again, joe biden insisting he will leave it to congress -- leave it in congress' hands. anchor: thank you very much for that. let's discuss democrat efforts to impeach with a professor from american university. he is also the author of "the case for impeachment," and he joins us on skype. always good to have you on. house democrats are planning to introduce these new articles of impeachment against president trump on monday. the first question many people are asking, especially outside the u.s., is why impeach and convict a president who only has a few days left in office? why not ride out 12 days? >> the simple reason is trump needs to be held accountable, for what is arguably the most immoral, despicable, and dangerous act ever committed by a u.s. president. and that is inciting people to storm the capitol, to disrupt the constitutional functions of the congress, to engage in violence that we know no -- that we now know has resulted in five deaths. trump has never been held accountable for anything in his entire life. he needs to be held accountable, a statement needs

correspondent: it was the third executive order signed by joe biden. pres. biden: the commitment i made that we will rejoin the paris climate accord as of today. >correspondent: the biden administration has vowed to reverse the rollbacks of environmental safeguards, including emission standards for cars, power plants, and the oil and gas industry, all seen as key to saving the planet. president trump announcing the u.s.'s withdrawal from the paris accord in 2017. however due to a strict exit timetable stipulated in the agreement, the u.s. only officially withdrew 3.5 years later, the day after trump lost the election. nonetheless, it was an announcement symbolic of the irreversible damage wrought on the planet by the u.s. over the last four years. >> it did have incredible random of nations -- incredible ramifications. we are on an actual emergency timescale. we need to transition our entire electricity system by 80% reductions by 2030. every day that we are delaying that, we are exacerbating the climate emergency. correspondent: the paris accord agreed to b

on the campaign trail, joe biden said he was going to turn saudi arabia into a pariah state. there was criticism of the trump administration for not confronting a home and bin salman, in fact, inviting him to the white house. sitting in the oval office, they talked about arms sales. it was that donald trump said he did not want to jeopardize by confronting mohammed bin salman. also, he needed saudi help inside the middle east for confronting iran, and he did not want to upset that delicate balance, but now, joe biden is freezing out mohammed bin salman, dealing directly with the king, but what is interesting is, like the old proverb says, there's many a slip between cup and lip. both biden and trump came under criticism for not taking action directly against bin salman himself. >> there's going to be a lot of attention paid to what the biden administration doesn't in terms of overall sales. you mentioned the weapon's sales made under the trump administration. i believe they are currently being reviewed. >> exactly. tony blinken says this is about recalibrating the entire rela

security there will stay tight after joe biden's and occupation. the fbi has identified 270 suspects linked to the attack on the capital resulting in the death of five people. more than 80 people have already been charged. in the past when we have covered inaugurations, there's usually by this point some sort of atmosphere of cheer and some degree of optimism that change is in the air, but the words coming from nancy pelosi and washington, d.c., very, very serious. mike: yes indeed. the threats of violence in the days leading up to the inauguration and maybe even beyond, certainly very real according to security officials here in washington, d.c. you have heard nancy pelosi saying there will be an investigation into if some numbers of congress assisted those who stormed capitol building last wednesday. more than 30 lawmakers have sent a letter to the sergeant of arms of the senate and the house, asking for them to investigate how many people were brought into the capital the day before the siege by republican lawmakers. they want to investigate the

, and they are looking in the united states for tougher action from joe biden. what the white house press secretary said in the last couple hours was, joe biden pledged he would engage with vladimir putin diplomatically. that is what this call was about. of the u.s. will retaliate if necessary at the time and place of its choosing. maryam: with the newshour live from london, more still ahead. we meet young directors pitching movie ideas at the world's most amorous film festival. ♪ and the former president of the international olympic committee assures athletes they will have an experience to remember, despite no fans. ♪ >> if you are a lover of thunderstorms, you would have loved the last two or three days, big ones from northern italy through austria and beyond, wrapped around low pressure, this area full of humid air. below is going north into scandinavia, so those thunderstorms are becoming weaker and weaker as they drift into what is still hot weather. coming up behind, still cooler, disappointing weather for some in england and some parts of france. whe

president joe biden signs executive orders to help millions struggling during the pandemic, calling it a national emergency. you're watching al jazeera. coming up. accused of inciting an insurrection, the impeachment trial of donald trump is set to begin next week. growing concerns that a highly contagious u.k. variant of covid-19 may also be more deadly. forced from their hom 2 million peopleisplaced in africa's sahel region. agencies are dangerously overstretched. >> thanks for joining us. millions of americans struggling to pay their rent, bills, and afford food because of the pandemic are set to get an economic boost. president biden has signed two executive orders to fast-track checks to needy families, increase food aid for children, and double minimum wage for federal workers. he says the country is in a national emergency, and is looking for bipartisan support in congress to pass a wider stimulus package worth $1.9 billion. >> i don't believe democrats or republicans are going hungry and losing jobs. i believe americans are going hungry and losing jobs. we have the tools to fix

joe biden is not allowing the vast majority of asylum-seekers to get into the system, allowing them to be processed. only unaccompanied children and out reluctantly the biden administration is allowing in families, mothers and fathers with children under the age of seven but only because mexico is refusing to take those families. anchor: let's go to manuel on the other side of that border in tijuana. we have been hearing lots of rhetoric from the u.s. side of the border. what are you seeing on the ground? reporter: we have been returning to this migrant gap just a few meters away from the u.s. mexico border where there are somewhere between 1000 and 1500 migrants camped out here, some for over a month, others new arrivals. in the time we have been here we have seen a steady flow of people continuing to arrive. this first line of tense we have behind us actually just popped up overnight, and people here are abreast of the news. a lot of folks said they did actually listen to that press conference yesterday where president biden made it very clear that the border is closed, where he said

alan: let's go back to july, and joe biden said then the u.s. was kicking the butt of the covid virus. now the way has is saying it is facing a viral blizzard over the next few weeks. 18 states and washington, d.c. have seen a significant increase in the number of hospitalizations over the last few days, concentrated mainly in the midwest and the northeast. take connecticut, for example, 24 percent increase in the number of people admitted to hospital, and that's just north of new york. also problems in double digits, as well. there's a concern in the white house that the fact is that people have not gone and gotten the booster. for some people haven't even been double jabbed yet. almost 40% haven't gotten the vaccination, and that is where they say the problem lies. a month ago, we were talking about the thanksgiving holiday here in the united states and how billions of people were on the move. it really pales in significance to the number of people that start their travel this weekend for the christmas holidays and the new year break. a lot of

joe biden and vice president kamala harris urged everyone to spike -- to speak of against hate crimes after meeting community leaders in the state of georgia, after eight people were killed in a mass shooting there. six of the victims were women of asian descent, adding to existing fears about a surge of racially motivated attacks during the pandemic. >> they have been attacked, blamed, scapegoated and harassed. they have been verbally assaulted, physically assaulted, killed. documented incidents of hate against asian americans have seen a skyrocketing spike over the last year. hate and violence often hide in plain sight. it is often met with silence. that's been true throughout our history. but that has to change, because our silence is complicity. we cannot be complicit. anchor: let's bring in gabriel with more from washington, dcp the -- washington, d.c. tell us more about what they had to say. >> that's right. the trip was planned before the shooting, to atlanta, and it was supposed to be a celebration of sorts, the u.s. reaching more than 100 million vaccinations, the passing of

joe biden has met governor edwards and other local officials. torrential rain brought widespread flooding and power was cut after a storm hit the coast. at least nine people were killed in louisiana. this caused more flooding with at least 49 people killed across new jersey, new york, and pennsylvania. resident biden has just finished touring a small community 35 miles west of new orleans. he vowed to get power back on as soon as possible. >> i know you are frustrated by how long it takes to restore power. it is dangerous work. 25,000 linemen from around the country have come to help, crews from 32 different states. two of them lost their lives in the process of trying to get power back. we are working 24-7. >> christian is in new jersey. the situation there is pretty grim. >> it was. where i was standing was completely underwater. today, the water is gone but what destruction and death it left in its wake. sadly in this conflict behind me , four people were killed, the highest death toll and all of that is due to the flooding. if you look over

joe biden has been hosting the quad leaders summit. the meeting is covering vaccine production, climate change, and cybersecurity. the meeting is the second recent move seen as a challenge to china's rising power. the announcement of a defense pact between the u.s., u.k., and australia has caused fears of an arms race with china. we are following this in washington. tell us about the expectations from this meeting. what are they like to achieve? >> it's interesting you asked that, because we have been promised all sorts of policy announcements on a range of issues from infrastructure, the semi conductor supply chain, illegal fishing, all of these maritime waterways and so on. so far, we haven't had anything it. the point of this has been another shot across the bow for china. it is getting laughable now in all the bilateral meetings. nobody has used the word china. instead, we get defensive statements like this one from australia. we stand together and wish to be always free from coercion. we get no mention of context for . they are co

on capitol hill a presidential intervention, joe biden arrives to heal already divisions over his infrastructure bill. the former georgian president is detained just hours after arriving back in the country. and a possle covid game changer, the new drug treatment that plans to -- hospitalizations and death. death is about to be fired as barcelona's coach is probably true. he claims the club has shown them a lack of respect by making stories about his future -- leaking stories about his future. ♪ host: hello and a very warm welcome to the newshour. the u.n. secretary general as told ethiopia's prime minister it does not accept his decision to expel seven senior personnel. the foreign ministry claims officials are being expelled for meddling in the internal affairs of the country. the u.n. says it could affect to military operations that help more than 5 million people in that tea great. the explosions came after the a chief said a defective blockade in the region meant there was likely a famine, and a diplomatic editor brings us more on this story from the united nations. reporter: for now of t

president, joe biden, that has been declassified. the coronavirus is first detection in wuhan in 2019, that intelligence can says china's leaders did not know about the virus before the pandemic began. they could not agree on whether it was first transmitted from an animal, or leaked from a lab. biden has blamed china for obstructing investigations. let's go to gabriel and d.c.. a conclusion on the bioweapon three, but perhaps a bit more vague when it comes to whether it was -- the virus was leaked from a lab. >> that's right. that is really what everyone was trying to get in answer to, that key fundamental question that has been creeping up over and over, was it really the virus started from that which market in wuhan? and was a pass from an animal to a person? is that what it was? or was it a leak from the wuhan institute of virology? that is a key question that joe biden wanted answered, that is why in may, he ordered the intelligence community three months, he said i want a report on my want to know where this came from. that is

you heard from joe biden as you play that soundbite that the u.s. support for afghanistan is not ending. what has been made clear is that the united states is withdrawing its forces on september 11. the presence that will remain will not be significant enough if the taliban continues gains. when this meeting occurred, it had come on the heels of news from the u.s. intelligence community that estimates the afghan government could fall as early as next month's after u.s. troops withdraw. the afghan president was asked about this as he met with the defense secretary. he said these types of predictions have been made before and they are false predictions in his view. and he is determined that afghanistan will overcome the odds. there is no question this meeting will -- to overcome those odds, there is a robust support network in place by the united states. it to that end, one other important additional aspect that the white house confirmed today is that those that have supported the united states over the last 20 years, whether they be translators, driv

it has been enough to get joe biden's attention. the u.s. president contacted the ukrainian premier leader. >> it is pictures like this that has got the government in p.m. concerned. -- in kiev concerned. kiev is accusing russia of expanding its military presence in the separatist control regions, as well as the border with crimea to the south. on thursday, ukraine's foreign minister called on moscow "to immediately and unconditionally reaffirm its commitment to political and diplomatic settlement and a cease-fire regime." president joe biden has spoken with the ukrainian leader. the white house says he affirmed the u.s.'s unwavering support for ukraine's sovereignty in the face of russia's ongoing aggression. >> we discussed the situation in detail. president biden assured us ukraine will never be left alone against russia's progression. andrew: russia's foreign minister says -- with the nato defense alliance saying it is concerned about a russian buildup, moscow says the real threat is nato sending troops to ukraine. >> undoubtedly, such a

president joe biden says he is declaring the entire state a disaster zone. there is hope that sustained two pitchers above freezing beginning saturday. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: [sewing machine sounds] ♪ >> hello, this is $1.25. it can buy a small cup of coffee. millions around the world exist on less than this a day. the numbers have gone down, but there is still work. as the world is looking at how to reduce extreme poverty, the spotlight is on women, wherever they have been involved in local communities and economies, huge benefit to the people around them. economists and researchers know that investing in women is not just the right thing to do, it is smart economics, because there is a ripple effect in the wider community, so let's look at how this works on the ground. today, here, one in three women experience domestic violence. it costs $80 trillion a year, health costs and loss contributions to the economy. in brazil one project teaches women the rights and gives them confidence to get out of abusive situations into the economy.

joe biden, the u.s. president of his first foreign visit. both men came to be seen at the helm of efforts to rid the world of climate change and the pandemic. graced with the presence of the queen, what emerges from this leaders gathering, a poster trump consensus, alliances reinvigorated, and meaningful promises of action will determine whether this wealthy club of nations can make a real difference. anchor: a nobel peace prize laureate and representative of the people's vaccine alliance says g7 leaders lack the urgency needed to in the pandemic. -- to end the pandemic. >> there is a whole world having a big crisis. there are 4 billion vaccines needed. they want to have it eradicated by 2022. but what is missing? the whole world needs to come together. this is a life-and-death issue. it is not something that we can wait on. we need to have this total plan. it is not centralized production. anchor: even as leaders met in cornwall, there was a sobering reminder of how urgent a problem is. data revealed the scale of recent construction. more t

is delaying joe biden's massive coronavirus relief bill in the senate. the 1.9 trillion dollar package would go towards vaccines, emergency payments, and help for the unemployed. it narrowly passed its first hurdle but senators are now arguing over competing proposals . the package of existing relief measures expires next week. those were the headlines. more news on al jazeera. stay with us. ♪ >> when we talk about reproductive health, it's a very sensitive area. what we try to do is get community. people respond to it. ♪ >> let me show you something. this iswhere i live, it's a verl cup of coffee. millions of people around the world exist on less than this amount today. the numbers have gone down. there's a lot of work to be done. at a time when the world is looking at how to reach its extreme poverty, the spotlight has been turned on women. they have the opportunity to be actively involved in their local communities and economies. huge benefits to the people around them. investing in women pays off. it's not just the right thing to do, it is smart

. >> if i had to box somebody, my easiest bite would be joe biden -- fight would be joe biden. very quickly. i would like to take in behind the bar, he would be in trouble. i think biden would go down in the first few seconds. >> he is never short of things to say, could be some interesting commentary for that fight. >> thank you, gemma. that is it for the news hour but i will be back in a couple of minutes with a full listen for you, stay with us. bye for now. ♪ ♪ >> one of the world's most powerful and dangerous criminal enterprises central to the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people and behind the deaths of many more. exceptional access to some of its key players reveals the inter-workings of an organization known to many as the blood alliance. inside the cartel, part one of a two part investigation, people in power on al jazeera. >> with more than 200 million cases of covid-19 worldwide, governors -- governments battling fresh waves of the virus and new arians. >> there has been a surge in back -- vaccine appointed's. >> from the human cost you more, al jazeer

that story later in the program. ♪ as president joe biden has described the gun violence as a stain on the country. this comes in the wake of the latest mass shooting in which eight fedex workers died. the gunman was later identified as a 19-year-old former employee. [siren wailing] reporter: another corner of america the scene of yet another mass shooting, this time at a fedex facility in indianapolis. a gunman, opening fire late thursday night, killing workers outside the car park, before going inside to kill others, and that himself by friday morning. , police were. still trying to piece together the motives of the gunman details remain scarce. >> he got out of his car and pretty quickly started some random shooting outside of the facility. there was a confrontation with anyone that was there, no disturbance, no argument, he just appeared to randomly start shooting and that begun in the parking not. and then he did go into the facility for a brief period of time. reporter: overnight, workers' families gathered and waited too. united with relatives on shift. compounding the anguish,

president joe biden is called for a meeting for cease fire. the senators unanimously recalled for the removal of -- what is happening amounts to ethnic cleansing. if you be a has warned -- strong economic sanctions if the fighting continues but it as disability -- dismissed -- farming essentials like seeds and fertilizer are running low. >> the situation hazardous alive. we all left our homes with nothing and our children have been exposed to different diseases. all of the children and women are hiding in the mountains. reporter: united nations say they are facing famine if the fighting does not stop. host: red cross fears that famine could lead to severe long-term food shortages an estimated one million displaced people are relying on the support of health communities who already have limited resources. many have lost what they had two litters. and national committee of the red cross analysis found that families who cannot afford to eat two meals a day will soon have to cut back to one meal a day in the violence is making it difficult for peo

president joe biden has called on global leaders. he laid out how the u.s. will achieve the target of cutting carbon emissions and half by 2030 which he announced on thursday. he invited advisors and business leaders to flesh out what he believes is a valuable economic opportunity of tackling the crisis while creating new jobs. among them was bill gates who urged leaders to work together. >> we need to develop and deploy through technologies that allow us to eliminate emissions throughout the physical economy. we need to tap the power of markets to deploy these innovations back finding creative ways to finance technologies and by leveling the playing field so they can compete with fossil fuels. third, governments and corporations need to adopt policies that will make it faster and cheaper to meet the transition and leaders will need to reward those who take difficult steps. >> other stories are following u.s. -- construction of a pipeline in memphis. some have called the proposed project a case of environmental racism. our reporter joins us from memphis, ten

president joe biden signed an executive enabling the sanctions. they will see their assets in the u.s. frozen. they'll also be prohibited from doing business with american citizens. treasury secretary janet yellen said in a statement that her department is prepared to take additional action if myanmar's military does not change course. the u.s. commerce department says it has restricted the export of sensitive items to myanmar's security authorities. a seventh straight day of mass rallies against the coup saw protesters gather outside the japanese embassy in yangon. they want tokyo to follow washington's lead by slapping sanctions on the military's leaders. >> translator: we want the japanese government to support us. >> translator: we need help from japan to bring the military down from the political arena. >>> moving on to an olympic controversy. the organizing committee for the tokyo games is officially looking for a new president after mori yoshiro resigned over his demeaning comments about women. >> translator: my inappropriate remarks have c

joe biden welcoming those who worked alongside u.s. forces to the u.s., 221 people on board that flight. the monsoon rains have triggered landslides, sweeping away bridges and roads in northern india, killing at least seven. 160 have died across the country because of torrential downpours in the past week. unicef is warning more than 100,000 children could suffer life-threatening acute malnutrition in the next 12 months unless aid is allowed into the ethiopian region. it is saying half of all pregnant and breast-feeding women are acutely malnourished, leaving babies prone to sickness. fighting between the ethiopian government and the people's liberation front has intensified since they captured much of the region last month. most of the aid is now blocked and agencies are warning of a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. >> tens of thousands of people have been displaced. food stores have been looted. without sufficient humanitarian assistance, malnutrition will rise above the already alarming levels, leading to mortality among the vulner

anchor: joe biden celebrates america's hiring spree after companies report the most new jobs in 10 months. fears a hurricane could destroy what is left of a partially collapsed condo in sorter where more than 120 people are still missing. and a costly mistake from a gold-medal favorite before the olympic games. why this sprinter will not compete in her main event in tokyo. ♪ the official death toll from coronavirus in india has passed 400,000. 850 deaths were recorded on friday. experts believe the real number of debt could be as high as one million with a possible third wave of infections looming. as the new delta-plus variant emerges, there is a plan to vaccinate almost one billion people by the end of the year. in indonesia, they are proposing a raft of measures because of infections there. restrictions on air travel and dining are among the new rules taking effect from july 20. there were a record 539 deaths on friday. hospitals in the carter and other parts of java were operating more than 90% capacity. brazil has been one of the worst hit countries worldwide. the daily death rate

biden and the iraqi prime minister. our correspondent patty culhane has more in washington. patty: the iraq foreign minister came here to the state department to meet with the secretary of state. they spoke to the media, but didn't make news. that is expected monday when iraq a posthumous prime minister heads to the white house to meet with president biden. they are expected to announce that will take all u.s. troops out of iraq by the end of this year. but the foreign minister has been telling the pressing needs the u.s. military to do intelligence, surveillance, to do training, for airpower. and while airpower is combat, that is pretty much u.s. troops are doing in combat right now. sources in the pentagon say they don't expect numbers are going to change much. right now, they have 2500 troops in iraq. but they are not only supporting the mission in iraq, the are supporting 900 or so u.s. troops in syria. we don't expect that mission is quick to change much. this is being seen widely as a political move to try and hel

joe biden is due to sit down with vladimir putin later this month and a one to one face to face summit. you can guarantee cyber attacks will be close to the top of the agenda. anchor: villages in indonesia are saying they found a stranded boat carrying 81 rohingya muslims refugees. they left the camp in bangladesh after suffering engine troubles. nine people died during the trip. they were refused entry in malaysia to -- due to coronavirus restrictions. thousands have fled violence in myanmar over the last four years. denmark's decision to open a refugee center in a foreign country has angered human rights groups and the eu. they will process asylum claims in an unspecified nation outside europe which will also allow them to transfer refugees there. the u.n. refugee agency says politicians are trying to abandon response ability towards asylum-seekers. denmark has some of your strength test immigration laws. -- europe's toughest immigration laws. these special envoy to afghanistan is made his first visit to the country. female students who survived a bomb attack to their schools last mo

president joe biden urged congress to back his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan. the house of representatives approved the budget blueprint and democrats want to pass a final version by the end of the month. the american economy's struggling to recover, with 10 million jobs lost at the start of the pandemic still not replaced. here's can really help it. -- kimberly halkett. kimberly: it's a nearly $2 trillion economic plan to revitalize the u.s. economy, decimated in march because of covid-19. biden's plan includes direct payments to struggling americans, of $1400. unemployment benefits would be extended until september. it would provide working relief to middle-class americans, particularly communities of color, disproportionately harmed by the pandemic. >> we want to be very clear on this point. it's better economics, not only addresses the immediate crisis. it's better for the long-term economic health of our nation and our competitiveness. kimberly: still, republicans and democrats are unable to agree on details, so democrats have cut republicans out of the pr