minute terrible i wish to express my close news to those populations to the sick and their families and to all those who care for them now lockdowns have been tough on children around the world who have been separated from their friends and having to learn at home but in russia books all close in the distance for some as Priyanka Gupta explains. Scusa remain close to moscow but these days 10 year old timofey khan again is keeping himself busy every week hes been reading to 7 year old. 1500 kilometers away. Berg 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 a Russian Foundation is springing this back so far apart together for then its a way out of boredom and into new friendships were gay yet 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 at 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. d 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 involves 200 kids bringing book reading and a passion for classics to children with disabilities and you know i 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 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 were at a 3 day festival last year with books that is from 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 the pandemic 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 them there is a happy ending. Israels Prime Minister has called the killing of a palestinian man with autism a tragedy but stops short of apologizing. Was chased and shot dead by Israeli Border troops in jerusalems old city last month they say they mistook him for an attack its widespread condemnation within israel and around the world. On the hood what happened with the whole look family is a tragedy a person with a disability with autism who suspected we now know unjustly of being in terrorist in a very sensitive place the United Nations says its received reports of looting in 2 libyan towns which were recently recaptured from warlords only for have towns forces on thursday u. N. Backed Government Troops drove have task forces out of town who are effectively ending his campaign to seize the capital tripoli since then videos have emerged online apparently showing shops being looted and the homes of families associated with have to think torched. Cleanup efforts are underway in siberia more than a week after a few reservoir of power plant collapsed around 20000 tons of diesel fuel spill into a river near norilsk in the Arctic Circle president Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency and a choir is underway and one employee of the plant has been arrested. Tropical storm christabel has hit the coast of the u. S. State of louisiana its already whipped up tornadoes in florida ripping rues off homes but louisiana is expected to bear the brunt of it at the rain and flash flooding is expected as well across neighboring mississippi and all console alternator warnings are in place and abandon the Submarine Base in france has been given a new lease on life the docks once used by the nazis during world war 2 is now projecting a different kind of message fish all of that is. 78 years old this Submarine Base was built to home german u. Boats during world war 2 in the center of bordeaux it was critical in the battle of the atlantic by that ive been a pretty accurate ethic then for the space had a little or a 43 separates assigned to it and was operational from a 943 but it was used for less than 2 years. That. Could be the spaces made of 600000 cubic metres of reinforced concrete destroying it would not have any economic leverage. So its found a new purpose. Becoming the worlds not just digital art space it was chosen not just for its size but also its large pools that reflect projections and create an immersive experience. The range of the popular venue would apply hockey and when we visited the space we knew we had to work with it we had the suppression and we knew we had to put on exhibitions here. 90 video projectors moon music every surface to bring iconic art to life this is his walk through narrow gangways to 2 of the submarine panes some 100 metres known in 12 metres higher. Than that at this business most of it this is essentially a lump of concrete which is gigantic and humid and we use technology in microelectronics so we face a number of challenges. The primary inaugural artist is austrian painted gustaf plans different artists will be selected next year. From him a fleet of hunters submarines would loons to destroy allied ships across the atlantic now its called the pools of enlightenment and projecting a very different message. That dallas. All right time for a quick check of the headlines here on aljazeera Minneapolis City Council says it will dismantle the Police Department most members say the Current System cant be fixed and are promising to create a new Security Strategy calls are growing for Police Departments across the u. S. To be reduced or eliminated. All across the rest of the United States protestors arent backing down in their demands for Police Reform around 20000 Peaceful Protesters a marching in los angeles as National Guard troops pull out of the city until racism protests have been taking place across europe in solidarity with those rallies in the u. S. Some of the biggest were in the United Kingdom including one in bristol to this tore down a statue of a 17th century slave trader and threw it into the harbor. Brazilians have also been protesting theyre angry at the governments handling of the corona virus pandemic and at Police Killings they say president j. A bowl tomorrow is a threat to health and Democracy 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 in march new zealand closed its borders to everyone but citizens and residents and also enforced a Strict Lockdown the government says all restrictions except border closures will be lifted this week Health Officials are warning that imported cases of the virus still possible as it spread record the around the world we all saw people losing their loved ones and their livelihoods at a rate that was Never Acceptable to us and so hearing you zealand we went. And really with a single plan that headed you approve this particular lives and to particular livelihood. Officials in afghanistan say hospitals are running out of beds to treat code 19 Patients Health ministers warning of a moving disaster as infections rise there are more than 20000 confirmed cases and 350 deaths the government says there could be as many as a 1000000 cases in the capital kabul many people are ignoring locked down instructions to work and testing kits are in short supply those were the headlines the news continues on aljazeera after the listing agent thats watching. If you want to help save the world. And hero. Police custody scorched chests. Challenge us journalists had also found that the hard. Way for trucks imo. Is to cross america. Hello im Richard Geres burton youre watching the listening post working from home here are some of the media elements were examining this week 9 minutes in minnesota and the aftermath why does it take nationwide on rest and outrage before the u. S. Media give the racial inequality story the coverage it deserves in iran and china the demonstrations in the u. S. Have delivered the perfect opportunity for state media and politicians to take some