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. good to 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. know you measure this. 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 left in my hand off our family bible and heritage 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 on the move again. offering 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 super rich continuous cycle

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 on of turkey now reuters news agency is reporting that during that 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 biden the candidate on the trail campaign trail as the one year ago today but this is a highly contentious issue right turkey categorically rejects the term genocide and what could this do to you. usar accumulations well we got 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

president joe biden tougher greener and even meaner than the world was expecting if anyone thought joe biden would put the restoration of america's role in the world on the back burner while he deals with domestic issues they were in for a big disappointment from the start biden has taken a hard line with america's main rivals he has refused to lift sanctions on iran as a condition for restarting nuclear talks trade tariffs on china are still in place and u.s. diplomats have visited taiwan biden impose new sanctions on russia for interference in the 2020 alexion is and when asked if he considered russian president vladimir putin to be a killer he said without hesitation i do biden said there would be consequences for saudi arabia after u.s. intelligence concluded the saudi crown prince had been responsible for the murder of a u.s. journalist and critics point out that they are still waiting to see the consequences candidate biden promised to bring america back has president biden kept his word he used chief international editor richard walker has this report. during the trump years the

history that as well as joe biden met. the 1st time that he was ok while you've been watching our special coverage of joe biden's 1st speech as president to a door joint session of congress he used the opportunity to highlight the progress made against the current virus pandemic during his 1st $100.00 days and also unveiled details of a sleepy $1.00 trillion dollars package for families and education he spoke about the hundreds of millions of coronavirus vaccinations in the u.s. as well as relief checks that allowed americans to offset the devastation wrought by the pandemic biden also discussed his plans to reduce poverty and invest in infrastructure to create many new jobs the usa to stress the need to root out systemic racism and called on congress to act on gun violence and immigration reform. well i think we've got all of a sudden now back here in the studio live there in washington d.c. so what did you make of the speech all of a. well clearly a speech of reassurance and all fold we also heard joe biden calling a lot

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. good to be back. he began by drawing attention to the historic fact the for the 1st time ever the 2 people behind him where women madam speaker. madam vice president. was a pleasure. as ever said goes well 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 i 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 says the civil war now after just 100 days i can report to the nation america is on 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 super rich continuous cyc

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. good to 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. 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 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 on the move again thank 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 growth

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

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. good to 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. was president. 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 days i can report to the nation america is on the move again. offering 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 super rich continuous cycle

s chief international editor richard walker gives joe biden a foreign policy report card. during the trump years the u.s. embassy here in berlin was like a fortress of america 1st led by a loyalist who lived and breathed that mantra now it's all changed and joe biden has a very different message for the world let's break it down. america is back 1st of all a slogan biden has been saying over and over america is back the transatlantic alliance is back sure enough the 1st visit by a biden official to berlin was something of a love in defense secretary lloyd austin tore up donald trump's plan to cut american troops in german bases and even announced an increase but while america is back is resonating here in europe in afghanistan it's the opposite biden has ordered u.s. troops to pull out this september many afghans now fear a taliban takeover biden always says that he is with the people of afghanistan they have a low to the american and nato forces in the country for 20 years and by withdrawing unconditionally from of congress and the people there are being abandoned that af

his son joe joe thank you very much for being with us that was charo son joe joe and the c.n.n. national zoo bizer on the death penalty and co-author of the report in london focus on. sports news the brand new european football super league that was announced on sunday it has crumbled all 6 english clubs have abandoned plans to join the breakaway league only a handful of spanish and italian clubs remain involved. chelsea fans hearing that their club had backed out of the super league. many would agree with the we saved football chant the stunning backlash to the super league had worked to reverse an attempted radical shift in the european power structure. inside the stadium players for brighton chelsea's opponents on tuesday night showed what they thought of chelsea's earlier super league ambitions u.k. prime minister boris johnson celebrated the withdrawals posting on twitter that the decision to pull out is absolutely the right one yet it is hoped that the other founding members of the super league would follow. the law and they did egged on by fans old and young tied to the t

i'm here in the home of 12 to the program joe biden has outlined what he called his blue blueprint to build america and his 1st speech to congress as u.s. president biden discussed his plans to reduce poverty and invest in infrastructure to create jobs. he also stressed the need for the u.s. to reassert its place in the well it's both economically and politically 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 after 100 days of rescue read old america is ready for takeoff in my view we're working again dreamy again discovered again and leading the world again we have shown each other around the world that there's no quit in america non. these all of the scientists joins us from washington d.c. so all of the what did you make of the speech. well certainly a speech of reassurance and all fold and what we really saw there was the joe biden has an agenda and that is strengthening the middle class because this is exactly

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

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

president joe biden tougher greener and even meaner than the world was expecting if anyone thought joe biden would put the restoration of america's role in the world on the back burner bo he deals with domestic issues they were in for a big disappointment from the start biden has taken a hard line with america's main rivals he has refused to lift sanctions on iran as a condition for restarting nuclear talks trade tariffs on china are still in place and u.s. diplomats have visited taiwan by impose new sanctions on russia for interference in the 2020 alexion is and when asked if he considered russian president vladimir putin to be a killer he said without hesitation i do biden said there would be consequences for saudi arabia after u.s. intelligence concluded the saudi crown prince had been responsible for the murder of a u.s. journalist and critics point out that they are still waiting to see those consequences candidate biden promise to bring america back has president biden kept his word the w.'s chief international editor richard walker has this report. during the trump years the u.s

president joe biden tougher greener and even meaner than the world was expecting if anyone thought joe biden would put the restoration of america's role in the world on the back burner while he deals with domestic issues they were in for a big disappointment from the start biden has taken a hard line with america's main rivals he has refused to lift sanctions on iran as a condition for restarting nuclear talks trade tariffs on china are still in place and u.s. diplomats have visited taiwan biden impose new sanctions on russia for interference in the 2020 alexion is and when asked if he considered russian president vladimir putin to be a killer he said without hesitation i do biden said there would be consequences for saudi arabia after u.s. intelligence concluded the saudi crown prince had been responsible for the murder of a u.s. journalist and critics point out that they are still waiting to see those consequences candidate biden promised to bring america back has president biden kept his word he used chief international editor richard walker has this report. during the trump years t

president's foreign policy we find out what some of germany's leaders have to say about joe biden's 1st $100.00 days in office plus german chancellor angela merkel presses china on human rights and expresses concern over beijing's treatment of muslim minorities improved democracy activists. i bring to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome to the coronavirus pandemic is showing no mercy for india today the 1000 death toll in india surpassed the 200000 mark the country continues to report record high numbers of the were infections medical aid from abroad has begun arriving but hospitals are still struggling with shortages of staff and supplies including oxygen india's health care system is so overwhelmed that many patients are now being turned away. a covert 19 ward in a hospital in delhi this hospital like so many full to overflowing medical staff stretched to the limit some falling ill with the disease themselves one reality in india's coronavirus emergency and here's another woman receives oxygen outside a sikh temple. she's not alone the

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

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 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

reporter joel garreau is following this joe what exactly. 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

president joe biden set to cut to agree to cut us fossil fuel emissions you know off by the end of the decade the ambitious goals set the bar for other nations at a global climate summit kicking off right now with climate change progressing many hope the move rules other big polluters to ramp up their own climate protection effort. on record it is welcome to the program white house officials say president biden will commit the united states to cutting its fossil fuel emissions in half by the end of the decade this would be the most ambitious target ever set in u.s. history biden is expected to make that pledge at a climate summit he's hosting that's just getting underway now some 40 states taking part in the 2 day virtual summit we will of course bring you that statement by joe biden when it happens but let's bring in david lee correspondent sumi some of that in washington d.c. and i'm getting around and from data environment department so we'll start with you why is the biden administration hosting this summit. you know rebecca we've seen biden ministration climate officials of the la

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

this is deja news line from but lead us president joe biden delivers his 1st speech to a joint session of congress he declares america is rising and new as he highlights the progress made against the current virus pandemic and unveiled details of a $1.00 trillion package of families and education also coming up another tragic pandemic record in india the death tolls are covered by t. has cost 200000 the crisis is being compounded by shortages of oxygen medical supplies and hospital staff the. german chancellor angela merkel press is china on human rights and expresses concern to the beijing street friends of the week a muslim minority and pro-democracy activists. are here to mohamed welcome to the program joe biden has outlined what he calls his blueprint to build america in his 1st speech to congress as u.s. president he addressed his plans to reduce poverty and invest in infrastructure to create more jobs he also stressed the need for the u.s. to reassert its place in the world both economically and politically we all know life cannot destroy our america we never ever ever stay down

president joe biden playing up the economic advantages of fighting global warming. an opportunity to create millions of good paying jobs around the world in innovation and innovative sectors you know are jobs of bring greater quality. greater degree the people performing those jobs in every nation. button 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 and using just today's technologies won't allow us to meet our ambitious goals we need new 0 carbon products that are just as affordable that how what i call a green premium of 0. thank you prime minister benjamin netanyahu announced israel would phase out cold by 2025 but experts say existing targets and schedules won't be enough to cap global warming at the agreed 1.5 percent. my colleagues and we so it's gonna have been following the summit from washington so me and joe biden set out some very ambitious plans for us greenhouse emissions h

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.

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 vice president i. was with. 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 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 days i can report to the nation america is on the move again thank you for being 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

this is news of live from but joe biden announces his 1st gun control measures as u.s. president. while it's. moving to tighten some regulations but the announcement fall short of his campaign promises will this be enough to stop the killing also coming up. also a resurgence of violence in eastern ukraine as moscow masters troops on the disputed border while the 2 sides trade accusations of provocation. and rubble fashion designer vivienne westwood turns 80 we'll take a look back at the mother of tom's life and setting. i'm told me a lot of. 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 the political pressure but the power of the u.s. executive is limited and biden also urged lawmakers to do more. flanked at the rose garden by vice president. and attorney general merrick garland president joe biden didn't mince his words what happened that gun violence in this country isn't at but dammit we say to get a gun problems in this country is an epidemic and it's an internatio

of the bill for the plat massive investments into the country's infrastructure and while president joe biden signaled a willingness to negotiate on how much business would have to bay it's clear that the money raised will not just go into rebuilding roads and bridges. the u.s. is making very little progress with its high speed broadband network father has some 50005 g. base stations in the country china is fought head with 14 times that amount china's everett's speed of 5 g. is also significantly higher u.s. president joe biden is determined to change that he says huge infrastructure spending program includes $100000000000.00 fund for rolling out 5 g. infrastructure take look. do you think china is waiting around or invest in this digital infrastructure and research and development i promise you they are not wait for 3rd car new american democracy to be too slow too limited and too divided to keep pace. over the past decade china has become a tech heavyweight boyd in no small part by the success of companies like buy do and 10 cent beijing has also invest it substantially in the collec

on landmark thank you very much for your company everyone well on this earth day president joe biden has committed the united states to cutting its fossil fuel emissions in half by the end of the decade was the most ambitious climate protection target ever set in u.s. history president by and made that pledge at a climate summit he's hosting some 40 states are taking part in the 2 day virtual summit let's take a listen what he said just moments ago 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 only more prosperous but healthier fair and cleaner for the entire planet you know these steps will set america on a path of missions or kaname by no greater than 2050 but the truth is america represents less than 15 percent of the world's inventions no nation can solve this crisis on our own as i know you all fully understand all of us all of us and particularly those of us who represent the world's largest economies we hav

president joe biden marks 100 days in office with an ambitious new spending plan for families and children it's his 3rd biggest this is 3rd big legislative proposal rather taxing businesses and the wealthy to expand the role of government in the u.s. . through tons of posts another big quarterly loss the german flag carrier now saying it's not as optimistic about the summer ahead. also on the show will drop in on a competition to develop smartphone apps in japan organizers want to bring more women into a field dominated by men. hello welcome to the show and berlin was president joe biden has unveiled his latest spending plan to congress on wednesday night $1.00 trillion dollars in new spending and tax credits and families and children the package would finance preschool programs lower child care costs and expand paid leave it be funded by raising corporate taxes and personal taxes on america's wealthiest. how do we pay for my jobs if. i made it clear we can do without increasing the deficit let's start with what i will not do i want to oppose any tax increase on people making less than $40

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 then 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 dollar infrastructure bill that aims to updating roads and bridges while also improving internet and electric vehicle networks and then that $1.00 trillion dollars bill aiming 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 2 almost 40 percent own lot of pose any tax increase on people making less than $40000

after donald trump walked away from the paris clara's agreement joe biden has not only brought the u.s. back into that particular gate but this week he also unveiled i'm bischof new climate targets pledging to cut u.s. carbon emissions to hoffer 2005 levels over the next decade but that still leaves us well short of the paris climate goals so there's any talk really batter i'm phil gayle in berlin and this is the day. they should work together to invest in clear economy. traditions we have decided and the. oil and gas production in the north. by 2050. nobody. takes what. about 2024 of those 4 years ago those will. be burning coal we're going to make these commitments real. also on the day as europe and the united states begin to talk of a pandemic free summer india's code crisis surges to record highs the situation in india is a device stating a reminder of what this virus can do and why we must marshal every tool against it. welcome to the day this week u.s. president joe biden hosted a virtual global climate summit of more than 40 world leaders many of them joined president biden in

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 madame speaker madame vice president. thank you 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 a 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 biden said he would pay for it all with higher taxes on corporations and the super rich continue in a c

what can we expect from joe biden. so we were able to review parts of his speech and what he's going to say is going to talk about the situation the u.s. finds itself in he's going to say that he inherited a nation in crisis he's going to tackle the pandemic the subsequent economic crisis he's going to talk about the insurrection of january 6th that you've just mentioned and we'll call this an attack of the worst attack in fact on american democracy since the end of the civil war but then there will also be words of affirmation in his speech he says he will say the nation is on the move again that america is back on track recovering from the pen demick and then of course unveiling his massive family aids plan that includes $1.00 trillion u.s. dollars in aid for families and put to cuba it will include free pre-kindergarten and free community college across the whole united states so really big changes a big policy step for him and that is funded by tax hikes on wealthy americans and includes also tax cuts for lower inc

this is news to live from berlin joe biden and his 1st gun control measures as u.s. president. gordon was. biden is moving to tighten some regulations but the announcement fall short of his campaign promises will be enough to stop the killing also coming up. police arrest supporters of critics. as the stage of cultures outside the penal colony where he's being held a lawyer for. health is deteriorating rapidly in prison. i'm told me a lot of well welcome president joe biden has announced new measures to tackle gone violence acting on the issue was a key campaign pledge and a spate of mass shootings has increased the political pressure but the power of the u.s. executive is limited and biden also urged lawmakers to do more. flanked at the rose garden by vice president comma and attorney general merrick garland president joe biden didn't mince his words what happened that gun violence in this country is an epidemic he said again gun violence in this country is an epidemic and it's an international buyers. and he sent a clear message to the u.s. is deeply divided lawmakers shoes b

after donald trump walks away from the paris clara's agreements joe biden has not only brought the u.s. back into that particular gate but this week he also unveiled i'm bischof new climate targets pledging to cut u.s. carbon emissions to hoffer 2005 levels over the next decade but that still leaves us well short of the paris climate goals so there's any talk really batter i'm phil gale in berlin and this is the day. this is a work together to address cleaner economies will reap rewards for their shoes we have decided and all danish oil and gas production in the north. know very. well at. 2024 of those 4 years from now. we're going to make these commitments real. also on the day as europe and the united states begin to talk of a pandemic free summer india's code crisis surges to record highs the situation in india is a device stating a reminder of what this virus can do and why we must marshal every tool against it. welcome to the day this week u.s. president joe biden hosted a virtual global climate summit of more than 40 world leaders many of them joined president biden in announcing

jury convicts a white expertise of murdering george floors president joe biden calls that a start in the fight against racism. no one should be above the law. in today's verdict sends a message. not enough. we can't stop you. the jury in minneapolis fans derek cho been guilty of all charges in the killing also coming up . with covered 19 cases soaring in india and oxygen supplies dwindling relatives are now camping outside the hospitals where their loved ones are being treated. plus is it game over for a proposed european super league after an exodus of elite football club clubs from a controversial project even its founders are having 2nd thoughts. i'm going to offer us a welcome to the program a jury in minneapolis has found former police officer derek jovan guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of george floor it last year he was filmed killing floyd a black man by pressing his knee on floyd's neck for more than 9 minutes the murder sparked global outrage and protests against racism and police brutality people in minneapolis celebrated the verdict. we the jury in the abov

after donald trump walked away from the paris clara's agreement joe biden has not only brought the u.s. back into that particular gate but this week he also unveiled i'm bishes new climate targets pledging to cut u.s. carbon emissions to hoffer 2005 levels over the next decade but that still leaves us well short of the paris climate goals so there's any talk really matter i'm phil gale in berlin and this is the day. this is a work together to address a clear economy. for their shoes we have decided and all danish and gas production in the north. already. know very. well. about $24.00 of those 4 years. is burning. we're going to make these commitments real. also on the day as europe on the united states began to talk of a pandemic free summer india's covert crisis surges to record highs the situation in india is a device stating a reminder of what this virus can do and why we must marshal every tool against it. welcome to the day this week u.s. president joe biden hosted a virtual global climate summit of more than 40 world leaders many of them joined president biden in announcing ambit

president joe biden has pledged to cut u.s. carbon emissions by hauff by 20 it's the most ambitious climates protection targets ever set in u.s. history around 40 countries are taking part in the 2 day virtual climate summit. hundreds of mourners have been remembering dante right the young black man shot and killed by police at the small and right was killed during a topic.

president joe biden enters ankara by recognizing the atrocity as genocide also coming up. india's hospitals collapse under the weight of a colossal 2nd wave of corona virus infections the capital delhi is counting one cold weather related death every 5 minutes as people struggle to find help. thanks for joining us i'm marrying evans dean many historians regarded as the 1st genocide of the 20th century and now u.s. president joe biden has formally recognized the massacre of hundreds of thousands of armenians over a century ago as a genocide in a statement biden said he sees armenians pain and affirms their history his recognition comes as thousands of people in armenia as capital yerevan commemorate the killings deportations and forced marches which began in 1915. marching forward to look back. on officials who lead the nation in commemorating the horrors of the past the procession of this hilltop memorial in the capital yet of on included prime minister nicole passion yeah. members of the public to streamed in to are not the dad. yeah there was a deal at the us a she just

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

president joe biden formally recognized the armenian genocide which took place during the ottoman era has some in the u.s. ambassador over the remarks in his statement biden said he and all americans honor the memory of all those are mean and perished in the genocide began exactly 160 years ago thousands of people in armenia as capital yerevan have been commemorating the mass killing state for taishan and forced marches. marching forward to look back many and officials lead the nation in commemorating the horrors of the past the procession at this hilltop memorial in the capital we haven't included prime minister nicole passion yann members of the public to streamed in to honor the dead and they welcomed the announcement from washington formally recognizing those past events as a genocide. so i think it's a great thing that biden recognizes the armenian genocide because the us are a major country and it might have an effect on turkey. we've been waiting for this for years we wanted this before biden many made promises trump did and so did those before him and we waited. in 1915 a 1000

president joe biden has pledged to cut u.s. carbon emissions in a hostile 2030 it's the most ambitious climate target the u.s. has ever set biden announced the goal that a 2 day virtual summit. climate change summit rather at the white house 40 countries are taking part china and russia also pledged to cooperate on climate protections but didn't announce specific emissions targets for more i'm joined by class ice and she's a climate policy analyst at climate analytics here in berlin cliff baxter joining us how much of a game changer is biden's pledge. right so that 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 $1.00 limit set in the paris agreement we have a currently missing a gap between where we need to be and where we're heading and this new target by the u.s. reduces this gap by about 5 to 10 percent so it's a re

president joe biden china is top of the agenda for the one day summit 5 g. technology and climate change are also central to the discussions. and i would cost it all is standing down as head of cuba's communist party the move brings an end to the leadership of costs through his brother fidel they ruled cuba for more than 6 decades proud castro says he's handing off to a younger generation. well here in germany and the country 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 has been given a 1st dose but the vaccination drive has picked up speed in recent days among those getting a 1st job was chancellor angela merkel her office released this image of her stomped vaccination document 66 year old medical was given the astra zeneca vaccine and said she was delighted well germany's rising coronavirus cases has led to a warning from medical workers that intensive care units are being pushed to the brink d.w. reporter tess of alta visited a berlin hospital that is close

president joe biden announces new measures on gun control. gun 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 to bring you the latest from washington also coming up tonight police arrest supporters of kremlin critic. as they staged a protest outside the penal colony being held a lawyer says that his health is deteriorating rapidly in prison and germany holds direct talks with russia to purchase the sputnik the coronavirus vaccine as germany breaks away from european solidarity will its wait for approval from european regulators before using the back seat. and a top european court backs mandatory vaccinations against childhood disease its supporters hailed as a landmark ruling but some parents say it violates their right as. i'm going viewers watching on p.b.s. in the united states. to all of you around the world welcome u.s. president joe biden has announced a new measures to tackle gun violence acting o

change by putting by cutting its greenhouse gas emissions and halt by the end of the decade president joe biden spoke from the white house addressing a virtual climate summit with more than 40 world leaders also coming up. a morning family bids farewell to dante writes the young black man who shot dead by police during a traffic stop in the united states the officer says she missed took a gun for a taser. and nasa scientists are step closer to making life on mars possible the perseverance rover converts carbon dioxide from the red planet's atmosphere into oxygen for the 1st. and him hommage welcome to the program as the world mocks us today u.s. 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

president joe biden is pushing multinationals to pay their fair share of taxes to the governments of the countries where they make profits. also on the show we take you to brazil where the coronavirus condom make is leaving house the population with not enough to eat. and the rise of pandemic sheep sweatpants are all the rage these days but what has that done to the rest of the fashion industry. this is the w. business i'm joined in berlin have you can join us u.s. president joe biden is moving towards pushing the world's biggest multinationals to pay taxes to national governments based on their sales in each country according to documents by the financial times that would mean that other countries would be able to collect levies from u.s. tech groups profiting in their jurisdictions but registered in low tax territory the move is part of a package of measures for a global minimum tax and is seen as quite a shift away from washington's traditional resistance to global taxation treaties. our financial correspondent joins us now from new york younes it wasn't too long ago that the us w