Following protest after the shooting of another black man at the hands of the police. My grandmas generation, it breaks their hearts that here we are, spending our 20s having to fight for our right to live. With a little over two months before the president ial election, Voting Rights are also under the spotlight, with appeals for a fair balance. Asa with appeals for a fair balance. As a weaker more shocking violence in america comes to an end, we will have extended coverage of events in washington. The march march, and reaction from our guests on why half a century on, the speech is so releva nt a century on, the speech is so relevant today. And this is the scene in washington right now. The march is being called the commitment march. Get your knee of our necks. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Many in america still remember that hot august day in 1963 when civil rights leadersjoin church august day in 1963 when civil rights leaders join Church Leaders and trade unionist and organising
A former Police Officer is charged with murder and the pentagon puts the us military on high alert. You are disgracing our city you are disgracing the life of george floyd. And every other person who has been killed in this country indias daily total of new coronavirus cases hit another record high today with nearly eight thousand new infections. And nasa astronauts prepare to launch into space from the us for the first time in nearly a decade. We countdown to the launch hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The uk is at a dangerous moment and the easing of lockdown has to go slowly englands deputy chief medical officer has said. Professor Jonathan Van Tam said the consensus among scientists was that new easing measures being introduced were not expected to push the rate of infection above 1. 0. The uk government insists that it continues to be led by science, over the next sta
This right. The first commercially built rocket to carry astronauts into space has lifted off from florida. This is a huge step for us. It is a huge step of the commercial ventures andi huge step of the commercial ventures and i think it is important for the world to realise that we are going into space to stay. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Crowds of protesters are gathering again in american cities, after several nights of violent demonstrations over the killing by police of an unarmed black man. In minnesota where george floyd died the states entire National Guard is being mobilised to try to prevent further trouble. The governor, tim walz, said rioters had caused wanton destruction and chaos. Rioting has also hit other major cities including los angeles and new york, atlanta, houston, louisville and denver, among others. This is the scene live now in chicago. In a t
And into wednesday as well. This is bbc news im Martine Croxall with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Demonstrators gather again in minneapolis as state troops prepare to impose a weekend cu rfew after four nights of rioting over the death of george floyd. These are live pictures from los angeles where groups have confonted law enforcment officers as nationwide protests are held over Police Brutality. Over Police Brutality. The first commercially built rocket to carry astronauts into space has lifted off from florida. The uk government defends plans to ease lockdown as scientific advisors say
they fear restrictions are being lifted too quickly. As the number of global coronavirus cases passes six million and indias daily total hits a record high we have a special report on how the poorest are coping with the lockdown. Hello protesters are gathering again in cities across the United States as anger over the killing of African American, george floyd under
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The first commercially built rocket to carry astronauts into space has lifted off from florida. Appeals for calm after a fourth night of violence in the us city of minneapolis following the death of george floyd, an African American in police custody. A former Police Officer is charged with murder and the pentagon puts the us military on high alert. The situation in minneapolis is no longer in any way about the murder
of george floyd. It is about attacking civil society, instilling fear in disrupting our great cities. The uk government insists that it continues to be led by science over the next stages of the easing of lockdown measures after concerns were raised by some leading scientists. We need to proceed in a very cautious way. So we have set out a road map, but at each stage we are saying we are not going to proceed with that unless we are confident that we can do so in a safe way. The return o