A global reckoning on racism at least killings in the United States target protests and debates on racial legacies in britain and elsewhere so can europe and the us learn from each other this isnt. Hello and welcome to the program on iran come on the killing of george floyd an American Police custody has triggered protests around the world some in solidarity with the black plugs not on the mint in the United States other demonstrations are coals to confront the legacy of racism in their own countries rallies in britain have hard like to discrimination against minorities as well as britains colonial past a statue of 17th century slave trade edward culson was dumped in Bristol Harbor last week in a london city leaders removed a statue of another slave trade a role that milligan and fearing move on to lism boarded up Winston Churchill statute the full protest on saturday. Far right activists have held accounts or alley saying they wanted to protect the statues and what they call British H
Leave big tech for long. Look at this. Apple is back up by 7. Microsoft, 3. 50. Amazon, thats up 40 bucks. Alphabet up 21. Facebook up nearly five. Solid gains. Got it. All right. Its 6 00 on the west coast and the people of seattle are waking up to a full scale insurrection. I use that word deliberately because thats what it is. The capitol hill district in the city is now known as chaz. That is the capitol hill autonomous zone. Police officers have abandoned their precinct, the anarchists are in charge and the mayor says its not terrorism, its patriotism. You ever think an American City would cede control willingly to anarchy . It just happened. Varney company is about to begin. They dont straighten that situation out, were going to straighten it out. What i mean is very simple. Were not going to let seattle be occupied by anarchists. Were not going to let this happen in seattle. If we have to go in, were going to go in. The governors either going to do it, let the governor do it. He
Will be meeting medics out on the frontlines. Very you want to hear. That a space x. Rocket thunders away from earth to nasa astronauts aboard a new era for commercial space travel. But everyone protests against racism and spread to even more u. S. Cities becoming violent in many of them what began as demonstrations over the death of george floyd after being arrested has real woken a National Outrage about deaths blamed on police well start with this from mike hanna. What started out as peaceful protests in dozens of cities a ruptured in violence in Los Angeles Police vehicles were set on fire sending plumes of black smoke over the area. Similar scenes in cities ranging from seattle where a 5 pm curfew has been set to miami where thousands gathered through the day and where like in so many other areas a standoff with police ended in clouds of tear gas in chicago where demonstrators held signs carrying messages of protest that were repeated throughout the nation. In new york a city that
To ease its coronavirus lockdown even though its not past the peak well meet some medics on the front lines its. Very. Fun here. And on their way to the International Space station to nasa astronauts blasting off a new era in privatized rocket trying. To protest against racism and Police Brutality of spread to even more u. S. Cities and become violent in many of them what began as demonstrations over the death of george floyd during his arrest as rio woken Americas National outrage over the deaths of other black men blamed on police. Mike hanna has this report. What started out as peaceful protests in dozens of cities or ruptured in violence in Los Angeles Police vehicles were set on fire sending plumes of black smoke over the area similar scenes in cities ranging from seattle where a 5 pm curfew has been set to miami where thousands gathered through the day and where like in so many other areas a standoff with police ended in clouds of tear gas in chicago where demonstrators held sign
An unprecedented flight to the International Space station 2 nasa astronauts blast off a new era in privatized travel. Mexico is preparing to ease its coronavirus lock down even though its not past the peak medics on the front line. And theyre just a phone call away to meet the grandmothers who are helping people cope with anxiety and depression amid the lockdown in zimbabwe. And how much with all the sporting committing acts in the top Football Division has by munich. 5 now led to. Court extending 30th in this league title. Curfews are in place in more than 2 dozen u. S. States as protests continued for a 4th night across the country some of the demonstrations were peaceful but still more than 1400 people have been arrested in 17 cities the protests demonstrations began against the death of an unarmed black man in Police Custody but now its real work and National Outrage over racism sometimes at the hands of the police 1st mike hanna has this reports on what was a long night for many