president joe biden china was top of the agenda for the one day summit 5 g. technology and climate change were also central to discussions. standing down as head of cuba's communist party the move brings an end to the leadership of cost and his brother fidel they ruled cuba for more than 6 decades broadcaster says he's handing off to a younger generation. the leaders of germany france and ukraine have called on russia to pull its troops back from the ukrainian border voted to meet at selenski met. in paris and i'm going to medical joined by video link to lansky call for a summit that also included moscow. well germany is seeing its highest rise in coronavirus cases since january 1 of the main reasons is the slow pace of vaccinations fewer than one in 5 germans is being given a 1st dose but the vaccination drive has picked up speed in recent days and among those getting a 1st job was chancellor angela merkel her office released this image of her stumped vaccination document 66 year old medical was given the astra zeneca vaccine and said she was delighted. with

are we expected to hear from joe biden well for the 1st time the u.s. president is expected to officially recognize the armenian genocide now this would mark a major shift in u.s. diplomatic policy because up until now u.s. leaders have instead referred to those events of over a century ago as a great evil but on friday president biden held a phone call with president of turkey now reuters news agency is reporting that during the cold biden told of on that he will in fact be making an announcement to officially recognize the armenian genocide we'll find out in a matter of hours if he does and if he follows through on that it would also mark the fulfillment of a campaign promise made by bought into canada on the trip campaign trail as the one year ago but this is a highly contentious issue right turkey categorically rejects the turn genocide what could this do to us or can relations. well you get an idea of that back in 2019 when the u.s. congress although not the president passed the resolution to recognize the armenian genocide and that triggered a dip

president joe biden said in a statement that he and his wife were heartbroken of the attack and expressed condolences to the victim's family. the u.s. capitol in mourning the hives of american democracy once more the scene of a deadly attack. police vehicle spawned a perception to a school the body of one of their own. william evans known as bailey had served in the capitol police force for 18 years he died of his injuries after a car rammed into him and a colleague guarding a barricade the other officer is reported to be in a stable condition. police say they shot the driver after he emerged from the vehicle and started lunging at them with a knife he later died at a hospital. it's not clear whether he intended to attack people inside the capitol lawmakers were absent due to the easter recess but other sophos were there they were told to stay away from windows as authorities locks down the complex and mobilized troops. it was one of the most terrifying things i've ever seen it wait just constitution completely lie with our national guard members face masks and automatic weapons. investig

president joe biden's historic decision to wind down the u.s. troop presence in afghanistan after 2 decades today his secretary of state. surprise visit to the afghan capital kabul with many worried about the country's future security after international forces leave. afghans that washington is not abandoning. the u.s. secretary of state pledged washington would continue to offer strong support to afghanistan after years of saying that we would leave militarily at some point that time has come but even when our troops come home. our partnership with afghanistan will continue there is no military solution to the conflict that remains here. the only path forward to a durable lasting and just end of the conflict is through negotiation we are doing everything we can now to advance diplomacy to bring in regional and international partners. so that everyone is using their influence and their leverage to advance a peaceful end to the conflict. france today became the latest country to surpass 100000 deaths from coburg 19 here in germany 30000 new infec

president joe biden hailed the decision as an important step toward police reform it was a murder in full light of day and to rip the blinders off for the whole world to see. the systemic racism vice president just referred to their system equations is day one our nation's soul but it's not enough we can't stop here. in order to live or real change or reform we kid and we must do more to reduce the likelihood of tragedy like this will ever happen kurgan. show been handcuffed and led away will be sentenced 8 weeks from now he could be facing decades in prison. well i want to bring in now gloria j. brown marshall she is a professor of constitutional law at john jay college in new york city her most recent book on civil rights and wall is entitled she took just as the black woman wall and power it's good to have you with us again on the day i want to start by asking you what was your reaction when you heard the sentencing for the verdict for derek shogun and was justice served yesterday earth yes justice with her then i was so anxious and nervous and i was sweating actually and i knew t

president joe biden hosts. a climate summit today the aim to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees celsius to avoid catastrophic climate change the u.s. china and the e.u. are set to announce a significant reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 to make that happen india too has made pledges in the past but is campaigning for aid from nations to help build alternatives to coal plants india's. economy plays a large part in making it the was just a mr emitter of greenhouse gases after the u.s. and china and what government action is slow younger people in the country are already awake to the need for changes. made. looks like these young people are having fun. but they had to draw international attention to a problem they say is threatening their future and that of their home state of goa in india. their leader is activist pereira. how my spirit my home is going to be destroyed i just wanted to do something to build towards evening. prayer has been campaigning for months to prevent the government from going

president joe biden has pledged to cut u.s. carbon emissions in hostile $20.00 to $30.00 it's the most ambitious climate target the u.s. has ever 6 biden and now it's the goal at a 2 day search will climate change summit at the white house 40 countries are taking part china and russia have also pledged to cooperate on climate protections but did not 6 announce specific emissions targets for more i'm joined by clarify suggest a climate policy analyst at climate analytics here in berlin clare thanks for joining us how much of a game changer is biden's pledge rights and i think this is a really important game changer and as you said it's the most ambitious climate target the u.s. has ever come forward with to half their emissions by 2030 from 2005 levels and if we look at the global level what needs to be done to achieve the 1.5 limit set in the paris agreement we have a currently missing a gap between where we need to be where the heading and the new target by the u.s. reduces this gap by about 5 to 10 percent so it's a really im

president joe biden on friday reports suggest an increasingly assertive china will be a key fim of the talks japan is also a security ally of the united states and both have defined the nation as a quote cornerstone of peace security and prosperity in the indo-pacific region i'll be discussing that further with an expert in a moment but 1st this report. and president and a prime minister new to their leadership roles but each with years of experience treading the fine line of tough diplomacy. increasingly the main tools of such diplomacy look like this. u.s. exercises with asian allies meant to deter aggression. aggression especially from the chinese who have just this week sent fighter jets to skirt taiwanese airspace. taiwan itself proclaims its strength by showing off new naval hardware. all this as u.s. diplomats diplomatically told the people's republic of china the p.r.c. to back off our commitment to taiwan is rock solid we've of course taken note. with great concern the pattern of ongoing p.r.c. efforts in attempts to intimidate in the region including in the context of taiwan

president joe biden hosts. a climate summit today the aim to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees celsius to avoid catastrophic climate change the u.s. china and the e.u. are set to announce a significant reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 to make that happen india made . pledges in the past but his campaigning for aid from bolivia missions to help build alternatives to coal plants india's coal based energy economy plays a large part in making it the world's 3rd largest emitter emitter of greenhouse gases after the u.s. and china and while government action is slow younger people in the country are already awake to the need for immediate changes. it may look like these young people are having fun. but they're here to join to national attention to a problem they say is threatening their future and that of their home state of goa in india. their leader is activist pereira. how am i seeing my own is going to be destroyed i just wanted to do both something and to be able to do it see. care has been campa

president joe biden made a promise to cut carbon emissions inhofe by the end of the decade it's the most ambitious climate protection target in u.s. history around 40 countries are taking part in a 2 day virtual climate summit and that's global warming progresses there is hope that this pledge will put pressure on other countries to do mall. but in kicked off his address with a sobering summation of society's climate sins from burning fossil fuel to inaction in the face of species extinction to rampant deforestation and air pollution in contrast to his predecessor biden said it was time for action and laid out his ambitious climate goals to the some 40 participating heads of state and government . the united states sets out on the road to cut greenhouse gases in half and half by the end of this decade that's where we're headed as a nation and that's all we can do if we take action to build an economy that's not 7 only more prosperous but healthier fare and cleaner for their entire planet since the industrial revolution the earth's climate has warmed by around one degree celsius it could

joe biden spent decades in the u.s. congress as a senator. he was back with an ambitious program that could see him becoming a transformational u.s. president. would be back. he began by drawing attention to the historic fact that for the 1st time ever the 2 people behind him where women madam speaker madam weighs president. thank you very much as it. has never said those words from this podium no president ever said those words. then a grim summary of his 1st 100 days combined with a note of optimism 100 days since i took the oath of office and left in my hand off our family bible and here are the nation we all do that was in crisis the worst pandemic of the century. the worst economic crisis since the great depression the worst attack on our democracy since the civil war now after just 100 days i can report to the nation america is the move again. offering a wide ranging vision of jobs prosperity and a new era of big government with big spending plans by and said he would pay for it all with higher taxes on corporations and the super rich c

welcome to the program joe biden started his time as u.s. president with lofty ambitions he pledged to bring the country out of the pandemic to fight racial justice injustice and to make a quote once in a generation investment creating what he calls the strongest most resilient and innovative economy in the world $100.00 days and he's poised to wreck up quite a bill 6 trillion dollars that's the whole the cost of biden's spending proposal so far this year the 1st $1.00 trillion dollars has already begun flowing into the economy including $1400.00 stimulus checks for many americans he's also proposed a $2.00 trillion dollars infrastructure bill it aims to update it in roads and bridges while also improving internet and electric vehicle networks and then that $1.00 trillion dollars bill and to improve child care and access to education mr biden plans to pay for this by raising taxes increasing the corporate rate to 28 percent and the top rate for america's wealthiest to almost 40 percent own want impose any tax increase on people making less t

it's not just joe biden who thinks he's one heck of a guy i think a lot of people here in the u.k. have huge respect for him because he was really somebody who stood behind the woman that he loved behind the queen and he was always at her side really an elderly couple where each of them is strong and their own right but very much a unit and he really fulfilled his duty buckingham palace said that when he retired and that was only as recent as 2017 so well into his ninety's he attended all these public events and there buckingham palace calculated that it was over 20000 and gauge means that he have he has attended just by himself so then of course all the other engagements where we were where he would have been with the queen so just an enormous sense of duty is what the people here remember him for and one lady i talked to who works in a shop nearby he she told me about the loss of her brother and of coronavirus but then. she kind of almost welled out when she was talking about the book of edinburgh's death because i think people can especially in these tough times relate to a fami

president joe biden said in a statement that he and his wife were saddened to learn of the incident and they also expressed their condolences to the victim's family. the u.s. capitol in mourning the hives of american democracy once more the scene of a deadly attack. police vehicles for want of perception to a school the body of one of their own. william evans known as bailey had served in the capitol police force for 18 years he died of his injuries after a car rammed into him and a colleague guarding a barricade the other officer is reported to be in a stable condition. police say they shot the driver after he emerged from the vehicle and started lunging at them with a knife he later died at a hospital. it's not clear whether he intended to attack people inside the capitol lawmakers were absent due to the easter recess but other staff as well that they were told to stay away from windows as authorities locks down the complex and mobilized troops. it was one of the most terrifying things i've ever seen it was just constitution completely to lie with our national guard members face masks

quite good tell us more well a lot of this has to do of course with joe biden's ambitious plans for the u.s. economy he wants to spend a lot of money on infrastructure you know you bridges new roads also foster high speed internet and of course many german companies hoping to profit from this manufacture is like siemens for example and let's not forget the european union 2 plans to spend big 750000000000 euros on the pandemic recovery father called next generation e.u. so far not one cent of the money has been spent but it for sure has done a lot for sentiment on the trading floors. on the other hand we see a discussion in germany over a possible new severe strong lock down infection numbers are on the rise why does this not seem to have an impact on the markets. many investors are pretty confident that the measures here in germany which were which were put in place to give the economy support will work that they will allow the economy to restart as soon as the lock downs are over take the labor market here in germany for example we got updated numbers this week 77000 more people have f

biden put it we need to build the infrastructure of today and not repair the one of yesterday the u.s. president has been meeting with industry leaders to discuss the global chip shortage that's hurting manufacturers and especially com ages general motors ford and many others have had to halt production at plants around the world because of a bottleneck in chip supplies following lock downs last year one industry group want to that almost $1300000.00 fewer cars would be built this year as a result of the semiconductor shortage a president biden is urging congress to back plans to invest $50000000000.00 in chip manufacturing and research as part of his broader efforts to rebuild u.s. industry. or more are here to secure these wafer barriers broad it's all infrastructure is infrastructure. we lead the world in the middle of the 20th century we lead the world. we're going to lead the world. 21st century. of a more i'm joined by. executive director and asia pacific chief it i.h.s. markets will the u.s. lead the world in the 21st century at least when it comes to the production of semicond

president joe biden marks 100 days in office with a new spending plan for families and children it's his 3rd big legislative proposal taxing businesses and the wealthy to expand the role of government in the u.s. . also on the show of tons of post and other big quarterly loss the german flag carrier now says it's more pessimistic about the year ahead. welcome to the show i'm seeing beardsley in berlin the u.s. president joe biden unveiled his latest spending plans before congress on wednesday night $1.00 trillion dollars in new spending and tax credits aimed at families and children and the package would find its preschool programs lower child care costs and expand pape and expand paid leave for families would be funded by raising corporate taxes and personal taxes on america's wealthiest thereby. how do we pay for my job the family. i made it clear we can do without increasing the deficit let's start with what i will not. own lot of pose any tax increase on people making less than $400000.00. but it's time for corporate america and the wealthiest one percent of americans to just beg

biden's spending plans on terry martin thanks for watching. more than a 1000 years ago europe witnesses a huge construction boom. christianity firmly established itself. both religious and secular leaders or eager to display their power. to trace speaking. and create the tallest biggest and most beautiful structure. stone masons builders could text compete with each other. this is how massive churches are created. a contest of the fields. on t.w. . spending big or not big enough that's the question while the united states is lining up almost 2 trillion dollars in investments we take a look at whether europe's so take it substantially smaller recovery plan can also do the trick also coming up 9 months after the devastating blast of lebanon's main seaport reconstruction plans are to be announced later today and we'll show you why you might have to wait for your new car just a bit longer because of a drought in taiwan. china is pulling ahead of the u.s. is following and where is europe in the current crisis critics of the e.u. fun for them. recov

president joe biden mr has laid a wreath at the 2 of the unknown soldier in arlington national cemetery he will meet president biden at the white house later and increasingly assertive china is likely to be the focus of the one day sounds. for more or less served chicken with alexander sick aki at the german institute for international and security affairs thank you so much for joining us a u.s. official say that mr biden and mr pseudo will mention taiwan in a joint statement is hard to overstate that this hasn't happened for more than 50 years how significant is this and what are they possibly thinking of achieving with that. yeah i also expect them to mention taiwan in the joint statement in fact actually during a previous. meeting off of foreign and defense ministers of japan and the us in march they already mentioned interest its ability of the taiwan strait so this is actually something that we've seen a month ago already. this is quite significant and it shows how concerned both the u.s. and japan are about growing pressure that trend of putting on taiwan economically and also mil

biden then candidate joe biden was holding carlie's that is something you can't do in individual people. and drive up in the cause and even even if they could afford those guards would have millions of dollars coming into political rallies was just physically not doable what was required was creative thinking and imagination on the part of the government and the part of the election commission of india to try and say look this is an extraordinary situation we need to find some way in which we can do this that conversation was never happened so the super spread of events yes each political rally from each party was responsible for what the spread of this virus but as the leader of the country with 74 percent popularity the country looks to you for leadership where was that leadership especially when you were not even wearing masks at massive rallies that balkanized in all these states and. we just heard from the mention of the us election campaign in fact if we look at prime minister modi's denialism and magical thinking it doesn't seem all that different from some of what we heard from

elections president joe biden event candidate joe biden was holding carlie's that is something you can't do in indian elections people can drive up in the cause and even even if they could afford those guards would have weekends of gods coming into political rallies was just physically not doable what was required was creative thinking and imagination on the part of the government and the part of the election commission of india to try and say look this is an extraordinary situation we need to find some way in which we can do this that conversation was never had so the super split events yes each political rally from each party was responsible for what the spread of this virus but as the leader of the country with 74 percent popularity the country looks to you for leadership where was that leadership especially when you were not even wearing masks at massive rallies that balkanized in all these states and. we just heard from just the mention of the us election campaign in fact if we look at prime minister modi's denialism and magical thinking it doesn't seem all that different from some

president joe biden has announced new controls on at home gun assembly kits and ownership restrictions on unstable individuals biden described gun violence in the united states as an epidemic as follows recent mass shootings in colorado and georgia republicans have attacked the measures as unconstitutional. u.s. authorities say the government picked up nearly 19000 children traveling alone across the mexican border in march it is the largest monthly number ever recorded and a major test for president biden as he reverses many of his predecessors tough immigration policies. iran has freed a south korean oil tanker it's seized in january tehran had demanded the transfer of $7000000000.00 held in south korean banks due to u.s. sanctions it's unknown if the payment was made the ship sailed hours before talks resume between iran and other countries over the nuclear deal. and authorities fear a volcano is about to erupt on the caribbean island of st vincent and they've ordered some 16000 people to evacuate increased activity has been observed at the volcano it last erupted in 1979. germany i

president joe biden wants to revive the j c p a way iran apparently is also interested because in direct talks between the 2 began today in austria but the past 3 years with new u.s. sanctions against iran plus iran's uranium enrichment in violation of the deal none of this can be undone or ignored to say that trust is in short supply here would be an understatement to say that washington will lift sanctions 1st as tehran is dead demanding well that still seems to be wishful thinking the europeans find themselves caught in the middle and the world wonders how to put the iran nuclear deal back together again we have this report. starting on tuesday delegates in this hotel began discussions on reviving the nuclear agreement with iran envoys from france germany britain russia and china are in talks with iran and acting as intermediaries with the u.s. . iran has high expectations. on state television a government spokesman projects confidence. that he says the talks are a good sign for the future but he says iran has conditions one is that sanctions must be lifted a spokesman for the u.s. st

president joe biden announces new measures on gun control. guns violence in this country is an epidemic biden is moving to tighten some regulations but today's announcement falls short of his campaign promises will this be enough to stop the bloodshed we'll bring you the latest from washington also coming up tonight police arrest supporters of criminal critical like seen a volley as they staged a protest outside the prison where the ball he is being held a lawyer for the ball he says his health is deteriorating rapidly behind bars. i'm burned off it's good to have you with us u.s. president joe biden has announced new measures to tackle gun violence acting on the issue was a key campaign pledge and a spate of mass shootings has increased political pressure but the power of the u.s. executive is limited by and is urging lawmakers to do their part. flanked at the rose garden by vice president comma and attorney general merrick garland president joe biden didn't mince his words what happened at the. gun violence in this country is at the deming

president joe biden has set out plans for a 2 trillion dollar program of infrastructure spending he's called it a once in a generation investment that will create millions of jobs while giving roads utilities an american industry a badly needed upgrade biden is betting that the massive stimulus package will help the country recover from the economic blows of the pandemic but his program faces tough opposition. road builders in the u.s. will soon have plenty of work to do infrastructure in the world's largest economy is in poor condition across the board. roads power or water to me and many key industries have long since moved abroad. with his 2 trillion dollars package u.s. president joe biden wants to give the entire country a make over like you are proposing a plan for the nation the word work not just rewards well the bills of fur are coming to give everybody a chance to see who's going to create the strongest most resilient you know rate of a con to be in the world. his administration plans on modernizing 32000 kilometers of road while repairing thousands of bridges. half a 100000

president joe biden wants to give the entire country a make over. was an extreme distress his administration plans on modernizing 32000 kilometers of road while repairing thousands of bridges. half a 1000000 new charging stations will be built to accommodate the ever growing number of electric vehicles biden also wants to bring industries such as chip production back to the united states today computer chips are still mostly produced in asia. the whole project is expected to take 8 years to complete some of the funding will come from a corporate tax hike from 21 to 28 percent biden supporters folks say the program will create millions of will paid jobs and strengthen america's ability to compete with china. but republicans in congress are already voicing opposition especially towards the corporate tax increase and i would say biden's predecessor slashed the rates by 14 percentage points to their current level. and the take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world for people including a child have been killed in a shooting at an

president joe biden called him one heck of a guy tell us a bit more about the man and his life. here in the u.k. he's really being remembered as somebody who was such a support for the queen who obviously is being held in high regard through the country and throughout the world as as the man who always was behind her who had this amazing sense of public duty when he retired more or less retired in 2017 there was a calculation that he had attended just him without the queen over 20000 and gauge men's and he was patron of many organizations over 800 organizations from mostly from sports and equestrian but also wildlife which was one of his passions and then this legacy somehow also i think is going to live on for example the he created the duke of edinburgh award scheme which is still very popular in schools and which draws on pupils going outside and fostering resilience and still many many children are very keen very still very keen to do it so you was really somebody who who supported the country and the system that we live in the constitutional monarchy or what about the queen

called president joe biden appealed for calm. we do know that the brain trauma is just the black community in that environment is real serious and consequential but it's just not justified violence and or looting. but the shooting of dante wright has fueled tensions in a city already on edge very now the tourist case not far from where wright was shot direct shows in the officer who killed george floyd he's on trial for murder and let's get more we're joined by sloane martin who is a reporter and anchor for a local radio station in the area in minneapolis thank you so much for joining us there's anger on the streets as we've been seeing after this latest killing what's happening walk us through it. well things have been quite calm tonight to of but that was after a pretty large crowd dispersed and there was tear gas put off by police those non-lethal munitions as well to try and disperse the crowd state officials put in a curfew for 3 counties in the twin cities metro area from 7 pm to 6 am so still several more hours left in thi

biden and the president of russia vladimir putin somewhat down the road maybe and some a if these 2 men can get along maybe then the tensions can be eased debbie has banned riegert in brussels thank you. well the white police officer who shot a black motorist in a scuffle in the u.s. state of minnesota has resigned the chief of police also offered to terminate his employment the mayor said that he hoped this would help calm the situation but protesters took to the streets for a 3rd night in the row on tuesday despite a curfew tensions also being fueled by the trial in the same city of the police officer derek show been charged with killing a black citizen george floyd. minneapolis remains a city on edge for a 3rd day people gathered to protest the death of yet another black man at the hands of a police officer. don't you right was short have to use arrested during a traffic stop. police say body count footage of the officer who shot him shows that she mistook her gun for her taser shooting night by accident. and. both the office and the local police chief have now stepped down but t

i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program president joe biden is pulling american forces out of the longest war in u.s. history troops will leave afghanistan by the symbolic date of september the 11th now washington's nato allies will also be pulling out speaking at the white house biden said that the withdrawal will begin next month and. and before the 20th anniversary of the 911 terror attacks u.s. forces have been fighting in afghanistan for 2 decades in a moment we'll hear from our correspondent in the afghan capital kabul 1st here's joe biden explaining why american involvement in a long running conflict has become unsustainable. we cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in afghanistan hoping to create ideal conditions for their drawl and expecting a different result i'm now the 4th united states president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan 2 republicans 2 democrats i will not pass this responsibility on to a 5th after consulting closely with our allies and partners with our military leaders and intelligence personnel with our dipl

president joe biden has announced all american forces will leave afghanistan by this september which marks the 20th anniversary of the $911.00 terror attacks the troop withdrawal begins on may 1st biden says that the exit will be done in focal warden nation with washington's allies. it's already the longest conflict in u.s. history now president biden has announced it's time for u.s. troops to leave the country where the 911 terrorist plot was hatched. i'm now the 4th united states president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan to republicans to democrats i will not pass this responsibility on to a 5th of the movie's hugely controversial critics say it's an expression of fatigue and that the u.s. is abandoning afghanistan to the islamist taliban but biden says time's up. and look i know there are many who a lot of the insist that the plan was he cannot succeed without a robust u.s. military presence to stand his leverage we gave that argument a decade. it's never proved effective. not when we had 98000 troops in afghanistan and america's nato allies said afterwards

president joe biden china was top of the agenda for the one day summit 5 g. technology and climate change were also central to discussions. the leaders of germany france and ukraine have called on russia to pull its troops back from the ukrainian border for a lot of years unless he met a man you would not call in paris and angela merkel joined by video link selenski called for a summit that also included moscow. and we turn to politics now and the bitter feud in angola merkel's conservative party over who should stand as her successor and run as chancellor candidate in september's general election. the 2 contenders bavarian premier and c.d.u. party leader that continue to hold discussions on friday evening with the party already sliding in polls members have called for the dispute to be settled by the end of this week. and for more on this let's go to the chief political editor make it a coup for who's following all the latest developments here in berlin. how close are these 2 men to finding a decision. well we thought they were closer than they actually were

president joe biden is about to open a global climate summit today marking the united states' return to international efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions the summit opens on earth day which ushered in the modern environmental movement back in 1980. this planet is threatened with destruction. we are in a crisis that survive on the 22nd of april 970 millions of americans mostly students took to the streets to demand more environmental protection it was the birth of earth day and an important step towards what was to become a global environmental movement proles a pesticide controls the head clean air clean water the list of environmental laws and regulations that passed over that decade after earth day or a by a growing environmental movement is quite a story nevertheless 51 years later today's environmental problems are even more serious due to climate change. since the beginning of industrialization the earth has heated up by one degree it could be well over 2 degrees warmer by the end of the century today it's once again mainly young people who are taking to the streets this tim

us president joe biden has pledged to cut u.s. carbon emissions in half by 2030 it's the most ambitious climate target the u.s. has ever said biden announced the goal at a 2 day virtual climate change summit at the white house 40 countries are taking part in china and russia also pledged to cooperate on planet protections but did not announce specific emissions targets yet for more on this. not she's the head of the nec how to research institute on global commerce and climate change a think tank here in berlin we'll get to how much of a game changer is biden's pledge. i would say it really is a game changer and yesterday though the whole day was a game changer pawpaw climate i would say because it's not only the case that joe biden they us put on the table a new target for 20 take but they also managed other countries join them and putting more in their 1st target on the table like they do k. the e.u. also canada and this will and fold some dynamics so it's really a diplomatic success of the u.s. already said it will in the end so

president joe biden has pledged to cut u.s. carbon emissions inhofe by 2030 it's the most ambitious plan to target ever set in u.s. history some 40 countries are taking part of the 2 day virtual climate summit that biden is hosting from the white house analysts said biden special put pressure on other countries to follow suit china and russia put aside their disputes with the u.s. and also pledged to cooperate in fighting climate change but they have yet to announce specific emissions targets. but for more on this i'm not joined by she's the head of the macarthur research institute on global commons on climate change i think that here in berlin we'll get to how much of a game changer is biden's pledge. i would say it really is a game changer and yesterday though the whole day was a game changer for pa climate i would say because it's not only the case that joe biden the u.s. puts on the table a new target for 2030 but they also manage that other countries join them and putting more in their 1st target on the table i think u.k.

president joe biden angers ankara by recognizing the atrocity as genocide. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program germany is switching gears in the fight against the pandemic of the palm and approved a legislative amendment having the way for more centrally coordinated response on saturday night or far he's patrolled cities across the country to enforce the most controversial of the new measures a curfew between 10 pm and 5 am our reporter kate brady was out in the capital berlin. it's saturday night in berlin streets are trying to strict with just minutes to go before the new curfew kicks in attempt. enough time to grab a quick beer and some late night food for the right. writer and she was the clock strikes 10 many local shops begin to roll down the shutters minutes later police arrive to clear stragglers from the square. according to federal rules repeated violators of the measures risk a hefty fine of up to 25000 joyrides for most tonight though it's just a polite request to head home the restrictions on movement during late hours have been met with

on foreign policy joe biden said that the u.s. was competing to win the 21st century any idea what he means by that well based off of what he said in the past his domestic policy he believes is tied into his foreign policy so if other countries see that democracy in the u.s. is working then. i just lost my train of thought i'm so sorry. so that you're talking about the 21st century century. well i mean let's look at what the president was saying with with reference to democracy also when he also referred to the storming of the u.s. capitol by that mall on january 6th that really shocked the world and he said it also gave some solace to america's enemies i mean how heavily does that weigh on the administration well deeply because they're still doing the investigation to catch people who did attack the capitol and he called it the worst attack our democracy has seen since the civil war so if for him he really wants the rest of the world to see america work and that democracy works that there isn't just a standstill that both sides o

joe biden spent decades in the u.s. congress as a senator and he was back with an ambitious program that could see him becoming a transformational u.s. president. would be back. he began by drawing attention to the historic fact that for the 1st time ever the 2 people behind him where women madam speaker madam vice president i. thank. you. as never said those words from this podium no president ever said those words. then a grim summary of his 1st 100 days combined with a note of optimism 100 days since i took the oath of office and left in my hand off our family bible and heard of the nation we all did it was in crisis the worst pandemic of the century the worst economic crisis since the great depression . the worst attack on our democracy since the civil war now after just 100 days i can report to the nation america is the move again thank you for being a wide ranging vision of jobs prosperity and a new big government with big spending plans biden said he would pay for it all with higher taxes on corporations and the

president joe biden delivers his 1st speech to a joint session of congress he declares america is rising a new as he highlights the progress made against the current pandemic and unveils details of a $1.00 trillion dollars package for families and education also coming up. as india sets another world record in new coronavirus cases pushing its health system far beyond its limits we speak to a volunteer working on the front lines of the pandemic. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us joe biden has pitched his proposals for what he calls a once in a generation investment in america and his 1st speech to congress says u.s. president he outlined sweeping plans to increase wages and create more jobs he also stressed the need for the u.s. to reassert its place in the world saying it must show its adversaries that democracy still works listen to what he had to say. we all know life can knock us down but in america we never ever ever stay down americans always get up today that's what we're doing america's rising to do choosing hope over fear truth over lies and light over darkness aft

president joe biden said in a statement that he and his wife were heartbroken to learn of the attack and express condolences to the victim's family. the u.s. capitol in mourning the hives of american democracy once more the scene of a deadly attack. police vehicle spawned a perception to a school the body of one of their own. william evans known as bailey had served in the capitol police force for 18 years he died of his injuries after a car rammed into him and a colleague guarding a barricade the other officer is reported to be in a stable condition police say they shot the driver after he emerged from the vehicle and started lunging at them with a knife he later died at a hospital. it's not clear whether he intended to attack people inside the capitol lawmakers were absent due to the easter recess but other sophos were there they were told to stay away from windows as authorities luxe time the complex and mobilized troops. it was one of the most terrifying things i've ever seen it was just constitution completely lie with our national guard members face masks and automatic weapons.