this is bbc news, i m tim willcox the headlines at 4:00pm. atlanta s police chief resigns after a white officer fatally shot 27 year old rayshard brooks. the family s lawyer expresses his despair. i could even say we wantjustice but i don t even care any more. i don t know what that is and i ve been doing this for 15 years. i don t know what justice is any more. the death sparked protests on the streets of the us city. the fast food restaurant where the shooting took place was set on fire. borisjohnson orders a review of the two metre social distancing rule in england, ahead of nonessential shops re opening tomorrow. the country has come together to squash the incidence of the disease down, and that gives us the potential now to look at those rules. the number of uk deaths from coronavirus increases by 36 the total number now stands at 41,698. a 20 year old man dies and three others are stabbed after thousands of people attend two raves in greater manchester despite the lockdown. and a virtual church service is held to remember the 72 people who died in the grenfell tower fire three years ago. good afternoon, you re watching bbc news. with me tim willcox. a white policeman involved in the fatal shooting of a black man in the us city of atlanta has been sacked, after a night of unrest over the killing. the victim, rayshard brooks who was 27 years old was shot after a scuffle with officers in a drive through restaurant car park. another officer involved has been put on leave, and the city s police chief has resigned. atlanta is one of many us cities to have seen protests since the killing last month of george floyd by police in minneapolis. a warning you may find some of the images and details in andy moore s report distressing. it started as a very routine police incident. a man apparently asleep in his car, blocking the drive through lane of a fast food restaurant. guess somebody called 911 because you were asleep behind the wheel, while you were in the drive through, right? rayshard brooks, who had been celebrating his daughter s birthday, said he was doing no harm. i m not causing any problems. well, we got to make sure that you re safe to operate a vehicle. it was all filmed on police cameras, in footage released by independent investigators. blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, stop. very good. after failing a breath test, the two white police officers tried to arrest him. put your hands behind your back. hey, hands off the taser. hands off the taser! he grabbed one of their fluorescent yellow tasers. hey! during a brief chase, mr brooks pointed the taser at the officers, and one of them responds by firing live ammunition. i firmly believe that there is a clear distinction between what you can do, and what you should do. i do not believe that this was a justified use of deadly force. as protests began at the scene of the incident, the police officer who fired the shots was sacked, his colleague was put on leave. their police chief, a white woman, resigned. lawyers for mr brooks said police had no right to kill somebody who was threatening to use a non lethal weapon. i could even say we wantjustice but i don t even care any more, i don t know what that is. and i ve been doing this for 15 years. i don t know what justice is any more. is it getting them arrested, is it getting somebody fired? is it a chief stepping down? i know that this isn t justice, what s happening in society right now. investigators in georgia have launched inquiries into 48 police shootings so far this year 15 have been fatal. andy moore, bbc news. the number of deaths from coronavirus in the uk has risen by 36, the lowest daily increase since the lockdown was brought in. as you can see, today s results continue the downward trend of daily deaths in the uk. the figures tend to be on comparatively low as we know from recent weeks, on the weekend, because of the way they are recorded. the total number of deaths in the uk now stands at 41,698. the chancellor rishi sunak has said it will be down to government ministers to decide when the two metre rule on social distancing can be relaxed in england. a formal review is due to report byjuly 4th that is the day pubs and restaurants are set to reopen. tomorrow all nonessential shops in england can reopen, but as our business correspondent katy austin reports, the way we shop will have to change. the new covid secure shopping experience. lockdown has been financially tough for non food shops, and they share the concern of pubs and restaurants that social distancing will make operating profitably a challenge. please remember to shop safely by keeping two metres apart at all times. the prime minister has confirmed the two metre guidance is under review, and today the chancellor said he would like to see it reduced. it has an enormous impact on their ability to operate profitably and maintain that employment that we care about. it also has an impact for public transport, schools and many other things, but, much as i would like to see it reduced, everyone would like to see that reduced from an economic perspective, we can only do that if it is safe and responsible to do so. marks & spencer has kept on selling basic clothes from food halls like this one, and will re open its clothes and home spaces from monday. it has been a really big challenge for all the staff to move the store around several times over the past few weeks, but we are really proud of the effort they have put in, and we are really looking forward to monday and welcoming all our clothing customers back in. numbers of people in store here will be limited, and there are one way systems. different retailers will have slightly different processes. at marks & spencer there are hand sanitising stations round the store, you can browse the rails and touch the clothes, but the fitting rooms are closed. from tomorrow, all shops in england selling nonessential goods can welcome customers back if they can put safety measures in place. northern ireland started its re opening on friday, while there is no date yet for shops in scotland and wales. not all shops in england will re open at once, and the big question is how many people do come out and spend? it really is all dependent on the confidence of us all as members of the public, and hence the importance of retailers putting safety at the centre of everything. meanwhile, politicians are trying to find the right balance between breathing life into the stricken economy, and doing what the scientists say is safe. katy austin, bbc news. borisjohnson has been visiting the westfield shopping centre in east london to see how shops are preparing ahead of their reopening tomorrow. he outlined more details about the government review of the social distancing rules. we will work very closely with the scientists at all times and make the right decision on the basis of safety, health and stopping the disease. the question for us is, as we get the numbers down, so, you know, it becomes one in 1,000, one in 1,600, maybe even fewer, your chances of being two metres, or one metre, or even 25. ..a foot away, from somebody who has the virus are obviously going down statistically. so you start to build some more margin for manoeuvre and we ll be looking at that and keeping it under constant review as we go forward to the next step in our plan which is, as you know, july 4th. so we ll be keeping it under review forjuly 4th. but this is a political decision. yes. you re the prime minister. it would have always been down to you. the evidence is there without a review so why notjust change it now? because the guidance at the moment is that there are benefits. you will have seen what sage said. there are benefits in terms of, i don t know how you would express this, the projectile of the. the cloud? that s right, thank you. there are benefits in terms of preventing the disease from two metres. now, clearly, statistically those benefits, while important, become less valuable as we get the disease down. but what i don t want to do is sacrifice the huge efforts of the british people in beating this disease. we ve done a fantasticjob, the country has come together to squash the incidence of the disease down and that gives us the potential now to look at those rules. as our political correspondent jessica parker explained, mrjohnson is trying to find a balance between helping the economy, and avoiding a resurgence of the virus. you there is this balance still to be struck between trying to ensure that this move to bear down on the virus, cut and transmission rates, isn t undone by moving too quickly. but clearly there is a timings issue here. you have nonessential retail, as it is called, clothes shops and that kind of thing, opening from tomorrow and this hope that hospitality, pubs, restaurants, cafe is can open from earlyjuly. cafes can open from earlyjuly. and for those businesses there is clearly a huge benefit if they can cut it to one metre, they can fit more customers in their venues. it is about economic survival, isn t it? it is notjust about how much money we can make, a lot of them are saying businesses will not survive if they can t really start to open up and ramp up the number of people they can get through the door. there are warnings that millions ofjobs could be at risk in the hospitality sector. but it doesn t appear that science is behind it, the government s whole mantra all the way through has been we are following the science or whatever. sage is warning or it is thought, isn t it, that there are big risks if you do shorten this distance. there was some scientific advice that was published on friday and it talks about how the risk if you go from two metres to one metre can be up to ten times greater, although there are caveats in that, it depends if you are indoors or outside, and if you are side to side or back to back the risk is very much cut, so there are considerations and what you are going to see is clearly businesses trying to take mitigation steps to try and stop the spread of the virus. but the problem is that old adage, the old phrase from margaret thatcher, advisers advise, ministers decide, this is something he s got to do. absolutely. yeah, absolutely. the government throughout this pandemic has talked about taking a science led approach. but ultimately there is a balance of risk. you have the risk of the virus spreading but also the risk to the economy and you have a broader public health risk. if lots of people end up unemployed because of the impact on the economy of coronavirus that will have serious health implications as well, so these are all the things borisjohnson is weighing up, but you are right it is up to ministers ultimately to decide on this issue. jessica parker speaking to me earlier. i have also been speaking to doctor bharat pankhania. a senior clinical lecturer at university of exeter who has more than 20 years experience in communicable disease control and infectious disease management. he explained that it s important to take extra precautions like wearing a face mask. i always feel the greater the distance the better. there is nothing we can do. the government has decided it wants to make it one metre. nothing we can do. and my advice to our viewers, listeners and anyone is be careful. if you are in an at risk group, be very careful. 0therwise, if you are going to be closer to people, wear a face mask, a face covering, or something like that. the closer you get the greater the risk and you be careful. and so the chances are the number, the r number, will increase, more people will unfortunately get coronavirus, even with a face covering? unfortunately, with respect to lifting the lockdown, which i also feel is premature, i am so sorry to be disagreeing with prime ministerjohnson, i m not here to disagree but the evidence is there, it is too early to lift the lockdown. what can you do? it s going to happen anyway. therefore, isay, yes, of course we will expect more cases because the background level is high, people will get infected as they move around and mingle with each other. this is under review as the prime minister was saying but ultimately it is a political decision. the economy has been hammered by events so far and they need to pick up, and many more millions ofjobs potentially are at risk. in terms of a pragmatic decision, surely you as a doctor and a scientist, someone who studies these things, that is the trade off, isn t it? yes, and hence my additional advice, which is inevitably it is going to become one metre, and therefore, the closer you approach to fellow humans the greater the risk. mitigate against this risk. it is not 100% fail safe, but if you were a face mask reduces the volume of infectious droplets that may be coming your way, so the closer you get the greater the precautions you must take, the precautions you must take. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon says she remains confident that she will be able to move the country is ready to move to phase two of its lockdown easing restrictions later this week. speaking at today s daily briefing the snp leader will update the scottish parliament on thursday and that measures may only move partially, and the two metre rule on social distancing will remain under review. as things stand now, i m optimistic that we will be able to enter that next phase and announce some further important steps on ourjourney back to normality. the reason for my cautious optimism is that since we last announced changes we have continued to see a downward trend in covid 19 cases and also in the weekly number of deaths. in addition, the r number has fallen slightly and is now between 0.6 and 0.8 and it is crucial it remains under 1. i hope for example that as well as allowing a bit more social interaction from thursday, we will also be able to move forward with the re mobilisation of the nhs and also indicate a date from which our retail sector can begin to reopen. all of that and any other changes that we are able to announce on thursday will be in line with the careful approach we set out. nicola sturgeon speaking in edinburgh. a 20 year old man has died of a suspected drug overdose, and three others were stabbed, as thousand of people attended two raves in manchester last night. the 20 year old attended a gathering of around 4,000 in droylsden. in carrington there were reports of three separate stabbings at another party with 2,000 people. one 18 year old man is said to have life threatening injuries. hundreds of police attended both of these events. officers were also attacked at the carrington rave. a p pa re ntly attacked at the carrington rave. apparently the parties were billed as quarantine raves. a police spokesman said the violence against officers was absolutely not a cce pta ble officers was absolutely not acceptable and would not be tolerated. the huge clean up operation a few hours later, a p pa re ntly operation a few hours later, apparently a lot of rubbish and debris left at the sites of these raves. one onlooker said it was like clearing out time at a club in normal life. we will have more on that throughout the course of the afternoon. you re watching bbc news. the headlines on bbc news. there s a night of unrest in the us city of atlanta after a white police officer fatally shot 27 year old rayshard brooks. borisjohnson orders a review of the two metre social distancing rule in england, ahead of nonessential shops re opening tomorrow. a further 36 people have died from coronavirus in the uk the lowest daily increase since the start of lockdown. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s olly foster. the final round is under at fort worth in texas, the first pga tournament since the start of the global lockdown three months ago. it has been taking place behind closed doors. rory mcilroy and justin rose are both in contention. the american xander shauffele leads on 13 under. but there are five players tied for second a shot further back. rose is on 10 under even with a double bogey at the fifth and then two bogeys on his back nine. mcilroy is level with rose. they will tee off in the next few hours. it is a tightly packed leaderboard, but he is missing the atmosphere usually generated by the packed galleries. it s funny. i feel for a saturday afternoon being in contention on the pga tour, it felt sort of weird out there. the first couple of days it was fine but definitely today it is feeling strange and i m sure tomorrow will feel pretty strange, especially with so many guys in and around the lead. we are three days away from the return of the premier league, a norwich city player has tested positive for coronavirus. he played against spurs in a friendly on friday. that was one ofjust two positive results from 1,200 tests taken across the league in line with the premier league s protocols, the norwich player will now self isolate for a period of seven days before being tested again. tottenham say there was no close contact for any sustained period with the player during the friendly so none of their squad will have to self isolate. spain s la liga continues with three more matches, today. real madrid play later against eibar. a win would see them trim barcelona s lead to two points again. they won yesterday. atletico madrid slipped up earlier, a win would have seen them move into the top four but they could only draw 1 1 at athletic bilbao. both goals came in the first half. the former chelsea striker diego costa with their equaliser, just a couple of minutes after bilbao had taken the lead. serena williams coach patrick mouratoglou says he s backing the us open organisers as they look to stage the tournament on 31st august. top players have been critical. novak djokovic calling the safety protocols extreme and rafa nadal wants every player to be able to travel freely and safely before tournaments return. regarding the whole us open, i understand the usta wants to make it happen because financially they need it, andi happen because financially they need it, and i saw they had to fire a lot of people and it s really sad. so i m supporting of course the usta for that reason. on the other hand, ican for that reason. on the other hand, i can understand also that some players don t want to play if the conditions are too difficult, if they have to stay in the same hotel 24/7 for three weeks just going to the stadium to practice and come back to the hotel and have brea kfast, back to the hotel and have breakfast, lunch and dinner there and not being able to move from there. the former england cricketer ebony rainford brent says her sport has to be rebuilt from the grassroots to attract more black players. research conducted by leeds beckett university found that only 9 out of 362 professional players in england were black. it s an issue she has begun to address in her role as director of women s cricket at surrey. what we have done, we have an academy set up now, obviously covid has got in the way of their training but as soon as they can they will be back to it and some have some real talent to move straight into the performance pathway which is exciting. but underneath that i m talking to a lot of funders about how we really build and reconstruct the grassroots. that s the issue with our sport, i think, i love this sport and everything it stands for, but we still predominantly pick from the elitist environments, independent schools and certain clubs. so now it s time that we really look at what our programmes are delivering and make sure that there are routes and pathways in and reduce the barriers for different communities to access the sport. some worrying news reaching us from the bundesliga, mainz currently playing augsburg, and the nigerian winger who plays for mainz, who is actually on loan from the club from liverpool has been taken to hospital with what seem to be serious head injuries, he left the field with his neckin injuries, he left the field with his neck in a brace, he was responsive but seemed to be motionless for a while, the nigerian winger taiwo awoniyi who is on loan at mainz, and has been taken to hospital. we will give across that and on the bbc sport website. we will have more for you a little bit later. ok, thank you, see you then. a man has been arrested after a photograph emerged of someone urinating next to the memorial of a policeman killed in 2017 in the westminster bridge attack. the 28 year old man handed himself into police following the incident at the site where pc keith palmer was murdered. home secretary priti patel called the act shameful. there were more than 100 arrests in total in the westminster area yesterday following violent protests. police in glasgow have averted a clash between people calling for the removal of a statue of the former prime minister robert peel due to his father s involvement with the slave trade, and others who wa nted with the slave trade, and others who wanted it to stay. hundreds of people who were gathered around the statue began running towards the group who want it removed. missiles were flying between the two groups, as police with their batons drawn formed a line across the street. the shadow justice secretary, david lammy has accused the government of burying findings from a preliminary report looking at the disproportionate effect of covid 19 on people from black, asian or minority ethnic backgrounds. are less likely to seek care when needed. the government has promised to publish the report next week. speaking to andrew marr, mr lammy urged ministers to do more to protect ethnic minorities. at the moment across this country it s hard to be black or asian and not know someone, or someone who knows someone who has died. i ve lost an uncle, i ve lost a classmate who died at 45 due to this terrible virus. but the point is it is a scandal if one week borisjohnson and matt hancock say black lives matter, and then we find out today that they ve buried part of the review that had the recommendations in it to do something about it. david lammy speaking on the andrew marr programme. now we can get some more details from matt hancock. 36 more details from matt hancock. 36 more deaths recorded with coronavirus, the lowest since 21st of march. we are winning the battle against this horrible disease. that comes against this horrible disease. that co m es after against this horrible disease. that comes after borisjohnson announced a review of the two metres social distancing rules, and we will explain ina distancing rules, and we will explain in a bit more detail about when that might change and what scientific advice as he was at some shops in westfield in east london ahead of the reopening of some nonessential shops tomorrow. today marks three years since the grenfell tower fire, and to mark the anniversary, people are being encouraged to illuminate their homes with green lights to remember the 72 people who died. church bells will also sound across london. the grenfell united campaign group says the fight for safe homes and justice continues, as our correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports. # hallelujah, hallelujah. ..# an empty church, filled with the memories of those who died in grenfell tower. in times of coronavirus, it is one of a number of services being streamed online today. a reminder not to forget the 72 people lost in a tragedy which exposed some of the deep inequalities in our society. hesham rahman lived alone on the 23rd floor. his family say marking this anniversary during a pandemic is especially tough. we are still going through the grieving process, and the rest of the country right now is grieving because of covid and people have lost families and friends ahead of their time, and we are grieving with them, and you know, covid brought a lot of bad emotions for us, especially for how things were after the fire, because there are a lot of similarities, you know, glued to the tv, listening to the numbers of deaths rising every day. the fire began on the fourth floor after a fridge caught fire. a public inquiry blamed cheap combustible cladding on the building for its rapid spread. today, the prime minister delivered this message to the families of loved ones. i want you to know that i remain absolutely committed to uncovering the causes of the tragedy, and ensuring it is never repeated. but a government target to remove flammable cladding from high rises by this month has yet to be met. about 2,000 tower blocks in england alone are still potentially at risk. the government keep making these announcements, but it materialising and actually happening is a complete different story. throughout the day, people are coming together online, to remember what happened. in one of london s wealthiest areas, some of its poorest weren t protected. grenfell tower s been described as a monument to inequality. what happened here three years ago is as relevant today, as it was then. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. you re watching bbc news. in portugal, a senior police source who has seen the german evidence against the key suspect in the investigation into madeleine mccann s disappearance, has told the bbc it is ‘very important‘ and ‘significant‘. residents in the tourist resort of praia da luz have criticised the portuguese operation for being too slow. some say they were contacted by police about christian b in the past couple of years. our europe correspondent lucy williamson has been speaking to people who remember him from his time in the resort. new perspectives are hard to spot from the cliffs above praia da luz. the view from here has barely changed since madeleine mccann disappeared. this patch of scrubland dotted with crumbling ruins is where the british police searched six years ago for clues. we now know thatjust a few hundred metres away over this small ridge was the house where christian b lived in the years before she vanished. coincidence, or a missed opportunity? when police were searching here six years ago, they d already been given christian bs name among hundreds of potential suspects, but were they aware that this man, with previous convictions for child sexual offences, had lived for years overlooking this land? a neighbour told me the first time police had contacted her was last year. christian b had been a difficult tenant, she said, squatting in the house without paying rent. after he was no longer there, which was about 2005, a friend and i, together with the owner, cleaned the place out and it was in a terrible state, really. it had been ransacked, and the food had been left. it looked like he left in a hurry, but we probably weren t there maybe four or five months after he left, unaware he was no longer there. christian bs name has appeared in four separate requests for international cooperation received by the portuguese police. he already had a record of child sexual offences, but he s never been a key suspect until now. praia da luz is 90% english visitors. maybe nobody thought to check german criminal records, or french, or spanish, or anything else. madeleine s photo has become a symbol here in praia da luz of police failure and press intrusion. lucy williamson, bbc news, praia da luz. now it s time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. a fine day for most of us with clear blue skies or scattered fair weather clouds. there is a chance of thunderstorms. showers have been brewing and will continue to brew
the family and friends of george floyd, the african american man killed at the hands of minneapolis police last week, have paid tribute to him at his memorial service. prosecutors in the us state of georgia say one of the men who shot and killed blackjogger ahmaud arbery used a racial slur after shooting him. mr arbery was chased down and killed by two white men in february. german prosecutors say madeleine mccann a three year old british girl who disappeared in portugal more than a decade ago is assumed to be dead. police are investigating a german national with sex offence convictions on suspicion of murder. face coverings will be compulsory on public transport in england from the 15thjune. failure to comply means you cannot travel, or you could be fined. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are faiza shaheen, director at the centre for labour and social studies and the brexit commissioning editor at the telegraph, asa bennett. welcome back to you both. we have a selection of the front pages, and let s start with der bild, the lead is the 46 year old german man being investigated for the murder of madeleine mccann, serving a prison sentence currently. the german press not naming him because of strict anonymity laws in germany although some of the british press have named him. onto the ft, no actually to the times. a number of papers featuring this story as well but we have blacked out his identity as well along with the german guidelines at which the german press are using. the timing of the george floyd memorial in minneapolis means it has not made the early editions of many of our front not made the early editions of many of ourfront pages not made the early editions of many of our front pages here. not made the early editions of many of ourfront pages here. the guardian though has that strong photograph of protesters taking the knee as they unite in the memory of george floyd. and the ft says european countries including turkey, greece, spain, and portugalare european countries including turkey, greece, spain, and portugal are keen to adopt transport corridors as soon as next month which would allow british tourists to visit mediterranean resorts without having to face that m day quarantine on their return which is going to be reviewed at the end ofjune. anyway, right, what s crack on with asa and faiza. welcome back to you both. let s start with der bild because despite the fact that a lot of the british papers have named this prime suspect and identified him, der bild in germany and all the other german press a re germany and all the other german press are only using his name by the letter of his surname and have blocked out his eyes which we are going to carry on doing here as well, guys. der bild, a german and a british investigation not involving much of the portuguese police it seems at the moment, faiza. it doesn t seem to have moved on from that although they are now looking back at what happened in portugal and other evidence they can get because the evidence they have about this new suspect is still circumstantial. they do need to quit more evidence. this has been a really long saga. it is worth thinking about what the mccanns must be going through again and as you said about not using their name but i should there have been several names that have been given over the yea rs names that have been given over the years and the first suspect then sued newspapers because it was the wrong suspect. the mccann family themselves have been subject to conspiracies. this has been a very long saga about this little girl that was stolen and adopted kay or objected and the families to know what happened to her. we hope that their art what happened to her. we hope that theirart of what happened to her. we hope that their art of ducted and they don t know what happened. we hope that they can finally bring some closure to the family. we are not sure whether scotland yard have spoken to him because they started operation grange and they re still working under the assumption that madeleine is missing, not dead where they disagree with the germans. the german prosecutors have a much more sobering verdict injust thinking that she is gone and so there is no need any more for the manhunt because a grisly fate may have but fell her with potentially this suspect. the germans are not giving the name but they have given a lot of details about the individual pots ipaqs baxter and relevance to the whole situation and that we know that he was someone who at the time in 2007 was living by himself in a caravan. in 2007 was living by himself in a caravan. “ in 2007 was living by himself in a caravan. individual s relevance. and many years later he found himself moving in germany and has racked up quite a hefty criminal re cord racked up quite a hefty criminal record convicted for all sorts of things and the reason he was linked to this investigation is because he confessed to a friend in a pub that he may have had something to do with this. fa iza faiza looking at the mirror, the paper isjust faiza looking at the mirror, the paper is just putting together what we know and what the timeline has been since maddie s disappearance. it does seem extraordinary that this man with such a long list of convictions against him wasn t included in that first trial of suspected people in the immediate aftermath of matter when‘s disappearance. some of the articles that i happen reading is said that he wasn t that long list but was dismissed by the portuguese police. so if it does turn out to be him, there will be questions about why they did not follow that up in the beginning because it seemed from the evidence now that he was in the area. he already had a record of sexual offence as smack and why he was not working more not what thatis was not working more not what that is closely. sexual offences. asa the problem with the strict anonymity rules in germany is police are looking for these crucial bits of information to try to make this prosecution stick against this individual without having the name, it is going to be quite difficult to jog it is going to be quite difficult to jog people s memory going back 13 yea rs. jog people s memory going back 13 years. granted but then obviously i know we are working with the german privacy law and our own way, but in the age of the internet and how social media can spread these things, anyone who is curious will no doubt have already found this out and done their own workarounds basically. i think at this international age of high interconnectivity, those who have an interest in the information will find a way of making themselves known about this particular individual to the authorities. faiza if you look at what the mccann family have been through when you think ofjust the family have been through when you think of just the front family have been through when you think ofjust the front page family have been through when you think of just the front page front page, the after saturation, media coverage, certainly in the first few yea rs coverage, certainly in the first few years after madeleines disappearance, just some sort of and to this terrible story. it must be something they must have been hoping for every single day of their wives. years after madeleine s disappearance. it is on imaginable for most of us. unimaginable. there are thousands of missing children not getting much attention now and i was looking at the break at some of these kids and u nfortu nately, at some of these kids and unfortunately, there is too many families that go through this process of losing their child, the child being of ducted and in rent or runaway or than running away and then they don t know what happens. let s move onto another story from the garden, we will come back to the chest and trace a story in a minute, but a look at the guardian, thousands taking a knee in the memory of george floyd. when you look back and other police deaths in custody back to 1992, rodney king scenes there and what happened, is this different now do you think? do you think there is a change taking place across the united states? or is this just place across the united states? or is thisjust going place across the united states? or is this just going to get lost in so many black deaths in custody?” think this is going to be taking the discourse to a whole new level in particular because due to the nature of smartphones and how mr floyd s death was recorded and this horrible visceral way and that we saw the police officer on the footage with the knee on the neck and we heard his last words i can t breathe , the recordings there have endlessly played out across the media and people will be very much aware there is no ambiguity about who is responsible and what the officers we re responsible and what the officers were doing, they were trying to stop people getting involved saving potentially mr floyd s wife, instead for over eight agonising minutes, he was struggling silent and then died due to how the officers handled him. and as a result, i think what is striking as well is amid this sort of fire, you have a president who is happy to splash petro over it in his rhetoric and his attempt to latch onto not the majority but those who have been, taking the chance to loot and damage and try to make it into some wall and order issue stating photo ops, waving the bible around, having the military alongside him with the government gods photo op. the most pressing words i would cite would be general jim the most pressing words i would cite would be generaljim mattis who served as defence secretary who lamented that the president has not united american people, he has not even tried. he isjust dividing them. but faiza i suppose is our event would be he is appearing to his base. it does seem he is doing that and he has history of making racist comments and remarks and whilst many of us will look at what he s doing and be horrified, we haven t heard that from boris johnson, dominic raab, they have avoided commenting on it. when we think about real change the question of will this bring change which we so hope for, the change that people wa nt so hope for, the change that people want now isn t just so hope for, the change that people want now isn tjust about so hope for, the change that people want now isn t just about the so hope for, the change that people want now isn tjust about the police officers being arrested because they definitely want that but it is about a broader change, about structural racism, this is about the way in which we all hold prejudices and the anti blackness that exists in all communities and the way in which we perceive criminality. there is a history of slavery, of empire, all of this needs to be recognised and a lot of work will need to be done for us lot of work will need to be done for us personally. and the poverty of the floyd family came through from the floyd family came through from the extended family speaking at that first memorial service today about what they endured and how they all looked after each other, powerful speeches in that first memorial service. let s move on asa to the front page of the times. they have got, know thatis of the times. they have got, know that is blocked out because of the privacy laws with the german prime suspect but face max compulsory on public transport. just explain the logic on this one from the telegraph s perspective. but we can all understand is that while yes you may have nonessential shops opening up may have nonessential shops opening up in the next fortnight, and many other areas the government s response is ratcheting and toughening up in trying to get on top of the coronavirus pandemic. as a result next you will have a travel pandemic, i m sorry a travel quarantine. you never know there might bea quarantine. you never know there might be a travel pandemic if more people go back to work! travel corridors who knows but i digress. next we will have this in place and in the week after you have this obligation that if you are on public transport, you are required to wear a face mask and that is i suppose the logic is to reassure everyone else. yes the earlier significance and messages from the government was that it was a limited effect, it is still useful and adjuster. the point being it is not medical grade ppe, it is very muchjust being it is not medical grade ppe, it is very much just a being it is not medical grade ppe, it is very muchjust a scarf, a t shirt cut up, something you make at home. the key here is they are really trying to force it with the same level of severity is if you are trying to talk your way on without paying for a ticket, a fair doctor that they could find you and the transport staff could even that which you on the track. unless you are old, young and have breathing problems. asa pointed out the mixed messaging two months ago that the government was pretty clear, they said to the mayor of london who was calling for facemasks to be one or some sort of covering, they said it was the wrong time and they did not wa nt to was the wrong time and they did not want to force people to do this.” think the big question isn t that it is not eminently sensible to say that. i think a lot of people would expect that on public transport. it is why it is on the happening now just like the track and trace programme, like the quarantine which could have started and happened a couple of months ago, why have we been so slow to act on this? and it is important to remember that this has cost lives even when you just look at one can transport having bus drivers who die. 29 bus drivers and 39 and one transport for london staff in total, isn t it? i had the daughter of a bus driver contact me and it was horrific. we didn t know saturday how he got it in driving the bus but if it is at all sensible to wear these masks, how come we have not been wearing them for months? we didn t know exactly how. vietnam in all these other countries have done this for more time. we look at the picture on the independent in passing, a picture on the tube some people wearing those masks. they are wearing those masks. they are wearing medical masks rather than just normal face coverings. let s go back to the guardian because you picked up on that test and trace story or you both have been the past few minutes. the guardian revealing that nhs test and trace not fully operational until september. when you dig into the story it won t be world class they say until september but i suppose the problem is that the prime minister and others have been saying that everything will be world class. this is them using the public face of the operation trying to put the best gloss they can t but then the guardian report under the radar pulls out a private conversation from the officials working at the heart of the system acknowledging that to put it politely there will, and our teething problems and that it will have to get better and improve into september october, and at that point it is hoped that it will be matching the moniker world beating but this goes against the scientific advice and then this is where you will say that politicians have to make. put it with decisions. it s difficult if you are following if the guidance you are falling before us cast aside. this is the trade off they re having to make because we have seen substantial economic easing going on and the conversations going on about will ministers save the summer holiday so people can go abroad. but people in the meantime i try to keep the screws turned on you are not allowed to see your families, don t go. faiza it is not following the science, is a? there is a real issue of sequence in here. the science keep saying is we need a good world class keep saying is we need a good world class test keep saying is we need a good world class test a nd keep saying is we need a good world class test and trace system in place and we hear from multiple countries, the amazing absent technology they are using and how quickly they are getting the tests back and it was rushed out last week and this article lays bare there we re and this article lays bare there were all kinds of issues. there is also the inclusion of the company serco, you will remember a big scandal over how they handled the olympics, and then themselves assigned there was a private e mail week saying that this was not going to run smoothly. there was saying how in this particular issue in the nhs, and that is extreme concerning because this is about safety. if that system is not in place and borisjohnson promised that it would be in place in pmq, there is real issues here for some tests and trey ace staff is at 25,000, they could be quite. they d be quite busy. the ft picking up on this travel corridors story put this on their front page. the push for the uk travel core door to bypass quarantine. there is quite a list of countries wanting to do this but all with different dates which is going to make it even more confusing, isn t it? of course you re going to have your work cut out on a plan for your holiday once these things are confirmed. i can understand because there are many airline operators trying to slash their fares to really interested consumers to get back on the plains and get flying when they can. but for the moment people are going to feel so uncertain of what they can plan or do given the vast array of flights that of already been cancelled. i would understand if they would think twice and think about having state patients this year at least. that s what the prime minister was urging people to do faiza but there might not be enough room. are you looking ahead to planning your holidays and could anyone argue we do that with any confidence at the moment? we still don t know how long this quarantine is going to be in place for. the next renewal period is at the end of this month.” for. the next renewal period is at the end of this month. i think it s very ha rd the end of this month. i think it s very hard today but the big thing here is about the economics. the aviation industry and the toys jurist industry is suffering massively tourist injury industry. we have to be clear here because there is some public health concerns. especially with people moving around locally. asa we are all united in this because when you look at the gdp of spain and italy, 12-15% of that look at the gdp of spain and italy, 12 15% of that is tourism and their desperate for recruiting some of this money. recouping money. british people love to travel and spend money abroad and it is bizarre because while we are bringing in this travel quarantine which could cost us by some estimates £650 million per week it is in place, it is quite telling and surprising and interesting that they want to discuss opening the borders, wetting the british come and visit. asa that is assuming that people will be able to afford to go because the furlough schemes are in place until october i think, the figures that have come out have not cause quite as much as an end originally been anticipated. but there will be so much job uncertainty for people who will be wanting to take perhaps their family on holiday but not sure about their financial future. and at the same time you can imagine trying to pack a full plane full of people, it will bea a full plane full of people, it will be a nightmare how they try to deal with the seats, the social distancing, do they find the planes half full? i think the head of heathrow said that if you have had it done for an entire plane, it would stretch for miles at this point. bigger for the would stretch for miles at this point. biggerforthe cues would stretch for miles at this point. bigger for the cues we have seen in parliament for mp strain about. asa and faiza that probably means we will be able to speak to you for several more weeks and months if you are planning a stea k and months if you are planning a steak case in here. thank you very much indeed for taking us through the papers and plenty more in all these stories of course on the web pages here. hi there, i m chetan pathak with your your latest sports news. premier league teams will be allowed to make more substitutions in a game when the season potentially resumes later this month. all 20 clubs met earlier to discuss a range of measures building towards the restart on june the 17th. our sports news reporter laura scott has more. what we know is that clubs will not be allowed to use up to five substitutes in a game and they will have the option of having nine pears on the bench, that is up from having three substitutes to a possible 725 toa three substitutes to a possible 725 to a possible nine. this will help clu bs to a possible nine. this will help clubs fix the congestion that they will have for the remainder of this season. it will benefit the clubs with more squad depth but it was approved by the clubs at the meeting today. we know it was a fairly lengthy meeting and all gearing up towards the restart and under a fortnight time. three no longer the limit their been all those concerns about the clubs in the proportion time being so short. preparation time. we were laura awaiting other details about what the new season is going to look like but still so many unanswered questions. exactly, we know that the clubs talked about the issue of curtailment today. it came up for discussion but they decided they would only address this if the season is curtailed and they hope it does not come to that. what we do know about the hot topic of neutral venues is that in principle the clubs have agreed use them if they are required. but the hope is that they will be able to play their fixtures at home and away venues. we are expecting more information on the broadcast plans but that might come tomorrow. that in terms of the inhanced offeringd for fans who will be that in terms of the inhanced offerings for fans who will be clearly watching from home and we are expecting a fixture list for the first rounds in the next 2a hours or so, so that will be something for the fans to sink their teeth into and it will likely include the first games back on the bbc. the scottish fa has confirmed all first team squads in the premiership will be allowed to return to training from the 11th ofjune. the plan in scotland remains for the new premiership season to start on the 1st of august. other leagues wishing to resume training will need to prove they can meet at the same testing and health measures. the nba s board of governors has approved a competitive format for the league to resume onjuly the sist. the league to resume onjuly the 31st. under the proposals it will get under way with 22 team space at disney s espn wide world of sports complex in orlando, florida. the boards approval is the first step required to resume the season. sports businesses us editor eric fisher has been telling us about the knock on effects of coronavirus for both the nba and the nhl. because we re going to be having these adjustment schedules this year, those two particular weeks are also working with the way starts for the 2020-21 working with the way starts for the 2020 21 seasons. it is going to be a two year thing at least for those leagues to get back to normal based on their own calendars. this may end up on their own calendars. this may end up presenting some permanent changes, we don t know. sports people have continued to give their reaction to the death of george floyd, the unarmed black man who died after being restrained by a white police officer. it sparked protests across america and in many other parts of the world. 16 year old us tennis bear coco goff joined a black lives matter protests in florida. this is part of her speech. note matter how big or small your platform is, you need to use your platform is, you need to use your voice. i saw a doctor king quote that said the silence of the good people is worse than the brutality of the bad people . you need to not be assignment because if you are choosing science, you are choosing the side of the oppressor. i heard many things the past week and one of the things i heard is ltis and one of the things i heard is it s not my problem . this is what i have to tell you this. if you listen to black music, if you like black culture, if you have black friends, then this is your fight too. more of that on the bbc sport website but for me and the team, that it s all your support for now. hello, the warm and sunny days at the start of the week feel like a distant memory now as it is turning cooler and more unsettled to end the week friday into the weekend, it will be cool and showery, longer spells of rain in the north turning unusually windy for the time of year as well. the culprit is this area of low pressure continuing to deepen in the north east of scotland. it will push and during the course of friday, bring persistent ran across the north further south, the wind picking up, a blustery day for all with sunny spells but also blustery showers, some of these will be heavy and thundery at times. went up to 30-40 and thundery at times. went up to 30 110 mph. and thundery at times. went up to 30-40 mph. 40-50 and thundery at times. went up to 30 110 mph. 40 50 up the north, stronger by the end of the day and this rain will become persistent and heavy across the north and northeast of scotland. do not be surprise as well with these sorts of temperatures of only around 9 degrees, you could see some snow on the mountaintops of scotland. further south around the mid teens celsius, we could just make 17 degrees across the extreme south. as we move to friday night, it stays blustery further, showers at times, the rain pushes southwards into northern ireland and into northern england north wales. the scriptures falling to woes around 6 8 degrees. area of low pressure moving very slowly southwards on saturday. a real squeeze in the isobars in central and western parts of the country. we are likely to see gail s there friday night and into saturday as that area of low pressure slowly moves southwards across the country. you could see gusts of 60 mph which could give rise to disruptions particularly strong for this time of year. there is the area of low pressure spiralling off the east coast of england bringing further bands of rain or showers, some will be heavy and thundery. further rain pushing into scotland. a bit of a cabbage or recovery in the north, heights of 17 degrees there in fact mid to high teens in the south. sunday quiet year with our area of low pressure weakening sale just to the east of england so eastern parts of him than could see most of the rain whereas further west it to be dried with a bit of brightness. the winds will be. it will feel warmer across the board. it looks like we will start off rather cloudy and mainly drive. the wind will be light and then high pressure will start to build back into the week.
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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. thousands of protesters are assembled in london and in other cities in the uk to protest against racism. with everything that is going on in terms of what is going on in the world, not just in america, but globally, it is our duty to do something. it s been our grandfather s fight, our father s fight, we do not want it to be our children s fight and that is why we want to make sure they are a part this. this is the scene right now in central london. this is any approach parliament square. so many people turned up that police had to close the roads. 15,000 are reported to have gathered in manchester. this is at piccadilly gardens. across the country, people have ignored government warnings to stay away because of coronavirus. we are in a health pandemic across the united kingdom and coronavirus is a deadly virus and of course, i would say to those that want to protest, please don t. a further 204 people in the uk have died in the past 2a hours after testing positive for coronavirus, taking the total in the uk to 40,465 across all settings. nhs trusts in england say they were not consulted or given any notice of a government announcement friday that all hospital staff will have to wear surgical masks from a week on monday. and prince william reveals he s become a volunteer counsellor on mental health. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. thousands of people have gathered in central london to demonstrate against racism, as the protests which followed the killing of george floyd, a black american who died after a police officer knelt on his neck, continue around the world. parliament square, in front of big ben, is packed at one point a minute s silence was held and hundreds of protesters went down on one knee while raising one fist in the air. they d been streaming over westminster bridge since mid morning to join the rally, despite a warning from the government to observe social distancing guidelines and stay away for fear of coronavirus. that morning came from the mayor of london as well. that warning. so many people turned up that the police had to close the roads. another protest is being held in manchester, where about 15,000 people are reported to have gathered. there are similar protests in towns and cities across the uk. this is a picture in central london right now. the crowd looks as though it has thinned a little bit since the early afternoon and it is mid afternoon in the uk now, that there are still significant numbers of people in central london and they will eventually disperse, and of course eventually disperse, and of course even that process of dispersal becomes quite complicated in a time ofa becomes quite complicated in a time of a pandemic. well, we ve been speaking to some of the people who were at the rally about why they felt the need to attend. with everything that is going on in terms of what is going on in the world, notjust america but globally, it is our duty to actually do something. it has been our grandfather s fight, our father s fight, we do not want it to be our children s fight and that is why we want to make sure they are a part of this as well. i think it is important to stand in solidarity with anti racist movements internationally because we are a globalised world, but i think it is really important that we do not forget that racism is a massive issue in the uk as much as it is a massive issue in the united states. we need to change, otherwise society is not, like. this is why the next generation, for my kids, and my kids come, they need to know that i did something to try and make a change. it is such an important cause, i think for everybody to really rally together, you know, to support everybody. i think if you expect other people to care about issues that are important to you, you have to care about issues that are important to everybody else. and ijust feel it s time that we come out and we speak out as a nation and just prove to the world that indeed black lives do matter. that is some of those who were taking part in the protest in central london this saturday afternoon, and you will note that almost everybody there was wearing oi’ almost everybody there was wearing or had a face mask on them, and that seems to have been the case with people, although it was difficult for those to observe the two metre distance rule in the light of the numbers attending. yesterday, the health secretary advised people not to attend large gatherings, including demonstrations of more than six people. his words were echoed by the home secretary speaking at lunchtime. here s what priti patel had to say. what i would say, of course, i completely understand people s desire to express their views and have that right to protest, but the fact of the matter is we are in a health pandemic across the united kingdom and coronavirus is a deadly virus, and i would say to those who want to protest, please don t. the regulations are very clear in terms of gatherings and mass gatherings, in particular. we must put public health first at this particular time and i would also say to individuals and some of the organisers across the community, speak to the police because obviously the police are on the streets today, i have just had the operational briefing here from the metropolitan gold command team. and they want to engage with people so that people, if they do come out, can be safe, and importantly we can try to stop the spread of this horrendous virus, particularly in the community when we are certainly not out of the woods yet. priti patel, the home secretary, speaking just before the protests began. earlier this afternoon, speaking just before the protests began. earlierthis afternoon, i spoke to 0ur correspondent, chi chi izundu, has been at that protest in central london. well, at the start of this protest the organisers were very clear. they said that they had face masks to give to people if they didn t feel comfortable and also asked people to maintain a distance. i must stress that when we first got here there were about 200 300 people, and now, as you can see, it is in the thousands, so the ability of people to maintain a two metre distance is virtually impossible. but what we keep hearing again and again, the message is loud and clear. yes, coronavirus is dangerous. yes, people are aware about the risks to their health, but they feel that the message about racism against black people is far more pressing and far more vital to get across. have you got any sense of why people feel that this particular death of george floyd in minneapolis, ten days or so ago now, as opposed to other deaths, evenin the uk, has galvanised people in this way? well, we must remember that the death of george floyd is in fact being seen as a catalyst against a number of different issues that have happened, notjust in the uk, but across the world. the issues in the uk are stemming from things like the windrush scandal, things around the grenfell tower issue. people are angry about the railway worker, belly mujinga, who worked not far from here at victoria station, who was spat on at work. the british transport police said that when she was spat on that didn t contribute to her death. she tested positive for covid i9 and died. people say they want justice. the cps have just said they will review the evidence in that case, but it is an amalgamation of different issues in the uk that have forced people onto the streets and it has been galvanised by the protests and the amount of people on the streets in america that have encouraged people to come out and show how they are very anti racist in the uk as well. we can speak now to martha spurrier, the director of the rights organisation, liberty. thank you very much for being with us thank you very much for being with us here on bbc news. your group, among others, has campaigned over the years on issues like deaths in police custody, wrongful arrest and all kinds of issues you have been concerned about. one of the interesting issues here is the legal question. where do people stand? are they potentially liable to arrest if they potentially liable to arrest if they are attending these protests, given that we are still under emergency regulations to deal with the pandemic? yes, if you attend the protest today i m afraid you are potentially putting yourself at risk of arrest because gatherings of more than six people not from your house hold it against regulations. having said that, it is there to say the law is unclear and no court has considered whether those regulations, past as you said under emergency powers with no power of scrutiny, actually protect the right to protest. in recent weeks, we have seen a lessening of the restrictions, so we now have some education opening and people going back to work and people being allowed to use public transport if they have to do and i would argue this is an issue of life and death, this is an issue of life and death, this issue of police brutality and racism and there is therefore a very strong argument that just as there are exceptions to get kids back into education and get the economy working again, so there should be an exception for people to exercise their democratic right to protest. there is another side of that, that it isa there is another side of that, that it is a life and death matter in terms of coronavirus, which can be fatal for terms of coronavirus, which can be fatalfor some terms of coronavirus, which can be fatal for some people and as we know is particularly hit hard black and minority ethnic communities in terms of the number of people who have suffered serious infection. that is a dilemma that presumably a lot of the people who have been at the protests have had to deal with.|j the people who have been at the protests have had to deal with. i am sure. it is a deep personal dilemma and of course, like so many things in society, black and ethnic minority people have suffered the brunt of the coronavirus, both in terms of the death rate and the economic and social consequences for those communities. we have also seen asa those communities. we have also seen as a policing of those communities, which is normal but has also been exacerbated with the new, very broad powers that a police now have due to the global pandemic. everyone will have to try to stay safe on these protests a nd have to try to stay safe on these protests and we have been hearing in countries all over the world that it is possible to do protest safely, people are being encouraged to wear masks and stay as far apart as they can, but it is there to say, as you say, it is about weighing up a light matter of life and death on the one hand and a matter of life and death on the other hand and it is absolutely not clear that to make your voice heard to stand up to power is necessarily the wrong thing to be doing. in terms of the uk situation in terms of the deaths of black people, who are in contact with the police, what is the overall picture and how has it changed over the last decade or the last 20 yea rs ? the last decade or the last 20 years? so we continue to see a disproportionate number of people of colour, particularly black men, be the victims of police brutality, deaths in custody, the violence by the police on arrest or being stopped and searched across the board. your prospects of having a bad outcome from perhaps the inconvenient and unpleasant to the fatal are worse if you are from and minority ethnic community. things are better than they were 20 years ago, but we absolutely still live in ago, but we absolutely still live in a society where we face structural racism across the board, and when the police have greater powers, as they do at the moment, that structural racism is embedded in those communities are at the very sharp end of it. is it possible to make any meaningful comparison between the uk and the us on this? it is possible in the sense that we also face structural racism and we face police brutality driven by racism. 0ne face police brutality driven by racism. one of the differences is that the police in this country, most of them aren t armed with fatal weapons like guns, although of course we have seen, for example, the use of taser against black and minority ethnic communities is disproportionate in this country. so i think that is a difference, but of course the george floyd tragedy was nothing to do with hierarchies, it was to do with unlawful restraint. anyone who works in this area and represents people who come into contact with the police, like i used to, will know that incidents of violent restraint, deaths in custody and then a complete lack of learning from police forces up and down the country, looks very similar to what people in the us are protesting about right now. martha spurrier, director of the campaign group, liberty. thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. an estimated 15,000 people have also descended upon central manchester.a dense crowd filled piccadilly square to listen to a series of speakers in support of the black lives matter movement. the number of people there mean it will be very difficult to observe social distancing effectively. plenty of people wearing face masks, and of course we know that the number is regarded as being up towards the higher end, up to one or above, meaning people are particularly nervous in the north west of england about the risk of potential interaction, in particular. black lives matter protestors in the australian state of new south wales have won a last minute appeal against a court order that tried to stop them from taking to the streets. demonstrators have focused on the treatment of indigenous australians. prime minister scott morrison warned that protests risked undoing the progress made in fighting coronavirus. a warning: shaimaa khalil‘s report contains some distressing images. black lives matter! a day of high tempers and high spirits for protesters in central sydney. politicians had urged them to stay away, fearing another wave of covid 19. i say to them, don t go. not because you shouldn t express your view. find another way to express your view. but that didn t stop them. i m an aboriginal woman so it s a subject very close to my heart, and it sjust so nice to see people from all creeds come together for this. i don t want to be a white person who sits by and does nothing, so that s why i m here today. in the past three decades, more than 400 indigenous australians have died in police custody, an issue many here say has long been ignored. but with the very public killing of george floyd in the united states, the aboriginal community is using the international outcry to express their own anger. i can t breathe! stop resisting. this seems all too familiar. stop resisting. a black man restrained by officers, screaming, i can t breathe. these were the last minutes of david dungaer‘s life, caught on camera in a sydney prison hospital in 2015. the inquest into the 26 year old s death found that the officers conduct was a result of insufficient training. but his family has called for them to be prosecuted. seeing george floyd die in such similar circumstances to her son has been distressing for david s mother. tears just come from my eyes, and pain came to my heart again. i say, be strong, the floyd family, for we are in pain the same, and we do understand what you re going through. protesters hope marches like this highlight notjust black deaths in custody, but the centuries of inequality indigenous australians have suffered, and that a new found momentum could mean a betterfuture for the community. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. the headlines on bbc news: thousands of protestors are assembled in london and in other cities in the uk to protest against racism. in the uk, 204 more people have died in the past 24 hours from coronavirus, taking the total to 40,465. that is the total number of people known to have died and having been tested before they died for coronavirus. thousands demonstrated in sydney saturday against racism. some treated themselves after having pepper sprayed on them by police. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here s gavin. the biggest sporting event in the uk since lockdown takes place in a few minutes time at newmarket. this 19 guided a great shot, and stunning the favourite in third. it obviously hasn t sunk in and there isn t a same atmosphere after there isn t a same atmosphere after the race, in that there is no atmosphere, but it means just as much to me. i m afraid to drink too big because often the races don t work out as if you wanted to go, but this horse had trained very well without doing anything silly in the home and i was really pleased. immense premier league resumes on wednesday and jordan pickford is busyin training, but it is not what he is planning this summer. he should have been celebrating his pre lockdown wedding, ahead of playing in goal for england at euro 2020. the euros will now be next summer, and despite increasing competition, pickford is not budging. people can say all they want, but i ve got the shirt and i ll keep the shirt by keeping striving to get better for my club, everton. for me, that s all i can keep doing, keep working hard and the shirt will be mine because i know how good i can be and i know how good i ve been for england. i just want to get better. yeah, i think another season, another year of experience, also. former manchester city and liverpool striker mario balotelli looks set to have his contract terminated at italian side brescia. italian media are reporting that the serie a club have made the decision after balotelli failed to return to training, ahead of the league s restart later this month. capped 36 times by italy, balotelli has also played for both milan clubs during his careeer. michaeljordan is going to donate $100 million to groups fighting for racial equality and social justice. the nba legend said that he and his jordan brand would distribute the money, the equivalent to £78 million, over 10 years. the money will go to organisations in a bid to tackle ingrained racism . the donation follows protests across the us and around the world following the death of george floyd as he was restrained by police. world no1 novak djokovic has dealt a further blow to the hopes of the us open going ahead in late august after criticizing its safety conditions. players will have to stay at an airport hotel, not travel to manhattan, and bring just one person to flushing meadows, which the 17 time grand slam champion condemned as impossible. earlier this week world no 2 rafa nadal said he was currently not prepared to travel abroad due to the pandemic. and there have been some unusual sporting trophies down the years, but have you ever seen someone had to resort to using something from the kitchen cupboard to celebrate a tournament victory? well, that s exactly what darts player nathan aspinall had to do, after winning the latest pdc at home tournament. having nothing to hold aloft, he converted one of his dinner plates into a trophy. one for the mantelpiece! and at least it wasn t a wooden spoon, you could say. that s all the sport for now. a little later on on this channel, we had a special sporting your questions answered show, so we will see you questions answered show, so we will see you a questions answered show, so we will see you a bit later. anyone in his household, don t put that blatantly washing up! the latest figures released in the uk show that a further 204 people died from coronavirus overnight bringing the total number of deaths to 40,465. meanwhile nhs trusts in england say they weren t consulted or given notice of a government announcement that all hospital staff will have to wear surgical masks from the 15th ofjune. the government insists the nhs was warned about the changes. here s our political correspondent, helen catt. from june 15th, everyone who visits a hospital in england will have to wear a face covering. all staff working in them will have to wear medical grade masks. the government announced the shift in policy late yesterday at the downing street daily briefing. now, a group which represents hospital trusts in england claims it is being done on the hoof, with little notice. we would have liked to have seen a longer period of time to discuss this with the government and for them to consult front line leaders about what is actually the right way to go on this, and for us to work it out together with the government. the department for health and social care says it will publish more guidance this week to allow hospitals to stock up on masks and plan for the changes. it comes just a day after the transport secretary announced that face coverings will also be compulsory for all passengers on public transport. separately, the world health organization has changed its view on mask wearing. in light of evolving evidence, who advice is that governments should encourage the general public to wear masks where there is wider spread transmission and physical distancing is difficult, such as on public transport, in shops or in other confined or crowded environments. uk government advice currently is that people should wear cloth face coverings, rather than medical masks. it is also reinforcing its message on social distancing. the guidance on wearing masks in hospitals, the government says, will be kept under review. helen catt, bbc news. authorities investigating the new suspect in the madeleine mccann case are examining links to the disappearance of two other children, according to reports. the 43 year old convicted german child sex offender named by german media as christian b is currently in prison in his home country. he is serving a sentence for the rape of a woman pensioner. german prosecutors believe madeleine is dead after she vanished from an apartment in praia da luz, portugal, in 2007. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee has the latest on the investigation from there. there are two main strands to this investigation. there is this ongoing public appeal, with photographs of the vehicles and the properties here in praia da luz, used by christian b, the main suspect, following the disappearance of madeleine mccann in 2007, but we are getting more of a picture, certainly of what has been happening here, at least, in terms of the portuguese police saying they have been carrying out their own investigations for the past three years. when this became a joint investigation, when german police first got a tip off that christian b had made some sort of partial confession in a bar on the tenth anniversary of the disappearance of madeleine mccann, that first alerted them to what they say is a significant development. now, the house to house enquiries here, mixed response on the thoroughness of that and some people say they have been shown a photo list of men and have been asked to point out who the suspect could be over the past two years, and many of them have actually said it has been quite effective and some say they recognise this man, that he had distinctive features. other people who have lived here for a long time say they are surprised that they haven t been contacted at all and the portuguese police say this is an ongoing investigation. also, in germany more details are coming out about this five year old girl named as inga, who went missing from her family party back in 2005, that she had gone out to a forested area to collect wood, we are told, in the grounds of the party and disappeared. now, that has been formally linked to christian b and another incident portuguese and german newspapers are reporting that german police have contacted the father of a six year old boy who disappeared from a place about 20 kilometres from here, back in 1996, when christian b first moved here and whether there is a link. at the moment, the police are not saying much more about that case, but this is clearly developing day by day. events to mark the 76th anniversary of the d day landings have been scaled back because of the lockdown. ceremonies are taking place in normandy throughout the day and being streamed online. tributes are also being laid at graves and memorials on behalf of those unable to attend this year. a new image has been released of the duke of cambridge, prince george and princess charlotte volunteering to pack and deliver food parcels. the photograph, taken by the duchess of cambridge in april, shows prince william and the couple s children on the sandringham estate in norfolk in the east of england, delivering food parcels for isolated pensioners in the local area. let s ta ke let s take a look at the pictures of the protests. that is that the us embassy, just south of the river thames. you re watching bbc news. it s being claimed that many care home residents in england have seen a steep increase in fees because of the extra costs of the coronavirus pandemic. the charity, age uk, says some people who fund all, or part of, their care are being asked to pay over £100 a week more. it s estimated that more than half the 400,000 people who live in care homes in england fall into the self funding category. we can speak now to caroline abrahams, who s charity director at age uk. how widespread is this? we don t know, but what we do know is we have had lots of calls from older people and their families telling us the different situations in which they have essentially been asked to cough up have essentially been asked to cough up some have essentially been asked to cough up some more have essentially been asked to cough up some more during the pandemic, in order to pay for extra ppe and to help care homes, who obviously having hard time at the moment, not only with all they have to deal with with the virus, but the extra costs they are incurring. we can t say how many. it may be a lot, it may be a few, but we would say that me is too many. just to be clear, people being asked to make a voluntary contribution, or are incurring. we can t say how many. it may be a lot, it may be a few, but we would say that me is too many. just to be clear, people being asked to make a volu nta ry clear, people being asked to make a voluntary contribution, or, all sorts of different names for it and it is varying in the amounts. the worst case we have heard of someone who has been asked to pay an extra £200 a week, but in other cases it has been rather less. essentially, this is because care homes are having to pay more for things like ppe and there have been some reports that the price of things like masks and gloves have gone up by 1000%, which is honestly really regrettable and profiteering on the part of people selling them. in terms of the system we have at the moment in england and just to remind people watching this is devolved intensity care, so in your case are we talking about england? we are, yes. in terms of england, it is true that currently people who found themselves effectively cross subsidise the people whose fees are paid by the local council? yes, this is extraordinary and when people hear that they are outraged because you can have two people who are living next door to each other in a ca re living next door to each other in a care home, in adjacent rooms and one might be being paid for by the state because they are on a very low income and the other person might be paying for their own care because they are on a higher income, the person paying for their own care is paying on average 40% more for the exactly paying on average 40% more for the exa ctly sa m e paying on average 40% more for the exactly same room, service and everything else. what is happening is because that is not enough money in the state system because governments over the years have been very lean, we re actually really imposing another tax on people who are paying for their own care to cross subsidise the state. how confident are you, in light of the attention that has been focused quite properly on carers and the tremendous work they do for people living in full time care and in sheltered accommodation or in their own homes, and battle keeping the bill down for the taxpayer for those people still living in their own homes, but this time it will lead to a proper care service for england? the government has promised, we haven t seen it though. how hopeful are you that we will get a system out of the terrible events at the last three months? well, this is an incredibly important question for us at adelie and for all our old population and their families. adelie. i think this time i am confident that the government is going to have to come forward with really solid and progressive proposals. it can tjust talk really solid and progressive proposals. it can t just talk about the cost of care and obviously we at age uk want more money in the care system, but care homes are being left to deal with people with lots of medical problems without the proper back up from the nhs and all sorts of problems to do with quality will have to be addressed at the same time. i think that is all to the good and at the reason i think it will be different this time is because seeing all these horrible stories play out on your channel and other channels has made a public awareness about how important care is and how much it needs to change, soi is and how much it needs to change, so i think that is going to put government under pressure and all politicians on all sides to come together and agree a sensible solution. caroline of age uk, thank you very much. a look at the weather now. it is going to stay windy through the afternoon and with gusts around 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good morning it sjune 1st. i m victoria derbyshire, welcome to bbc news. here are the headlines. primary school restarts for up to two million more children in england today but not everyone thinks the time is right what decision have you made about your child? if it doesn t feel right, we will halt it, we can reverse it, we can be dynamic about the way we bring children back. millions of vulnerable people in england and wales who were advised to stay indoors will be able to leave their homes for the first time in ten weeks if that s you, are you venturing out today? new rules on social gatherings come into force across the uk in england, six people from different households can meet up. fires near the white house as protests against the killing of george floyd, an unarmed black man in police custody, continue across the us. and thousands of people in the uk took to the streets yesterday in solidarity with the us protests. we ll hear the thoughts of choreographer ashley banjo and sayne holmes lewis, a youth worker. good morning. more than two million primary school children in england will be able to return to lessons this morning and there s also an easing of restrictions around businesses that can open and how we can meet up with friends and family. some scientists warn that lockdown measures are being lifted too fast. but the business secretary alok sharma said that the government was taking a very cautious approach. from today, all four uk nations will have guidelines in place allowing more than two people to meet outside. vulnerable people in england and wales, who have been advised to stay home since the lockdown began, will also be able to go outdoors again. shielding advice in northern ireland and scotland hasn t changed. the first phase in the reopening of schools has begun in england, with children in nurseries, reception, and years one and six allowed to return. and provided they meet safety guidelines, open air markets and car showrooms in england can also start to trade again. it comes as another 113 deaths were recorded in latest 2a hour period which brings the total number who ve died with coronavirus to 38,489. our first report is from danjohnson, who s been to meet some families preparing for their first day back at school in ten weeks. so you ve got your uniform already, jack? yes. time to getjack back to school again. ready! how do you feel about going back to school, jack? very, very, very, very happy. i ve never known my boy to be so excited. but he has always loved school. he misses his friends and he loves his teacher. so he s really excited to go back, yeah. i m a bit excited. five year old khadija is almost as enthusiastic. i do like maths and i am quite excited about maths. i m in two minds, but i think it s good for the children to interact more with their age group and also, they miss their teachers. they will find the playground s been fenced off to keep them apart. we ll start with three classes of five children in each and then slowly increase that. each of the year1 classrooms will have their own outdoor learning area. to create this sense of a bubble. it feels a bit like you re penning them in? ever so slightly, but i think it s more about keeping them safe. and the classrooms have been spaced in the hope of socially distant learning. their classrooms have changed quite a lot. we are going down from 30 children to five at first, then ten. a lot of children don t understand what a metre is, so telling them to be two metres apart is quite difficult. and it is normalfor them to come up and show you something in their book that they need help with. as social distancing will be difficult in that way. it ll be strange for them. that is why many parents don t share the confidence on show here. they wouldn t let us come back, surely, if it wasn t safe to do so, so i m confident this is the right time for them to come back. if it wasn t safe, it wouldn t be happening, but i m happy that the school will be doing things the best way they can. so, if they ve put certain things in place, i m happy for it to go ahead. but this is only happening in england and lots of schools won t go ahead. at least, not yet. we think it s currently unsafe. we don t think we should be going to this step. we want to see test, track, trace actually running, actually in place so we can see the number of cases are falling. we are also concerned that there isn t good enough advice about vulnerable parents, vulnerable grandparents or about vulnerable staff. but vulnerability can be defined by wealth as much as health. this is a poor part of london where many families have relied on school support during the lockdown. we re not talking about bringing 700 children back, we re taking it slow and steady and at any point with that plan, if it doesn t feel right, we will halt it, we can reverse it. we can be dynamic about the way we bring children back. and it isn t just a school rules changing. in england, you can now meet groups of up to six, the same as northern ireland. there is already eight in scotland, but i m just two households. wales is expected to make this same move today. those who ve been shielding across england and wales because of health conditions are now allowed out. social distancing is key, and what difference these changes make to the spread of the virus will be closely monitored. dan johnson, bbc news. let s look in more detail at how the rules vary across the uk: in england, groups of up to six people from different households can now meet outside. professional sport resumes today, with horseracing and snooker. people who had previously been asked to shield at home will also be able to go outdoors. in wales, people from two households are now allowed to meet outdoors. shielding advice has also changed, allowing more vulnerable people outdoors for exercise. in scotland, groups of up to eight people from two households have been able to meet outdoors since friday. advice for schools, shops and people shielding at home hasn t changed. and in northern ireland, there s no change to the rule that groups of six can meet outdoors. vulnerable people are being asked to keep following existing shielding advice. let s talk to our assistant political editor norman smith. just asking people, parents, if they are sending their kids back today, if they ve got toddlers, reception, year one, year six, some real agonising over non . i ve had nearly 2000 responses from mums and dads really having to think very carefully about the decision they make. i think the truth is we are going to see a really patchy and mixed response. some parents obviously deeply uneasy but i think what ministers are hoping is if you look at what happened in other countries when they opened schools, the first few days, a lot of parents did keep their children back but gradually, as children went about their daily school life and there wasn t an upsurge in infections and they seemed to be thriving, that tended to sort of build confidence and slowly, slowly, more parents send their children back and you sort of got a snowball effect, gradually the numbers in schools increased. that was the experience certainly in denmark, i know. i mean, allied to that has to be, i would think, a desire to try and make sure that test and trace is fully bedded in because they ve been all sorts of stories about a rather scratchy start, we haven t got the app up scratchy start, we haven t got the app up and running yet. also, the speed at which testing is done, obviously if you re going to have an effective test and trace system you ve got to get the test results back quickly. we are trying to move toa back quickly. we are trying to move to a 24 hour getting results back in 24 to a 24 hour getting results back in 2a hours but we are not there yet so there s still a way to go. but i think the hope is that gradually, pa rents think the hope is that gradually, parents will get, you know, more confident and that will lead to more schools being able to open and certainly, listening to alok sharma, the business secretary this morning, he was saying it was very, very sensitive moment and they had to be cautious. at this was his response when he was asked if they were moving too quickly, too soon? what i would say is that this is not a dash. these are very cautious steps that we are taking, they are phased and as you said yourself, this morning, we ve got primary school children in certain settings going back. we are reopening in a very cautious way outdoor markets. we are reopening car showrooms and we ve also set out in terms of other retail outlets which have been required to be closed, they will not be opened until the 15th of june. so it s right and proper that we do this in a cautious way. in terms of scientific advice, i mean, this is an issue that s come up over the last few days and we ve heard professor chief medical officers in the nhs, who has made the point that of course, scientific advice does differ but i think the key point is that what is the overall view from sage, the overall view from sage which of course is a scientific advisory group on emergencies which advises the government which advises the government on which some of the individuals you are referring to sit, the overall view is that we must do this cautiously, that is precisely what we are doing. and what they ve also said is that if people comply with the rules and the test and trace system is up and running which it has been since thursday, then there is a good likelihood that we will not reach the r value factor above one. the other interesting thing is the language we are hearing from ministers, there is no attempt to hector a strong arm teachers or pa rents hector a strong arm teachers or parents into going back to school. instead, the argument, the weight ministers are pitching this is about the welfare of the children come in other words, the damage done to children who have already been out of school for nine weeks or so, and particularly children from more disadvantaged backgrounds, where anecdotally, the evidence is they have not received the same sort of punctuation and support that perhaps children of more middle class families have and are therefore, all the progress that has been made in recent yea rs the progress that has been made in recent years in trying to close the attainment gap between better off and less well off children, risks reopening again. so they are trying to make this an argument more about what s in the best interests of children, rather than any in any sense trying to crank up the pressure on parents or teachers. thank you very much, norman. thank you for all your many messages, let me know what decision you have made regarding your own child if you are in england. 0ne viewer says 23 of the 30 in my daughter s class going back. another says neither of my children are going back, none of the year one parents in our school have opted to send their kids back today. i have so many of these. i will read some more throughout the morning. we will feed your thoughts into the conversation but let me know what decision you have made. police cars have been set on fire and shops have been looted in a sixth night of unrest across the united states. cu rfews are in force in nearly a0 cities, including the capital washington, as protests continue over the death of a black man in police custody. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis reports. shouting. this country is walking a fine and dangerous line. as a large and angry crowd gathered outside the white house, it emerged at one point at the height of the protests here on friday, president trump was ushered into an underground bunker by members of the secret service in the interests of his own safety. don t shoot, don t shoot! on several occasions in the last few days, demonstrators here have attempted to scale the walls. move back! and many were reluctant to conform with a newly imposed overnight curfew. as the president hunkered down, his presumptive democratic presidential opponent tweeted a picture of himself at the scene of one of last night s protests. joe biden promised to listen to the demonstrators and help shape the movement for reform. many protests have been peaceful and in minneapolis, where all this began a week ago, there was a moment when protesters and a national guard officer came together. shaking the hand. thank you. coronavirus elbow! nonetheless, george floyd s arrest on a minneapolis street corner and his frantic pleas for help have given rise to one of the most turbulent periods in recent american history. the white police officer pictured holding his knee to mr floyd s neck is due to appear in court later today. derek chauvin is facing charges of murder and manslaughter, but three other officers involved in mr floyd s arrest are still at large and there are growing calls for them to be brought to justice as well. donald trump has described these riots as domestic terrorism and blamed them on far left anarchist groups, but there are those who believe at a potentially pivotal moment in the struggle for racial justice here that without violence, their voices will not be heard. the president has called on state officials to deploy the national guard in cities where the violence has grown increasingly out of hand, but such is the extent of the crisis, he is facing growing calls to address the nation from the oval office. 0ur correspondent aleem maqbool is in washington for us right now tell us more about what s been going on. it s now about a quarter past fourin on. it s now about a quarter past four in the morning, isn t it? yes, i ve just four in the morning, isn t it? yes, i vejust got back four in the morning, isn t it? yes, i ve just got back from an extremely chaotic night on the streets in the american capital, six days of protests in minneapolis, george floyd died there. we ve seen the horrific video. here in washington it s the third night, certainly, the most chaotic of all. there have been pitched battles between security forces and protesters all night and after hours, it is finally starting to dissipate. nowjustice, no peace. these were protests against the killing of george floyd. but given the location, it was also a message to one person in particular. he needs to grow up, be a man, stop with the childish acts, the childish tweets, he needs to be a man. as night fell, the mood got angrier. i am here outside the white house, for the most part a peaceful protest but fires had been lit now. and the police keep firing gas into the crowds. and they fired other projectiles as well. and they were clearly on edge. it did little to dispel the impression police use unnecessary levels of force. at one point, charging our own cameraman. here we go. we got every right to burn it down. this is pain, right to burn it down. this is pain, right here, this is pain, this is the only way we can get it to them. they are not hearing us. it sjust words to them. they don t feel anything. and so for the president giving very little to those protesters to make them feel he is listening to them. his own supporters want him to come down harder on the protesters, that appears to be the sentiment that is winning the day at the moment. because there was no sense that the security forces on the streets today we re security forces on the streets today were trying to de escalate the situation. it was extremely confrontational approach. and given what this was all sparked by, and excessive use of force, that killed a man in minneapolis, a lot of people wondering how wise it is that the police keep on behaving this way towards the media and towards protesters across the country. thank you very much. thousands of people gathered in manchester, cardiff and london in solidarity with demonstrators in the united states. protestors walked to the american embassy in london and crowded together despite social distancing restrictions. they chanted black lives matter in reference to the civil rights campaign group. five people were arrested. and just after half past nine this morning we ll be looking at how black people in britain have responded to the death of george floyd, and to the outrage and protests which have erupted across the united states. the headlines on bbc news. lessons start again for some primary school children in england as the government begins to ease lockdown restrictions millions of vulnerable people in england and wales who were advised to stay indoors will be able to leave their homes for the first time in ten weeks there have been fires near the white house as protests against the killing of an unarmed black man in police custody, continue across the us. the big question then for parents in england are you sending your toddlers, reception, year i and year 6 children back to nursery and school today? mums and dads have clearly thought very hard about this, and there has been a fair amount of agonising for some. thank you for your many messages over the last 2a hours. 0ne viewer says he i m sending them back, i have to work i m a single parent and i have no choice. another reviewer says hello, my six year old daughter andi says hello, my six year old daughter and i have sickle cell trait so we are classed as vulnerable. i m just thankful i have my my daughter and one year old son can play in it. another bureau says i m endlessly arguing with my husband about whether or not to send out your six pack in, he thinks we should, i think we shouldn t. let me know what decision you did make. six year old. 0ne viewer says i was apprehensive about sending my daughter back, she was anxious to see her friends. we daughter back, she was anxious to see herfriends. we had an e mail saying the school did not have room for year six pupils, thankfully. and another bureau says my son is returning, year six, three hours a day, he s been on about returning and i m starting to feel anxious about it, i m also returning to work ina about it, i m also returning to work in a school but i know the schools will keep them safe, as safe as they can. it is however are of the unknown. thank you for those. reflecting some of your thoughts, there was so many of them. let s talk again to the headteacher of kempsey primary school in worcester who the last time we spoke, when the government first announced schools would be opening up to more pupils from june ist, told us she was ‘panic stricken . also mum of five, lucille whiting in suffolk who s not sending her six year old daughter freya back today. and dad of two ben anderson who is sending his five year old son arlo back today. hello, good morning to all of you. thank you so much for talking to us. are you reopening to reception, year one and year six children today? we are reopening on wednesday. we have two days of getting staff back in, some staff haven t been in for eight or nine weeks. going through the new procedures. looking at what we are doing for a start and end times of the day, generally just familiarising everyone with the new world that is primary school now. familiarising everyone with the new world that is primary school nowm was really struck the last time we spoke when you said you were a little panic stricken about the things you would have to put in place before these kids can come back. how are you feeling now? cameron, i will say i haven t had much sleep lately. much calmer. but i feel we have undertaken an extensive risk assessment that s taken days extensive risk assessment that s ta ken days and extensive risk assessment that s taken days and days and days and looked at every aspect of what we can do. i feel bad when the children are in school we will do the very best that we can for them. but it is still such an unknown. ifeel that when the children. the whole process of social distancing in a primary school is still quite a novel concept. will your children be safe ? novel concept. will your children be safe? yes, they will. yes. we will do everything within our power to make sure that the children who come into school are safe. let me bring in lucille. good morning. why aren t you sending your child back today? we already have had coronavirus, we came down with it, we started feeling unwell on the 24th of april. and we ve all actually been very u nwell and we ve all actually been very unwell with it for about six weeks now. when i say all of you, that s you, your husband underfive children, you ve all had 19 symptoms? yes. i ended up in hospital. i was sick so much i got dehydrated and had to go in for fluids. and then i ended up taking anti sickness medication for about three weeks, still taking it on and off when i have bad days. two of the children were very, very ill. and i think at the moment school is wonderful, absolutely wonderful, teachers, i think the of them. but we ve had a terrible fright, we are still experiencing postviral symptoms and i think it s more important at the moment to be together, particularly if i m still going to be home schooling three children. and i can only send one back in. you re not ready yet. when will you be ready, do you think?|j think will you be ready, do you think?” think we re going to monitor situation very carefully over the next fortnight, the next month. because of next fortnight, the next month. because of course next fortnight, the next month. because of course i want the children to go back in, it would be lovely for them to see their friends and obviously, the teachers are sending home lots of work, we are doing it every day, the home schooling aspect has been really, really good but we can home school them here and i work from home. sol home school them here and i work from home. so i can work around them. we are just going to monitor them. we are just going to monitor the situation over at the next month, see if the r rate goes up and make a decision at the end ofjune. that s really interesting, you will know gavin williamson, the education secretary says throughout the pandemic art decisions have been based on the best scientific and medical advice with the welfare of children and staff at the heart of considerations. the prime minister ‘s announced the five tests have been met and based on all the evidence we will move forward with her plan for a phased and cautious return of a limited number of pupils to primary schools. does that reassure you? not particularly. i think you ve got to wait to see what happens when the world reopens. to see, there might be a seasonal element to this, it might be like the cold and flu, it might start dying out over the summer months. but at the moment my children are still experiencing symptoms, i m still experiencing symptoms, i m still experiencing symptoms, i m still experiencing symptoms. i wouldn t potentially want to send my child in thinking we might still be infected, we might give that to other children, their grown ups. and at the moment, it feels a lot safer for her to be at home. understood. let me bring ben in, good morning. why are you sending your five year old son back today? why are you sending your five-year-old son back today? we felt really comfortable with all the information we were given from the school, we felt the school has gone above and beyond throughout this whole period of lockdown and putting steps in place to be able to make sure the return was a safe and comfortable as it is. it s very reassuring to hear parents like lucille saying if they ve got symptoms they are keeping their children away because that was obviously a big concern for us. is everybody going to be fit and healthy that s going on? we just thought from what we know of the virus and everything we ve heard about it, people who were asymptomatic would be staying away and those who were feeling fine and ready to get back into normal society will be doing that. we were just massively reassured by the school throughout the whole of last week, being sent pictures and updates of the areas they are putting in place, social distancing measures that will be there. we just felt very comfortable about sending our son felt very comfortable about sending ourson in. felt very comfortable about sending our son in. and how did he feel? he was very excited about going on, we we re was very excited about going on, we were concerned about that, for him it s the excitement, the social side of things, that was really important side of things for him. did you drop him off? yes. what was it like at the gates was everybody managing to social distance? they were. the school had a phased return, the three year groups going back in today, there were 15 minute increments between the groups. yes, the drop off points were very clearly marked. you were able to do that and it made, notoriously, you know what school gates are like, there s parents huddling around, having a chat after the kids have been dropped off, there was none of that this morning. very warm welcome from the teachers. lots of kids carrying lots of stuff, back after a few weeks but yes, the social distancing measures were in place. but the thing we were very cautious about and we spoke to the teacher very openly about this, arlo is five, in into your group with five and six year olds. you know, we know what those children are like, we we re what those children are like, we were concerned that maybe anyone getting a little bit too close, with the teachers pounce on them and tell them they cannot do that in the teachers reassured us, they would monitor that situation. they are not going to have everyone climbing over each other but given their age, they would just work within those boundaries. i can see the head teacher nodding as you were describing that. 0bviously you ve talked about that with your staff and you will over the next 48 hours before reopening on wednesday. what will you do if a couple of five year olds start hugging or a five year olds start hugging or a five year old falls over and needs a hug? the second scenario is one i ve been asked by parents and i ve said very clearly, if a child falls over and needs a hug, they will have one. at the end of the day, we are here to reassure children, to look after them and to love them. i m not going to step back and say to a child who is crying in the playground, i cannot pick you up. realistically, five and four year olds will hug and hold hands and do things like that, we cannot change that. but what we can say is explain to them and if we see them rushing to hug each other, we can gently say, or maybe divert their attention, we are also looking at lots of hand washing and doing things like that. but the reality is ina primary things like that. but the reality is in a primary school, particularly with the little ones, they don t understand social distancing and i ve been very clear with my parents about that. i mean, judging from the groups of young teenagers, i should say at the weekend, young teenagers older teenagers and some adults don t understand social distancing either! thank you all so much for coming in the programme and good luck to you all, we really appreciate talking to you this morning. good luck and thank you. thank you for all your many messages. really appreciate those. 0ne viewer, rachel, says i wonder if you re discussing the return of children to school where their children to school where their children with special educational needs could be included as of my son is in yearten, needs could be included as of my son is in year ten, attending a special educational needs school and he travels to and from school in a taxi with a driver with three piers for anything up to two hours depending on traffic. no one seems to have considered this kind of scenario. and another viewer reckons you are four times more likely to be hit by lightning than get this virus if you are under 14. only three out of 55 scientists are saying it s too risky but it s ok for you to wander around supermarkets with your toddlers where they will be exposed to more people than being at school. another viewer, key worker says my daughter could have been at school during lockdown but i kept at home, she will be going back until i feel she is safe. and julie says to be fair i ama is safe. and julie says to be fair i am a key worker, the kids have had loads of fun at covid i9 am a key worker, the kids have had loads of fun at covid 19 school, lots more sports activities and yoga aren t just lots more sports activities and yoga aren tjust doing artwork or whatever. they are all on separate ta bles whatever. they are all on separate tables and because of small class sizes they get more individual attention than usual. thank you for all of those. keep them coming in. wright commits 9:30am, let s have a look at the weather, lovely and warm across the uk. here is carol. the grass pollen levels are very high today across northern ireland, most of england and wales. a lot of dry weather and sunshine, the outside chance of a shower in scotla nd outside chance of a shower in scotland and northern ireland. temperatures ranging from 22 in belfast to 25 of 26 in wales, the midlands and the south east. through this evening and overnight, clear skies, still a lot of dry weather. a front coming in across the north west will introduce more cloud to north west scotland and eventually by the end of the night some splashes of rain. it will not be a cold night, these temperatures represent towns and cities, temperatures will be slightly lower in rural areas. a lot of dry and sunny weather again tomorrow. a weather front slipping in across northern ireland and scotland, bringing more cloud and spots of rain. the chair across the north of england. top temperatures are likely to be 27 or 28. hello, this is bbc news with victoria derbyshire. the headlines: lessons start again for some primary school children in england as the government begins to ease lockdown restrictions. millions of vulnerable people in england and wales who were advised to stay indoors will be able to leave their homes for the first time in ten weeks. new rules on social gatherings come into force across the uk in england, six people from different households can meet up. there have been fires near the white house as protests against the killing of an unarmed black man in police custody continue across the us. well, the white x police officer seen kneeling on the neck of george floyd will appear in court in the united states today charged with third degree murder. violence has erupted in cities across the us on the sixth night of protests sparked by mr floyd s death. curfews have been imposed in nearly 40 cities, but have been mostly ignored. and these were some of the scenes in london yesterday, where thousands of people joined a peaceful march and rally, as reaction to the death of mr floyd spread across the world demonstrations also took place in some other uk cities and in berlin and toronto. 0ur reporter shamann freeman powell is here. and the reaction, the anger, is growing across the globe definitely. i think people are exhausted. thousands of people marched in the us embassy over the weekend and hundreds more took to the streets of cardiff and manchester also. in response to what happened to george floyd. but this is not the first time we ve seen images of black people dying after coming into contact with law enforcement. many are drawing similarities with another video that went viral around six years ago a man called eric garner who died after being put in a chokehold by an nypd officer. so black people in the uk and across the world are wanting to show solidarity with the us but also want to highlight the institutional racism that they see in the uk too because i think to many george floyd s death represents yea rs of many george floyd s death represents years of frustration over socioeconomic issues in all aspects of society not just socioeconomic issues in all aspects of society notjust in the us but in the uk too and this is reflected when i scroll through my timeline, i know many people feel the same but my timeline is flooded with images of young black people in the uk being stopped and searched or tasered and beaten. although the people i speak to see the videos are necessary but they are difficult to watch. lets have a listen. i feel like if someone had personally attacked me. the image of a white male police officer kneeling ona a white male police officer kneeling on a black man s neck. there is an internal fire within on a black man s neck. there is an internalfire within me on a black man s neck. there is an internal fire within me that starts to burn like a furnace. and i get angry, i get mad and i want to do something about it.” angry, i get mad and i want to do something about it. i was disgusted. i still haven t been able to watch the full nine minutes. i think it is traumatic. the first thing i think is, what if that was my brother, my boyfriend, my husband, my dad? there is like a list of black people that had been killed. when we see things like this all the time, i think sometimes even as black people, even though we are shocked, we are also desensitised to it. in 2015 there was a period where there was just people die in literally every week and it was, i can t breathe, don t shoot, i got my hands up. the person i started to become at the end of that wasjust i started to become at the end of that was just angry. i started to become at the end of that wasjust angry. i think that is what is so corrosive and danger del we re what is so corrosive and danger del were dangerous but institutional racism, you can feel emotionally and physically hurt even though it happens to someone across the other side of the world. it is a system of oppression, something that is happens over time. it is scary, really. the idea of. grey mac stop and search in the uk seems to be specifically targeting black people. those that live in glass houses shouldn t throw stones.” those that live in glass houses shouldn t throw stones. i think it s important for them to know that they are not alone. every single black person, no matter where you are from, i think we do all deal with similar struggles. black people are never afforded the position to feel co mforta ble. never afforded the position to feel comfortable. so nothing will change. let s speak to ashley banjo choreographer, founder of diversity, who says watching the footage of george floyd s death has prompted him to speak out about what happened in the us and what happens in the uk. and sayce holmes lewis, who runs mentivity, which mentors young black men. he says he was stopped by the police only yesterday. good morning, both of you. ashley, tell us why you want to speak out. thank you, victoria. i think it s obvious why i want to speak out. i saw that footage for the first time a few days ago, and i felt sick to my stomach. i was upset, i was angry and if i m honest, i looked at george floyd and i saw my dad, really. it felt like all of these expenses, you know, being pulled over, being wrongly detained, questioned, listening to my mum and dad speak about who was best to go infora dad speak about who was best to go in for a business meeting because my dad was black and my mum was white, and all of these emotions got stirred up in me and i thought to myself, enough is enough, this is so blatant, so wrong and so inhumane, i couldn t sit and say nothing. so you ta ke couldn t sit and say nothing. so you take it personally, the death of george floyd? absolutely. i feel like there is definitely a personal element to it. i have been there and i have felt racism my whole life. i also know so many people, so many good and decent people and i m lucky to be an industry is hugely accepting, you feel it nowhere near as much as other industries and other lines of work. but from being a kid, i ve grown up, i ve had to think about the colour of my skin, it s just part of growing up black. when i saw what happened to george floyd, i thought to myself, you know, this is not acceptable. it s not right. let me bring in sayce. you mentor young black men. i want to ask you how you felt when you we re to ask you how you felt when you were strolling to your social media and you end up watching the footage ofa and you end up watching the footage of a black man gasping for breath as a white police officer kneels on his neck. i mean, to be honest, i avoided it for the first day or so, because these incidents are too, now and it s important to protect your mental health in that respect and i have had situations. i don t see videos of white people being killed by police circulating to the same degree and the fact this is circulating in this manner it is like it is designed to impact us and obviously the injustice around it, not getting the justice we deserve, it is disheartening and it makes me very angry. it makes me very angry because we don t get the justice we deserve. how can you be chosen third degree murder and second degree manslaughter when you kill in full blood? what has happened to you yesterday and looked down?” blood? what has happened to you yesterday and looked down? i was delivering food to people, friends who have lost loved ones from covid 19. i was taking food to people who had lost family members. i was stopped by the police after being out for literally 30 seconds. they racially profiled me and said i was a drug dealer and they wanted to search me and said i would be detained. they searched me and then searched my vehicle. but i decided to film the altercation just raise awareness around it. you cannot stop people without reasonable cause. i am an upstanding black man in the community who mentor is young people in the community. ashley, you have never spoken publicly before about your own dad s experiences of contact with white police officers in this country. have you been stopped by the police because of the colour of your skin, do you feel was yellow it s hard, because in my heart, absolutely. i have been profiled, i ve seen it happened to my dad, i have been in the car with my dad, i have been in the car with my mum and dad, and going up if we we re my mum and dad, and going up if we were driving home late at night coming to work in the studio, every so blue lights, i knew instantly that the colour of our skin had something to do with it, but at the same time, i know so many police officers, so i don t want this to be just a message of hate, i don t want this to be a message of anger at all police officers. i think there are loads of good police, but at the same time, we need to recognise the issues, we need to recognise that racism is real and there are people in positions of power that abuse that power and they use it in the wrong way, and i think george floyd is the absolute pinnacle of that at the moment. i want to ask both of you, i ll start with you, ashley, do you, i ll start with you, ashley, do you think it is not only the responsibility of black people the combat and fight racism?” responsibility of black people the combat and fight racism? i think it is the responsibility of everybody as humans, whether we are white, black, yellow, brown, whether we are british or american, it is everybody‘s responsibility to turn this around, but i think power itself to really change things doesn t actually lie with black people and that s why i think it s so important, you need to stand up and you need to be part of this. sayce ? and you need to be part of this. sayce? the issue is that police are supposed to stand for integrity and a lot of them or not. what they are doing with racial profiling and stereotyping people based on a minority, i think that me personally, this has to change, in dialogue with the police with rigorous training programme might with regards. you are working with them, sayce? yes, people talk about unconscious bias. this is conscious, this is based on your worldview and the stereotypes you ve seen. i do think we have an issue in our community, hence we are doing the work we are doing. however, we have to get into dialogue with white people, we have to have honest conversations about racism. we are told that doesn t exist, the issue we are facing is that we are looking to different facets of society to solve the problem of racism rather than the structural inequality. ashley, eric garner has been mentioned, there is also michael brown, no george floyd, is his killing the tipping point? does this feel different? this feels different to me. i can t think in my lifetime when so many people have stood together or stood up and been so kind of passionately united in one front. there are millions and millions of signatures on the petition for the george floyd murder, and i think. iwould petition for the george floyd murder, and i think. i would like to think this will be the tipping point, i really want to believe deep down that this will cause change. but i also know that the arrest of one officer, you know, the sort of sharing of a few hashtags will not be enough, we need to keep the momentum, need to keep standing for what s right and we need to change things because it s clearly broken. i think this incident has lifted the lid off and allowed people that probably wouldn t normally get involved in this argument to become activated and involved and that s what s important, you need to keep that. i can see sayce nodding in agreement. i really appreciated, thank you both. keep up the good work. let s speak now to psychologist dr bernard hosford. he wants to talk about the kind of collective trauma, if you like, when it comes to strolling through social media and seeing the kind of horror we saw with the killing of george floyd. hello to you stop good morning. tell us your reaction. the effect on people are witnessing the footage and what it might trigger in them. well, it can be no doubt whatsoever that witnessing these types of events causes trauma, causes psychological trauma. interestingly, there has been a statement put out by the american psychiatric association to that effect, the american psychological association bass president has said this a racism pandemic. but there has been ongoing and systematic research which is found time and time again that witnessing these incidents of racial violence causes psychological trauma, causes post traumatic stress disorder, it causes depression, causes anxiety. so what should people do if they are triggered, if they have those kind of feelings? i think there is two parts. 0ne of feelings? i think there is two parts. one part which is about what the individual can do and certainly, the individual can do and certainly, the individual can do and certainly, the individual should go and seek professional help, ideally from a psychologist or from a therapist who has a deep understanding of the types of experiences that black and minority ethnic communities face. 0ften minority ethnic communities face. often that might be black psychologist. there is the type of support they can get from within the community. if the person has witnessed trauma from somebody who is near and close to them, then there is certainly an argument that they should also seek legal advice, because it may well be that they have a personal injury claim if they have a personal injury claim if they have suffered a psychological condition as a result of seeing somebody who is close to them brutalised or victimised by the police. and we have to remember that in the uk, black people make up about 12% of individuals who have the force used against them by the police, but only 3% of the population. so this is an ongoing problem. it s not just population. so this is an ongoing problem. it s notjust the situation of george floyd, we have seen similar problems here in the uk, lots of times officers have been exonerated, cases like mark duggan etc. so i think it is something the community overall is very anxious about, not just the community overall is very anxious about, notjust the black community, i think it is the white community as well. the other part of the equation, is not what the individuals do, it is what society does. i would almost say that the police officers that have been found to do this type of crime, they should be brought tojustice swiftly, they should have the most severe penalties meted out against them so that the communities, so that everybody can see thatjustice has been done. 0ften that everybody can see thatjustice has been done. often in my practice, i see people on a lot less evidence than this tried and brought to justice for murder and other charges stop at thank you very much for talking to us, we appreciated. we appreciate it. car dealerships can reopen from today in england, after closing in march in line with government coronavirus advice. would be buyers will now be able to talk with sales staff while following strict social distancing protocols, and potentially able to test cars alone, so long as trade plates and the relevant insurance are in place. retailers will then follow strict guidelines when handing over cars, including ensuring that the vehicles, keys and anything else you may touch are disinfected. ben thompson is atjaguar land rover lancaster, in reading. hello, ben. good morning. welcome to reading, and this, one of the first non essential retailers that are getting to open. car insurance, outdoor markets some of the first. the rest of the retailer is set to open within two weeks. this place has all sorts of measures in place to make sure it is safe. when i arrived this morning i had my temperature taken, hand sanitiser and reminders about social distancing, keeping two metres away and all this sort of stuff, constant reminders about how people need to keep a distance by trying to get business back up and running. when it comes to negotiating that sale, you will do it through these plastic screens, also some things in place to make sure it is safe. good morning, neil. lots of things in place to get you to this point, talk me through the last sort of ten weeks. you haven t been able to open, can you sell cars at a distance? it s all about trying isn t it? we can t we have gone to great digital presence but i think you need a personal touch. great digital presence but i think you need a personaltouch. we have touched on some of the things you had to do to make the front of the shop safe but a load of stuff that s been going on behind the scenes? just keeping our team and our customers are safe. we have been really busy writing detailed risk assessments for every single site, this one included. once you have got out of the car it will be fully sanitised. we have our teams in groups. so if your car in one group you can t mix with the other. the biggest difference has been in the workshop, we have an empty bay, then a bay with someone working, then an empty bay, so we get great social distancing from our team of the workshop. if you want to try out a car, toa workshop. if you want to try out a car, to a test drive, normally you would have one of you guys in the car with you. what guarantee is that you get the oarabag car with you. what guarantee is that you get the qarabag if it comes back half an hour late, that s fine. get the car back? you can really absorb yourself in the car, is it right for me, do i want to talk to the sales guy about it? talking about positives, loads of businesses i ve spoken to have had to clearly make changes to the way they operate. but a lot of those things have been quite good for them, things they will continue to do long after long dinner is over. what has been like for you? we were always going digital here online as a future for our business and it s really accelerated here. today you can buy a car from start to finish, all you have to do is come and get it, we will even bring it to your house. we wouldn t have got there that quickly without this. we ve been really busy on those projects for the last ten weeks and we ll keep doing that. yes, the showroom is really important but the pre process can all be done online. quite clearly you have a lot of pent up demand, lots of people coming back after having not been able to come for ten weeks but are you worried about demand in future? who knows with mike we are optimistic, we have great cars, especially at jaguar land rover. i think we have a lot of demand and this whole moved to private transport now, not public transport, we have already seen the impact of that, people who are saying they wa nt that, people who are saying they want to buy a car, that has been doubling. it won t take long to get back to what you might call normal levels. so there you have it, one of the first nonessential retailers to open, customers already hear this money but i will talk to some of them in the next hour. find out what they make of the measures that have been put in pleas to keep them safe. more from me a little later. it s a big day for sports fans, with competitive action allowed to return in england from today. one of the first major events to take place is horse racing but things will be a little different to what we re used to. our sports correspondent katie gornall is at newcastle racecourse to tell us more. it is going to look and feel very different. it has been three months on hold but horse racing will be back today in newcastle. they are limiting numbers, a whole raft of social distancing and hygiene measures in place. you can probably see behind me a big fence, and the road into the course is closed, effectively a ring of steel around the racecourse. very few people are allowed in. those people who are going and have had to have the temperature is checked, had to com plete temperature is checked, had to complete an online course as well. earlier in the week, i came down here to newcastle to see behind the scenes some of the things they ve been doing. a strict one way system in place inside the course, the jockeys have had a whole new changing room built as well with different parts so that they can socially distance. jockeys will be wearing masks this afternoon. the only time they will not be able to socially distance is during the leg up socially distance is during the leg up onto the horse. then when they come out, it is going to be quite an eerie atmosphere, no spectators in the stands, no bookies on the track, but not even the owners have been allowed in some numbers have been very strictly limited. i think there is just very strictly limited. i think there isjust a very strictly limited. i think there is just a relief that racing has been allowed to come back. they only got the go ahead on saturday, there has been weeks of preparation, because the lockdown has been a big hit to their finances, a £15 million hole in their finances as a result of the lockdown and that s something i was speaking to martin cruddas about earlier. £50 million. i was speaking to martin cruddas about earlier. £50 million. it is about earlier. £50 million. it is a massive relief and it is not a relief notjust for a massive relief and it is not a relief not just for racecourses but there is about 20,000 jobs that are dependent upon the ecosystem of the industry and it s really important for the protection of those jobs that we are back up and running. it s really important the owners have the confidence that there will be opportunities for their horses to race to keep them in training. and we face a massive challenge, because during the summer months, we are an attendance income led business and we face a massive challenge in dealing with that but i m sure we will. so, a huge amount of interest as you can imagine on this opening race here at newcastle. it s a ten race here at newcastle. it s a ten race car, 12 runners in each and somebody owners out there have got horses ready to run. course you cannot furlough horses or trainers, they still need to look after the horses, the horses need to be exercised and fed so there was a vast amount of horses out there all desperate to race. this was so oversubscribed, they were told they had 369 entries, they had to whittle it down. a little disappointed owners but also a lot of excitement as well. i think within the racing industry they know financially they need to get back on track, is a huge industry directly employing around 20,000 people but indirectly supporting around 70,000 so they feel it is vital to get back on track and get racing again full to buy think also there is a sense of responsibility but also of opportunity for the sport. they know the spotlight is on them now in a way it hasn t been for a number of yea rs way it hasn t been for a number of years and they are desperate to show that they can put on the racing safely here today. it all starts at one o clock and we ve got perfect conditions! we will have the weather ina minute. conditions! we will have the weather in a minute. thanks, katie. one person acting says, yes, having seen the plans in place at the school i feel comfortable. llama manor says, no, i school i feel comfortable. llama manorsays, no, iwouldn t school i feel comfortable. llama manor says, no, i wouldn t allow it anyway, i think the government is rushing things through. here is the weather. if you have an allergy to grass pollen, the levels are high or very high today. a lot of dry weather and sunshine, the outside chance of a show in scotla nd the outside chance of a show in scotland and northern ireland, temperatures ranging from 13 in lerwick, 24 in glasgow, 22 in belfast, 25 or 26 in wales, the midlands and the south east. through this evening and overnight, some clear skies, still a lot of dry weather but a front coming in across the north west will introduce workload across north west scotland and eventually by the end of the night, some splashes of rain. it will not be a cold night, temperatures representing towns and cities, it will be slightly lower in rural areas. a lot of dry and sunny weather tomorrow, the weather front slipping in across northern ireland and scotland bringing more clout and some spots of rain. the chair across the north of england. tomorrow s top temperatures likely to be 27 or 28. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. huge protests continue across dozens of american cities, as anger grows over the killing of an unarmed black man in police custody. there were violent clashes outside the white house. police fired tear gas at protesters and properties nearby were set on fire. talk about taking the gloves off, man. shaking a hand. despite some moments of solidarity, it s though to be the most widespread civil unrest america has seen since the assassination of martin luther king. lessons start 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from the edd on your unemployment benefits. we ll be here every day at 3:00 tu liveand on live stream tonight, new reporting on the former police officer, derek chauvin, charged in the murder of george floyd in minneapolis. what we did not know about a plea deal that fell apart. prosecutors confirming chow vin was negotiating a guilty plea to local and federal charges, so, what changed? as george floyd s brother appears before congress today, saying his brother did not deserve to die over $20. and what he said when asked if he believed his brother s killing was premeditated. also tonight, as we come on the air, the urgent hunt for a gunman who opened fire on a police station. investigators do believe the shootings are connected. residents ordered to shelter in place. and what authorities have just revealed tonight. after military leaders said the time has come to discuss changing names of u.s. military bases named after confederate leaders, tonight, president trump saying this will not happen, saying they are part of a great american heritage. and nascar late today revealing they are now banning the confederate flag. the coronavirus here in the u.s. alarming news tonight involving the spike in cases right now across more than 20 states. some hospitals told to enact emergency plans. and some authorities now talking about a potential for a stay at home order again. and the race for a vaccine tonight. tens of thousands of americans now volunteering to be injected with experimental vaccines. so, what could this mean about timing for a vaccine here in the u.s.? the voting chaos in georgia overnight. voters in lines well after sundown. some in line for six hours or more. what caused this and what does it mean with the presidential election just five months away? and there is breaking news tonight in the case of those two missing siblings. the discovery on that property and what their heartbroken grandparents are now saying. and we pay tribute tonight to a renowned debate coach, eight decades at texas southern university. tonight, right here, his students on what he would expect from them in this moment. good evening and it s great to have you with us on a wednesday night. we re back from houston tonight, where thousands came from all over to pay their respects to george floyd, his family, remembering him as a gentle man, a loving father, an imperfect man, but saying his name will now stand for the push for change, for justice. and tonight, what we did knnot know about the officer charged with murder now. how close was he to a plea deal, and why did it fall apart? and on capitol hill today, one of george floyd s brothers telling lawmakers, enough is enough. pleading with them to stop the pain of police brutality. breaking down, asking, what was his brother s life worth? we have learned prosecutors and that former officer, derek chauvin, were closing in on charges until the day before his arrest. chauvin now faces up to 40 years behind bars if convicted on all charges. and tonight, as we come on the air, an urgent hunt now for a man who opened fire on a police station. we have it all covered for you. we re going to begin with abc s alex perez in minneapolis again tonight. reporter: tonight, the stunning revelation, as prosecutors mulled charges against fired minneapolis police officer derek chauvin, he was angling for a deal to plead guilty on federal civil rights charges and to murdering george floyd. as prosecutors were walking up to the podium on may 28th, the deal had just fallen apart. another development that i could tell you about. unfortunately, we don t at this point. reporter: chauvin charged with third degree murder the next day, upgraded to second degree the following week. mr. floyd, what do you hope to tell the committee today? justice for george. you don t do that to a human being. you don t do that to an animal. his life mattered. all our lives matter. black lives matter. i just wish wish i could get him back. those officers, they get to l e live. for him to do something like that, it had to be premeditated and he wanted to do that. intentional? yes, sir. reporter: and tonight, those chants of the streets turning into demands for reform. minneapolis police chief faced with the possibility his department could be disbanded, unveiling his own plans for change today, revealing the department will no longer negotiate their current contract with the police union and new, real-time technology to track cops accused of misconduct and intervene. chauvin had 18 complaints against him, but was only disciplined twice. under the new rules what would have happened to someone like chauvin, who had all these complaints? we could have intervened much earlier, if there were problematic behaviors brought to our attention right away, we could have made appropriate measures. reporter: back on capitol hill, george floyd s brother demanding more accountability from officers. george wasn t hurting anyone that day. he didn t deserve to die over $20. i m asking you, is that what a black man is worth? $20? this is 2020. enough is enough. powerful testimony. we here the demonstrators behind you tonight, alex. and we know there s late word that one of the other officers who was charged in this case, thomas lane, we remember, he was on his fourth shift as an officer that night, a rookie, there s news on him this evening? reporter: well, david, according to jail records, former officer thomas lane was released from jail just a short time ago, late this afternoon. he posted $750,000 bail and has been released. you ll remember that s the officer who in court shifted blame towards the veteran officer on the scene that night, derek chauvin. now, as for the changes here at the minneapolis police department, the chief tells me, today was just the beginning. he expects to make several announcements in the weeks ahead. david? all right, alex perez, thank you. and as i mentioned at the top tonight, there is an urgent hunt at this hour for a gunman who fired on a police station in california, shooting a deputy in the face and then a body found a mile away, someone shot dead. authorities do believe it s related. that community put on lockdown. reporiglice oilng. reporter: police describing the shooter as a male in his 20s or 30s. they re urging residents to shelter in place. gunfire erupting early this morning around 3:15 a.m. in downtown paso robles. the pd is advising they can hear gunfire coming from the east side of their station. reporter: the gunman shot and wounded a sheriff s deputy in front of the station. taking gunfire. at the dmv! copy. taking gunfire on ninth street at the dmv. keeps shooting at us! gunfire is coming from a soh. reporter: around 7:00 a.m., police discovered the body of a man near an amtrak station less than a mile away from the police department. the victim was shot in the head from close range and believe the shooting is connected. within the past couple of minutes, authorities released a picture of the gunman. they say, without a doubt, he set out to kill police officers and this is the third time that members of law enforcement have been ambushed here in california in just the past couple of weeks. david? the scene playing out tonight. will, thank you. we have been reporting here on the growing pressure across this country, from demonstrators and supporters, to take down confederate symbols. tonight, late word nascar is taking action, banning the confederate flag at all nascar events. driver bubba wallace wearing a t-shirt i can t breathe in recent days. u.s. military leaders have expressed a willingness to discuss renaming bases named after confederate generals. but tonight, president trump says that won t happen. saying they are part of a great american heritage. here s our chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. reporter: president trump today firmly shot down the idea of changing the names of military bases named after confederate generals, tweeting, quote, my administration will not even consider the renaming of these magnificent and fabled military insulations. in case anybody missed his tweets, he dispatched his press secretary to read his words allowed. these very powerful bases have become part of a great american heritage and a history of winning, victory and freedom. reporter: it comes just after thannounced, the secretary of defense and the secretary of the army are open to a bipartisan discussion on the topic. around the country, signs of the confederacy are coming down. now nascar is announcing a ban on confederate flags at all event. tonight, racing star bubba wallace car will bear the words black lives matter. there are ten u.s. army bases named after confederate soldiers. among those calling for that to change is retired general david petraeus, who boat in the atlantic of the, quote, irony of training at bases named for those who took up arms against the united states and for the right to enslave others. he added, we do not live in a country to which braxton bragg, henry l. benning or robert repd lee can serve as an inspiration. acknowledging this is imperative. the president wouldn t answer questions today on his decision. while the white house makes an impassioned defense of bases named for pro-slavery confederate soldiers, the president has yet to propose any specific reforms of police practices in the wake of george floyd s death. on cop toll hill, republicans have tasked the only african-american republican senator to take the lead in coming up with a plan. we should all want to follow the lead as it relates, to, a, making sure we get something acomplained, and not just having pieces of legislation they are for show. reporter: the white house press secretary said today the president is working, quote, quietly and diligently, to come up with a plan to address the concerns of the protesters, but we have heard nothing specific. the ideaitg eye by most police officers. that s an idea that democrats and some republicans say would make it easier to hold the police accountable for their actions. david? jon karl live at the white house. jon, thank you. i want to get right to martha raddatz tonight, because martha, the army said the defense secretary was, in fact, open to discussing renaming military bases named after con fed rat generals, but you heard what the president said today, essentially saying this won t happen. so, where does it stand tonight? reporter: well, david, the decision is technically up to an assistant secretary of the army, but given what trump has said, that would likely be professional suicide. but as you know, it was just last week that secretarial of defense mark esper spoke out publicly against the president s threat to use active duty military to quell protests and there has also been a growing chorus of retired military officers blasting trump s decision-making, so, you can t rule out the base names changing, but for now, that seems unlikely, david. all right, martha, thank you. now, the news this evening on the coronavirus, the number of cases spiking in several states across this country. and there s news tonight on a potential vaccine. tens of thousands of ams volunteeo get injected wi penal horizon. so, what could this mean for any timeline for the rest of the country? here s matt gutman on that. reporter: tonight, the u.s. government saying tens of thousands of volunteers will soon receive injections with one of three of experimental vaccines. those injections are part of third phase of vaccine trials, the stage before possible approval. and dr. anthony fauci now saying there are no garn teens, but he s cautiously optimistic about at least one of them working. we could have a vaccine either by the end of this calendar year or in the first few months of 2021. reporter: moderna beginning phase three trials in july, followed by the university of oxford and astra-zeneca s vaccine in august and johnson & johnson in september. the goal, to test the vaccine s safety and effectiveness. that, as at least 20 states plus puerto rico seeing increases in new cases, and eight states reporting rising hospitalizations. in texas, hospitalizations jumping 40% since memorial day. officials there say it s too early to tell if that s because of reopening, the protests or both. and inlte te min o of icu beds. in mid-may, the projection for covid deaths was 600. right now, the projection is 4,500, correct. that s a pretty significant change. that s an alarming trajectory. reporter: david, the goal of a phase three trial is to determine how well a vaccine works. that s why they re casting a wide net, up to 90,000 volunteers. half of them will be given a placebo, the other half, the actual vaccine. it will be later determined how many show the presence of antibodies. david? matt gutman, thank you again tonight, as well. we re also following that developing headline in the case of two missing siblings from idaho. their step-father was in court today facing charges now after human remains were found on his property. and what the children s heartbroken grandparents said late today. here s marcus moore. reporter: tonight, the grandparents of two idaho children, missing since september, say their bodies have been found. but police not confirming they are the remains of 17-year-old tylee ryan and her brother, 7-year-old j.j. vallow, discovered during aer er iseart chad daybell s home, their mother s new husband. we are aware that those remains are the remains of children. reporter: daybell appearing today before a judge today via zoom, facing two felony counts of destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence. mr. daybell, do you understand the allegations on both counts that have been brought against you? i do. reporter: mom lori vallow already behind bars after refusing to tell police where the children were. lori? can you tell me where your kids are? reporter: the couple under a cloud of suspicion for months after a string of deaths in the family. marrying in hawaii weeks after daybell s first wife died. vallow s husband killed last summer by her brother, who later died himself. friends and family insisting lori changed after meeting daybell, a religious author. after lori s arrest, daybell telling us the kids were safe. is there anything that you would like to say to people who are concerned about the kids or concerned about you and your wife, anything at all you want to say to them? just grateful for any support. reporter: tonight, j.j. and tylee s family saying, we are filled with unfathomable sadness that these two bright stars were stolen from us, and only hope that they died without pain or suffering. lori vallow and her husband are both being held on $1 million bail and, david, daybell is due back in court in july. marcus, think. when we come back tonight, the voting chaos in georgia overnight. and severe storms coming tonight from michigan over to new york. we have the track in a moment. but when you have the chase mobile app, your bank can be virtually any place. so, when you get a check. you can deposit it from here. and you can see your transactions and check your balance from here. you can save for an emergency from here. or pay bills from here. so when someone asks you, where s your bank? 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i think that dr. freeman, because he has always encouraged us not only to be articulate, l in which we can have the best outcome for ourselves. meaning that he s always pushed us to do our best. it s in our motto, we all know what we do, we do well, what we don t do well, we don t do it all. reporter: the faces that you see, black, white, latino, from every race, every background, every story, part of these protests. do you sense it s a turning point? absolutely do. reporter: what s your message to the country right now? there s always hope. that you can always be better. that you don t have to settle. i think the message would be, there s power in your voice. you should definitely use it. definitely. reporter: well, i would say to your debate team, keep winning. we ll try. keep winning. vowing to carry the torch. it s about more than winning, he would say, and they already made dr. freeman proud. thank you for watching here tonight. i m david muir. for all of us here abc have news, have a good evening. good night. i wanted my hepatitis c gone. i put off treating mine. epclusa treats all main types of chronic hep c. whatever your type, epclusa could be your kind of cure. i just found out about mine. i knew for years. epclusa has a 98% overall cure rate. i had no symptoms of hepatitis c mine caused liver damage. epclusa is only one pill, once a day, taken with or without food for 12 weeks. before starting epclusa, your doctor will test if you have had hepatitis b, which may flare up, and could cause serious liver problems during and after treatment. tell your doctor if you have had hepatitis b, other liver or kidney problems, hiv, or other medical conditions. .and all medicines you take, including herbal supplements. taking amiodarone with epclusa may cause a serious slowing of your heart rate. common side effects include headache and tiredness. ask your doctor today, if epclusa is your kind of cure. statues and symbols of racism are coming down. some by protesters, others by community leaders. thanks for joining us. in the wake of black lives matter across the country, communities rethinking names on buildings, memorials and statues. the bay area is no different. there s now movement to remove sir francis drake statues and more in marin county. it s eggs within eggs. it is called cosmic embrace. the marine resident isn t exactly well known but follows the signatures and some of his work is getting to be that way. i looked at it once or twice. i thought it was don quixote. reporter: not