president biden is reaching the end of his visit to canada with he's been addressing the parliament in ottawa. here he is, walking into the chamber, alongside prime minister trudeau. the they're going to give a press conference in ottawa. they're expected to touch on a deal they've struck, to reject asylum seekers at unofficial border crossings. they will also acknowledge the long—term challenge posed by china. let's listen in as they began. february 2021, a plan our country's put forward a month after the president was sworn in. he speaks french translation: i'd like to mention some of our front common priorities. growing middle class, strengthening the economy, making life more enforceable. protecting the

environment and our citizens and values —— more affordable. we are doubling down on our partnership and on our friendship. as i said earlier today, economic policy, climate policy and security policy, climate policy and security policy aren't just connected, they're one and the same. the president and i agree on this, and that's why we launched a joint energy transformation task force that will accelerate our work on clean energy and clean tech. this will include securing and strengthening electric vehicle and critical supply chains to advance our energy security. of course, this means creating good middle—class jobs on both sides of the border, and it will make our collective economic growth stronger and more resilient. securing and developing critical mineral supplies is simple

—— essential to making things like computers, phones and semi conductors. computers, phones and semi common-— conductors. translation: we have agreed _ conductors. translation: we have agreed to - conductors. translation: we have agreed to put - conductors. translation: i we have agreed to put enforce conductors. translation: - we have agreed to put enforce a system for building semi conductors, so i would like to announce today that we have signed an agreement with ibm to extend to the ability and capacity for the installations in quebec to develop new capacity. demand is on the rise, as his competition. canada's investment and semi conductors, which will be after $250 million, will make it possible to enhance the competitive any of the north american economy. and to draw on canadian talent. in addition, we also worked on protecting more nature as well. canada and the us to share the

longest land border in the world. we share three oceans and the great lakes. the great lakes are a source of drinking water for a0 million people. this shared resource needs to be protected. this is why canada will make a major new investment of $420 will make a major new investment of $a20 million to continue safeguarding the great lakes for generations to come. whether it's on protecting our shared waters, including in the arctic, conserving biodiversity or building strong net zero economies, canada and the us will continue to work together as partners. we'll also continue to work together as partners and keep our people safe. keeping people safe also includes keeping asylum seekers safe. keeping our borders and secure and keeping our immigration system strong. both of our countries believe in fair, safe and orderly

migration, refugee protection and border security. this is why we will now apply the safe third country agreement to asylum seekers who cross between official points of entry. after midnight tonight, police and border officers will enforce the agreement and return a regular border crossers to the closest port of entry with the united states. translation: when the agreement - united states. translation: when the agreement comes l united states. translation: i when the agreement comes into united states. translation: - when the agreement comes into force as of midnight tonight, border officers will return. people crossing the border to the closest canada us border crossing. 0ur teams have worked hard to achieve this agreement. all of the work will make it possible to deter irregular immigration at our borders while at the same time, we increase regular migration and immigration. last year, i had the opportunity to

visit colorado and norad personnel. norad has protected north america for over 60 years and we're continuing our work to meet the evolving security challenges we face today. canada is making major investments to modernise surveillance systems and on top of that, we will invest modernise and build new infrastructure to support the arrival of our 88 new f 35 fighter jets the arrival of our 88 new f 35 fighterjets so the arrival of our 88 new f 35 fighter jets so that the arrival of our 88 new f 35 fighterjets so that most important way, we can support our men and women in uniform who keep us safe. this boulders canada's defensibility for coming to fades. —— coming —— decades. the opioid overdose crisis is having devastating consequences in our communities. we're going to

disrupt the movements of candles moves in the illegal production of fennel. canada in the united states will build a coalition against synthetic drugs —— production of sentinel. —— we have to continue defending our values around the world fentanyl we reaffirmed our steadfast support for the ukrainian people as they defend themselves against putin's brutal, barbaric invasion. we also talked about other talks about the world that are experienced difficulties, like haiti. canada will keep haiti in the heart of the solution for resolving this crisis.

i'm announcing that canada will invest an additional $100 million to provide better police support and to the force in haiti. we will impose additional sanctions on two other members who are benefiting from insecurity. we are determined to increase international support for haiti, including through humanitarian assistance. president biden and i had very productive meetings. the president recognises the importance of working on all of these fronts. you are the outgoing vice president, and we were embarking upon some challenging times in our relationship as a country. i have to say, through our

conversations back then, through the work we've been able to do over these past two years, it has truly been an honour to be able to work with you for the benefit of canadians and americans, but also to continue to have a positive impact on the world in a very uncertain time. your speech in parliament a few minutes ago was filled with optimism, grounded in a deep faith in people, and the character of citizens we serve and their ability to step up and meet the challenges before us. like we have for many years, we will continue to work shoulder to shoulder as allies and friends to build a better future for canadians and americans alike. it is always a pleasure to stand beside you. it's a pleasure to hand it over to you. you. it's a pleasure to hand it over

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professionalism our service members, who so— professionalism our service members, who so ably— professionalism our service members, who so ably carried out this response, and to make no mistake, united _ response, and to make no mistake, united states does not emphasise seeking _ united states does not emphasise seeking conflict with iran, but be prepared — seeking conflict with iran, but be prepared for us to act forcefully. studio: — prepared for us to act forcefully. studi01~ — studio:. following... they have confirmed a deal that has been agreed to curb illegal migration. and they are talking about working together on many more issues. friendly neighbours as they are. thanks so much for spending some time for us. i'm sorry for cutting out of that speech, but continue to stay with bbc news. hello there. it's been another unsettled day, a day of sunny skies and heavy showers, some of them thundery. here in wiltshire, you can see storms stretching onto the horizon as far as the eye can see.

and then we had, of course, the inevitable downpours like here in norfolk. you barely make out this rainbow. it was raining so heavily. now, the rain has been totting up and of course, this month has been wet so far. there are some places that have seen nearly double the amounts of rainfall we'd expect in march. and there's more rain to come through the weekend and into the early part of next week as well. now, the radar picture shows just how widespread the showers have been today. of southern england, extending into areas this line of showers created quite a few thunderstorms across parts of southern england, extending into areas of east anglia as well. and during this evening and overnight, ok, the showers won't be quite as heavy, but they'll still be quite widespread overnight, so many of us will continue to see rain on and off through the night. so, it's going to stay quite windy across england and wales. it's the breeze and the cloud that keeps temperatures up, so temperatures falling those low

within about a—8 celsius. and as we head into the weekend, low pressure starts to pull away into the north sea, but it's close enough still to bring plenty of showers around. we do get a ridge building into wales and southwest england later in the day, and that should improve the weather here. so, saturday morning, it's quite a showery start with showers quite widespread. there'll be some bright or sunny spells coming through, but i think the greatest chance of seeing downpours into the afternoon northern ireland, northern england, across the midlands and into parts of east anglia, some of the showers in that zone still heavy with some thunder. still for most of us, just about on the mild side with temperatures 10—1a, but starting to get a bit cooler in scotland. because colder air is going to start to move in to northern areas of the uk. now, further south across england and wales, it's a wet day coming up on sunday with some heavy rain, quite slow to ease off as well. brighter skies further north, a mixture of sunshine and showers, but the showers in scotland will have a wintry flavour with some snow up over the hills, above about 200 metres elevation. by the end of the day, you'll start to see the snow coming

down and it will start to feel a good deal cooler, particularly in the northerly winds. a reminder this weekend that the clocks change, but the weather doesn't. we've got loads more rain into next week.

i'm michelle fleury in new york, and this is bbc world news america. zeroing in on security issues, in all theirforms. from tiktok and data privacy, to the ukraine war and global diplomacy — we hearfrom the head of the house intel committee on the risks all around us. us presidentjoe biden heads north, to meet with canada's leader. the pair reached a deal on migration, and talked trade, the ukraine war, and hockey. a week of anger in france, over the president's plans to raise the retirement age. britain's king has cancelled a planned visit.