Fears of a 2nd wave of coronavirus hitting europe several countries experience a spike in cases just weeks after they reopen their doors to tourists. At the Prime Ministers handling of the coronavirus pandemic all the lingering corruption allegations. Good morning to you joining us here on r. T. International. A fresh wave of protests rest major American Cities and the biggest confrontation occurred in Seattle Police riots in may 25 arrests but they also unleashed pepper spray on a reporter who was covering the situation. Thank. You ok ive. Got ive got to show you. I just got shot its raining about. Ok lets bring in the gentleman i believe was in the video that we just showed the jody weis is an independent journalist whos based in seattle like he was trying to cover the events that were taking place in seattle and you got caught up in it all in the Police Response to take us through what happened. Yes neal thanks for having me we were walking down the street. I was shouting very well we are we are trying to imply d that youre being small and i was you know if you watch the full live stream im saying that over and over and over again as we walk back keep in mind there are thousands of people in this group and so we get to a point where the police advances on the protesters and they get closer and closer to me and im saying hey im being peaceful im packing up and then you can see a Police Officer from seattle showed me backward into a crowd of people and then i obviously thrown off i turn myself around and try to get. Start filming him and then he pepper sprayed me directly and i was and now at that point i cannot breathe and i cannot see and i just try to run the opposite direction. And when i do so i feel that same pair of hands on you one more time and show me for an hour. To which case i start shouting hell help somebody anybody because im pasadena so its been a very rough night for me here in seattle and just to clarify not that really that the treatment would be just the way in the capacity of a journalist filming. Their part of the protest and was it clear to the authorities the way. So i definitely 1st and foremost identify as somebody who supports the protesters but in my capacity on the ground here i represent independent media i am a live streamer and i am there to document it you know and get that but its give people the folks at home an opportunity see whats happening here on the ground so its sort of a boat and but no in no way was i provoking the Police Officers and ive been out there with the same colorful protest jacket every single day so i imagine that the police recognize they are other independent media that are very high visibility here as well and they were also targeted tonight its interesting though because being in the role of sympathizing with whats happening but youre also documented you really do get like a birds eye view of whats happening how did you feel about the response to you personally and also just how the police have been approaching the protesters and treating them in general so i think i as an individual i am somebody who supports the protest but when i put on that jacket when i put out my phone im there a number of independent media and i think to try and separate the 2 is difficult but i will say that i am out there and i dont yell at the police im not somebody whos flipping them off and theyre truly and honestly to capture whats happening to target be that way was really surprising because ive been out here every day for the past 2 months now and this is the 1st time that i had such an aggressive response from the Seattle Police department. Among the people in those protests is this entirely wants a protest of the some of the people whove whove joined for the reasons or the grievances. I think this movement is intersectional and i think it encompasses a wide range of social issues including capitalists or folks who are anticapitalist folks who are there for black clients but you know now and the movement there is its not a monolithic group and so youre going to have a variety of protest tactics and i believe that all protest tactics are valid. And have you noticed among them the Police Response a reluctance to use physical force because obviously these protests in the 1st place originating from Excessive Police force used in certain cases so one would think that they would be quite reluctant is that what youre seeing. My assumption was that they would be on their best behavior because they have had immense scrutiny the last month and a half and unfortunately that is not what we saw today surprisingly they had absolutely 0 issue using pepper spray on local media you can see right there thats all maurice i was very he is one of the high profile strippers here in the seattle area and he got hit with a glass ball and i believe in the face. 3 all over him i know ive gotten hit with those bottles so when i was well i would have thought they would have been on better behavior they had no problem showing exactly how they felt about whats happening here now in seattle in terms of our call to the Police Department are you free to protest groups are called to shut down the youth jail and calling on our marriage to resign as well as the police so i think this is a retaliatory response that is in lockstep with the the point of it better or agents here in seattle and i think thats what we are going to see in terms of Going Forward is an increased turnout residents in the seattle unity and just looking at it trying to be objective a look at it through the eyes of the police that cooling whats happening in seattle now a riot do you think theres any justification for that why would they say that. You know im not sure why they would say that we have documented evidence of Seattle Police department claiming things are a riot as early as is i think it was that may 30th with that pink umbrella video thats now into this New York Times reported on you know Seattle Police department calling it a riot when in fact what you saw was a crew folks response from the seattle p. D. Targeting Peaceful Protesters who are just trying to make it different roles and they risk their responses entirely disproportionate we have you know Water Bottles and umbrellas and they have tear gas and weapons of war so. You know it is what it is seems to be the standoff then the protest is a feel strong about what they want the police to seem to be stepping back what are the authorities doing because ultimately it seems like control is in the hands. You know one of the things we saw here in seattle was the president of the Police Officers killed mike so long claimed on live public radio here in seattle that he is actively calling for federal agent involvements which is in direct contrast to what our Seattle Police chief crime invest has asked for so what were seeing is a bunch of local leaders. Basically fighting over what they feel is the is the correct response and i think seattle p. D. Has and allegiance to the police chief but at the same time the folks that are advocating for police wages and Police Quality of. The workplace the police Union City Police Union President so i feel like maybe the Police Officers are to form these clearly seem to be provoking with impunity theyre shooting munitions into the crowd and so at this point i think were not really sure who theyre following or who theyre accountable to and its really quite scary now that theyre targeting the media for sure so we greatly appreciate your time thanks for coming on to international my guest as an independent journalist whos been covering involved in those protests in seattle thank you. Yeah thanks for having me. But now at the same time over in chicago a few 100 pro Police Demonstrators faced off with black lives to protest as the b. L. M. Activists the demanding the city reduce funding for the chicago Police Department and devote more money to social Service Programs citigroups with starkly different views on the police confronted each other in the citys grant park with officers standing between them in an effort to keep the peace. Tensions remain high in the u. S. City of portland over the deployment of armed federal troops they were sent in earlier this week by president trying to quell anti braces and protests during the week Security Forces was in firing tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters. More than a dozen u. S. Mazz most of them democrats have voiced concern about the federal crime down a President Trump said more troops would be sent to u. S. Cities. I think in their own way they want us to go in and theyll be a time when theyre going to want us to go in for blast but right now were sending extra people to help ive been very clear. Not happening in chicago we dont need federal troops when i spoke with director of the department of Homeland Security last week i told him to go home and to take his federal troops with him and if we see any steps out of line particularly with v. H. S. Or Border Patrol we are not going to hesitate to take the president to court and stop any unconstitutional actions i cannot believe i have to say that to the president of the United States i know that oregonians are outraged americans should be appalled. Meanwhile the ongoing protests have affected portland shop owners with stores in the area vandalized looted one of the targets was a Jewelry Store thats been operating in the area for 30 years and may looters broke into the premises and stole numerous items the owner no ark a sub says that clients were afraid to go downtown because of the ongoing protests she spoke to me about the situation in portland. And not only ones many businesses in Downtown Portland are hurt its not the portland we know its not the city that weve been doing business in for over 30 years its just boarded up streets. You know a lot of graffiti just destruction everywhere and were very disappointed with the city officials i dont consider what theyre doing its tutorship when you feel businesses like that when your city looks like a war zone out subfield leadership and were very disappointed were very angry and at this time we just dont know what the future of Downtown Portland will look like when you allow lawlessness when you allow looting and when you dont hold people accountable this stuff is going to continue and their leadership field the businesses the residents of Downtown Portland big time and ask why this is happening there is no accountability being held right now against looters. The u. K. Government claims it has recognized the threat posed by russia for a long time and considers moscow to be a security priority and also says it has a 30 year strategy for dealing with the kremlin this was londons response to a report on malays russian meddling in british politics that was released on tuesday and accuses the United Kingdom of failing to take the threat seriously. Who is protecting the British Public from interference in our democratic process well in a nutshell we found no one is the u. K. Government took its eye off the ball because of its focus on counterterrorism we found the defense of the u. K. Democratic process is a hot potato the government had badly underestimated the response required to the russian threat and is still playing catch up the outrage isnt that there was interference the outrage is that no one does want to know if there was what is the worst example you can give of the russian interference well thats the question which we want to have answered. The british Prime Ministers reportedly planning to boost funding for the Security Services and interviews the new espionage act in response to the russian report that documents publication was delayed by the government for a year and a half before it was finally released on tuesday and hes only hawkins looks at whats inside. We get a very brief summary of the long awaited russia report we can go straight to page 13 of the document the written evidence provided to us appear to suggest that h m g had not seen or sought evidence of successful interference in u. K. Democratic processes seems to be enough so if youre short on time or dont want to read heavily redacted intelligence and political spiel scott what signal otherwise lets go on open source studies have pointed to the preponderance of pro breaks it all and he used tories on r. T. In sputnik and the use of bots and trolls as evidence of russian attempts to influence the process weve sought to establish whether there is secret intelligence which supported or built on these studies in response to my 5 initially provided just 6 lines of text the reports authors were seemingly surprised by the limited response of the intelligence services. But not because those agencies may have more important priorities such as protecting lives by tackling International Domestic terrorism or serious crime apparently more resources are needed to keep track of social media and arties editorial policies and coverage breaks it polarized millions with several broadcasters coming under fire but its still russia that poses the risk and the Security Services that are doing their job this is about the protection of the u. K. s democratic process and mechanism from hostile state interference which should fall to our intelligence and security agencies after all moscow has been waging influence campaigns targeting u. K. Politics through Digital Media wealthy individuals organizations and almost any other means the report warns the threats of russian influence is a hot potato with intelligence and other agencies shirking the responsibility of taking the lead in tackling it and reassuring the public amid widespread allegations of again the impact of such influence remains elusive. Impact of any such attempts would be difficult if not impossible to was serious and weve not sought to do so state agencies havent looked closely enough for open Source Information according to the report they lacked a retrospective assessment and intelligence agencies in particular need a more Important Role in future the committee was struck by the relatively small proportion of work that is carried out by the agencies in relation to russia in any case should they consider other threats to be a higher priority they can always fall back on trusted russian experts to lead the way Christopher Steele author of the infamous anonymous Golden Shower dossier and contributors that the institute for state craft and Integrity Initiative a project founded to tackle the russian threat receiving state funding to advise the states that russia is a threat and moscows response was swift and predictable as was the final conclusion of the long awaited russia report showing yet again that any reproach went with the u. K. However small is still beyond the horizon. We got reaction to the claims of the russian reporter on the streets of london. The owner should own the. Position more seldom or destruction was really going on. And the fact there were shot of washers. Just by me i just think the pack a day so why should they need to feel. Its come nothing to do with them lately to know if they would take this no way to make a lesson beginning. That. You know other countries ruined the politics of other people will try to influence government interest. Was part of the fallout from the report the u. K. s Opposition Labor Party is also pushing for aunties broadcast license to be revoked in a letter to the countrys t. V. Regulator ofcom now the watchdog is supposed to be independent and immune from political pressure. I am writing to request it off calm urgently refuse arties license in light of this report into request a meeting with you as soon as possible to discuss my concerns about the broadcaster. On the offensive communications was created in 2003 by an act of the u. K. Parliament it regulate is regulates britains t. V. And Radio Broadcasts and promotes fair competition of com blocks harmful or offensive content if there are complaints it did not leave r. T. Out in the past. Our investigation from the arts he failed to preserve june partiality in 7 news and Current Affairs programs between the 17th of march and 26 very pull 2018 taken together these breaches represented serious and repeated failures of compliance with the rules. Latest response to delegations from the u. K. Says that there was no misinformation or false in any of our reporting that off calm has assessed on t. K. Host after maternity says that there is political interference in media refers. We now have the words of secure stormers Shadow Department of Culture Media and sport secretary in a private letter sent to this independent regulator saying almost telling the urgently i need to see you to see her to do what to politically interfere with an independent regulator devastated the fact that sick here starmer seems obsessed by wanting to destroy a free press in britain which the British Labor party in in the spotlight because that would have implications for a free press in this country for article 19 of the United Nations charter human rights charter it would have implications for the human rights act and presumably just as when he was banned for a defend Media Freedom summit here he would get help from Amnesty International index on censorship obviously because yes stammers crossed the line here is attempting perhaps to interfere with an independent. Independent media regulator politically. This can turn to the Current Administration in israel is high class not a massive nationwide demonstrations swept the country with thousands taking to the streets to voice frustration with the countrys Prime Minister over 5000 demonstrators reportedly gathered in front of Binyamin Netanyahu his residence have been growing protests recently marred by violent clashes saturday night was no exception. It was. Whats causing the anger will protesters feel the government didnt handle coronavirus very well the particularly angry with a return of some lockdown measures because of infection spikes they say the Prime Minister and his cabinet failed to manage the economic fallout of the pandemic now on top of all that the simmering anger over corruption charges against Binyamin Netanyahu the p. M. s trial resumes next year with witness testimonies hes accused of fraud breach of trust and accepting bribes are those more focused on rebuffing the protests. Do not drag the state into an icky violence vandalism and the spreading of disease off through the terrible sanitary conditions via deaf occasion in the streets in india will not be dragged into attacking Police Offices they are doing their job. At least 12 people are reported to have been arrested amid unrest on saturday lets go honest mitchell former advisor to the president s office jason perlow and shared their thoughts on the current tensions. It was functioning and everything did seem under control until everything went back we celebrated too soon here and that and you know for all the good work that he did in the 1st wave really wasnt there the 2nd time around a large group of protesters are protesting that the Prime Minister is corrupt hes in the midst of a fraud and he should resign protesters that really are problematic for those that are out of work those that are from industries which are not picking up the Tourism Industry the Entertainment Industry there are people that are just out of work and economically are suffering so he needs to answer those people hes going to have to come out with what are really economic plan that is going to put israel back on to a Strong Economy as we move through different stages both politically because we had a new government sworn in and in terms of the pandemic itself with new numbers emerge theres been a sort of imbalance between those 2 things and theres a genuine feeling on the street that we could be doing things differently and we could be doing things better now we have a working government theres a stronger position on a stronger position will voice its checks and balances on the new Prime Minister and on his governments policies and thats expressed on the streets as well its pretty much part and parcel of the democratic debate around how to handle both the economic sides of the pandemic and the medical side as well. The World Health Organization sounding the alarm of a coronavirus trends in europe cooling them worrying its being that these could spiral into major outbreaks it comes in spain belgium france the spikes in reported cases of covert 90 several European Countries now have moved to making p. P. Mandatory in public spaces with more on the fears of european 2nd wave his speech whatever. The sun the sun has encouraged a return to normal in europe when it comes to covert 19 but ask rotavirus restrictions to be lifted or lose. Student the World Health Organization is warning about a potential spike in the virus with Eastern Europe and the fall could and is deemed to be particularly at risk. We still have some worrying trends in Southern Europe and the balkans so were not out of the woods just yet in the european environment it requires sustained vigilance just 2 months ago montenegro was declaring itself corona free not anymore it seems 2000 cases of the virus have seen social distancing and lock down measures reintroduced but. You may be forgiven for thinking that western europe could force off the worst the pandemic can to offer but theres also been spikes there as well in spain for example the number of new infections has tripled recently and you know the swimmers have been relaxed is where outbreaks happen is not only family reunions or other types of gatherings where weve had a good number of new outbreaks but also in places where theres been evening entertainment they have also generated some new outbreaks some countries are already reimposing measures in belgium which was ravaged by the 1st wave of virus pressure is being placed on their Health Care System local mayors will be given powers to impose lock downs and curfews in the areas hardest hit we think that this is not really the time to have to face 5 easing the restrictions there will be reinforcements taken to counter this part of the coronavirus instead. Germany has been very successful at keeping cases low but this time of year is the peak time for holidays and unfortunately mingling with strangers when traveling is a very good way to spread this virus then theres the differences of the proportions taken from country to country here in berlin its strictly for bolton to write. Blick transport without a mask while in norway its optional but theres nothing stopping me popping off the all slow for a few days taking in the sights of the taiga city by tram and bringing cove it back to Germany Europe like everywhere else is desperate to get back to normality not least of all for economic reasons but steps taken to quickly can end up being steps taken backwards that come with tragic consequences coronavirus today is no less infectious and no less deadly than it was a few months back thanks for joining me this morning here on r. T. International plenty more news to come in the next few hours about with updates in 30 minutes. 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