Oscar winning director spike lee gives d. W. His reaction to George Floyds death and he says donald trump will go down in history as americas worst ever president. Im told me a lot of people welcome to the program we begin in the United States where more protests are being held on the day of the funeral of george floyd a black man killed in Police Custody in minneapolis last month in new york city the relatives of other victims of Police Brutality addressed crowds at a mass rally in manhattan the city was in the grip of civil unrest for days in the wake of the 46 year old killing those where crowds have been gathering in minneapolis which was also the scene of angry demonstrations mr floyds death sparked 2 weeks of global protest and International Support for the black lives matter movement. Hundreds of mourners turned out for the funeral of george floyd in his native city houston during the eulogy reverend al sharpton highlighted racial inequality in the u. S. Justice system and criti
Spike lee he tells t w his reaction to George Floyds death he says donald trump will go down in history as americas worst ever president. Coronavirus outbreaks in indias overcrowded prisons lawyers are trying to get releases for people held on pretrial detention before its too late. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us a final goodbye and a call for action george floyd a black man who died after a white Police Officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes has been laid to rest at his funeral in Houston Texas friends and members of the family spoke about the man they knew and loved floyds death ignited global protests against racism and Police Brutality. The. Morning a man his crime in the whats of his supporters was being born black more than 500. 00 guests attended the funeral and he sed in texas for george floyd whose death under the knee of a white policeman spots global protests calling for a short justice. Officer to. Speak is that the ceremony made impassio
A final farewell for george szell the man died in Police Custody in minneapolis 2 weeks ago laid to rest in his hometown of houston hundreds of mourners gathered to remember floyd whose death made him a global icon for racial injustice. Im sumi so much kind of good to have you with us as corona virus infection rates low german interior minister haas the whole fire has announced that germany will lift the remaining checks at its land borders on june 15th now things will then be mostly back to the way they were before the start of the entry restrictions which were introduced in mid march to curb the spread of the coronavirus in germany. They opted rules will reopen borders with switzerland france austria and denmark where struction still apply to Non European Union citizens until at least the end of june and air travel to italy and spain is also set to resume. Lets bring in our Political Correspondent kate brady with the very latest on this story hi kate can you tell us more details abou