Told me a lot of thanks for joining us we begin in the United States where thousands in houston have paid their last respects to george floyd the black man who died under the need of a white Police Officer 2 weeks ago in minneapolis Presumptive Democratic president ial nominee joe biden met privately with floyds relatives to offer his condolences it comes as democrats in Congress Proposed a bill aimed at preventing more Police Brutality. Under a scorching texas sky thousands killed for hour was to enter the church where George Floyds body lay a last chance for the public to pay their respects to the man whose death has become a rallying cry against racism around the globe. The public hearing was held in houston the city where floyd grew up. Well this is an important day in our world and i feel bad it is necessary for me to be here. As a human being for the human race being an africanamerican man. For the world justice but also attending the families of other black victims of Police Brutality and stand in solidarity with this family because it mimics a mad case and this is a pencil to me. They have double bet and claim that never lie but a choke hold. Back what we have by just. In Washington Democratic senators nelson silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds the length of time floyd a black man was pinned under a white Police Officers need to for he died. You see how long you. Have that need. To see the. Democrats in congress have proposed sweeping legislation to overhaul u. S. Police oversight which includes banning child cults should day this movement have now moment of national and which is being transformed into a movement of National Action as americans from across the country peacefully protest. To demand an end to end justice today with a gesture simply thing at the congress is standing with those fighting for justice and taking action. Floyds family and friends will hold a private Funeral Service on tuesday in houston to remember the life of the man who in death has become an International Symbol of injustice. And it is at the fountain of praise Church Houston is the city where george floyd grew up to the people that mourn him as one of their own. Who told me if you look at the amount of people who came here then yes so the whole area surrounding the church was just it with traffic jams thousands of people lined up here today to get into the fountain of praise church to take a last look glimpse on. George floyd the body was laid out here here throughout the day so thousands of people but not only members of the black Community Also a lot of white people who joined the black lives Matter Movement as weve seen already in recent days and weeks and not only in the United States but also internationally so it was a very sad day but i heard many people say also that they were hopeful and that george floyd did not die in vain but lets listen in because at the gilberts unity today to speak to some of the visitors here. A man came from nowhere no one would have never known him no education i mean hes been the high school some call it what he thought maybe just him. And he wrote to him back to today. Which is often he died an hour theres a big movement in my lai if they get the right moment in history a very and we have the honor and hes down here and they need to lay that man to rot in power and white people have the luxury of assuming the police are good enough. I mean the police are on their side but the reality is is that black people dont have that luxury in america. Views of people paying their respects to former Vice President joe biden is also expected in houston although. Thats right and it also shows that there is a political dimension to the death of george floyd he early mad with the family members of george floyd after you know his Approval Ratings have been going up hes also trying to capitalize on that of course hes been the Vice President under the 1st black american president barack obama so he is quite popular among black voters and he needs the black vote of course as every democratic candidate needs the black vote to win the presidency so course it was very much appreciated today a by the family in the black community that he came that it was his 1st long trip by the way since the pen demick began but of course also theres a little bit of Election Campaign in his visit. Bidens colleagues the democrats are proposing reforms of the police in the u. S. Tell us more about that. Right so the democrats in the house of representatives today unveiled a really comprehensive reform package for reforming the police and there are many aspects to that but perhaps one of the most important points here made is the socalled choke hold that they want to ban this show called in the choke hold is that when a Police Officer puts his knee on an apprehended person that eventually led to the death of george floyd that this would be prohibited under the under the plans of the democrats also Smaller Police stations across the country would have to report force when they use force to the federal government so it would be a lot more transparent of course and that would certainly be very much in the interest of course of the black Life Matters Movement but also the democrats here are trying to show that they are able to act swiftly we are nearing the election day in november ok. Thank you. A judge in minneapolis has set bail at 1250000. 00 for the form of Police Officer who was charged with 2nd degree murder in georgia floyds death thats after derek children made his 1st Court Appearance on monday by video link childrens lawyers accepted the bail terms which include no contact with floyds family or working in a Law Enforcement capacity hes also not allowed to leave the state of minnesota and must surrender all file. Earlier doubly correspondent stephan simons spoke to us from our Washington Bureau about whats at stake in these court proceedings. Everything and nothing and let me explain everything because the everton American Community in minneapolis pacifically had asked for was adamant about a strong charge against their self and not a 3rd to agree murder but now a 2nd degree murder charge and that was very very important for people in minneapolis who had a very strong opinion about the police of course they and the Justice System is being corrupt and. Unequal to them through the africanAmerican Community in minneapolis so yes this is really really important that this Pretrial Hearing happened and even if mr sherman was only via video link in the in the court room there was a sigh of relief so to speak going through the community this is now actually really happening the bail is interesting 1000000. 00 and all the restrictions youre just saying lets not forget the man is under suicide watch 24 hours 7 days a week because. Authorities think hes actually in danger of taking his own life or harming himself given the situation of bail and giving up all his weapons no contact to the ford family of course all this. Makes sense to to have those restriction with the bail very important day for the African American unit in minneapolis be also it doesnt matter really because the movement is the way way way bigger right now all across the United States you know disrespect to mr floyd. That was stephens on ones ear from Washington Bureau now President Donald Trump has rejected calls to defund or dismantle u. S. Police departments in the wake of George Floyds death it comes after minneapolis lawmakers pledged to dismantle the citys police force whose formal offices have been charged for the lead role in floyds death tolls to defund the police have become integra. To the protest movement in the u. S. At a white house meeting trump voiced his support for the countrys Law Enforcement. They wont be defining there wont be dismantling of our police and theyre not going to be any dispensing of our police our police have been letting. Live in peace or we want to make sure we dont have any theyre actors in there and sometimes you see some horrible things like we witnessed recently but 99 i say 99. 9 but lets go with 99 percent of them are great great people and theyve done jobs that are record setting records. Lets have a look at some of the other stories making news elsewhere in the world germanys defense minister says the u. S. Governments reported plans to cut the number of its troops in germany by a bottle of it could weaken the Nato Alliance and a great crime karrenbauer says shes yet to be informed of the move which would see the number of u. S. Troops stationed here dropped from more than 34000 to no more than 25000. In the United States areas outside new orleans are underwater after Tropical Storm cristobal crashed ashore the storm made landfall over the weekend causing flooding and Property Damage in other states it was downgraded to a tropical depression on monday. Hundreds of palestinians have rallied in the west bank city of ramallah to protest the israeli governments plans to an expanse of the occupied territory the plan would leave about a 3rd of the west bank under permanent israeli control while granting palestinians further autonomy in the rest of the territory. Now lets have a look at some of the other some of the latest coronavirus developments the e. U. Health regulator is looking to fast track the approval of Gilead Sciences antiviral drug. As a potential covert 1000 treatment in europe thats after the u. S. Drug maker submitted its marketing obligation new york city has begun a 1st phase of reopening from a citywide shutdown to battle the virus that nearly killed nearly 22 that killed nearly 22000 of its residents the u. K. s 2 weeks of isolation rule for most arrivals has now come into force and lines of launch Legal Proceedings against the government over what they say is a disproportionate step workers in paris have begun dismantling scaffolding some of which melted during the fire at night or down cathedral last year restoration work was going on when the blaze broke out now about 200. 00 tons of metal must be removed. This is the most nerve wracking moment of the restoration you can only observe the work from a distance the big question is will the cathedral hold up over time mostly or should they has been supervising the work from the start. Its critically natives this is a difficult stage but yes the climbers have to do their work in a very unstable position we had to build a 2nd scaffold around the old damaged one to secure it this will prevent it from falling on the cathedral now we are dissembling the pipes one at a time. The construction workers are 40 meters above ground as they saw off the old scaffolding piece by piece they have to remove 40000 individual parts all heavily damaged some of which melted in the huge fire in april 20 9000. 00 the images when fire all donation for note reconstruction poured in reaching a total of almost 1000000000. 00 euros the french president promised that not all down will be rebuilt within 5 years is that realistic with some of the we can do it here and we have to do it quickly because the rain and wind still pose a danger to the building the best of the corona crisis put a temporary stop to the construction work but this stage is set to be completed by the end of summer. Heres a reminder of our top story. Thousands of people have paid to final respects to george floyd whose death while in Police Custody has sparked protests around the world is funeral will take place on tuesday in Houston Texas where he grew up. 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