Coronavirus. And fire rages through the historic unarmed cathedral in western france that dates back to the 15th century. We begin in the United States where congressman john lewis has died at the age of 80 he was a titan of the Civil Rights Movement alongside Martin Luther king jr and helped organize the historic 963 march on washington his death comes at a time of heightened racial tension in america lives matter protesters who took to the streets after the death of george floyd have been violently suppressed the norm for spent civil Rights Groups suing federal authorities the months of protests have seen statues toppled and Police Officers arrested and sacked now the Confederate Flag has effectively been banned from u. S. Military sites we begin our coverage with this report from how did your castro looking back at the life of john that. We cannot give up. We cannot give you. John lewis was born into the segregated world of rural alabama in 1940 when i was growing up i saw those lines that white men colored men white women colored women white the son of black sharecroppers lewis devoured books as a child the words of dr Martin Luther king jr spoke to him loudest seem like he was saying to me john lewis you too can do something and i would ask my mother asked my father my grandparents my great grandparents why segregation why Racial Discrimination it was the best way it is dont get in a way dont get in trouble but trouble would find him many times as a student leader in nashville tennessee lewis was beaten for peacefully protesting segregation at restaurants and on buses in selma Alabama Police cracked his skull as he led a 600. 00 marchers across a bridge to montgomery would. Never know what it was at age 23 lewis was the youngest leader of the march on washington 2 years later president Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights act into law protecting black americans from discrimination at the polls the act would foreshadow lewiss own political career he was elected to the u. S. House of representatives in 1986 his consistent defense of human rights during his decades of service earning him the title the conscience of Congress John r. Lewis as did it in 2011 who has received the medal of freedom from barack obama the nations 1st black president a moment lewis called amazing and unbelievable and in 2016 he was honored at the opening of the National Museum of africanAmerican History the museum lewis had proposed nearly 30 years prior but even then the statesmans work was not done louis continued to champion liberal causes like universe. Health care and the rights of undocumented immigrants will not be. Remembered as both fiercely partisan toward his Democratic Party and fiercely independent lewiss legacy is his bravery in the face of perceived injustice have this abiding faith that the things that us all right so good so necessary if youre willing to die for. You not a for all of freedom right now following his mentor Martin Luther king jr to his final rest john lewis was the last of the great civil rights leaders that shaped modern American History leaving another tall shadow for the next generation to fill. Tributes from across the political spectrum have been coming in for john lewis former us president barack obama said on twitter not many of us get to live to see our own legacy playoffs and sell to meaningful remarkable way john lewis did it. Well the fight for equality then there was continue to protest as important were met with federal agents and take us it comes amid accusations federal Law Enforcement have detained people with no explanation the state of oregon is filing a lawsuit against the use of federal agents during backlogs matta protests and portent the local unit of the American Civil Liberties union has also filed a case of brenham to parents. As knightly protests over systemic racism and Police Violence continue in portland a disturbing new development has emerged this week witnesses say federal agents in unmarked vans are grabbing protestors off the streets and detaining them without clear cause. This video shows a man being grabbed by armed men in military fatigues without name tags and without any indication of what agency they work for he is marched to a vehicle and driven away several protesters say they were grabbed put in cells in the federal courthouse and then let go without being placed under arrest or charged with any offense that it will marshals denied any knowledge of the incidents and the department of Homeland Security has refused to comment in an interview on friday oregon gov kate brown says she wants President Trump to pull federal agents out of her state earlier brown said the armed agents were making the situation worse. Trump troops in portland are definitely not the answer as we saw this only escalates the tension. And we need dialogue and deescalation trump has boasted about how federal officers he deployed routed portland demonstrators i guess we have many people right now in jail and we very much quelled it and it starts again well quality again very easily acting Homeland Security secretary chad wolfe called the protesters lawless an archivist says oregon democratic senator ron wyden accused trump and wolf of provoking violence for political gain the demonstrators focus has been on the downtown area federal courthouse which falls outside local Police Jurisdiction 6 federal officers there have fired tear gas smoke grenades and socalled nonlethal munitions at protesters in one incident widely viewed online a federal agent fired on a protester hitting him in the head with a projectile and leaving blood on the pavement the man 26 year old donovan loved bella needed surgery and is hospitalized in serious condition rob reynolds aljazeera. As i mentioned the Confederate Flag has been effectively banned from u. S. Military sites following months of anti racism protests defense secretary mark esp a says only facts which promote unity and respect and now authorize the Confederate Flag was flown during the civil war by breakaway Southern States that want to slavery to continue. Actually know inside this is an assistant professor of africanAmerican History at the university of dayton in ohio she says not listing the Confederate Flag by name a new policy sign steps the wider issue. I think it actually was a political move to try to say well this isnt ababa leave within the military about the constant usage of the y. Which has been a historic descent africanamericans have complained about the use of the Confederate Flag in the military since at least world war 2 and the korean war where if you will who oversees actually among troops they dont want to upset trump i think mentioning can better fly directly would have set off some sort of alarm bells when we just had the president earlier this week in last week defending people who were lying to better like saying that it was an issue of free speech not mentioning the Confederate Flag directly really sidesteps directly addressing with the Confederate Flag me it avoids a conversation about the history behind the flag with the better suit was this are still this lingering idea that its here and cajun not eat that you know if people want to fly a Confederate Flag theyre not flying it because they support White Supremacy theyre doing it because theyre proud of their Southern Heritage how this argument is still floating let alone from the highest office in the United States in 2020 is beyond me i hear its not he was very popular in his seventies eighties and nineties around the Confederate Flag i sort of allowed better like iconography to see it as long as it did i just dont think its sustainable for anyone to hear the confederacy with anything other than White Supremacy. Protestors have tried to tear down the statue honoring Christopher Columbus and the u. S. City of chicago protesters scuffled with police on friday as they tried to bring down the structure which the city had previously covered in plastic i think 4 people injured columbus is known as the 1st european to make contact with the americas that is associated with the colonize ation of the regions to just people. The u. S. Has recorded a 2nd consecutive day of more than 70000 corona virus infections deaths rose by more than 900 for the 4th day in a row President Donald Trump says he wont force people to wear masks. Would you consider what you consider a National Mandate that people need to wear a mask i want people to have a certain freedom and i dont believe in that no and i dont agree with the statement that if everybody were a mask everything disappears a doctor about you said dont wear a mask or Surgeon General terrific guy said dont worry im a risk everybody was saying dont worry mask all of a sudden everybodys got to wear a mask and as you know mask those problems too with that being said im a believer in masks i think masks are good. But all the Health Organization says brazils corona virus infection right appears to have plateaued and should seize the opportunity to drive it down the country remains the epicenter of the pandemic in latin america is no say in human reports is growing criticism of the way governments across the region have handled the outbreak. In the ignition to to give out a hospital in many guy doctors fight to keep Critical Care patients alive unlike the city of Rio De Janeiro in much of real state Coronavirus Infections continue rising infections in brazil have surpassed the 2000000 mark it took 4 months to reach 1000000 infections and less than one to double that number and the death toll is now well past 75000 years according to brazils former Health Minister who was sacked by president table so natural the defendant confinement measures authorities and even ordinary citizens are not taking corona virus seriously enough as business. People have become uncaring 1300 deaths a day is like 5 jets crashing every day but in peoples minds its like they dont understand that theres a 5 jets packed with people who could be your mother my sister your grandson my great grandson. But the w. H. O. Is beginning to see the Glass Half Full saying that infections are plateau ing and no longer spreading exponentially its an opportunity it says to bring the pandemic under control in latin americas largest country whose president is even infected but downplays the severity of the disease. From the largest to one of the smallest countries panama kovan 1000 is causing havoc. Doctors are protesting against what they say is the governments failure to provide sufficient protection money for more money we need more supplies and personnel we dont have enough for the number of patients. For the north in guatemala the death toll is soaring after the government relaxed initial confinement measures hospital Officials Say theyre on the brink of collapse well it has them up whats killing us is not the virus its the indifference of the state it is the indifference of the Health Authorities and as long as governments ignore calls for more energetic measures to control Transmission Health experts warn that initial signs of a slowdown in contagion will not last you see in human aljazeera. Still ahead on aljazeera. Shows that despite the high turnout last month protests across the u. S. Did not spread the virus and. The pandemic has exposed massive corruption that is damaging Public Health in bangladesh. And some or all the heavy rain in the 4 calls across more south eastern areas over a year you can see the can very clearly here and there very precious sitting in spreading across the entire regions and all the heavy downpours in the 4 calls however a little bit better into the northeast of and then this is a rather pleasant sunset but i have to say that cadigan say its beginning to accumulate a little bit more than that a me walk across into lithuania some very nice sunshine these children cooling down and these fountains now 1st of all across the u. K. There is more rain across is the tickle region that will sing south as we go through the weekend damages not see bad on saturday but theres quite a change on sunday meanwhile the rain pushing across into southern areas of norway and then to areas that system across the southeast it really is quite a cloudy picture through much of Central Europe sunny warm out across the southwest and then through sunday that front sings southwards taking the cloud the rain with it a look at that drop in temperature for london meanwhile rather more unsettled through denmark and across into scandinavia and the shadows as well all the way from the coastal areas of poland right there down towards the south these when you put the temperatures on you can see why is it a bit cold across the north and the northwest warm elsewhere all say weve got a slight warming trend in the next few days london not too bad probably one of the better spot says power. An image change the way we ask if were not seeing. Well you could be talking about it can spark mass action or serve the interests of the powerful he created this moment for a photo opportunity that can obscure the truth this is a legitimate news story but this clips and the talking points look pretty i dont suppose it can forge a narrative or rewrite from the listening post gives you the full picture on a. World. Either in can value watching aljazeera or reminder of our top stories this hour u. S. Congressman john lewis has died at the gage 80 he was a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement and organizer of the 1963 march on washington who was had advanced and had cancer. U. S. Federal agents have used tear gas against protesters in the city of portland it comes as federal Law Enforcement agents a big queues to detain people without explanation during buck lives matter demonstrations. U. S. Has recorded a 2nd consecutive day of more than 70000 coronavirus of fiction deathstroke spying more than 900 for the 4th day in iraq President Donald Trump says he wont force americans to wear masks. Lets go by top story now the death of congressman john lewis ellen fisher has more on how hes being remembered. Well hes been described as a titan an icon a lion a giant the conscience of the house a huge row from both sides of the house thats how deep the feeling is for joy for john lewis you remember that it was the late last year that he announced to the fans pancreatic cancer said this was perhaps the biggest fight theyd ever face from a man who had gone through what hed gone through that was quite a statement he became a lion of the Civil Rights Movement speaking out on many occasions and then said in the congress for year after year perhaps not deeply involved in setting policy but certainly regarded as someone you would always d test the water with before you advanced any sort of legislation his last public appearance was just a couple of weeks ago here in washington d. C. Where he stood to on the new black lives matter mural which leads all the way to the white house. The month of june so huge protests across the u. S. Against Police Brutality these mass Gathering Spot fairs apiarist serjeants of coronavirus but in many big cities like new york that hasnt happened gabrielle elizondo explains why. Thousands of protesters on the streets in cities all over america demonstrators shoulder to shoulder huge numbers unified in a historic fight for social justice but this is not what social distancing is supposed to look like leading many to ask did the protests lead to a spike in corona virus cases this recently published Research Paper is the most definitive study to date addressing that question based on our research there is no relationship between the black close matter protests and spikes in code 1000 in any particular city the population of the study was coauthored by 5 economists and examined government kovac numbers and cell phone location analysis in over 300 cities where protests occurred. The results showed what researchers call a void in speed havior people who didnt participate in protests went out of their way to stay home increasing social distancing and keeping infection rates flat were looking at the entire population of the city not the protesters themselves why you may have a 10020030000 person protest the cities that theyre happening in are 500001 ww or 1000000 you know. So you can have a protest vote on it people are coming out but then you can also have more overall social distancing behavio