Also directed to the world and the 1st a song called the next i want a little of this the rest of the world. Now surrounds the music youre doing my thing could spell the end of Hong Kong Special status. Im so much going to thank you for joining us a last goodbye to george floyd a black man whose death ignited global protests against racism and Police Brutality will be buried in a few hours time in houston his hometown largely unknown in life floyds killing 2 weeks ago after a Police Officer knelt on a thank may now mark a turning point in american history. Under a scorching texas sky thousands killed for our was to enter the church where George Floyds body lay a last chance for the public to pay their respects to the man whose death has become a rallying cry against racism around the globe. The public hearing was held in houston the city where floyd grew up. Well this is an important day in our world. And. It is necessary for me to be here. As a human being. Human race being an africanamerican man it is. Why people have the luxury of assuming the police are good in assuming the police are on their side but the reality is that black people dont have that luxury in America Justice but also attending the families of other black victims of Police Brutality that stand in solidarity with this family because it mimics a mad case in this if. They have double bed and claim that number life. Thats what we have. In Washington Democratic senators nelson silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds the length of time floyd a black man was pinned under a white Police Officers need to fall he died. You see how long you. Have that need. To see the. Democrats in congress have proposed sweeping legislation to overhaul us Police Oversight which includes banning child cults should day this movement have now moment of national and which is being transformed into a movement of National Action as americans from across the country peacefully protest to demand an end to end justice today with a justice and policing act the congress is standing with those fighting for justice and taking action. Floyds. Really and friends will hold a private Funeral Service on tuesday in houston to remember the life of the man who in death has become an International Symbol of injustice. The. RePorter Stacey Bivins is following this story for us hi stacey you see this outpouring of grief for george floyd we heard there that hell be buried in houston today do you think were going to see the same types of crowds turning out for this i think today as a private moment this is for the family the past few days weve seen people come out and collectively grieve to come out and support the family and to show sympathy for a man that they watched die under the weight of police but today hes going to be laid to rest next to his mother and surrounded by family and friends lets talk about what happens next as we look at these moments of mourning weve seen the Democrats Use on a report there are looking at legislation at this point to tackle Police Culture to tackle Police Misconduct how do you change Police Culture because that is a big task the biggest hurdle as the police union they are extremely extremely powerful they have a lot of money their coffers come from membership dues and so theyre able to pay to essentially block legislation to keep. Their their Police Powers in order to influence elections in order to get certain people elected and in order to in some cases get bad cops rehired so whats happening in congress is important because this means that they are listening or attempting to listen to the protesters so what theyre proposing would make chokehold illegal so what killed eric garner and what killed george floyd no knock warrants which is how Brianna Taylor weve heard her name shouted a product protest was killed and they would also make a registry so that we can keep track of bad cops and so when one is fired and one district they cant get hired in another. Where has the President Donald Trump been in all of this because a lot of people have lou been looking to the white house for leadership perhaps some signs to unite the country and we havent heard that coming from the white house so where has he been thats a great question he spends directs the question behind that wall he recently built around the white house. I think its easy to talk about what he hasnt done he hasnt met with black last let matter organizers he has a met with civil rights leaders he hasnt met privately with the George George floyd family but what he has done is read tweeted character access assassination about george floyd. On twitter that they come from that came from conservative commentators and he also operated a bunch of middle aged white men on the sunday morning talk shows to say the systematic racism in the Police Department and Police Departments do not exist now he supposed theres talk that he might held some kind of a. Talk in order to talk about civil rights and bring in the nation together but if he does that hes waited a long time traditionally president s get out in front of Something Like this to bring the nation together but hes as you said hes been absent give you a Porter Stacey Bivins thank you. Not to some other stories from around the world london mayor said the Congress Calling for monuments to reflect the countrys diversity as a debate heats up over racism and britains colonial past khan was speaking days after antiracism protesters toppled a statue of a 17th century slave trader in the port city of bristol. And bangladesh around 1000 garment workers protested outside the Labor Ministry in dhaka they called for payment of overdue wages and the reopening of closed factories the sector employees around 4000000 people and exports have been hard hit by the coronavirus lockdown. Irans judiciary says that a sentenced to death in arabian man who provided information to the u. S. And israel on the location of revolutionary guards commander customs all in money in january still in money was killed in a drone strike in iran. And north koreas state News Agency Says the country will cut its hotlines with south korea as a 1st step to shutting off all contact with seoul is threatening to sever ties with the south if it does not stop defectors from sending reflux and other materials into the. Hong kong is marking one year since prodemocracy demonstrations broke out last june more than a 1000000 people marched through the city to protest a draft law that would allow extraditions to Mainland China thats triggered months of sometimes violent street protests or protesters are rallying in the city again today to mark the anniversary earlier they held flashmob protests in shopping malls waiting signs and banners calling for hong kongs liberation from china although the original extradition bill was eventually withdrawn a new National Security law has many Young Hong Kong has deeply worried about beijings heavy handed reaction to their dissent. Its thought more than a 1000000 people took to the streets last year united in their outrage specifically they came out to protest a draft law allowing beijing to extradite criminal suspects to Mainland China did many were also there as part of a larger push to protect hong kong semi autonomous status. The bill was eventually withdrawn but protests continued sometimes turning violent many protesters still fear persecution today and dont want to be recognized. That was it i met them back in august i really feared nothing even when i stood alone at the front against a squad of rock police i wasnt afraid. But since then almost 9000. 00 people have been arrested in relation to protests Authorities Say more than 600. 00 were charged with rioting. And now beijing is preparing a show of force communist leaders have launched a socalled security law which will become part of hong kong basic law this will allow beijing to deploy its own Security Forces there. On tuesday hong kongs leader kerry lam seem to be an ally of beijing urged the people of the special Administrative Region to get behind the new law. Everyone needs to learn a lesson including the Hong Kong Government and also the legislators hong kong cannot afford such chaos. The mccain calling people want stability and peace so they can live safely and develop their careers. However prominent prodemocracy protesters joshua young says hong kong is meant more than that he also points to the reversal of the extradition bill as a clear sign that protesting works. Wed be target or banditry recognize the rick market by fellow protester. Successfully and has beijing to withdraw the controversial bill and on last november 85 percent of the states and that this recount so well by protocol critical this line sight picture it imply how silence across the stand were set on the side of fellow protesters but regardless of that success protests on this scale could soon be a thing of the past if painting gets its way with the new security bill dissenting voices could soon be much more few and far between. Earlier i spoke to dorian lao from Amnesty International hong kong and i asked her whether hong kongs prodemocracy movement could survive if beijings new security law comes into force we can see in the past year that. The protest movement hunger is actually a vibrant of course there are people who use files but it seems that many including the government make such a specially to go to. Put straight protest movement as one that is particularly silent but lets not forget too many people actually took to the street sciri peacefully to say no to the extradition bill and when that 900 broke out and actually before that event we can see protesters adopting different strategies and ways to express their opinions for example yellow Economic Circle or different screenings talks so what we worry is that with the National Security the whole with very basic terms it can lead to a lot open to abuse an interpretation that. Cant crackdown on freedom peace Peaceful Assembly and freedom of expression so many ways holcombe people have been using to express their opinion seeing peacefully will be likely to be monitored and also to be eliminated by 100 new National Radio and what about beyond protests we saw in last years local elections there was a landslide victory for prodemocracy candidates how much power do they have to protect hong kongs freedoms. We have also seen are some worrying developments right now for example in some of the local District Council meetings the government has been. Has actually not endorse some of the meetings or receive used to even provide meetings and use just because some of the meetings are. Discussed human rights related topics or election related topics and also we have already even before the National Security pops passed as we have already heard comments from city officials saying that people who oppose the National Security law should be disqualified to run for the Legislative Council ok election in coming to south. Dorian lao from Amnesty International hong kong speaking to us earlier. Now what do you do if youre a wild water canoe slalom racer but you cant train because of the corona Virus Outbreak argentinas about to come up with a solution hes been practicing by tying himself to 2 palm trees and splashing around in his girlfriends Swimming Pool she won silver at the Pan American Games last year and is now targeting targeting success at the Tokyo Olympics which have been postponed until 2021 because of a pandemic. 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