Thousands of americans protesting the death of george floy the an armed black man killed by a white Police Officer in minneapolis. This has sparked days of mostly peaceful protests across the nation. At times Law Enforcement used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowdso were calling angrily for reform and justice. Earlier this week the san st francisco ct attorney announced significant proposals to improve the citys legal and policing systems. We are joined now by skype. Ri di attorney, have you personally participated in any ofhe protests this week . Good to be with you, yes i have. I have been to at least fftwo ent protests. What has the atmosphere been like for you . It has been wonderful. , righteous raeativity, divee groups in terms of age and race and background coming together to demand olordue change peacefully in an exuberant exercise and First Amendment rights. There have been incidents of burglary, vandalism and at the beginning you had brought ns charges agpeople
By contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank u. Anchor this is bbc world news america. I am laura trevelyan. 30 million and counting, that is how Many Americans have lost their jobs in the coronavirus crisis. Good news from south korea as e country goes 24 houin without a nection. How did they do i pl, the lines are growing at food banks across america. In texas, we hear from people braving the heat ands crowd to get precious supplies. To all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. Coronavirus has infected one million pele in america, killed more than 60,00 and today we learned that 30 million americans have lost their jobs as the virus ravages the economy. 31 u. S. States will start reopening by the end of the week. Reporter yet another measure of the scale this crisis. Thousands in houston wait patiently. The number of americansgin need is surng. The coronavirus continues to u cripple t. Economy. Last week, another 3 Million Pe
Living through that locked down in rwanda. It is tough for everyone. So far they have managed to escape with a very low infection rate. I am brent goff. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and around the world, welcome. We begin with the latest grim numbers from the pandemic. The number of confirmed cases worldwide has exceeded 3 million. That is according to Johns Hopkins university and the United States. It comes on the same day germany began requiring people to cover their faces when shopping and using public transport. A mask is now mandatory, provided that you have one. Equire Wearing Masks requires having masks to wear. Germany, like most countries, needs billions of them in the months ahead. When the World Largest cargo plane landed in leipzig on monday, with 10 Million Masks from china on board, a leading member of Angela Merkels cabinet was there to greet them. The defense minister says the masks will be sent to germanys 16 federal states for distribution. All those who
And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. This is bbc world news america. Coronavirus kills more than 25,000 people in america and there is a power struggle about who has the authority to reopen the country. India extends the lockdown by three weeks, causing havoc for Migrant Workers who are trying to get home. Joe biden gets the key endorsement. Barack he is the man for the moment. President obama joe has the character and experience to guide us through one of the darkest times and heal us through the recovery. Laura Olympic Dreams deferred. Two athletes a generation apart coped with being able to compete. Yif are watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome t world news america. As the number of Coronavirus Infections in years 2 million, the u. S. Has more reported cases and dehs than any other country. Over 25,000 people in america have died. Theio rate of new infe is slowing but cafornias governor laid out his plan for how andft when to he stayatho
Viewers like you. Thank you. Anchor hello, youareing outside source. A quarter of the worlds population is now in lockdown as the death toll from coronavirus goes over 20,000. Another dramatic rise in the number of deaths in spain. It has nowvertaken china a is second only to italy. India shuts down as a threeweek lockdown begins. One. 3 billion peo to stayathome. Stteing is vital, says boris hnson. We ask my frontine doctors a nurses are still finding it so hard to establish if they have the disease or have recovered from it. Ce and prharles has had ast tend it is positive for the virus. We will bring you uptodate with the latest. Hello andelcome to outside source. A quarter of th worlds population is now living under some form of lockdown due to coronavirus. More than 3 billion people, 70 countries and territories have been aed tstayathome. Ere are now more than 450 thousand recorded cases of the virus globally, but we know that ntesting readily available in many places so that numbe