Told me a lot of both thanks for joining us we begin in the United States where thousands have paid their last respects to george floyd the black man who died under the knee of a white Police Officer in minneapolis a 6 hour public viewing of the casket has taken place at the fountain of praise church in Houston Texas where he was raised and lived before moving to minneapolis several years ago the Funeral Service will be held on chuse day George Floyds killing has sparked protests across america and around the world. News all of us at it is at the fountain of praise church all over houston is the city where george floyd grew up do the people mourn him as one of their own. Told me if you look at the amount of people who came here then you. Yes so the whole area surrounding the church was just and with traffic jams thousands of people lined up here today to get into the fountain of praise church to take a last look a glimpse on on george floyd the body was laid out here throughout the day
Im sara kelly welcome to the program we begin in the United States where u. S. President donald trump is slamming the state leaders as the country is gripped by some of the worst unrest in half a century in a Conference Call with governors trump reportedly called them quote weak for not taking a tougher line against people protesting the death of george floyd an unarmed africanamerican man who died last week in minneapolis after a Police Officer knelt on his neck his death set off days of mass protests in cities across the United States many of which have turned violent. America is burning for 6 night in a row anger flooded streets. Cross the deeply divided country. This scale of civil unrest has not been seen here in decades. In georgia floyds home state protesters marched against systemic racism and Police Brutality. All these voices are here because the same thing keeps happening over and over again its the new lynching you know and its new coded language in a way that our president
Plus 3 years sentence. Once dean was convicted of rape and Sexual Assault in a case that gave momentum to the need to move. On nick spicer welcome to the program italy has ordered the closure of all shops apart from food stores and pharmacies all bars and restaurants are also to remain shut as part of efforts to halt the spread of the corona virus italy has the largest number of infections outside of china more than 800 chalion have been killed by the disease. A major airport in milan and missing its travelers. Silence at the heart of room as its release apos is 12000. 00. Coronavirus cases the government is tightening its restrictions. Now we are closing down all commercial activities except for grocery Stores Pharmacies and drug stores. There is no need to run and buy food and supermarkets. d will close shops. Pubs and restaurants. Other european capitals are struggling to avoid a similar fate closed schools across the country the czech government banned all public gatherings of 100
a key victory in the don boss region. ah. hello, i m claire richardson. thanks so much for joining us. president joe biden is leading calls for stricter gun control in the united states a day after it s deadly. a school shooting in a decade, a teenaged gunman barricaded himself inside a classroom at an elementary school in texas. before killing 19 children and 2 teachers, police later shot dead at the attacker. now as grief turns to anger, americans and the watching world are once again asking what must be done to stop gun violence. grieving family members, waiting to know if their kid survived. we can get anything we can get any anything as little as they re okay. they re not okay. or we re still waiting or you know, no, no information has been released to any of the pastor. they have alyssa for her name in here. so she not here. so real it on down on her name s antonio. to work, we find her at least 19 children, and 2 teachers were killed in this texas elementary school. th
Former president to testify to the congressional inquiry. Also coming up. A fresh wave of russian air strikes on ukraine. More than 40 towns and cities come under attack in a 4th straight day of bombardment. And russia sends its new mobile newly mobilized soldiers into battle, but give them rusty weapons, squalid conditions at almost no training for the front. Ah, i am told me all logical welcome to the program. The u. S. Congressional Committee Investigating the capital riot has issued a legal summons for former President Donald Trump to testify on january 6th last year, his supporters swarmed. The building as lawmakers met to declare jo, biding the winner of the president ial election. Now the panel wants to find out what role donald trump played. He must be accountable. And as hereby directed the vote was unanimous. Former us President Donald Trump, is to provide documents and testify under oath in connection with a capital riot capital. We are obligated to seek answers directly fro