The freeman foundation. By judy and unter blum kovler tion; and by contributions to thipbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ros im ros atkins. The brother of george floyd tells a Congressional Committee people around the world want change in policing. Honor george, make the necessary changes, and make Law Enforcement thee olution, not oblem. Ros update on the coronavus pandemic, and england, more restrictions loosened saturday, families will be able to form a support double with another household. In T World Health Organization iswarns the is far from over, as some Healthcare Systems continue to struggle. Now, in washington, the brother of george floyd spoke before congress. He spoke before the House Judiciary Committee as it considers police brutality. He said his brother could not come another name on list of africanamericans who lost their the hands of u. Police. I couldnt take care of but maybe by speakth youilled. Today, i can make sure hisot deh woulde in vain. Im tired. Im tired of pain. Pain you feel when you watch Something Like that, when you watch your big mother, who looked up to your life,ie . I am here to ask you to make it stop. Stop the pain. Stop us from bei tired. George called for help, and was ignored. Lees listen to the call im making to you now. Ro before mr. Floyd spoke, democrat jer nadler recounted the events in minneapolis and said the American People wanted meaningful change. We are all familiar with the words, i cant breathe. They were uttered in minneapolis by george floyd, while Police Officer pinned a need to his neck for a chilling eight minutesnd 46 seconds, taking from him the final breath of life. Six yearago, eric garner uttered those exact same, fateful words,hile locked in a chokehold in new york city. He died at the hands of Law Enforcement. Millions of americans now callout, i cant breathe, as a rallying cry across our country, demanding a fundamental change in the culture of Law Enforcement and meaningful accountability from officers who commit misconduct. Today, we answer their call. Ros on the republican side, we heard from jim jordan, a senior republican in the same housmi judiciary cee. He paid respects to george the importance fo change aszed well. He did also have criticism for some protesters. The American People understand it is time for a real escutcheon, real debate, Real Solutions about Police Treatment of africanamericans. Americans also undstand that peaceful protests, exercising First Amendment liberties, honors George Floyds memory, and helps that discussion, those Solutions Come actually happen. And guess what americans also they know it is pure insanity to defund the police, and the fact my democrat colleagues want speak out againsts thicrazy policy is just that, frightening. Ros the push for Police Reform is gaing momentum, but Police Unions say their officers need to be part of that cpoversation. Tht was forcefully made tuesday, when the president of new yorks by the president of new yorks association of Police Unions. Am not derek c hauv. We are not restrained. Sop treating us like anim and bugs and start treating us with some respect. That is what we are here today to say. Wee h been left out of the conversation. We have been vilified. It is disgusting its disgusting. Ros bbcs katty kay joins us from watching too. Do you believee pol are being left out of the conversation, because they have main contacts with political players . Katty Police Unions are sn as a major block to Police Reform in this country, because they have huge power. They are the peoe who could stop all the Police Officers from being fired. They can protect Police Officers who have been accused of violence against minority s. Communit and they are seen as this stumbling block. So i think those calling for radical reform of the american licing system, and an end of police brutality, would like to bypa the unions or find a way to get the Police Unions not to have so much power in this country. This whole issue of Defunding Police has caught up with the of Police Unions, who have been a hindrance to having form. Ros what about the committee . We just heard a clip of George Floyds brother speaking t, andemocrats and republicans dont have a great track record of late finding a way to work together. Is there every ash is there any thevidence they could do i time around . Katty it is interesting listening to republicans the last couple of days. Al politicians in this country have been caught by surprise by the power and scale of thes protests, and republicans in particular feel they have been wrongfooted bile of this, or on the wrong side of all of this, and are now trying to play catch up. One thing that was interesting in the judiciary hearing was to hear republicans say, we also believe that there has to be reform, we see a problem here that has to be addressed. Now, the way they want to address it is different from the democrats. Aredemocrats proposals more radical, but it has forced republicans to come up with and even in the white house, we trpect now to ar from donald p with some kind of proposal in the next day or two on Police Reforms. They dont want to feel they are being left behind in this conversation, but you are right, neither democrats nor repuicans historically, clearly, because we have seen so many times when africanericans have been attacked violently by police, have managed to fix the fundamental problem driving these protests. Ros lets explore the political dimension of the story. There is an election in noveer, Racial Injustice african Racial Injustice attitudes among americans appear be changing. In the new york times, support for black lives Matter Movement has increased almost as much in the last two weeks than a date in theast two years. Joe biden has been more willing to align himself with lack lives maer, and made this video contribution to the george lloyd funeral on tuday. W can remember the pain, not callous the heart and forget. Today,s nowe time, theos pu the season to listen and heal. Now is the time for Racial Justice. That is the answer we must give to our children when they ask why, because when there is justice for george flowi, we truly be on our way to Racial Justice in america. Ros joe biden followed up this wednesday with an opinion piece in usa today. In it, he writes, we know the nation w we need to be,e haveom to deliver on thist and address racial inequality and White Supremacy in this country. Mr. Biden writes on Defunding Police, the better answer is to give police what they need to implement meaningful reforms in federal dollar on completing those reforms. He is promising an extra 300 million to improve Community Policing if he becomes president. American comedian rob delaney put it this way, joe biden, ar you, lets give them an additional 300 million. Crystal ball from the Hills Program rising says joe bidens offer is a perfect example of why Police Reform efforts have failed, because they usually just end up proding increased funding for further expansion of the police state. Amon democrats, there is optimism joe biden can bring some change. Here is the deputy millennial book director for Hillary Clinton in 2016. Ti mans, the average africanamerican voter in america doesnt believe the Democratic Party engaged them in an election year. And this is a time when we canf take anyr granted area to think what we saw over the last tuesday, there were prominent africanamerican leaders, a lot support joe biden. Out in black voters who are more forger revolutionary change, who want to write down Systemic Systems of oppression and dismantle police, i think they are hesitant on jobiden. But what is different about 2016 is that now people see the sharp contrast between biden and trump. Ros President Trump and the republicans are also under pressure to develop their own plans for Police Reform. Katty was alluding to them earlier. Senator tim scott, the only africanamerican republicanin senator, is lethe movement on justice draft. It forces on accountability, training andti community res, but is much more justice andolicing actcrats announced monday. With pressure for an aernative enve by republicans,or scott met with donal trumps soninlaw Jared Kushner tuesday evening, to discuss policy plans. Katty, both parties with different ambitions. I t suppose question lingering behind all this is, what is different this time . Its n like we havent known about Racial Injustice before. Katty yeah, its a question i plep asking p at these protests, and africanamerican leaders. At one of the things they point to is the widespread involvement in these protests of people. They said that is something they havent seen before. The oth thing they point to is the Global Nature of the protests, the fact other countries are now addressing these racial issues. So there is a sense of urgency ther and some sense of optimism among some cuafricanamericans, parrly in the civil rights movement, o feel movement is different, that the video was so startling. Some have even suggested the country had been in lockdown because of the coronavirus for a couple of months, and no supporting games on television have focused people on this issue, no distractions from it. And they hope that now they have the attention of americans at large, particularly the white icams, that that can affect a change perhaps in a way that ferguson didnt back in 2015. They think this could be a differentoment. Ros thanks, katty kay live in washington. Warnings in india that there could be over 500,000 coronavirucases thereby the end of july, the locown is being nice. We assess what is happening in india. Celebration is beld next month to pay tribute to pay to pay tribute to nhs stars. It will take place in july on the day regarded as the birthday nhs. A weekly show of appreciation for key workers, in the first 10 weeks of the lockdown. Asked what has happened in the last 10 weeks, and what is happening right now, it is so important that we do this altogether. And maybe the idea alone of a gesture, and if you can make a connection, it is way more powerful, from the bottom up through the nation, than when it comes from the other way around, fromo topttom. Could be a powerful start of the change that i hope f. Ros this is outside source in the bbc news room, as usual. The brother of george floyd told a Congressional Committee people around the world want change from police. Lets bring you uptodate on main stories in the u. K. Boris johnson announced furth relaxation of virus lockdown measures in england. From saturday, single households in england can form a support bubble with one other household of a size. They can go to each others houses, stay the night, and dont have to maintain social distancing. And on monday, all retail outlets in england are going to be allowed to reopen. Weto were told the number of people who died from covid19 has risen by 245, for a total of 41,128e have been killed by virus in the u. K. Virus lockdowns have been in place since mched when he third, and while the number of people dying from virus have has fallen, there remain questions about quickly the rules should be relaxed. And today scientists who shad the british strategyaian earlier lockdown in march could have prevented half of the deaths caused either virus. Mps asked professor neil f the right measure were taken at the right time. This was his reply. The measures, given what we knew about the virus, thend about its transmission, were warranted. Certainly had we introduced them earlier, we would have seen many fewer deaths. Ros Boris Johnson was asked about those comments during his Coronavirus Briefing today. Porter not going into lockdown earlier, is that a regret . Prime minister johnson we have to get back to what chris and patrick set said. We made the decisions at the time on guidance, including professor ferguson, that we thought was right for this country. And i think the questions that are pose ros although the number of deaths from coronavirun the u. K. Is falling, around the world, the pandemic is still far from under control. Lien to the World Health Organizations dr. Michael ryan. Every country has a different combination of risks and opportunities at this pot. And it is really down to national authorities, to carefully consider where they are in the pandemic. This pandemic may be affecting the world, but it is affecting each and every country in a different way, depending on when disease came, the initial responses, how the disease is evolving at this point. And by no means is this over. If we look at the numbers over the last number of, this pandemic is stillvoing, it is still growing in many parts of the world. And we have deep concerns that Health Systems in some countries huge strain. Ng and are under a ro a country certainly under strain is india. The chi minister of delhi says the city could have more than half a million cases byhe end of july. And he says if that happens, there is no guarantee delhi hospitals can cope. Al today, a revis total of covid19 cases has surpassed wu hand china, whe the virus was first reported. As a whole, india has one of the highest new infection rates in the world. Heres more. Correspondent the delhi chief ith tter says to cope number of cases his government expects in his city, they will need as many as 18,000 beds. They are trained to ramp up capacity by acquiring beds in private hospitalut we are searing asked but we are hearing from so many people who are goingfa from onty to another, struggling to find a place where they can get loved ones admitte here in dubai as well mumbai as well, i have talked to families that hadsy to have toms before they could be looked at by doctors. And even still, cities are opening up. This junction looks ba did before the shutdown. Buses were ck down on the street rickshaws, taxisce. Private of offices are functioning up to 10 of capacity. In many places of india, shopping malls and restaurants are en. Ros back to the u. K. , the government under intense criticism for abandoning its ambition to send all primary age ildren back to school. They announced tuesday most children in england will not go back to school before septembere ther of the opposition went in hardis on ssue during the Prime Ministers questions earlier. We all want as many children back into school as soon as it is possible and safe. What that required for that to happ was a Robust National plan, consensus among all stakeholders and strong leadship from the top. All three are missing. Ros Prime MinisterBoris Johnson hit right back. Lasteehe was telling the house that it was not yet safe for kids to go back to school. This week, he is saying not enough kids are going back to school. I really think he needs to ma up his mind. Ros the decisioto allow shops, theme parks and safari parks open but not schools, have been met this may from some parents who are trying to juggle inhomeschoolg and work. The news has been rich picking for those trying to make a point. Jim picar sd, people are going ape over zoos while schools are closed. A bbc employee put it phis way to tme minister. Have you allowed it situation to arise that allowed a situation to arise where a child can go to the zoo, a family can have dinnersh another family, but that child cant go to school until september . Prime minister johnson id like to be in a posion ae cou weeks before the summe holidays, we wanted to do that, bu clearly we got it right down, but not quite down far enough. Ros so isli the u. K. An o and not fully reopening schools . Boris johnson points out that in italy and republic of ireland, no classes have gone back. France hasllowed some pupils to return, but not many. This is journalist in paris. France reopen schools all must a month ago, may 11, but it has been partial and it has been complicated. Because schools that were alloweyto reopen where the o ones that could afford to have all social distancing measures maximum in classrooms that usually held about 30. That is when things started with small children and went up the clses. And tohis day, not all schools have entirely reopened. But theducation ministry is now already considering a second phase in which lessened social distancing measures are needed, and they would like to dohis. Because i theres anoth month until children go on holiday. That is where we are now. Ros as we have been reporting, School Closures and reopeninga happened in various forms around the worlduring the pandemic. Look at this graphic from uns co. It begbruary, china started closing schools in some areas, that is pin but the nationwide shown in purple. And over the weeks, the purple shade spread across the world. Around 60 ofhe worlds student population has been in as been affected. Since may, that is started to reverse, country turning bacto pink or blue, which represents a nationwide rpening of schools, australia for example. This school in the philippines is not going to be opening anytime soon, or any schools there. The government announced this week there will be no facetoface teachingfontil a vaccin coronavirus is found. Best case estimates say th is months away. In fact, there is no guarantee a vaccine will be found at all. As we head to africa, the countries with the two biggest economies are taking different approaches. In south africa, schools have started go back this week. But in nigeria, the waiting goes on. Is our bbc correspondent. Correspondent their academic activities have been disrupted far almost 2 for a most twomonth spirit some schools have adopted online tedhing. Radio tevision are being used to teach students at home. But some students and parents are complaing about access s the internet,ll as unreliable electricity in the country. So these are some of the lkingenges they are about. They are anxious to see ss enrend students returned, but Authorities Say it it not time. No date has been fixed. Ros our last stop on the issue is the u. S. , the cntry with the biggest coronavirus outbreak. St schools there will not be opening at all until the bottom until the autumn. Anthon the first thing you need to know about the Education System in the t u. S. T there are 13,000 individual School Districts across the country. They are all different and all have a tawny autonomy. So states and the federal government can give guidance, but they are with how it went to reopen, whether they do staggered s,schedurioritize younger students or those with special needs, how to do social stcing in classrooms and on buses, and what toheo if is a second surge in coronavirus cases,ynd whether teed to completely close again. Then there are economic oncerns. Whatarents do for both work and have a student i dont . They have to have someone stay at home with the kid. That wil have real consequences on their household. U. S. About returning to somee semblance of normal, but at least right nowhen it comes to education, normal is very far off. Ros back to our top story, the deat george floyd and all the prests that followed around the world, impacting countries in a range of ways from politics to policing and culture. R example, this is a poster from the film gone with the wind that came out he 1939 and is still theighest grossing lm of all, hugely successful, 10 oscars, one is the first won by a black actress, hattie mcdaniel, but hbo max removed it from s its streamivice, saying it would return at a later date accompanied by context. Calof the film has long be criticized for its depiction of slavery, set during and after it, slave seemed content withn their sittion, something that has been criticized. Earlier this week, a bbc sketch Little Britain was removed because in some sketches, white characters portrayed white performers portrayed characters who were not. And paramount has canceled cops that first aired more than three decades ago, so if it different countries. Slet are the analysis of the bbc media editor. Is a much rotted thing about whether you apply modern standards to history it is a much more modern thing about whether you apply modern standards to history, or whether it will belong in the scrapheap of history. Films like gone with the wind or programs like itll britain, there seems to be a Global Movement emerging thatays we should reappraise our heritage. Ros if you want to get in touch with me via twitter, there is cuch more of the stories we covered on the website, bbc. Com news, or download t c newsyo app on ur smartphone. I will see youn a few minutes as we continue our coverage. Goodbye. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is res narrator funding for this presentation of this program is provided by. Language specialists teaching spanis french and more. Raymond james. Dation. 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