united states senate house representatives, elections which they close the gap in the house, a chow was none of that treasure. his name was 1st then we went down the line. governor, senators house representatives. somehow those results wrapped around the same ballot. but the presidential race was flawed. and on the same ballot the same day cast by the same voters the only difference the former president didn't lose those races. he just the last, the one that was his own. finally, the 3rd big lie being told by a former president, supporters said the mob who sought to impose their will through violence or the nation's true patriots. is that what you thought?

when you looked at the mom ran sacking the capital, destroying the property? literally defecating in the hallways rifling through the deaths of senators the representatives hunting down members of congress. patriots. not my view. to me, the true patriots with a more than $150.00 americans and peacefully expressed their vote at the ballot box . the election workers are protected, the integrity of the vote, and the heroes of defendant, this capital. you can't love your country only when you, when you can't obey the law, only when it's convenient. you can't be patriotic when you embrace and enable lies . those a storm this capital and those who instigated and incite it. and those who called

on them to do so, held a dagger at the throat of america and american democracy is come here out of patriotism or principle. they came here in rage. not in service of america, but rather in service of one man. those who incited the mob, the real plotters were desperate to deny the certification of this election. the fire, the will of odors, with their plot was foiled. congress and democrats, republicans stayed. senators, representative staff. they finished their work, the constitution demanded. they honored their oath to defend the constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. look folks. now it's up to all of us. to we the people,

to stand for the rule of law. to preserve the flame of democracy. to keep the promise of america life, the promise is at risk. targeted by the forces that value brewed strength over the sanctity of democracy. fear over hope. personal gain or public good. make no mistake about it. we're living at an inflection point in history. both at home and abroad were engaged and new in a struggle between democracy and autocracy between aspirations, the many and the greed of the few between the people's right of self determination and self and self seeking autocrat. from china rushing beyond their betting, the democracies days are numbered. actually told me democracies too slow,

too bogged down by division to succeed in today's rapidly changing complicated world. and there betty, for betting america will become more like them and less like us. the better in america is a place for the autocrat, the dictated a strong man. i do not believe that that is not who we are. that is not who we have ever been and that is not who we should ever ever be. our founding fathers as imperfect as they were set in motion an experiment that changed the world literally changed the world here in america, the people would rule power would be transferred peacefully. never at the tip of a spear or the barrel of a gun. they committed paper,

an idea that couldn't live up to they couldn't live up to, but an idea it couldn't be constrained. yes. in america, all people are created equal reject of you that if you, if you succeed, i fail. if you get ahead, i fall behind. if i hold you down, i somehow lift myself up, former president who lies about the selection and the mob that attack this capital could not be further away from the core american values. they want to rule or they will ruin ruin what our country fought for it. lexington and concord at gettysburg and omaha beach, seneca falls, selma, alabama. whoa. and what we're fighting for the

right to vote. right to govern ourselves. right to determine our own destiny with rights come responsibilities, responsibilities each other's neighbors. maybe we disagree that neighbor, but they're not an adversary. responsible to accept defeat. then get back in the arena and try again the next time to make your case responsibility to see that america is an idea. an idea requires vigilance stewardship. as we stand here to day one years is january 6th, 2021. the lies the drove, the anger and madness we saw in this place. they have not obeyed. so we have to be

firm resolute and unyielding, and our defense of the right to vote. deb that vote counted some already made the ultimate sacrifice in this sacred effort. jill and i am more in place of business capital rotunda not once but twice the wake of january 6th, once the honor officer brian sic nick who lost his life the day after the attack. in the 2nd time honor officer, billy evans lost his life defending the capital as well. we think about the others who lost their lives and were injured. and every one living with the trauma of that day. those defending this capital to members of congress and both parties and their staffs, to reporters cafeteria workers, custodial workers, and their families. don't get yourself

a pain in scars from that day run deep said many times and it's no more true or real. and we think about the events of january 6th, we are in a battle for the soul of america. a battle and by the grace of god. and the goodness, gracious greatness, to this nation, we will win. blame me and how difficult democracy is. i'm crystal clear out the threats of america faces, but i also know that our darkest days can lead to light and hope from the death and destruction as vice president reference and pro harbor can the triumph over the force of the fascist from the ru, talia bloody sunday,

the edmund paris bridge came historic bony races which so now let's step up. right, the next chapter in american history. regenerate 6 marks not the end of democracy, but the beginning of a renaissance of liberty in fair play. i did not seek this fight brought to this capital one year ago day but i will not shrink from it either. i will stand in his breach. i will defend this nation. i will allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy. we will make sure the will, the people has heard that the battle prevails, not violence. that authority in his nation will always be peacefully transferred. i believe the power of the present z. and the purpose is to unite this nation,

not divide it to let us up and tear us apart. t bout us about us, not about me. deep in the heart of america burns, a flame that almost 250 years ago of liberty. freedom and equality is allowed, lan of kings are dictators, or autocrats where nation of laws of order not chaos of peace, not violence. here in america, the people rule to the ballad, and there will prevails. first, remember together where one nation under god, indivisible, that to day to morrow and for ever at our best, we are the united states of america. god bless you all. may god protect our troops and my god bless those who stand, watch over,

no marks. job. i me him as president there combined speech time from him and also his vice president, common harris. they started talking pretty much the top of the house that was roughly 3536, maybe 37 minutes come le harris, talking initially about how she had been in the capital building on the morning of january. the 6th. she wasn't on capitol hill when the right started when it took place, but she felt for and was worried about her staff inside the building who were literally using filing cabinets to barricade themselves into a safe location. created the decision they're taken by mister biden. and mrs. harris, the speech rights as she was talking about the, the very local picture, the picture that we learned about from people like her people who had lived and worked in and around that building up to the events of gender. the 6,

their experiences of that awful period of a couple of hours, i guess it was when so many police officers were injured to many people lost their lives on that day. and as we've been hearing here on out here in the past couple of hours, the criminal proceedings are still ongoing through the american legal system, mr. bite. and his speech really focused on the big picture, how it was an attack on democracy. he said, our democracy held we the people prevail, he used that expression, those words 3 times the people prevail, he went on to say, we must make sure that such attacks never happen again. he said outside you god's truths about the events of january, the 6th. even during the civil war that never happened, he also pulled no punches when it came to displaying what look like anger. direct, real pointed anger from the u. s. president, your boat and tours. mr. trompe said. mr. trump rallied the mob to attack. he did nothing for hours. this was an armed insurrection. let's talk to mike hannah,

who's there on capitol hill for us. mike, very, very strong words from the president and the vice president exceedingly strong words from president biden, particularly with reference to his predecessor, who, incidentally, he never mentioned by name, referring to him as the former president, but unprecedentedly strong criticism of donald trump and saying that he is spreading lies for profit and power, accusing him of putting the power over principle brown, president biden saying that he just cannot accept. he los our president biden speaking about a battle for the soul of america. one which he says he will win and the country will win. so certainly a very strong speech from the president. also reflecting to that concern about voting rights,

the degree to which they been arrested in several republicans states in the months since january the 6th. as saying that this has got to be rectified, new legislation voting rights legislation has got to be rectified. here we heard as well from the vice president and equally strong speech. and she spoke about how filing cabinets were turned into barricades on that morning of january. the 6th, she also refers to january, the 6th a showing both the fragility and the strength of america's democracy. the people invading the capital, showing its fragility. the fact that after these events, the senate convened and verify the election result showing it strength. so from both the vice president and the president, we had a reflection on that day a year ago. but also looking ahead, looking ahead to what they hope it's a promise of a more vibrant democracy. one that continues to resist the type of event that is

being commemorated to day. mike hannah, they're on capitol hill. mike, thank you for the moment. very much less good. alan fisher, who's outside the white house for us also, and he was talking about fear over hope. he said make no mistake. this is a points of inflection. this is about a battle between democracy versus autocracy. so that's what's at the front of his mind. is that how americans perceive the events of 12 months ago. this was not a speech to bring both sides together. this was joe biden delivering his speech that many people believe he should have delivered to in january or last year, even before he became the president. calling out donald trump for the events of january, the 6th for fueling the people who left the elect. not far from where i'm standing and had a don't constitution avenue towards the capital. and america is still very much divided a debate and can see that he's talking about real facts, real truth,

real history. but many americans around 30 percent of them in fact, believe that there was problems with the election and 2020. and that has been fueled by donald trump and many of his supporters continuing to talk about issues that have never been proven anywhere. remember, donald trump took his claims of fraudulent elections to the courts in the united states and lost more than 70 cases. he contested elections in important states like michigan and pennsylvania, and all of them were thrown out some by trump judges as well. joe biden will not be able to bring many trump supporters into the fold with their speech by suspect that's not what he was planning to do. this was about being forceful about seeing. there is a threat to american democracy and perhaps almost like a variable slap to someone trying to wake them up to get them out of what many

people around joe biden have described as the trump hysteria, that they are in thrall to this man. who as mike hannah pointed out, joe biden said, was willing to put power over principal will at be successful. it's unlikely. and it will, it change what will happen in the mid term elections in 2022 or the presidential election in 2024. again, we can only wait and see how that happens, but there is no doubt that america is politically more divided. know that it has been probably since the 1960s. and there is no sign of people coming together, hands across the aisle, in either the senate or the house and seeing you know, what, that's a really good idea. let's work on that together. if we back up the next minute or so, the alan, when comedy harris was saying that our future cannot be decided, and a quote by some radical faction whose roots run old and roots run deep. i wanted

her to flesh that out, but she didn't. who or what is she talking about there? well, the idea that of what happened in the republican party happened around a donald trump is short sighted. the reality is that the republican party has been moving to the right. some would suggest to the extreme, right? for a considerable period of time, or i think back to or what 6 years ago when a man called richard murdock stood against richard lugar in indiana. i well respected sen. someone who had worked with democrats on many occasions, but richard murdock beat him in a primary for the republican nomination to stand in that senate race, seeing the only compromise i want to see in washington is when the democrats do what we tell them. and he eventually lost that election because that was deemed not palatable to the general electric, but the republican party has been moving in one direction of travel for quite

a while. now there are some like mitch mcconnell who will see their standing against it. there are people like mitt romney who will stand up and call it out. but the reality is there is a core of republican support in the united states who see what donald trump dead. i was happy with it and would quite be quite happy for it to continue. remember, joe biden decided to get involved in this presidential election after the events in charlottesville in virginia. when right wing extremists walk through an american city chanting nazi slogans. and donald trump took a long time to criticize the people involved. and when he spoke out, eventually he pointed out that in his words, there were good people on both sides. that is what made joe biden get into the race . and that was probably the most angry we've seen him until this speech we just saw in statutory hall. but alan, is there a disconnect here between and if,

if we view this through the prism you're talking there about the congressional elections in 2022 and the next us presidential and general election in 2024. when mister biden talks about things like, let's make this a renaissance of democracy and fair play. we are one nation under god. that's a fantastic principle. of course, it is. but the reality of, on the ground on the street, us politics come those congressional elections, particularly when that might be perceived as a chance to judge almost 2 years of president biden and vice president. com la harris will that reflect this idea of let's all work together. let's, let's make america better again. it goes back to the idea of richard. mother can indiana, and there are many people on both sides who see that the only way forward is when we all come together under my ideas,

under the things that we want to do. i. and so the idea of this committee, this coming together of americans and to builder a better united states, exists in theory, but doesn't exist in reality because both parties have their own agendas and they have diverged the, the used to be said that america, for all its faults. busy was in the end, a nation of centrists, and there wasn't that much difference between the democrats and the republicans. i'm not entirely sure that's true. any more. i think both parties have diverged, and while there is still a middle that tries to pull them together, that still tries to, to move things or, and it doesn't seem that that will happen in election time because to win elections, you have to appeal to your base and in both cases, the pieces are there, whereas the parties, me tend to be more there. there was perhaps a bright spot when we had the infrastructure bill that was passed with bipartisan

support. we're for a moment, both people in congress and then the senate realized that their job was not to fight the opposition, but was to do something for the american people. and they came together their arguments about how much it was going to be, how much would be spent, what it would be spend torn, but eventually they came together under a deal. can that continue as you get closer to elections like the midterms? no, they, it, it simply wouldn't happen because that would be handing a political victory to your opponents. if you're buying managed to get something through the house and so american politics remains fractured and this speech that nothing to bring it together. allen, thank you very much. alan fisher corresponded there. so the white house with that, our loan incredibly compelling interesting snapshot of where american politics is. right. thank you. i

to 0, it is 1452 gmc. let's wrap up some other top stories explosions and gunfire being heard and catholic stones, big city almighty. a day after dozens of protest isn't police were killed. a russian led military alliance is deploying troops to context on that has been days of violence. unrest demonstrates a stormed public buildings. the government has been dismissed at a state of emergency is now in force. robin tryst, a walker has this update from to b. c. in ga, the authorities have hit back hards over the past night and into today to re take control of the center of our mattie catholic stones largest city and to retake control of the apple, which it's been concerned was taken over by protesters yesterday. in fact, international flights many international flights not flying into our messy at present because of all of the unrest. we are also aware of gunfire on the

streets. i've seen video unconfirmed, the logs full of bodies of young men, presumably protested the government as described to them as riots is that there is a terrorist act. terrorist acts are being carried out. looting was allowed to happen because there was no security presence on the streets about the past 24 hours. now we're seeing the military coming in the unit. so the police and the government also saying that they have the casualties the moment that stands at 13, according to official source, is 13 security personnel killed and dozens more wounded. so it is, it is looking like, unfortunately, a bloodbath. taking placing cause extended moment in the with the attempt by the government to re take control of the situation. the lower house of the french

parliament has approved tougher cooper, 19 measures after 3 days, often intense debate, the bill would make for vaccination. mandatory for people to for example, eat inside restaurants, good public events will travel on into city trains now goes to the upper house. the lower house has approved those tougher covert 19 measures as natasha butler now explains. it's not a surprise because the government has a majority in the lower house of parliament. the build that now goes to the senate and it may go back to the parliament before probably coming into law in the middle of january. what it means for people is that the unvaccinated population will no longer have access to things like restaurants, cafes, leisure facilities, everyday life for them will certainly become a lot harder now. the bill i was finally approved by the parliament there has to be said of the 3 incredibly in days of debate in the parliament. often chaotic scenes,

overshadowed also by the french presidents rather controversial comments on wednesday when he said that he was going to really taken the screws and go off to unvaccinated people in france. what they are doing is they are betting on this vaccine pass as a way to try and persuade the last they say 5000000 adults are eligible for the faxing to go and get immune eyes and look, they're looking at the record of the current health pause now the health pulse that was put in place by the government last year as persuaded you might say, some 90 percent of people to get vaccinated before that health pulse is necessary to go to restaurants or a bar only 3040 percent of people in france that that they want to get vaccine. as soon as that house was put in place, people rushed to get their jobs. the governments are hoping that's going to be the same thing now that it will force people to go and get vaccinated, whether it will or not. of course, we don't know,

but the health minister did say on wednesday that some 66000 people had actually registered for their 1st dose of a covey vaccine. so they see that as an encouraging sign, thousands of protest is insur dawn back on the streets of the capital again to voice their anger against the military takeover. the security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators marching towards the presidential palace and cartoon protested demanding the military place, no part in any future government. sources have told alger 0, the authorities of arrested several people tennis don about jock of it. she's fighting against deportation out of australia. he arrived to play in a grand slam tournament. but the authorities refused to accept his exemption from pandemic rules. as lawyers are appealing against the decision in court, with the case adjourned until next week. that's it from me, pete, adobe, and the news our team here in dough harcum al has another news are for you on air in a little over. 2 minutes from me is adobe and everyone on the team here in cat. our

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