As we put a presence on the street. To see justice and he. Also coming up a secret police on trial here in germany and the mother still fighting for her missing husband and son. Biggest dream is to see their leadership being brought to justice. But we begin with the racial tensions are once again boiling over in the United States the city of minneapolis has seen days of violent protests following the death of a black man in Police Custody this week george floyd was seen on video how cuffed and clean as a white Police Officer knelt on his neck for more than 5 minutes that officer is now facing charges of 30 greeba is to floyds death as less. Minneapolis really it seems a violence and aca on thursday night the Police Station with the offices of a base was set on fire and other flashpoints of awesome and looting across the city police and National Guard now out on the streets in force to keep protests from flaring up again. Minnesota governor tim waltz a call for an end to the violent protests so he expected swift justice for the Police Officers involved in George Floyds death we cannot have the looting and the recklessness that went on we cannot abacus we cant function as a society and i refuse to have it take away the attention of the stain that we need to be working on is what happened with those fundamental institutional racism that allows a man to be held down in broad daylight and thank god a young person at a camera to video it because theres not a person here or listening today that wonders how many times that cameras not there. Well governor waltz also apologized to say at am saying he takes total responsibility for the arrest of one of the Networks Crews as they reported on the protests the incident was caught on camera a black c. N. N. Correspondent being handcuffed and taken away when 2 colleagues officers gave a reason for their attention the journalists were they to excuse me the officers gave no reason for the detention of journalists were they released after they were confirmed to be members of the league here and there again Television Reporter omar well after minnesotas nights of violence president to trump threatened military action if necessary to bring minneapolis under control he tweeted these thugs are dishonoring the memory of george floyd and i wont let that happen just vote to governor tim waltz and told him that the military is with him all the way any difficulty and we will assume control when the looting starts the shooting starts thank you well about tweet caught the eye of twitter moderators who hid behind a warning that it violated their rules about glorifying violence the tweet was later reposed it on the white house twitter account with no action from twitter. And so through some of the masses arising from this with angela miers who is 2nd Vice President with the u. S. Civil Rights Organization the end of an ice age pay thats a National Association for the advancement of colored people she joins us from minneapolis a welcome to d. W. Lets start with your reaction place of the news of the arrest of one of the 4 officers involved in mr floyds death and hes charged with murder. I think thats a start so we see that he was charged with the same charges that officer mohammad nor was charged with after the death of justin demond. From what we see on that video and also from the knowledge that is now coming out facts about the relationship to be officer. Had with george floyd before this incident i believe that and we believe. That those charges are actually completely to soft and were asking for harsher charges on am and officers around him were looking at something where george floyd and Derek Chauvin possibly had a 17 year old a 17 year relationship we now for a fact and councilwoman Andrea Jenkins reported on it last night councilman who is here in minneapolis saying that both of them both floyd and officer worked at a nightclub called numero uno dayo here in minneapolis with shifts that overlap so were looking at something that is premeditated murder these people knew a shot there and also possibly even a conspiracy to murder this so youre looking for harsher charges to be put there we look at the the the wider context of this because this is something that the rest of us outside the United States look at are gas stocks this. Repeated across the u. S. Law enforcement stops a black kills. Sometimes on camera often not yet few prosecutions the last and even fewer succeed what is does this point to a problem that is wider than just minneapolis. Yes it does so were seeing this across the country and we see it you know a lot very often you know to say even to see it want some mom and this is a things that we see of videos that are captured on Facebook Live we now and we hear of other instances the minneapolis and deals with other ensign says where there is little to no proof but im saying that this is what happened to me by the Police Officer and maybe even showing bruises but because they walk away a lot i have a lot of times they do not report these things there is a mass intimidation in the Africanamerican Community to report Police Brutality especially when you barely walked away with your life. Interrupted your what youve. Pointed to very a why that theres a pattern here but what i want to get off is why is this happening why is it that Police Officers seem to think that it is ok to kill black people and the system butts them up by not charging them. So youre asking a question so i mean i can point to the historical reasons why theyre you know they feel like theyre allowed to and the historical reasons why is that you know the Police Office is the u. S. And always have the police and the modern day Police Precincts and departments were born out of actually folk who. Gather together to catch slaves slave catchers in the civil war before the civil war and during the answer about one period so you know these are literally the structures that are worn out lavery the incarceration of africanamericans and the mass incarceration of them after africanamericans were not valued as property for the white masters they were then tied up and then put into prisons and so under our 13th amendment you know like france everywhere. This is an old habit that dies hard and go under the mire and. We thank you for your time. Ok well if the process of violence in the wake of George Floyd Killing seems a little like deja vu its because we have seen it all before the anger and sadness sparked by racism and violence against black had by police and often impunity for those responsible for their deaths has led to some of the biggest protests of the past decade. 2014 peaceful protest has turned into chaos Property Damage and heavy handed Police Response sparked by the Fatal Shooting of Michael Brown a black. Police officer darren wilson. Wilson said he acted in self defense by witnesses said Michael Brown had his hands raised in surrender before he was killed the Police Officer was acquitted setting off waves of protest. Just a month earlier eric garner had been choked to death by a Police Officer in new york city suspected of selling cigarettes illegally. His last words caught on tape before he lost consciousness i cant breathe the officer was not charged. With. The deaths of Michael Brown and eric garner set in motion months of protests across the country getting worldwide recognition to the black lives matter movement. 2015 a week of tense protests the spark the death of freddie grey in Police Custody protests escalated into vandalism an arson went off at 1st refused to release details. Died of a spinal injuries sustained in a police van eyewitnesses said Excessive Force had been used something the arresting officers denied all 6 were either acquitted or had their charges dropped even after freddy grays death was ruled a homicide. Charlotte North Carolina september 26th Keith Lamont Scott is killed by a black Police Officer police say he had a gun his wife who witnessed the shooting said it was a book. Demonstrations later turned violent protesters threw bottles and rocks Police Responded with tear gas and gunfire the unrest lasted 3 nights. The deaths of these men are just the tip of the iceberg hundreds of black men are killed by Police Every Year in the u. S. And africanamerican men are more than twice as likely to be killed by police then they white counterparts. Karma. Has become the latest name on the list and yet again fury and despair of the what many see as the disregard for black lives spilled onto the streets of america. Amid all the criticism of president trumps handling of the covered 9000. 00 pound damico he has been pointing the finger of blame at the World Health Organization last month with the trump said the u. S. Was suspending funding to the w. H. O. Because it had failed to do enough to combat the virus today he went a step further because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent Global Public health needs well my next guest is a former Surgeon General of the United States the countrys top Public Health official dr vivek murthy served under president obama and briefly in the Trump Administration he joins us now from washington welcome to the doubly so we start with your reaction to this decision by the president well it was unfortunate because well. Could certainly do some things better it has done a tremendous amount to safeguard health around the world for decades and the truth is that the United States was part of helping create it. We are part of the show and when you have a problem in your family you staying you help fix it you dont cut and run and i worry that in terminating our relationship with the death of h. O. We are actually making the world less safe at a time when we are still facing a critical. Is it a chance that by his strident actions the president actually forces the w. H. O. In so much more urgent changes. Well it is certainly possible that he may force changes to happen in a quicker timeline but we also have to keep in mind that cutting funding in the midst of it and emic is is hindering the organization that the entire world needs at this moment to be stronger and its not just about coping 19 keep in mind there are many other Health Issues that we are trying to stave off whether it is cholera or whether it is a range of other non Infectious Diseases and and not Infectious Diseases that the world is struggling with and the w. H. O. Has been a critical body in helping bring the world together and a unified front to address those Health Threats so we are not just impairing our ability to respond to cope in the world your impairing our health and many other fronts and that is the concern its not that couldnt do better at this is not the right way to go about it but youve just written a book together of the healing power of Human Connection a sometimes lonely world and were here living through a period where social distancing is actually magnifying the problems of loneliness and facing many of us with some hard choices lets just have a quick listen to what some nurses are experiencing ive had to stop being a nurse and step in for the family and sit down next that they should hold their hand so that they dont i allow my right of. Way into. Her. By her and i had a final good byes on an i pod if in fact murphy i guess when you wrote show full precolonial couldnt have guessed how much worse this problem would become. And thats absolutely right this book on loneliness and the power of social connection because during my years as Surgeon General traveling around the country and around the world i recognized that the loneliness was far more common and i had to recognize it reminded me of the loneliness that experience in my own life and that i saw in the lives of patients as i was practicing medicine but the other critical point is that loneliness is also consequential that people who struggle with loneliness and higher risk of premature death Heart Disease depression and anxiety even though we are in the midst of a pandemic that threatens to deepen our loneliness i actually think this is our opportunity to engineer a social revival in our lives and the lives of people around us in our communities at large and that is why i wrote this book because i believe that we can do that that there are simple steps we can take that will strengthen our connection in our day to day life and if we do that collectively we will build a stronger healthier more Resilient Society for us and for our children so what difference would we see us were treated as a Public Health issue raavan maybe a psychological problem. What we would see is number one more Research Point toward understanding the origins and solutions to loneliness number 2 we would see the Public Health system and the medical system play a more active role in identifying patients who struggle with loneliness and connecting them to resources in the community and finally we would see a greater recognition that loneliness is not just a bad feeling but its a critical element of our allies that impacts not just our health but also how we perform in the workplace our kids Performance School and even affects our ability to dialogue with each other so when we look at the challenges facing the world whether its polarization or poor health or productivity in the workplace it turns out strengthening social connection is an extraordinarily powerful resource that we can cultivate now. Lets go back to the coronavirus the massive challenge of the world is facing us as the 19th Surgeon General of the United States you were the top man on matters of Public Health that as you say youve been visiting hospitals and you seen firsthand how they are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic so given the u. S. His position as the worst affected country in the world what is your assessment of the way the pandemic is being handled that. Well the United States has certainly borne a heavy toll from this and we lead the world in the number of infections and the number of deaths and that is certainly nothing to be proud of. You know in the in the country there are several things that im proud im proud of the fact that people have really stepped up in many ways. To make extraordinary sacrifices on a personal and economic level in order to reduce the number of infections there were the key number of infections weve also seen an extraordinary expression of just humanity in communities all over the country where people are stepping up to help neighbors and to deliver food to those who cant get out on their own i think we have struggled a bit as as a government in terms of responding you still do not have enough availability it around the country struggling to build the resources to trace contacts so that we can contain infection once it arises and finally on the communication front weve had communication that has not been optimal time to come up with the right guidance but have been mixed in our messaging from our elected leaders and i think that has created this and of unfortunate division in the country where Safety Measures like Wearing Masks have become a political statement when that happens all of us suffer is that were not going to be able to mount as effective a response as we need. You dealt with the spread of disease virus how does a compact with whats going on today. Yes so i did serve at the time and we were responding to. And coded 19 is is an extraordinary and it unique phenomenon we have not seen anything like this in in a century in the world so little but a certain common principles that hold true across and that make responses and i think those are extraordinarily important to remember now you know the 1st is that its essential to communicate clearly and consistently with the public at a time when theres great fear information is like gold and confusion can can create extraordinary problems the 2nd is its important to lead with science and scientists youve got to ensure the countrys hearing from its top scientific advice and the resources to the people on the front lines in this case doctors nurses Grocery Store workers local Public Health leaders and those are the 3 critical areas in any pandemic youve got to respond to i think weve done a good job sometimes in the United States at other times weve struggled in these areas weve got to be more consistent for the well being of our nation and the world good talking to you thank you for joining us dr visit murphy if you be with you. The worlds 1st war crime trials arising from the conflict in syria is taking place in the western german city of complaints the 2 defendants and i say alleged torturers who work for the secret service of syrias assad regime in his Opening Statement lawyer did night that his client or any responsibility saying that the alleged intelligence can only following orders. Watching the trial closely is far mood here in ash he hasnt heard from us but and son and 2012 when they both vanished in damascus they could be just 2 of thousands of victims of the syrian secret service. Mahmoud in her apartment in the german capital berlin the opponent of the regime in syria lives here on her own in exile i have this is she this is my husband. Says 2012 hes been missing disappearing in a prison run by the syrian secret service. Just like her son my here. Theyve been mediators for the opposition and have been on their way back from outside syria when the protests against the regime in syria started. Forester nair to. Them and i called our son my hand after they arrived at the airport in damascus he said were getting into the car now and will be home soon please set the table theres no doubt. But father was husband and song never got back home. The Syrian Secret Services crimes are cruel these photos from inside syrian prisons were leaked in 2013 victims of torture photographed by a military policeman who managed to get them out of the country. Today the photos are important evidence against assads tortures the. Europe the authorities were investigating them when they made the discovery and 2018 secret Service Members had allegedly come to europe from syria this guys this refugees one of them is this man and why are the alleged head of the department in the secret service he and another suspected secret Service Member have been on trial in germany since april its the 1st trial ever for crimes against humanity committed by members of the assad regime when the trial started syrians opposed to the regime came together outside the Court Building to the men that assert be brought to trial. Assad himself denies any responsibility to me. But the evidence against the Syrian Regime is overwhelming. Its kept here at this secret location in western europe. William wiley used to work for the United Nations investigating human rights abuses for human courts in former yugoslavia and rwanda he heads the commission for International Justice and accountability and gathers evidence against assads regime. Basically. What you have in this room are materials generated by the Security Intelligence structures assure the military structures of syria. And the party or political structures of syria at the top level and the government. Records and files of the Syrian Regime clean examined and archived especially for the investigating authorities and courts in europe. Wiley and other investigators are financially supported by european governments when the war in yugoslavia ended in the ninetys the International Tribunal was missing many important files to prevent this from happening again the commission secured smuggled over 800000. Occupants out of the case of the syrian civil war. Why he is convinced that it will be enough to prove the syrian leaderships responsibility for human rights abuses. Caused this fatwa mountain living in exile in berlin. Hes going to and were caught up in the film and to night biggest dream is to see the leadership and being brought to justice. As him to pass out. Mahmoud hopes that one day all the crimes of assads regime will come to light. Up before we go news of an ancient treasure reduce covered all the ologists in its may have been a magnificent and ancient movers ace in the middle of a vine. From a few feet look a little more than one researcher spends a great deal of cleaning the centuries old flooring said he was thrilled at the discovery and imagining the time in the 3rd or 4th century when romans walked along mosaics between rooms in a massive local officials are considered the site of the day for a music. Well that is almost over but the conversation continues online join us on twitter ive seen them use for the console of me out. Of the. It doesnt get any prettier than this but perhaps a bit cleaner. Gently man converts old timers into timers his Company Turns classic cars into a modern electronic roadster. And with a clean green sound is all these are ready to write off into the future read. Next on digital. Tracing the border once divided germany. And today i want to take you on the moon tour along the border between has there and the range of over 30 years ago the island cuts of divided the world into east and west right by now what has changed since reunification i believe explore what remains hope is it is to see today. Again of the. Sixtys. W. We know this is a scary time for us the coronavirus is changing the world changing our lives so please take care of yourself keep your distance wash your hands if you can stay at how we are d. W. P. For here free we are working tirelessly to keep you informed on all over platforms were all in this is being done together make it through. A series of what stays in the states or stay safe increased industry say. I live. Live live. We are living during the most extraordinary i am history. Passport photo for the electorate. To. Read the audio head to mobility
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