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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. president biden hits the road to sell his sweeping economic plans to the nation. first up, georgia, a state he narrowly flipped in november. this is the scene live in duluth where mr biden is due to appear at a "getting america back on track" rally, marking his hundredth day in office. turkey imposes its first nationwide lockdown in an effort to curb a surge in covid—19 infections and deaths. under intense scrutiny — prime minister borisjohnson plays down more questions about the refurbishment
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of his downing street flat — insisting there isn't "anything to see here". and, lift off for the first part of china's permanent space station — the rest will follow in several instalments. hello and welcome whether you're watching in the uk or around the world. stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. we start in the us, where presidentjoe biden is marking his 100th day in office by attending a drive—in rally in georgia. this is the scene live in duluth, mr biden�*s first stop on a tour to urge americans to support his $4 trillion dollar plan to rebuild america's economy, what he's described as a "once in a generation" investment plan.
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he outlined the ambitious agenda to a joint session of congress on wednesday night. much of it would be paid for by tax rises for corporations and the wealthy. republicans have dismissed the proposals as socialist dreams and he'll face a battle to get them through congress. we'll hear a little of what mr biden has to say shortly. but first our north america editorjon sopel reports on mr biden�*s radical agenda: the president of the united states. applause. because of covid and social distancing, the audience was much smaller. but the pandemic has givenjoe biden the space to come up with a set of radical proposals that are a break with a0 years of economic orthodoxy. big government, tax and spend are back. but one thing is totally new. madam speaker, madam vice president... applause. no president has ever said those
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words from this podium, no president has ever said those words, and it's about time. a lot of people thought the 78—year—old would be a transitional president. wrong. he's set on transformation. with his plans for european style welfare policies, a green agenda, and the thing he kept on repeating last night — creating newjobs. that's why i propose the american jobs plan. a once in a generation investment in america itself. this is the largestjobs plan since world war ii. a lot of those jobs will be found in the construction industry. he wants to spend $2.1; trillion on a rebuild of america's motorways, airports and railways. there can be no argument that america's crumbling infrastructure is in urgent need of repair. butjoe biden�*s ambition goes well beyond roads and bridges. it's about welfare, it's
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about the role of the state, but republicans say he's more interested in social engineering than civil engineering. and in congress, he spelt out who was going to have to foot the bill. those earning under $400,000 a year would be untouched. but the wealthiest would see their taxes rise. but it's time for corporate america and the wealthiest 1% of americans to just begin to pay theirfair share. just theirfair share. i think you should be able to become a billionaire and a millionaire, but pay yourfair share. this is the first major set piece in congress since the january 6th riots. but the president wanted to turn a page, exhorting americans to come together. folks, as i told every world leader i've ever met with over the years, it's never ever been a good bet to bet against america, and it still isn't. we're the united states of america.
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there's not a single thing, nothing, nothing beyond our capacity. joe biden also made a plea with lawmakers to work together to get things done. let's agree on what we can, he told them. fine words, but in divided america they're likely to fall on deaf ears. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. we can cross live to georgia and our correspondent at the rally larry madowo. larry, the president marks 100 days in office, and also trying to sell this for trillion dollar plan to the american people. i gather he has just arrived there where you are. he has just arrived there where you are. he: hasjust arrived. just arrived there where you are. he hasjust arrived. you should be has just arrived. you should be speaking any moment now. here outside where he is speaking at the drive—in rally, there are supporters of the former president to her here to express their displeasure. they have signs, one of them says biden lied and jobs died. another says
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thanks for nothing, biden. that's the opposition he is facing. they are not onboard with this plan. the white house and biden team are hoping that his plan is much more popular with the rest of americans, even republicans that if he bypasses washington politicians republicans in washington, that can be successful.— in washington, that can be successful. , :, , ., ., successful. jon sopel and that su - ort successful. jon sopel and that support just — successful. jon sopel and that support just comparing - successful. jon sopel and that supportjust comparing this i successful. jon sopel and that i supportjust comparing this plan successful. jon sopel and that - supportjust comparing this plan to the new deal of fdr. is that how some americans are seeing it's? he is turning out to be the big government guy to stop all he has done so farfirst government guy to stop all he has done so far first passing the $2 trillion package which would send $2400 checks to every american, that was pretty audacious, much more than president 0bama, his former boss dead after they took over at the heights of the global recession, and what he is now doing with this for trillion dollars spending plan is also quite significant that a lot of
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people didn't expect a 70—80 —year—old biden, a creature of washington who had been around for decades to be making these transformative policies, and yet here he is, republicans say this is a radical left wishlist which will increase taxes and killjobs, but the biden team says it's the exact opposite. the biden team says it's the exact o- osite. �* , the biden team says it's the exact ouosite. �* , ., , the biden team says it's the exact ouosite. �* , . , ., ~ opposite. briefly, larry, marking 100 da s opposite. briefly, larry, marking 100 days in _ opposite. briefly, larry, marking 100 days in office, _ opposite. briefly, larry, marking 100 days in office, that - opposite. briefly, larry, marking 100 days in office, that is - opposite. briefly, larry, marking 100 days in office, that is a - opposite. briefly, larry, marking 100 days in office, that is a very| 100 days in office, that is a very american political thinker me don't get that in most other countries, this preoccupation with the hundred day in office, but generally, our people regarding his first 100 days? so, people see those first 100 days based on their political lens democrats think he's done an amazing job in republik and think he's done nothing. there also people here in this crowd were talking about 2020, —— they refused to acknowledge that he is president. it's called the big lie, this conspiracy theory thatjoe biden did not win the presidency, that there was fraud and donald
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trump is the rightful president. so 100 days and, there are still people who do not recognise him.- who do not recognise him. larry, many thanrs- — turkey's first full coronavirus lockdown came into effect a few hours ago. it's been imposed in an effort to curb a surge in infections and deaths. under the new restrictions, people will have to stay at home, except for essential shopping trips and urgent medical treatment. alcohol sales will be limited and all travel between cities will require official approval. 0nur erem — from bbc turkish — told us the new restrictions are unprecedented in turkey. it will be the toughest restriction in turkey yet. it will last until the 17th of may, and people will only be able to leave their flats in case they need to do some basic shopping. but there is also a big list of exceptions, and the opposition is criticising the government on this, because they didn't shut the factories, they didn't shutdown
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transportation in the cities for those workers, so there will be lots of mobility still going on, especially in the big towns. the population mostly accepts the new measures because turkey is the highest yet in turkey, but the government doesn't provide any financial support to the people who won't be able to work in these three weeks. so they don't know how they will pay their rents or do their shopping. let s get some of the day's other news... france is to begin a four—stage easing of coronavirus restrictions from next week, starting with allowing cafes, bars and restaurants to serve outside. from 19th may a nightly curfew will be pushed back by two hours to 9pm. the phased plan outlined by president emmanuel macron aims to largely reopen the country by 30
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june. a us military plane has left california bound for delhi, carrying oxygen, masks and other medical equipment to help combat india's ferocious new wave of coronavirus infections. the us statement department says it'll deliver supplies worth more than 100 million dollars in the coming days. new daily covid cases in india hit almost 380,000 on thursday, a new global record. los angeles police say five people have been arrested in connection with the snatching at gunpoint of lady gaga's dogs. the french bulldogs were stolen at night after their dog walker was shot in the chest. they were returned unharmed two days later, after the singer offered a $500,000 reward. the russian opposition leader alexei navalny has appeared in court in moscow via videolink — the first time he has been seen in public since ending his 24 day hunger strike. he launched a scathing attack on president putin, calling him an emperor with no clothes whose crown was slipping.
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at the same time, another court in moscow was clamping down on mr navalny�*s supporters, as sarah rainsford reports. his head close shaven and face gaunt, this is the first glimpse of alexei navalny since his three—week hunger strike. the opposition politician transformed as a prisoner. this video link to court is now his only platform. the one official camera won't film his speech but audio does get out. and today navalny denounced vladimir putin as a president whose only care is clinging to power eternally. but since navalny�*s arrest, the pressure on his supporters has intensified. irina used to run his office in st petersburg. they've cleared out because the prosecutor now wants the whole navalny network banned as extremists. translation: the risks are high i because we just don't know how this
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law will be applied, how hard they want to crackdown. destroying our movement is already a huge thing. but they can still come after whoever they want, and that's frightening. the door here is shuttered, the office is empty, it's as if alexei navalny�*s team were never even here. and it's the same story now right across this country, as a whole opposition movement, the most prominent, the most organised in russia, has suddenly vanished from sight. last august, alexei navalny nearly died on a flight from siberia, poisoned with a nerve agent. when he recovered and returned to russia defiant, he was arrested on arrival. since then his offices have been raided constantly, team members targeted with searches and arrests. despite it all, crowds took to the streets throughout russia once again last week demanding navalny�*s release.
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this was the response in st petersburg. history tutor alexander was one of more than 800 detained. a week later we returned to the spot. alexander told me the price of dissent is rising now. they punched me with electro shock. navalny�*s supporters, he insists, though, want peaceful change. of course extremist for our government, for the putin's people who want to fight with him in political things. people like navalny, the man the kremlin wants silenced and forgotten, and any attempt to challenge that is obliterated. sarah rainsford, bbc news, st petersburg. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come: the ground back to the united states, where president biden isjust back to the united states, where president biden is just arriving for that rally marking 100 days in office. he's also trying to sell
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that for trillion dollar economic plan. wow, what a great crowd! thanks for coming. thank you! joe and i had a chance to see our friends. we just saw them, president and former first lady carter. they are such a powerful reminder that serving our country is into limited to the... there we are, president biden, as we say, in duluth georgia. we will be back there was the president start speaking. to stay with us on bbc world news because still to come, it is lift off are the first part of china's permanent space station. the rest will follow in a number of instalments. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado.
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the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them, they've taken the capital which they've been fighting for for so long. it was 7am in the morning on the day when power began to pass _ from the minority to the majority — when africa, after 300 years, - reclaimed its last white colony.
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this is bbc news, the latest headlines... president biden heads to georgia, to sell his four trillion dollar economic plans to the american people. turkey imposes its first nationwide lockdown, to try to curb a surge in covid—19 infections and deaths. china has launched the first module for its new space station, as part of the country's ambitious space programme. a rocket blasted off from the wenchang launch facility on an island off china's southern coast. it's carrying a module which houses life support systems and living space for the space station's crew. the facility is expected to be fully operational by next year. let's talk to fred watson, author and australian government astronomer—at—large. he joins us from sydney. really good to have you with us. what is the significance of this
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chinese venture into space? fix, what is the significance of this chinese venture into space? a great first step towards _ chinese venture into space? a great first step towards arrival _ chinese venture into space? a great first step towards arrival for - chinese venture into space? a great first step towards arrival for the - first step towards arrival for the international pace —— space station. the chinese space issue won't be as big as the international space station, perhaps one fifth of the mass, but it will be independent from it will be a fully operational station with a permanent crew of three eventually, living quarter module, which hasjust been launched, and two liberatory modules that will be attached as well. it's a big entity. that will be attached as well. it's a big entity-— that will be attached as well. it's abiaenti .~ ., a big entity. when you say arrival, what will it — a big entity. when you say arrival, what will it do _ a big entity. when you say arrival, what will it do potentially - a big entity. when you say arrival, what will it do potentially that - a big entity. when you say arrival, what will it do potentially that the | what will it do potentially that the american space station can't do? it won't do anything that the american space station can do. it will certainly complement the kind of science that's been done, it's not the american space station it's the international space station from their five major international space station from theirfive major space international space station from their five major space agencies involved with that, including russia. the work that needs to be donein russia. the work that needs to be done in space, there is plenty of
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research on astronomy, and space physics, microgravity, on human health and space. all of those things need work on the research front, so the new chinese space station and welcome as i said, complement that. it will assisted. what is the timescale of the construction of this chinese space station? fix, construction of this chinese space station? : , ~ ., , station? a little bit like it was with the international - station? a little bit like it was with the international space l with the international space station. it is going up in lego pieces. the module which was launched yesterday, that's, as i said, the living quarters, and then there are a further ten launch as planned to take up the various components of this machine. some of which will be crewmembers going up there. we don't expect humans to visit the new embryonic space station until aboutjune this year, perhaps a little bit beyond that. just briefly, what is china's ambition? is this part of superpower
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politics? i suppose at some level, of course it is. space activities are driven by three main things, in fact. 0ne by three main things, in fact. one is essentially a military background, the other is showing off when our country has achieved a certain level of technological independence. i guess you could add to that list the hope that one day we might be able to pull resources from space. so all of these things put their best effort into doing things like we have seen already this week. , :, things like we have seen already this week. , ., :, ., ~ things like we have seen already thisweek. , ., :, ., ~ :, ~ this week. great to talk to. think ou so this week. great to talk to. think you so much _ this week. great to talk to. think you so much for— this week. great to talk to. think you so much for being _ this week. great to talk to. think you so much for being with - this week. great to talk to. think you so much for being with us. . this week. great to talk to. think i you so much for being with us. now let's go back to georgia in the united states, president biden is speaking. let's listen in. we united states, president biden is speaking. let's listen in.- speaking. let's listen in. we do, there is not _ speaking. let's listen in. we do, there is not a _ speaking. let's listen in. we do, there is not a single _ speaking. let's listen in. we do, there is not a single thing, - speaking. let's listen in. we do, there is not a single thing, i - speaking. let's listen in. we do, i there is not a single thing, i mean this from the bottom my heart, there is not a single thing we cannot do when we do it together. so thank you all. and i want to thank my friends,
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keisha lance bottoms, and thanks to the democratic numbers of congress on a senator allsop and warnock, representative sanford bishop, an old friend, hankjohnson and lucy mcbeth, and, look, iwant to old friend, hankjohnson and lucy mcbeth, and, look, i want to make sure representative williams is here. i thought i saw her a moment ago. there you are. ok. representative carolyn perdomo. you know, we need to work and help them keep their seats. it's important. we won the first round, but there are more coming up. my good friend jamie harrison from south carolina, and stacy abrams, she can be anything she wants to be from whatever she chooses, to presidents. i want to thank you, stacy, for empowering the people to vote and to make their voices heard. you've been amazing. most of all, i want to thank you, the people of georgia.
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and detention now! and detention now! _ and detention now! and detention now! and — and detention now! and detention now! and detention now! end the detention— now! and detention now! end the detention now! communities not cages! _ detention now! communities not cages! community not cages! communities not cages! communities not cages! _ communities not cages! communities notcaues! , :, ., .,,':::: communities not cages! communities notcaues! , :, ., .fi:::: communities not cages! communities notca.es! , :, ., 'iiii ., :, not cages! georgia was 100 days ago toda when not cages! georgia was 100 days ago today when i — not cages! georgia was 100 days ago today when i was _ not cages! georgia was 100 days ago today when i was inaugurated - not cages! georgia was 100 days ago today when i was inaugurated on - not cages! georgia was 100 days ago today when i was inaugurated on the j today when i was inaugurated on the steps of the united states capital to be your president. i was looking forward to coming back and seeing these guys. closed the detention centres now! i a-ree closed the detention centres now! agree with closed the detention centres now! i agree with you. i am working on it, man, give me anotherfive agree with you. i am working on it, man, give me another five days.
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and detention now! folks, you all know what _ and detention now! folks, you all know what they _ and detention now! folks, you all know what they are _ and detention now! folks, you all know what they are talking - and detention now! folks, you all| know what they are talking about. there should be no private prisons, period. none. period. that's what they are talking about. private detention centres. they should not exist, and we are working to close all of them. so, folks, look, thank you, all right, thank you. right. 0k. let them go, no, i promise you, the only thing that is going to keep me from during that is if you keep moving. i promise you. we voted for you to! thank you. peole we voted for you to! thank you. people are _ we voted for you to! thank you. people are dying! _ we voted for you to! thank you. people are dying! our— we voted for you to! thank you. people are dying! our families l we voted for you to! thank you. l people are dying! our families are people are dying! 0ur families are dying! _ people are dying! our families are d inc! :, people are dying! our families are d in.! :, people are dying! our families are d inc! :, �*,, ':::: dying! folks, look, it's been 100 da s dying! folks, look, it's been 100 days since _ dying! folks, look, it's been 100 days since i— dying! folks, look, it's been 100 days since i first _ dying! folks, look, it's been 100 days since i first sat _ dying! folks, look, it's been 100 days since i first sat at _ dying! folks, look, it's been 100 days since i first sat at my - dying! folks, look, it's been 100 days since i first sat at my deskl dying! folks, look, it's been 100. days since i first sat at my desk in the oval office and went to work for you and the american people. i want to thank you and the american people, because i think we've gotten a lot done. i promised even before i
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was sworn in that i would get my first 100 days 100 million covert vaccine shots in people's arms. we've lost over 550,000 americans, but we delivered over 200 20 million covert shots in the first 100 days. we vastly expanded access. we've got 100 million doses of vaccine, enough for every single american, and we have done it by getting vaccines to some 40,000 pharmacies across the country. 700 community centres. now, now everyone over the age of 16 is now everyone over the age of 16 is now eligible to get vaccinated right away. so please do it, get vaccinated now! now! we promise to deliver emergency relief to the millions of americans who are in financial distress, and i might add
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through no fault of their own. so we get out 1400 checks to the american people, and we kept that promise. 85% of households in america have gotten those checks. we've already sent out more than 160 million checks out the door. i want to stop here and give thanks to both your senators, senators also often and warnock for making it happen, because those two votes when you came back and elected them, those two boats made the difference. it passed by a single vote. that means we owe a special thanks to the people of georgia because of you, the rest of the world, because of your two centres —— senators, the rest of america was able to get the help they got so far. the american rescue plan would not have passed. so much have we gotten done, likegetting checks to people probably would not have happened. so if you ever wonder if elections make
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a difference, just remember what you did here in georgia when you elected them, you began to change the environment. look, because of you, we passed one of the most consequential rescue bills in american history. so, you know, what did you do? what would you do with your vote here in georgia? well, you changed america. you begin to change america. you are helping us prove that democracy can still deliver for the people. look, iwant that democracy can still deliver for the people. look, i want to thank you for all of that, all of america wants to thank you, because here is what we mean by delivering for the people. we created, in the first 100 days, 1,300,000 newjobs,1,300,000 jobs in 100 days. that's morejobs in the first 100 days of any president in history. folks, because
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of you, and we are hearing just to humour —— few more things, we provided food and nutrition assistance for children and family so they don't go hungry. to keep people from being evicted from their homes. loans to small businesses to keep people open and people employed. we may georgia eligible to expand medicaid, which means another 500,000 georgians can be covered. excuse me. folks, health care should be a right, not a privilege in america. here is the thing i am most proud of. we are on track to cut child poverty and half this year by having passed the child tax credit. we have. but as much as we've done, we have a lot more to do. that's why i propose the american jobs plan. you will we are, president biden talking about hisjobs you will we are, president biden talking about his jobs plan. you will we are, president biden talking about hisjobs plan. talking
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about his achievements as he sees them in his first 100 days in office. he is there speaking to people at that rally in georgia in duluth. there will be much more life coverage of that on bbc world news. you can reach me on twitter. hello. april will continue to try to make amends with a bit more rain before the month is done during friday in the form of showers that will continue into the first weekend of may. it will stay on the cool side with a risk of frost at night. and then for the bank holiday, look at this area of low pressure, a long way away, but it's coming for us on monday. until then, we find ourselves in the wake of low pressure. unstable air, meaning showers and the flow of air coming in from the northeast. cool direction temperatures, below average for the time of year. and another frost out there for many as we start the day friday morning. rather patchy in nature, more likely in the countryside
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than in town and city centres, but it will be chilly. there'll be plenty of sunshine, already a few showers running in towards the north sea coastal areas. but after the early sunshine elsewhere, some cloud is going to build, and the showers break—out more widely, some heavy, perhaps with hail and thunder. not everyone will catch them, though, and as for temperatures, it is quite cool, particularly along north sea coasts. many of us just in the range of 9—12 celsius. perhaps fewer showers in northern ireland compared with thursday, so, more in the way of dry, sunny weather. as ever, the showers, not everybody�*s going to catch them. they will tend to fade away after dark overnight and into saturday morning. and with another chilly start with another patchy frost, a lot of sunshine to start the weekend, to start saturday. but, wait for it, it all happens again. the shower clouds build, the showers break—out, some heavy with hail and thunder, they will be wintry too over the higher hills and mountains, particularly in scotland. maybe temperatures a degree or so higher on saturday. the winds are light, so if you are in some sunshine, it will feel reasonable,
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as it will again on sunday after a chilly start, but the showers will get going once again. more cloud gathering out to our west. that's the area of low pressure i showed you coming in for the bank holiday. now, there is still something to play for in the timing of the arrival of this wet and windy weather moving in from the atlantic on monday. it may well be that the far north of scotland, the far southeast of england stay dry for a large part of the day before the rain gets in. but if you think rain is coming on the bank holiday, the winds are going to be picking up as well and it is going to still be on the cool side for the time of year, you won't go far wrong.
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