And 6 months on from the 1st corona virus infection in the citys residents are now facing a new threat. Nearly 16000000 people worldwide have been infected with corona virus in the u. S. The number of cases is rising as authorities struggle to get the pandemic under control for the 5th consecutive day more than 1000 americans have died of the virus and 68000 new infections have been reported in just the past 24 hours the countrys top Infectious Diseases expert dr anthony felt she has state governments to halt reopening to cope with the infections the states of florida texas and california remain some of the worst hit areas many in florida are blaming the governor for easing the lockdown measures too soon so how did you cast her reports from maryland. The death toll in florida is rising as well and one person in florida is dying a coded every 10 minutes and florida certainly is not alone 18 states in the United States have broken totals and as far as cases or deaths in this past week in
Where doctors are working hard to save lives. Thank you very much for joining us just 24 hours after george foid was laid to rest his brother has testified before a congressional hearing the committee is looking at racial inequality in Police Violence in the United States if you notice floyd called his brothers death a modern day lynching in broad daylight and politicians to stop the pain how these are castro has our report from washington. Illinois cloyd traveled directly from his brothers funeral in houston to the u. S. Capitol george call for help and he was ignored please listen to the crowd ill make it to you now to the cause of our family and the cause ringing out the streets across the world people of our backgrounds genders and race have come together to demand change House Democrats have proposed sweeping legislation to Reform Police departments in the wake of George Floyds death that includes increasing Police Accountability for officer misconduct and Banning Police chokehold
Fashion stores are hoping to attract customers as they prepared to open for the 1st time in weeks. Protests have broken out in the us city of atlanta after the Police Killing of another black man on friday brokes was shot by officers after a struggle at a Fast Food Restaurant which was set on fire by protesters made to police a brogues who had fallen asleep in his car in the drive through failed s. Obrien test and resisted arrest one Police Officer involved in the incident has been fired and the police chief of atlanta has resigned and gallagher has the details. Facing off against riot Police Setting cause on fire and blocking roads protesters in atlanta gather close to where a short brooks died on friday night the 27 year old father of 3 was reported for being asleep in his car at this fast food drive through officers say mr brooks was drunk following a violent struggle with mr brooks its alleged the 27 year old to the Police Tasered and turned on the offices he was then shot and late
City council is in minneapolis a promising to dismantle and rebuild the Police Department its a response to the death in custody of george foid which sparked protests in the u. S. And around the world but i call him reports. A movement that shows no signs of abating across the United States another day of massive crowds demanding Police Reform and it appears in some places getting what they want in minneapolis where the killing of george floored an unarmed africanamerican sparked the protests the city council have pledged to disband the Police Department and try to figure out a new form of policing activities to end our citys toxic relationship with the Media Outlets to Police Departments to Police Things as we dont wait and see if we. Can stand out like. A new york citys mayor says hes focusing on the funding we will be moving funding from the n. Y. P. D. To youth initiatives and social services he didnt say how much but it is the latest sign that the demand to do. On the police is ga
A 2nd night of protests in lebanon over the governments handling of a deepening economic crisis. Thank you for joining as we begin in beijing where a district in chinas capital is on high alert top to dozens of people that tested positive for corona virus the 1st off the 2 months of no infections in the city a wholesale market and 11 neighborhoods in its vicinity have been placed under lockdown after testing 55 people at the market came up positive focal the 1000 officials in that beijing district say they are doing they are is rather in a war footing the Chinese Capital is also delaying the reopening of times calls as a result as get the latest from katrina you in beijing for us so katrina what more do we know about this new virus cluster in beijing and how concerned are chinese authorities. Theyre certainly concerned foley so so far what we know is that this new cluster of cases centers around a wholesale market in beijing called market now this is the biggest wholesale market in the