Demonstrators and protesters there now are occupiers and squatters, seizing part of the downtown. Some six city blocks of seattles capitol hill area. Antifa and other anarchists, black lives matter and other radical left groups have gone from owning the streets for a couple of weeks to owning what they may think is permanently an autonomous zone. In just a week, calls to defund the police have turned to we are the police in at least that autonomous zone in seattles capitol hill region. Its still under the control of antifa and other farleft groups. A border wall of sorts has been constructed around the perimeter of the zone. Anyone who isnt welcome is met by scenes like these [background sounds] [bleep] dont go away mad, just go away i want to know [bleep] [background sounds] lou a stern, rough crowd there. The states democrat governor, jay inslee, appears clueless about what is actually going on in seattle. Those, not his words, but effectively his answer when asked. Washingtons democ
New york city mayor bill de blasio we will be moving funding from the n. Y. P. D. To use initiatives and social services he didnt say how much but it is the latest sign that the demand to defund the police is gaining traction at least for Democratic Leaders the Trump Administration is defending the heavy Police Presence and its handling of mostly peaceful protests are you worried there doesnt need to be widespread change i dont think you need to reduce them to unity or to to go a step backwards because that would result in certainly in Police Pulling back i do not think that we have a systemic racism problem with Law Enforcement officers across this country do i knowledge that there are some Law Enforcement officers that abuse their job yes and again we need to hold those accountable u. S. President donald trump is mocking the idea on twitter where he also announced the National Guard troops he sent into washington d. C. Will be returning home something the d. C. Mayor has been calling
Whose 14 month offensive to capture the libyan capital tripoli collapsed this week and im saying it is time for a ceasefire and all foreign fighters to leave come out ahead of him about a lot of money the Initiative Aims to guarantee a fair representation of libyas 3 provinces and a president ial council elected by the people under the supervision of the United Nations to manage libyas leadership for the 1st time in the countrys history. But in tripoli the un recognized government commanders said they dont recognize the cease fire and theyll continue to in their words liberate our land the context of what has just been reported about military advancements in the last week the cities of defeats that have suffered the over the last 2 months and its practical exit right now. From the west of libya suggests that in fact the Cairo Initiative or because i dont like liberation is what it was called is more about trying to salvage what remains of Office Project trying to protect what remains o
Inside a Minneapolis Memorial Service george floyd was remembered as a family man a gentle giant who would doored his 6 year old daughter giana now fatherless its crazy. All these people came to see my brother. Thats amazing to me that he touched so many people. He was also remembered as the spark that set off often fiery protests in more than a dozen cities across the u. S. A movement the reverend al sharpton urged mourners throughout the country to continue its time for us to stand out in charges made and say good job and meet. This crowd of hundreds of people didnt come with invitations they came to pay their respects to george for it and theres such a demand to do so that there will be multiple Memorial Services one in his state of birth North Carolina on saturday another in his former hometown of houston on monday and then a funeral on tuesday. As the memorial took place a key demand of the floyd family was fulfilled 3 of the Police Officers who detained floyd in his final moments
Therefore must take. Every of yours because we want justice. China is warning the u. K. That interfering in hong kongs affairs could backfire thats after Prime Minister barak johnson said the u. K. Could offer millions of people in hong kong a route to citizenship if china imposes a Controversial National security law beijing argues that foreign influence is a threat to hong kong stability and prosperity between e. U. Reports that this hasnt gone down well with a spokesman for chinas foreign ministry. He reflected a bit on the u. K. s relationship with hong kong historically he said that was an unequal colonial and autocratic relationship and since the handover in 1907 beijing has the authority to enforce these National Security laws and that the u. K. Should stop interfering in its internal affairs he then used some very Strong Language saying that the u. K. Should pull back from the brink and abandon this cold war mentality now previously weve only heard that from beijing aimed at th