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

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

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.

that after a recent spate of mass shootings president joe biden announces his 1st gun control measures he moves to tighten some regulations but warns much more is needed. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us the number of refugees fleeing the military's violent crackdown in myanmar is rising india should india shares a 600 kilometer border with me on mar with strong ethnic and cultural ties between local communities on both sides so india might seem the natural destination for those forced to leave their homes but can those who end up there feel at home we meet one woman and her daughters who have settled in the indian capital delhi a warning some viewers may find this report to starving. for the last 6 years and her girls have felt safe here in delhi but it didn't come easy to get here they had to leave everything behind in their need of man much when he says her husband was tortured and killed by the military. later they were forced to run for their lives after they were caught sheltering students protesting against the military now the situation in myanmar is bringing bac

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

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

joe biden spent decades in the us 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 ways president i. was. 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 heritage foundation 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 $100.00 days i can report to the nation america is on the move again. offering a wide ranging vision of jobs prosperity and a new era of big government with big spending plans biden said he would pay for it all with higher taxes on corporations and the super rich continuous cycle

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

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

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

president joe biden who called putin and there are there are you never forgets something like that and finally there is also the upcoming parliamentary elections in russia terry the kremlin apparently needs and you are a gent that distracts from the internal russian problems and seeks an enemy from outside and he once again ukraine fits very well as such an enemy ok so that explains the context very well but russia does have these troops now massed at the ukrainian border has indicated how long it plans to keep them there. well i should have beads again and again that the troops are on russian territory and moscow would be allowed to do everything possible with them that's true also russia can to disregard to don't bust because if it doesn't intervene in this situation to the next issue could be crimea from the russian point of view and to the loss of a donbass could result in further political losses for russia on the other hand terry there is a risk of getting involved in a war with the almost whole west given that russia has no allies or even sympathizers in the in child western wor

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

president joe biden is set to open a global climate summit today marking the united states' return to international if it's to cut greenhouse gas emissions the summit opens on earth day which is also the in the environmental movement back in 1950. humankind is pushing the planet to its limits the exploitation of resources the pollution of the oceans the air the soil and rivers as well as the climate crisis of bringing eco systems ever closer to collapse scientists already pointed out the dangers of the 50 years ago. this planet is threatened with destruction. we are in a crisis of survival on the 22nd of april 19th 70 millions of americans mostly students took to the streets to demand more environmental protection on it was the birth of earth day and an important step towards what has become a global environmental movement the endangered species act they had improvements to they had toxic controls they have pesticide control they had clean air clean water the list of environmental laws and regulations that passed over that decade after earth day wait by a growing environmental movemen

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 11th and washington's nato allies will also be pulling out speaking at the white house biden said that the bush drawl will begin next month and ends before the 20th anniversary of the $911.00 terror attacks u.s. forces have been fighting in afghanistan for 2 decades. biden says that the american involvement in the long running conflict has been unsustainable. we cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in afghanistan hoping to create ideal conditions for the drawl and expecting a different result and 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 after consulting closely with our allies and partners with our military leaders and intelligence personnel with our diplomats and our development experts with the congress and the vice president as well as with mr ghani a

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

called president joe biden appealed for calm. we do know that the pain and trauma is just the black community in that environment is real serious and it's consequential but it's just not justified violence and or looting. that 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 dead it 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 have 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 hour

president joe biden has called for congress to pass gun restrictions after another mass shooting he ordered flags to be lowered at the white house and other government buildings in on are of the people who were killed at a fed ex warehouse in indianapolis on thursday he described u.s. gun deaths as an epidemic. hundreds of people took to the streets of chicago after city police released body cam footage of an officer shooting dead a 13 year old boy adam toledo protesters had to held a vigil in solidarity with his family the shooting is being investigated by the civilian office of police accountability. the leaders of germany france and ukraine have called on russia to pull its troops back from the ukrainian border for voting near the lens he met a man you would not call in paris and angle to merkel joined by video link selenski called for a summit that also included moscow. germany is seeing its biggest spike in corona virus cases since january 1 of the main reasons is the slow pace of vaccinations fewer than one in 5 germans has received a 1st dose the rise in cases has prompted a warning

american president joe biden has called on congress to pass gun restrictions after another mass shooting he ordered flags to be lowered at the white house and other government buildings in all of the 8 people killed at a fed ex warehouse in indianapolis on thursday. described the u.s. gun deaths as an epidemic. hundreds of people took to the streets in chicago after city police released body footage of an officer shooting dead 13 year old toledo protesters held a vigil in solidarity with the boy's family shooting is being investigated by the civilian police office of police accountability. nasa has awarded $2900000000.00 contract to iran musk's company space x. to supply the spacecraft that will run its 1st manned mission to the moon since $972.00 must be 2 other competitors including amazon founder jeff bezos to secure the contract. the leaders of germany france and ukraine have called on russia to pull its troops back from the ukrainian border ukraine's president followed him as the lenski proposed a summit that would also include moscow which killed fears is preparing an invasion the

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

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

president joe biden's of ministration wants to revive the accord but has saved that requires negotiations now iran is refusing direct talks calling for sanctions to be lifted 1st european nations will mediate between the 2 sides a 2015 agreements to limit iran's nuclear program collapsed after then president donald trump withdrew and reinstated sanctions on the country. u.s. and iranian officials laid out their aims ahead off today's talks. our overarching goal is to ensure that iran's nuclear program is permanently and verifiably constrained and on a permanent and verifiable basis iran will not be able to obtain a nuclear weapon. pseudocode whether the joint commission's agenda produces a result or not depends on the europeans and reminding the us of its obligations and the americans acting on their commitments. and the depth is bustles correspondent teri schultz is with me now harry so as we just heard these are being described as in direct talks can you tell us what that means and what is going to happen today that's right and this is because iran refuses to sit down with the united st

president joe biden's administration wants to revive the accord but has said that requires negotiations now iran is refusing direct talks calling for sanctions to be lifted for nations will mediate between the 2 sides 2015 agreements to lift iran's nuclear program collapse after then president donald trump withdrew and reinstated sanctions on the country now the u.s. and iranian officials laid out there ahead off today's talks our overarching goal is to ensure that iran's nuclear program is permanently in verifiably constrained in that on a permanent and verifiable basis iran will not be able to obtain a nuclear weapon. who to call whether the joint commissions agenda produces a result or not depends on the europeans and reminding the us of its obligations and the americans acting on their commitments. and when i'll go to our brussels correspondent for more on this story hi terry good to see you so as we have heard these talks are being described as in direct talks what he said is about what that means and and what is going to actually happen today. good morning well the indirect talks

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