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The murder of George Floyd amidst of a global pandemic has triggered a global conversation among the Black diaspora and its progressive allies. In the editorial for our #BlackLivesMatter focus, award-winning journalist Gary Younge analyses the current debates in the U.S. and in Europe.

A poll or four or whatever it is to qualify them for the debate. and that to me is the issue. overall, i think its fine to have the qualifications. youve got to be make progress gresz during this thing. >> and i want a thought on a slightly different aspect of the debate process and the diversity that is lacking there. i dont know if you saw snl last night, but miaya rue dodolph sig on a martini do you miss me? a lot of supporters are like yeah, we do miss you. do you get a sense harris got out ...

Behind you. have you gotten a sense that hes getting any more momentum with getting minority support? >> reporter: yeah. iowa is probably not the best place to look for that just because the electorate here is largely a white one. in general he is still struggling with this. weve seen additional attacks coming from black lives matter groups and from others saying hes just not doing what they think he needs to do to show commitment to the african american community. his campaign disputes that. so...

Own star sat is. the landscape theyre facing. the "wall street journal" poll, nbc news poll, conducted before the debate, biden was on top with 28%. meantime, amy klobuchar close behind. and pete buttigieg the minnesota senator went after mayor pete making her the moderate alternative to biden. the aforementioned ali vitali joins me here. star power especially because you have a star and exclusive interview with senator klobuchar on her bus? >> reporter: i dont know im grog to win an oscar for t...

You know, things have been deteriorating in our politics for some time now. the way we are regarding each other, the language, is extraordinary. the notion that we can have this discussion about the president and not just say, well, he did something wrong. which vast majority of americans recognize and say its not impeachable, but to turn that around and now republicans are instead accusing democrats of committing crimes, the very crimes that president trump committed. so it really feels like we...

Think the president is unraveling? >> you could say but would have probably said that in 2015, 2016, 2017. seems to come in cycles and seems things have really gone off the rails and then calm for a little bit and maybe things will be calm, because hes tucked away with i think one public event for an entire week down there in mar-a-lago. the thing is, its unpredictable. above all else, weve seen we have no idea what to expect day to day or hour by hour. the pattern almost always holds the freque...

About to get harder. theres a senate impeachment trial looming over them as people are starting to make their decisions in january in iowa. i talked with klobuchar about that. i want to show you a part of our conversation. listen. >> im sure well use tech nothing and skype into all four states. >> skype campaigning? >> i dont know what were going to do. were going to find a way to do it. i have said this publicly and also at a leadership meeting. im in leadership in the senate. i was the only pr...

Kendis. weve moved indo yindoors becau storms. the briefing room while on duty in florida when they have them. were out from the stormy skies. the impasse you talked about at issue throughout the holiday season, likely. because theres a position speaker pelosi wants to know more from the senate what the a senate trial would look like, and senators are saying they have a different view when talking about republicans. they dont believe the democrats have this sort of leverage and in the days in be...

Listen to what she said. and then just look at how shes managed to campaign over the course of the last few months. shes been one of those slow and steady candidates really using the last few debates as launching pads not just for fundraising but also to be able to build herself out in some of the early states. the idea flankly being that if you can outlast and stay in the race long enough for the field to win know, once voters get a look at you, thats when maybe you get a fair shake. i think th...

>> reporter: and, look, amy klobuchar obviously pretty willing to just go full bore even though getting very little sleep. weve seen her out here even on the campaign trail after that l.a. debate. one thing that struck me as i talked to her about what the best case scenario here in a state like iowa. conventional thinking tells you three tickets out of this state. amy klobuchar telling me, though, with a field this big, anywhere in the top is good. of course, you look at what iowa can do for can...