these tremors in new jersey bridge. there's a warning on the other exception one from good new superpower to become dependent on a. chinese dream lead to your. storage feb 19th d w. d w news and these are our top stories a day after being sworn into office u.s. president joe biden has unveiled his plan to get to grips with the coronavirus pandemic biden says his strategy is based on science not politics the measures include plans to increase vaccinations and mandate masks on planes trains and buses negative tests will also be mandatory for travelers entering the united states. chancellor angela merkel has defended germany's decision to tighten and extend the

national walk down by another 2 weeks ackles as too many people are still dying but insists measures to bring down the number of covert 1000 cases are now paying off. at least 32 people have been killed in a double suicide bombing in the center of the iraqi capital baghdad more than 100 others were wounded in the attack at a busy street market it's the 1st such incident in baghdad for 3 years iraqi military officials blames the islamic state group which later claimed responsibility. this is news from berlin follow us on twitter and instagram at g.w. news or visit our website dot com. log . the moment joe biden entered the oval office for the 1st time as president he found the worries and woes of

a nation stacked in waiting a melt in the big zech you give orders to undo what he describes as the greatest damage done by his predecessor and yet it's all eclipsed by the pandemic the trump administration never shared its plan for vaccinating the country today president biden discovered why there never was a plane i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. that it's different that day. that yes. and now it's your race and i wish you the greatest success god bless the united states of america. we congratulate president find things have not been easy between us for some time our job is always been through my kit with our election chips on behalf of our

countries it's obviously a lot easier to do when you have a few more she carries its content off with the president biden there is simply much more scope for political consensus also including to sit but instead we got a lot of work to do a lot of work to do thank you for being willing to be joined. by but. also coming up the hope of a nation in rhythm and rhyme delivered at the most opportune time a skinny black girl who for a new president put her words and her mind into a poem in titled the hill we clone our people diverse into beautiful battered and beautiful when baby comes we step out of the state of flame and unafraid the new dawn blooms as we free it for there was always a. right if only we were brave enough to see it if only were brave enough to be

it. we get to dismiss overnight it's going to take months 1st the turn things around but let me be equally clear we will get through this we will defeat this pandemic and to a nation waiting for action let me be the clearest on this point help is on the way today today i am would be only a national strategy on covert 90 and executive actions to be to spend any u.s. president joe biden there putting the pandemic at the top of his agenda to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to our viewers all around the world welcome we begin the day the 1st full day a very busy day of the presidency of joe by the biden team had no illusions about a honeymoon after inauguration they knew there would be no time to savor this is

story moment because the weight of duty and responsibility are simply too great today president biden began laying out a national strategy to confront the coronavirus the president's team announcing that it has found a dozen major supply shortfalls in the trumpet ministrations pandemic plan the most glaring the trump strategy included no plan for distributing back scenes no blueprint for getting the vaccine from the lab into people's arms a mammoth logistical endeavor that had been launched earlier could have saved law. joe biden's 1st full day on the job as president of the united states has begun with a virtual inaugural prayer service in the white house but it will take more than prayers to deal with the biggest problem facing the u.s. the coronavirus pandemic. the biden administration has laid out a program to limit the viruses spread at home and abroad. in

a major shift in domestic policy facemasks are mandated in all u.s. federal facilities buildings and transportation biden has promised to ensure all americans have access to reliable and free testing and the new president has reversed his predecessor's decision to pull the u.s. out of the world health organization. this last point is an acknowledgment of the w. he chose key role in stopping the viruses spread globally i join my fellow representatives and. the world health organization for its role 'd in leading the global public health response to this pandemic. the united states also intends to fulfill its financial obligations to the organization. staying in the w.h.o. shows the u.s.

is preparing to reassert its weight on the world stage another of joe biden's promises. one of biden's 1st acts as president was for the u.s. to rejoin the parents accord on climate protection. but amid all the color and extravagance of the inaugural celebrations it was clear the joe biden is placed with the daunting task. first to gain control of the coronavirus pandemic and then show the us is unified enough to lead on the world stage. you know the world stage let me pull in verity he's a member of the german american parliamentary friendship group he's a member of uncle merkel's coalition partners these social democrats mr are very it's good to see you again president biden he's focused we know on the pandemic at the moment but he has made it clear that u.s. foreign policy especially when it comes to europe will be at the top of his agenda

soon what will that mean for germany. i braved a good series again i think it's harmful as you guys we have to expect 3 things from your administration it's the one is most important there it's focused on the united states in the 1st place i think they will and also because priorities of course polarization in the population i would say going to we have problems we already had before all problems mostly to nato iran then there could be some new bigger challenges which we all should work together. and trust we know is a big issue can germany can europe trust the united states as it did before donald trump came to power made do you see joe biden as a return to normalcy do you see donald trump as an anomaly well of course

there is more trust than during the times of mr trump so there's a big change in this one because there is no trust with insulting each other. to the point of whether it's going to be like the old times things that changed development in china change in russia russia change so i think a trust is nothing that is this inherited you have to work on it each day and obviously it's going to be a lot easier to work on the trust issue of this and then it's with mr trump i know that president biden is against the nordstrom to natural gas pipeline project between germany and russia we know that same sions are being slapped on companies by the united states who are involved in constructing the pipeline. when does this pipeline become a major liability for germany in its relations with the us. it is a problem we have to be honest it with this one and then put it all sentient last days and station doesn't it seems easier for president biden. nevertheless this is

not the biggest problem i think there were russia issue russia generally is an issue others are as well but i think those are not going to be the big issues of this administration concerning the corporation with with germany and the european union i think for comparison if you look at china i think that the challenges with china. it between the between the atlantic between europe and the united states is much bigger much more challenging you know the future is a problem but we can deal with it. is there a fear in the german parliament that president biden is going to push or maybe even force europe to have to choose between china or the u.s. i mean when we're talking about things like 5 g. technology what we're talking about a new cold war for example are you afraid that you're going to be able you know

that you're going to have to jeeps. we don't want to use obviously part of the norm saying community. that's a problem with china and it was a problem of the united states station so of oakum goals should be how can work things out that there is a common approach. but we have to be was with this one that you beat on china is not as far as it is in united states that's what i see a bigger problem with china presently and he and germany then all the other phone serious issues because we have to cancel come a little bit in this issue in europe and germany i have to ask you we've got about a minute left mr adie we know that says she's not going to run for office again later this year who would be the ideal chancellor in your opinion there chancellor candidate later this year in terms of improving trans-atlantic relations.

actually i believe it will show it's not only because he is the social democrat as we know the beaches this is no putting individuals in the center of policy it's this respect to respecting the ones who were in that struggle and trying i think that's an area just to relate to as well specially when he looks at the over 70000000 voters of mr trump so i think there is something in common populism in those 2 countries and i think mr schultz can relate much better to that any any other chance and you know we will keep our eye on mr shelton to see what happens and we may have to bite you back to talk about that mr medley not parity member of the german american parliamentary friendship group but a member of the s.p.d. in parliament thank you thank you. donald trump's refusal to attend the inauguration of joe biden will go down in history it was yet another break with tradition for trump one of many during his 4

years in office and it did not go unnoticed and the former u.s. presidents barack obama george w. bush and bill clinton who were all present at yesterday's inauguration used a video message to show that they stand with biden not only in his endeavors to lead the nation but also in his respect for tradition and for the office of the presidency. good evening america obviously there was a personal element to see my former vice president become the 46 president to see. probably paris as our 1st woman vice president. but more broadly i think inaugurations signal a tradition of a peaceful transfer of power that is over 2 centuries old well i think the fact that 3 of us are standing here talking about a peaceful transfer of power speaks to the institutional integrity of our country

so this is an unusual thing we are both trying to come back to normalcy deal with totally abnormal challenges and do what we do best which is try to make a more perfect union it's exciting time is interesting here to see those 3 former u.s. presidents let's take this now to the united states i'm joined now by mr denver riggleman he's a former u.s. congressman from virginia who served as a republican the u.s. house of representatives as it is congressman it's good to have you on the program you're not very far from washington d.c. give us the temperature of the country tonight after president biden's inauguration and after his 1st full day in the oval office. sure and again thanks for having me this is great my 1st time on german soil is i'm excited no it's you know my background wasn't just politics you know at 20 years of counterterrorism experience and now inviting us information you know one of the only republicans to come out

against you and on so early which was almost a year ago now and i think the temperature is still not where it needs to be it's a little bit hot you know if you look in the polling right now almost 80 percent of republicans believe that this election was stolen and i think that's a shame and you know looking at conspiracy theories and looking at the dissent from ation that we've had to go through this social contagion or this digital virus but if you want to call it has not gone away it's just sort of migrating to other social networks channel so when you're looking at the temperature here there's a feeling of sort of unsettled when you're looking at some of the republican constituency and and some of these districts are not quite as calm as we would hope it would what would you want to see the let's start with the republican party what would you like to see the g.o.p. do now that donald trump is no longer president. well you know there was mixed messages you know it wasn't that long ago a few days ago the republican leader a minority leader kevin mccarthy who i know said the president from some

responsibility for the riots and then today or yesterday he fact tracked on that which has us mixed message and here's what the message needs to be anon is fantasy conspiracy theories around stop the steel and the capital c. fantasy number one of the truth there is not systemic problem has to be very specific as we can only fight this type of disinformation with facts and you have this sort of propaganda push and still going on by certain individuals even the republican show in congress right now and i think that's the thing that's bothering a lot of people that look at this not from a political sense but from an analytical or intelligence sense for military operations sense with a background that i haven't and i just don't see this 100 percent push to push this radical theory back when it comes to stop the studio and i think if we don't do that we're going to have this problem for years were pushed back look like. you were do you include a big trial with conviction of donald trump being one and what about members of

congress who have pushed these conspiracy theories a big you have george holy ted cruz of mean should they be expelled from congress and expelled from the g.o.p. . it's a it's a hard question to ask you know for me i think censuring are looking at things that are that ridiculous i think there needs to be some kind of accountability for that kind of behavior especially you know with josh ali you know giving a sort of salute to the crowd just you know just just complete political pandering in such a dangerous fashion and looking at the president i think i'm one of those republicans i think we should go for with impeachment. based on what i've heard based on what i've seen a lot of people talk about just that speech on january 6th but you're talking about months of pushing just information and i want to remind people as president trumped that reach we did president biden killed seal team 6 you reach weeded out or that osama bin laden had a body double and again looking at it from an intelligence or analytic perspective looking at it from just information and taking objects right after it data speaks for itself and to speak for itself and again i never thought somebody would die

like actually bat it. believing the same thing the guy wearing horns believes. and that's again i just think this is so surreal to have the biggest conspiratorial grip in history no for that to lead to a siege on the capital there needs to be accountability does the republican party but i mean it is divided 3 you have all of these these fractions in functions in the in the party now does it even deserve a chance to continue on or would it be best if it seems to exist and there was a founding of something different. well you know the 30 percent 25 to 30 percent that. you know didn't sign on to that ridiculous lawsuit from the n o if you're aware that the texas ag lawsuit to overturn the election and those individuals who didn't vote you know to turn away the electors and there was only 10 to vote for impeachment a word a real crossroads here and i'm going to shock to people here not the people that

voted for that don't believe in it and believe that there was a stop a steel movement they don't believe in any of us just the fund raising has been so good at the grassroots level and that's the issue with the g.o.p. right now said they would rather anger to crazy and say facts and the reason that's the case is they want to get reelected in s. or that's the issue with that you are the system we have that's the issue with careers that's why i'm today you know i did things and said things i thought were fact i was going to lose i didn't need a check in and i knew other things you know i still do counterterrorism work and i know we're still are so i have a life outside of congress to try but a lot of people do not and the fact is it's dangerous to pander to these type of individuals and to weaponize insanity like we saw on january 6th former congressman denver riggleman joining us tonight from the great commonwealth of virginia congressman we appreciate your time in your insights tonight thank you appreciate it sir. well the u.s.

under president joe biden is set to strike a dramatically different course over iran's nuclear program from trump's maximum pressure to biden's maximum diplomacy biden has said that if tehran resumes a strict compliance with the 2015 j c.p.o. a agreement restraining its nuclear program in return for relief from economic sanctions washington will return to the deal as well tehran is signaling that it is willing to work with the new administration here is iranian president hassan rouhani tool it moves that today in the polls he's in the coach of the united states. and washington has to return and fulfill its obligations amount mcwhinnie chad all more trumps political career and it but the jay c.p.o. way is still a life all of his efforts to destroy the j c p

a way were unsuccessful and he failed as all right i'm joined tonight by they are more touch more dissolved she is in washington d.c. she's a journalist political analyst and host of the iran podcast it's good to have you with on the program let me ask you what would what would be the best thing in your opinion what would be the best thing that the by demonstration could do to turn down the volume turn down the temperature in these iranian u.s. relations but i think that's exactly a great point you're making to turn down the volume because under president trump 4 years of maximum pressure as i call it 4 years of maximum failure because it didn't achieve any of the state of goals of the trumpet ministration we saw tension though also increased try to point out the 2 countries where the bring cold war at least

more than one time over the past year or so and so to basically this is the volume and to reduce tensions and to resume diplomacy and as the president biden eyes and south lead i think we are entering of the day it would be the 1st noise more to flow to see and more talks on other issues that are of concern to the u.s. and also u.s. allies including partners in europe are you surprised that we're hearing this this agreeable message from tehran the iranian president signaling that they would be willing to rejoin the deal if the u.s. comes back i mean does that surprise you. not from the iranian president because we have to keep in mind this is his foreign policy legacy haasan rowhani iran and its 1st election he ran with the promise of making this deal and for a 2nd presidential election he ran with the success of this deal in holland as it

was in his 1st term so this is something that he's made his foreign policy legacy and apos 4 years have actually been pretty terrible for the administration of hasan rowhani the team that the negotiated the deal that teamed up push back against the hardliners in iran who kept saying you can't trust the american basically president trump prove the hard liners that maybe those who say you can't trust the americans did have a point so 2 i think this the positive reaction is something that we've seen at least from the pro diplomacy cam ranh throughout the years and now that the administration and the u.s. is changing they have been watching this election a very closely into iran and i think they can't wait to basically restart diplomacy we know that they have been in violation of the j.c.b. away and they've been enriching more uranium if the incentive there are strong enough to get them to pull back could be that you know they are are closer than they were to being able to make a nuclear weapon i mean what's the incentive to give that up when in some to the

same shows really which is what it was under president obama but we have to remember because under president trump also there were a lot of anxious but there was no path to real diplomacy and the lifting of those sanctions it was just the piling of more sanctions but right now we hear the signal from toronto that it's in fact president rouhani and said that they don't want to delay even for one minute the rule of same shit and at the same time like you're saying even violating the terms of the deal to sort of create leverage for when they return back to the negotiating table nigger more zombie it's good to have you on the program tonight we appreciate your insights as well thank you. thanks for having thought. robert frost maya angelo they are some of the great american poets who have shared their words and wisdom and presidential inauguration so there is

a new name to add to these titans of american literature her name is amanda gorman she spoke at yesterday's inauguration we want you to watch and listen as a star is born. mr president dr biden madam vice president mr. americans and the world. one day comes we ask ourselves where can we find lights in this never ending shade the loss we carry see we must wait we've braved the belly of the beast we've learned that quiet isn't always peace in the norms notions of what just is isn't always just. and yet the dark hours before we knew it somehow we do it somehow we've wild bird and

witnessed a nation that isn't broken but simply unfinished we the successor of a country and a time were a skinny black girl descended from slaves and raised by a single mother can dream of becoming president only to find herself reciting for one we've seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy in this effort very nearly succeeded but while democracy can be periodic only delayed it could never be permanently defeated who will not more to back to what was moved to what shall be a country that is a bruised but whole benevolence but bold fierce and free if we merge

mercy with the might in the mites with the rights the love becomes our legacy we will rebuild reconciled and book cover an every no knock over a nation in every corner called our country our people die of bird. into beautiful and battered and beautiful when baby comes we step out of the shade of flame and i'm afraid the new dawn blooms as we free its for there was always lights if only were brave enough to see it if only were brave enough to be a. brave enough to be the day is almost on the conversation continues online or remember whatever happens between now and tomorrow is another day we'll see that everybody.

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to alex borg a short of being what the germans call autumn champions but the clock is ticking halfway point has come a little later than usual. masks and empty stadiums explain the delay we've reached match day 7. seen in mid-winter nothing is like it was everything is confused footballers can play football but only mascots are allowed to watch. the midweek games offered lots of entry good braman surprised a lot. or would the poles continue their renaissance. why could dortmund score such a superb goal that labor could lose it and still be left to shaking their heads. would keep up the pace and cause rb life sick problems and might city rivals hair again flattered to deceive. it might fall in love with football again against golf

sport. and what about the basement clash between shell and cologne the last match day of the 1st half of the season now on kick off. the. fight for the campaign these 2 teams were still not sure whether the sabena good or bad season so far it started the game far behind by and with the champions looking shaky there was still reason to hide. it was still smiling despite a disappointing draw with minds at the weekend they had won 10 points from 15 since aid into. a strong showing here was crucial for the interim coach. while $112.00 matches but it still collapsed claiming just one point from 4 games this clash was a genuine 6 point level on points that kick off the winners would still be in the

title race the losers sweating on their place in that's helpful. don't mean started like a team determined to end the 1st half of the season on a high and in holland pressured lucas rigid ski into an arrow that almost gifted don't mind and. the kids and. then the visitors forced a chance for marco royce but the out of form captain failed to connect prop 8. things. looking good for dormans but then it all went wrong a long ball from roman burkey came straight back towards his goal and most said he had been the best route to break the deadlock the. defensive weaknesses played dortmund all season and they were exposed again by james and directed by. t.v. was an inspired form for the hosts dorman simply couldn't cope with him all night

he burns thomas delaney and matt somers down the right flank before almost forcing a mistake from bookie. and then he says have a great chance for lucas to laryea. but it remained one nil getting into the break. the d.m.v. show continued after half time the way no one possession here and left several don't win players for dead on the charge. the run deserved a goal that leon but he failed to match his teammates quality with the finish. leaving his inspired to capitalize on brilliance was punished when you leant and curled in the equaliser. after a dismal 1st half of the season blanche will be hoping his 1st goal of the campaign and 1st ever goal against his former club can help him find some form.

suddenly dortmund were in the ascendancy. france had a shot cleared off the line soon after. then jade sanchez should have done better with this child's. and to win regretted those misses even more when d.m.v. and patrick should combined on the counter before the frenchman set up florian for the way. a slick move by a clinical finish from leverkusen is one of the kids this is still. just 17 years olds. in response to wind brought on 16 year olds use of cocoa. steffen tickets also came on to only his 3rd going to sleep or parents replacing voice. in the house unsurprisingly inexperienced attack fails to find an equalizer. is not necessarily

a hindrance to success as much whenever proved but lack of experience has been a problem so far this season in attack and on the touchline we have the chance to change change and turn things around we are still in all 3 competitions we have still not a lot of games ahead so we can we can even make this difficult season a good season. difficult but it is behind them and they can get back to their stable and the season full. well and play perfectly but i think we're happy up there with the 1st 17 games and i hope the start of the rich area is going to be good as well and. the 21 win means they've accusing can be optimistic but i'm looking over their shoulders going into the 2nd half of this most chaotic of seasons. the good. by a labor couzens the was simply unstoppable t.v.

is all matched a hero just check out that lingo. player it's all for g.o.p. race is clearly not the 1st to have his guts i leave it to strike stuff but struggling just to see it so much to the end of the season that it was all about the fisher live player to play soon for use of moose it was never. using deserted. i found. that it's been a ship you should keep. coming up now so. 7 i. spoke to the she would see. these people standing. by to see

struck. by the 7 seas. on that. what about overachievers down it's. been the surprise packages of the 1st half of the season one points against 3 of the top 4 teams including almost beating champions. and getting the better. most recently defeated labor but all the good results had come at home. now travelled to leipzig the other top 14 looking to show they could do it on the road to have. failed to win their last 2 games. in

contrast were on a 6 game unbeaten. b.n. for another special. in the 1st half it certainly looked that way the visitors were able to help constantly they wouldn't let them settle. when the hosts did get in the box only on defense was there. goes my i'm frustrated. but just before the break leipzig finally found some space only for christopher and cancun to blast woefully over the bar of that was the chance but instead of going in the net the ball flew into rosie. not because man was so annoyed he left his players to stew in the dressing room alone at halftime there's no way leipsic can catch byron playing like this.

the 2nd half saw more of the same initially. although any conclude came a bit closer this time like the forwards managed to force soon young keeper andreas looked into it decent say. leipzig were at least trying to make a breakthrough and fortune favors the brave loony on where finally breached a mil for spare with the goal by not pretty but leipzig won't care one nil in the 70th minute. for spectator joy underlines how tough a prospect to neon berlin have now become. could the berliners hit back they had scored in every game this term. matty has birds had

a chance but this time it wasn't to be a one real loss but only on our staying up beat. them for the c. 5 i think we've given a more positive impression of ourselves we're not just a team who go around kicking people sure we're uncomfortable to play against but only on a no longer seen as just rough guys we've made a giant leap forward i think should us release the following a month off to create 3 clear team has been very compact everyone is ready to work for each other a lot is possible in football if you give that. the fact and young were so disappointed with the defeat tells you everything there a man high and are still dreaming of european competition. the best team in europe again dominating the just league byron have not been perfect but wanted to quickly. they were ahead early robert leavened off his

penalty coming after 13 minutes it was his 22nd goal of the campaign if the pole carries on he will break caird miller's record of 40 goals in a season. and were in complete command in the 1st half at the break they had amassed 12 shots although they only had the one goal to show for it. the champions have made life difficult for themselves of late and did it again in. a penalty for the hosts. and alfred finn bogus and could only hit the post. byron wien again and didn't concede for the 1st time in 12 league games that manuel neuer equalled khan's record of 196 clean sheets. really. off the table.

frank. frank that when. the. frog looked back thanks to a fine finish from sunny. front . it was the 29th. it takes a certain company's need it recalls. frank level though i'm afraid i didn't go from kevin should not have been that cheap clubs might not be so friendly when the race figure out called something. the live failed against the guy the battle of the promoted sides god had shown so far only by year and had picked up more points away from home. but they found it tough going in

bielefeld bobby and lost giving the host the lead the captain getting after 27 minutes. it was to neil at the start of the 2nd half an only goal from mark all the recounts unlucky or just plain silly. and laid on rich pseudo on added the 3rd goal the best win of the season for bielefeld we now have a 10 point cushion on the automatic relegation places a good 1st half of the campaign. love the science though and i was happy with the season so far hats have been in and hoffenheim are among them. has had made a good start here until christophe pm tank and the. open mind then cashed in the best emerging steward in the city said many. fans

and great credit she added another goal in the 68th minute. people crowning the 3 nil win with his hands goal of the season nothing's really the case to campaign suddenly come up on. the 1st of the season was to be honest was crazy from all perspectives. a lot of a lot of injuries a lot of. sickness. sickness. we had a lot of complications. it remains complicated for hats and relegation financially emotionally in order when we talk about the 1st half of the season it's clear we picked up too few points partially due to our own performances and sometimes we gave points away too easily right for us we should be a failure now that he has ever seen the worst 1st half of the season in 11 years back then had to endure.