A. Welcome to the program the funeral of george floyd the black man whose death in Police Custody ignited global protests against racism and Police Brutality is just to begin shortly not in jest arrived to have arrived to the church in his hometown Houston Texas the funeral is to be a private affair tended by about 500 people on monday around 6000 file past his coffin to pay their last respects unknown in life George Florence killing 2 weeks ago after a Police Officer on his neck may now mark a turning point in american history. Me underscore ching texas sky thousands queued for hours 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 viewing was housed and host in the city west lloyd grew up well this is an important time in our world. And i feel bad it is necessary for me to be here to mourn as a human being for the human race being an african
Proud on the streets of berlin as the city celebrates its annual tribes array and this year its marking to special anniversary. On record has welcome to the Program Police in moscow have arrested more than a 1000 people as they attempted to rally outside the Mayors Office the protesters were demanding free and fair local elections after a rocket of opposition and independent candidates were barred from running in the citys upcoming polls the demonstration was declared illegal and police began to time people before it began. This is our city the protesters defiant chant. But most goes police see things differently arresting one demonstrator after another for the people here a sign of thirtys in Vladimir Putins russia are afraid. They counting how many of us there are and thats why we need to come. With me you cant be indifferent if we dont start with these local moscow elections when will ever begin russia is a big country and i hope people will see us and understand we cant go on livin
A russian opposition politician is arrested as protests flare up again in moscow thousands have been taking to the streets in the past month demanding that opposition candidates be allowed to run for city council. Im rebecca riches welcome to the program their brain renewed clashes in hong kong between police and prodemocracy activists placed fired tear gas at protesters who are holding an authorized demonstrations in 2 locations its the 10th straight weekend of protests that were triggered by opposition to a proposed law that would have allowed extradition from hong kong to Mainland China activists held a number of other protests earlier in the day that remained peaceful including a sit in at hong kong airport. At the airport protesters assembled for a 2nd day to greet passengers arriving in the city drawing international attend. To their cause saturday morning also saw a rather tranquil rally in support of the prodemocracy movement it brought together families demanding a stable and
Opposition candidates be allowed to run for city council. And devastation in china as time from the key member of the countrys coastline placed 18 people have been killed and more than a 1000000 painful to flee their heart. Im Rebecca Ritters welcome to the program disgraced us financier jeffrey abstain has been found dead in his new york jail cell abstains thought to have killed himself despite being on suicide watch he was a convicted sex offender who was rearrested last month abstain was facing sex trafficking charges and accusations he abused dozens of teenage girls he denied the charges and faced up to 45 years in prison if convicted. Im joined now by correspondent foley is from washington public what are authorities saying about it. Hi rebecca well the latest that we have here is that the story broke here in the United States just a few hours ago at by several media sources saying. Jeffrey epstein was taken from the facility at the jail in manhattan to a hospital there where he w