president joe biden conveyed his first cabinet meeting at the white house. he used to gathering to promote his new to trillion dollar infrastructure plan. -- $2 trillion dollar info structure plan. the u.s. cabinet is the most diverse in u.s. history. belgian police gathered with a large crowd gathered in a park after a fake concert was announced on social media as an april 1 -- april fools' day prank. police said three officers were hurt and four people were arrested. large gatherings are banned in belgium due to surging infection numbers. pope francis has begun celebrating the christian holy week of easter by leading a mass in st. peter's cathedral in rome. the pontiff skips the traditional service commemorating jesus'last supper. other events over the weekend will also be restricted. a holy thursday service has also been held at notre dame cathedral in paris. it is the first since the gothic building was badly damaged in a fire two years ago. the scaled-down ceremony involved foot washing ritual, that civilize is jesus' -- symbolizes jesus' willingness to

really destabilizing the whole region, and that something joe biden hopes to avoid. brent: as always, thank you. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the president has won reelection from this west african nation, taking more than 85% of the vote. he had previously bound to serve just one term in office. critics accused him of ringing the race by sidelining opposition figures. an-coup protesters have taken to the streets of myanmar as the united nations warned the country could be heading towards a massive syria style conflict. the u.n. hws called on the international community to take action on the brutal crackdown. hundreds have been killed since the military seized power at the beginning of february. prosecutors say 11 members of the far-right group as terror organization aimed to overthrow the government. the 12th man is accused of offering the group material support. the pharmaceutical company johnson & johnson says it will delay the rollout of its covid-19 vaccine here in europe. that's after health authorities i

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president joe biden. vice president harris welcomed him to the white house and -- to the white house. an increasingly assertive china is likely to be the focus. bodycam footage was released of the moment a chinese police officer shot and killed a 13-year-old boy. the police said the teenager had a gun. a lawyer for the boy's family said he had complied with demands to show his hands when he was shot. president joe biden has ordered flags on all u.s. government buildings to be lowered after a gunman killed eight people. the attack at a fedex depot in indianapolis was carried out by a former employee. he also shot himself. the rampage has called for -- the rampage has resulted in new calls for tighter gun control. >> it was sholy after 11:00 p.m. thursday ght when police were called out to the indianapolis airport. roads were closed and much of the airport placed under lockdown. police said officers responded as quickly as they could, but they arrived too late to the fedex building. >> we received a call or

biden and kamala harris, there was more than 15,000. that has been reduced. but as i am standing here, i see federal agents passing by. but the response was very, very fast here because, i mean, the capitol police has learned the lessons from january 6. but still, the question that is asked and will be asked is, how is this possible that a civilian car can drive up so closely to the capitol? clare: is there any indication that this is an ongoing threatened that there may be other suspects involved? >> we don't really know that yet. we hear that is what the nbc outlet, nbc news outlet is reporting, that it is suspected to be a 25 euros man from indiana. we don't know if that is true, but we heard there is an ongoing threat. that is what metro police said about half an hour ago. we hear sirens in the background. all that is really an ongoing story, so we don't know yet. clare: we will be following the story throughout the night. our washington bureau chief, thank you very much for your reporting. we are going to turn attention to taiwan n

president joe biden plang up the economic advantages of fighting global warming. pres. biden: it's an opportunity to create millions of good paying jobs around the world and innovative sectors. jobs that bring greater quality of life, greater dignity to the people performing those jobs in every nation. reporter: biden says workers in traditional energy sectors must be offered new opportunities. the u.s. wants to take the lead in developing green technologies. stepping up the pace of research, and making more use of public and private investment. >> using just today's technologies won't allow us to meet our ambitious goals. we need new zero-carbon products that are just as affordable that have what i call a green premium of zero. reporter: prime minister benjamin netanyahu announced israel would phase out coal by 2025. but experts say existing targets and schedules won't be enough to cap global warming at the agreed 1.5%. phil: let's take a closer look at this with executive director of environmental defense fund europe. she joins us from london. welcome to dw. what we h

president, joe biden declared back in february that "america is back." the message, the days of donald trump's america first isolationism are over. it has the u.s. president delivered on that promise? we ask some of germany's leading politicians to grade the first 100 days of the biden presidency. >> on then political style. it is factual. it doesn't shy away from difficult topics and does not revert to activism. in view of that, i give him a good grade. >> the situation in the u.s. is not easy, because the country is so deeply divided. the new administration is trying to bridge some of these gaps by investing in infrastructure and taking on the huge challenge of becoming carbon neutral. changes possible, even when starting from such a low base. >> our worst fears have been confirmed. biden is leading america towards catastrophe. both domestically and in terms of foreign policy. our biggest worry is a confrontation with russia. this clearly worries us. the same goes for germany, especially calls to stop th nord stream 2 pipeline. the pipeline is clearly

tonight, joe biden's blue-collar blueprint for america. delivering his first speech before a joint session of congress. biden promises big spending on infrastructure and families. he says america is returning to the politics of international cooperation, but warns the biggest threat to the free world is china. also coming up, germany's top court strikes down the government's climate change law, saying it doesn't go far enough to prevent a climate catastrophe. and india sets another world record in daily new coronavirus cases, pushing its health system beyond its limits. plus, designed by a modernist giant. the five-year renovation of berlin's new national gallery is finally complete. we take a look at the history of this remarkable building. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs, in the united states, and around the world, welcome. we begin with biden's $6 trillion plan. in his first speech before the u.s. congress, he made the case for what he calls a once in a generation investment in america. the president outlined proposal

president joe biden picking his first phone call to president zelensky since biden became president. as you here, the russians say there is nothing to worry about. the ukrainians are very much focused and concerned about what is happening at the moment on the border. brent: the timing of this, why is this conflict flaring up again now? >> obviously that is the key question. why now? there are a number of surmises, theories. it is not the first time we have seen troops and equipment on the border. this has happened a number of times over the last seven years of this conflict. this may be a pressure technique. it should be said also the peace talks have been in a way of bringing pressure onto ukrainians. this is what is being banded about in kiev. ukrainians are looking for the possibility there could be an attack or troops moving across. it is difficult to say exactly what the russian -- if there is some plan behind the russian movements. what exactly that is. brent: we know president biden has sent clear messages about his stands on russia, on putin and ukraine. do the ukrainians fee

joe biden announces new measures on gun control. pres. biden: then violence in this country is an epidemic. >> today's announcement falls short of his campaign promises. will this be enough to stop the bloodshed. ? a lawyeroravalny says his health is deteriorating rapidly in prison. germany holds direct talks with russia to purchase the sputnik v coronavirus vaccine. will wait for approval from european regulators before using the vaccine? some parents say it violates their -- some schools requiring mandatory vaccinations for students. why some parents say it violates their rights. i am brent, welcome. u.s. president joe biden has announced new measures to tackle gun violence. acting on the issue was a key campaign pledge and a string of mass shootings -- and biden urged lawmakers to do their part. -president joe biden did not mince his words. pres. biden: gun violence in this country is in epidemic. it is an international embarrassment. -he sent a clear message to u.s. lawmakers. pres. biden: there is more congress can do to help that ef

ursula bonder line -- ursula von der leyen has sent her condolences, as had president joe biden and his wife jill. charlotte, this has bn a difficult time for the british royal family, with the recent, very public rake up with harry and meghan, after that explosive interview with oprah winfrey. charlotte: indeed. prince philip has been by the queen's side for numerous tumultuous periods. the one that springs to mind is the deh of princess diana in 1997, but the interview that harry and meghan gave to oprah last month was just the latest in a string of controversial moments, megan making some allegations about the way the palace treated her, her mental health, and of course, an explosive allegation suggesting racism from an unnamed member of the royal family. the palace forced to respond to that, something they weren't expecting to do. such was the level of controversy surroundg this interview, prince philip was a hospital when it was ven. some people commented it was insensitive for this interview to g ahead, but the queen has wehered so many storms in the past, few doubt she will conti