this is news coming to you live from. joe. we did what we came here to do and so much. going president says america 1st legacy in a farewell speech joe biden in kabul harris paid tribute to the country's coded dead just a day before their inaugurated also on the program germany extends its until at least mid february with stricter rules as part of tougher controls to curb new variants of covert 19. plus 17 year old florian scores the game winner

against. just 2nd place in the bloodlessly give just 4 points behind leaders. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us with the clock ticking down on his final hours as president of the united states has issued pardons to more than 70 people among them his former top strategist steve bannon bannan was credited as a key influencer behind some of trump's most right wing immigration policies later he was charged with defrauding investors in connection with funds raised to build the mexico border wall. earlier trump made a final farewell speech to the nation in which he wished the incoming administration block. but did not mention his successor joe biden by name trump did

defend his american 1st legacy though it's been the cornerstone of his turbulent 4 year term in office. it's been 4 turbulent he is but don't trump has set his final goodbyes to the presidency we embarked on a mission to make america great again for all americans as i could glued my term as the 45th president of the united states i stand before you truly proud of what we have achieved together we did what we came here to do and so much more i also want to thank for the rest a 4 percent approval rating be hard to find many that agree but trump assess and he delivered on his pledge to shake up american politics. and up to. trump leaves office

a week after he was impeached for the 2nd time for his role in this he's been charged with inciting an insurrection on the capital after his supporters stormed the building making him the only president in u.s. history to be impeached twice. the top republican in congress mitch mcconnell turned his back on his longtime ally and on tuesday condemned trump's role in the capital siege. the mob was. they were provoked by the president and other powerful people. meanwhile security has been beefed up considerably in contrast to 2 weeks ago some national guard troops have even been removed from biden's inauguration after being vetted by the f.b.i. including 2 who posted extremist views. but all eyes now 10 to incoming president joe biden who on arriving in washington d.c. on tuesday paid tribute to the u.s.

as 400900 victims. we must remember. it's hard sometimes to remember. but that's how we hear. it's important. to do that as a nation that's why we're here today. the pandemic and the threat of violence means biden will be inaugurated to little pomp and ceremony but certainly and overflowing into. joining us now is just beginning she chairs the history department at berlin's free university thanks for being with us professor so don't trench presidency is nearly over his departure has been dramatic to say the least professor what's the 1st thing that comes to your mind when you look back at 4 years of donald trump. good morning terry i think the short answer is thank

god the nightmare is over or quite honestly a longer one is that what i hope for after the elections of 2016 hasn't the come true. what we've seen here is that democracies are very vulnerable and they're very frustrating to be the really disappointing everyone because nobody really gets what they want and what we saw here over the past 4 years was a system of checks and balances that invention we've worked we haven't really seen most of the people who did that to destroy and work that the administrators and the judges and the officials and the activists the ones who worked so hard to keep our constitutional and liberal procedure but the system did work and i think this is extremely reassuring there is a lesson to learn at the end of the day and that is i think in the 21st century the foremost threat to liberal democracies such as the united states are no more men with weapons and uniforms who overthrow governments and kill liberal leaders and

assume other of terria power the foremost threat to the world democracy is to base a threat from within our or negative decision makers who abuse power ok so we may have gotten off lightly this time but be aware of the future be aware of the future as well a lot of people are wondering what the future will be like under joe biden there's a lot of hand-wringing over trump's impact on the world order and america's standing abroad how difficult do you think will be for president joe biden to restore lost trust. i think it's it's going to be difficult no doubt but i think you may be better off than most of us think because. half of the voting people in the country 1st of all are on his side and the key i think will be really signs inspirations and communications in the early part of his presidency in the 1st 100 or as he said his the 10 days as it always really has been to his new

presidents in the united states it's going to be impossible to solve all the problem if you think about it you know trying to change and share your vision the economy international relations and so on but politically we know what did the trick in the past is really inspiration will he be able to inspire americans across the board 2 things here are against him his agent has a record he's just been around for a long long time so you know really a newbie and newbies are the ones who have been given chances but on the other hand he got into a job that does make him something up and if i may be a moderate successful man and he's brought in a younger team as well of course he's got a couple of harris out aside what are your main expectations professor for the biden administration are you optimistic about joe biden's prospects for healing the nation. absolutely i am paul the precautions and all the national guards the security and all the things that we see today on the mall in washington

i think this is a day of joy for liberal democracy i think he may be able to manage to work with the republicans or at least some hard of the republicans which incidentally is just as divided as the democratic party is and there is a wing i think that is going to be able to work together with them so i think this is a day of joy just beginning no haste of brilliance for university thank you very much for talking with us thank you very much terry have a good day. so you look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today italian prime minister just to pick conti has narrowly won a crucial confidence vote to stay in power it comes after former premier matteo renzi told his party out of the coalition government that country failed to secure an absolute majority meaning he now heads a minority government that will struggle to implement its policies. founder jack ma has made his 1st public appearance since october china's most high profile tech

billionaire hadn't been seen since he publicly criticized chinese regulators stoking speculation that he was missing chinese state media reported the businessman met with 100 rural teachers via video link on wednesday. and rescuers in eastern china are stepping up efforts to try to reach 22 miners trapped in a gold mine authorities have established contact with 12 of the men who have been stuck underground since the explosion damaged the entrance to the mine 10 days ago but fears for their survival are growing. the german government has extended the country's current coronavirus all down to mid february although the country has been reporting a drop in new infections german leaders hope further restrictions can slow the spread of more transmissible coronavirus variants that have emerged in other countries the government is imposing new rules that include the wearing of higher

quality masks and more people working from home. just as infection numbers was starting to decline in germany there in strains of covert 19 believed to be more contagious could undo all the hard work they've been isolated cases of some strains and all thorough want to get on top of the threats. it isn't so if those are the ones that the scientists tell us that it's not yet dominant and . there's still some time to contain the danger to them. of course it would be wrong to conclude from that that we still have all the time in the world to act. so just over a month into germany's latest lockdown the chancellor in the 16th state premiers agreed to extend existing measures until mid february large parts of public life will remain closed mike schools and daycare centers but also shops museums

theaters and restaurants. they'll be a lot more of these to be seen medical masks will be compulsory on public transport and in shops the so-called f f p 2 masks offer greater protection but common surgical masks will also be allowed. and there's to be much more working from home the government's imposing stricter rules to stop office workers from commuting as much reducing the infection risk on public transport. germany's leaders are once again appealing for patients if the shelves what we are asking of people is hard but the priority must be protection that is what we have to take into account and that is what we have taken into account today. good thing. for now the public is mostly on side recent polling shows 40 percent happy with stricter measures while just over 20 percent would prefer things to stay as they are but

around a 3rd want restrictions to be eased or to end completely. before that happens there's likely to be some hard weeks ahead infection rates are still nearly 3 times the preferred level. but with patience persistence and sticking to the rules. the pandemic will start to loosen its grip on germany. so a quick look at some of the other developments in the coronavirus pandemic worldwide the world health organization says the more contagious u.k. variant has now been detected in at least 60 countries as 10 more than a week ago authorities in beijing have imposed a law down on 5 neighborhoods as the city reported a handful of new cases china reported 103 new cases countrywide and the number of cases linked to an australian open tennis tournaments in australia has risen to 10 after 2 players and a support person tested positive for the virus

a total of $72.00 players remain under strict orders. in german football by a lady who's been defeated but received opened in the big midweek bonus league showdown florian vits was the man or rather teenager of the hour who helped lay because notts an important 3 points and keep their shot at the league title alive after not winning since mid december both laver couzin and door man wanted to get back to winning ways the midweek action. laver because in fired the 1st warning shot in just the seconds minutes. 17 year old thought he invests launched a rocket that was almost too hot for roman burkey and his defense to handle. 12 minutes later bailey sent a beautiful long pass to most b. who coolly slotted it into the next nice job controlling the ball before taking his shots. dortmund equalized midway through the 2nd half thanks to you leon

brown's. a powerful effort from long range for his 1st goal of the season. i believe it goes in had the last word late teenage of vets hitting the target this time with a shot that was faster than burkey 21 the final score. only refusing get their 1st win since mid december and remain very much in the title race. club were hoping to get back to their winning ways after their draw on saturday but they 1st had to get past a stubborn belt of braman nichole of a deed broke the deadlock around the one hour mark a defender used his head to latch on to an incoming freekick for his 1st bundesliga goal of the season. take away an important 3 points in their quest for a top 4 finish. that's it for me and the news team

coming up next we've got a documentary film for you looking at one of chile and germany's darkest shared chapters the colonial. sect you're watching news i'm terry martin thanks for being with us. can you hear me yes we can hear you and steve songs that bring back as you. surprised himself with what is possible who is mad cool really what we. want. to see people. the way maurice.