Critics say the scheme passed major sort of. That. Im sumi some of god its good to have you with us some 500 National Guard troops have been deployed to the u. S. City of minneapolis after a 3rd straight night of unrest protests have rocked the city since a black man died in Police Custody earlier this week those protests have now spread to other cities including phoenix denver and columbus but the death of george floyd has left minneapolis in particular reeling with scenes of violence and anger. And rest across minneapolis for the 3rd night protesters stormed a Police Station forcing the officers inside to flee they want justice for george floyd who died in Police Custody over get the picture. Know where you know now we get a conviction here right there every week that we want to convict you become a nickel. I mean the damage and looting the u. S. President weighed in with a series of tweets the u. S. Leader branded the protest as thugs and criticize the mayors handling of the crisis the mayor hit back donald trump knows nothing about the strength of minneapolis we are strong as hell is this a difficult time period yes but you better be damn sure that were going to get through this. Day before have begun peacefully demonstrators gathered to mark George Floyds death chanting his last words yeah. It was a reaction to the graphic video that captured the final minutes of floyds life youll recall. I. Know with the trust in police at rock bottom the National Guard has been deployed in minneapolis but the armys presence on the street is unlikely to quell the communitys sense of injustice. Ok lets get some perspective on the story we have Jessica Taylor with us shes an artist writer and host of black in berlin thats a series on race politics and Race RelationsJessica Thanks for joining us 1st of all you originally come from the u. S. So what do you think when you see these images of protests in many cities across the country. I am in deep grieving and mourning now as the Global Black Community and. Protest somewhat say violent protests i think are a physical manifestation of the systems that need to be torn down the systems that need to be disrupted we need long term systemic change when i see. The criticism on looting. The us president when i see the criticism on the. News outlets i would love to have a conversation about the looting thats been going on during the pandemic by americas billionaires 400000000000. 00 richer during this pandemic but thats not something that is the spotlight is on so you know it needs to be systemic change are we talking really here about justice for george floyd this case or is this really about the deeper racial inequalities that you see in a place like minneapolis. Definitely and all over the United States and globally the last month has been a nightmare im on our prairie murdered on february 23rd shall i read may 6th Briana Taylor made 12 george floyd may 25th just last night i heard about a trans black man in florida tony abbott date murdered by police that was just yesterday so you know its been a nightmare after nightmare trauma after trauma this of course is you know a long legacy of racism and dean manity in the u. S. What is your message to people in positions of power and what is the discussion that needs to take place with the Global Black Community to calm tensions right now. I dont know if we need to count tensions actually i think the tensions are exactly when they should be and i think that the system as it was designed is working perfectly we have people that are being murdered black people that are being murdered and then outrage and the outrage over that outrage and the cycle just continues and you know news outlets in interviews like these the cycle continues we are calling on institutions to change their policies we have the university of minnesota just ended its contracts with the Minnesota Police department no longer support them at their Football Games this is a small but necessary step in the fight against institutional forces a White Supremacy so were calling on institutions to do this very necessary work Jessica Taylor artist writer host of black and brown and thank you so much for sharing your insights with us thank you for having me. Well president trumps response to the protests in minneapolis has prompted twitter to flag a recent post for violating twitter rules against glorifying violence in his tweet trump said these thugs are dishonoring the memory of george floyd and i wont let that happen and he added that the military was ready to respond saying when the looting starts the shooting starts trans latest controversial tweet comes as the platform moved to fact check previous tweets the president now says twitter is biased against him and he signed an executive order aiming to check social medias power to censor communication. He calls it protecting free speech for the social Media Companies say its a politicized approach to law Donald Trumps latest executive order is designed to strip social Media Companies of their existing immunity when it comes to content published on their platform and choices the 20 makes when it chooses to suppress black less shadow. Or editorial decisions pure and simple there are tory organizations and those moments twitter seems to be a neutral public platform and they become and theyre there with a viewpoint and i think we can say that about others also this week twitter put fact check labels on 2 of the president s tweets that had unsubstantiated claims about voting by mail in the us 2 it is said it decided to do so because the content broke its rules on the key issue of voting trompette back and accuse twitter of trying to interfere in the 2020 president ial election and stuff for free speach. The business and Technology Sector is the order could code freedom of speech across the internet while legal experts are warning that it conflicts with the existing law which telling the congress not the president can change it really is a complete misreading of section 230. 00 it takes. A law that has been interpreted time and time again very very broadly by multiple federal circuit courts and just says im replacing all of this with my own interpretation that i have no right to give about how to interpret this federal law and so no its really not going to have any staying power in a court i may really is kind of just have a piece of bread or a ball or that means the order will likely be challenged in court ahead of the november president ial election. Lets check in on some other stories making news around the world the German Foreign minister heikal ma says e. U. Countries agree that hong kongs autonomy must not be undermined that must its message comes after china ratified a new security law giving beijing more control over the territory mosse insists that freedom must be upheld in hong kong along with the principle of one country 2 systems. German carmaker volkswagen says it will invest more than 2000000000 euros in china the targets are 2 electric Mobility Companies v. W. Will become the biggest investor in the battery maker. Oaxacan is also increasing its stake in the chinese electric vehicle maker j a c motors. In hungary commemorations have been taking place to mark one year since an accident on the river danube killed more than 2 dozen south korean towards the boat carrying visitors collided with a cruise ship captain has gone on trial. And ethiopia has started to repatriate its citizens stranded in lebanon because of coronavirus instructions several 100 people arrived in addison baba from beirut on thursday thousands of ethiopian workers have registered to return home but lebanons high ticket prices in quarantine fees are making the trip difficult. India and pakistan are facing the worst plague of locusts in decades authorities in both countries here a food supply here that Food Supplies are at risk and even if pakistan struggles with the economic fallout of the coronavirus lock down its Agricultural Sector says the insect infestation poses a greater challenge. These tiny insects a far from fussy eaters feasting in swarms of millions theyre now threatening to out pakistans population at a critical time. To develop the locust threat is several times more dangerous than the coronavirus i would say it is a 100 times a 1000 times more dangerous than corona when you are fighting against corona virus you had crops grains vegetables things to eat no one went to bed hungry. While pakistans economy is reeling from the ongoing coronavirus lockdown the uns food and Agriculture Organization estimates agricultural losses from locusts could surpass 5000000000 dollars this year authorities have set up a National Response team to assist 61 districts of the country that are under threat. Barely able to say after the 1st and 2nd weeks of june are going to be critical for us because the locusts that are now in iraq and in muscat will start heading towards pakistan or must give them or due. To combat that we have stationed helicopters in various desert regions that fall along the way. Station. In the meantime desperate farmers waiting for help have had to take matters into their own hands trying to drive the locusts away with no use. India it may sound like a party but theres nothing to celebrate as the country struggles with the same problem devastated crops a further threat to the region which is also struggling with the intimate costs of locked out. Here teams are scrambling to stop the swarms before breeding can take place during the monsoon season which begins in july. France have approved the track and tracing out as authorities ease lockdown restrictions there starting next week the apple warned people when they come near anyone carrying the corona virus but critics say it could have worked better if france had teamed up with germany as originally planned. Those for. Those against. The French Parliament gave the green light for the stop covert app by a clear majority on thursday anyone with the virus can make a note of it in the app we have warns other users if they come too near to the sick person. The app has great timing starting tuesday france is ending state home restrictions restaurants and cafes as well as public parks will be open. According to frances secretary of state for Digital Affairs the app is designed to get the Coronavirus Crisis under control. The french want their social life back. They want all the stores open. The app provides the needed safety for the newly won freedom. In some countries like china south korea and india Coronavirus Tracking apps are mandatory but European Countries like france are making them voluntary. Almost all that affects my life a bad idea in my opinion. Just as if its all the better and i think it might be a good idea but unfortunately not everyone can use an app. The most Vulnerable People the elderly wont be downloading the air and they would know how to use the tool so. Critics point out that the french and german apps wont be able to communicate with each other when the german app launches in mid june theres a lot of traffic between the 2 countries france is a popular holiday destination and workers from both sides commute back and forth there would have been major advantages to a common map. And i just want to force item for the Boston Marathon has been canceled for the 1st time in its 124 year history because of the Global Health emergency the race is going to have 2 world wars and after a terrorist attack in 2013 organizers are blaming the cancellation on social distancing problems especially crowds gathering along the route a Virtual Event will be held out instead. Coming up next on our covert 900 special how researchers are investigating waste water to detect how widespread cold in 1900