Been stand offs between activists and the police. In other news pupils prepare to go, back to school as the British Government introduces a further relaxation of the lockdown. Brazil becomes the country with the fourth highest death toll from coronavirus. Nearly 29,000 people have died in south americas largest country. And christo the world renowned artist best known for wrapping buildings and landmarks in fabric had died at the age of 8a. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. In the last hour, the capital of the United States washington, dc has gone under curfew. As the lockdown to protect the country from the coronavirus pandemic had all but ended, the death last week of an unarmed black man george floyd after a white Police Officer knelt on his neck for eight minutes, has sparked local protests which have now spread across the nation. Right now protestors are still on the st
At the age of 8a. In the last few minutes, the capital of the United States, washington, dc, has gone under curfew. As the lockdown to protect the country from the coronavirus pandemic had all but ended, the death last week, of an unarmed black man george floyd after a white Police Officer knelt on his neck for 8 minutes, has sparked local protests, as well as clashes and violence across the nation. Right now protestors are still on the streets just a few hundred metres from the white house itself. There are similar scenes all over the country and curfews are in force in nearly a0 cities. We saw scenes like this. Teargas being fired and police and other Law Enforcement officers starting to move the crowd away from the white house. What were seeing from the live pictures is few blocks away, the dispersal of the protesters remember, this is a city that is known to curfew full many people are refusing to go home. In minneapolis, where mr floyd died last monday, and the protests began, a t
The house of representatives has approved the Democratic Police reform legislation named in honour of george floyd, whose death in Police Custody a month ago sparked calls to address police misconduct. The reform has provisions to end qualified immunity for law enforcement, prohibit racial profiling and ban chokeholds and create a National Registry of police misconduct. The legislation is unlikely to pass in its current form in the senate, where the republicans have a majority. The bill, opposed by President Trump, also faces a formal white house veto threat. The bill was passed exactly one month after Georges Floyd death. Floyd died in minnesota after a Police Officer knelt on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. 0ne officer has been charged with murder and three others have been charged with abetting the crime. Now we have a powerful insight into what George Floyds family has been going through since his death. Philonise floyd, georges brother, has told bbc news he and his fami
More than 35,000 new cases are identified in a single day. We start in the uk. Liverpool supporters are celebrating after the Football Club clinched their first English Premier League title in 30 years, with a record seven games to spare. Last seasons champions, Manchester City, had to win against chelsea to remain in contention but they lost 2 1. What does this mean for the city and the club . Lets speak to jenny kirkham, reporter for the liverpool echo, whos in the heart of meryside, liverpools city centre. Thank you for being with us. No problem. As you can hear behind me, the crowd still going strong in the city centre and no show of slowing down at all. A football match of their own has broke out in the crowd and if they are cheering. The motion you can see just shows how long they have waited for this. For viewers around the world, we should explain there are lockdown measures in place and the fans have not been able to gather together and watch the games in pubs and bars. People
Generations of pain is manifesting itself in the world is watching. This hour we will get the latest on the case from Minnesota Attorney general, we will discuss how to heal the divide between the black community and Law Enforcement with the head of the minnesota chief of police. And why in the year 2020 is race still such a flashpoint. We are joined by professor cornell west in South Carolina senator tim scott. The question is what would happen if we have a pandemic, right on fox news sunday. Chris hello again from fox news in washington. A nation already on edge pushed to the brink. The coronavirus claiming more than 100,000 lives in 40 million jobs, now the video recorded death of an unarmed black and in Police Custody acting like a match on a tinderbox. Tens of thousands taking to the street overnight in more than 75 cities across the country. As some protests turn violent the National Guard was deployed and curfews were imposed in more than two dozen cities. The most at one time s