Avicii's Father Speaks Out About Suicide Prevention
CHURCH: Well, new details now on violent protests which broke out in Israel. Police say demonstrators angry over the police shooting of an Ethiopian Israeli teen attacked officers late Tuesday injuring more than 100. 136 protesters were arrested and demonstrators were back on the streets Wednesday as well as Oren Liebermann reports.</s>OREN LIEBERMANN, CNN JERUSALEM CORRESPONDENT: Protests spread across Israel for a third straight month, smaller this time but fueled by the same reason. On Sunday night, an off-duty police officer shot and killed 19-year-old Ethiopian Israel Solomon Tekah in Northern Israel. The officer felt his life was in danger, police said but he was taken into custody soon after the shooting. After Tekah was laid to rest Tuesday, streets across the country exploded in anger. Protesters blocked streets in major cities overnight, torching cars and burning tires. For years Israel's Ethiopian community has felt marginalized, second-class citizens, accusing authorities of racial discrimination. The anger boiled over, the largest protests Israel has seen in years. By the end of the night, police said more than 100 officers were injured, more than 130 protesters arrested. Israeli authorities met Ethiopian leaders on Wednesday taking a conciliatory tone walk trying to curb the protests.</s>BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL (through translator): The death of Solomon Tekah is a great tragedy. Our hearts are with the family and lessons will be learned. But one thing is certain, we cannot stand for the violence we saw yesterday.</s>LIEBERMANN: But the anger didn't fade, many Ethiopian protesters didn't want to talk on camera but they weren't alone. Eliran Dahan carried an I Can't Breathe sign, a reminder of Eric Garner who died in 2014 after a police officer put him on a chokehold.</s>ELIRAN DAHAN, PROTESTER (through translator): This is a string of events that we are experiencing for years, and slowly, the earth is burning under our feet and, people are starting to realize. This shows that it's not just a demonstration of race and skin color, this country belongs to all of us and we want to keep it that way for all of its citizens.</s>LIEBERMANN: Israel's public security minister, said he would create a body within the police force to examine accusations of racial discrimination. That may address part of the problem, but on the streets of Israel, the outrage runs far deeper. The family of Solomon Teka has asked the demonstrators to hold off on protests until the traditional Jewish mourning period is over. So, through the weekend. That will give authorities, officials, and the Ethiopian community a few more days to come to grips with what happened, and see if they can avoid another explosion of anger on the streets of Israel. Oren Liebermann, CNN, Tel Aviv.</s>CHURCH: We are getting a new look inside Hong Kong's Legislative Council building after protesters stormed it on Monday. Police showed reporters some of the damage Wednesday. And you can see debris, broken glass, and graffiti spray painted on walls. Demonstrators were protesting a now-suspended bill that would allow people to be extradited from Hong Kong to China. Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam strongly condemned Monday's violent protests. 13 police officers were taken to hospitals drawing those clashes. Well, Boeing, says it will pay $100 million to help support the families of 346 people who were killed in two 737 MAX jet crashes in the past year. A computerized stall prevention system is believed to have played a role in both crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Boeing, says the payout will not affect the family's lawsuits against the company. Boeing CEO said, "We know every person who steps aboard one of our airplanes places their trust in us. We are focused on re-earning that trust and confidence from our customers and the flying public in the months ahead." Well, the father of Swedish D.J. Avicii is urging lawmakers to address mental health problems. Klas Bergling, gave his first on-camera interview since his son whose real name was Tim Bergling died by suicide last year. Bergling, says mental health problems need to be addressed earlier in a person's life before it's too late. And he spoke with our Robyn Curnow.</s>ROBYN CURNOW, CNN ANCHOR CORRESPONDENT: So it's been a year. How, how are you doing?</s>KLAS BERGLING, FATHER OF D.J. AVICII: Up and down.</s>CURNOW: Yes.</s>BERGLING: Some people may expect that this goes over after a year or so, but it's not the way it works.</s>CURNOW: Are you starting a foundation in his honor.</s>BERGLING: Yes. The idea came very quickly after Tim's death that we should do something. We will focus on the mental health and prevent suicide. That's the purpose of the foundation. For our part, we must consider us lucky, because we have received so much love and -- from everybody. There are so many people working in this field and really do a nice job -- fantastic job. But it has to be something coming higher up from the politicians, making this force going in one direction, not as it is today. A lot of things here and there. My wish is that it will be a change here, where young people can get help very early when the problems are small. But this is also the problem, how do you identify the problem? How do you see it? What do you do? It's not easy to talk to your child all the time. It could be very hard.</s>CURNOW: Did you have some hard conversations with Tim?</s>BERGLING: Absolutely. Many. We talked a lot. His thoughts about life, meditation, love. When he was younger, we have very hard talks getting him out of bed. He was introvert. He wanted to sit and talk, meet his friends. Of course, there was many people that want him out on parties. Yes. That's the part of the hard life as a D.J. or artist. You have to do a lot of things that you don't want to do. And, in the end, that takes a part of you, really. If you are extremely happy, it's not so hard to be unhappy. Our theory is not that he planned this suicide, more that it was like a traffic accident. But he was -- he was happy before, and he was happy for his music.</s>CHURCH: All right, time for a short break. But when we come back, pay for praise. We will meet the actors starring in Donald Trump's new campaign ad. You're watching CNN NEWSROOM.