the border though has escalated and civilians are caught in the middle of it all. the u.n. says at least 100,000 people have been displaced so far. we go live now to arrest are a d arwa damon. she is at the border where funerals just finished for six people killed in the attacks. arwa. reporter: hi george. we are in the border town at the cemetery where earlier this morning there were as you mentioned funerals for six of the eight people that were killed in mortar strikes that took place inside this town. the mourners, the friends, family, loved ones of those who died in those attacks, quickly buried them and moved on. there are a couple men as you can see there who just arrived a short while ago he saying their final farewells. now, the reason why the main crowd moved on from here, george, is because as they were telling us, they were worried
now to hong kong where thousands are protesting in the streets this hour, they are coming together in a small town on the border with mainland china making their voices heard. you see this live image right now, 4:14 p.m. there in hong kong. people on the streets, they are protesting after they were attacked by mobs wearing white shirts. wielding iron bars and bamboo sticks. at least 45 people were hurt and about a dozen people were arrested. kristie lu stout is with the protesters and joins us live. and what do you see there, what is happening behind you? reporter: hi george. i m in the far north of hong kong and in the last hour we have seen a significant increase in the number of protesters who are here. and this is an unlawful protest. take a look at the number of people here, all of them risking arrest as they come out in
welcome back. the new prime minister of the united kingdom spoke with the u.s. president by phone on friday. the two discussed working out a free trade deal after britain leaves the european union for brexit. president trump has long been an outspoken fan of boris john cso but this is believed to be that i first time to speak since mr. john can son mov s johnson moved in to 10 downing street. selma, what more can you tell us about the conversation between these two? they know each other and seem to be aligned on many issues. well, george, after that phone call, president trump did tell reporters that they were speaking about a very substantial trade agreement. he went on to say that trade between the countries could increase by three, four, even five times. unclear where he got those numbers. and he went on to say that the trade between the uk and u.s. had been impeded by the eu.