Good morning live from moscow this suddenly the 7th of june to just under 11 am here now welcome to the weekly with me kevin irwin its a roundup of the big stories of the day the week just gone and there was one really big story in for American Forces there from washington to early from philadelphia to chicago saturday so the United States big cities filled with protesters against racism and Police Brutality nearly 2 weeks after the death of george floyd mostly peaceful scenes throughout unlike earlier this week when crowds felt the full force of riot police and military vehicles patrolled americas streets at least 11 have died during the protests all 4 former officers present when george floyd was killed will face murder charges. In. Coast to coast from small groups to streets filled with fury theres been protests throughout the week at all 50 states the National Guard was deployed at least half of them curfews were imposed in at least 29 locations with demonstrators throughout the week describing continued heavy handed policing as rioting and looting spread. From the days that ive been out the only time that violence erupts or gresham is shown is when the police have come out and shown force was struck and as i was trying to walk away. From the protests they began openly shooting rounds of tear gas rubber bullets into the crowd. There was violence by the police is a call made in the streets of jacksonville they resulted in the necessary use of tear gas we saw 1st from tear gas and all types of progression and arrests in the ones that i witnessed were unjustifiable the violence was coming from the state from the police. Is there enough. That they feel that no one cares. This is the only way to lash out at the system. They come from neighborhoods that its you know economically deprived did you know its like you know you got to keep me lol you going to. You know basically this system is putting their knee on around it. So the ugly side of the weeks rallies has forced businesses to take precautions there wouldnt holdings and smashed windows now lining the streets of the most prestigious shopping districts some looters went to extreme measures check this a forklift used to ram an Electronics Retailer in california. Go even further with their security measures with stuff arming themselves next thing caleb maupin took a look at the week about the looting risks erupting into maybe something more dangerous. Heres why. Im think the protests against Police Brutality. Was not. However by night the protests take a much more violent or. Lendl ism moving and a tax on Business Owners many see this as an extreme expression of economic inequality obert. By looting bothers people so much more than knowing that across the country black men and women are die the looting of america has been going on for over 40 is the copra saw the ultra rich though some Business Owners are even willing to stand with the looters also properties are always can be replace but loss of life so no theyre fully upset with the looting dont think that looting is necessary. But i definitely feel like something needs to be done you know to kind of protect everybody says a large scale looting 250 buildings have been damaged in minnesota alone that prompted members of George Floyds family to call for calm got this car stuck. On a 100 they dont know nobody i dont know why i cannot testify i was stuck telling one of the screw off stuff. Because i dont. Trust us enough about the violence breeds violence is the riots keep going the Police Response has gone as far as ramming cars and crowds amid this chaos Business Owners that decided to take their own security into their own hands in the most american way ok oh ok ok you run my. Own you think im going to be i would you no no no no no no no you thor eddys have been openly suggesting store owners protect themselves with guns and if you try to break into their homes to still. To set fires. Highly recommending they blow you back out of the house with their guns armed vigilante groups are now patrolling the streets they say take your neighborhood back here you think you can rise or you know were ready for the rest of your policing we are all here they are 15 we are protecting our neighborhood. All of this arrested for civil conflict cross america. Some communities have been very much dogs with each other over the rallies so this is a peaceful march in the state of indiana monday no signs of aggression but the route lined with locals armed with rifles watching so closely as they pass by its been happening elsewhere to. Come to court and stay. Right here. So yeah. These guys are ready man they play you know what were doing here is were protecting them trolling our neighborhood after the riots started out in south minneapolis we have a conscious decision while the police were handing out over there that we were going to come together and protect our buildings here and protect our families and our job i came out here because its about damn time. You know guys like me guys that you know would be viewed as just a heavily armed redneck and stuff like that good with fellow citizens regardless of race regardless of whether we were in the same local community or not its time we stand together. And this picture was taken outside of russian restaurant in San Diego California where locals lined up to defend that promise is the owners among those who felt the need to be in the current circumstances he talked to me direct about what its been like for him. We experienced heavy looting in the city of san diego it wasnt in our neighborhood but it wasnt neighborhood mess of which just pretty close to us just maybe 6 miles outside of the town city limits where you know the the the protests started peacefully and then they started burning buildings i am a little city and it pains me to see this easy to see. Young american young young black lives being lost something stupid like this could have been awarded and the fact that you know people are looking doesnt help the cause thats thats just my personal experience my personal opinion you know there could be there. Could be better ways to go about this and then robbing Small Businesses because these people had nothing to do with it. Then there was this scene washington d. C. On tuesday protesters in another generally peaceful rally were forced off the streets with tear gas and stun grenades to clear the way for president trying to have a photo of a church near the white house is very controversial he later tweeted to get tough democrat mayors and governors and will that if the unrest continues he do whatever it takes to stop the chaos. In recent days our nation has been gripped by professional anarchies violent mobs arsonists looters criminals rioters and tiefer and others today i have strongly recommended to every governor to deploy the National Guard in sufficient numbers that we dominate the streets if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents then i will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them. His words didnt go down at all well with several governors who condemned his remarks as inflammatory and dangerous new anti riot fencing sprang up around the white house on thursday the National Guards also increased its presence to veteran u. S. Newsman and r. T. Host larry king told us the current Political Leadership is failing to handle the situation. Im so sad and overall this of course as a nation we seem to have progress and then we take a step back it amazes me the civil wars is over yet were still racism in america is so saying what we need now is a leader to lead us down trump has no empathy and youve got to have empathy at this time so we need a leader to take us forward without that and the sadness of what we see on the screen in washington blames the governors and its all blame kicking around is just so damn sad Donald Trumps threat to send in the military to quell the nationwide protests left some World Leaders scratching their heads 2 or 3 previously condemned them for being tough on violence in their countries case in point the Iranian Foreign minister coming out swinging a week ago he took a red marker to a 2800 statement from u. S. Secretary of state might prompt bio on protests in iran with key words replaced to fire the criticism squarely back at washington so how much do is a say or do is but a play is our Senior Correspondent more gusty of human rights human lives seem wished cheap nowadays look at whats happening we have Police Brutality systemic racism inequality riots on top of mass protests on top of an economic crisis on top of a pandemic. Brights pale in comparison and that isnt me saying so we can all see it. Because. The. People have died even killing if the court agrees hundreds have been hurt entire streets looted and torched the structure rage and anger over there on both sides thats hate something thats going to disappear in a week the 1st amendment of the Us Constitution guarantees peoples right to peaceful protests to freedom of speech and to the right of the press to do its thing heres what the police think of that paint balls and rubber bullets a little slap to the face with little concern that theyre shooting at a journalist or Peaceful Protesters and you know what its not enough trump wants to make an example youve got to arrest people you have to track people you have to put them in jail for 10 years and youll never see this stuff again you have to dominate or youll look like a bunch of jerks but lets be frank police are under huge pressure rioters lingle with the protesters looting and burning in egging everyone else on that they must be dealt with but like these wheres the condemnation president tom trump tweeted when the looting starts the shooting starts what did you think when you read that i have long kept to the selfimposed guidance not to comment on what President Trump says appropriate or indeed other World Leaders its not really what my job is that all the journalists so much as trips over in china for example Rights Groups get an aneurism. The irony is overwhelming just weeks ago washington was preaching to everyone about how sacred protests are the United States is gravely concerned by the deepening political unrest and violence in hong kong including the standoff between protesters and police 3 iterate our warning about any decision are rendered elements of the mature regime to use violence to repress press the peaceful democratic transition the iranian people are once again on the streets because of the regimes poor economic management. And instead of the dressing their grievances tehran has responded with violence and by blaming those outside of the country naturally those usually on the receiving end of american lectures have not passed this opportunity to sleep america all of. The launch and as a phrase i dont see they take their own countrys National Security very seriously but for the security of our country especially the situation in hong kong they look to tinted spectacles we have recently seen these kinds of double standards most clearly with the riots in the United States we see how the local authorities have reacted but last year when we had similar riots in hong kong what was their position to the American People. Their walled has got hurt your outcry over it is the it operation there was standing. There america this year is pursuing violence and bullying to tell me an approach what they dont get is that america is exceptional he said of plenty of times the congressmen the officials the president most americans thought that included them. It never did its the state thats exceptional those in power the police the military theyre exceptional the American People now have them you would just like everybody else. The protests may have Police Brutality at their core but plenty of videos emerged throughout the week showing officers taking things too far they have been injuries from tear gas tasers rubber bullets and even vehicles being driven into crowds there are now multiple lawsuits that and investigations into Police Conduct so a new York Police Department vehicle filmed attending a drive through a crowd that was last saturday and this was live streamed of face book a man pepper sprayed by an officer in michigan who having a tear gas canister fired at him from barely a meter away and also to new York Police Offices pleading not guilty to assault after they were filmed aggressively pushing an elderly protester over fell sustained a head injury and in the city of atlanta 2 officers have been sacked after forcibly arresting 2 students despite the tension chaos and uncertainty on the streets there were some glimmers of light along the way as well one protest from california running up to that Police Officer there and given him a hug there were similar scenes in kentucky to offices in some cities have also been seen symbolically kneeling we saw a time again in solidarity with those protests. I. I. I. If the police are going to kneel with the protesters if theyre going to. Embrace and try to protest this desk good. To pull the. I served as a Police Officer myself for 24 years here in washington d. C. And i witnessed Police Brutality by some of the people that i worked with its about time that we have some i would say several into bichon in it because it just makes sense that there should be some federal standards associated with Police Behavior in our cities and then community. A way for us shows have been solidarity demonstrations throughout the week from straining to argentina while over in europe to a large scale rallies in britain italy sweden greece and the netherlands most are peaceful but some did descend into violent clashes. My mail via police on the side of the riot police ive observed riot maze there is about a few 100 people inside this area now this place is called cancelling the police have entirely built by itself does that feel they cannot exist the idea is a containment process but actually it seems the only self and seek to really riled the masses up but ive been there in the cold i know as d i speak we can see that theres a bit of a scuffle coming up in all directions it feels like the police are trying something. Like closer and closer to try and go up the protesters. Leap. Is youll be via reflection of reality. In a world transformed. What will make you feel safe. Isolation in the community. Are you going the right way or are you being led away. By. What is truly watching. Way. In the world corrupted you need to descend. To join us in the death. Forum even the shallows. 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Again i was sundays going good reporting next a major cleanup operation is underway in the Russian Arctic flowing a massive fuel leak in the city of norilsk theres now a state of emergency after a 20000 tons of diesel seeped into a river in one environmentalist are calling the arctic regions worst ever catastrophe its so bad it could be seen from space these satellite images from the Russian Space agency ross cosmos give you an idea of the extent of the pollution containment device is known as boom barriers are in place to try and stop the fuel reaching the sea several 100 tons of diesel have been recovered but the cleanup they worry is going to take years to complete the authorities are furious that they were only alerted to the leak 2 days after it happened if you will on the list was no there was ample which is good news why did the authorities only come to know about this after 2 days and were now going to find out about emergencies like these from the social media are you feeling all right. d if you saw on twitter youre so sure it was through a rescue team intervened very quickly the fuel spill was localized in the barn a river and the rescuers have already started working intensively to collect ill be boiled. A footnote to this Russias Investigative Committee has launched 3 investigations into what happened and the rest of the director of the power plant where the fuel tank failed will keep you posted if we hear more. When europe shut down the stand the coronavirus sweden kept going most businesses stayed open you may recall in what was seen at the time from abroad anyway as a risky move but the swedish state epidemiologist behind that strategy told a newspaper on wednesday that although it caused too many deaths he doesnt think it was wholly wrong if we were to encounter the same disease with exactly what we know about it today i think we would learn midway between sweden dude and the rest of the world good. Sweden suffered more than 4 and a half 1000 deaths out of a population of around 10000000. 00 that makes it the most affected of the scandinavian countries the others in forced harsher restrictions the swedish government though says it was ready to take on why did measures against the virus if advice to buy the Health Agency residents are so sure there were poll out on thursday echoed others suggesting that confidence among swedish citizens in the states ability to deal with the break has dropped significantly since