The 1st trip in u. S. Soil in nearly a decade. Im in new zealand we will tell you why coronavirus may change the way our cities are designed. Theres an uneasy peace across the United States as protesters continue to make their feelings known about the death in Police Custody of an unarmed black man but so far theres been no repeat of the violent looting and destruction of property thats occurred over the past several days where hundreds gathered again in minnesota where this all started to denounce the death of george floyd he was killed by a white Police Officer who knelt on his neck for most 9 minutes last monday the National Guard has now been mobilized in several states to help contain the violence nightly curfews have been imposed and theres already a heavy Police Presence on the streets of many major cities to washington d. C. Hundreds of gathered outside. The white house president from has come under fire for his continued critical comments about the protests in atlanta 2 Police
There and dealing with specific protests all over the city this is incredibly difficult work and there will be critiques and there will be things that need to be investigated and it will need to be things improved and we expect to do better today than we did yesterday but i want to commend the restraint that we saw all over all from the n. Y. P. D. That is crucial to keeping the peace in the city and respecting the right to peacefully protest thats what the n. Y. P. D. Has done for years thats what they did yesterday with that i turn to commissioner government shall. Thank you mr mayor so give a brief summary of yesterdays events what we saw across new york city from the Police Department perspective and. Policing some of the demonstrations was similar to the 2 nights before yesterday began which seems like a long time ago with to protest in new york city 1st was that 120th precinct in Staten Island the 2nd one was 125th street up and up in harlem. Both went overwhelmingly well what we
Coronavirus lockdown even though infections are rapidly on the run. On 2 nasa astronauts safety make it to the International Space station. In nearly a decade that. Is the scene as we go to protest as are once again gathering in cities right across the United States over the death of an unarmed black man in minneapolis last week we have reporters standing by in 6 major cities the outpouring of anger of a Police Brutality is now entering its 6th day hundreds gathered again in minneapolis where this all started to denounce the death of george floyd he was killed by a white Police Officer were knelt on his neck for almost 9 minutes last monday when the protests spread across the country from new york to. Los angeles so far gatherings have been fairly peaceful but past nights have seen looting and vandalism well the National Guard has now been mobilized in several states to help contain the violence nightly curfews have been imposed and theres already a heavy Police Presence on the streets
Badawi. I am in charleston, the biggest city in the state of South Carolina in the south of america. Todayit carolina in the south of america. Today it is sunny and picturesque, but charlestons prosperity was built on the back of the slave trade. Nearly half of all of americas slaves arrived at this port. Behind me, the slave market, where they were sold and bought. The struggle for freedom has where they were sold and bought. The struggle forfreedom has been where they were sold and bought. The struggle for freedom has been long and bloody. One of the most iconic fighters was Martin Luther king. My guest is his daughter, dr bernice king. What does she make of Race Relations today . Dr bernice king, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. You are ceo of the king centre in atlanta, georgia, like your late father, Martin Luther king. You preach coexistence. When you look around the world today, including the united states, do you existence . You certainly see it in various places.
Im in charleston, the biggest city in the state of south carolina, in the americas south. Today, its sunny and picturesque, but charlestons prosperity was built on the back of the slave trade. Nearly half of all of americas slaves arrived at its port. Behind me is a slave market where they were bought and sold. The struggle for freedom and justice has been long and bloody. One of the most iconic fighters was Martin Luther king, the civil rights activist. My guest is his daughter, bernice king. Thank you. You are ceo of the king centre in atlanta, georgia. Like your late father, Martin Luther king, you are a church minister, you also preach his message of coexistence. When you look around the world today, including the United States, do you see coexistence between different peoples . You certainly see it in in various places, when i travel around the nation and the world, but i think holistically we have a lot of work to do in terms of understanding our different cultures, appreciating