Up all 4 Police Officers involved in the death of george floyd in the u. S. One charged with 2nd degree murder their actions have sparked massive protests and a moral reckoning in the United States is this a watershed moment for reform or will Police Brutality continue plus a suspect in a 13 year old missing persons mystery in german prisoner is under investigation for the disappearance of Madeleine Mccann for me Portugal Hotel room back in 2007. Im good to have you with us in the United States the policeman arrested over the killing of george. Face charges of 2nd degree murder 3 other officers. Connected to the death will also face charges on wednesday george voids family visited a memorial at the Street Corner in minneapolis minnesota where he died after a Police Officer pressed his knee on 2 for you know. The attorney general of the u. S. State of minnesota spoke earlier about these new charges heres what he had to say about the cates we think the community for their patience and al
One is charged with seconddegree murder. Their actions have sparked mass protests and a moral reckoning in the United States. Is this a watershed moment for reform or will Police Brutality continue . Protests in london echoing the outrage of u. S. Demonstrations. Activists say people of color in the u. K. Phase systemic racism that has proved deadly all too often. Brent im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs and 89 states and around the world, welcome. We begin with breaking news. Police in germany say they have identified a new suspect in the 2007 disappearance of the british girl, madeleine mccann. The suspect is a german man who was currently in prison. She disappeared in portugal in may of 2007. Despite an enormous International Search and lots of International Media coverage, her fate still remains a mystery. For more, lets bring in our correspondent. He is on the story for us. What maury doing what more do we know about the parent breaking investigation . The suspect is a 43yearold
Tired of it im tired of just the way its being treated. My grandmother and her hometown and my grandfather were both civil rights activists and both my parents are so i understand what you know needs to be done and you know growing up with them and seeing the changes that they but its crazy. Also coming up tonight when the injustices far away serve as a mirror to that which is close to home the echoes of racism in america here in germany. Towards george floyd to seth of george floyd an African American has shaken many people here in germany and the around the world it is also shaken the German Government this was a horrific and avoidable death and it is defeatist. But to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the police the best and the worst the United States in just the past week has shown the world 2 very different faces of war enforcement in minneapolis we saw the cruel and inhumane come alive as a black band met his deat
Im Claire Richardson thanks for joining us germanys government has agreed a massive stimulus package to kickstart an economy battered by the Coronavirus Crisis the 130000000000 euro deal will see taxes cuts and money given directly to families germany faces the worst recession since world war 2 following weeks of lockdown chancellor Angela Merkel said the agreement would also help the economy adapt to future challenges because. If you just launch an economic stimulus package which would be the usual thing to do you would have to also be a package with an element of looking towards the future and weve placed great importance on that to do for the years 20202021 the package will comprise 100004. 1000000000 euros. Of that 120000000000. 00 it will be government expenditure so weve got a stimulus package a package for the future and of course also bill its not as relevant to us here but obvious points ability to 0 and the international dimension. Went into knots and. Well joining me in the
A reward for his arrest. A surprise twist in Israels Parliament Opposition Leader benny gantz nominates some self to serve as speaker. So now the European Commission president has warned that coronavirus is too big for any one country to handle alone live on the land is calling for unity saying saving lives has to remain the top priority spain and france are struggling to contain the virus which are it has reported more than 600. 00 deaths in 24 hours aerotow is following the latest developments from madrid. Despite the grim figures reported by the Health Minister officials in spain more than 1500 more cases of corona virus infections and told increase by 600 people in just 24 hours but though these figures keep increasing theres a small window of hope as for the 1st time in spain the number of contagious and best and theres have increased have to work is now a 10 percent of this to total a population that are infected by corona virus is not only the Health Care Workers but also Police