Familys anguish the mother of george floyd stores and makes an emotional call for justice. And sympathy and solidarity spreads across borders and across continents as george floyd reaction for his global. Protest is in the u. S. Breaking curfews in cities across the country its now the 8th day of demonstrations following the death of George Floyd National job National Guard soldiers have been deployed now in 29 states as incidents of arson and looting punctuate otherwise Peaceful Demonstrations at least 5 people are reported to have died in the unrest while many protesters are still on the streets of the u. S. Capitol washington d. C. Rallies were held around the white house a day after President Trump had crowds forcibly removed by police. And in the state of oregon thousands of protesters marched on to one of portlands busiest roads to stage their protest as you can see they lay face down on burnside bridge with their hands behind their backs for 9 minutes and remembrance of george f
To sydney tens of thousands march in solidarity. Protesters face off in central beirut as the political power struggles and economic crisis worsens. Hello thanks for joining us the tide is turning in libyas civil war were alert for half that has declared his support for a ceasefire with the un recognized government after suffering several Major Military defeats the truce was proposed by egypts president of the festa has sisi following talks in cairo and it calls for a ceasefire from monday and the exit of all foreign fighters but Government Forces are marching forward driving have touched fighters out of their strongholds and capturing more towns including by the way lead early on saturday theyve now entered certs the hometown of the former dictator Moammar Gadhafi its another house that a stronghold and beyond certainly libyas prized oil fields there are such a bari reports. Proposing a peace deal in cairo egypts president Abdel Fattah Sisi was warlord Khalifa Haftar whose 14 month of
In central beirut as the political power struggle and economic crisis worse. Thanks for joining us protesters are pouring into americas capital as the city gears up for its largest demonstration yet against racism and Police Brutality take a look at the live scene in washington d. C. Right now 12 days off to a george floyd a black man was killed while pinned down by a white Police Officer his dress has triggered waves of anger and protest right across the nation with a message block lives matter of gaining renewed support around the world meanwhile floyds family has held a Memorial Service for him in North Carolina thats where he was born. I think for. Everybody been talking about everything in there these family is a can love and they love everybody a man. And im not the one the prince but ive come to tell you today that god. Its gods son. That you out there. What. Is on our south. Carolina. I dont like this c. E. O. And i want to tell you some way to bring about you know back in the
Ms. Duckworth first he said i cant breathe. Then he called out mama for his late mother. Last monday, in broad daylight, george floyd was slowly, publicly killed by someone whose responsibility was to protect and serve. Officer Derrick Chauvin who has since been rightfully fired spent about three minutes ignoring floyds cries of pain. Refusing to move his knee from floyds neck, refusing to let up, to get up, even as the man under him begged for life and lost consciousness. Then he spent roughly another six minutes after floyd had fallen silent, ignoring the growing number of witnesses who begged him to see the obvious, that the man under his knee was unresponsive, that he was dying. As a mom, there are not words to describe the visceral, gutwrenching feeling of hearing someone cry out for their mother in a moment of such desperation. George floyds death was unnecessary and heart breaking. It was a tragedy but horrifyingly it was not an anomaly. From eric garner who told us six years ag
Calls for a ceasefire is a tripoli government surges forward into the stronghold of. Lebanons army steps in between rival protest groups in the capital its economic pain brings thousands on to the streets. With a sinister side of the corona Virus Outbreak we look at how criminals have become more brazen in chilling. So than the chorus of voices demanding an end to systemic racism and pleas brutality is getting louder with millions marching across the United States and around the world this follows of course the death of george floyd in minneapolis who was suffocated by a Police Officer 2 weeks ago right now tens of thousands of people in washington was for whats not to be the largest demonstrate in chian in the city so far the peaceful gathering has centered on the newly named black lives matter plaster which is not far from the white house hundreds of mourners attended a Memorial Service in North Carolina where george floyd was born people waited in long lines outside the church to pa