Meridian international center. Thank you for joining us for this program this morning with and belay cp president naacp president derrick johnson. Convenings focused on leaders that may provide insight into some of the big challenges we have today. We have been going through a series of looking into the pandemic and we hope the good ours is recent h something we can count on going forward. Even if that takes place, there is a huge amount of work to be done to rebuild economies and create a future for people. Just as significant has been our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion, and looking at Racial Injustice in the United States and around the world so we can help come through this pandemic someook at the future and of the real challenges we have had historically in our country. This program is being livestreamed. It is on the record and we are resa, who to have te will be joining us to moderate the panel. She has an extensive background in journalism. Welcome. She has been with p
Biden is joined by his former boss barack obama in the crucial swing state of michigan. By money in saeeds this is al jazeera life from die hard also coming up. Another lockdown for england this time for one month as it like all the European Countries grapples with spiraling coronavirus infections. The counting is underway in georgias parliamentary elections. The 1st action hero after a career that spanned 5 decades sean connery dies at the age of 90. Just 3 days out from the 2020 u. S. President ial election both candidates are making a final push in key battleground states right up until polling day President Trump is holding the 3rd for rallies in pennsylvania hoping to cling on to a state that he won by just one percent back in 2016 hes told supporters his opponent off is no future for America Biden will imprison. Your people your families in your house well letting rioters roam free and loot your streets or loot you still are under barred and there will be no school no graduations
Across the globe ease coronavirus restrictions plus. Im wayne hay in all clints new zealand where well tell you why coronavirus may change the way our cities are designed. Protests to have defied curfews and at least 21. 00 u. S. States to continue that demonstrations against Police Brutality its been nearly a week now protests which occasionally turned violent it began with the death of a black man george floyd while in Police Custody in the city of minneapolis minnesota now 2 officers have been sex in the city of atlanta after they were filmed using Excessive Force against protests as well as it was rob reynolds reports. Police misconduct amid nationwide protests Police Misconduct here police in riot gear surround a car with 2 young black people inside one slashes a tire. Another smashes the drivers window. And the young woman is taste and violently dragged out although she is not resisting. 7 the male driver is manhandled and also shocked with a taser even though each 2 doesnt appea
On the street. Warns Police Officers of severe consequences if they use violence against demonstrators. The total number of corona virus infections in chile is supposes 100000 Us Latin America becomes the new epicenter of the pandemic. And back to school and out shopping again as many countries across the globe east coronavirus restrictions. U. S. President donald trump has criticized the response of state governors to nationwide demonstrations during a Conference Call he said they look weak and should take a tougher stance it comes off the days of protests following the death of a black man in Police Custody in minneapolis last week lets take you straight to washington a White House Correspondent kimberly how it is that people who are expecting a White House Press briefing to get under way shortly while we wait for that what are we to make of those comments from the president about governors looking weak more importantly what the governors make of. Well it didnt sit well with at least
Of the house nancy pelosi opens that debate calling for both sides to put aside their part of the ship and to vote in the interest of the country it is tragic that the president s reckless actions make impeachment necessary he gave us no choice what we are discussing today is the established fact that the president violated the constitution is a matter of fact that the president is an ongoing threat to our National Security and the integrity of our elections the basis of our democracy hundreds of historians legal scholars and former prosecutors regardless of party had stated that the president committed impeachable offenses while trumps republican allies say the democrats have been trying to impeach the president since he was elected. We on the republican side have no problem taking our case to the majority and to the people of this country because they elected donald trump and it is a matter for the voters not this house not in this way not in the way this is being done it is trampled