Accusations that in legal longers are exploiting coronavirus lockdowns to clear land undisturbed and. Its a very good thing and if this story united had lost parents finally meet their sort of children whod been stranded in the ukraine due to coronavirus restrictions. To just one day after george floyd was laid to rest his brother has testified at a congressional hearing looking at racial inequality and Police Violence in the United States finnis floyd called his brothers death a modern day lynching in broad daylight and urged politicians to stop the pain heidi jocasta reports from washington. Illinois cloyd travel directly from his brothers funeral in houston to the u. S. Capitol joyous call for him and he was ignored please listen to the crowd im making to you now to the cause of our family and the cause ringing out the streets across the world people of our backgrounds genders in race have come together to demand change House Democrats have proposed sweeping legislation to Reform Police departments in the wake of George Floyds death that includes increasing Police Accountability for officer misconduct and Banning Police chokeholds im tired im tired of. I pray you feel when you watch Something Like when you watch a big brother you do looked up to for your whole life da da big of course by what we saw in minnesota the slow torture is murder of george floyd by a uniform officer was an outrage and a tragedy what we have seen since then millions of americans marching in the street to demand justice and call for reforms it has been an inspiration now that. 7 in 10 americans now say floyds death is part of a systemic problem of police brutalizing and killing black americans defund the police has become a rallying cry for those demanding reform but the meaning of the phrase is nuance to most defunded the police means shifting some money from Police Departments to social services but to the far left any means abolishing police altogether republicans have seized on that extremist interpretation warning of an arcade they know it is pure insanity to defund the police and the fact that my democrat colleagues wont speak out against this crazy policy. Its just out frightening. Senate republicans are drafting their own proposal for Police Reform likely to include requirements for more biased training but the immunity officers enjoyed from civil lawsuits will likely remain intact the 2 parties competing ideas may reach a stalemate potentially resulting in nothing yet they the protesters have already made clear they wont accept that outcome they say of Congress Takes no action then voters will at the polls in november. Castro aljazeera Washington Well after giving his testimony George Floyds brother joined the black lives matter protests in washington for those flood waters with demonstrators who were marching in front of the white house protest as a promising to keep their eyes going until meaningful change happens. While democrats and republicans in Congress Work on rival plans for Police Reform the white house says its finalizing its own like ana has more from washington d. C. Well the white house is still to inform any change in policy there has been discussions among Administration Officials for the president to make some kind of announcement to clarify exactly what the white houses position is on Police Reform now those discussions have been ongoing there is a possibility that the president may bring up some new policy when he meets with African American religious and Law Enforcement leaders in dallas and thursday his officials are saying that this might be an occasion for him to express exactly what he feels but what he has ruled out at this particular point is a central part of what the democrats are talking about in congress and that is things like moving the liability for police changing the statute under which they are given a qualified liability for acts of violence president has ruled that out already saying that that would be unfair to Police Officers so not very clear at this stage exactly how the impact of the last few weeks of protest has the impact it has had on the white house but we do expect and Administration Officials are saying that there will be some clarity there will be a firm a policy emerging in the next few days or the Minneapolis Police department breaking off talks with the state police union the departments chief says as part of planned reforms in the wake of george fords death but there are down doors says the Union Contract needs to be restructured to provide more transparency this is further examining the 6 significant matters. That touch on such things as Critical Incident protocol or use of force the significant role that supervisors play in this department and also the discipline process to include both grievances and arbitration. And i believe i speak for my chief peers here in the state of minnesota as well as across our country that there is nothing more debilitating to a chief from an Employment Matter perspective that when you have grounds to terminate an officer for misconduct. When youre dealing with a 3rd Party Mechanism that allows for that employee to not only be back on your apartment but to be patrolling in your communities the number of corona virus infections continues to rise across brazil which is now got more daily deaths than any country in the world despite the shops are now reopening in sao paulo the sitting scene a Record Number of deaths for 2 days nationwide 1274 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours that brings the total to more than 39000. 00 the governor of Rio De Janeiro will face impeachment proceedings for alleged graft wilson vets the list being investigated for the overpriced purchases of ventilators and other covert 900 medical supplies on wednesday the federal police also raided the Government Palace opata state and the governors home over similar allegations that no one was in brown essays and he says the photo investigations are politically charged. So this is 2 investigations against 2 state governors in brazil both on opposite ends of the political spectrum the governor of the state of Rio De Janeiro. Of the right wing used to be an ally of president john doe and the governor of the Northern State of. Butter by you all of the left wing Workers Party both have been accused by the Supreme Court of misusing state funds to buy equipment used in the treatment of the corona virus both a virulently denied those charges what both men despite being politically opposed have in common is they both support measures to try to contain the cobbett 19 virus to put measures into place. To have lockdowns courage people to do social distancing both of them vocally opposed to the flagrant measures imposed by president job also now row to get people back to work to attend rallies in his support to not wear masks he has criticized both men both men have criticized him so this is a big case. A big issue between both sides both men have claimed these cases against him a politically motivated president by job also naro said he will go out after more people who misuse state funds some fear that is just a way to remove his political opponents which he of course being mentally denies so a very political case in the meantime the number of deaths in brazil continues to rise the number of people infected in the country continues to rise its now one of the worst affected countries in the world after the United States and the United Kingdom and it doesnt look as though its going to reach its peak anytime soon environmentalists in brazil are warning the criminals are taking advantage of the pandemic to clear a large part. So the amazon rain forest despite a heightened military presence satellite images suggest the amount of forest lost is already higher than the whole of 2019 that was one of the worst years on record. Reports from bogota. From the sky the clear patches of land look like exposed in the otherwise lush rain forest this video was filmed recently over the colombian amazon illegal roads reach ever deeper into the forest well fires clear the land making space for cattle raising agriculture in coca fields. Environmentalists are sounding the alarm they say drugs mafia illegal loggers and land borders are taking advantage of colombias coronavirus lock down to burn the forest and develop the land then hindered. A new study shows the rate of deforestation in the 1st 4 months of the year could be higher than that of the whole of 2019. The context of this is land grabbing there is clearly a relationship between the deforested areas and big capitals interested in taking over these lands mostly forest reserves of digitas lands National Parks the pandemic is helping but also the worsening security in these areas and the inability of forces is to blame. And the situation is even worse across the border in brazil where huge fires the storied large swaths of the jungle last year since coming to office president. Promise to open the amazon to business enabling the raising of public land and empowering loggers and land hoarders. In april environmental minister. Shocked many by saying that the pandemic was an opportunity to further reduce the forestation restrictions while attention was focused elsewhere. While both a matter of fire 3 senior officials for carrying out operations against illegal miners. This environmental official was attacked by illegal loggers in part a state after a truck with timber was stopped us hackled and struck in the face with a glass bottle this is actually the main cancer of the 1st station in the amazon right now is the. Feeling of. We need to change that to be able to demonstrate that the government is aware of the big. Under pressure to brazilian government recently dispatched thousands of troops to the amazon to address the problem but only for a month critics fear it will not be enough to stop vested interests from exploiting a Health Crisis to destroy one of the most important environments in the world. Still ahead an aljazeera speculation and rumors are swirling in building day over what caused the death of the president and who will replace him. Gone the winds of change our classic hollywood cinema is now being seen in a very different light. How i once again welcome sell the work of the international forecast we still have the around the serve tropical depression cristobal causing some problems around the great lakes pushing up into central canada facing some very heavy rain into one terrio as you go on through thursday some parts could see a maybe as much as 10250 millimeters of rain as the system makes its way through you can follow the line of cloud of rain right down the eastern seaboard for thursday still some heavy showers there 60 around virginia into the carolinas a little way down into the Florida Panhandle that will slowly but surely gradually make its way further race was brought to skies come back in behind 31 celsius they say so lots of warm sunshine and wolf sunshine across much of north america but we have got a few showers maybe some showers there into new mexico expect to see some showers just to read Pacific Northwest and that western side of canada plenty a showers meanwhile into the caribbean but more sunshine than salah so it is looking pretty good you could see some showers there into cuber for example while on the west showers there just coming into the east knowledge as we go on through thursday and on into friday i think by friday and wetter weather just coming back into a good part of the greats rantin is looking pretty wet across Central America for the weekend. The british iraqi journalist whos visualizing complexity sticks and a simple. I think youre off as a summary sites of opportunities to break apart from systems of power and to collect data in a way that paints a represents a Different Community challenging mainstream misconceptions and hope that quite creates and handle ministrations it doesnt alienate people it doesnt make people feel like im not small i used to understand this whos truth is it anyway. There are. I want to go to see a reminder of our top stories this hour the brother of george floyd just testified at a congressional hearing looking at racial inequality and Police Violence in the u. S. Philonous floyd called his brothers death a lynching and urged politicians to do more villainous join the black lives matter protests in washington d. C. Immediately after the hearing demonstrators are promising to keep the rallies going until meaningful change happens. And protests are also continuing in other cities these are live pictures in the u. S. City of portland that in march into the city calling for Racial Justice the port protests important of lead to the removal of Police Officers from city schools and you police chief and a proposal to shift 70000000. 00 in place funding to help people of color. And brazil continues to reopen despite recording more daily coronavirus related deaths than any country in the world 1274. 00 were reported in the last 24 hours bringing the total to more than 39000. Symbols of colonial history are facing a reckoning around the world in the us people are respectably turning there are statues of Christopher Columbus this effigy in mint minneapolis is one of several to be torn down columbus is increasing the remembered for his legacy of violent colonialism and cruel treatment towards Indigenous Peoples a speaker of the house of representatives nancy pelosi says confederate statues should be removed from the Capitol Building they are men who took up arms in order to preserve slavery in the south during the American Civil War palosi may be the most powerful woman in america but she doesnt have the Legal Authority to remove the 11 statues of confederate figures. U. S. Tech giant amazon says it is banning the police from using its facial recognition tool for the year but a growing concerns the Technology May lead to unfair treatment of black people and says it hopes this can give Congress Time to impose appropriate rules for the ethical use of facial recognition the Tech Companies long defended the polices use of real time Surveillance Technology but a reform bill proposed by democrats aims to ban it not if you go to earlier is a policy analyst from to your foundation he says all Government Agencies should be banned from using any kind of facial Recognition Technology technology itself is incredibly harmful you know one year is not going to make a difference and also any type of Reform Congress could pass in one year is not going to change the fact that this technology in the hands of a criminal Justice System that is very flawed is still going to end in invasive surveillance and then all high end over policing of already vulnerable communities Face Surveillance threatens a lot of the 1st member texans we have here in the United States in terms of chilling free Speech Assembly you are much less likely to attend a protest to participate in politics even maybe go out and campaign for a candidate of your choice if you think that there might be cameras around that are going to say in your scan your face and identify you immediately people might be a much less willing to get involved in the political process we advocate for a full band of government use a base for a nation because you know no matter how much its improved no matter how much its reformed the ability for the government to track your faith as you move through society is not something thats going to become less invasive or is something thats going to become less of a hindrance to civil liberties. The American Civil War epic gone with the wind has been removed from the streaming platform h. B. O. Max as protests against racism force Entertainment Companies to reassess their offerings the film was made in 1939 and it won multiple oscars including the 1st ever won by a black american but its been criticized for its portrayal of black enslaved people and their white owners during the 860. 00 s. Charlie has more. Gone with the wind one of the most popular films in history and other relic of a tainted past played down this time by streaming to national h. B. O. The film set during the American Civil War depicted contented slaves and romanticize the confederate south b