welcome to bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: president biden urges world leaders to unite and fight —— dozens of people hurt in violent clashes in east jerusalem during rival demonstrations by palestinians and the far rightjewish group. there are running battles now between the palestinians and the israeli security forces. they are trying to move them back here but that's done grenade... —— that stun grenade... president biden urges world leaders to unite and fight climate change together as he pledges to cut us emissions by 50% of past levels by 2030. this is the decisive decade. this is the decade we must make decisions that will avoid the worst consequences of the climate crisis. the funeral of daunte wright, a black man shot dead after a routine traffic stop,

has been taking place in the us city of minneapolis. well, we come today as the air fresheners for minnesota. we are trying to get the stench of police brutality out of the atmosphere. india's covid crisis — the country records the world's highest ever number of new infections in a day. # bye—bye, baby. # baby, goodbye. and the lead singer of the bay city rollers, les mckeown, has died at the age of 65. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe.

dozens of people have been hurt in clashes in eastjerusalem amid rival demonstrations by palestinians and a far right jewish group. there were confrontations between the two sides and between palestinian demonstrators and the israeli police, who were trying to keep the groups apart. tom bateman reports from jerusalem. these tensions have been bubbling one night after night but this evening it feels more angry, it is more organised and this seems like a culmination. they are from a far right jewish ultranationalist group. jewish ultra nationalist group. there jewish ultranationalist group. there has been a spate of race hate incidents injerusalem with palestinians hitting or

abusing ultraorthodoxjewish abusing ultraorthodox jewish people abusing ultraorthodoxjewish people and posted on tiktok. and far right israeli youths have been chased and assaulted, some palestinians in the street. that's the sound of stun grenades at the moment as the israeli security forces here have been clashing with palestinians and it is only a couple of hundred yards from where the far right ultranationalistjewish group ultra nationalist jewish group has been ultranationalistjewish group has been trying to get to. there are running battles now between the palestinians and the israeli security forces and they are trying to move them back here. that stun grenade... this is damascus gate, the holy month of ramadan for muslims, many gather here in the evenings. they have been complaining that the police have been stopping them gathering here. the police say they were simply trying to ease they were simply trying to ease the flow of pedestrians through

their this has really been at their this has really been at the centre of these tensions over recent days. tom bateman on the streets ofjerusalem and we will keep you across exactly what is taking place. the un secretary—general antonio guterres has claimed "the tide is turning for action" after a number of world leaders, including president biden, made new pledges to cut emissions on the opening day of a global climate summit. the us, canada, japan and south korea all announced revised targets but two of the biggest emitters, india and china, made no fresh commitments. the latest data shows china is the world's biggest emitter of carbon dioxide estimated at 28% in 2019, the us was second at 15% and india was third at 7%. 0ur science editor david shukman reports. here isjoe here is joe biden�*s here isjoe biden�*s pledge. here is joe biden's pledge. the united states _ here isjoe biden's pledge. tie: united states sets out on the road to cut greenhouse gases in half, in half by the end of this decade. that's where we're

headed a nation. and that's what we can do if we take action to build an economy that's not only more prosperous but healthier, fairer and cleanerfor the entire but healthier, fairer and cleaner for the entire planet. you know, these steps will set america on a path of net zero emissions in the economy there no later by 2050. we're joined now by nathaniel keohane in new york city. he's the senior vice president for climate at environmental defense fund in the us, and served in the white house as special assistant to former president barack 0bama. thank you very much for coming on the programme.— thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you for havin: on the programme. thank you for having me- _ on the programme. thank you for having me. starting _ on the programme. thank you for having me. starting with - on the programme. thank you for having me. starting with these i having me. starting with these ledaes having me. starting with these pledges to _ having me. starting with these pledges to cut _ having me. starting with these pledges to cut emissions - having me. starting with these pledges to cut emissions by i having me. starting with these l pledges to cut emissions by 5096 pledges to cut emissions by 50% from joe biden from 2005 levels and other pledges as well from other countries. in your opinion, are they achievable? yes, and i think i will start by saying the pledge made by president biden, this new target, is both ambitious and

achievable. it is ambitious, it moulds the us actually into the top tier of countries globally in terms of ambition which of course is not where the us has been the past few years. it is also achievable. we performed, the environmental defence fund, a number of analysis and others have published similar, showing there are multiple pathways to get to the 50%. it means deep cuts in the power sector and electrifying transportation and cutting methane from oil and gas but it is achievable and there is a number of pathways to do it. ., _ there is a number of pathways to do it. ., ., , ., to do it. you say a number of pathways _ to do it. you say a number of pathways because _ pathways because lots of people watching, especially in the us, will be thinking right, i may be behind this target but i perhaps don't want to give up my car, i want to carry on eating meat. what is the sacrifices that will need to be made? �* . . , ., sacrifices that will need to be made? a ., , ~ i. made? actually, i think you heard president _ made? actually, i think you heard president biden - made? actually, i think you i heard president biden talking about the vision of the way the people's lives will be better in a low carbon economy,

talking about cleaner air, healthier communities, jobs, building electric vehicles, laying the power grid of the zist laying the power grid of the 21st century. i think we are seeing globally that the world is headed towards a clean energy economy and it means for america to compete in the 21st century, it needs to lead as well on that clean energy economy and i think that is a lot of what you've heard from president biden so this is about outcomes that will improve people's lives, a better and healthier and cleaner environment, not only for our children but for ourselves in the coming decade. the other thing that people are often a bit reluctant about is making sacrifices in their own countries when they see, for example, china, india not signing up to the same kind of cut. , ., cut. yes, well, i think the question _ cut. yes, well, i think the question of _ cut. yes, well, i think the question of china - cut. yes, well, i think the question of china is - cut. yes, well, i think the l question of china is critical, it is the world's largest emitter and i think it was an opportunity or there is an opportunity or there is an opportunity for china to do more. resident xijinping

talked about controlling new coal—fired power plants, promoting green investment in the belt road initiative which is china's massive infrastructure initiative —— president. i think the world needs to see more in terms of near—term, concrete actions to get to what the president has said, will be carbon neutrality by 2060 —— belt and road. last weekend john curry travelled to shanghai with his chinese counterpart and there was a sign of cooperation and co—ordination there, rising signs that i think after four years of impasse, the two largest emitters can get back together and co—operate on climate. together and co-operate on climate. . . together and co-operate on climate. ., ., ., ., ., climate. nathaniel keohane, a hue climate. nathaniel keohane, a huge issue _ climate. nathaniel keohane, a huge issue and _ climate. nathaniel keohane, a huge issue and i _ climate. nathaniel keohane, a huge issue and i wish - climate. nathaniel keohane, a huge issue and i wish we - climate. nathaniel keohane, a| huge issue and i wish we could talk more but unfortunately we cannot. thank you for coming on the programme. cannot. thank you for coming on the programme-— in minnesota, hundreds of people have attended the funeral of daunte wright — the 20—year—old who was shot dead by police near minneapolis. the usjustice department announced a federal investigation into the city's police department on wednesday — the day after derek chauvin was convicted for the murder of george floyd.

from minnesota, here's the bbc�*s lebo diseko. it's a moment no parent should have to endure — daunte wright's mother and father arriving at his funeral. mourning with them, the community in which he lived and was loved. i never imagined that i'd be standing here. the roles should be completely be reversed. my son should be burying me. sobs. my son had a smile that was worth a million dollars. when he walked in the room, he lit up the room. he was a brother, a jokester and he was loved by so many. he's going to be so missed. daunte leaves behind six siblings and a son, dauntejr. i didn't get to tell him i loved him before he left. he didn't deserve this.

minneapolis. here, too, the families of george floyd and others of black people killed by police, lending their support to another enduring a pain they know all too well. daunte wright's life mattered! all repeat: daunte | wright's life mattered! it's almost two weeks since daunte was shot dead by police during a traffic stop. the officer, kim potter, says she meant to use her taser. she has since resigned and been charged with manslaughter. the wright family says this was murder. they want her charged and convicted as such. they said that, well, the real reason they stopped was because his tags had expired. well, i come to minnesota to tell you your tags have expired. applause. your tags of racism has expired.

your tags of police brutality has expired. daunte's death has raised questions yet again about the value of black life in america, how it is that something so routine as an expired tag on a licence plate can result in the death of a brother, son and father. lebo diseko, bbc news, minneapolis. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: tributes to the bay city rollers' front man les mckeown, who's died at the age of 65. we take a look at what made the tartan—clad scottish singer such a star. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought that they would actually go through with it. choir singing

one of the most successful singer—songwriters of all time, the american pop star prince has died at the age of 57. i was — it's hard to believe it. i didn't believe it. we just — he was just here saturday. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions. a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift—off of the space shuttle discovery with l the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. | this is bbc news. the latest headlines: dozens of people have been hurt in clashes in eastjerusalem amid rival demonstrations by palestinians and far right

jewish activists. president biden promises to cut america's carbon emissions by at least half of past levels before the end of this decade. he called on other leaders at a virtual climate summit to take decisive action. india's coronavirus outbreak is getting worse and hospitals in the indian capital delhi have run out of oxygen to treat seriously ill covid patients. india has reported the biggest daily rise in infections of any country since the pandemic began — nearly 315,000 cases — and it's feared this second wave hasn't even peaked yet. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports. the scale of india's loss is becoming hard to comprehend. thousands dying every day, each pyre a family in grief. and for some, it's turned to anger.

my father is now dead. he was cold—blooded murdered. nobody else helped me. i called each and every hospital. i called all the oxygen suppliers. nobody helped me. harshit�*s father vinay srivastava was a journalist. like so many others in india, he'd made a desperate plea on social media to find a hospital bed. ..he tweeted. a day later, his oxygen had dropped to 31. ..he begged. the last photo he shared, his finger attached to an oximeter showing a dangerously low reading. five hours later, he died. covid—i9 is crippling india's health care system. people are struggling to find icu beds, and oxygen is in short supply. we are the doctors,

we are the hospital, we are supposed to give life. if we cannot give them oxygen even, we're in the situation where the patient will die. in delhi, dozens queued to buy oxygen canisters for their loved ones. today, many hospitals in the capital were perilously close to running out. this man's family spent the day searching for oxygen for him. his niece told me relatives drove five hours to find supply for today. they'll have to do the same again tomorrow. i can't imagine what his daughter, who's younger than me, my cousin, and his son, they must be going through right outside the hospital. they're stationed outside and running here and there at every lead to fill a cylinder or to get their oxygen.

a desperate second wave which many health experts believe could be down to a new strain of the virus — one they fear is more infectious and deadlier. rajini vaidyahathan, bbc news. the us senate has passed legislation to tackle the rise in violence and discrimination against asian americans. 94 senators backed the proposals — only one, republican josh hawley, voted against. attacks on asian americans increased during the covid—i9 pandemic — the measures will now be put before the house of representatives. here's senate majority leader, chuck schumer. passing this bill should send a message to the country that should be all too obvious by now. hate crimes will not be tolerated and federal law enforcement will do everything in its power to detect, deter and if necessary prosecute crimes to the full extent of the law. let's get more from our north america correspondent david willis who's in los angeles. why the need for this

legislation?— why the need for this leaislation? , ., , , legislation? lewis, a survey conducted _ legislation? lewis, a survey conducted in _ legislation? lewis, a survey conducted in the _ legislation? lewis, a survey conducted in the last few i legislation? lewis, a survey - conducted in the last few weeks found that about a third of asian—americans lived in fear of being attacked and 80%. the violence against them as a group was increasing. a group which monitors these things said it had received close to 3800 complaint over the course of the last year, basically over the course of the pandemic. largely it is verbal attack, if you like, but they have been some physical assaults and even some deaths. some activist blame this in part, at least, on the rhetoric of the former president donald trump who was referring to the coronavirus, of course, as the china virus or their kung flu. there is another thing here and thatisitis there is another thing here and that is it is very difficult to bring hate crime prosecutions of this kind because in order to do so, prosecutors have to

prove bias and that is something that can be quite difficult to prove. so the hope is that this legislation will make that easier, it will set “p make that easier, it will set up a platform people to report cases of hate crimes and it will also designate a single individual at the us justice department that will look into usa crimes against asian—americans. the fear of the asian american community is that this sort of jittery and this sort of discrimination will be a legacy either of the former president or of the coronavirus pandemic itself. it is a rare example of bipartisanship, this bill, in a deeply divided congress. we heard chuck schumer say there that it sends a signal that such hate crimes will not be tolerated in this country and the legislation will now go to the legislation will now go to the house of representatives which is expected to approve it, and then to the president to be signed.— it, and then to the president to be signed. let's get some of

the day's other news. russian military commanders have been ordered to pull their troops back to base, in an apparent de—escalation of tension around ukraine. the russian defence minister said that soldiers had demonstrated their ability to defend the country and could return to barracks on friday. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has welcomed the news. doctors of the jailed russian opposition activist alexei navalny have urged him to end his hunger strike immediately. the five physicians, who've been denied access to him in prison, say they've been shown the results of medical tests conducted on tuesday. in a letter published by russian media, they say problems with his kidneys and nervous system suggest that if the hunger strike goes on even for a little longer, they will unfortunately have no—one to treat.

elon musk has launched a $100 million prize to coincide with earth day to find new ways to remove carbon and put the brakes on global warming. it comes as many countries mark this annual environmental day in their own way, as mark lobel reports. a dazzling display for earth day. buddhist monks on zoom congregate virtually and 300,000 candles. we congregate virtually and 300,000 candles. we came up with the theme, _ 300,000 candles. we came up with the theme, cleanse - 300,000 candles. we came up with the theme, cleanse the i with the theme, cleanse the mind, cleanse the world, which is to remind people to cleanse their minds before they start cleaning the world. but their minds before they start cleaning the world.— their minds before they start cleaning the world. but time is ofthe cleaning the world. but time is of the essence _ cleaning the world. but time is of the essence is _ cleaning the world. but time is of the essence is the _ cleaning the world. but time is of the essence is the world - of the essence is the world gets hotter. it of the essence is the world gets hotter-— of the essence is the world gets hotter. if we are to live u . gets hotter. if we are to live u- to gets hotter. if we are to live up to our— gets hotter. if we are to live up to our promises - gets hotter. if we are to live up to our promises and - up to our promises and commitments in the paris agreement �*s, we have to end fossil fuel agreement �*s, we have to end fossilfuel subsidies, stop new fossil fuel subsidies, stop new exploration fossilfuel subsidies, stop new exploration and extraction, completely divest from fossil fuels and keep the carbon in the ground. now.—

fuels and keep the carbon in the ground. now. there is also another way — the ground. now. there is also another way to _ the ground. now. there is also another way to fight _ the ground. now. there is also another way to fight global - another way to fight global warming. by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or ocean. with technology to do so, not yet commercially viable, there is now a big incentive to discover a way that is. ., ., ., ., ., ~ that is. you are going to talk about the — that is. you are going to talk about the launch _ that is. you are going to talk about the launch of - that is. you are going to talk about the launch of the - that is. you are going to talk. about the launch of the biggest prize ever? $100 million prize for carbon capture. it prize ever? $100 million prize for carbon capture.— for carbon capture. it will be aood to for carbon capture. it will be good to frame the _ for carbon capture. it will be good to frame the debate i for carbon capture. it will be l good to frame the debate and understand 0k, what things are really— understand 0k, what things are really going to move the needle, how much are they reaiiy— needle, how much are they really going to move the needle? if we're talking about tens_ needle? if we're talking about tens of— needle? if we're talking about tens of millions of tons of carbon, _ tens of millions of tons of carbon, in what form will it be? — carbon, in what form will it be? wiii— carbon, in what form will it be? will it be stable over time? _ be? will it be stable over time? and like, what is it going _ time? and like, what is it going to _ time? and like, what is it going to cost you humanity to do? _ going to cost you humanity to do? it— going to cost you humanity to do? , ., ., going to cost you humanity to do? ,., ., ., , do? it is all part of a mindset to protect — do? it is all part of a mindset to protect what _ do? it is all part of a mindset to protect what we _ do? it is all part of a mindset to protect what we have, i do? it is all part of a mindset to protect what we have, likej to protect what we have, like this river running through sao paulo. 0nce strewn with trash, now welcoming back some familiar faces after a big cleanup welcomed by the wider

community, too. from cleaning up community, too. from cleaning up beaches in israel and australia, too appealing to political and industrial leaders to clean up their act in tokyo and jakarta. it is a call for action from all corners of the earth. mark lobel corners of the earth. mark lobel, bbc news. the bay city rollers singer les mckeown has died suddenly at the age of 65. the band, which had hits with tracks like bye bye baby and shang—a—lang experienced a level of fan hysteria similar to the beatles in the uk and the us during the 1970s. let's take a listen. # bye — bye # bye—bye baby.

adored by teenagers, who copied the rollers' tartan look, they became one the biggest pop sensations the uk has ever seen. they were hugely successful, selling more than 120 million records worldwide and, according to some, the invention of boy bands became an industry, thanks to the bay city rollers. earlier i spoke to music production —— producer sean mclusky. production -- producer sean mclusky— production -- producer sean mclus . , , . mclusky. definitely a difficult time. i mclusky. definitely a difficult time- i met — mclusky. definitely a difficult time. i met les _ mclusky. definitely a difficult time. i met les in _ mclusky. definitely a difficult time. i met les in his - time. i met les in his wilderness years, after his global success, after egg solo career injapan when he was backin career injapan when he was back in the uk after taking the world by storm. and starting a new life for himself. i always knew about his cultural significance and i was really aware of his history because growing up as a kid, i saw him on top of the pops and i saw

his weekly tv show on the tv, loads of screaming girls, it was incredible. i knew him just as a friend and i knew his family and he has been, it has been a really tough couple of days, yeah. been a really tough couple of days. yeah-— days, yeah. you reference to the screaming _ days, yeah. you reference to the screaming girls - days, yeah. you reference to the screaming girls will i days, yeah. you reference to the screaming girls will be i days, yeah. you reference toj the screaming girls will be as kind of difficult for people who weren't there at the time, just to appreciate the level of hysteria and that kind of cultural significance. hysteria and that kind of culturalsignificance. it cultural significance. tit hadn't happened cultural significance. it hadn't happened since the beatles and that's why when the rollers had that reaction, it was called roller mania and much the same as the beatles were called beetle mania, the fan adulation. it was the first time it had happened since the beatles so it really did make a big impact on england. but! beatles so it really did make a big impact on england. and the aood big impact on england. and the good looks. _ big impact on england. and the

good looks, the _ big impact on england. and the good looks, the fashion, i big impact on england. and the good looks, the fashion, the i good looks, the fashion, the catchy tunes, you can really see why it was so successful. it caught the zeitgeist, it was a part of glam rock which was a strange moment in british music history that came out of the great england of the early 70s —— grey england. when les joined the rollers, he sparked up joined the rollers, he sparked up a band that had been around for a little while. he took over a singer that had left the band and in 73 took it to dizzy height, huge global hit singles. it was part of the glam rock movement, definitely, and it gave a lot of colour to and it gave a lot of colour to a dismal country at the time.

sean mclusky, sharing his memories of his friend. that is it from me. i'm lewis vaughan jones, i'm lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news. hello. we're seeing big temperature differences from night to day at the moment. we started yesterday morning at around —6 in a few spots. thursday afternoon, under clear skies, sunny skies, you can see from the satellite imagery, we got to 17—18 degrees. problem is, as soon as you lose that sunshine, the temperatures plummet again. and this morning, another widespread frost across the country, maybe as low as —3 or “4 in some spots of england and south—east scotland. frost—free towards the north but that's because we've got more cloud, even though we're under this same area of high pressure. that's what's keeping things dry at the moment. but around it, we are seeing some blustery conditions, particularly towards the far south and the west. most, though, light winds through friday, early morning mist and fog patches quickly clearing. that cloud stubbornly persistent across the far north—east of scotland, maybe a few showers for shetland. high cloud may turn the sunshine hazy in one or two spots, but overall, it's a sunny day for many. a windy one, though,

through the english channel and the south—west. the winds could gust in excess of a0 mph, whipping up some rather choppy seas, and that will limit the temperature rise here to between around 12—14 degrees for many. it may get up to 18 on the north coast of devon and around these western areas — 18 celsius quite possible. northwest england, north wales could get to around 20 degrees during the afternoon. but for all, just about, away from where we've got the cloud in the north—east of scotland, it's going to be a day of high tree pollen. now, as we go into friday evening and overnight, we could see the odd mist or fog patch form. the cloud still there in the far north—east of scotland, but for most, it's clear skies into the weekend. and high pressure is still there as we start it. now, with that high pressure strengthening a little bit to the north—east of us, it does mean the winds across the south and the west will start to strengthen

a little bit more, so it will be another blustery day across southern and south—western areas of the uk. breeze picks up a little bit for the rest of us. still some cloud in the north—east of scotland. a bit of patchy cloud forming elsewhere but for most it's another sunny day. cool down some of those eastern coasts, but in the west, we could still get up to around 17—18 degrees. the frost becoming less abundant as we go through this weekend as the breeze picks up. and it will pick up further into sunday, bringing more cloud across the country. cloudiest of all, central and eastern parts of england, best of the sunshine in the west, with the highest of the temperatures. but a cool day down those eastern areas, especially where the cloud lingers. and there'll be more cloud and cooler conditions next week, too.

this is bbc news. the headlines: dozens of people have been hurt in clashes in eastjerusalem amid rival demonstrations by palestinians and far right jewish group. there were confrontations between the two sides and palestinian demonstrators and the israeli police who are trying to keep the groups apart. joe biden has pledged to more than halve the united states' carbon emissions by the end of the decade. the president set the ambitious target during a global video summit, with many other world leaders also promising to make big reductions. hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of a young black man who was shot dead by police in the us city of minneapolis. daunte wright was killed during a routine traffic stop. the service in minneapolis heard impassioned appeals for police reform.