Territory where protests have escalated this week. And the agony of the Airlines Easyjet cutting 4500 jobs as a third of and a third of its workforce and its not the only carrier suffering in the coronavirus pandemic. And the jury is still out on whether it works, but some south african fafarmers say wormwood helped againstst the spanish fla centurury ago and they s say itn hehelp eat the coronavirus toda. Help beat the coronavirus today. Im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs and in the u. S. And around the world, we start tonight in the u. S. Where the city of minneapolis has been shaken by a second day of angry demonstrations and looting following the death of a black man in police custody. The mayor of the city in the state of minnesota has asked the governor to send in the national guard. He has also called for criminal charges to be filed against the officer who was seen kneeling on George Floyds net. The u. S. Department of justice says it has launched an investigation. Reporter minneapolis is a city on fire. An outpouring of rage at the death of a black man at the hands of police. This Auto Parts Stores one of several businesses in the city set ablaze by angry protesters. Elsewhere, there was vandalism, looting, and clashes between demonstrators and riot police. The Minneapolis Police department has praised its officers for showing restraint in their response. Our officers do not antagonize people. Our officers were there. They were present and reactionary. I will tell you that it is amazing, the amount of restraint used by all of Law Enforcement out there. Reporter but it is the polices response in this incident that sparked the protest. In t this video taken byby a bystandeder, 46yearold george floyd is heard asking for breath anand pleadingng wita policemann who has his knee on his neck. I cant breathe. Reporter the officer kept his knee on hisis neck for severer minutes, even a aer he stotopped speaking and m moving. Flfloyd was pronounced dead at a hospital 90 minutes after this encounter. The lawyer representing his family says he w was a victim of racism. Floyd had been arrested on suspicion he used a c counterfet 20 note at a nearby store. That was the allegegation tht he was trying to commit some sort of forgery, which is at worse, a nonvnviolent crime. But yet the police used violent, excessive him a a lethal f force when they came upon him that just doesnt make sense. Reporterer authorities have set an autopsy will be performed d o termine i if the neckck compression n led to h his deat. The mayor of minneapolis has called for criminal charges against the officer who pinned floyd down. The other Police Officers who were with him at the scene have all been fired. At that has not quelled the anger. Instead, George Floyds death has sparked a fresh fury in the u. S. Over Police Treatment of black americans. Brent earlier, i spoke with angela meyer, the second Vice President of the minneapolis chapter of the naacp, a civil rights organization. I asked her if she thought george floyd would still be alivee today if he were e a whie man. Guest im convinced i if it wee a white maman he would not be on the ground. We have seen with dylanan reed d other whitete supremacist group, when even in minnesota and massachusetts and michigan, across the country, there have been White Supremacists w who ae armed with ak47s, with assault rifles, and thehey have mararchn the Governors Mansion here in minnesota. Ththey have marched onon c capin kakansas andnd michigan a and ty have not been trted the e same way. They havave not beenn abubused y type of way. Lice have nenever put theirir hands on white supremacist that are e armed, which if i came across a p person who had an assault rifle, i would be in fefear of my life. E. Yet a man w who was, in a lot of ways, allegedly they are sasaying his alleged crime w was forgery, which is a low misdemeanor, nonvnviolent crime. Yeyet he was on the ground. Hehe was also not t resisting ararrest. Ththere is fmm from the nearby dragagon walk restauaurant showg he was notot resisting officers. The officers chohose to put himn that pososition. The minneapolis popolice department has banned and hasas not positioned a chokokehold tht is not used in normalalractice byby police. Everyone who has been trained in martial arts or jiujitsusu, things like ththat, they know tt is not only a way to murder somebody, but to torture them while murdering them. Brent that was angela myers with the minneapolis naacp. China is coming under International Criticism for its plan to impose a law restricting public protest in hong kong. Prodemocracy advocates say the law violates the freedoms of hong kongs special one country two systems status. In a joint statement today, the united kingdom, the united states, australia and canada said the legislation would curtail liberties and dramatically eroded the territories autonomy. Reporter disorder in hong kongs legislative council. A democratic lawmaker struggled to get past security guards with the bag. He said it contained a rotten plant, symbolizing what he said was the decay of hong kongs rule of law and way of life. The National PeoplesCongress Approved plans to proceed with laws against anything china sees as a threat to its authority over this semi autonomous region. The law would allow mainland security agencies to operate openly in hong kong. Prodedemocracy advovocates nowr for their civil liberties. I was arrested e eight times andd jailed in hong k kong, i nr imagined too be arrested by secret policice. Which woululd be terrible and implying there is no differences of hong kong and china. Reporter china says the new law will benefit hong kongs longterm security and stability. The u. K. , u. S. , australia, and canada were swift to condemn the move. We are deeply troubled about that step and we put out a joint statement. The decision now lies with china, but if it follows through on this legislation and implements it, it would clearly violate the autonomy of the people of hong kong. Reporter they have and calls in germany to reprimand china over the incident. Its obvious we cannot sit down and watch International Law being pro can by the Chinese Government and it is obvious the implementation of the National Security legislation would exactly bring this. It is obvious European Countries have to come together as soon as possible to talk about consequences. Reporter these new laws are chinas latest moves to crush anything that undermines its National Security. They could take effect in the next few months. Brent heres a look att some of the other stories making headlines around the world. Flooding in anglo in the aftermath of a cyclone has devastated tens of thousands of homes. The death toll has exceeded 100. Estimates suggest at least 100,0000 people aree stranded nr their homes with n nowhere to go and without food or clean water. Lockdown restrictions in the u. K. Will be eased to allow groups of six people to meet outside. Prime minister Boris Johnson says the new rules take effect on monday. People will be allowed to meet and parks and private outdoor spaces, provided they stay two meters apart. The londonbased Budget Airline easyjet is cutting 4500 jobs, 30 of its workforce. But it is far from being the only airline suffering from the coronavirus pandemic. The entire industry has lost significant altitude. Reporter easyjet is another inevitable victim of the virus which has infected every single european airline. Of course it is the workers who are suffering most as the businesses labor costs to stay afloat. Its not just easyjet, the rest of the industry is also slashing jobs. Ryanair and version are set to cut 3000 each with British Airways set to let go of 12,000. Outside of europe, the story is the same and not just airlines, but plane makers also. Some have gone out of business, others reducing staffining costs where they c can. The biggest figure today is emirates is reporting to cut up to 40,000 posts. Some airlines, including easyjet , are already taking careful steps to reopen their networks. So why cut jobs . Because damage has been done. A trade body warned passenger demand could take until 2024 to reach prepandemic levels. For some airlines, its too late. Many are already bankrupt or on lifesupport. Brent my colleague from dw business is here and has been following this story. Were talking about Airlines Cutting thousands of jobs everywhere. Is it all because of the pandemic or is there Something Else at play . Guest there has been an underlying problem, which is low prices and facing huge competition the sector has. At these low prices, its been a huge problem to some airlines, particularly the ones that dont have a fluffy financial cushion. We are talking about lowcost carrier norwegian, alitalia has been in trouble for years, and then the pandemic hit. That was like pouring a barrel of gasoline onto simmering embers and we have Companies Going under, Companies Going bankrupt, Companies Like lufthansa hoping for state aid and i think we will see more cases like that. Brent i know there are not a lot of people flying right now. What challenges will the Aviation Industry be facing moving forward . Guest the first challenges just to survive. I think we will see more government stepping into provide essential help. Looking ahead, there would be less plalanes in the s sky in te immediate aftermath of the pandemic. About half the global fleet is grounded right now. It will take until 2023, the aaron travel association says, to reach prepandemic levels. The most important issue looking ahead is to create an environment that people feel comfortable into travel. Creating space in a confined space like in an airplane cabin will be difficult. Leaving the middle seat open as some companies have been doing, that could be a way going forward. A second step, it will be important to attract high paying customers, customers buying is this class tickets because that is where you make the money in the Aviation Industry. However, its going to be tough because weve all been doing video conferences for the last couple of weeks and we have to keep in mind budgets are strained around the world. Even with companies. You never know whether they are going to have the money to send people halfway around the world. Brent its hard to believe airlines can exist by keeping the middle seat free. That seems almlmost impossible. What is flying going to look like after this pandemic question mark guest i think theres going to be less touches. Whetheher its using the overhed then, using the Entertainment System onboard, theres going to be more disinfecting going on with passengers, with luggage. You might be asked to produce a document stating you are healthy in countries that might be less invasive, there will be stringent tracing in case some passenger on board did contract the virus beforehand. If you talk about the situation aboard, these are going to be here to stay for the future. Face masks. Dont he surprised your cabin crew wears a face shield or other protective gear. Dont be surprised if they are not coming down the aisle to serve you food. A robot might in a couple of years. When we talk about cabin design, there have been designers working with the seating arrangement. How about a middle seat facing backwards so there is space to put shields in between passengers and whatever they exhale. Brent i wonder if you will be able to hear what the person next to you is saying . Guest sometimes you dont want to. Brent thank you. The race to find a cure for the coronavirus has revived interest in herbal medicines, although none has so far been proven to be effective. A group of farmers in south africa is cashing in on hype surrounding african wormwood. Take a look. Reporter in south africa eastern cape province, this farmer is picking the herb african wormwood. Also something very important for me to do. Very, very important. I like it. The familyly can pick as many as 10 bags a day. You can find the plant all over the placece. It has been growing herere for a longng time. Local farmers haveve been usingt as a Traditional Medicine t that now the demand is going up, which is good for business here. In the village, they sell the plant for four euros a bag. Prices have i increased alolongh demand for the herb. Many believe wormwood can protect them from the coronavirus, although there is no scientific proof. I came to fetch some of the because they said its good for coronavirus. The villages also believe in Medicinal Properties and have been using it for generations, even though the village has no electricity, no one has been to the doctor for years. Wormwood is prized as one of the most powerful medicinal herbs. People say it clears up a stomach ache and half an hour and a fever in three days. Allllhe virus in your body, it can take it out. It is a good m medicine. If you put your faith in that plan, it will help you. Reporter there is also growing demand in big cities like port elizabeth, when hours drive f fm the village. Coronavirus is spreading rapidly in urban areas despite the lockdown. She has been growing wormwood and her grandmother is taking it for flu. Mel now business is brisk. She has sold branches for one euro each but she doesnt believe it canan protect peoplpe against cocorona. I dont approve of it, not yet. They are still investigating about it. Lets learn about it first, so i dont know about corona. Have e the customers beenn asking you as well . I convinced them. Reporterer but the farmer does feel safe from the virus. His daily cup of warm wood tea has a bitter taste, but he reckons it. Wormwowood tea helpp his grandmother survive spanish flu. Brent here in berlin, a longdelayed building project is finally underway. The monument to freedom and unity was supposed to be finished last november but a range of problems delayed groundbreaking until today. The monument will stand right in the center of the german capital. It is supposed to remind the world of what people can do when they stand together. That could be the peaceful uprising that ended a day trader chip dictatorship or moving a giant seesaw. Reporter the best view will be from above. The unity seesaw is one of the many names berliners have given to the latest big building project to kick off. An architect rendering shows the memorial to east germanyss full resolution german unity. The fact people were able to bring down a dictatorship without bloodshed deserves a prominent place in the capital. I can only say with great wonder that we have to remember the courage of these people. Reporter it has already been a long road. 22 years of work led to the groundbreaking. There were many obstacles, including most recently water bats living where the pedestal would stand. There were also disputes over the location. The head of the stasi archives says the location is just right. This was the power center of the east german regime. The parties central committee, the governing council, they were all based right here. This is a counterweight to that. Showing that People Struggle for freedom and succeeded, its important. Reporter construction is supposed to be completed by the end of next year. Brent sports news now the English Premier League will start it season on june 17. It was put on hold in march because of the coronavirus pandemic. Premiership clubs have said the remaining games will be played behind closed doors. Two matches left over from match day 28 will kick off the restart. Then a full schedule of games will be played the following weekend. Italys topflight Football League has also decided to resume behind closed doors on june 20. In germany possibly just leave, berlin was hosted in a heated rattle that had big implications for both clubs. They took another step toward survival. Reporter heads were knocking early in this one. Leipzigs tyler adams collided going for the all. But the defender stayed in the game long enough to curl a fantastic corner that found marco grew each he timed his rurun just perfectly to give an early lead. Less than 20 minutes later, leipzig returned the favor. Heading home for the home side to level the score one to one. After the break, just after the hour mark, aggressiveness hurt the home side. The defender picked up his second yellow and was sent off. Down one man, it did not stop leipzig. Patrick fired toward goal to keeper, stopped but the ball slips from his grasp. Ruled an own goal, leipzig takes the lead. They were given a lifeline thanks to physicality in the 81st minute. A newcomer who subbed in minutes earlier, converted from the spot to level the score. I feel good. I am in good form. This is the most important. Reporter leipzig remained unbeaten since the restart and so does berlin behind their new coach. Brent breaking news in the last few minutes u. S. President donald trump has signed an executive order to make social Media Companies liable for what users say on their platforms. Currently, these platforms such as facebook and twitter cannot be held accountabable for userr generated posts. This all started earlier this week when twitter factcheck two of Donald Trumps tweets about mailin voting. Trump accused twitter of trying to stifle free speech and influence the outcome of the 2020 president ial election. Twitter said the tweeeet violatd its rules on what it says what it calls for key social issue of voting. For more now, im joined by the assistant professor at the school of media and Public Affairs at George Washington university. Good to hav