Aljazeera. And on the. Roof. I dont at all watching aljazeera thats for money about top stories this hour george fords calls and has arrived at the fountain of praise church and his hometown of houston where people have been gathering to attend his funeral his death in Police Custody sparked 2 weeks of protests across the u. S. And around the while. Hundreds of people have also gathered to pay their last respects to floyd in minneapolis the city where he died. And burundis president has died at the age of 55. 00 a government statement says he died of a homes attack on monday he was due to step down and organist off to the recent president ial election. Well lets take you back to houston now and the fountain of praise church where as you can see the beginnings of the funeral of george floyd are currently underway a large number of people have arrived we did see the reverend al sharpton walk in with George Floyds family now u. S. President ial democratic hopeful joe biden will not be att
A great powerful words from floyds mace calling for an end to racial injustice. And how you can split the starring role and you can achieve justice which is it hot place civil rights leader reverend al sharpton rebuke in President Trump for his handling of Police Brutality in america. We cannot leave just moment thinking we can once again turn away from racism and stings that are very strong at a video message from democratic president ial candidate joe biden reiterating the need for lost in change. George floyd is being laid to rest in Houston Texas to us weeks after he died under the knee of a Minneapolis Police officer his final words i can. And breathe became a rallying cry for a Global Movement against racism and Police Brutality the ford family was joined by others whove lost loved ones of the hands of those meant to protect them is nice said that as long as shes breathing justice will be served. Show no remorse while i smoke was so leave his body he bade him plead it many times
Cities tonight in Minneapolis Police are confronting demonstrators who are breaking the curfew thank you for joining us tonight at 8 im pam moore and can weigh in for a 5th niting chaos a scene playing out. Across the nation. Minneapolis has been the epicenter of protests since e death of george floyd on memorial day tonight protesters stay out past curfew at one point marching toward downtown that is once not swat teams fired tear gas into the crowd. The tougher tactics came after city and state leaders were criticized there for not confronting the violence more strongly an overnight curfew is in effect in minneapolis and in more than a dozen major cities across the nation violent protests that rocked america from coast to coast even in cities that are known as civil hot spots, so we want to show you some live pictures from 3 different cities across the country we have los angeles atlanta. And chicago where police in those 3 cities have been battling protesters and fires and theres be
China its a setback despite extensive testing a passenger on the 1st german flight to china test positive for the throne of god we talk correspondents who was also. Shocked. German campos flock to the favorite spot says coronavirus restrictions on movement and social interactions people are fed up with being with months of being inside and they keep their distance. As welcome to the program. 3rd tests continue in the United States some violent as demonstrators rage over the death of a black man in Police Custody curfews are in force in several cities now including as angeles philadelphia and atlanta more states called in the National Guard and Police Deployed tear gas and rubber bullets to contain the escalating unrest for. The wave of anger sweeping the United States reached the gates of the white house for a 2nd night protesters in washington d. C. Called for an end to Police Violence against minorities in noisy demonstrations my god. An uneasy calm in minneapolis the city where geor
Also on board that flight. Via munich charging towards 8 successive time they saw the b. Doesnt suffer they had to move a whopping 10 points clear at the top of the to. Welcome to the program protests continue in the United States some violent as demonstrators rage over the death of a black man in Police Custody curfews are in force in several cities now including los angeles philadelphia and atlanta more states cold in the National Guard and Police Deployed tear gas and rubber bullets to contain the escalating on the rest. The the wave of anger sweeping the United States reached the gates of the white house for a 2nd night protesters in washington d. C. Called for an end to Police Violence against minorities in noisy demonstrations i was. An uneasy calm in minneapolis the city where george floyd died after being pinned to the ground by a white Police Officer since his death the city has seen 5 Straight Days of protest and its reeling from almost as many nights of violence the state go