welcome to bbc news — i'm ben boulos. our top stories: the 6 trillion dollar plan. president biden pushes the biggest spending programme since world war two — to reboot the us economy. belarus�*s leader accuses the west of trying to destablise his country. he's met president putin as tensions mount over last week's plane diversion. thousands of manchester city and chelsea fans arrive in portugal ahead of saturday's champions league final. and, love em, hate em or eat them — how americans are dealing with a once—in—generation invasion of cicadas.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has unveiled his budget proposal for next year with the highest level of federal government spending since the second world war. he's says it's the time to invest in america — but republicans have called the plan �*insanely expensive�*. mr biden is calling forjust over six—trillion dollars�* worth of post—pandemic spending which still needs congressional approval. he�*s demanding huge investments in infrastructure, education and green technology but he faces a political battle to deliver it. here�*s the president speaking at an event in 0hio.(sot the bottom line is this — the biden economic plan is working. we�*ve had record job creation. we�*re seeing record economic growth. we�*re creating a new paradigm.

and now, 50% of all of america, more than any other country, is fully vaccinated. applause. 75% of seniors — black, white, hispanic, across—the—board — are fully vaccinated. we�*re getting lives back. the american economy�*s coming back. for more on the significance of president biden�*s budget proposals here�*s our north america correspondent david willis. it is normally a wish list that sets the bar in their ideal towns and is not necessarily what the budget looks like when it gets to the processing conquest. it gets to the processing conquest-— it gets to the processing conauest. ., ., ., , , conquest. you are absolutely ri . ht conquest. you are absolutely right and _ conquest. you are absolutely right and there _ conquest. you are absolutely right and there is _ conquest. you are absolutely right and there is of - conquest. you are absolutely right and there is of course i conquest. you are absolutely right and there is of course a | right and there is of course a long way to go with this. all the way through until the end

of september. president biden is making clear that he has very ambitious goals as far as the american economy is concerned. this would represent the biggest federal spending in this country since the end of the second world war and a return to what some are calling the days of big government with a focus very much on social safety nets for the poor and middle class. some these measures we already knew about, of course, $2 trillion for rebuilding infrastructure, almost as much for improvements in education standards here. and there is also money earmarked in this proposalfor dealing with climate change, gun violence and immigration. republicans have can band the measures outright. the senate leader, mitch mcconnell, said it would lead to americans

drowning in debt, deficit and inflation butjo biden believes that this economy needs to be reimagined. he believes that the days of so—called trickle—down economics should be behind us. they simply don�*t work. he believes there should be an economy more from the bottom up, if you like. but you�*re absolutely right. there is a long way to go on theirs and a lot of negotiation ahead and a lot of negotiation ahead and it is going to be quite a bit of exchange, i think, as we go forward on this with the republicans family dog in in opposition. republicans family dog in in opposition-— opposition. evidence of the bitterness _ opposition. evidence of the bitterness and _ opposition. evidence of the bitterness and republicans| bitterness and republicans being dug in elsewhere today with the proposal for a with the proposalfor a commission to look into the january six riot at the capitol. if they can�*t even get bipartisan agreement on a commission to look at the storming of the heart democracy in the us, what hope is there of them achieving anything on that front?—

of them achieving anything on that front? you are absolutely riaht that front? you are absolutely ri . ht and that front? you are absolutely right and perhaps _ that front? you are absolutely right and perhaps the - right and perhaps the interesting thing about that is republicans, republican leaders have been in favour of establishing such a commission until quite recently but their leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell, leaned on people to vote against it when it came to the vote today, having of course been passed in the house of representatives. now, a lot of representatives. now, a lot of democrats are very angry about that. indeed, the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, is saying they will get to the bottom of events, the events on the 6th of january one way or another. perhaps by setting up some sort of congressional committee. but apply partisan investigation of those events does seem to be off the table for now at least.— for now at least. thank you very much _ for now at least. thank you very much indeed. - thank you very much indeed. the white house has said it is developing a list of sanctions against key members of the belarussian government. it�*s a response to the forcing down of a commercial plane to capture an opposition

journalist last week. at a meeting with russian president vladmir putin on friday, the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko, said the west is trying to destabilise his country. sarah rainsford reports from minsk. in belarus, marrying an opposition politician can make for a very lonely life. for a whole year, volha�*s only contact with her husband has been these letters from his prison cell. pavel writes poems for her, long stories for their son but this week, volha finally got to see him. and pavel was still chanting defiance, even in court. the trial had been closed, with relatives only let in for the guilty verdict. translation: we weren't allowed close, we could only shout - i love you or make heart signs, but even to look at each other was a hugejoy. pavel seviarynets is a lifelong dissident,

but now his three—year—old is growing up without his dad. he was arrested before belarus erupted in protest over the re—election of president alexander lukashenko. translation: it's - a really long sentence. our son will be ten when he gets out, but i don�*t think he will serve it all. i don�*t let myself think like that. people here are afraid, but there�*s real pressure on lukashenko and i think any spark could ignite things again. the protesters have been forced to retreat from the streets for now, though. many have fled abroad, hundreds more are behind bars. i�*ve never known belarus like this, not in all the years i�*ve been coming here. people now are just terrified to speak out, because with the crackdown with all the arrests, you never know who they�*ll

be coming for next. last week, they came for the journalists. vasil was nervous about talking, but his wife was arrested with ia people in her team at the country�*s best—known independent news site. today, he was waiting to hear if marina had been charged. so, is there any news, anything new? no news. no news? no news. alexander lukashenko is crushing dissent here, and yet vasil believes last year�*s protests were a turning point. in public, nobody demonstrates because it is really dangerous, but the people didn't change their mind. they need the change for the country. change was the rallying cry of the protests here, and some still see glimmers of hope for the future. sarah rainsford, bbc news, minsk.

let s get some of the day�*s other news. the president of colombia, ivan duque, has ordered the military to restore order in the city of cali after four people were killed during anti—government demonstrations. the city has been the epicentre of a month of protests, originally about tax increases, that have claimed dozens of lives. a man who attacked and injured three french police officers, one of them seriously, has died. the former prisoner fled the scene of the attack in nantes on foot and hundreds of police officers joined in the hunt for the as yet — unamed man. it�*s the latest of a series of attacks on police in france recently. europe�*s medicines regulator has backed the use of pfizer�*s covid—i9 vaccine for children as young as 12, paving the way for a broader roll—out in the region. it�*s already being used in the european union for those aged 16 and older. the head of the world health organization has called for countries to immediately share vaccines, saying equitable access to vaccines was essential to ending the pandemic.

dr tedros gebryseus said he wanted at least 10% of the population in every country to have been vaccinated by september. (sot our spring to september goal means we must vaccinate 250 million more people in all countries including health workers and the most at for scoops in the first priority. if countries immediately share vaccines, then we can save a lot of lives. dr monica gandhi is an infectious diseases physician and professor of medicine at ucsf. she recently co—authored an article entitled "american kids can wait" arguing vaccines would be better given to those in the world more vulnerable to covid—i9.

it is very good to have you with us. it is very good to have you with ve— it is very good to have you with us. . , ., . with us. parents of children who perhaps. _ with us. parents of children who perhaps, like - with us. parents of children who perhaps, like those - with us. parents of children who perhaps, like those in | with us. parents of children i who perhaps, like those in the european union, when regulators said the vaccine can be given to those over 12, some take issue with the idea that people elsewhere should take priority over their kids. you elsewhere should take priority over their kids.— over their kids. you know, we vote this _ over their kids. you know, we vote this article _ over their kids. you know, we vote this article more - over their kids. you know, we vote this article more as - over their kids. you know, we vote this article more as a - vote this article more as a theoretical point that children are much less a risk of severe covid than adults and certainly health care workers in countries that are hard—hit are actually dying without access to vaccines so that they can�*t even take care of people who are getting sick. so, yes, it is a theoretical argument and we are not actually saying you have to take your doses and give them elsewhere, but it brings up a larger issue of global equity. in brings up a larger issue of global equity-— global equity. in terms of measures _ global equity. in terms of measures that _ global equity. in terms of measures that wealthier. measures that wealthier countries can do to help less well—off countries, what is the single biggest thing you think that could be done.—

single biggest thing you think that could be done. there are five things — that could be done. there are five things that _ that could be done. there are five things that i _ that could be done. there are five things that i will - that could be done. there are five things that i will give - five things that i will give you the single to give you two. i think one is mobilising our surplus doses, which we have. most of the surplus doses have been bought up by wealthy countries with more than we need to vaccinate our populations including 12—15 —year—olds. we have millions of surplus doses in the us alone as estimated by a research centre and this could be immediately mobilised and given to the programme that can distribute that. and the second is waving temporarily intellectual property patterns on the vaccines which would enable more and more production to get us notjust to that girl a 10% to get us notjust to that girl a10% by september, which is actually quite a low goal, but keep on going as fast as we can to get to the end of the pandemic. to get to the end of the pandemic— to get to the end of the pandemic. to get to the end of the andemic. , .,, _ pandemic. some people say the issue of waiving _ pandemic. some people say the issue of waiving the _ pandemic. some people say the issue of waiving the copyright i issue of waiving the copyright protection to protect profits of the drugmakers have developed these vaccines is

something that would be a gesture because even if you wave those protections there would be problems in manufacturing capacity and the expertise in those countries. they still would not necessarily make any more than they are at the moment. you know, they are at the moment. you know. that — they are at the moment. you know, that is _ they are at the moment. you know, that is often _ they are at the moment. you know, that is often the - know, that is often the counterargument that i have looked into this and compared this to the hiv movement by the same objection was levied that actually we can�*t make these in country anyway so let�*s let the main tier manufacturing companies make them awake till they can distribute them. these are harder to make but there is capacity in other countries. in fact they made the hiv therapies for the world and they could not get the pattern is waived for ten years from 1996 until well into 2004 while we were still arguing the same question that you just said

right now. and because of that people in sub—saharan africa had hiv died, truly died needlessly, because we said the same thing. stay with us on bbc news, still to come:the discovery of the remains of 215 indigenous children buried at a former residential school in canada... we�*ll be speaking to an indigenous expert about the history of the school, and what the finding will mean for native communities.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines. president biden has been defending his plans for a six trillion dollar government spending spree , the biggest since the second world war. to canada now, and a survey

of the grounds at a former residential school for indiginous children, has uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at the site — some as young as three years old. (map)indigenous community leaders said the remains indigenous community leaders said the remains were confirmed last weekend near the city of kamloops, in british columbia — after using specialist ground—penetrating radar to explore the property. "there is nothing more painful in life than losing a child. my heart breaks today thinking of all the loving parents who never saw their children return home and were never granted the dignity of knowing what happened. for more on this, i am joined now by doctor tricia logan, an expert on indian residential school history at the university of british columbia.

what does this find and tell about this very dark chapter in canadian history?— canadian history? yes, this is a very dark — canadian history? yes, this is a very dark part _ canadian history? yes, this is a very dark part of— canadian history? yes, this is a very dark part of canadian l a very dark part of canadian history and something that has not been shared quite often. and i think it is incredibly traumatic and very devastating for the communities in british columbia and for survivor communities across canada. but it also represents the history of residential schools which was over 150 schools in canada that had almost all of them were very close to all of them had cemeteries or burial sites often unmarked burial sites at them. and so this represents, you know, part of a much bigger story and a much bigger set of stories that survivors have carried about the schools. what

is the significance _ carried about the schools. what is the significance of _ carried about the schools. what is the significance of this - is the significance of this particular grim discovery? this is the culmination _ particular grim discovery? this is the culmination of _ particular grim discovery? ti 3 is the culmination of a lot of work by the community you took this on themselves to research and higher ground penetrating radar specialists to come. this is knowledge the community has always had and surrounding communities. 30—35 approximately, communities surrounding the area where first nations children would have been taken from over 30 different communities and so on behalf of those families and on behalf of those families and on behalf of those families and on behalf of all of the children that attended in the 80 years the school was in operation the community did this work to

really learn more about the site and learn about something they�*ve always known about it. something the community has had a lot of about but of course there are so few records and so few deaths recorded during the time of the school that it is taken upon the community to carry on this research.- carry on this research. thank ou. thousands of fans are descending on the portuguese city of porto — ahead of saturday�*s champions league final between chelsea and manchester city. sixteen—and—a—half thousand supporters will be allowed into the stadium to watch one of the biggest events in sport — after the venue of the final was switched from istanbul because of covid. our sports correspondent natalie pirks reports from porto. music. wembley may have been a more practical choice for an all—english final...

singing. ..but now they�*re in porto, fans are more than happy. for the train to london, it�*s 100 quid, and it�*s 400 quid to come here. you get the sun, you get the beer and the people are better. wembley would've been nice because you could've had a lot more drink and a lot more people, but you can't really beat this, can you, to be honest? it's our first— champions league final. you can't not follow| your team, can you, with or without a ticket? i�*ve missed two games in 42 years. it was essential that i was here, even though there were a lot of hoops tojump through. yes, it hasn�*t exactly been simple. # portugal, portugal, we are coming. ..# of the usual flight and hotel price hikes, three covid tests are needed to get in and out. well, more than 11,000 city and chelsea fans have tickets and will be in the stadium, but plenty more have travelled without tickets and are planning to watch it in the bars around porto, which close at 10:30pm at night. during the day, the atmosphere was one of mutual respect,

albeit under a watchful eye. like most tourist cities, porto has lost millions during the pandemic, but now the hotels are full for the first time since last march. it was important for - the economy, to the local economy, for the restaurants, for the hotels, for the shops, i for the tourists, for- the boats, for example. so, it's like kick—off- fora new moment here she in porto and north portugal. both teams overcame stellar opposition to be here, but this is city�*s first champions league final. for pep guardiola, there�*s no greater feeling. i�*m the happiest man in the world right now to be in here, so it�*s a privilege. it�*s an honour, and we�*re going to try to do our best. tonight, the police presence has intensified. they�*ve maintained a mostly hands—off approach so far. the prize for fans is the most coveted trophy in european club football, but the nation�*s reputation is also at stake. natalie pirks, bbc news, porto.

turkey�*s president, recep tayyip erdogan, has inaugurated a large mosque in istanbul, a project he first championed when he was the city�*s mayor. thousands of worshippers gathered for the opening ceremony. the mosque sits in taksim square, next to a public space traditionally seen as a symbol of the secular turkish republic and dwarfs a nearby monument to the republic and its founding. in 2013 opposition demonstrators took over taksim square and next door gezi park in protest against a separate government plan to build a replica barracks in the area. every 17 years they cause havoc and the occasional shudder. billions of cicadas known as brood x or brood 10 are emerging in a synchronized event that only happens in the us. and as the bbc�*s nada tawfik reports from the state of newjersey — the great eastern brood is causing quite the buzz. it�*s a sight and sound that

will make your skin crawl. billions of periodical cicadas emerging out of the earth and overtaking the eastern united states. p°p5 the rare spectacle has americans in awe. it was deafening, really deafening... the grants have lived here for decades, and like clockwork, the brood x cicadas have arrived at the same time every 17 years to mate. it can get so loud that some of theirfriends have mistaken the male insects�* droning song for a police siren. because of my hearing disadvantages, i don't put my hearing aids when i come out in the garden. otherwise i get the whole sound magnified. the mass emergence and its timing is all part of a clever survival strategy to evade predators. then the metamorphosis from nymph to adult happens relatively quickly. so, here we have a fully grown female that�*s now ready to mate and lay her eggs. she�*ll only live 4—6 weeks, though, after being underground for 17 years.

cos this is when they're most vulnerable, right here, - cos their body is so soft. it�*s a magical time for entomologist drjessica weir, whose16—year—old daughter wasn�*t even alive the last time she saw these insects. the world was a very different place back then. george bush was president, and facebook was just launched. you know, a lot of people - for centuries have been calling these things locusts, i but they're the opposite of locusts cos they'rel not actually a plague, they're not destroying crops. they're actually living their life completely i in exclusion of humans, i and they're great nutrition. i�*m going to put two on this one... yes, you heard that right, these critters are a culinary delicacy. cicadas are a flavour bomb. they have so much flavour and add a scent of umame to the dish.

chefjoseph had been cooking with the star ingredient to encourage americans to reimagine bugs as a protein—rich, sustainable food source. i think i�*m ready. may i? yes, please. ok, i�*m going to go with this one here. bug appetit. a burst of springtime in your mouth. there's a booth for the sound and lights. for others, the noisy critters are just downright disruptive. it�*s safe to say shakespeare is not in love with the cicada. this theatre company has had to cut its outdoor season short. the last time i directed a show out here, i sat over there with two huge badminton rackets and just screamed as they came at me and swatted them away. the takeover may be dramatic, but it is temporary. soon, the larvae of the new generation will burrow their way into the ground, resetting the 17—year cycle. nada tawfik, bbc news, newjersey. you can reach me on twitter — i�*m @benmboulos.

hello there. friday was a bit of a disappointing day thanks to a weak weather front which brought more cloud around and also some light and patchy rain. but for the weekend, as high pressure builds in, conditions will improve. we�*ll see increasing amounts of sunshine, and it will turn warmer as well. so, here�*s our building area of high pressure today. it�*ll be pushing these weather fronts out into the atlantic, so we�*ll see a lot of sunshine into the afternoon. because we will start off rather grey through this morning thanks to the legacy of yesterday�*s weather front. a little bit of drizzle here and there close to the west coast. but increasing amounts sunshine into the afternoon, and that could set off an isolated heavy shower here and there, particularly across the higher ground in the north. and there could be a little bit of low cloud and mist affecting north sea coasts.

but with more sunshine around, we could make 19—20 degrees, maybe even warmer than that in one or two spots. now, as we head through saturday night, any showers will fade away. we�*ll see some low cloud and mist rolling into eastern scotland and eastern england, but further west, skies should remain clear. those temperatures will range from around 7—11 degrees. so, on into sunday, then, our big area of high pressure�*s dominating the scene, slowly pushing out into the north sea. that�*s going to bring a lot of dry weather around. it will start quite grey and cool across eastern scotland and eastern england, but that low cloud and mist will burn back to the coast thanks to the strong late may sunshine. many places will be dry with widespread sunshine around, so it�*s going to be warmer. temperatures reaching 22 degrees there for glasgow, 21 or 22 or 23 degrees in parts of england and wales. now, as we head on into bank holiday monday, our area of high pressure will be out in the north sea, and that�*s going to draw some warm air up from the south or the south—east off the near continent. so, combine that with the strong late may sunshine, it�*s going to feel even warmer. 23, 24, maybe even 25 degrees

somewhere, so that will be challenging the warmest day of the year so far, which was set back in late march. tuesday, we do it all again. south—southeasterly winds, plenty of sunshine around. it�*s going to be another very warm day. a bit of fairweather cloud bubbling up into the afternoon. those temperatures ranging from low to mid—20s celsius. always a little bit fresher along from southern and eastern coasts. now, as we head through the week, there isjust the chance at the moment that we could see some thundery showers moving up from the south, particularly through wednesday and thursday. otherwise, we should continue to see quite a bit of sunshine.

this is bbc news,

the headlines: us presidentjoe biden has proposed a $6 trillion budget to boost the us economy and fend off competition from china. mr biden is demanding huge investments in infrastructure, education and green technology. the plan, the biggest since the second world war, still needs congressional approval. belarus�*s leader has accused the west of trying to destabilise his nation. he made the comments on a visit to russia for talks with president putin as the fallout continues from last week�*s plane interception. the west said it was an act of air piracy. the world health organization�*s warned the coronavirus pandemic won�*t be over until at least 70% of the global population has been vaccinated. dr tedros wants at least 10% of every country to be innoculated by september and said vaccine equity was essential, urging countries to share vaccines. now on bbc news, it�*s time for a look back

at the week in parliament.