From floyds mais calling for an end to racial injustice. Not how you can spin the story that educated she just is quick get this it hot race civil rights leader the river of al Sharpton Group you can President Trump for his handling of Police Brutality in america. We cannot leave this moment thinking we can once again turn away from racism just stings that our very souls at a video message from democratic president ial candidate joe biden reiterating the need for lasting change. George floyd has been laid to rest in Houston Texas 2 tumultuous weeks after he died under the name of a Minneapolis Police officer his final words i cant breathe became. A rallying cry for a Global Movement against racism and Police Brutality before it family was joined by others whove lost loved ones or hands of those meant to protect them his niece said that as long as shes breathing justice will be served. Show no remorse watch smokeless soap leave his body he bade him plead it many times just to get it but you just missed huldah. Him proclaim last night for the African American system failed. These laws changed no more hate crimes relief so with it make America Great again but when you have ever been great in a video message played at the service democratic president ial candidate joe biden echoed those calls saying that too many black americans wake up knowing they could lose their life in the course of living their life and his in his unit a civil rights leader reverend al sharpton directed his anger at the highest levels of government you see it now trying to figure out how you will stop the protests rather than how you will stop the brutality. You calling your cabinet in trying to figure out how its going to affect the old wont read it and has grown of our lads. Came in on how you cant spend a starring rather than you can achieve justice wickedness in a hot race. Live. Is what the found some of praise church in Houston Texas where. Service for floyd was held today john take us through the highlights of todays service. Well adrian the respected george floyd was denied on that last day of his life he certainly received here today he died under the need of a Police Officer but the police chief of houston came to his funeral officers saluted his hers as it made its way to the burial place there were a number of high profile figures in an epic ceremony that was scheduled for 3 hours but lasted 4 and a half there were 2 members of congress there were 3 pastors before the eulogy by reverend al sharpton we heard from Sheila Jackson lee the representative from texas that floyd was on a mission even if he didnt know it and then you had joe biden giving his message directly to floyds 6 year old daughter saying when this is all over your daddy will have changed the world but perhaps the most poignant words came from floyds own family this is an example of what his brother had to say. Just a. Big. Big. Everybody. Thats on it but we got to be remember everybody going to remember him around the world want to save the world. And sean what will happen now the funeral is over will there be any sort of lasting change in the u. S. Well if what people said here today adrian is true the answer is yes to the reverend al sharpton said floyd may be misplaying his family now but hes launched a movement joe biden said that he could change the world but the issue is really what will happen now youve got a movement to Defund Police and put some of that money into Mental Health homelessness and other social services that might solve some of these problems and it might express in many communities distrust of the Police Department theres a bill in congress that would that would make some significant changes the mayor of houston here said hes going to issue an executive order making chokeholds by Police Illegal and its those kinds of acts that people are looking to make across the country but as these demonstrations continue what theyre really seeking is an end to the killing of unarmed africanamericans aljazeera is john hendren reporting live from Houston Texas joe many thanks indeed u. S. President donald trump has been tweeting about his popularity rating as well taking aim at the democratic president ial hopeful joe biden he also suggested that a 75 year old protests who was injured often being shoved by the police could be from an. Thats the anti fascist movement trumps tweets has drawn shop criticism from the new yorks governor who accused him of spreading conspiracy theories how reckless how irresponsible i am mean how crude i mean if there was ever a reprehensible done coming and from the president of United States at this moment. Of anger anguish and anger what does it do for scarce knowing on the fire if there was ever if he ever feels a moment of decency he should apologize for that tweet because it is wholly unacceptable. Lets discuss this now without zeros mike hanna who is live for us in washington d. C. Theres been quite a few rory about the president s tweet what about the reaction from his own party has there been any. Well indeed there has for a change normally when President Trump puts out controversial tweets republicans to a person insist either that they havent read it or its just the president being the prince or president or some other such excuse now we did hear that from a number of Republican Leaders including marco rubio a very prominent senator and pat roberts however for the 1st time some other senators broke their silence including john thune whos the number 2 republican in the senate who says accusations that are baseless should not be made and this is one of them we heard from isa mccuskey from maine from alaska that is who said that this is just absolutely shocking a sentiment shared by mitt romney from utah so certainly this is the 1st time weve seen some kind of response among a number of republican senators some individuals before have expressed disquiet about the tone or nature of the president s tweets but this is the 1st time that a number have stepped forward a small number still but a number have stepped forward to express absolute horror at what the president just tweeted from the democrat side you heard absolute revulsion at the president tweeting a baseless piece of right wing propaganda that actually was 1st broadcast on a far right wing news channel that is incidentally a regular presence in the president s news conferences but one must mention to a very important point the president has made tweets like this tweeted about the elections hes tweeted criticism of joe biden about nominations in the senate not once in the course of the day has he put out a tweet expressing sorrow at the memorial for george floyd. And mike how. Joe bidens video appearance of the george floyd funeral gone down there in washington but its being seized as an example of the difference between the 2 men who will contest the president ial election in november on the 1 hand you have a president who has made no mention whatsoever of the burial cemetery in the course of the day on the other hand you have a president ial contender who has met with the family who sends a truly heartfelt video to the Memorial Service including a message directly to george floyd 6 year old daughter giana in which he expresses the hope that racism be removed completely from us society so its a very stark contradiction that observers have seized on the one hand of president apparently and caring it would appear largely a president who is tweeting out about his opponents on the day of the solemn funeral as opposed to a candidate who has shown empathy and above all a degree of kindness that is not on display in the white house our jurist mike hanna reporting live from washington mike many thanks. There were protests in new york on tuesday aljazeera as Gabriel Elizondo was out with the demonstrators people have been marching again in georgia floyds name. These are truly extra ordinary scenes of thousands of protesters that are right now walking over the Brooklyn Bridge theyre doing it on are of black lives matter and also to honor the life of george florey these are protesters that are quiet obviously very very peaceful and theyre really sending a message a message to new york a message to the United States and they say a message to the world that they will continue to fight for justice for george floyd and black lives matter they were also fighting over the last 2 weeks here in new york for a justice of people that have been victims of Police Brutality by the new york Police Department and on tuesday 2 things happened one is a new york Police Department officer was. Sure with assault for pushing a peaceful protest or in the very early weeks of the protest in new york and also new york state lawmakers have voted for a series of bills that would in theory make the n. Y. P. D. More accountable but what youre seeing here is very much a message a message that is being sent that they want justice and they will not leave until they get. A weather update next here on i was here then a tribute to george floyd in senegal on the same shores that millions of people were shipped from and taken across the atlantic the slaves. And many have been on edge for decades face a reckoning this calls grow in europe to remove statues of people linked to slavery and colonialist. Hello there plenty of heavy rain in the fall cause across sudden and central areas of china but this long line of catty can see is also bringing the rain across into Western Areas of japan is whole part of the seasonal rains typical for this time of year and also throughout wednesday was very heavy rain working its way across towards the Korean Peninsula that see that much as we go into thursday and this does mean some torrential downpours across much of western japan pushing across into central homeshare it could lead to some flooding even some dangerous mudslides and landslides meanwhile back across into china we have got more of those rains of course very widespread and widespread rains and thunderstorms across the areas of the philippines also cools down across into borneo but we have seen some clearer conditions across into the marshes on the mill a peninsula but even so storm clouds still gathering in there will be. Thunderstorms but very heavy rains working the way from the bay of bengal across into mamma and on into thailand but also the next couple of days some particularly heavy rains into all central and Northern Areas of the philippines again these rains could be heavy at times you might just have some localized flooding and the monsoon rains continuing throughout much of india had some very heavy amounts this into go drafts in the west to some more rain in the 4 calls there but the next couple of days it really is going to move out east under pradesh up into. A journey of personal discovery my great grandfather he was a slave of the lead property aljazeera as james gannon explores his familys legacy and slave ownership you know like my Family Status and wealth has benefited from their choice to slave and americas debt to the black people today some of us so scar we even skew to speak out because its a problem. Aljazeera correspondent a moral debt. Hello again this is al jazeera but so much of the main news this hour more than 2 weeks after his death george floyd the man whose killing is inspired protests across the u. S. Has been laid to rest at a Funeral Service in his hometown of houston floyd has been remembered as a loved Family Member a mentor and a symbol of change. Meanwhile President Donald Trump has accused the 75 year old who was left bleeding from his head after being pushed by police but being an empty 1st setup youll Governor Andrew Cuomo is among politicians from both sides of the political aisle who have criticized him over called the tweets reprehensible and dumb. And protesters have taken to the streets in new york once again to on the george floyd demonstrators have been calling for cuts to Police Budgets and an end to systemic racism. The u. S. Democratic leaders supposed to build a modeling sweeping Police ReformsHouse Majority leader study hoyer says that theyre aiming for a vote in around 2 weeks time the package will likely draw opposition from republicans and Police Unions the bill calls for Greater Transparency of Police Behavior and more Police Accountability for Human Rights Violations it includes the limits on Legal Protections for police a balance chokeholds at a National Database of complaints against police the reform package would also eliminate unannounced police raids a big body and dashboard cameras mandatory for federal police. My colleague Natasha Stott here today spoke to democratic strategist Derek Plummer im Steven Rogers a member of Donald TrumpsCampaign Advisory board they discuss the pros and cons of Police Reform in the us at the end of the day right now we are dealing not with an issue of good apples and bad apples but really to stomach issues that have been pervasive here in the u. S. For d honestly since its founding and right now based on what weve seen in terms of people going into the streets and protesting things they demand that we remove the inequalities in terms of how we how the Justice System treats black and brown folks its really important and so i think we have in this moment the opportunity to really make a difference the reality though is that its going to take not just democrats but republicans to actually effectuate that change and more importantly its going to take actually having someone in the white house who not only understand the issues but actually want to address them and you know as it stands right now we have not seen that leadership from the white house hopefully we will because the issues are just way too important and this moment is just too important for so Many Americans and people across the world stephen as derek was saying that weve seen this huge groundswell of Public Opinion in favor of Police Reform will there be support for this democratic bill amongst republicans. I would argue the point that there is a groundswell of support in favor of Police Reform but wade the democrats are beginning to advance these ridiculous reforms look i was around in the seventys the eightys the ninetys its the same old story with the Democrat Party simply making proposals that dont work now keep in mind that we have 800000 Law Enforcement officers who do a very good job in this country and indeed there are bad racists officers and they should be removed i have said that the individuals protesting and they have every right to and i think they did a good job the protesters did they work within the confines of the law and they have a terrific cause and its a good cause however saying that the focus of attention should be on the courts it should be on the politicians who have created an atmosphere that is dividing everyone so my point is that these reforms are going to cause more bloodshed especially in minority communities there wont be any police left by the time they get through with the reforms they want to advance the new york city Police Department has faced numerous complaints of excessive use of force and protests over the death of george floyd one officer has now been arrested and charged with assault and other counts that since andrea was filmed shoving a protest of the ground last month in brooklyn a 22 year old woman suffered a concussion and needed to be treated in a hospital. For decades incidents of Excessive Force have been used on black people with lead to work talk of reform but little action in march 991 video of rodney king being bitten in los angeles was broadcast around the world equivalent officers involved sparked days of riots in february 2012 Trayvon Martin was shot dead by a member of a Neighborhood Watch group that led to the launch of the black lives Mass Movement there were several high up or high profile deaths blamed on Police Officers in 2014 including that of Eric Gardner Gana rather Michael Brown and 12 year old tommy a rice in 2015 friday gray died in a police van in baltimore while in the custody of 6 offices just over a year later father castille was shot and killed during a traffic stop Rosa Clemente is one of the early volunteers with black live matter black lives masses she explains why the protest Movement Following floyds death is different from the previous ones. What weve seen in this past week and now these last 2 days on the media is a slew of other Police Killings that now their body camera footage has been released or the lawyers of the victims feel comfortable that this is the time to release so theres a video that just came out of the 4 yo man his name is happier from texas he didnt do it because lights and the police pulled him over and they ended up killing him and weve seen subsequent video coming out in the last few days but what we really have is not a racial consciousness awaking within a Younger Generation again a multiracial gender binary breaking Younger Generation and i want people to understand that here we have my daughter is 15 so in her whole lifetime not only has she seen numerous numerous amounts of killing we have mass incarceration gentrification Student Loan Debt a climate catastrophe a younger people right now and now a covert they know that the only choice they have is to not only be in the streets but to be organizing and be part of a movement that will keep the pressure on to do what we want which is to fund Police Departments and in later abolish the system of policing as we know it because it does not protect anybody and it has not worked the peaceful protests taking place across the u. S. In North Carolina dozens of people come together to paint a miracle in solidarity with the movement president said that it was good to see such a public symbol of change. Its a really and its a 5 really even see you know this show of solidarity among the community and were in the south in the deep south on the border of South Carolina where. You know and this is true christianity through my souls you see this community joined together and saved black matter in a very public way and to have people connected to change is coming its about time. The protest is gathered to pay tribute to george floyd senegalese authorities made an exception for the rally and let it go ahead despite coronavirus restrictions Nicholas Hawk was the. Western point of africa. Facing the Atlantic Ocean on the other side is the United States of america its by here by ship then men women and children were shipped out as slaves this is a place of memorial and this is where people have gathered to protest Police Brutality and to pay tribute to george floyd now in normal circumstances a protest like this would not take place this is a state of emergency because of the outbreak and yet authorities here have allowed this protest to take place because they feel that whats happening globally has an effect a resonance to many senegalese here Police Arrest meant every kind of racism at all levels happens to any black person in the western world so i think it is about time in 2020 that it stops and then we fully recognize im just human beings and citizen of this here because this is the year of return where west african countries are inviting africanamericans who want to come and visit this region not only that to resettle in the last year 750000 africanamericans have visited this area many of them choosing to actually settle here ghana is offering them special status among the protesters here some of them have a message to those africanamericans the United States who want to move away from Police Brutality and racism that they face in their country. Welcome home. Welcome home come back you know youre welcome this is your country we are your people. We need you here you have your place we love you. The toppling of statues of men responsible for slavery or for colonization responsible for the killings of millions of people in africa has been welcomed by many here governments here ive been asking the museums in the west for years to return. Been looted on the african continent and so its part of a Greater Movement of people wanting to reclaim history too often ignored the belgian city of and has removed a statue of a colonial era king a week after it was set on fire activists along petition to remove statues of king leopold the 2nd but the masses the statue was not being removed due to the outcry but because its become a Public Safety issue they pulled this belgiums longest serving monarch millions of people were killed under his brutal reign over a vast region of africa that includes modern day democratic republic of congo. And the u. K. s statue of an 18th century slave trader has been removed from outside a London MuseumOfficials Say that it was no longer acceptable to the local community and thousands of people have signed new petitions calling for the removal of another monument at Oxford University or a childs ripples. Rhodes must is that the moment take it down put him in a museum in the world Famous University city of oxford anger that this statue has rekindled looking down from the facade of Oriel College is sessile rhodes one of the most controversial figures of britains imperial age. It is a bastion of White Supremacy and racism and its inaccessible to get down rhodes the colonial believed in the primacy of the anglosaxon race over all others particularly the black africans he ruled over our you. Know yes but the wealthy benefactors Foundation Still bring students from around the world to study talks but its unsurprisingly a conflict for south african road scholar marotta he. For many many years the response to ship was awarded to white men which is essentially the work and forced labor of black people sponsoring the education of white men to save their colonizing and colonize the rest of the world. Black lives matter has reenergize the roads Must Fall Campaign began in 2015 inspired by protestors in south africa. A statement from Oriel College says we believe black lives matter and support the right to peaceful protest as a college we continue to debate and discuss the issues raised by the presence on our site of examples of contested heritage relating to settle roads but the current mood is building pressure orks with Cities Council leader recommends oriel submit a planning application to remove the statue. Elsewhere pressure has already led to action in bristol over the weekend protesters tore down a statue of slave trader edward constant and threw him in the river in london north already has removed slave owner Robert Milligan from his plane in the docklands on tuesday previously protected symbols of britains racist and imperial past of becoming intolerable to every country really has sort of National Myth and you know kind of nationalist sense of us and recent perhaps in that respect is no different but it does of course have a unique situation in terms of the british and such knowledge and went to such a time the death of george floyd is changing the way many countries look at history and race so different place is different figures in oxford its sessile roads in bristol it was edward caso in belgium its king leopold in the United States its a robot feeling but the principle is universal and its been given extra fire off by black lives matter historical figures of White Supremacies day say could no longer be given the supremes positions in our towns and our cities all the challenges are just there oxford as george floyd was finally laid to rest in houston people spent the day remembering the man whose killing sparked demands for Racial Justice around the world we live in now with more of his funeral where mourners paid tribute to the man they described as a gentle giant. Let the screen. Know what hate crimes. So much that make America Great again but when has america ever been great to make sure that those who look through time that they will know that he made a difference within his times because he changed d not only this country not only the United States he changed the world 2 George Clooney changed the world. This was. In my living and. I think god forgive me give me my christmas soup but i know mom is already in braces she joins you for good fight. You kept the faith. You finish your cause gone and get your rest now gone and see mama now. We go fight all. That is good to have you with us hello adrian for going to here in doha the headlines and ill just say were more than 2 weeks after his death george floyd the man whose killing has inspired protests across the u. S. Has been laid to rest in a Funeral Services his hometown of houston floyd has been remembered as a loved Family Member a mentor and a symbol of change. Officers show no remorse well i smoke was so leave his body he bade him plead it many times just for you to get but you just missed huldah why must the system be corrupt in protein last large life but it africanamericans. These laws be changed nobody hate crimes leaf so is that make America Great again but when has america ever been great. Just. Big. Big. Everybody. But we got to be remembered everybody going to remember him around the world going to the world meanwhile President Donald Trump accused the 75 year old who was left bleeding from his head off to being pushed by police of being an empty 1st setup you know Governor Andrew Cuomo is among politicians from both sides who criticized him como called the tweets reprehensible and dumb. Protesters have taken to the streets again in new york this time to owner george floyd demonstrators have been calling for cuts to Police Budgets and an end to systemic racism George Floyds death us resonated across the world thousands of people gathered in central paris to pay tribute they expressed solidarity with the u. S. Protesters as well as denouncing racism and Police Brutality in france the belgian city of and 12. 00 has removed a statue of a colonial area era king a week after it was set on fire activists of long petition to remove statues of king leopold the 2nd who was belgiums longest serving monarch millions of people were killed under his brutal reign over a vast region of africa that includes modern day democratic republic of congo. Those are the headlines out of his era inside story next. What do we know about the long term impact coronavirus has on peoples Mental Health locked down in isolation have led to unprecedented levels of Anxiety Stress and depression so what is the psychological cost of the pandemic this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program. Depression affected more than 264000000 people worldwide and suicide was the 2nd leading death on