Not for a dam make a mistake everything might come tumbling down. Im told me a lot of both thanks for joining us we begin in the United States where thousands in houston have paid their last respects to george floyd a black man who died under the name 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 our 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 this is. 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. Human race being an africanamerican man it is. Justice but also attending the families of other black victims of Police Brutality that stand in solidarity with this family because it mimics my case in this if. They have double back and claim that never lie. Thats what we have to fight. 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 fall he died. You see how long it was. That many. Democrats in congress have proposed sweeping legislation to overhaul u. S. Police oversight which includes banning chokeholds 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 it and to in justice today with a justice and policing act 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. Well. The senate is the fountain of praise Church Houston is the city where george floyd grew up do the people that mourn him as one of their own. Told me if you look at the amount of people who came here then yes so the whole area surrounding the church was just and with traffic jams thousands of people lined up here today to get into the fountain of praise church to take a last look a glimpse on 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 there is 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 a high school in some college but hes a man and he just a simple man and he wrote back to today. Which is often he died an hour theres a big movement in my life if they get the right moment in history of free and we have the honor and hes down here in the city to lay that man to rot in power and white people have the luxury of assuming the police are good in assuming the police are on their side but the reality is that black people dont have that luxury in america. Views of people paying their respects to Vice President joe biden is also expected in and houston all of them. Thats right and it also shows that theres a political dimension to the death of george floyd. Early im 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 of course it was very much appreciated today by the family in the black community that he came that it was his 1st long trip by the way since then 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 called 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 lives matter as 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 former Police Officer who was charged with 2nd degree murder in George 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 firearms. And 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 former officers have been charged for their alleged role in floyds death coals to defund the police have become integrity to the protest movement in the u. S. At the white house meeting trump voiced his support for the countrys Law Enforcement. There wont be defining there wont be dismantling of our police. Theres not going to be any disbanding of our police our police have been letting us live in peace so we want to make sure we dont have any bad 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. And lets take a look at some of the stories making news around the world germanys defense minister says the u. S. Governments reporter plans to cut the number of its troops in germany by about a 3rd could weaken the Nato Alliance and a break from karen boss says shes yet to be informed of the move which would see the number of u. S. Troops stationed here for more than 34000 to no more than 25000. In the u. S. Areas outside new orleans are on the wall. 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 plan to an expanse of the occupied territory the plan would leave a bought a 3rd of the west bank under permanent israeli control while granting palestinians further autonomy in the rest of the territory. And lets have a look at some of the latest coronavirus developments the e. U. Health regulators looking to fast track the approval of Gilead Sciences antiviral drug desa vir as a potential covert 19 treatment in europe thats after the u. S. Drug maker submitted its marketing application new york city has begun a 1st phase of reopening from a citywide shutdown to battle the virus that killed nearly 22000 of its residents and the u. K. s 2 weeks of isolation rule for most all rivals has now come into force and lines of launch Legal Proceedings against the government over what they say is destroys a disproportionate step. U. S. Attorney general william boss says there are no plans to seek the extradite extradition of britains Prince Andrew boss statement comes as lawyers for the prince hit back at claims that hes not cooperating with u. S. Prosecutors investigating the late Geoffrey Epstein the financier was found dead in prison last year while awaiting charges of sex trafficking. U. S. Prosecutors a frustrated to spot publicly saying he was willing to cooperate with a criminal investigation Prince Andrew has yet to assist prosecutors in their inquiry left. It follows counter claims made by the princes lawyers that the us prosecutors have gone the wrong way about it that they are seeking publicist rather than the duke of yorks help. They want to interview Prince Andrew over his alleged links to the late billionaire Jeffrey Epstein epstein was found dead in a u. S. Jail cell in august 29 tain while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking of minus. A statement on behalf of the duke released on monday says he has on 3 occasions offered his assistance to the department of justice. U. S. Attorney general william ball was asked about the investigation on u. S. Television. I dont think its a question handing them over i think its just a question of our having can provide some evidence but beyond that im not sure extradition you know. Just asking for evidence on monday u. S. Prosecutors challenge the prince to come good on his promise claiming they are awaiting word on when to expect him. To duke withdrew from royal duties in 2019 as with the controversy he has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. Workers in paris of the gun dismantling scaffolding some of which melted during the fire at cathedral last year the 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 say has been supervising the work from the start. Because it is a difficult stage 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 29000 the images when 5 donation for no toda. Reconstruction poured in reaching a total of almost 1000000000. 00 euros the french president promised that no taliban will be rebuilt within 5 years is that realistic with some about their faith we can do it here and we have to do it quickly because the rain and wind will still pose a danger to the building yesterday. The corona crisis put a temporary stop to the construction work but this stage is set to be completed by the end of summer. And a reminder of a tough story. Thousands of people paid their final respects to george floyd whose death while in Police Custody has sparked protests around the world his funeral will take place on tuesday and Houston Texas where he grew up. This is deja news remember you can keep up to date with the latest news on our web site e. W. Dot com follow us on twitter and instagram as well as he told me to use toby a lot of but thats it for me stacey. 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