this is how massive churches with towers that pierce the clouds like skyscrapers are created a. contest of the cathedrals stars of people 12th on t w. u.s. president joe biden says he's hopeful that by independence day americans will also be able to mark their independence from 19 celebrating together he was speaking on 1st and here to the day after the outbreak was classified as a global pandemic and the same day that he signed his $1.00 trillion dollar american rescue plan into law so what will all be a rose by you i'm phil gayle and this is the day.

this country can do anything. just one republican voted for question is why we need these fires back to normal. national unity is the most consequential. party. i think this is actually one of the worst piece of legislation i'm saying here in a time. it's never ever a good bet to bet against the american people. also on the value will look a while increasing number of african-american women say they need a gun to feel safe as. firearms owners because we have been target for so long and we're sticking. with.

them today while much of the world is still struggling with stubborn coronavirus virus case dumbass u.s. president joe biden says americans could have most of the pandemic behind them by mid summer and that's thanks in large part to an accelerated vaccination program with a target date for reaching all adults. being moved forward again americans will also start seeing the benefits of the country's biggest economic stimulus program since the new deal during the 1930 s. great depression after president biden signed the landmark legislation into law fulfilling a key election pledge hours later in a primetime t.v. address he laid out his vision for moving forward in the pandemic sending out a message of hope 1st tonight i'm announcing that i would direct all states tribes and territories to make all adults people 18 and over eligible to be

vaccinated no later than may 1 this is not the time to let up just as we were emerging from a dark winter in a hopeful spring and summer is not the time to not stick with the rules by july the 4th there's a good chance you your families and friends will be able to get together in your backyard or in your neighborhood and have a cookout or a barbecue and celebrate independence day america is coming back president biden they're offering americans a hope for a covert free future and the promise of financial relief the millions of americans is 1.9 trillion dollars stimulus package gives the social safety net one of its biggest boost in u.s. history some benefits will be felt immediately top of the list of the $1400.00 checks heading to most americans a sum possibly arriving as soon as this weekend there's also an extension of

emergency unemployment benefits that i'm long term items beyond pandemic relief like expanded tax credits for children which could be made permanent the bill pumps 170000000000 dollars into schools universities and colleges tens of billions have been allocated to federal grant and housing assistance and state and local governments will receive 350000000000 to boost their social programs. so let's take a closer look at this with the w.'s washington correspondent to all of us i want to welcome all of so free money all the way of the prospect of a noble summit this must be music to the it is of many americans is that joe biden's 1st primetime speech went over. well it certainly is a big surprise especially if you look at the time frame now for the vaccines the country has been suffering a lot as you know from the cold in 1900 m. a can now suddenly it looks like everyone can celebrate the 4th of july with certainly we have more mlle c.

and will be eligible for a vaccine by may 1st so many americans of course see that as a relief it's all happening a lot faster than expected joe biden when he took office he offered 100000000 doses of thanks seen in the 1st 100 days and now within the same time frame it's 330000000 americans that will be eligible according to his speech of course but let's also not forget the u.s. suffering a lot $500000.00 people died from cold it so there's also a lot of pressure on the u.s. government but of course it's not really free money in the long term there was lots of republican opposition to this plan because of the staggering cost this is a placid example of big government democratic overreach the economy is coming back people are getting vaccine we're on the way out of this we're about to have a boom was a liberal wish list they've described as the most progressive domestic legislation

in a generation i think one thing that by the ministry should really has to focus on is the risk of what all these deaths going to do to us but it's not a republican senator after another condemning it is they just voicing parties on opposition or is that why the concern amongst americans about the price tag. well there is certainly some concern that goes beyond the party divide you will have to dive into macro economics for that is certainly the biggest stimulus package in the history of the united states with 1.9 trillion us dollars that is printed money it will or it might drive inflation and all has repercussions on society so there are fears of spiking prices on the impact this has on the stock market and therefore then also on pensions so there is a lot of concern but at the same time of course. many millions of americans are unemployed and that aid is really urgently needed. but it looks like the u.s.

is increasingly looking towards the end of the pond very but despite his optimism about the summit president biden emphasized the need to remain vigilant so are american still prepared to keep to the rules. that really depends phil where you are into whom you're talking that the mask for instance has become a question of faith really highly politicized and some states are beginning to lift their mask mandates a texas for instance and that against the will of president biden and also against the will of the center for disease control so the texas governor is up for reelection in 2 years and he's certainly trying to secure the concert a conservative vote in his state and we met a member of the members off a bike or a co-op in the or austin who were celebrating a mask burning event let's take a look. a different kind of texas barbecue of the day they have all been waiting for the mask mandate is history and members of the w.t.f.

biker club burn what they think is a symbol of suppression c c. it is an extremely happy day for us we are elated out here we put this event together and invited the community to come out and it's been a great turnout and we are all celebrating you know our freedom that's really what this is about. at the university of texas in austin vaccination is under way but with new variance spreading many here think that it's still too early to draw up the mast mandate we're nowhere near herd immunity so. myself i'm going to wear the bastard certainly doesn't mean the pandemic of over and i think it could like we would to another spike i honestly think it wasn't a smart decision made by i know that things next 2 months march and april are very important and crucial in 2 countries like being able to be born and i met a mask or no mask the topic remains highly controversial in texas and it could end

up in the courts. the city of austin has issued its own mask mandate and that has led to a new dispute the state of texas threatened to sue. the city of the mayor doesn't drop his mask mandate the question of wearing a mask continues to be a highly divisive topic here in texas and across the united states bar owner taylor ziebart has reopened his brewery but continues to demand masks for his customers he says the state left him and the hospitality industry alone with the pandemic with the nasa mandate it gave us a little bit of power to enforce these rules and it's the onus is on us now to keep 4 people safe and keep the public safe and we don't really have a you know a last line of defense there within the state friend or foe for now the w.t.f. i go club members they've given their mess to the bill and. so all of

a solid that's texas what about the rest of the country want to people think about what texas is doing. well there is certainly a lot of criticism in particular when it comes to the fallout of course of lifting the masked men date so even in texas if you go to the bigger cities there and especially in austin the capital people are very critical of the move and texas is also not the only state that has lifted the mask mandate there is mississippi and wyoming also following some of them might others might be other states coming soon and then you have some states that never really had a mask mandate like cells the cold which by the way we've traveled there as well to cover the situation there has suffered more than the other states with a higher death rate of course and higher rate of infection so it really does come down to the republican strongholds and there is of course a lot of concern and we've seen that also in the report that lifting the mask

mandate now would lead to another spike of new infections also especially with the variants right now spreading and that is also something that we've been hearing from president biden over and over again and he says it's way too early right now to sort of to stop wearing your mask and that is voices we've heard not only in texas but all across the united states and of course joe biden very pleased about the america's vaccine a rollout so is the american public generally as pleased as he is about these efforts. well it's fair to say yes recent poll suggests some 60 percent of americans are supportive and think joe biden is doing a good job in handling the pandemic and especially with regards to the vaccine rollout of course his success that he was able to deliver last night in his speech is one part of it of course and it's a different tone in contrast if you look at how donald trump sounded and and if you

look at and listen to joe biden now he's also made the pandemic his top priority but in all fairness the success was laid by donald trump himself of course did a poor job in containing the pandemic and was criticized a lot over the role he played that led 250-0000 casualties but he bought a lot of vaccine doses when he was still in office and joe biden is continuing his spare theory it's adding science to the equation and many of course appreciate that . no republicans voted for this hugely expensive belief package where does that leave joe biden's hopeful bipartisanship. well that was a of course to be expected that the republicans have a critical take on this simply because of the sheer size and it's really against the political believes that the state should have such a large role when it comes to helping in aiding in that situation

of economic downturn. joe biden of course as always emphasized that he wants to not govern against the republicans but that he wants to unite the country and he's certainly seeing his limitations here very quickly more quickly than expected so this is going to be very interesting to look at and to follow whether he as a as a president now will be able to reach out to the republicans who was always known for being a politician who was able to make deals with the other side or if in times of polarization like the one we are living through right now this will be impossible so certainly one of the big challenges for the biden presidency a silence in washington thank you much in the day on the w. still to come campaigning in the era of covert ahead of a key state elections this weekend we'll see how german politicians are trying to

reach voters safely and meet individual people but try to keep my distance you can be a boss could flip flop is what she tried to and i thought touching the other person it's only. a gun and ammunition that a sales spiked in the u.k. and the you asked beginning of the pandemic a year ago setting a new record in 2020 much of being creases down to 1st time going to do so especially women for african americans are reacting to the ongoing racial tensions in the country. with 2 women who say 2020 was the year they got serious about protecting themselves. i've always been a kind of person that's like oh no let's let love one let's just fight i would peace and everything but there were the world's going is not that is not possible 1st off and have fun to play should dennis feel safe carrying guns not because

their jobs are dangerous isn't my cup artist and then to say his stylist but because life as an african-american woman is frightening if god was lost you when racist marlon's police brutality and protest against that took over the streets of america including the city in new orleans the 1st purchased life firearm was actually i was saying me of 2020 so just just less than a year ago and i partially because i recognize as the mischief was happening in my neighborhood and also around the country and just the world over and i didn't want to be a sitting duck she's not alone for many in the u.s. guns all the only on such a few african-americans and women accounted for a large spike in gun sales during the trauma that was 2020. there's been a huge uptick in like 5 like you know firearms owners because we have been target

for so long and we're sick and tired of it we're just sick and tired of it there's no resolution for us we can't rely on. on anyone really to just finessing our backs with ourselves. a lot of black men are not allowed to own guns partially because they've been incarcerated so their rights have been taken away. and there is a lot of single homes in the black community so you have to take their selves and their kids. and guns don't always protect from guns 3 people died in an incident at a new point shooting range just a day before we visited last year and firearms resulted in more than $40000.00 deaths in the u.s. a record. having a gun alone is not going to save you and sometimes they can be the worst because

you have it in the n.r.a. you think that will probably get you share faster than not having it at 0. tennis is going to follow have friend in becoming an instructor. had a gun and knew how to use it she decided to help others handle them safely. and as lee i feel that the real question should be. why are people making us feel threatened. what will we bring to the table that threatens other people. and until they can answer that question we're going to keep getting aren't we're going to keep defending ourselves are going to keep educating ourselves this is our thing now. and here in germany 2 states go to the polls on sunday in the country's 1st regional election since the start of the pandemic the votes being watched closely here head of germany's national elections in september it will decide who succeeds chancellor machall

after 16 years i vent the government hopes that most adults will have been vaccinated but for the pandemic restrictions mean campaigning for this weekend's regional elections have a decidedly different feel. campaigning in times of a lock down. it's a strange state election where voters only get to see the politicians on posters online and sort of meeting them face to face it helps if you're already well known . at the headquarters of the social democrats. current state. is getting ready for daily live stream. because of corona i can travel to all the constituencies to have our usual big campaign events where the candidate. invited all the candidates to come here and i try and we try to convey our political messages yamaha's effort and i want to and the common model is to get it looks relaxed but it's actually a well practiced routine over the past few weeks kyra has hosted 52 individual

s.p.d. candidates from the various constituencies the live streams of broadcast why you tube facebook and. graham small tenuously what is missing is face to face interaction with the voters. of course the kind of that still need people but in a very limited way they might do the tedious but it's nice because you get actual feedback and lack of feedback is the big disadvantage of the online campaign it. but digital campaigning also opens new doors get china general secretary of the opposition christian democratic union sees the digital campaign as an opportunity he and his party have the more difficult job of making their relatively unknown top candidate more popular very we're going to puncture i don't hear how. we advertised the event in the past there was always a relatively high reluctance to attend you had to have a really good speaker for people to say i've never gone to see do you party event but i'll go to this one that meant that we often had about 100 people at these

events and that was fine but we also knew all of them on social media it's different their reluctance to just watch a live stream is much very loving if you need because of the market. most importantly though says china is the relatability of the candidate which is why in his instagram life talk with a startup founder china focuses more on his guest and only highlights his own political ambitions at the end of the live soft skills one might say. back in the social democrats living room chat up to 300 people have queued in the numbers of far cry from those of a big name influencer but the politicians are satisfied after all these are regional elections and for many a purely digital campaign is new territory. take a closer look at this right they doubly political correspondent simon young welcome simon we just heard about one of the states voting this weekend that is being

watched perhaps more closely why. well phil as ever these state elections will be looked at for a sense of where the national mood is heading and what you need to understand is that the the c.d.u. the christian democrats are the country's most popular party nationally about 33 percent support in polls and indeed for most of the past year they've polled more than double any other party but of course that can change and what we're seeing in diverting beg is a drop in christian democrats support by about a 5th of over recent weeks and it's also been being away in rhineland calatinus sure there so. the question is why well i think one of the big reasons the things that are preoccupying voters around the country at the moment is corona of course there's a sense that the government has not done a great job on vaccinations of course lockdowns serve people really fatigues and

now there are stories of christian democrat parliamentarians or even seeking to enrich themselves by you know organizing deals for corona facemasks so we're seeing a dainton support that may be played out this weekend and the question will be in bottom virt of bag can the green a christian democrat coalition that same government in that state carry on if it can't if it drops out well that'll be a blow for anglo-american conservatives and could have an impact in terms of support going forward to september in the national election right so what sort of clues might sunday's vote be able to give us about the shifts in preferences that head of. that general election in september. well as i say the key if the key thing is the trend around the c.d.u. if it's not possible to continue that that green green cd

you coalition there then that could have national significance there's been a lot of speculation in recent years about the possibility of something similar being tried at national level and surface such a coalition were to disappear and angela merkel as we know is also stepping down she's disappearing politically so that could mean tough times ahead for the christian democrats another thing to talk about sees the social democrats they are of course in government still at national level but they've been struggling to rebuild after disastrous results in recent years at national polls and the thing will be if they can come back a bit of a can do well in these elections of the weekend without taking away votes from greens that could open up the possibility of left wing coalition social democrats greens which the likes of which we've seen before and the 3rd thing i'd mention phil is if the conservatives weaken does that open some space for the far right you

turn it if the germany on the right so far no shines of that happening but of course regional elections can throw up some surprises and you mentioned america stepping bannister's a big question still to be decided is who will be the conservatives that counted if a chance for to succeed her as this weekend's vote likely to influence the decision of briefly on. it could have an impact fail because the critic christian democrats are going to face a choice as you say pretty much the choice seems to come down to our men last at the c.d.u. party leader or on the other side the bavarian state leader marcus certain he's a good communicator he's got a national profile as a as a man demanding tough action on coronavirus but most analysts seem to think if the c.d.u. does well this weekend or at least doesn't lose too badly that could cement the new leader on in russia in his position and could mean that he has an easy ride to

become the party's choice to replace angela merkel when the time comes later this year argue that they probably political correspondents armenia. finally tonight is being called a twin speak globally there appears to be more double births right now than ever before or to new research one in every 42 children form these days the twin translates to about one 6th twins every year 30 percent more than in the 1980 s. scientists say advances in reproductive technology are making fatter before one of us are a world full of as researchers say that twins a dr a track number of identical twins remains the same. so now you know the day is almost done the conversation continues online you can join us on twitter i don't mean usually in front of me at film. of the day.

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this is the end of the new year's life from. around me and tells dean's wy he's calling for urgent action against the country's military chanter. there is there is one of the i think striking is. as we speak. i'm sure sex crimes against civilians protesting the killing close torture and so forth disappearances also on the program nigeria suffers another mass abduction has gotten kidnapped teenagers from a college in the country school police say they're working with the army to track them down. and alcoves that once housed the world famous john borders a family it's been 20 years since the taliban destroyed the statues in

a series of explosions will ever be rebuilt. i'm still go welcome to the program protesters have returned to me and now streets repeating their calls to restore democracy despite the threat of violence from security forces in a moment we'll hear from the un's independent human rights investigator for me he believes the military's actions amount to crimes against humanity 1st will look at how the violence is driving some police officers to flee the country rather than continue as part of the crackdown against their own people 2. demonstrations like these have become routine throughout the country every day protesters repeat the hard work of rebuilding protective barriers.

they have no option but to flee when they are yet again broken down by security forces. yet there are those within the security forces who disagree with the brutality of the british broadcasting corporation has interviewed police officers who fled across the border into india after refusing to carry out military orders. they are among the 1st defectors to share eyewitness accounts of what is happening in the end mark. as protests were taking place my boss ordered us to fire at the crowd i refused to shoot them. i said i'd rather cite with the people later i told them i was going to visit my family that's when i run away the military is becoming more and

more brutal. so far the protesters have refused to be silenced. they are still taking to the streets demanding the return of democracy to their country. the un special rapporteur on human rights and manned mars tom enders he told e.w. why he believes the country's military is committing crimes against humanity crimes against humanity are widespread there systematic they're done against a civilian population there don't knowingly if you look at. the who challenged that was every single day they were there indeed widespread 70 people have been killed in 20 different 28 different communities around around the country you see a command and control that clearly the evidence by the fact that the brutality is very systematic very much along the same lies no matter where they're occurring in the country people are being mowed down there over 2000. and

counting in these if it's wrote me and more and again these are not being committed against combatants they're being committed against peaceful protesters they're only offense is to work peacefully toward the restoration of democracy and a future that is not a clue to this military junta so for all of those reasons there is very there's a lot of evidence i think striking evidence that crimes against humanity are being committed as we speak. and c.n.n. special report turn on human rights in may and matam hundreds now to nigeria where authorities say gunmen have kidnapped dozens of students from a school in northwestern could do in a state security forces were able to rescue $180.00 students and staff but 30 students are still missing it's a 4th mass kidnapping from a nigerian school since december another nigerian school bearing the scars

of a kidnapping authorities say a large group of gunmen who carried out the abduction on thursday night at this forestry college in the state of katrina students and staff were taken hostage 180 people were rescued after the military force with the kidnappers but 30 people are still unaccounted for. some of the rescued students suffered injuries and have been taken to hospital this attack is the 4th of its kind since december in nigeria where bandits used as a way to make money or push for the release of jailed members from their groups

security forces say they are conducting an operation to find the missing students and the u.s. city of minneapolis has agreed to pay the family of george floyd $27000000.00 to settle a civil lawsuit over his death mr floyd was killed while in police custody in may sparking global protests about racial injustice former police officer derek chauvin is currently on trial for his murder the floyd family's lawyer described the civil settlement as a positive step it's not just enough for america to say that george florida life matters. we have to show their george floor life matters by actions is not just a no for america to say their black lives matter we have to show their black labs man actions. so the family of george florida now legal team are very grateful to mayor fry

and the city council for not just sayin you care about george floyd but show in there to care about george floyd not just saying they're black man but show him to the world their black. take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world more twins are being bold than ever before according to new research one not child in every 42 born these days he's twin that's 1600000 every year a 3rd more than a 4th than 40 years ago 3 says are saving increases using greater access to i b f and the 1st says. germany says it will continue to use the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine despite some other european countries putting a temporary halt on its use you know what follows reports of severe blood clots

forming some people who received the vaccine are no doing to the drug has been established astra zeneca insists the shot is safe. israel has been making swift progress in its vaccination campaign and currently has the highest vaccination rates in the world but that's only for its own population and not for palestinians living in the occupied west bank gaza strip is weak though the government bowed to international criticism and began to immunize palestinian laborers who work in israel w.'s time reports. that summation sent at an israeli checkpoint between the west bank town of bethlehem and to sell him here only palestinians holding a permit to work in israel or in settlements of vaccinated by israeli authorities. as a young person and to palestinian work i can take the vaccine but at the same time i think of my father and mother who didn't get it yet i feel better when all my

family members have been vaccinated it. is really aims to vaccinate about a 100000 workers who cross over from the occupied west bank to israel every day the country has faced criticism abroad and at home for not providing that seems to more of the palestinian population maybe not this is interest it's clear in order to open the economy and return to normal we need everyone who is moving around inside israeli borders to be vaccinated and safe. but in the israeli occupied west bank ordinary people are still waiting for broader vaccination rollout in the home i learned the tough has only a few vials to administer to have fellow medical colleagues. the modena vaccines were part of a one time delivery by israel a small amount but still seen as a relief for those having to deal closely with patients about an action that the

deal when we as doctors and nurses are on the front line i wish that everybody will get vaccinated like this so we will be protected and have to capability to move on and fight the disease had a lot of the palestinian authority says it has procured vaccines from different companies but it has come under public criticism for delays delivery in february 10000 doses of the sputnik vaccine arrived from the russian government that seems through the kovacs program providing vaccines for nowhere and come countries also expect it. in the years deteriorating in palestine but also as in several countries around the world as a result of the late of arrival of the vaccines. the. discrepancy in administering the vaccines does not bode well in bringing the end of the pandemic and he closer. about 2000 doses of the sputnik vaccines were sent from

the hamas controlled gaza strip after israel approved to transfer the blockade to territory also received about 60000 vaccine doses from the united arab emirates for a population of 2000000 and discussion of infection rates in the west bank has soared in recent weeks and this private hospital on the outskirts of from a law medical stuff has seen a sharp influx of serious cold that 19 cases attribute to 2 virus variants more pressure until 15 days ago the corona ward was half empty and we were emptying the department suddenly huge numbers started coming to the hospital all of a sudden the hospital became formed for christians by titan. once again in the west bank recently a curfew on weekends and night was already in place to curb the pandemic while the wait for more back scenes continues. take

a look at some more developments in the pandemic starting in italy where the government has approved plans to put half the country under a total lockdown because of a surge in cases schools shops and restaurants will close for monday kenya's president has extended the country's overnight curfew for 60 days as the east african nation deals with a 3rd wave of infections and chile is on track to vaccinate 80 percent of its population by the end of june 1 of the faxed fastest campaigns in the world. for centuries to gyde borders stood watch over afghanistan's bamiyan valley until the taliban decided they went against their extreme interpretation of islamic law and order their destruction 20 years ago the world watched in horror as the cultural monuments fell victim to a series of explosions today the valley is protected as a unesco world heritage site and there's debate over whether to rebuild the statues or leave the giant alcoves empty as a reminder of their demolition. mr hussein is

a bike mechanic his workshop once boasted a direct view of bamiyan famous buddhist statues he was unwillingly involved in their tragic fate. and i'm sad and disappointed that our statues have been destroyed and they still haven't been reconstructed that's hard for people here the statues are part of a unesco world heritage site we want them rebuilt and soon. the taliban forced to saying to drill holes into the rock for the explosives that would destroy the ancient statues the monuments dated from the 6th century they were once the world's tallest statues of the standing buddha or inspiring symbols of buddhist philosophy . the islamist taliban destroyed them in march 2001 now the afghan government controls the area abdul hamad also has a special connection to the site he's responsible for the safe keeping of fragments

of the figures. but a construction work has stopped due to a lack of funds that's the reason the ministry for information and culture and unesco are working to secure donations so that work can restart next year his biggest fear is that the taliban will take control again and put an end to reconstruction efforts. well collage of digital images says so for almost $70000000.00 in a world 1st for a major auction house the work by contemporary artist to be police the sony as a j peg filed numerous 13 years in the making now to set the price tag which makes him one of the most expensive living this was unfathomable winning bennett is now a snob the owner of a digital asset known as a. known fungible token sales of amnesties of whom recently. well that's it you're up to date more world news at the top of the hour d.w.

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business i'm joined now on in berlin happy you can join us. preparations for the world cup and 2022 are in full swing in qatar but allegations of human rights abuses have dogged organizers with media reports claiming over $6500.00 migrant workers died in construction projects that's prompted one company which traditionally has supplied the pitch for big tournaments to boycott the event. grass grown in the netherlands is used in football stadiums around the world. and organizers of the 2022 world cup hope to play on saad from hendrix could have sold him but the company has pulled out of there goes the nation's pointing to the staggering number of fatalities among workers in the run up to the tournament. the reason a report in the guardian newspaper shows more than 6500 migrant workers have died in qatar over the last 10 years most of them from south asia but the death toll

could be higher reports from the philippines in kenya included in the guardian's report. officials claim there were only a handful of deaths on world cup construction sites which include 8 stadiums and airport roads and public transportation projects and there are around $2000000.00 foreign workers in qatar most of them come from south asian countries but some hail from african nations like kenya. human rights organizations have repeatedly criticized the working conditions and despite new laws in qatar they say that the conditions are still poor. to the u.s. now u.s. president joe biden called it historic legislation and the long awaited rescue package for pandemic hit americans is just that the final figure is $1.00 trillion dollars that's one of the biggest stimulus packages of all time it will go towards everything from child care support to business relief to coronavirus vaccinations

republicans and others are concerned about the size of the packets where the u.s. national debt currently at around 28 trillion dollars and rising by the end of the year it's expected to exceed the size of the u.s. economy. yes carter joins us now for wall street for more on this yes now having national debt a bigger than g.d.p. that's something we here in europe are well familiar with is not an issue in the u.s. . well clearly it's an issue and i mean we shouldn't forget the u.s. economy is bigger than that say greece for instance so there's much more money at the table and it also could cause much more trouble for the global economy not just the u.s. alone by the way the independent congressional budget office just recently came out with a report saying if policy doesn't change we actually could see a debt in the united states of being about to 200 percent of g.d.p. within the next 30 years and if we talk about debt i mean usually what the united

states does is that they actually do what they do is they they give old new debt so they sell a treasuries to make up for the debt so that's basically what they're doing so if there should be a lack of confidence theoretically what could happen is that the world stops buying u.s. bonds and that could lead to a huge financial crisis i'm not saying that this is very likely but if the trust in us. treasuries short event this as i said that could lead to a financial crisis that would make their financial crisis of 2008 look like a kindergarten play even as i mentioned that is not very likely at this point this is a pretty drastic scenario now you were also about to top off a week of market highs briefly if you can what made the week most interesting for you. well it's been an incredible week and i mean 1st of all we have all this good news about the vaccination the president joe biden on thursday said that by may 1st

of all adults in the united states it can get a vaccine so there clearly is some good news and there's all this whole reopening speeding up of the dow jones industrial average up more than 1000 points this week alone are up by about just 3.7 percent with blue chips so definitely there is no holding on wall street at least for now a big week for young's quarter and the markets thank you for your reporting. now to some of the other global business stories making news germany imported 76 percent more oil from u.s. producers last year making the united states one of germany's more important energy suppliers thanks to the recent cuban american oil the us is now the world's leading oil exporter and. bank will pay out close to $2000000000.00 euros in bonuses

to its top investment bankers despite laying off nearly $3000.00 employees because of the corona crisis 2020 is the 1st year since 2014 that deutsche bank has posted a profit thanks to the bank's investment branch. astra zeneca has further reduced the amount of coronavirus vaccines it plans to supply to the e.u. this quarter the british swedish company expects to deliver $30000000.00 doses a quarter less than the already reduced figure it promised last month it's a 3rd of the amount of the e.u. originally signed up for and columns as another blow to the blocks vaccine rollout . our financial correspondent chelsea delaney has more from frankfurt. it's been one setback after another for the e.u. stocks a nation campaign and the latest news from astra zeneca indicates that isn't going to be changing anytime soon the u.k. company is now expecting to fall well short of its pledge deliveries to the e.u.

in both the 1st and the 2nd quarter so stretching into the summer as well we've seen multiple european countries actually temporarily suspend the use of the astra zeneca shot over mounting concerns about the safety of the vaccine the big hope for europe have been the johnson and johnson vaccine which was approved this week but already european officials have tried to temper some of this optimism here in germany the health minister has warned he likely won't get any distribution we won't get any shots delivered until at least mid to late april. the braggs a trade agreement between the u.k. and the e.u. has been in force since january and it's already having a massive impact on the exchange of goods german exports to the island have fallen by almost a 3rd but the decline in british exports to that you is even more pronounced. death for deals across europe a symbol of spring time hope many of the death bills sold in europe used to come from great britain but this year millions of bunches will be left to rot because of

a quick of bricks it. the biggest issue is stuff not be able to come over and do this social work. we've we we would have out a $150.00 people today pickin and it's just then to walk $24.00 from there because they're just not coming over the u.k. is the main grower of deficit also a flower picked by hand rather than harvested by machines together with covert 19 restrictions the end of free movement of people following breaks it has been a catastrophe for flower growers one a mental flowers form a multi-billion pound industry in britain but because ornamental plants are in a different category to fruit and vegetables deford eels were not included in a scheme to admit overseas farm workers after breaks it. all of this finer detail was not really clearly laid out for people to understand and on christmas eve of

course we were told that we have this fantastic deal and everything was going to be great but it's not and yet the political statements come out that everything's so easy everything's so possible and it really isn't. before breaks it on average $25000000.00 deford ill's were picked every year on this farm now they expect that figure to be closer to just $6000000.00. at a time when housing prices are going through the roof a downsizing is starting to look more attractive for many in our next story we need a former movie maker who says you know have to live large to live well. and you can't find a product design here and has built her south of her dreams. in the meantime now i live in a tiny heads i used to build movie sets which is quite different from when i left the film industry i traveled for a while everything i needed was in my backpack

a tiny house is a lot like that everything you need to fit into one room there are lots of places to store stuff away everything is multi-functional. she works for steph and dick man he started building tiny had his 5 years ago and now he's on the biggest manufacturers in germany he builds 48 years none of them larger than 25 square meters the starting price is 45000 euros for a house like this some customers want to live in there is full time others just for holidays either way you can't cram much stuff in here. for many people have come to appreciate minimalism than sizing living we know that

because we see lots of people here who think that way living in a small space is just one aspect of minimalism more generally it's about reducing your c o 2 footprint so choosing to live in that heat 20 square metres wider than 60 could be part of that. so no further north. with housing in increasingly short supply the market for tiny houses is growing. i think people have become more flexible nowadays they're not so bad to staying in one place that's another reason for choosing a tiny has. plans to open a tiny has hotel once the pandemic is over. the size units are ready to go each one is different good. doesn't need to be convinced she's already a fine and fits her tiny highness gives her everything she needs good and that's it

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