In the us, a pledge to dismantle the Minneapolis Police department by the local council, as a response to the killing of george floyd. A legal challenge to new rules requiring people arriving in the uk to self isolate for m days, which come into effect today. Dentists can reopen from today in england, but they warn a shortage of ppe will lead to delays. New zealand lifts lockdown restrictions as it declares no active coronavirus cases for the First Time Since the outbreak began. A source close to Prince Andrew has declined to comment on media reports that us authorities have formally requested he answer questions over theJeffrey Epstein affair. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Borisjohnson has said anti racism protests in the uk this weekend were subverted by thuggery after some demonstrators clashed with the police. Scotland yard said eight officers were injured yesterday
Nationwide protests over racism and police brutality. I think theres racism in the United States still, but i dont think that the Law Enforcement system is systemically racist. The attorney general there. Despite his words, members of the Trump Administration continue to defend the actions of Law Enforcement, denying the presence of deeprooted racism. Tell that to people out on the streets because calls for change from coast to coast and many places in between continue as protestors across the u. S. Turned out for a 13th day to speak out against racism and police brutality. In los angeles protestors peacefully packed the streets as demonstrators again demanded justice for the death of george floyd. A similar call on the other side of the country. This is new jersey where hundreds of protestors took a knee in his memory. And in billings, montana, crowds werent deterred by heavy rain and continued to march and let their voices be heard chanting i cant breathe. These just some of the many
1. 25 million as the minneapolis city counsel announced their support for dismantling the citys Police Department and protests continue for the 14th day across the u. S. In reaction to floyds killing with demonstrators calling now for Police Reform and an end to Police Brutality. Lets go straight to houston right now. Cnns omar jimenez is on the scene. The viewing there has been under way now for four hours, it still has two hours to go. Update our viewers. Reporter thats right, wolf. Weve seen a steady stream of people coming through and all of them masked and gloved to pay their respects for george floyd and any minute were expecting to hear from the families of george floyd and trayvon martin, Michael Brown and more and all of those families connected by tragedy and why George Floyds case and death are about so much more than george floyd. As George Floyds body arrives at the fountain of praise church in his hometown of houston, texas. It was the publics last chance to say goodbye.
Presumptive democratic president ial nominee joe biden. Lets go to brooklyn, new york, where bill weir is joining us. Youre on the move with a large crowd there. We are. On several thousand moving down laenl avenue probably toward the brooklyn bridge. If yesterday was any indication. The first passionate, focused, very serious about it. Nypd letting it happened as the last couple days, and early this morning, mayor de blasio announced he was lifting the curfew a day early because last night it went so well. I was with a crowd that marched fast and determined for three hours after curfew. They were led by a young protester named paris howard who just around 11 00, one of the inspectors in charge of that precinct came over and said, can i march with you . They ended up shaking hands. Putting arms around each other. And at the end said, everybody can disperse peacefully. They said we want to be sure this isnt used a propaganda. This is the first step to reform. There are a lot of things t
Were fired. An awful lot happened this weekend. For the next hour, we want to assess the aftermath of it all, suggest what it may mean, and where this country is likely to go from here. But first, we want to give you a sense of what happened. We are going to begin tonight in minneapolis, thats where the black lives matter riots first began almost two weeks ago. As the violence there raged, some Democratic Leaders in minneapolis came to a conclusion that didnt on the surface anyway make intuitive sense. What their city really needs, they decided, is less Law Enforcement. In fact, no Law Enforcement. So they began to demand that minneapolis defund the police. The first thing you notice about this idea is how unpopular with the public it is. Almost nobody in the country supports it. But the activists, undeterred, kept pushing the idea and within days, pressure mounted on the mayor of minneapolis, jacob frey, to get rid of his citys police department. This was a problem for frey. Frey has