i expected joe biden's inauguration, joe biden i think? i expected joe biden's inauguration, joe biden will. think? i expected joe biden's i inauguration, joe biden will sound inauguration, joe biden will sound likejoe biden, thejoe biden he has been for his whole life, and that is very direct, very granular. i think there are moments for rhetorical flourish, to be sure, but for the most part, what he is him to do is, for the first time in a long time, have a president explained to the american people what is happening and to tell the truth and to be perceived as an honest person that he is and i think that is far more important than any particular turn of phrase or sound bite.— important than any particular turn of phrase or sound bite. yeah, but obviously he _ of phrase or sound bite. yeah, but obviously he will _ of phrase or sound bite. yeah, but obviously he will want _ of phrase or sound bite. yeah, but obviously he will want to _ of phrase or sound bite. yeah, but obviously he will want to unite i of phrase or sound bite. yeah, bu

their house joe biden grew - joe, keep the faith. their house joe biden grew up| joe, keep the faith. their - house joe biden grew up and is housejoe biden grew up and is still there, much to distinguish it from the others on the street. that i suppose is the point of. and ordinary americans start in life. today this is a comfortable neighbourhood, and by all accounts, it was back then. in the storyjoe biden tells of his life, it was the pain of being forced to leave this home when his father lost his job, that still drives his policies. joe biden made a great deal of his roots here in scranton, growing up in n. washington ave. it was one of the reasons he said it was the only person who could be donald trump. but joe biden left this house nearly 70 years ago. in reality, how much of scranton is going with him to the white house? joe biden visited his childhood home on election day, trying to demonstrate perhaps that in barack 0bama's words, he is still the same scrappy kid from scranton. among his friends, there is real excitement a

joe biden s-ueakin micro in harms way. joe biden speaking at — micro in harms way. joe biden speaking at the _ micro in harms way. joe biden speaking at the white - micro in harms way. joe biden speaking at the white house | micro in harms way. joe biden - speaking at the white house after some extraordinary events that we witnessed in kabul over the last few days. let's bring in general mark kimmitt — who served under president george w bush as assistant secretary of state for political military affairs. the president was focused on the decision to leave afghanistan. there's a difference between the decision and the execution of that decision. a lot of the criticism has been the decision to move back 7000 us troops, to evacuate people who were still stranded.— were still stranded. well, you actually took _ were still stranded. well, you actually took my _ were still stranded. well, you actually took my nature - were still stranded. well, you - actually took my nature impression away~ _ actually took my nature impression away~ this — actually took my nature im

the joe biden is a vocal— public. the joe biden is a vocal kremlin critic and has already— vocal kremlin critic and has already said that for america russia — already said that for america russia is— already said that for america russia is the greatest threat. so moscow was bracing itself for more _ so moscow was bracing itself for more sanctions. and when it comes— for more sanctions. and when it comes to — for more sanctions. and when it comes to vladimir putin and joe biden, — comes to vladimir putin and joe biden, don't expect much personal chemistry. joe biden once — personal chemistry. joe biden once recalled a visit to moscow in 2011 — once recalled a visit to moscow in 2011 is — once recalled a visit to moscow in 2011 is as vice president and — in 2011 is as vice president and the _ in 2011 is as vice president and the story goes that he looked _ and the story goes that he looked vladimir putin in eye and concluded that mr putin has no soul and he told him that — has no soul and he told h

joe biden met. he was then the senator for delaware. and joe biden met. he was then the senatorfor delaware. and both joe biden met. he was then the senator for delaware. and both of them had a long, long life of public service. here is a royal correspondent daniela. this is not a state visit. as you have mentioned today, but could it be the prelude today, but could it be the prelude to one at a later date?— to one at a later date? there will of course i _ to one at a later date? there will of course i think— to one at a later date? there will of course i think he _ to one at a later date? there will of course i think he a _ to one at a later date? there will of course i think he a state - to one at a later date? there will of course i think he a state visit | of course i think he a state visit for the — of course i think he a state visit for the bidens at some point. covid restrictions— for the bidens at some point. covid restrictions have hampered the royal programme and it is later on in a presidency— programme and it is later on in a preside

i think_ joe biden feels about this issue. i think this — joe biden feels about this issue. i think this is another reminder of that _ think this is another reminder of that. ~ ., . ~' think this is another reminder of that. ~ ., . ~ , ., that. would we make in terms of auoin that. would we make in terms of going forward — that. would we make in terms of going forward the _ that. would we make in terms of going forward the relationship i that. would we make in terms of. going forward the relationship with joe biden borisjohnson rachel. borisjohnson does want a good relationship but it's very different to the previous president, shall we say. to the previous president, shall we sa . �* ., , to the previous president, shall we sa. . . , say. boris johnson and donald trump are best friends _ say. boris johnson and donald trump are best friends and _ say. boris johnson and donald trump are best friends and boris _ say. boris johnson and donald trump are best friends and boris johnson i are best friends and borisjohnson is basically a british version of trump. we are slightly

many _ joe biden to do? well, joe biden has to decide that. many of— joe biden to do? well, joe biden has to decide that. many of us _ joe biden to do? well, joe biden has to decide that. many of us who - joe biden to do? well, joe biden has to decide that. many of us who are i to decide that. many of us who are concerned about the important turkish american relationship cautioned against it. in the end biden had made this commitment to his voters and he carried it out. it also has a lot of support in congress was up we have to remember that many countries including many in western europe and russia have done this already.— done this already. when you talk about the important _ done this already. when you talk about the important relationship| about the important relationship with turkey, you know this relationship very well. the reaction was swift and is quite strong saying this opens a deep wound in our relationship. it's political opportunities and populism. that's what the turkeys foreign ministry is saying. 50 what the turkeys foreign ministry is sa in._ ., what

joe biden will go to geneva to meet _ come together? joe biden will go to geneva to meet with _ come together? joe biden will go to geneva to meet with vladimir- come together? joe biden will go to | geneva to meet with vladimir putin. there was a statement that they are not going to have a joint press conference. can you explain that? it is hard to speculate, but the risks of having a press conference is very high because president putin is very good at grandstanding. i think what is more important is what the two leaders say to each other face—to—face. one of the few times that i was disappointed in my former boss president obama is when we did not do enough and the final two weeks of his term to say to russia that what happen in terms of the interference in our election was unacceptable. it was just a warning. i think we can do more. we should tell putin that together with our allies we will do more than just expel russian diplomats. that will not solve anything. we will need to send a message that we will not put up send a messa

what does joe biden think? i thinkjoel does joe biden think? i thinkjoe biden would _ does joe biden think? i thinkjoe biden would rather— does joe biden think? i thinkjoe biden would rather do _ does joe biden think? i thinkjoe biden would rather do hope - does joe biden think? i thinkjoe biden would rather do hope we | does joe biden think? i thinkjoe - biden would rather do hope we would focus on something else. i have been watching the twitter feed all day, both him and the white house tweeting about the economic rescue plan he has for coronavirus. that is what he would like us to be focusing on, and instead we are talking but his predecessor. he has said that he is going to leave it to the senate to decide what to do. he is focusing on running the country. it is not an ideal situation for him at all. lebo diseko at capitol _ ideal situation for him at all. lebo diseko at capitol hill, _ ideal situation for him at all. lebo diseko at capitol hill, thank you so much. protests against the military coup in myanmar have spread across the coun

all of which, joe biden said, first. all of which, joe biden said. could _ first. all of which, joe biden said, could pave _ first. all of which, joe biden said, could pave the - first. all of which, joe biden said, could pave the way - first. all of which, joe biden said, could pave the way forj first. all of which, joe biden i said, could pave the way for a return to some semblance of normality by the fourth of july, the traditional independence day holiday here whichjoe biden suggested could also mark this nation's independence from the coronavirus. as far as his next plans are concerned, he is going out on the road, the president, intending to take his message to the heartlands, to people who want to know where this $2 trillion is going to be spent. an apple include $1400 checks to many households, about 160 million households, about 160 million households, it's thought, could benefit from that, and there will be other economic measures as well. these are measures which a lot of economists here are saying could put us economy, the largest in the world of course

he thanked his family and team before wishing joe biden success. i wifih wishing joe biden success. i wish the new administration _ wishing joe biden success. i wish the new administration great - wishing joe biden success. i wish | the new administration great luck and great success. i think they will have great success. they have the foundation to do something really spectacular. around the world leaders prepare for a changed relationship with washington — the prime minister is among those wishing joe biden well i look forward to working with him and his_ i look forward to working with him and his new administration strengthening the partnership between our countries and working on our shared _ between our countries and working on our shared priorities. hello and welcome to bbc news. it is a historic day in america — injust under three hours' time, joe biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the united states. mr biden left the presedential guest house with his wife drjill biden on his way to mass at a cathedral in central washington before heading to the capitol build

joe biden has — anybody's death —— gas. joe biden has made early moves on it. —— anybody's guess. some governors could resist the mandate on masks, couldn't they? mandate on masks, couldn't the ? , �* �* they? they could. but joe biden has made clear— they? they could. but joe biden has made clear he _ they? they could. but joe biden has made clear he intends - they? they could. but joe biden has made clear he intends to i has made clear he intends to reach out to them, if necessary in person, to encourage those more recalcitrant governors and state officials to press members of the population to implement this mask wearing advice and also to socially distance. ron klain who is the white house chief of staff warned today that the coronavirus death toll which is currently more than 400 thousand in this country, would reach half a million by the end of next month and tackling the coronavirus and the resulted from it, is the number one preoccupation of this incoming administration. jen psaki said at that white house press briefing today that the coronavirus pandemic is the thin

necessarily joe biden well.- necessarily joe biden well. larry, thanks very _ necessarily joe biden well. larry, thanks very much, _ necessarily joe biden well. larry, thanks very much, larry - necessarily joe biden well. larry, thanks very much, larry is - necessarily joe biden well. larry, thanks very much, larry is on - necessarily joe biden well. larry, j thanks very much, larry is on the streets of downtown dc. today, of course, wasn'tjust about streets of downtown dc. today, of course, wasn't just about the streets of downtown dc. today, of course, wasn'tjust about the new president. his vice president was 56—year—old kamala harris. america's new vice—president is the daughter of an indian mother and a jamaican father. i'm joined now by two of kamala harris�*s sorority sisters at howard university in the 1980s, daphne rankin and carla mannings. ladies, a pleasure to see you and thank you forjoining us on bbc news. i'm going to start with you, carla mannings. would you have predicted when you are probably chasing guys and doing

joe biden said speaking at his inauguration. joe biden said speaking at his inauguration. i'm joined now by former secretary of state and retired four star general colin powell. thank you forjoining us. america has been tested in the struggle for it. is the country stronger after what happened two weeks ago? what what happened two weeks ago? what ha--ened what happened two weeks ago? what happened two — what happened two weeks ago? twist happened two weeks ago what happened two weeks ago? list"isgt happened two weeks ago happened what happened two weeks ago? list"isgt happened two weeks ago happened in the past. a bunch of ruffians and other crooks and bombs tried to see if they could overtake us and they couldn't. if you look at what we have now and you saw the film footage from today. doing a great job of putting together the american people today. and i think what the new president did so well was to let others know that the challenge before us now is to start dismissing these attacks that we get from our own people and to remind everybody that we are americans. we ha

joe biden is there. also speaking was the senator from minnesota amy klobuchar, who was at one time hoping to compete againstjoe biden for the democratic nomination. she gave an emotional speech. ianthem gave an emotional speech. when abraham lincoln _ gave an emotional speech. when abraham lincoln gave _ gave an emotional speech. when abraham lincoln gave his - gave an emotional speech. when abraham lincoln gave his first. abraham lincoln gave his first inaugural— abraham lincoln gave his first inaugural address in front of this capital, — inaugural address in front of this capital, the dome was only partially constructed, brazed by reps of steel and he _ constructed, brazed by reps of steel and he promised he would finish it. she was— and he promised he would finish it. she was criticised for spending funds— she was criticised for spending funds on— she was criticised for spending funds on it during the civil war. to those _ funds on it during the civil war. to those critics— funds on it du

., ~' , , hoping to hear from president-elect joe biden? ~ . ~ , , joe biden? what i think everybody is lookin: for joe biden? what i think everybody is looking for is — joe biden? what i think everybody is looking for is a _ joe biden? what i think everybody is looking for is a portfolio _ joe biden? what i think everybody is looking for is a portfolio with - looking for is a portfolio with addresses that emergency situation we find ourselves in and a number of different ways. first of all you have to support the americans all across the country who have been financially hit by this. so a larger a package for the family so they don't have to make our decisions and dangerous decisions about whether or not they should keep their business up not they should keep their business up and running. —— aid package. or go to work in those situations. we want to see believe the dollars for testing also, so if really we have not performed to the highest level for testing and i truly believe from the beginning of this crisis that every dollar you spend on testing is a

. find hard to dispel and will be seen as a legacy of joe biden.— legacy of joe biden. and have the republicans _ legacy of joe biden. and have the republicans been _ legacy of joe biden. and have the republicans been able _ legacy of joe biden. and have the republicans been able to - legacy of joe biden. and have the republicans been able to deflectl republicans been able to deflect enough criticism of the fact that as joe biden says, he was getting —— getting a bad peace deal that made so many concessions to the taliban and did not even put on them an obligation not to back al-qaeda with the consequence if they did that. have the republicans been able to defuse that kind of suggestion? fine defuse that kind of suggestion? one ofthe defuse that kind of suggestion? <1>iaz of the conditions of the peace agreement was that they were to cut ties with al-qaeda, that was one of the conditions and i know under the previous administration secretary pompeo is constantly asked about that, are they really cutting ties and the un shelley that they are not completely they have

and joe biden has pledged -- joe _ summer. and joe biden has pledged -- joe biden's - summer. and joe biden has i pledged -- joe biden's pledge pledged ——joe biden�*s pledge ahead of the election was 100 million injections in his first 100 days. how is he getting on? well, he's ahead of schedule as far as that is concerned. today he has said, this was encouraging news, the news of this newjohnson &johnson this newjohnson & johnson vaccine, this newjohnson &johnson vaccine, but he urged people to not let their guard down. we have seen this happen before, of course, weatherford has been taken off the accelerator, and cases sought again. they are down at the moment and joe biden is very keen to keep them that way. he has pledged that every american who wants a vaccine will be able to get one by the summertime. he looks to be ahead of schedule on that, even more so, perhaps, with a 100 million doses of this new johnson &johnson vaccine coming. thanks to david willis there. security forces in myanmar have used batons, tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds, in the big

but joe biden— further progress on this. but joe biden can't act unilaterally. he has -ot biden can't act unilaterally. he has got political constraints as well, and he — got political constraints as well, and he has got us in it whichjust will not — and he has got us in it whichjust will not pass measures like for example — will not pass measures like for example totally eliminating subsidies on fossil fuels. so, has joe biden— subsidies on fossil fuels. so, has joe biden gone as far as climate activists— joe biden gone as far as climate activists wanted? probably not. but has he _ activists wanted? probably not. but has he gone as far as he could do, given— has he gone as far as he could do, given the — has he gone as far as he could do, given the political constraints of the congressional arithmetic? probably he has.— the congressional arithmetic? probably he has. three men have been arrested under the terrorism act after a taxi exploded outside the liverpool women's hospital this morning. the passenger in the vehicle was killed and the driver

president ——joe biden. many of these changes need to come from within the community, individual accountability is going to what is going to really cause the changes. this is a case in point thatjoe biden is not serious in what he is doing because he did sign the 94 crime deal that put a lot of black people behind bars. all he is doing is putting rhetoric to get both in popularity but he is never going to do anything. having joe biden and _ going to do anything. having joe biden and bill— going to do anything. having joe biden and bill clinton - going to do anything. having i joe biden and bill clinton have both disowned that bill now. you are not willing to give them but the benefit of the doubt? ., , , , doubt? no because it is convenient _ doubt? no because it is convenient in _ doubt? no because it is convenient in politics i doubt? no because it is l convenient in politics that you can disown it now that you are trying to run and get someone's vote. i would say this, he has no history of changing any

our top stories: joe biden arrives in geneva ahead of his summit with president putin. both sides agree relations are at a new low. israel launches airstrikes against hamas targets on the gaza strip — the first major flare—up since last month's ceasefire. a french court finds the furniture giant ikea guilty of illegally spying on hundreds of its own employees. and a british parliamentary community was told a bbc can i slide repeatedly about the way he secured an interview with princess diana. —— lied repeatedly. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. us presidentjoe biden has arrived in geneva ahead of his summit with his russian counterpart, vladimir putin. relations between the two countries are at their lowest point in decades and mr biden has already said he will lay down america's red lines during the discussions. our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, has travelled to geneva. they say that the waters of lake geneva have the power to rejuvenate, to cure. but can a lakeside summit here revive a political relationship that's in ver

. joe biden started his address today saying look, i'm _ care. joe biden started his address today saying look, i'm not - care. joe biden started his address today saying look, i'm not doing i today saying look, i'm not doing anything new. i'mjust today saying look, i'm not doing anything new. i'm just bringing back the old order, bringing back things as he thinks they should have been. so, there's a couple of sets of executive orders that he signed, the first that he said were around but we have come to know as obama care. reopening the window that people have to go and sign up for insurance that they can go on there that expect by the government as well. also he wants the department of health to look into the rules of medicaid. government backed health insurance for poor people in this country. donald trump brought in rules that had in some cases linked access to that with working. some people at work in order to get that. joe biden wants his administration to look at that. on the issue of abortion. this global gag rule some call it the mexico city policy has been repealed and brought b

joe biden— crowned when she was just 27. joe biden won — crowned when she was just 27. joe biden won a — crowned when she was just 27. joe biden won a senate race when he was 'ust biden won a senate race when he was just 29. _ biden won a senate race when he was just 29, becoming the fifth youngest us senator ever. so i think a big point _ us senator ever. so i think a big point in — us senator ever. so i think a big point in common that the two of them have _ point in common that the two of them have let's _ point in common that the two of them have. let's discuss all of this a little _ have. let's discuss all of this a little bit — have. let's discuss all of this a little bit more now with our royal correspondent. daniela, let's look back on— correspondent. daniela, let's look back on friday. they really hit it off, back on friday. they really hit it off. didn't — back on friday. they really hit it off, didn't they?— off, didn't they? they definitely did. off, didn't they? they definitely did- there _ off, didn't they? they definitely did. there was _ off,

joe biden has been in politics and public policy for over 50 years. i think they are walking into this with their eyes wide open. they don't expect breakthroughs, but a serious conversation really is something that you expect that would be most welcome. fine something that you expect that would be most welcome. one way or another. _ would be most welcome. one way or another. it _ would be most welcome. one way or another, it is _ would be most welcome. one way or another, it is a _ would be most welcome. one way or another, it is a momentous - or another, it is a momentous meeting. eugene rumer, thank you very much indeed don't make good to be with you, thank you. —— thank you very much indeed. good to be with you. thank you. israel says it has attacked hamas armed compounds in the gaza strip. it's the first attack since a ceasefire last month ended 11 days of cross—border fighting. the israeli military said the air strikes were in response to incendiary balloons launched from the palestinian territory on tuesday. the attacks were confirmed by

joe biden is now the president of the united states. he did once say you were a physical and emotional clone of donald trump. as he assumes office, do you think still, perhaps as theresa may does, you need to convince him otherwise?— you need to convince him otherwise? ., , , �*, otherwise? honestly it's the 'ob otherwise? honestly it's the “0b of otherwise? honestly it's the job of all — otherwise? honestly it's the job of all uk _ otherwise? honestly it's the job of all uk prime - otherwise? honestly it's the job of all uk prime minister| otherwise? honestly it's the i job of all uk prime minister is to have a very close president —— relationship, a close working relationship and a good relationship with the president of the united states. [30 relationship with the president of the united states.— of the united states. do you think is some _ of the united states. do you think is some senior- think is some senior politicians in the us seem to think, that resident biden �*s woke? i think, that resident biden 's woke? �

in some ways, joe biden is stronger— house? in some ways, joe biden is stronger than _ house? in some ways, joe biden is stronger than trump _ house? in some ways, joe biden is stronger than trump was - is stronger than trump was russia and in some ways weaker. trump was good on nord stream to but vladimir putin, looking atjoe biden, on the one hand sees someone who is quick to respond when vladimir putin threatens ukraine and that is a very good thing. but on the other hand, joe biden has been weak in dealing with the cyber provocations against the united states. and that is unfortunate.- states. and that is unfortunate. r . unfortunate. as vladimir putin decides what _ unfortunate. as vladimir putin decides what to _ unfortunate. as vladimir putin decides what to do. _ unfortunate. as vladimir putin decides what to do. president | decides what to do. president biden has talked about economic sanctions, joint action from the us and its european allies and russia. are they much of a threat to russia, what form could those sanctions take? we don't know _ could those sanctions t

very much so, and joe biden has made no _ biden. very much so, and joe biden has made no secret _ biden. very much so, and joe biden has made no secret of— biden. very much so, and joe biden has made no secret of his _ biden. very much so, and joe biden has made no secret of his concernsl has made no secret of his concerns about china and its growing power, its growing ambitions in the region. he sees it quite simply as a fight between democracy and autocracy, if you like, almost between a good and evil. and his concerns, as far as the us is concerned, regarding china are those competing claims over the south china sea, china's increasing disregard it seems for human rights in hong kong, and so on — plus, of course, the ongoing cyber warfare between china and the united states. in crucial to all this, as far as the united states is concerned, is preserving those crucial trade routes in the indo—pacific, those trade routes which bring oilfrom the middle east, which bring raw materials from africa, hence speaking in the last hou

joe biden said speaking at his inauguration. joe biden said speaking at his inauguration. i'm joined now by former secretary of state and retired four star general colin powell. thank you forjoining us. america has been tested in the struggle for it. is the country stronger after what happened two weeks ago? what what happened two weeks ago? what ha--ened what happened two weeks ago? what happened two — what happened two weeks ago? twist happened two weeks ago what happened two weeks ago? list"isgt happened two weeks ago happened what happened two weeks ago? list"isgt happened two weeks ago happened in the past. a bunch of ruffians and other crooks and bombs tried to see if they could overtake us and they couldn't. if you look at what we

as ou the joe biden transition. as you say. — the joe biden transition. as you say. it's _ the joe biden transition. as you say, it's huge, we have to remind ourselves quite our future. of the senate should vote to convict, it could also take away any chance of mr trump running for public office again, could take away his presidential pension, is travel department and his secret service protection. that's huge in itself. it would be huge. i think that he has kind of conducted himself so abominably since the election that he wasn't going to win the nomination again and 2024 in any event and beyond that, i actually think that his most pressing concerns are going to be legal, he may well be indicted later this year by the manhattan da or others but look, this is an extraordinary thing, i don't think we fully realise and it will take some time to process it that the ceiling and the walls and the floor for donald trump are all collapsing at the same time. it is an extraordinary thing to witness and it is getting worse, not better.- witness and it is getting wo

as you can see, from joe biden. as you can see, david willisjoins me from joe biden. as you can see, david willis joins me from north america. some pretty strong responses from the democrats to this legislation? absolutely, many people here wondered whether trumpism would outlive trump and this is proof positive that it has. donald trump of course has consistently maintained, continues to maintain that the outcome of the election was fraudulent in certain key swing states— georgia among them. there is absolutely no proof to support that theory but certain republicans still support donald trump and they are willing to buy into that contention. so what we have now is a series of laws that they are working on in different republican lead state legislatures which will tighten the voting rules and georgia is the voting rules and georgia is the first to pass these new —— regulations —— republican—led. democrats say all of this is disingenuous, these claims that it will make the election process fairer and more secure are really a smokescreen for the fact that th

president joe biden urues stepped in. president joe biden urges companies _ stepped in. president joe biden urges companies to _ stepped in. president joe biden urges companies to fire - stepped in. president joe biden| urges companies to fire workers stepped in. president joe biden - urges companies to fire workers who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus. there is a lot of opposition. the most significant overhaul of the international tax system in the generation was announced friday night after negotiations headed by the finally ended in agreement. there will be corporation tax that an agreement, all nations and the planet will be a blast to play. — advise to pay. higher than some examples, ireland's rate which at present is one of the last countries to agree to the deal. under 36 of them have signed up and only kenya, nigeria, pakistan and sri lanka are refusing. they brokered the dealings of the countries will collect and $150,000,000,000 a year extra in tax revenues. here's the french finance minister. fighting with more efficiency against the rising ineq

jt things change, if at all, under joe biden?— joe biden? it depends on who ou joe biden? it depends on who you mean _ joe biden? it depends on who you mean by _ joe biden? it depends on who you mean by wall— joe biden? it depends on who you mean by wall street, - you mean by wall street, because of because stock markets is one thing but then the core periods whose stalks are traded is another thing. —— corporates. whose stocks are traded. interest rates are currently at rock bottom and that has been stabilising the —— the fed has been stabilising markets with aggressive bond buying, if that had not been the case, markets would not be as high now. we have heard from investors recently they are looking forward to more predictability in policies, so not these kind of swings that we saw under the trump administration, specifically with regards to trade and international relations. that could stabilise markets, but it remains to be seen how that plays out and also if there is any other economic factors that do impact the mood amongst investors and also amongst compan

i don't think that is what l joe biden was referring to. i think joe biden was referring to. i think he was referring to the withdraw but when we went in it was by the strategic purpose of overthrowing the taliban and removing the threat that al-qaeda at that time posed for us. we then stay for a second and i think very important strategic reason which was to make sure that the taliban did not come back on that isis or other newer terrorist groups did not come into the picture and threaten us with terrorist attacks. a lot of other objectives were added that were not critical to eight and have come under considerable criticism. but you cannot plan all the contingencies forever. this is not a wire brought to us by the radical ideologues of islamic terrorism and that wire has not ended, they have not motivated, the threat remains, and that's why the threat remains, and that's why the decision to withdraw military forces from afghanistan i believe is a serious mistake.— forces from afghanistan i believe is a serious mistake. what do you make of former president _ a serious mist

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so joe biden is sa in: that through vaccination. so joe biden is saying that in _ through vaccination. so joe biden is saying that in his _ through vaccination. so joe biden is saying that in his first _ through vaccination. so joe biden is saying that in his first 100 - through vaccination. so joe biden is saying that in his first 100 days, - saying that in his first 100 days, he wants to have 100 million people vaccinated. as1 million people a day. how realistic is that? that is a big call. — day. how realistic is that? that is a big call. but _ day. how realistic is that? that is a big call, but we _ day. how realistic is that? that is a big call, but we are _ day. how realistic is that? that is a big call, but we are doing - day. how realistic is that? that is - a big call, but we are doing 300,000 a big call, but we are doing 300,000 a day. multiply that by the difference between our population and the us population. if we can do it, they should be able to do it too. ~ ., ., ., too. will also hearing about delays in the deliv

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joe biden's political heart, certainly-— certainly. absolutely. joe biden of— certainly. absolutely. joe biden of irish _ certainly. absolutely. joe biden of irish heritage i biden of irish heritage himself. concerned that the dispute over the new checks on commercial goods moving between the uk mainland and northern ireland could put the good friday agreement at risk. joe biden, with borisjohnson biden, with boris johnson alongside biden, with borisjohnson alongside him, reaffirming his support for the good friday agreement, something on which the two leaders agreed. but it�*s clearly a subject close to the heart of not onlyjoe biden, but many in his party, the democrats, who see this very seriously at something in which they were much invested 20 years ago. which they were much invested 20 years ago-— which they were much invested 20 years ago. abcjournalist, madeleine morris, is in melboune where there has been some damage. thank you forjoining us. we have heard about the impact of this earthquake but we haven�*t seen a lot of truth. you have some behind you ther

. joe biden agrees with the pope about i to future generations. joe biden agrees with the pope about the | agrees with the pope about the urgency, but will words he agrees with the pope about the urgency, but will words be matched by actions? the motorcades will be sweeping through rome this weekend through glasgow next week. world leaders tasked with saving the planet. no big deal, then. around the world there have been protests of varying size to levy or lead us into action. this was the scene in tel aviv today. the demonstrators seem to be outnumbered by security guards. in london, greta ten berg was the star attraction. she is buried somewhere in this level of photographers. and she had this message for president biden. imilieu message for president biden. when ou are message for president biden. when you are the — message for president biden. when you are the leader— message for president biden. when you are the leader of _ message for president biden. when you are the leader of the _ message for president biden. brush you are the leader of the most powerful country in the w

i would say joe biden ossible tactic? i would say joe biden possible his _ tactic? i would say joe biden possible his response - tactic? i would say joe biden possible his response was i tactic? i would say joe biden l possible his response was very measured, but north korea has put out what i think is a pretty belligerent morning we should see that as a sign that they will try to raise tensions and that could very possibly mean testing in the future. as they tried to improve their arsenal and improve their negotiating positions and even when they do get to that table with the united states.— they do get to that table with the united states. ~ ., ., , ., ., ., united states. what does north korea want and what — united states. what does north korea want and what diplomacy _ united states. what does north korea want and what diplomacy really - united states. what does north korea want and what diplomacy really work? we are listening to whatjoe biden is saying. diplomacy, does that work for a country like north korea? those are big questions in terms of what north

joe biden also took sharp aim at the man he's about to replace. he's been an embarrassment to the country. embarrassed us around the world. not worthy. not worthy to hold that office. the speaker of the house has threatened to impeach president trump following this week's unrest. it would be the second time that lawmakers have brought such charges against the outgoing president. and i'm kasia madera in london. also on the programme... the uk records its highest daily death toll since the pandemic began — more than 13 hundred deaths reported today. and a major incident has been declared in london — as hospitals across the uk struggle to cope. the moderna vaccine is approved for use in the uk. it's the third vaccine to get the green light and 17 million doses have been ordered by the government. welcome to washington. the incoming us president, joe biden, has accused donald trump of encouraging a mob to attack the us capitol building. mr biden slammed the 45th president for inciting the riot that laid siege to a bastion of american democracy. ea

joe biden�*s got his work cut out. jon sopel, bbc news. against the backdrop of the looming g7 summitt, the eu has doubled down on its threat to take action against the uk — after talks about the implementation of post—brexit trading arrangements in northern ireland ended without a breakthrough. but, as they also put it, no break up either. at the heart of the row is the brexit deal�*s northern ireland protocol — which allows for border checks on goods going into northern ireland from great britain. but as he arrived in cornwall ahead of the g7 conference, prime minister borisjohnson said a resolution to the row was "easily doable". 0ur political editor laura kuennsberg reports from cornwall. so, is this just the beginning? the beginning of what? the start of what could be a momentous week for this prime minister — to crank out deals with other democracies on climate, on covid and cooperation. i got it. as world leaders make their way to cornwall, he wants to be the host with the most. it's a big moment. don't forget, this is the

i think the timing is very obvious, joe biden is one of. obvious, joe biden is one of the most faithful and religious presidents we have had in a long time, he has a very devout catholic. and he supports abortion rights, and the bishops have decided that is the pre—eminent issue. they use it really is a political rallying cry.- it really is a political rallying cry. it really is a political rall in: c . �* j , rallying cry. but won't they sa it is rallying cry. but won't they say it is very _ rallying cry. but won't they say it is very important - rallying cry. but won't they say it is very important to l rallying cry. but won't they i say it is very important to us, it is what we believe in everyone must believe the same thing? everyone must believe the same thin ? ~ . ., everyone must believe the same thin ? ~ ., ., , thing? well that would be true if they were — thing? well that would be true if they were consistent. - thing? well that would be true if they were consistent. the i if they were consistent. the reality is they had nothing to say to president trump, who supported c

like for a boris johnson government from joe biden?— from joe biden? there is a lot of excitement- _ from joe biden? there is a lot of excitement. mark _ from joe biden? there is a lot of excitement. mark sedwill, - from joe biden? there is a lot of excitement. mark sedwill, the i from joe biden? there is a lot of- excitement. mark sedwill, the former cabinet secretary, said today he thinks prime ministerjohnson will be pleased thatjoe biden is the new president. he is much better place, mark sedwill, than i am to comment, but i share that view. i think sarah real pluses for the british government and the british prime minister having a biden presidency. —— | minister having a biden presidency. —— i think there are. he has a multilateral list you want to prioritise things like climate change, working together to international institutions —— he believes in multilateralism and wants to privatise. he is almost the opposite of this volatile, destructive periods of trump. i think that number ten and the prime minister will be very pleased. but

joe biden— thank you all so very, very much. joe biden of— thank you all so very, very much. joe biden of the united states... are you ready to send americans into water— are you ready to send americans into water in _ are you ready to send americans into water in ukraine to fight russians on the _ water in ukraine to fight russians on the battlefield 's here is the deal _ on the battlefield 's here is the deal i— on the battlefield 's here is the deal. i have made it absolutely clear— deal. i have made it absolutely clear to — deal. i have made it absolutely clear to president putin that, if he moves _ clear to president putin that, if he moves on — clear to president putin that, if he moves on ukraine, the economic consequences for his economy are going _ consequences for his economy are going to _ consequences for his economy are going to be — consequences for his economy are going to be devastating, devastating, number one. numbertwo, devastating, number one. number two, if devastating, number one. numbertwo, if we have _ devastating, number one. numbertwo, if

biden has ublicl my great concern. joe biden has publicly said _ my great concern. joe biden has publicly said he _ my great concern. joe biden has publicly said he has _ my great concern. joe biden has publicly said he has no - my great concern. joe biden has publicly said he has no regrets l publicly said he has no regrets with withdrawing us troops from the country but behind closed doors in washington, is there a feeling this was premature or badly managed? t feeling this was premature or badly managed?— feeling this was premature or badly managed? i mean, there has to be. _ badly managed? i mean, there has to be, right? _ badly managed? i mean, there has to be, right? even - badly managed? i mean, there has to be, right? even the - badly managed? i mean, there | has to be, right? even the most staunch supporters of the withdrawal at this point, i think if they were being honest would have to admit this has been badly managed, not only in its execution but in the way the administration has communicated its strategy or in this case, the lack thereof, to the broader american public, t

borisjohnson congratulating joe boris johnson congratulating joe biden on borisjohnson congratulating joe biden on his victory and touching on lots of issues as chris mentioned there, climate change. what really stood out for me, however, were talks of a trade deal which is hugely important to the uk as we know because the uk has left the european union and windsor trade deal as soon as possible. in fact, in the statement, the words as soon as possible were written in terms of discussing the benefits of a potential free—trade deal. those are the words used in the statement. the truth is that that the biden administration has said that its priority is american jobs and infrastructure, and the incoming treasury secretary has emphasized that point many times that that is what they want to focus on, not trade deals. and that's surely going to cause huge anxiety for the uk, which, quite frankly, wants a trade deal as soon as possible. find which, quite frankly, wants a trade deal as soon as possible. and what sianals deal as soon as possible. and what signals are — deal as soon as pos

joe biden thinks this is — did they achieve anything? joe biden thinks this is good _ did they achieve anything? joe biden thinks this is good in _ did they achieve anything? joe biden thinks this is good in itself _ did they achieve anything? joe biden thinks this is good in itself to - thinks this is good in itself to speak to another leader face—to—face, so that was achieved. russian and american diplomats will resume relations after the ambassadors were recalled, but on substantive issues like cyber, election interference, human rights, ukraine, vladimir putin netted the various charges with a mixture of denial and deflection. —— met the various charges. best wishes and goodbye. and with those words, the swiss president left them to it. there was little in the way of theatrics or fanfare, and the body language suggested a good deal of wariness on both sides, as the us and russian presidents shook hands on the portico of this handsome 18th—century villa overlooking lake geneva. in the library, they sat somewhat awkwardly. th

biden has described _ landslide. joe biden has described it _ landslide. joe biden has described it as - landslide. joe biden has described it as a - landslide. joe biden has described it as a farce . landslide. joe biden has l described it as a farce and landslide. joe biden has - described it as a farce and he is clearly not happy. there is talk on the state department of the sort of measures that could still be taken. the fact is, but will, 0rtega has been around in modern terms forever. there is not much that will shift him. there is not much that will shift him-— there is not much that will shift him. ., , , �* shift him. there really isn't. he is the — shift him. there really isn't. he is the last _ shift him. there really isn't. he is the last of _ shift him. there really isn't. he is the last of the - shift him. there really isn't. he is the last of the cold . shift him. there really isn't. l he is the last of the cold war warriors in a sense after fidel castro died. he has shown incredible resilience over the years and of course in the 19805 years and of course in the

and in between all that, joe biden has been making his calls| joe biden has been making his calls to other world leaders which happens every time there is a new incoming president. already spoken to prime minister borisjohnson and now emmanuel macron of france. minister boris johnson and now emmanuel macron of france. that's ri . ht, emmanuel macron of france. that's riaht, he emmanuel macron of france. that's right. he had _ emmanuel macron of france. that's right. he had his — emmanuel macron of france. that's right, he had his conversation - emmanuel macron of france. that's right, he had his conversation with. right, he had his conversation with him. it is obviously the traditional thing to do and all leaders want to get in with the us president as quickly as possible. in the phone call, president biden talked about strengthening the bilateral ties and bolstering transatlantic cooperation when it comes to nato and the european union. and it is not surprising that is happening because joe biden understands that post—3 macro, european leaders look at america quite differently.

what was joe biden like to work for and work with?— what was joe biden like to work for and work with? wow, this is such a secial and work with? wow, this is such a special day- — and work with? wow, this is such a special day. thank _ and work with? wow, this is such a special day. thank you _ and work with? wow, this is such a special day. thank you for - and work with? wow, this is such a special day. thank you for having i special day. thank you for having me. he is exactly what you see right now, this beautiful, humble, gracious man, who always puts everybody else first. he is just steady as she goes. he is calm and comforting and hejust steady as she goes. he is calm and comforting and he just elicits hope. honestly, i have never seen anybody connect in such a beautiful and authentic way as joe biden connect in such a beautiful and authentic way asjoe biden does with everybody he meets. it is an amazing gift that he has. for me today, this is an emotional day, and an exciting day, and a very hopeful day for the country and f