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biden's like him amtrak is something that is pretty close tojoe biden's heart. he travelled on what's called the train _ he travelled on what's called the train that— he travelled on what's called the train that goes up and down the northeast— train that goes up and down the northeast corridor of the united states— northeast corridor of the united states from delaware to washington when he _ states from delaware to washington when he was a senator. he used to call him _ when he was a senator. he used to call him amtrakjoe, in fact. so this is— call him amtrakjoe, in fact. so this is him _ call him amtrakjoe, in fact. so this is him sort of paying tribute to that — this is him sort of paying tribute to that service which he used on a regular— to that service which he used on a regular basis to travel millions of mites _ regular basis to travel millions of mites it — regular basis to travel millions of miles. it you are right, this is a much _ miles. it you are right, this is a much wider— miles. it you are right, this is a much wider campaign he i
biden's like him amtrak is something that is pretty close tojoe biden's heart. he travelled on what's called the train _ he travelled on what's called the train that— he travelled on what's called the train that goes up and down the northeast— train that goes up and down the northeast corridor of the united states— northeast corridor of the united states from delaware to washington when he _ states from delaware to washington when he was a senator. he used to call him _ when he was a...
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americans, as joe biden would put it, want to hear?— it, want to hear? yes, he is taking a big gamble- _ it, want to hear? yes, he is taking a big gamble- he _ it, want to hear? yes, he is taking a big gamble. he ran _ it, want to hear? yes, he is taking a big gamble. he ran as _ it, want to hear? yes, he is taking a big gamble. he ran as a - it, want to hear? yes, he is taking i a big gamble. he ran as a moderate candidate, talked about unity and bipartisanship. now he is in power he is going for it. he will spend as much as he can. he is limited, he cannot pass legislation without republican help and they will give him no help. bill republican help and they will give him no help-— republican help and they will give himnohel.�* ., ,,, him no help. all he can do is spend. is he him no help. all he can do is spend. is he going — him no help. all he can do is spend. is he going to _ him no help. all he can do is spend. is he going to get — him no help. all he can do is spend. is he going to get no _ him no help. all he can do is spend. is he going
americans, as joe biden would put it, want to hear?— it, want to hear? yes, he is taking a big gamble- _ it, want to hear? yes, he is taking a big gamble- he _ it, want to hear? yes, he is taking a big gamble. he ran _ it, want to hear? yes, he is taking a big gamble. he ran as _ it, want to hear? yes, he is taking a big gamble. he ran as a - it, want to hear? yes, he is taking i a big gamble. he ran as a moderate candidate, talked about unity and bipartisanship. now he is in power he is...
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and it even brought about an extraordinary presidential intervention, joe biden describing how he'd telephoned the floyd family last night. they're a good family, and they're calling for peace and tranquility no matter what that verdict is. i'm praying the verdict is the right verdict, which is... i think it's overwhelming in my view. minneapolis looks like a garrison town. the boots of 3,000 members of the national guard are on the streets. cities across america are boarding up, in the knowledge this verdict will reverberate throughout the land. the spot where george floyd was killed felt early on this morning like the eye of a brewing storm. for activists, this whole area has become a landmark of inequality, a haunting reminder of america's racial breach. will this guilty verdict calm the angry mood? will it bring a sense ofjustice? nick bryant, bbc news, minneapolis. maybe not justice, but accountability maybe notjustice, but accountability at least in this case. the bbc�*s larry madowo is at george floyd square in minneapolis and joins me now for more. larry, if it had not been for the c
and it even brought about an extraordinary presidential intervention, joe biden describing how he'd telephoned the floyd family last night. they're a good family, and they're calling for peace and tranquility no matter what that verdict is. i'm praying the verdict is the right verdict, which is... i think it's overwhelming in my view. minneapolis looks like a garrison town. the boots of 3,000 members of the national guard are on the streets. cities across america are boarding up, in the...
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have a question, you know resort joe biden that _ bill. have a question, you know resort joe biden that speaking i bill. have a question, you know. resort joe biden that speaking by resortjoe biden that speaking by the white house, he had the mask on, helicopter, why do presidents, when they want to say something important, stand near at the helicopter with the play is wearing so you can never hear a thing they are saying? i so you can never hear a thing they are saying?— so you can never hear a thing they are saying? i knew you would ask a aood indie are saying? i knew you would ask a good indie tell _ are saying? i knew you would ask a good indie tell a _ are saying? i knew you would ask a good indie tell a policy _ are saying? i knew you would ask a good indie tell a policy question, i l good indie tell a policy question, i knew you had it in your. i do not remember bush or 0bama doing this, but trump did it all at the time, every time he walked out of the white house, and it looks like biden will continue to do the same to. but it is
have a question, you know resort joe biden that _ bill. have a question, you know resort joe biden that speaking i bill. have a question, you know. resort joe biden that speaking by resortjoe biden that speaking by the white house, he had the mask on, helicopter, why do presidents, when they want to say something important, stand near at the helicopter with the play is wearing so you can never hear a thing they are saying? i so you can never hear a thing they are saying?— so you can never...
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if you rememberjoe bidenjust recently remember joe biden just recently formed _ remember joe biden just recently formed a — rememberjoe bidenjust recently formed a commission that he promised to create _ formed a commission that he promised to create during the presidential campaign to look into a wider range of reforms — campaign to look into a wider range of reforms in the judiciary. it was essentially— of reforms in the judiciary. it was essentially a way for him to dodge being _ essentially a way for him to dodge being pushed on expanding the supreme court when he was being denied _ supreme court when he was being denied campaigning because this is a bil denied campaigning because this is a big issue _ denied campaigning because this is a big issue for progressives. i think the feeling at least among leadership in congress and joe biden in the _ leadership in congress and joe biden in the white house is that they don't _ in the white house is that they don't want to tackle this issue right— don't want to tackle this issue right now _ don't want to tackle this issue right now
if you rememberjoe bidenjust recently remember joe biden just recently formed _ remember joe biden just recently formed a — rememberjoe bidenjust recently formed a commission that he promised to create _ formed a commission that he promised to create during the presidential campaign to look into a wider range of reforms — campaign to look into a wider range of reforms in the judiciary. it was essentially— of reforms in the judiciary. it was essentially a way for him to dodge being _...
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and as vice president, joe biden led the obama— bidenadministration's work to end the violence. we were talking about artwork, because i was an attorney general in california at that time, and his work resulted in nearly two dozen actions from narrowing the loophole, to expanding funding for mental health services. and as you will hear in a moment, presidentjoe biden is a leader with great will, greater termination and even greater empathy. he has seen the grief of all of those who have lost loved ones to gun violence. it is, for them, for all of us, that he will never ever give up on this fight and it is now my great honour to introduce the president of the united states, joe biden. thank you, thank you very much. you know _ thank you, thank you very much. you know. we _ thank you, thank you very much. you know. we are — thank you, thank you very much. you know, we are joined today by the attorney— know, we are joined today by the attorney general, eric garland, who i attorney general, eric garland, who i have _ attorney general, eric garland, who i have asked — attorney
and as vice president, joe biden led the obama— bidenadministration's work to end the violence. we were talking about artwork, because i was an attorney general in california at that time, and his work resulted in nearly two dozen actions from narrowing the loophole, to expanding funding for mental health services. and as you will hear in a moment, presidentjoe biden is a leader with great will, greater termination and even greater empathy. he has seen the grief of all of those who have lost...
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joe biden was dismissed by his predecessor as sleepyjoe, but tonight he set out an ambitious agenda. the big questions are, how much of this can he achieve? and how much of this can he afford? we can speak to scott lucas. he is a professor of us politics at birmingham university. he joins us now. good morning. this was a speech about big government and idea logically he is a politician who is much more about intervention than his predecessor was. but do you think his fellow americans will agree that this big government is what is needed for the times we are in? i what is needed for the times we are in? ., what is needed for the times we are in? . ., , . what is needed for the times we are in? ., ., , . "£1, in? i have grown since the 1960s in america where _ in? i have grown since the 1960s in america where big _ in? i have grown since the 1960s in america where big government - in? i have grown since the 1960s in| america where big government was like a bogey word. but there is also a president in america where government intervention in times of crisis has changed the course of th
joe biden was dismissed by his predecessor as sleepyjoe, but tonight he set out an ambitious agenda. the big questions are, how much of this can he achieve? and how much of this can he afford? we can speak to scott lucas. he is a professor of us politics at birmingham university. he joins us now. good morning. this was a speech about big government and idea logically he is a politician who is much more about intervention than his predecessor was. but do you think his fellow americans will agree...
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joe biden and an address to the nation, that is an incredibly significant moment and he has made some promises and particularly the left of his party will expect him to deliver on those promises. racial inequity as a central part of his platform, has been a central part and he has talked about it notjust in terms of policing but health and the economy and education, in terms of climate justice, all these areas where race was once put off to the side as a separate issue, joe biden is saying the race is integral to all these other issues and medical needs to deal with and fix. —— these issues are medicare needs to deal with. —— america needs to deal with. jasmine rand is international legal counsel for the george floyd legal team, and represented the case before the united nations. earlier she told victoria derbyshire what impact this verdict may have across the united states.. the significance of getting justice for george floyd alone isjust tremendous, to have accountability for a police officer that murdered a black man in america is really unprecedented in this past decade a
joe biden and an address to the nation, that is an incredibly significant moment and he has made some promises and particularly the left of his party will expect him to deliver on those promises. racial inequity as a central part of his platform, has been a central part and he has talked about it notjust in terms of policing but health and the economy and education, in terms of climate justice, all these areas where race was once put off to the side as a separate issue, joe biden is saying the...
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hearing world leaders, particularly hearing from joe biden— leaders, particularly hearing from joe biden and borisjohnson, saying we are _ joe biden and borisjohnson, saying we are going to do what we can do, we are going to do what we can do, we want _ we are going to do what we can do, we want to— we are going to do what we can do, we want to do them what they can do,~~~ _ we want to do them what they can do,... �* , ., we want to do them what they can do,...�* ,, ., we want to do them what they can do,...�* ., . do,... are you worried that there has been — do,... are you worried that there has been a _ do,... are you worried that there has been a lot _ do,... are you worried that there has been a lot of— do,... are you worried that there has been a lot of fine _ do,... are you worried that there has been a lot of fine words - do,... are you worried that there has been a lot of fine words but i do,... are you worried that there i has been a lot of fine words but not a lot of practical suggestions coming from world leaders as to how they are going to go about doing this? for
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joe biden was dismissed by his predecessor as sleepyjoe, but tonight, he set out an ambitious agenda. the big questions are, how much of this can he achieve? and how much of this can he afford? lebo diseko, bbc news, washington. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. today and indeed for the next two days, we are going to see a classic mixture of sunshine and april showers. and some of the showers will turn out to be heavy with some hail and some thunder in places also. other areas staying dry altogether. they will be hit and miss in nature. one thing we are also seeing is much colder arctic air spreading right across the country for the next few days. we will see a return to overnight frost in many rural areas. now, the showers will tend to fade away, a few continuing overnight for scotland, northeast england, that get wintry over that higher ground. but for many places, it will be dry with lengthy clear spells. these are the towns and cities' values, you can see the blue hue indicates that frost in rural areas. so, friday starts cold and frosty, but b
joe biden was dismissed by his predecessor as sleepyjoe, but tonight, he set out an ambitious agenda. the big questions are, how much of this can he achieve? and how much of this can he afford? lebo diseko, bbc news, washington. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. today and indeed for the next two days, we are going to see a classic mixture of sunshine and april showers. and some of the showers will turn out to be heavy with some hail and some thunder in...
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in the last hour, joe biden has been explaining his decision. with the terror threat now in many places, keeping thousands of troops grounded and concentrated in this one country and across to billions each year makes little sense to me and our leaders. we cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in afghanistan, hoping to create ideal conditions for the withdrawal and expecting a different result. i'm now the fourth united states president to preside over american troops in afghanistan. two republicans, two democrats. i will not pass this responsibility onto a fifth. after consultant close inc. with our allies and partners, with our military leaders and intelligence personnel, with our diplomats and our development experts, with the congress of the vice president as well as with mr donnie and others around the world, i conclude it is time to end america's longest war. it's time for troops to come home. the police officer who shot a black man following a routine traffic stop has been charged with second—degree m
in the last hour, joe biden has been explaining his decision. with the terror threat now in many places, keeping thousands of troops grounded and concentrated in this one country and across to billions each year makes little sense to me and our leaders. we cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in afghanistan, hoping to create ideal conditions for the withdrawal and expecting a different result. i'm now the fourth united states president to preside over...
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this week, joe biden will have been in office 100 days. it's a rather random notion, but it's an excuse for new polls. and so far, he's doing 0k. also in the programme — the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been sentenced to another year in jail in tehran after being found
this week, joe biden will have been in office 100 days. it's a rather random notion, but it's an excuse for new polls. and so far, he's doing 0k. also in the programme — the british—iranian woman nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe has been sentenced to another year in jail in tehran after being found
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but at the end of the day when joe biden the country. but at the end of the day whenjoe biden looked at the very bad options on his desk in this work he inherited the decision was largely made on a security basis and we heard from a senior intelligence, senior and ministration official last evening who said that and i believe that the threat coming from afghanistan, from extremist groups like al-qaeda can be dealt with that heavy military presence on the ground as they do now and without having to be engaged in a war with the tele— band. very much an emphasis on 2021 now and the threats come from elsewhere. they come from syria and yemen, and at the afghan threat is no longer a threat that it was in 2001. the official was also at pains to say we are still going to do our best to try to protect women's rights and work with allies and united nations. but when the last of the troops lead before that red letter day september the 11th 2021, were kind of afghanistan with the belief behind, is dramatically different country than in 2001 but i
but at the end of the day when joe biden the country. but at the end of the day whenjoe biden looked at the very bad options on his desk in this work he inherited the decision was largely made on a security basis and we heard from a senior intelligence, senior and ministration official last evening who said that and i believe that the threat coming from afghanistan, from extremist groups like al-qaeda can be dealt with that heavy military presence on the ground as they do now and without having...
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joe biden would like to be transformational, adopting european style social welfare policies not seen in america for many decades. the sums of money he is talking about spending our iborra to ring, chileans, it starts to add up to ring, chileans, it starts to add up as serious money. and all of that against the backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak which he is using as a pretext to rewrite economic rules that have guided britain and america for years. some people would say it is expensive and controversial and thatjoe biden is an old man in a hurry. studio: thank you, jon sopel. rudy giuliani, the personal lawyer to former president donald trump, has had his manhattan home searched by federal investigators. the raid was ordered as part of a probe into mr giuliani's dealings with ukraine, officials say. federal prosecutors have been investigating mr giuliani's role in attempting to sway ukrainian officials to dig up political dirt onjoe biden. two metropolitan police officers have been charged over photographs allegedly taken at a crime scene where two sisters were stabbed to death. the
joe biden would like to be transformational, adopting european style social welfare policies not seen in america for many decades. the sums of money he is talking about spending our iborra to ring, chileans, it starts to add up to ring, chileans, it starts to add up as serious money. and all of that against the backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak which he is using as a pretext to rewrite economic rules that have guided britain and america for years. some people would say it is expensive and...
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joe biden also made a plea with lawmakers to work together to get things done. let's agree on what we can, he told them. fine words, but in divided america they are likely to fall on deaf ears. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. a judge has said the health secretary matt hancock must provide more information to a campaign group that's taking him to court over ppe contracts awarded during the pandemic. the good law project, which has taken action against mr hancock, said it was unable to fairly mount a challenge because "critical information" had not been disclosed by the government. the government disputes that — and the case as a whole. new data released this afternoon by the environment agency has shown that excess levels of hydrogen sulphide are still being released from a landfill site in staffordshire. although public health england says it's unlikely to cause long—term health problems, it's making life a misery for people who live nearby. phil mackie reports. this is walley's quarry in silverdale. it's used as a landfill site, and here's the problem —
joe biden also made a plea with lawmakers to work together to get things done. let's agree on what we can, he told them. fine words, but in divided america they are likely to fall on deaf ears. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. a judge has said the health secretary matt hancock must provide more information to a campaign group that's taking him to court over ppe contracts awarded during the pandemic. the good law project, which has taken action against mr hancock, said it was unable to fairly...
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joe biden was dismissed by his predecessor as sleepyjoe, but tonight he set out an ambitious agenda. the big questions are, how much of this can he achieve? and how much of this can he afford? lebo diseko, bbc news, washington. the united nations�* family planning programme says it faces an 85% cut in the funds it receives from the uk, after the government reduced its international aid budget. the un population fund says the reduction is devastating for women and girls across the world. britain says cuts are necessary because of the severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the uk economy. thousands of people who live near a landfill site in staffordshire have complained that their physical and mental health is suffering because of its terrible smell. levels of hydrogen sulphide at the former quarry in newcastle—under—lyme have twice breached recommended standards. the operator, red industries, has promised to cap part of the area by the weekend. here's phil mackie. this is walley's quarry in silverdale. it is used as a landfill site and here's the problem. it's right next d
joe biden was dismissed by his predecessor as sleepyjoe, but tonight he set out an ambitious agenda. the big questions are, how much of this can he achieve? and how much of this can he afford? lebo diseko, bbc news, washington. the united nations�* family planning programme says it faces an 85% cut in the funds it receives from the uk, after the government reduced its international aid budget. the un population fund says the reduction is devastating for women and girls across the world....
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the us president, joe biden, commended prince philip's lifelong dedication to the queen. he paid tribute to him, as did leaders across the world, royalties, prime minister, presidents. the armed forces will lead a second day of tributes to prince philip, with gun salutes taking place at lunchtime across the uk, in gibraltar and from warships at sea. saluting batteries will fire 41 rounds at one round every minute from midday. we'll close with some of the lasting words and images reminding everyone of the life and times of prince philip, duke of edinburgh. a colder weekend to come. high pressure just a colder weekend to come. high pressurejust nosing on here, but that airflow nosing in, a chilly one, a scattering of wintry showers, but on saturday, an area of low pressure and weather fronts just pressing on towards the south—east of england. so a cold rain for some here. it may just try to turn a bit sleety to higher ground before moving away on saturday night. that area of cloud, though, across east anglia and south—east england on saturday, producing some outbreaks o
the us president, joe biden, commended prince philip's lifelong dedication to the queen. he paid tribute to him, as did leaders across the world, royalties, prime minister, presidents. the armed forces will lead a second day of tributes to prince philip, with gun salutes taking place at lunchtime across the uk, in gibraltar and from warships at sea. saluting batteries will fire 41 rounds at one round every minute from midday. we'll close with some of the lasting words and images reminding...
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joe biden describing this as a giant leap forward. barack obama seeing true justice would require much more than the sand it is a realisation that one event like this can be a turning point and the question is what comes next? there is legislation before congress looking at ways of reforming the police, moving away from military style enforcement, moving away from choke holds an neck holds, fresh training, removing some of the liability police officers have, which is going to be tricky politically but at the same time there is movement around the country and individual states trying to make some of those changes. i think everyone recognises that you can do all that stuff but i made a couple problem with race, it's a problem with race relations goes back a long way, goes back decades, to the beginning of the republic, and it is going to take more than this to change all that.— going to take more than this to chance all that. ., ~ i. ., ., the labour leader sir keir starmer has challenged borisjohnson about a series of texts revealed
joe biden describing this as a giant leap forward. barack obama seeing true justice would require much more than the sand it is a realisation that one event like this can be a turning point and the question is what comes next? there is legislation before congress looking at ways of reforming the police, moving away from military style enforcement, moving away from choke holds an neck holds, fresh training, removing some of the liability police officers have, which is going to be tricky...
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in terms of climate change and environment it is important both for joe biden is a big election issue and for president xi jinping dirty air and water has been a huge problem in china and he is trying to shift the economy towards a more sustainable one where growth is of a much higher quality and bluntly where it is not going to be killing people unnecessarily so important for both men but as roger touched on the us and china are crucial to any kind of progress when it comes to cutting carbon emissions. health of the coal butter into the world is burned here in this country and china is responsible for around 30% of carbon emissions as things stand at the moment. the other challenge forjohn kerry is to kind of silo at this issue and partition it from other areas were china and the us have more contentious disagreement at the moment. other genocide for example and things like hong kong so that will be his biggest challenge to try to keep the separate from other areas where things between china and the us are not so good. robin, thank you. our top story this lunchtime. pressure builds o
in terms of climate change and environment it is important both for joe biden is a big election issue and for president xi jinping dirty air and water has been a huge problem in china and he is trying to shift the economy towards a more sustainable one where growth is of a much higher quality and bluntly where it is not going to be killing people unnecessarily so important for both men but as roger touched on the us and china are crucial to any kind of progress when it comes to cutting carbon...
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this is that the edges of the scale of the problem and joe biden would concede that. he wants more far—reaching legislation, but what he can do byjust signing a piece of paper is very limited. he needs to get congress to act and he says they should act now, but they won't. there are not the numbers there to get this legislation through so you have the american public saying for example, on whether anyone should have a comprehensive background check before they are able to buy a gun, well, the american public says, yes, they should, but the power of the gun lobby means that's not going to happen. the president is calling for action now. i think the chances of that happening are slight in the extreme. jan that happening are slight in the extreme. , ., , ., ~ i. more than 320,000 people are now thought to have died in mexico with coronavirus. the authorities have updated their figures, which are some 60% higher than previously admitted. mexico has the third highest number of covid deaths after the us and brazil. our latin america correspondent will grant reports now fr
this is that the edges of the scale of the problem and joe biden would concede that. he wants more far—reaching legislation, but what he can do byjust signing a piece of paper is very limited. he needs to get congress to act and he says they should act now, but they won't. there are not the numbers there to get this legislation through so you have the american public saying for example, on whether anyone should have a comprehensive background check before they are able to buy a gun, well, the...
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to that end, joe biden has made a big pledge today. he has committed the united states to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 52% by the end of this decade. he's also launching an international climate finance plan to help underwrite the transition to a decarbonised global economy. international investment from both public and private sectors will flow toward the breakthrough technologies that we must find in the next ten years. our science editor david shukman has been watching the first day of conference. the more the world heats up, the more dangerous it becomes. that's what this is all about. more intense flooding in the uk and many parts of the world is more likely. while in some regions, like central america, the big fear is droughts getting even worse. failed harvests are already forcing thousands to leave their homes. all of a sudden, we can see the whole, whole sphere.. i it's one reason why, with a video, president biden is making climate a priority. we knowjust how critically important that is because scientists t
to that end, joe biden has made a big pledge today. he has committed the united states to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 52% by the end of this decade. he's also launching an international climate finance plan to help underwrite the transition to a decarbonised global economy. international investment from both public and private sectors will flow toward the breakthrough technologies that we must find in the next ten years. our science editor david shukman has been watching the...
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tell us more about that message you want to deliver, especially given the summit led by joe biden you are taking part in. hello, thank you very much. today, it is really very much an important date because it is not only earth day, but for me as an indigenous person, every day in these communities, we must protect it. but it is important because for years, they wanted us all to come together and get a concrete action. i'm not looking for the talks, i am looking for the action that they take. and it is very important also because this year, we are going to have three environmental conferences. and with covid, our health is so impacted because we are not taking care of nature. so that is way it is calling everyone to come back and bring everybody together and we can act only if we come together. meriem, in paris, from unesco's perspective, what do you hope can be achieved at this virtual summit today? achieved at this virtual summit toda ? ~ ~ , , today? well, i think it is very important — today? well, i think it is very important to _ today? well, i think it is very important to kno
tell us more about that message you want to deliver, especially given the summit led by joe biden you are taking part in. hello, thank you very much. today, it is really very much an important date because it is not only earth day, but for me as an indigenous person, every day in these communities, we must protect it. but it is important because for years, they wanted us all to come together and get a concrete action. i'm not looking for the talks, i am looking for the action that they take....
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and it has even brought about an extraordinary presidential intervention, joe biden describing how he telephoned the floyd family last night. how he telephoned the floyd family last niuht. , how he telephoned the floyd family last ni . ht. , . how he telephoned the floyd family last niuht. , ., ., ., ., how he telephoned the floyd family last niuht. , ., ., ., , last night. they are a good family and they called _ last night. they are a good family and they called for— last night. they are a good family and they called for peace - last night. they are a good family and they called for peace and - and they called for peace and tranquillity, no matter what that verdict is, and i am praying the verdict is, and i am praying the verdict is, and i am praying the verdict is the right verdict and i think it is overwhelming in my view. as emotions have swelled, the rhetoric has become more heated and the words of a democratic congresswoman have been criticised for ending —— inflaming an already tense situation. we for ending -- inflaming an already tense situation.— for ending -- infla
and it has even brought about an extraordinary presidential intervention, joe biden describing how he telephoned the floyd family last night. how he telephoned the floyd family last niuht. , how he telephoned the floyd family last ni . ht. , . how he telephoned the floyd family last niuht. , ., ., ., ., how he telephoned the floyd family last niuht. , ., ., ., , last night. they are a good family and they called _ last night. they are a good family and they called for— last night. they are a...
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joe biden may be a bit _ put this delicately? joe biden may be a bit boring but the presidency is not _ be a bit boring but the presidency is not uninteresting. and i think that there — is not uninteresting. and i think that there are some real serious ambition— that there are some real serious ambition here at i think it's a really— ambition here at i think it's a really interesting battle that's gonna — really interesting battle that's gonna take place. an ideological battle _ gonna take place. an ideological battle of— gonna take place. an ideological battle of a big tax, big government, bil battle of a big tax, big government, big welfare spending which is america _ big welfare spending which is america has sought to avoid over the past 40 _ america has sought to avoid over the past 40 years. which republicans who will no _ past 40 years. which republicans who will no doubt say this is government overreach _ will no doubt say this is government overreach. and this isn't so much civil engineering when you're looking
joe biden may be a bit _ put this delicately? joe biden may be a bit boring but the presidency is not _ be a bit boring but the presidency is not uninteresting. and i think that there — is not uninteresting. and i think that there are some real serious ambition— that there are some real serious ambition here at i think it's a really— ambition here at i think it's a really interesting battle that's gonna — really interesting battle that's gonna take place. an ideological battle _ gonna...
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joe biden is back on the road — part victory lap, part sales pitch. americans use the first 100 days of a president to compare their campaign promises against their early achievements. for biden, it might have been a tougher battle without georgia's two democratic senators who handed him control of the senate. if you ever wonder if elections make a difference, just remember what you did here in georgia when you elected ossoff and warnock. you began to change the environment. biden already passed a $2 trillion coronavirus relief package that sent money directly to most americans. he thinks his multi—trillion dollar families and infrastructure plan will be just as popular with ordinary citizens. republicans say it will kill jobs and raise taxes, but he promises that only the wealthiest americans will pay for it. it is a once—in—a—generation investment in america. it's the biggestjobs plan in this country since world war ii. and here's what it does — it createsjobs, rebuilding and modernising our roads, highways, our bridges, our ports, our air
joe biden is back on the road — part victory lap, part sales pitch. americans use the first 100 days of a president to compare their campaign promises against their early achievements. for biden, it might have been a tougher battle without georgia's two democratic senators who handed him control of the senate. if you ever wonder if elections make a difference, just remember what you did here in georgia when you elected ossoff and warnock. you began to change the environment. biden already...
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the son of the new us president, joe biden, has been defending himself against allegations of corruption dating back to when his father was barack obama's vice president. hunter biden told the bbc he failed to apreciate that his involvement in a ukrainian gas company could be percieved in the wrong way. three months on from his father's inauguration, hunter biden has published a memoir that also deals with his addictions to alcohol and crack cocaine. mishal husain has been talking to him. hunter got thrown out of the military. he was thrown out, dishonourably discharged... that's not true. he wasn't dishonourably discharged. ..for cocaine use. and he didn't have a job until you became vice president. none of that is true. once you became vice president, he made a fortune in ukraine and china and moscow. that is simply not true. 2020, and hunter biden's name resounded on the campaign trail. for donald trump, his lobbying work and personal life were a way to attack his fatherjoe. the elder biden's senate career began in the aftermath of tragedy. he was sworn in at the hospital bedside of h
the son of the new us president, joe biden, has been defending himself against allegations of corruption dating back to when his father was barack obama's vice president. hunter biden told the bbc he failed to apreciate that his involvement in a ukrainian gas company could be percieved in the wrong way. three months on from his father's inauguration, hunter biden has published a memoir that also deals with his addictions to alcohol and crack cocaine. mishal husain has been talking to him....
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biden will stop really you are saying that you are concerned that local democracy may be undermined by a lack of awareness, of publicity around using this form of voting stock yeah, and just think in general we don't promote voting in general we don't promote voting “i local elections as much as we should. they are less exciting, less sexy, people perceive there is less power but local government has changed a lot in the last decade. the natural nails have a lot of power, police and crime commissioner is have a lot of power. as citizens we should be far more involved in choosing the people who govern our local area. ~ a, choosing the people who govern our local area. ~ i, i, .,, choosing the people who govern our local area. ~ i, i, i,, ' local area. what about the last 12 months? people _ local area. what about the last 12 months? people have _ local area. what about the last 12 months? people have been - local area. what about the last 12 months? people have been at. local area. what about the last 12 i months? people have been at home local area. what about the last 12 - months
biden will stop really you are saying that you are concerned that local democracy may be undermined by a lack of awareness, of publicity around using this form of voting stock yeah, and just think in general we don't promote voting in general we don't promote voting “i local elections as much as we should. they are less exciting, less sexy, people perceive there is less power but local government has changed a lot in the last decade. the natural nails have a lot of power, police and crime...
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joe biden, a big election issue for him. for the chinese president, dirty air, waterand issue for him. for the chinese president, dirty air, water and land has been a huge problem here in china and he is trying to ship this country's economy to a more sustainable one, where the growth is of a higher quality and where it won't be killing people unnecessarily. it is important for both men. but as roger touched on, the us and china are absolutely crucial to any kind of progress when it comes to cutting carbon emissions. half the coal burned in the world is burned here in this country and china is responsible for about 30% of carbon emissions as things stand at the moment. the other challenge butjohn kerry is to try and silo this issue, partition it from other areas where china and the us have far more contentious disagreement at the moment over xinjiang, genocide is going on there, says america and over things like hong kong as well. so that will be his biggest challenge, to try and keep them separate from other areas where thi
joe biden, a big election issue for him. for the chinese president, dirty air, waterand issue for him. for the chinese president, dirty air, water and land has been a huge problem here in china and he is trying to ship this country's economy to a more sustainable one, where the growth is of a higher quality and where it won't be killing people unnecessarily. it is important for both men. but as roger touched on, the us and china are absolutely crucial to any kind of progress when it comes to...
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joe biden forward. -- time and again. joe ibiden has _ forward. —— time and again. joe biden has tried before to get gun—control, he will try again, let see if he gets any further. stay with us on bbc news, still to come... they have been home—schooled for most of last year but maybe children are more resilient than we give them credit for. we will be asking, are the kids all right? more now on the further easing of lockdown restrictions in england. and to the relief on many people — hairdressers are finally allowed to reopen. danny savage has been talking to a hairdresser and customers in york. outside this barbers in york, they were queueing today. inside, lots of wild hair was on show. i don't think you'll get much change out of, what, £70, £80, ithink? the joke here was that they should be charging by the ounce. it's my hair that's been getting me down during this lockdown, it really has. i mean, i couldn't do anything with it. ross was showing his barber exactly what he wanted, a far cry from what he actually came in with. next door was the ladies' salo
joe biden forward. -- time and again. joe ibiden has _ forward. —— time and again. joe biden has tried before to get gun—control, he will try again, let see if he gets any further. stay with us on bbc news, still to come... they have been home—schooled for most of last year but maybe children are more resilient than we give them credit for. we will be asking, are the kids all right? more now on the further easing of lockdown restrictions in england. and to the relief on many people —...
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biden coated _ introductory project, and joe biden coated with the stroke of a pen. must— coated with the stroke of a pen. must be — coated with the stroke of a pen. must be mindful about we are talking about— must be mindful about we are talking about here, there is a balance. any benefit _ about here, there is a balance. any benefit with — about here, there is a balance. any benefit with infrastructure investment, we are not killing it with a _ investment, we are not killing it with a tax— investment, we are not killing it with a tax increase. congresswoman, while we have — with a tax increase. congresswoman, while we have you _ with a tax increase. congresswoman, while we have you come _ with a tax increase. congresswoman, while we have you come we - with a tax increase. congresswoman, while we have you come we were i with a tax increase. congresswoman, j while we have you come we were just talking with anthony zurcher about the fate of matt gates, and i wonder how much you support the congressman still ——. it how much you support the congressman s
biden coated _ introductory project, and joe biden coated with the stroke of a pen. must— coated with the stroke of a pen. must be — coated with the stroke of a pen. must be mindful about we are talking about— must be mindful about we are talking about here, there is a balance. any benefit _ about here, there is a balance. any benefit with — about here, there is a balance. any benefit with infrastructure investment, we are not killing it with a _ investment, we are not killing it with a...
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a possible summit withjoe biden. do you think that could be on the cards in the not—too—distant future? and if so, what would be on the agenda? this future? and if so, what would be on the agenda?— the agenda? this is actually the key test. if the two — the agenda? this is actually the key test. if the two sides _ the agenda? this is actually the key test. if the two sides can _ the agenda? this is actually the key test. if the two sides can restrain i test. if the two sides can restrain themselves enough to keep the possibility of that summit alive, then there's lots they can do. they've got an ongoing negotiation on strategic nuclear weapons control, they are working together to revive the iran denuclearisation agreement, they are both important players on global climate change. there's a whole bunch of business, and the mere fact of sitting down and the mere fact of sitting down and beginning to do that sort of business again then creates opportunities to lower the temperature in other ways. sir tony britt
a possible summit withjoe biden. do you think that could be on the cards in the not—too—distant future? and if so, what would be on the agenda? this future? and if so, what would be on the agenda?— the agenda? this is actually the key test. if the two — the agenda? this is actually the key test. if the two sides _ the agenda? this is actually the key test. if the two sides can _ the agenda? this is actually the key test. if the two sides can restrain i test. if the two sides can...
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joe biden has been around for a very long time but the duke of edinburgh was somebody there to witness the defeat and surrender of the japanese imperial forces at the end of the second world war. i have been reflecting looking at the pictures, our royalfamily have been reflecting looking at the pictures, our royal family like have been reflecting looking at the pictures, our royalfamily like oil royalfamilies around pictures, our royalfamily like oil royal families around europe, pictures, our royalfamily like oil royalfamilies around europe, all the male members have a huge layer of medals on their chest, in every role you can think of. this is a man who actually earned his in combat, two very decisive and important battles in the second world war, he was the youngest first lieutenant in the royal navy at one point, and just that great scale of history because we as a country have changed so much, from the hierarchical, almost all—white, very imperial connected, buttoned up country at the end of the second world war to the end of the second world war to the country we are today. a v
joe biden has been around for a very long time but the duke of edinburgh was somebody there to witness the defeat and surrender of the japanese imperial forces at the end of the second world war. i have been reflecting looking at the pictures, our royalfamily have been reflecting looking at the pictures, our royal family like have been reflecting looking at the pictures, our royalfamily like oil royalfamilies around pictures, our royalfamily like oil royal families around europe, pictures, our...
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joe biden called himself a servant of the people of the uk and commonwealth. 0ur diplomatic correspondent reports now on the reaction from across the globe. for more than 70 years the duke of edinburgh crisscrossed the world. sometimes the queen side, sometimes on his own. leaving an international legacy. the royalfamilies legacy. the royal families issued legacy. the royalfamilies issued a statement... across the world his death made the headlines. prince philip was a heck of a quy- prince philip was a heck of a guy. i think is going to be mist, particularly in the united kingdom and it was to the commonwealth that the duke travelled so often, renewing friendships with countries with historic highs to britain including canada. prince philip was a man of service. motivated by a sense of duty to others. i know that to the duke of edinburgh awards he helped empower millions of young people. he helped represent the queen of the seas. you should have seen his royal highness at the last commonwealth heads of government meeting. it was extraordinary. here is the heart and the soul and i think h
joe biden called himself a servant of the people of the uk and commonwealth. 0ur diplomatic correspondent reports now on the reaction from across the globe. for more than 70 years the duke of edinburgh crisscrossed the world. sometimes the queen side, sometimes on his own. leaving an international legacy. the royalfamilies legacy. the royal families issued legacy. the royalfamilies issued a statement... across the world his death made the headlines. prince philip was a heck of a quy- prince...
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biden is trying to push through. understandably, the country was very tense and effect on the other way, there would have been violent protests and lots of cities because people would've thought it was grossly unfair that justice was people would've thought it was grossly unfair thatjustice was not being served. it was interesting thatjoe biden, one of the first things he did after that verdict was read out after speaking to the chemist, he called the floyd family. we are also relieved, all three verdicts. the question is, can he get it done. he has to get the george floyd bill on police reform to go through the house and the senate. there was another shooting for a 16—year—old girl was shot by an american police officer in ohio. it is clear that and everyone is saying this, this is one case that cannot change totally the course ofjustice. that is going to take a lot longer and there's some speculation that the verdict yesterday may make less urgency in the senate is watching on bbc news, we will be right back. l
biden is trying to push through. understandably, the country was very tense and effect on the other way, there would have been violent protests and lots of cities because people would've thought it was grossly unfair that justice was people would've thought it was grossly unfair thatjustice was not being served. it was interesting thatjoe biden, one of the first things he did after that verdict was read out after speaking to the chemist, he called the floyd family. we are also relieved, all...
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so i think that joe — do. that's what human beings do. so i think that joe biden _ do. that's what human beings do. so i think thatjoe biden made _ do. that's what human beings do. so i think thatjoe biden made a - i think thatjoe biden made a tremendous— i think thatjoe biden made a tremendous choice _ i think thatjoe biden made a tremendous choice when - i think thatjoe biden made a tremendous choice when he| i think thatjoe biden made a - tremendous choice when he gave the daughter— tremendous choice when he gave the daughter of— tremendous choice when he gave the daughter of immigrants— tremendous choice when he gave the daughter of immigrants the - tremendous choice when he gave the daughter of immigrants the job - tremendous choice when he gave the daughter of immigrants the job to . daughter of immigrants the job to try to _ daughter of immigrants the job to try to bring — daughter of immigrants the job to try to bring some _ daughter of immigrants the job to try to bring some sense _ daughter of immigrants the job to try to bring some sense to- daughte
so i think that joe — do. that's what human beings do. so i think that joe biden _ do. that's what human beings do. so i think thatjoe biden made _ do. that's what human beings do. so i think thatjoe biden made a - i think thatjoe biden made a tremendous— i think thatjoe biden made a tremendous choice _ i think thatjoe biden made a tremendous choice when - i think thatjoe biden made a tremendous choice when he| i think thatjoe biden made a - tremendous choice when he gave the daughter—...