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be able to mark their independence from cove in 19 by celebrating together he was speaking on 1st and a year 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 using a rose by you. i'm. and this is the. this country can do anything. one republican voted for question is why. these fires back to normal. national. this is the most consequential.

actually one of the worst piece of legislation of same past year and. never a good. bet against the american people. also. increasing number of african-american women say they needed to feel safe. and. because we had been targeted. by them to the day 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 part to an accelerated vaccination program with a target date for reaching all adults as 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 will 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 our hope for a covert free future and the promise of financial relief and millions of americans is $1.00 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 dollars checks heading to most americans a sum possibly arriving as soon as this weekend there's also an extension of emergency unemployment benefits that are longer term items beyond pandemic relief like expanded tax credits for children which could be made permanent the bill pumps $170000000000.00 into schools universities and colleges tens of billions have been allocated to federal grant and housing assistance and state and local governments will receive $350000000000.00 to boost their social programs so let's take a closer look at this with the w.'s washington correspondent to all of us how to

welcome all of so free money all the way at the prospect of a near normal summer this must be music to the is of many americans is that how 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 make and now suddenly it looks like everyone can celebrate the 4th of july with a certain degree of mormon 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 all thanks ian in the 1st 100 days and now within the same timeframe it's 330000000 americans that will be eligible according to his speech of course but let's also not forget the u.s. is 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 the plastic good example of big government democratic overreach the economy is coming back people are getting vaccine we're on the way out of this were about a boon it was a liberal wish list they have described as the most progressive domestic legislation in a generation i think one thing to buy the mystery she really has to focus on is the risk of what all these debts 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 there why big 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 u.s. dollars that is printed money it will or it might dry if inflation at 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's 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 quickly spike lee's optimism about the summit president biden emphasized the need to remain vigilant so are american still prepared to keep to the rules. of 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 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 members off a bike or a co-op in the er austin who were celebrating a mask burning event let's take a look. a different kind of texas barbecue on 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 and 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 with yeah i'm going to wear the mask it certainly doesn't mean the pandemic of over and i think it could like we had to another spike i honestly think it wasn't a smart decision made by i know that thing with next 2 months march and april are very important and crucial and being able to be more. mask or no mask the topic remains hard 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 last line of defense there within the state friend or foe for now that w.t.f. i go club members they've given their masks the bullets. so all of us all about 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 off that move and texas is also not the only state that has lifted the mask mandate there is mississippi

and wyoming also following suit that might others might be other states coming soon and then you have some states that never really had a mask mandate like south dakota 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 a 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 you know mass and that is voices that we've heard not only in texas but all across the united states 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 polls suggest 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 path theory it's adding science to the equation and many of course appreciate that

. no republicans voted for this hugely expensive relief package where does that leave joe biden's hope for 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.'s still to come campaigning in the era of covert ahead of 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 flyers which she tried to and i thought touching the other person it's all of the. gun and ammunition sales spiked in the u.k. and the u.s. the beginning of the pandemic a year ago setting a new record $12020.00 much of the increase is down to 1st time gun do so

especially women and african 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 the war the world's going is not that is not possible. first off. you should dennis wilson carrying guns not because their jobs are dangerous is a make up artist and done to say his stylist but because life as an african-american woman is frightening 'd if god was lost when racist marlon's police brutality and protests against that took over the streets of america including the city of new orleans the 1st man purchased life firearm was actually i was seeing me of 2020 so just just less than

a year ago and i partially because i recognize there's so much that 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 us guns are 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 at stake 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 it's just different as in our backs we're 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. there is

a lot of single homes in the black community so if you take their selves and their . guns don't always protect from guns 3 people died in an incident at a new range. revisited. in more than 40000 deaths in the us. having a gun alone is not going to save you and sometimes they can be the worst because you have to use that will probably get you share faster than i have. done this is going to follow have friends 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 over and we're going to keep defending ourselves are going to keep educating ourselves this is our thing now. now here in germany 2 states go to the polls on sunday in the country's 1st regional elections since the start of the pandemic the votes being watched closely i had of japanese national elections in september it will decide who succeeds chancellor i'm going to macro after 16 years then 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 lockdown. 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 democrat van lente let's current state premier

. is getting ready for her daily live stream. that because of corona i can travel to all the constituency is to have our usual big campaign events where the candidate zadi having certain vital candidates to come here and i try it we try to convey our political messages jamar as effort and i want to and the common model is to utah and 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 are broadcast why you tube facebook and instagram small tenuously what is missing is face to face interaction with the voters. and the kind of gotten out of course the kind of that still need people but in a very limited way they and i do that from time to time and i meet individual people but try to keep my distance and you carry a basket full of flyers which you try to hide i thought touching the other person but it's all a bit tedious but it's nice because you get actual feedback and lack of feedback is

the big disadvantage of the online campaign that i'm online. 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 had the more difficult job of making their relatively unknown top candidate more popular very hard for i don't hear how. we advertised an 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. and you all of them are on social media it's different their reluctance to just watch a live stream is much slower and very loving if you need to go because i think. 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 guests 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. we take a closer look at this right they doubly political correspondent simon young welcome simon we've just heard about one of the states voting this week and the other. 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 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 inverting bag is a draw thing 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 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 got people really fatigued 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 dainton support that may be played out this weekend and the question will be

in bad inverted bag can the green christian democrat coalition that seem government in that state carry on if it can't if it drops out well that'll be a blow for angle americal so 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 general that general election in september. well as i say the key is the key thing is the trend around the c.d.u. if it's not possible to continue that that green green c.d.u. coalition there then that could have national significance has 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 go america 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 in national polls 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 to for germany on the right so far no shine's of that happening but of course regional elections can throw up some surprises and you mentioned. stepping down a suppose a big question still to be decided is who will be the conservatives that come to

the chancellor to succeed her as this weekend's vote likely to influence the decision of briefly human one. it could have an impact fail because the critic christian democrats are going to face a choice as you say that pretty much the choice seems to come down to our men lash at the c.d.u. party leader or on the other side the bavarian state leader mark asserted 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 our man lasher 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 i give that they probably political correspondents armenia. finally tonight is being called

a twins speak globally that appears to be more double births right now than ever before or to new research one in every 42 children born these days is a twin that translates to about $6000000.00 twins every year 30 percent more than in the 1980 s. scientists say advances in reproductive technology are making factor for what it was a world from the whole got as researchers say no not at twins a driving a trend 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've got. the full of me phil gayle of the day.

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