Anti racism grounds. Also china moves towards greater control of hong kong so britains Prime Minister talks of offering citizenship to millions. Back into the program we begin with the fallout over the death of george floyd in the us and the mass protests across the country u. S. Defense secretary mark asked for has spoken going against the president s stance on using military to control grounds donald trump has increasingly put pressure on governors to mobilize troops but the pentagon has pushed back as the sense hes trying to keep his department out of politics has been increasing scrutiny of the militarys role after troops and helicopters were used to control protests in washington d. C. Ive always believed in continue to believe that the National Guard is best suited for performing Domestic Support to civil authorities in these situations. In support of local Law Enforcement i say this not only as secretary defense but also as a former soldier and a former member of the National Gu
On our toes as aljazeera live from london also coming up china warns the u. K. To back off as britain talks of offering citizenship to millions of hong kong residents. And about turn from swedens top epidemiologists good myths the country should have done more to curb coronavirus. And taking it to the streets we look at one mans mission to increase testing in the u. S. Communities hit hardest by the pandemic. And we begin in the u. S. State of minnesota where the attorney general is due to charge 3 other Police Officers involved in the death of george floyd according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune theyll be charged with aiding and abetting murder the white explain their children who pressed a need to floyds neck for more than 8 minutes will also have his charge elevated to 2nd degree murder ford son quincy has visited a makeshift shrine at the minneapolis Street Corner where the 46 year old died last week the death has sparked widespread on rest and protests across the United States a
A delayed exchange deal. And im here to stay with your sports british motor racing legend Stirling Moss has died at the age of 90 there and more later this news hour. Lets get going in the u. K. Prime minister Boris Johnson has in the last hour or so been discharged from some Thomas Hospital in london he was there being treated in i. C. U. For corona virus in a statement mr johnston said he was hospital staff his life hes not going straight back to work hell continue his recovery at his official country residence checkers now meanwhile spains reporting a rise in deaths for the 1st time in 3 days 619 people have died in the past 24 hours and the United States has surpassed italy so have the worlds highest death toll from coronavirus well. 20600 people are known to have died since the break began well speak more about that with mike hanna in washington shortly we also standing by for us in madrid and idris in a budget hell tell us about reports of racism against African Students and expa
True all of the country a new york smack criticizes the trumpet ministration of the u. S. Record the highest number of coronavirus related deaths in the world. And in other news more taliban prisoners are released by afghanistans government raising new hopes for a delayed exchange deal. And im peter sims with the sport british motor racing legend Stirling Moss has died at the age of 19 that and more coming up later in the program. We start with coverage of the british governments daily updates on the coronavirus situation and this is Health Secretary matt hancock speaking checkers i hope everyone has seen his message of love and thanks to all those who supported his recovery and to the n. H. S. Colleagues whove had for him so brilliantly thomas hospital. I know that they have cared for him as they would kaffir anybody in this country and its one of the things that makes me so proud that the n. H. S. Is there for all and can give its very best to every Single Person and has been able to
Deaths at a longterm care facility in our country. Our Nursing Homes and longterm care facilities are facing the same challenges as every part of the country. They need testing and ppe and the staff are overworked. The people who live in longterm care facilities are already vulnerable to sickness. And now because of social distancing, they cannot even see their loved ones. But these are our parents and grandparents. We have a special obligation to protect them. In addition to our responsibility to protect Public Health. So today, i am giving dr. Forlano a larger role in leading our efforts to help our Nursing Homes and longterm care facilities mitigate the cases they have and prevent further outbreaks. You all know dr. Forlano, she is that Deputy Commissioner for Public Health at our department of health. She is also leading our covid19 mitigation strategy. She will lead a Task Force Made up of several secretariats and agencies. She will work with our secretary of finance to ensure our