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But we begin with the racial tensions are once again boiling over in the United States the city of minneapolis same days of violent protests following the death of a black man in Police Custody this week george floyd was seen on video handcuffed and pleading for an as a white Police Officer knelt on his neck for more than 5 minutes that officer is now facing charges of 30 degree murder is to floyds death as left me in this really with scenes of violence and aka on thursday night the Police Station where the offices of a base was set on fire and other flashpoints of awesome and looting across the city police and National Guard are now out on the streets in force to keep protests from flaring up again. Minnesota governor tim waltz a call for an end to the violent protests so he expected swift justice for the Police Officers involved in george floyd steps we can not have the looting and the recklessness that went on we cannot have it as we cant function as a society and i refuse to have it take away the attention of the stain that we need to be working on is what happened with those fundamental institutional racism that allows a man to be held down in broad daylight and thank god a young person at a camera to video it because theres not a person here or listening today that wonders how many times that cameras are not there. Well governor waltz also apologized to say add and say he takes total responsibility for the arrest of one of the Networks Crews as they reported on the protests incident was caught on camera a black c. N. N. Correspondent being handcuffed and taken away when 2 colleagues officers gave a reason for their attention the journalists were later excuse me the officers gave no reason for the attention journalists were they to release after they were confirmed to be members of the league of American Television reporter omar well after minnesotas nights of violence present to trump threatened military action if necessary to bring minneapolis under control he tweeted these thugs are dishonoring the memory of george floyd and i wont let that happen just spoke to governor tim waltz and told him that the military is with him all the way any difficulty and we will assume control but when the looting starts the shooting starts thank you well about tweet caught the eye of twitter moderators who hid behind a warning that it violated their rules about glorifying violence the tweet was later reposed on the white house twitter account with no action from twitter. And so through some of the masses arising from this with angela myers who is 2nd Vice President with the us Civil Rights Organization the end of an ice a. P. Thats a National Association for the advancement of colored people she joins us from minneapolis a welcome to d. W. Lets start with your reaction please to the news of the arrest of one of the 4 officers involved in mr floyds death and hes charged with murder. I think thats a start so we see that he was charged with the same charges that officer mohammad nor was charged with after the death of justin demond from what we see on that video and also from the knowledge that is now coming out facts about the relationship the officer. Had with george floyd before this incident i believe that and we believe. That those charges are actually completely to soft and were asking for harsher charges on him and the officers around him were looking at something where george floyd and Derek Chauvin possibly had a 17 year old a 17 year relationship we now for a fact and councilwoman Andrea Jenkins reported on it last night councilman who is here in minneapolis saying that both of them both lloyd and officer worked at a nightclub called new day 0 here in minneapolis with shifts that overlap so were looking at something that is premeditated murder these people newish up there and also possibly even a conspiracy to murder this so youre looking for harsher charges to be brought and we look at the the the wider context of this because this is something that the rest of us outside the United States look at a gas tax. Off repeated across the u. S. Law enforcement stops a black man kills him for dubious reasons sometimes on camera often not yet few prosecutions the last and even fewer succeed what is does this point to a problem that is wider than just minneapolis. Yes it does so were seeing this across the country and we see it you know a lot very often you know to say even to see it want some mom and this is a things that we see of videos that are captured on Facebook Live now and we hear of other instances the minneapolis and deals with other ensign says where there is little to no proof but of the victim saying that this is what happened to me by the Police Officer and maybe even showing bruises but because they walk away a lot i have a lot of times they do not report these things there is a mass intimidation in the Africanamerican Community to report Police Brutality especially when you barely walked away with your life. Interrupt to get what you can we would point you to various ay. That theres a pattern here but what i want to get at is why is this happening why is it that Police Officers seem to think that it is ok to kill black people and the system butts them up by not charging them. So youre asking a question so i mean i can point to the historical reasons why they are you know they feel like theyre allowed to and the historical reasons why is that. You know the Police Officers the u. S. And always have the police and the modern day Police Precincts and departments were born out of actually folk who. Gather together to catch slaves slave catchers in the civil war before the civil war and during the answer about one period so you know these are literally the structures that are worn out lavery the incarceration of africanamericans and the mass incarceration of them after africanamericans were not valued as property for the white masters they were then tied up and then put into prisons and so under our 13th amendment you know like france every. Time this is an old habit that dies hard. And general myers. We thank you for your time. Well if the process of violence in the wake of George Floyds killing seems a little like deja vu its because we have seen it all before the anger and sadness sparked by racism and violence against black had by police and often impunity for those responsible for their deaths has led to some of the biggest protests of the past decade. Ferguson miss henri 2014 peaceful protest has turned into chaos Property Damage and heavy handed Police Response sparked by the faces shooting of Michael Brown a black. Police officer darren wilson. Wilson said he acted in self defense by witnesses said Michael Brown had his hands raised in surrender before he was killed the Police Officer was acquitted setting off waves of protest. Just a month earlier eric garner had been choked to death by a Police Officer in new york city suspected of selling cigarettes illegally. Caught on tape before he lost consciousness i cant breathe the officer was not charged. The deaths of Michael Brown and eric garner set in motion months of protests across the country getting worldwide recognition to the black lives matter movement. 15 a week of tense protests the spark the death of freddie grey in Police Custody protests escalated into vandalism an arson when that 1st refused to release details. Died of a spinal injuries sustained in a police van eyewitnesses said Excessive Force had been used something the arresting officers denied all 6 were either acquitted or had their charges dropped even after freddy grays death was ruled a homicide. Charlotte North Carolina september 26th keith lamonts got killed Police Officer police say he had a gun his wife who were. The shooting said it was a book but. Demonstrations later turned violent processes threw bottles and rocks Police Responded with tear gas and gunfire the unrest lasted 3 nights the deaths of these men are just the tip of the iceberg hundreds of black men are killed by Police Every Year in the u. S. And africanamerican men are more than twice as likely to be killed by police than their white counterparts. Karma. Has become the latest name on the list and yet again despair of what many see as the disregard for black lives spills onto the streets of america. At all the criticism of President Trumps handling of the covered 19 pandemic he has been pointing the finger of blame at the World Health Organization last month with the trump said the u. S. Was suspending funding to the w. H. O. Because it had failed to do enough to combat the virus today he went a step further because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent Global Public health needs well my next guest is a former Surgeon General of the United States the countrys top Public Health official dr vivek murthy served under president obama and briefly in the Trump Administration he joins us now from washington welcome to the doubly so we start with your reaction to this decision by the president. Well it was unfortunate because while the show could certainly do some things better it has done a tremendous amount to safeguard health around the world for decades and the truth is that the United States was part of helping create the show we are part. And when you have a problem in your family you stay and you help fix it you dont cut and run and i worry that in terminating our relationship with the death of h. O. We are actually making the world less safe at a time when we are still facing a critical pandemic is that a chance that by his strident actions the president actually forces the w. H. O. In so much more changes well it is certainly possible that he may force changes to happen in a quicker timeline but we also have to keep in mind that cutting funding in the midst of it and emic is is hindering the organization that the entire world needs at this moment to be stronger and its not just about coping 1000. 00 keep in mind there are many other Health Issues that we are trying to stave off whether it is cholera or whether it is a range of other non Infectious Diseases and and on Infectious Diseases that the world is struggling with and the w. H. O. Has been a critical body in helping bring the world together and a unified front to address those Health Threats so we are not just impairing our ability to respond to the world your impairing our health and many other fronts and that is the concern its not that really couldnt do better its that this is not the right way to go about it but youve just written a book together of the healing power of Human Connection the sometimes lonely whoa hold on were here living through a period where social distancing is actually magnifying the problems of loneliness and facing many of us with some hard choices lets just have a quick listen to what some nurses are experiencing. Ive had to stop being the nurse and step in for the family and sit down next to that they should hold their hand so that they dont die alone one of the. Hardest. Way into the were over. By the right was a final good byes on an i pod if in fact murphy i guess when you wrote show full precolonial couldnt have guessed how much worse this problem would become and thats absolutely right i wrote this book on loneliness and the power of social connection because during my years as Surgeon General travelling around the country and around the world i recognized that the loneliness was far more common and i had to recognise it reminded me of the loneliness the experience in my own life and that i saw in the lives that patients as i was practicing medicine but the other critical point is that loneliness is also consequential the people who struggle with loneliness have a higher risk of premature death or it is ease depression and anxiety even though we are in the midst of a pandemic that threatens to deepen our loneliness i actually think this is our opportunity to engineer a social revival in our lives and the lives of people around us in our communities at large and that is why i wrote this book because i believe that we can do that that there are simple steps we can take that will strengthen our connection in our day to day life and if we do that collectively we will build a stronger healthier more Resilient Society for us and for our children so what difference would we see if loneliness were treated as a Public Health issue rather than maybe a personal psychological problem. Well what we would see is number one more Research Point toward understanding the origins and solutions to loneliness number 2 we would see the Public Health system and the medical system play a more active role in identifying patients who struggle with loneliness and connecting them at your resources in the community and finally we would see a greater recognition that loneliness is not just a bad feeling but its a critical element of our allies that impacts not just our health but also how we perform in the workplace our kids Performance School and it even affects our ability to dialogue with each other so when we look at the challenges facing the world whether its polarization or poor health or productivity in the workplace it turns out strengthening social connection is an extraordinarily powerful resource that we can cultivate now lets go back to the coronavirus the massive challenge of the world is facing us as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States you were the top mom on matters of Public Health that as you say youve been visiting hospitals and you seen 1st hand how they are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic so given the u. S. His position as the worst affected country in the world what is your assessment of the way the pandemic is being handled that. Well the United States is certainly. A heavy toll from this and we lead the world in the number of infections and the number of deaths and that is certainly nothing to be proud of you know in the in the country there are several things that im proud im proud of the fact that people have really stepped up in many ways. To make extraordinary sacrifices on a personal and economic level in order to reduce the number of infections with a peak number of infections weve also seen an extraordinary pressure of just humanity in communities all over the country where people are stepping up to help neighbors and to deliver food to those who cant get out on their own i think we have struggled a bit as as a government in terms of responding you still do not have enough availability it around the country struggling to build the resources to trace contacts so that we can contain infection once it arises and finally on the communication front weve had communication that has not been optimal time to come up with the right guidance but have been mixed in our messaging from our elected leaders and i think that has created this and of unfortunate division in the country where Safety Measures like Wearing Masks have become a political statement when that happens all of us suffer is that were not going to be able to mount as effective a response as we need. You dealt with the spread of disease virus how does a compact with whats going on today. Yes so i did serve at the time and we were responding to. And coded 19 is is an extraordinary and it unique phenomenon we have not seen anything like this in in a century in the world so a little bit of common principles that hold true across pandemic responses and i think those are extraordinarily important to remember now you know the 1st is that its essential to communicate clearly and consistently with the public at a time when theres great fear information is like gold and confusion can can create extraordinary problems the 2nd is its important to lead with science and scientists youve got to ensure the countrys hearing from its top scientific chemist and the 3rd resources to the people on the front lines in this case doctors nurses Grocery Store workers local Public Health leaders and those are the 3 critical areas in any pandemic youve got to respond to i think weve done a good job sometimes in the United States at other times weve struggled in these areas weve got to be more consistent for the wellbeing of our nation and the world good talking to you thank you for joining us dr vivek murthy we could be with you. The worlds 1st war crimes trial are arising from the conflict in syria is taking place in the western german city of complaints the 2 defendants are a alleged torturers who work for the secret service of syrias assad regime in his Opening Statement asked lawyer denying that his client or any responsibility saying that the alleged intelligence was only following orders. Watching the trial closely is far mood here in actually hasnt heard from her husband and son since 2012 when they both vanished in damascus they could be just to a thousands of victims of the syrian secret service. Mahmoud in her apartment in the german capital berlin the opponent of the regime in syria lives here on her own in exile i have this is she this is my husband. Says 2012 hes been missing disappearing in a prison run by the syrian secret service. Just like her son my here. Theyve been mediators for the opposition and have been on their way back from outside syria when the protests against the regime in syria started. Him and i called our son mohammed after they arrived at the airport in damascus he said were getting into the car now and will be home soon please set the table up there that. Before it was husband and song never got back home. The Syrian Secret Services crimes are cruel these photos from inside syrian prisons were leaked in 2013 victims of torture photographed by a military policeman who managed to get them out of the country. Today the photos are important evidence against assads tortures in. In europe the authorities were investigating them when they made a discovery and 2018 secret Service Members had allegedly come to europe from syria this guys these refugees one of them is this man and why are the alleged head of the department in the secret service he and another suspect that secret Service Members have been on trial in germany since april its the 1st trial ever for crimes against humanity committed by members of the assad regime when the trial started syrians opposed to the regime came together outside the Court Building to demand that a son be brought to trial. Assad himself denies any responsibility for wrongdoing. But the evidence against the Syrian Regime is overwhelming. Its kept here at this secret location in western europe. William wiley used to work for the United Nations investigating human rights abuses for u. N. Courts in former yugoslavia and rwanda he heads the commission for International Justice and accountability and gathers evidence against assads regime. Basically. What you have in this room are materials generated by the Security Intelligence structures of sure the military structures of syria. And the party or political structures of syria at the top level and the government level. Records and files of the Syrian Regime played examined and archived especially for the investigating authorities and courts in europe. Wiley and other investigators are financially supported by european governments when the war in yugoslavia ended in the ninetys the International Tribunal was missing many important files to prevent this from happening again the commission secured and smuggled over 800000. Occupants out of the chaos of the Syrian Civil War and. Why he is convinced that it will be enough to prove the syrian leaderships responsibility for human rights abuses. As this fatwa mountain living in exile in berlin i dont know if you missed it hes got us and were caught up in the film and didnt sway night biggest dream is to see the leadership and being brought to justice for what is him to pass out. Mahmoud hopes that one day all the crimes of assads regime will come to light. Before we go news of an ancient treasure reduced scuppered just said its may have been a magnificent and engines moves aches in the middle of a vine. From a few feet look a little more than one recession spreads a great deal of cleaning the centuries old flooring said he was thrilled at the discovery and imagining the time in the 3rd or 4th century when romans walked among the mosaics between rooms and a massive local officials are considered the site of digging out from music. Well that is almost over but the conversation continues online join us on twitter ive seen them useful and followed me out. Of the. Im. Willing to buy is a savior of the forest. 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This is d w news live from a number of the charges minneapolis their Police Officer involved in the incident in which george floyd died is charged with degrees not of an awful god is standing by after 3 nights in fact the protests from the met has declared a curfew. Referring to minneapolis President Trump tweets when the looting starts the shooting starts twitter says the tweets grow