Different drum. India defies its growing coronavirus toll to reopen shops and places of worship. Hello. Two weeks after 46yearold black man george floyd died under the knee of a Police Officer, sparking a global wave of protest, the accused killer has faced court. Derek chauvin has been charged with second and third degree murder and Second Degree manslaughter. He appeared by video link in a mm court. As the charges were read, thousands of people queued to pay respect to George Floyds body in his home city of houston. His funeral will be held there tuesday. As the protests grow, the cry to defund the police has become louder. Councilors in minneapolis committed to defunding the Police Department while new york and los angeles have also vowed changes to funding. John is live from houston. Moving scene there. Ell us whats been going on. Reporter we are entering hour six of six hours of viewing of the body of george floyd. Crowds have been lining up by the hundreds. You can see behind me,
North or east of issued flood warnings throughout the country and are telling residents they must take measures to protect themselves. And why is a top u. N. Official calling the arms embargo on libya a joke we report on a special meeting at the Munich Security Conference focused on why efforts to restore peace in that war torn country are failing. And in the bundesliga by an absolutely crushed cologne and go back to the top of the table there back in the groove and its looking ominous for the rest of the german topflight. Im brian thomas great to have you with us today the number of people infected with the krona virus has surged past the 70000 mark heres the latest figures from the Chinese Government is reporting to. Over 2000 new cases today thats a slight increase after 3 days of lower numbers and there have been 105 new deaths from the disease bringing the total number of dead to about 8900 since the outbreak began 2 months ago in other developments d. W. Has confirmed that c. E.
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