brent: joe biden is considered a solid partner. what about german-american relations moving forward? >> i think germany as the biggest economy in europe is absolutely going to be a key partner for the biden administration. what is important to remember is joe biden has decades of experience. he knows the leaders of all european countries pretty much. we are told that when european leaders would visit the senate, they would be going from person to person. they would say hello, senator. when they got to him, they would say hi, joe. those lines of communications are already up. they are ready to move. that will certainly be helpful in terms of german-u.s. relations. there had been many people hoping that biden might come to the munich security conference. it is not going to be held because of the pandemic. i know there are going to be a lot of people hoping this is one of the first places joe biden travels to. brent: what about the north stream two pipeline between germany and russia? joe biden is an opponent of that project. that is

and joe biden as the next president of the united states. it's all. objections from republicans fail to the democrats victory over president. the senate and house reject objections to throw out some electoral votes for. this despite the efforts. of president trump's supporters to hold congress perceiving stormed the building disrupting lawmakers certification of. police fired tear gas to disperse the rioters the president elect condemned the assault on the nation. threatening the safety of. the protest it's insurrection. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us we begin with breaking news and in the past half hour the joint session of the u.s. congress has certified joe biden as winner of november's presidential election usually a ceremonial event the session of both houses of congress was marred by chaos and violence several republican lawmakers abandon. their planned objections to the election results after an angry mob of president trump supporters forced their way into the capitol building to stop lawmakers from certifying the. here and app

joe biden has taken his place in the oval office signing a string of executive orders and making key appointments to put his agenda into action. talks to you about the availability of vaccines and whether germany will have to close its borders to prevent the spread of the new variant. good to have you with us a new chapter is beginning in the united states president joe biden has already started doing some of the policies of the trump administration on his 1st day in office he rejoined the paris climate accord and the world health organization he also ended a ban on travelers from mainly muslim countries. in his inaugural address he called for unity and a change in tone. you know how to get to work. with president joe biden arrived at the white house ready to roll back the policies of his predecessor. within hours of taking over the oval office biden signed a stack of executive orders resetting the agenda only coronavirus pandemic immigration policy and climate change. we're going to. grow here. we're going to rejoin the climate of course. as a. fellow to wearing a mask he ordered al

president joe biden gets to work reversing the policies of his predecessor. during the time of course. he's taken his place in the oval office signing a string of executive orders and making key appointments to put his agenda into action also coming up what does germany expect from the new u.s. leader from military bases to oil pipelines how the 2 countries might match up a shaky relationship. and. talks to you about the availability of vaccines and whether germany will have to close its borders to prevent the spread of the new variant of the virus. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us a new chapter is beginning in the u.s. president joe biden has already started undoing some of the policies of the trumpet ministration on his 1st day in office he rejoined the paris climate accord and the world health organization he also ended a ban on travelers from some mainly countries in his inaugural speech he called for unity and a change in tone. i was a sea change in u.s. politics. this is america's day this is democracy day. a day of history and hope are n

joe biden incoming president joe biden president elect joe biden has described what happened as an insurrection how much for sponsibility do you give to president trouble for what has happened. for me to his speech. on the morning of yesterday from wednesday before that meeting on christmas it was a clear message to his supporters to do what they did and also his. mom to stop that and to go back home it was poisoned by his straight fact that he's always mentioned in action or stolen and at has had and. sex and the election where we have no proof for and therefore and therefore i think he is in the main responsible for that and just should be. detected and discussed often congress and on the legal in the legal system of us should thank you very much for talking with us that was you're going to hot a member of the german parliament and foreign policy spokesman for the governing c.d.u. c.s.u. party thank you coalition favor 5. well meanwhile democrats have won control of the senate and congress in the u.s. by winning those 2 senate seats that were up for grabs in georgia raphael warnock and george

well president elect joe biden just said that. the past hours the words of the president they matter and i'm i'm very certain and very sure that donald trump know was that his words matters so he has very much responsibility for what is happening and he could have stopped it even even earlier because his past tweets he basically said well stay peaceful but you could have that get out of the capital and remove from from this violent riots that's right and just briefly how much confidence do you have in president elect joe biden to help america she'll as he puts it when he finally takes office but i think that is a very big task. president elect joe biden and also commander harris will have to take on but i'm very certain that they will conquer this this task and they will try to. give the people in the united states the possibility to heal and that takes time definitely but as chance atlantic partners and supporters and then germany and also in europe and the world we will be doing everything we can to support this course but i'm v

joe biden has made his 1st major global appearance as u.s. president addressing the munich security conference he declared a renewed commitment to the transatlantic alliance promising to work closely with european allies to tackle major challenges such as the covert 1000 pandemic and climate change after 4 years of fraying transatlantic ties under the trumpet ministration biden is trying to rebuild relations but there are important areas where washington and europe do not see eye to eye. when the west talks amongst itself the us president has the 1st word and he delivered what his partners in europe wanted to hear america is back the transatlantic alliance is back and joe biden was clearly about america's core mission. for most prepared gather for a long term strategic competition with china tricky for germany whose economic recovery from covert is made in china it angela merkel says she's ready to take on the challenge with a no tipping softer tone and you know how the new look. over the past 2 years china has gained global power and we have

they stormed the senate chambers to prevent congress from certifying joe biden's election victory literally bringing democracy to a halt. heavy. truck released a recorded message telling his supporters to go home but failed to condemn their actions we have to have peace so go home we love you you're very special you've seen what happens the violence was branded as a siege by president elect joe biden who warned of the threat to democracy. to storm the capitol to smash windows to occupy offices the floor of the united states senate rummaging through desks on the capitol of the house of representatives threatening the safety of duly elected officials it's the protest it's insurrection. the crowds dissipated once the 6 pm curfew came into force but national guard troops remain to let for potential violence throughout the night. our washington correspondent carolina carolina chinmoy has been following all of this carly in an extraordinary day on capitol hill we know that one person was shot and killed what more can you tell us. all right no capitol hill has been secured the police is there but

but all eyes now turn to incoming president joe biden who on arriving in washington d.c. on tuesday paid tribute to the u.s. has 400000 covert 19 victims. to you we must remember. it's hard sometimes to remember. but that's why we hear it's important to do that as a nation that's why we're here today. the pandemic and the threat of violence means biden will be inaugurated to little pomp and ceremony but satiny and is the flowing in train. we spoke earlier today w. correspondent oversell it in washington has been following developments in the u.s. capitol head of inauguration day america has changed in recent years a country divided a president elect under threat security in washington d.c. has been tightened like never before 25000 soldiers are deployed to guarantee a secure in august ration the whole downtown area is under lockdown there will be no crowds cheering for the new president but the world will be watching as joe biden will be sworn in as 46 president of the u.s. and the international community will hope for the return of multilateralism of international cooper

president joe biden declaring war on the pandemic. today, he unveiled his administration's covid-19 action plan. just a few moments ago, he began by addressing the nation and spoke of the huge challenges that lie ahead to fight to the pandemic. but he assured the american people that help is on the way, that vaccinations will be rolled out across the nation, and that the u.s. will beat covid-19. let's take a listen. president biden: let me be very clear. things are going to continue to get worse before they get better. the memorial we held two nights ago will not be our last one, unfortunately. the death toll will likely top 500,000 next month. cases will continue to mount. we didn't get into this mess overnight and it's going to take months for us to turn things around, let me be equally clear. we will get through this. we will defeat this pandemic. let me be the clearest on this point. help is on the way. today, today i am unveiling a national strategy on covid-19, an executive action to beat this pandemic. this plan reflects the id

joe biden says the tone is positive. we will speak to francois in a just a few minutes france says adieu to face masks and prepares to bid farewell two months of nighttime curfew's in the battle against covid-19 and

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president joe biden gets to work. of his predecessor. george. he's taken his place in the oval office signing a string of executive orders and making key appointments to put his agenda into action also coming up the reaction from europe that. is one of a number of leaders once again have a friend in the white house but she warns it will not all be smooth. and. talks to. close its. new variant of the bar. hello i'm good to have you with us joe biden has been sworn in as the 46 president of the united states and he's already gotten down to work doing some of the policies of his previous administration shortly after entering the oval office president biden signed a stack of executive orders among them rejoining the paris climate accord. reversing an immigration battle on people from several mainly muslim countries is also stepped up measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic and and else key appointments while his democratic party has taken control of congress. on wednesday took the oath of office promising to bring together a divided nation i was

she said that outlook was brightening because of joe biden. both merkel and macron focused a lot less on biden's speech, and more of a battle of the systems between democracies and authoritarians of russia and china. macron stressed at that europe still has to work with russia. merkel stressed that china was needed to solve global problems. both of them sounding cagey about this idea of taking a democratic fight to those authoritarian powers. phil: it does seem that russia and china are going to be big issues on which the u.s. anti-e.u. will have -- and the eu will have different approaches. richard: obviously, these are early days in the administration is just getting started. if we look ahead at the real potential sources of tension between the europeans and the u.s., if the u.s. is moving into a more serious era of confrontation with china and russia, that puts europe in a difficult position, because russia is on their doorstep. with china, germany is its prosperity is heavily dependent on china. it's germany that is heavily dependent on am

president elect joe biden unveils his plan for a massive new stimulus program and other measures to counter what he calls the twin crises of a pandemic and a sinking economy he says the time to act is now. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program the corona virus pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down that's global death toll is expected to hit 2000000 today even as countries race to vaccinate their populations the covert 9000 death toll continues to rise at an alarming rate new strains of the corona virus wish which scientists believe a more transmissible have been blamed for the surge in infections across the world countries are facing a 2nd or even 3rd wave of infection with many. governments tightening even further the lockdowns already in place. one country that's been plunged into crisis by a new strain of the corona virus is the united kingdom there the number of cases and deaths has been skyrocketing since december many hospitals are overwhelmed with coated 19 patients and as a result i'm no longer able to carry out other operations as charlotte charleston pill reports this i

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

how difficult do you think will be for president joe biden to restore lost trust. i think it's it's going to be difficult no doubt but i think you may be better off than most of us think because. half of the voting people in the country 1st of all are on his side and the key i think will be really signs inspirations and communications in the early part of his presidency in the 1st 100 or as he said his the 10 days as it always really has been to his new presidents in the united states it's going to be impossible to solve all the problem if you think about it you know trying to change and share your vision the economy international relations and so on but politically we know what did the trick in the past is really inspiration will he be able to inspire americans across the board 2 things here are against him his agent has a record he's just been around for a long long time so you know really a newbie and newbies are the ones who have been given chances but on the other hand he got into a job that does make him something up and if i may be a moderate successful man

president joe biden at the white house for dinner and talks. we will be going live to their joint news conference in washington. also coming out, at least 15 people in western germany are dead in some of the worst flooding in decades. hundreds of homes are washed away or in ruins. over and out dutch crime reporter has died. he was gunned down on a street in amsterdam. we will take a look at the legacy left behind by the best-known journalist in the netherlands. south africa takes stock of the damage after a week of looting and violence. i am brent goff, jr viewers in pbs and the united states and olivia around the world, welcome. we begin tonight with a beginning of the end of sorts. angela merkel is meeting with joe biden as part of her farewell visit to the united states. this is their last plan to talks before merkel steps down before german elections in september. we will find out more in their joint news conference. we will go to that live as soon as it begins. we have team coverage of chancellor merkel's team. let's talk about the importa

and joe biden $46.00 president of the united states is taking up that challenge. and joining us now from washington is our correspondents tough on zuma. stuck on joe biden's inaugural address was all about unity but the united states seems more divided now than ever how big of a challenge does joe biden face in trying to heal the nation. no our enormous enormous sentence not only because the coronavirus pandemic still raging through the united states tuesday evening 4229 people dead the 2nd highest in a single day. in the united states not only because that because of course there is 75 almost 75000000 people who had voted for donald trump and there is millions out of those who still believe who still believe now is i'm saying this to you and who still believes on the day of the in order a should be for president biden. swore on the his family bible that he is not the legitimate president that he that they were election was stolen they bought totally into the lies of the trump administration and others in the universe that's how bad it is and that's how divided th

how difficult do you think will be for president joe biden to restore lost trust. i think it's it's going to be difficult no doubt but i think you may be better off than most of us think because. half of the voting people in the country 1st of all are on his side and the key i think will be really signs inspirations and communications in the early part of his presidency in the 1st 100 or as he said his the 10 days as it always really has been to his new presidents in the united states it's going to be impossible to solve all the problem if you think about it you know trying to change and share your vision the economy international relations and so on but politically we know what did the trick in the past is really inspiration will he be able to inspire americans across the board 2 things here are against him his agent has a record he's just been around for a long long time so not really a newbie and newbies are the ones who have been given chances but on the other hand he got in job that does make him something. i am he may be a moderate successful man and he's bro

joe biden now faces a very different meeting. on wednesday, he'll sit down with the rochelle vladimir putin at a time of frosty ties between the countries. among the issues of contention, rushes roll in ukraine and its cracked down on opposition. activists at home, a sharp contrast to the cordial meetings in brussels with you leaders, elio and tuesday, whereby an announce the reset of washington agenda. american, we are committed. we have never fully left, but we are researching back and it's overwhelming the interest of things to have a great relationship with a very different than my friends that you and us. and now the truth over the both boeing trade dispute, which will lead to the suspension of billions of dollars in tariffs, the conflict over subsidies to the rival aircraft make of had been going on for 17 years. the decision is seen as a move to join forces to stand up to a more assertive china agreement. we have fall now really opens a new chapter in our relationship because we move from litigation to cooperation on aircr

all 50 us states on high alert in the run up to president elect joe biden's inauguration 25000 national guard troops are being sent in to protect the nation's capital also coming up front brings forward its station wide coronavirus curfew to 16 and thousands of police are standing by in towers to enforce the restriction his face fines or even prison time. and in the bundesliga leipzig missed the chance to go top of the title against both but we'll bring you all the highlights from the full ball for a lot. i'm rebecca has welcome to the program all 50 us states are on high alert this weekend for fear of armed protests against the election of joe biden as president around 25000 national guard troops of being sent to help secure the capital washington day say before wednesday's inauguration it's feared violent extremist groups are targeting the city if they are has also want of possible protests in every state capital. they're heading to washington d.c. from all over the country national guard troops in this case from washington state in the far northwest of the u.s. they'll join thousands

president elect joe biden also campaigned in georgia if the democrats win both seats there they will control both chambers of congress. a final pitch to voters that could reshape politics in georgia and the nation ahead of tuesday's vote democrats raphael warnock and john asaf were confident of victory. georges this is a bit told us to this is this is. just the title to the what will the customer is coming to. both candidates also getting a late assist from the president elect joe biden's ability to implement his political agenda would be boosted by democratic victories here the power the power is learning in your hands unlike any time in my career one story one story can chart the course not just through the next 4 years for the next generation. democrats may also be hoping to capitalize on recent comments from donald trump on sunday audio emerged of the u.s. president pressuring the state's top election official to alter the state's presidential election results citing unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. no not all i want to do is as i use one of the. $11789.00 which is one more

president joe biden took office. only 4000 venezuelans have fled across the border to colombia after clashes between the venezuelan military and a colombian armed group broke out over the weekend i can officially say that in the shelters where displaced people have taken refuge a humanitarian crisis is developing. well joe biden has given his 1st news conference as u.s. president he announced a new updated goal of administrating 200000000 doses of coronavirus vaccines in his 1st 100 days in office and that doubles his original target biden also warned north korea they would be consequences if it is tensions off the test of the new got it mysa and he said u.s. troops would probably not withdraw from afghanistan by the deadline. biden also pushed back against criticism of his handling of a surge of people looking to mark write to the u.s. from mexico biden said the surge was quote normal for this time a few many families with young children or unaccompanied moniz hoping to climb asylum in the united states and thousand

election rally with balance of power in washington at stake joe biden tells voters in the state of georgia they can chart the country's course for a generation by electing 2 democrats to the senate and repeating unfounded claims urges what he calls a republican victory so big the democrats can't steal. also coming up british prime minister boris johnson puts england back into a hard lock down test run a virus infections surge he warns hospitals are under more pressure than it any time since the start of the pandemic. and germany ready to extend its down as leaders meet to map the path through the. hello i'm terry march and good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump has repeated unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud on the eve of a senate runoff election taking place in the state of georgia trump made the claims had an election rally in support of 2 republican candidates trying to fend off a strong challenge by democratic rivals u.s. president elect joe biden also campaigned in georgia if both democrats win both seats they will control both chambers of congress. a final pitch to v

president joe biden announces sweeping new measures to combat the code team crisis he says 10 damage is a national emergency and must be treated as such but he also has a warning things are going to get worse before they get better also coming up. scenes playing out in intensive care units across britain as the country fails to contain the dangerous new variant of the virus government there too is preparing the population for difficult weeks ahead. and india has started vaccinating its population against covert 19 but the rollout has been slow as the government struggles to counter misinformation and questions are raised about the safety of a homegrown vaccine. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us u.s. president joe biden has unveiled a new plan to tackle his country's kovac 1000 emergency announcing the measures on his 1st full day in power he said drastic action is needed it will include tightening rules on wearing masks in public testing will be stepped up and travelers to the u.s. will have to test negative and koren teen on arrival also wants to speed up the vaccinati

all 50 us states on high alert in the run up to president elect joe biden's inauguration 25000 national guard troops are being sent in to protect the nation's capital also coming up from springs full with a nationwide nationwide coronavirus curfew to 6 pm thousands of police are standing by in paris to enforce the restriction rule breakers thanks fines or even prison. and in the bundesliga leipzig missed the chance to go top of the table against bolts but we'll bring you the highlights of the full goal for. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program all 50 us states are on high alert this weekend for fear of protests against the election of joe biden as president in the capital washington around 25000 national guard troops for around the country are being sent in to help secure the city federal states have been responding to urgent request for more manpower before wednesday's inauguration ceremony to be held on the steps of the capitol building it's feared violent extremist groups have targeted washington the f.b.i. has also. and if possible protests in every state capitol. i'm joined no

joe biden says he's ready to confront russia. the u. s. president promises a tough response of brush harms. democracies. he's in the united kingdom to meet with world leaders on his 1st trip since taking office will hear about his ambitious agenda. meanwhile, russia itself edges further away from democracy. moscow court declares elects in a bond, these anti corruption network and extremist group and bars of supporters from election spin a further blow to the opposition movement. and the berlin film festival is back this year's belly. another is the 1st effort to take place under the stars and has an open air celebration of cinema. take a look at us on the program. ah . hello, i'm terry martin. good to have you with us. joe biden is kicking off his purse global tour as president. he's in the united kingdom, where he'll today meet with prime minister board johnson will hear more about his busy agenda from our correspondent in the u. k. and just a moment, but 1st here's how biden began his trip with a message of support for his allies and

joe biden and vladimir putin succeeded in breaking the ice. the 2 leaders met for 3 hours in geneva, over several issues of contention and emerge with a hint at progress. we should be able to cooperate words in our mutual interest and where we have differences i want to present, couldn't understand why i say what i say and why i do what i do and how will respond to specific kinds of actions that harm america's interest. among the issues bite and wanted russia to address with cyber attacks, something puts in denied, being involved and, and when he's american count about brought up human rights on the imprisonment of the russian opposition leader, alexia navarro. me put in, refuse to mention the name of the man in question states. i think julia get that as now. i don't know if this person knew that he was violating russian law or not, but let me check so he should have recognized the weather twice convicted felon. the meeting. they did agree on nuclear arms control, and the 2 countries planned to hold further talks in future. putin suggested bid

joe biden welcomed her release. earlier, he had announced a tougher stance against saudi arabia because of human rights violations. >> she was a powerful advocate for women's rights and this was the right thing to do. >> over the past few years, the crown prince has granted women more freedoms. they are allowed to found companies without the consent of their guardians and the ban on driving has been lifted. but many women are still arrested for standing up for their rights or for criticizing the royal family. brent: i am joined by an ejection american author who has covered the middle east and women -- an egyptian american author who has covered the middle east and women's rights therfor many years. is this a victory for saudi women? >> absolutely. i want everyone to remember that the courage of this woman and all women who came together in may of 2017, their collective courage is the reasothe ban on driving has been lifted. and loujain was such a liability to the saudi regime thathey preferred to release her and ba

biden in or president elect joe biden's power as president so the u.s. senate retirement u.s. senate races there that will decide the balance of power in the house resigning and the democrats that have unfolded house so if the democrats can sweep that and it is looking like maybe that could happen if that happens president elect joe biden would have a lot more leeway in terms of getting his agenda quickly on on wednesday the vote that we can expect in congress what's happening there right so ungenerous 6 we're seeing actually what's usually a formality there they're going to certify these election results we're now seeing a growing number of republicans saying that they will contest those results more than $100.00 republicans in the house over a dozen in the senate it is likely to go no. where though because the democrats control the house and it needs to basically a reject it by both chambers knots not going to happen so regardless of what's happening we are going to see president elect joe biden vice president elect come all his being confirmed and bei

joe biden now faces a very different meeting. on wednesday, he'll sit down with the rochelle vladimir putin at a time of frosty ties between the countries. among the issues of contention, rushes roll in ukraine and its cracked down on opposition. activists at home, a sharp contrast to the cordial meetings in brussels with the leaders early on tuesday, whereby to announce the reset of washington agenda. americans, we are married. we have never fully left, but we are researching. in fact, it's overwhelming the interest of thinking to have a great relationship with a very different my friends that you and us. and now the truth over the both boys trade dispute, which will lead to the suspension of billions of dollars in tariffs, the conflict over subsidies to the rival aircraft makers had been going on for 17 years. the decision is seen as a move to join forces to stand up to a more assertive china the agreement we have followed now really opens a new chapter in our relationship because we move from litigation to cooperation on aircr

president joe biden. he has been urging fellow members to stand up to china's authoritarian policies. the nato chief said china's behavior is concerning but nato does not see china as an enemy. nato leaders also had tough words for russia, saying they are putting moscow on notice over repeated flouting of international law. biden is meeting vladimir putin on wednesday and have this to say about the message he will be bringing. >> i shared with allies what i will convey to president putin, that i am not looking for conflict with russia, but we will respond if russia continues harmful activities, and we will not fail to defend the transatlantic alliance or stand up for democratic values. as allies, we also affirmed our continued support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine. we agreed to keep consulting loosely on nuclear deterrence, arms control and strategic stability. anchor: let's take this to our brussels bureau chief at nato headquarters. good evening to you. the u.s. president, it

president joe biden expresses support for a cease fire between israel and hamas. that says is really airstrikes keep pounding gaza and the fighting enters its 8th day also coming up thousands of african migrants cross from morocco to the spanish territory of say wood in one day they're hoping to start a new life in europe but spanish authorities say they'll be sent back. and south africa ramps up its code with 19 vaccination drive the country with africa's highest credit hours caseload is hoping to ward off a potential 3rd way. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us u.s. president joe biden has told his israeli counterpart that he supports a ceasefire between israel and palestinian militants biden's phone call with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu came as israeli jets unleashed another barrage of airstrikes on gaza palestinian militant group hamas has continued to fire rockets at israeli cities more than 200 people most of them palestinians have been killed in over a week of violence. israeli airstrikes hit gaza early on tuesday morning. it's th

theses stayed up and you live from today promising change in the united states president elect joe biden unveils his plan for a massive new stimulus program and other measures to counter what he calls the twin crises of a pandemic and a sinking economy the time to act he says is now also coming up pick a task for a fee of coronavirus the world marks of a company milestone $2000000.00 deaths and no sign of the pandemic is about eating . i'm rebecca rich as welcome to the program u.s. president elect joe biden has outlined a $1.00 trillion dollar coronavirus an economic recovery plan if passed by congress it will include one trillion dollars for households and over $400000000000.00 to combat a pandemic directly including accelerating current back same programs and support for businesses he has previously promised $100000000.00 vaccines in the 1st $100.00 days of his presidency biden acknowledged his plans high price tag but said the country couldn't afford to do anything else and it's not hard to see there were in the middle of a once in several generations economic crisis with a once in s

congress confirms joe biden at the next president of the united states. republican objections failed to derail the democrats victory over president trump and having refused for so long to accept the result, the president finally pledges an orderly transition of power. that came just hours after an angry pro-trump a mob storm the capital, forcing lawmakers into hiding. outside, police used tear gas to disperse them, shooting and killing one woman. world leaders react with shock at the scenes, angela merkel criticizes president trump for stoking the violence by failing to admit defeat. phil: welcome to the program. u.s. congress has certified joe biden as the winner of novembers residential election after unprecedented washington dc -- unrest in washington see -- washington dc brought them to halt the vote. a mob of president trump supporters forced its way into the capital causing lawmakers to flee. seen here, democrats -- senior democrats and republicans blame the president for stoking the barents -- violence for challenging joe biden's victory with alleg

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

president elect joe biden unveils his plan for a massive new stimulus program along with other measures to counter what he calls the twin crises of a pandemic and a sinking economy he says the time to act is now. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program the coronavirus pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down with global deaths expected to hit 2000000 today even as countries race to vaccinate their populations the covert 19 death toll continues to rise at an alarming rate new variants of the corona virus which scientists believe more transmissible have been blamed for the huge surge in infections across the world countries are facing a 2nd or even a 3rd wave of infections with many governments tightening even further the lockdowns already in place. one country that's been plunged into crisis by a new strain of the coronavirus is the united kingdom there the number of cases and deaths has been skyrocketing since december many hospitals are overwhelmed with coated patients and as a result and no longer able to carry out other operations as charlotte tells them pill reports this is ta

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 let americans in observing a moment of silence to honor the nation's hof 1000000 coronavirus victims today we mark a truly groome heartbreaking milestone. 500000 71. dead. that's more americans who died in one year whose pandemic. than a world war one war 2 in the vietnam war combined. that's more lives lost to this virus than any other nation on earth but as rig knowledge the scale of this mass death in america remember each person and the life they lived joe biden speaking that i was on from washington by that of your correspondent stephanie stephanie in that speech so biden said he wants to reduce the bipartisanship surrounding the pandemic is it too late for the us. know it's not 500000 dead americans are definitely a reason to leave bipartisan and political bickering behind but that was more aimed towards people who are affected by the pandemic or who are still a life their economical votes they or their hardship when it comes to paying rent getting enough food for their kids and so on so that was clearly aimed at what is going on right now in washington that

and joe biden head-to-head with the u.k. prime minister, the man he once called a clone of donald trump. britain says the talks were productive. biden also confirmed the donation of 500 million doses of

for the inauguration of joe biden. sports now following their unexpected elimination from the german cup or earlier this week by in munich boosted their bonus league title ambitions with a win over from her on sunday after their close rivals were all held to droll as the reigning champion secured a victory to extend their lead at the top of the table through a cold and wet often noon in munich was the setting of the reigning champions hosted a fly ball decide on a hot streak coming off a stretch of 5 straight wins in which they've averaged 3 goals per game. but bion have the league's leading goal scorer and they got off the mark off the 7 minutes robert lewandowski setting a new record for the most goals scored in the 1st half of the season $21.00 to his name already. the hosts have the better chances but 5 equalized just after the hour mark as striken eels pays us an extended his record hole of bundesliga goals scored as a substitute a stooping header is $28.00 coming off the bench but by and have the last laugh this

it is the 1st summit for us president joe biden, who is urged a tougher line on china and russia while seeking to repair relations with allies at the meeting. it was cho biden's, fuss nato summit. you may keep your marks off. now please turn and watch the digital tower. and the us president arrived in brussels with a promise to reaffirm the united states commitment to a military alliance. his predecessor viewed with disdain. then it was down to business, identifying old and new threats to the alliance, russia and china, both seeking to drive a wedge in our transatlantic solidarity. we're seeing an increase in malicious cyber activity. it's the 1st time the alliances, brandy, china, a security threat. but leaders also stress that nature, we seeking to work with beijing when it comes to global issues such as climate change. an approach german chancellor, angular macro strongly support was the side of it when looking at cyber threats, hybrid registered on the corporation between russia and china. i believe you just can't ignore china. we shouldn't overstate that in my view. so we have to

joe biden met with survivors who are grieving and looking for answers. they had basic heart wrenching questions. will i be able to recover the body of my son or daughter, my husband, my cousin, my mom and dad. how can i have clothes without being able to bury them? if i don't get the body, what do i do? jim? i want to know that we're with him in the countries and has promised help from the federal government. it includes covering 100 percent of the costs for rescue efforts for $30.00 days, providing temporary housing and expediting baez's for victims. family members from other countries. more rescue teams are also on the way to give relief to cruise, who have been working since last thursday. they're tired and this is taking a toll on them. and so the fact that we now have that search and rescue team from virginia here. and i know we have some more on the way that's going to be helpful. what we just need now is we need a little bit of luck need a little bit of prayers and we would like to be able to, to, to see some miracles happen. it's still unclear wh

capitol on high alert in the run up to president elect joe biden's inauguration 25000 national guard troops are being sent in from all around the country also coming up from brings forward its national mission wind coronavirus curfew to 6 pm thousands of police us standing by in paris to enforce the restriction rule breakers face fines or even prison. and in the bundesliga leipzig missed the chance to go top of the table against cults but we'll bring you highlights of the 4 gold fields. i'm rebecca has welcome to the program every u.s. state is on high alert this weekend due to fears of protests against the election of joe biden as president in the capital washington around 25000 national guard troops from around the country are being sent in to help secure the city federal states have been responding to urgent requests from more manpower before the inauguration ceremony to be held on the steps of the capitol building on wednesday it's feared violent extremist groups are targeting washington if the eye has also warned of possible unrest in all 50 state capitols. i'm joined now by tay

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

house of representatives has passed president joe biden's $1.00 trillion dollars current virus for the coronavirus relief package if approved by the senate next week it would give $1400.00 and most americans a bronze billions more to businesses schools and regional governments the house approval comes just days off of the code 19 death toll in the u.s. supposed 500000 people. i mean mons u.n. ambassador is calling on the united nations to use any means necessary to return elected leaders to power in the country ambassador sure moton made an emotional plea to the international community leaders not to recognize the military regime that seized power this comes as process continue across me and ma. in chile hundreds of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets of the capital sun riot police used water cannon and tear gas against the crowds friday demonstrations have become a regular event as campaign a speak out against inequality in one of latin america's most developed nations. now here in germany a nationwide lockdown measures all in place until march 7th the federal governm

president joe biden chose not to suppress these highly critical this highly critical report earlier we spoke to our washington correspondent all of us a lot and we asked him what this means for the u.s. administration's stance on saudi arabia they're going forward. the report is not new it was actually already finished quite some time ago and then withheld by the trump administration congress at the time altered this report to be published but trump ignored the ruling by congress he had a very friendly position towards saudi arabia here in particular looking at the arms sales the united states is exporting arms to saudi arabia joe biden wants to review this relationship and other relationships between the united states and other countries in the middle east so saudi arabia is one of the u.s. his closest allies and that the by the administration is now accusing the saudi crown prince of murder all the washington polls journalist to jamal khashoggi that will certainly have big implications for their relationship. and syria has condemned u.s. air strikes on its territory as cowardly washi

election president trump has acknowledged he will be handing over power to joe biden and a video published on twitter he also condemned the rioters calling the storming a heinous attack a police officer has died of his injuries following clashes with approach. 2 days late fresh fortifications around the u.s. capitol building. after an angry mob invaded the altar of american democracy. those who attacked journalists. and police and now being attacked by their leader who himself is under intense fire the demonstrators who infiltrated the capital have defiled the seat of american democracy to those who engage in the acts of violence and destruction you do not represent our country and to those who broke the law you will pay we have just been through an intense election and emotions are high but now tempers must be cooled and calm we store. america's next president joe biden lays the ugly insurrection squarely at trump's feet you know unleashed an all out assault on earth the 2 issues of our democracy from the outset and yesterday was about the culmination of that unrelenting attack for protes