A healthy confrontation with the past but an attempt to eradicate history altogether today were talking to professor tom device and scotlands leading historian to ask how the nation should confront the c. B. L. Sides of his own history and how the Mainstream Media been covering this controversial issue we asked professor Jordan Robertson costs us get to go lie over much of the plotting all of this coming up later in the show but 1st the glass going to smita with your tweet your emails and your messages. Thank you alex last week sure focused on the impact of corbett 19 on black asian and minority ethnic communities where we spoke with dr managed to lottie who lost his father to coronavirus pierre byron this month and 100 year old fundraiser charging louisa says i live in africa and the numbers getting covered 1000. 00 are exceptionally low we have less than 200. 00 deaths in kenya under less says how is it any governments fault that some people are more susceptible to corporate 19 than
Good afternoon it is a pleasure as always to have your company here. Now 1st this hour a large anti racism demonstration has been held in paris almost 3000. 00 people gathered there in the french capital to pay their tribute to george floyd the 8 minutes and 46 seconds the Central Square in the city remained silent the time during which an american policeman held his knee on floyds neck. Was at the protests force. And almost to georgia for paris across france other rallies are also being held now the pressure from demonstrations like this over the last week forced the french government to take action the countrys interior minister 0 tolerance. When you wear the uniform the blue uniform of the law you would never above it on the contrary we are which was more than others to be exemplary so i want 0 tolerance for racism in Law Enforcement that statements came in the wake of. A new racism scandal a Facebook Group used by Police Members was outed for repeatedly using racist and sexist term
Wind at travis, in vacaville and davis. Firefighters have to deal with the low northerly breeze. Livermore calm and 49 and thats pretty cool. Responsible for the wind and any precipitation on the way out. The highest building in and a warmer forecast starts today taking us to wednesday. Temperatures in june, the days are long so the temperatures can jump up and they will today and they are near average above for San Francisco and over to sal. It is still quiet over there i take it . It is still quiet, steve if you are driving anytime soon you should be able to get a nice looking commute here. No problems at the bay bridge toll plaza and traffic continues to look good. This is a look at the Richmond Bridge and traffic looks good. As you drive through with no major issues at the toll plaza. Traffic looks good and if you are driving on interstate 80 this commute is looking good. 4 31 a. M. And lets go back to the headlines. Libby schaaf tweeted out these photos of volunteers painting a hu
Admit their religion is a crime in order to go free. And angry about braces im outraged over the coronavirus in brazil the countrys death toll is surging and many blame far right president charleson are. Im serious i was going to thank you for joining us we start in the u. S. Where crowds gathered across the country over the weekend for more protests in the wake of George Floyds killing in Police Custody thousands flocked to the heart of washington d. C. To voice their opposition to racism and Police Brutality it comes as the majority of Minneapolis City Council members pledge to dismantle the Police Department whos a former officers have been charged for their war role in floyds death 2 weeks ago. And for more on this story we have reporters stacey givens with us here in our studio hi stacey thanks for joining us weve seen 2 weeks after George Floyds death these protests in the u. S. Not letting up growing bigger in some cities what are we seeing happening in the u. S. Right the host
Very good afternoon to you great to have you with us here on r. T. And. First this hour a large anti racism demonstration has been held in paris almost 3000. 00 people gathered in the french capital to pay tribute to george floyd 8 minutes and 46 seconds a Central Square in the city remained silent the time during which an american policeman held his knee on floyds neck. Was at the protest. And almost to georgia floyd here in paris across france other rallies are also being held now the pressure from demonstrations like this over the last week or so has forced the french government to take action the countrys interior minister found 0 tolerance. When you wear the uniform the blue uniform of the law you were never above it on the contrary we owe it to ourselves even more than others to be exemplary so i want 0 tolerance for racism in Law Enforcement. That statement came in the wake of a new racism scandal a Facebook Group used by Police Members was outed for repeatedly using racist and