this is the news live from berlin the european union confronts its pandemic problems how to slow a coven 19 search leaders have met virtually to address a frustrating vaccination rollout to ban vaccine exports so more shots made me you get into the arms of e.u. citizens. and still no budging a huge cargo ship that ran aground in the suez canal blocking one of the world's

most important shipping lanes. also as u.s. president joe biden starts pitching his multi-trillion dollar infrastructure proposal we take a look at one old rail tunnel that thousands of new york area commuters for lie on every day. welcome to the program leaders have met virtually to figure out how to get on top of a pandemic that's moving into a 3rd wave of infections across the block a sluggish vaccine rollout is exacerbating the issue and many blame lack of supply even though you produce as many of the vaccines just over 10 percent of people in the e.u. have had at least one shot officials are struggling with how to speed that up. he was a much appreciated guest at thursday's virtual meeting of e.u.

leaders joe biden was the 1st u.s. president to speak at a european summit since barack obama your leaders are relieved that the u.s. has 3 committed itself to the transatlantic partnership we agreed that we have a strong interest in working together to keep global supply chains functioning and to prepare already for the next challenges to come in this pandemic in an area of pandemics the united states is an important and valued partner to the european union. the global race have it was the most important issue at this summit and even thorough the chance to talk about it with joe biden was welcomed by all some also had criticism. because. when you when we as the european union are the heart of the world that is not only supplying itself but it's also exporting to others in export here and that's fine if you

start that's in contrast to the united states and the united kingdom now because you oppose fixing protectionism but still wanted to make sure that the e.u.'s own population gets the much needed charts as soon as possible vaccination rollout has been slow in europe and leaders are frustrated vaccine doses produced in the e.u. do not always stay there that's why stricter rules on e.u. experts could be introduced so that if the situation justifies as putting in place controls on experts i don't accept us being questioned on our morality. at the same time all e.u. leaders agreed to for the ramp up production facilities within the e.u. let's get more now from do you have your political correspondent and i know she has a manual we heard anglo-american speak for a bit in that report what do you make of what she had to say.

well there were several things that were quite interesting when she talked about fighting protectionism protection is an american never made it a secret she sewed the only way out of this pandemic. of this crisis is by getting a general come on the rest falls depend on it by definition the crisis is global the pandemic is global and only by cooperating we see a way out now tonight she reminded that even if the e.u. succeeded in vaccinating its entire population well that wouldn't be enough because because of globalisation because of the global aspect of the pandemic well if other countries don't succeed in their vaccination program well the virus could always reappear now there's also something she mentioned about looking after our own after looking after people here in europe to get vaccinating vaccinated well this is tricky this is. about not getting enough vaccine at the moment. to

this has to change of course but at the same time we lived for anglo american the european union and it's this idea that they cannot abandon global cooperation to try and overcome the virus so this is be some disagreement about exactly what kind of controls if any there should be in the e.u. exporting vaccines where is the e.u. position on this question. it's a very divisive question here in europe not everyone agrees on where to stand when it comes to exports for example tonight i'm going to america is saved by the u.k. debt she wanted to reach a win win situation we had to germany and europe had to act politically sensitively when it came to exploits was the u.k.

but also on the light and the president of the e.u. commission a decent week. strengthens controls export controls so as to force the vaccine manufacturers and especially those that come under fire for us to actually deliver that those days of the vaccines they had agreed upon within the contract so that you would get the e.u. would get the. order it to give you political correspondent thanks very much and let's turn to some other developments in the pay them ik starting sunday all airline passengers coming to germany will have to present a negative covert 1000 test before boarding their flights the un's vaccine program kovacs has warned that deliveries from india will be delayed as producers there pivot to meet domestic demand it's a major setback for lower middle income countries depending on indian vaccine supplies that israel has now administer to vaccine doses to more than half its population new infections have dropped significantly most of the israeli economy

reopened several weeks ago. low tide has slowed efforts to dislodge a 400 meter long 224000 ton container ship that is choked off traffic in egypt suez canal is one of the world's most important shipping with lanes suspending traffic in the suez will almost certainly impact global trade which has already been hit hard by the pandemic. over $150.00 ships are now stuck on both sides of the point on the suez canal where the ever given is wedged between its eastern and western banks the ship's owner says a 50 kilometer an hour gust of wind turned it sideways to straddle the entire canal from boat to stern the $200000.00 ton vessel has run firmly aground tugboats try to haul it free but it's thought containers may have to be offloaded to lighten it realistically there's no quick fix here if the ship can be can be freed up and

moved moved around we can then get good good flowing again the only real long realistic long term solution if this does turn to be something long term really is to go around the cape and again that's going to add significant delay to the to the good flowing but the salvage team has rushed to egypt and it's currently sizing up the problem its experts say refloating the ship could take quote days to weeks. but each passing day piles on the pressure for the global shipping industry already struggling with the coronavirus pandemic a hick up like this that if that. ever was already scrambling to get back to normal and there has been quite strong demand. and yeah and i wanted to know what the lay on top of everything out front and. just how important and how the whole system is. current conditions. certainly complicate

efforts to free the ship news for those others stuck in the world's longest maritime traffic jam. and some other stories making news around the world north korea has confirmed reports that a test fired a new type of guided missile according to state media that pair of weapons actually hit a target 600 kilometers away. first major provocation since u.s. president joe biden took office by the ward of consequences if north korea escalates tensions. nearly 4000 venezuelans have fled across the border to colombia after clashes between the venezuelan military and a colombian armed group broke out over the weekend local officials say that a humanitarian crisis is developing in the shelters where the displaced people have taken refuge. health officials in chile have announced a full lock down across the capital santiago to curb a 2nd wave of corona virus infections cases in chile have been mounting for weeks

pushing hospitals to the verge of collapse this despite the fact that chile has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world. the heads of facebook google and twitter have been grilled by u.s. congress lawmakers criticize the executives for their work for the role their companies often play in spreading misinformation the hearing could lead to steps to make the tech giants more accountable for the content they host. a judge has ordered the man accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a u.s. supermarket to be held without bail. lisa faces murder and attempted murder charges following the rampage in boulder colorado on monday will undergo a mental health assessment. germany have got their world cup qualifying underway with

a convincing 3 nil win against iceland game went ahead after u.s. hoffman tested positive for corona virus putting him and another player in quarantine germany wasted no time taking the lead. opened the scoring in the 3rd minute and added another just 4 minutes later then in the 2nd half. made it 3 nil this was germany's 1st match after coach you could live announce he'd be leaving after this year's europe. every day millions of people take public transit in and out of new york city they rely on infrastructure built more than a century ago such as the north river rail tunnel between new jersey and new york that serves commuters and long distance rail the tunnel is in bad shape and the state owned rail company amtrak wants to build a new tunnel it would cost at least $10000000000.00 which is an investment the u.s. government may not be prepared to make. it's

a race against time 7 stories below street level we need the hudson river this important rail tunnel connecting new jersey and new york is crumbling. when we have water infiltration that comes in on the crown of the tunnel it will free to become an icicle and then those icicles will fall down on to the $12000.00 volts of the catenary the tunnel is mature yes for causing endless delays for passengers tens of thousands of commuters get stuck in it regularly for 5 hours or more. these workers are trying to prevent a shutdown by fixing the most critical problems one the bore us me 2 at a time and this isn't the only part of america's infrastructure that's in the cline we've had some high profile bridge collapses in the past 10 to 15 years. we we know that. just as a nation. that our assets were formed at

a certain point where they're all kind of reaching into place at the same time we have a lot of century your old. infrastructure so it's all coming due. workers are trying to prevent a disaster by replacing tracks and pumping out millions of gallons of groundwater. but this is just a temporary fix the brand new tunnel was in planning but the trumpet ministration refused to fund it hopes are now high that president joe biden unknown real user will prioritize the project. what an opportunity we have to really prioritize the kinds of investments that we need to make to bring our system up to the standards that you talk about elsewhere in the world whether it's europe or asia you know there's no reason we can't have a rail system rail network like that in this country we just have to commit to doing it but a new tunnel is a decade away at best until then this tired old relic from 910 will have to remain

in operation and these men are doing what they can to plug the leaks and keep commuters say. a digital artwork by humanoid robot sophia has been sold at all and for nearly $700000.00 they were produced her art in collaboration with the italian digital artist and. so thank you very much for joining with me and supporting. the digital art work as a 12 2nd m.p. for file showing the evolution of want to check those portrait into sophia's digital painting and it's accompanied by a physical artwork painted by sophia on a print out of her cell for a trip the identity of the buyer was not immediately known europe's most active volcano is at it again exploding into life the southeast crater of mount etna sent molten lava flying smoke and ash from the explosion

spread over a 6 kilometer radius is the largest of italy's 3 active volcanoes no injuries or serious damage have been reported after those recent eruptions. watching you have the news live from berlin more news at the top of the hour and next is our film documentary about the fall of a legend the concorde that's all for me for now thanks very much for watching. they have been robbed of their soul that's what are people experiences when their heritage is taken from them countless cultural artifacts were brutally stolen from africa by colonialists and carted off to europe. what should be done with the stolen art from africa. stolen soul starts april 13th on

d w. concorde was the epitome of beauty and speed and aviation. when she took off for the 1st time nobody could have imagined how the story would end. to this day kroft compete with. many dreamt of being able to experience a cool policed once. you could afford concorde was a clone of the room of the skies. the story is a dramatic adventure where ambition and genius playing the roles and fate is that correct up. on the 25th of july

2002 planes took off because so many germans wanted to take a supersonic flight to new york update only one of the 2 planes made it to j.f.k. airport. for the 2nd concorde the journey was over after just 145 seconds on this day fixed team cooling some passengers smoked seats between the 2 planes. the 25th of june 9th 2000 marked a turning point in the history of aviation. perman

law has a special relationship with concorde we i'd be modest if we always felt we needed a concorde it was a lifelong dream of mine but it was just a dream it was out of reach it's a classic case of michael mania. there's a 5 and. after the fatal concorde crash an engine died 2000 his dream came true his since high museum of technology nina heidelberg got the chance to buy a french concorde from one symbolically euro and even had to deliver to germany by an fronts. the pilot on this flight was from newsweek trying to not. get there morkie. to kind of touristic find concourse c.

and speak to this guy the plane there's always been a mind by every pilot's only gautam order at parvati's of eli's journey all got it in a boat is going to talk design and top speed. but also talk technology and. the future. technology. to your. concorde was the world's fastest ever passenger aircraft be a star and have active there he's now become a legend that continues to move people and fascinate millions. the music the plane was built to push the limits of aviation it's that he did you have to take off his accent or a tube to maximum speed and that's what i'm out to jude for cruising. you're always

flying your visit our stream. throughout take on the. the bus from a different it all sort of a problem we can't afford any mistakes or arizona concord so we have very careful sponsor of the money that's also. in the plates will be soon to take the flight from paris to york is fully booked. many passengers travel with big pounds i'm small baggage. concorde is still an adventure everything else is like taking the bus. alive fly a lot and so for me the fast one gets there the better at it. it's. the distance between check in on the aircraft because the cost of sean and

paul's yesterday stands include food directors from track numbers stories and groups when it's. really different yes he was there some no pun intended for passengers is the show biz celebrity ships this. job or not on a scheduled flight from paris to new york you would arise with very. low fuel reserves something like a maximum of 20 minutes of additional 5 times very little compared to other passenger planes why are they. followed it. is the 1st time we've ever been on the concorde we're very excited about it to be

travelling through the sky twice the speed of sound is something very few people get to do so why did you book this flight on a concorde it's a lifelong dream everything looking forward to it to go supersonic for 2 hours is just a thrill. look i'm on board and your. music producer and william because i know you seen a lot of the world but he is as excited as if this were his 1st shot. german funk attendance bridget's a cruiser that's been working on concorde for 20 years and on some passion she moved to paris especially for this plant kind of to have. most of their cousins are regulars for the new ones printed to crews of potential to take photos of the occasion i take another one that says something but never say.

coffee and come. to an opulent 6 course make. this people go and see the man she says concorde is the absolute luxury the intoxication of speed what more could you want from us like there's nothing better than sick and you don't like the ones or you don't. is the 5 old business for this today. it is. 50 percent full especially during the week on weekends it's a bit quieter. when concorde flies at max to the temperature of the top of skim rises it is no $109.00 degrees celsius the flight engineer explains and the

concorde hull expands by 20 centimeters a gap opens up and says look after an hour of supersonic flight i can stick my hand into it and the gap will close up again after numbering. to move in a tight rope suffice them the ability to fly supersonic for more than 2 hours at twice the speed of sound to have it has never been achieved by any other aircraft before or after a busy all kinds not you know. the pilot is only down to exceed the regs to makkah to over the atlantic because breaking the sound barrier causes a frightening down this is prohibited over didn't happen to areas the passengers in the plane did not notice anything was cool simply flies away from the so. it's very exciting. fortunately i have to plead guilty to being a target taking pictures of the moderator as a way to get steak or to realize how few people actually look to

and if you do any research with. the asian history you'll learn how much difficulty it was to break the sound barrier. might have a test pilots have to do was their lives for this their planes could not withstand the powerful forces of a flying to smack one that's about 1000 kilometers per hour. the last. thing in october $947.00 the us air force managed to break the sound barrier. for the 1st time the orange bell x. one to go from the belly of a transport aircraft with a test pilot truck to the cockpit. is a rocket's plane at the right trade and its engines enough power and trucks the

right moment for back one. was in europe through the military was fostering technical development the british ferry delta to its delta which became the model for the design of cool. in june 1962 fronts and great britain signed an unusual treaty both governments pledged to build a fest supersonic passenger aircraft at any cost the contract prohibited withdraw from the program. the french team was led by test pilot andre to a cot. in. his counterpart was britain brian truck sure he had already flown the while family and

both men were obliged to cooperate to educated people of the same age 2 different worlds. at the beginning i fancy him a little difficult. like a lot of. people french people i've found difficult to start with. a few of them ever made any effort to speak even a little french my colleague brian from shore refused to say even a single word in french sick look one or more they were rather distant. and at the beginning you know we we didn't call another by our christian names anything like that we didn't go into each other's houses. all these things developed. in the course of the concord program did if it's a good program of t.v.'s because there was no central leadership no single responsible person or school there were always to do in my own heart i would say

thank god for the french because the french were very dominant in making sure that everybody kept good in the right direction to make concords happen sauces but that was really hard to do. at the same time in the soviet union andre to pull left was building a rival model but to pull left one fool for scornfully called cool ski in the west . the kremlin ordered that it must take off in 1968 before concorde on the very last day of that year the prototype taxi to its 1st flight before concorde. a spot in fla to have one for 4 was improvised in many ways and above all she was the spawn of an incredibly ambitious race against the french and the english as the

russians the soviets wanted to fly fast they managed it by 3 months after but they had to make many compromises and that russia which in the long run backfired on them and the plane. despite the 50 stem from political motives everything when $21.00 according to the propaganda to go left one for 4 would be serving blong aeroflot domestic routes within a few years. but the team you won for 4 would never be a success. every pilot and a passenger who had ever flown in that have complained about the great many shortcomings in conifers he was inside the cabin it was incredibly loud so the tuple have wasn't really able to fly supersonic li for more than a very short time and it would certainly never have made an atlantic flight if he knew i'd learn to focus aft. and get tree

to became an icon of aviation. and be the 1st concorde prototype was launched into zeus on the 2nd of march $969.00 with andre to come up the controls. of the ship got a little hands on board and get no problem for us he said certainly for the electronics so i decided to shorten the flight of it throughout the abolition of all.