this is deja vu news live from berlin a deadly attack outside the u.s. capitol one police officer was killed when a car rammed a security checkpoint president biden said the incident left him heartbroken also coming up taiwan mourns its worst rail disaster in decades at least 50 died when a train slammed into a truck prosecutors now think negligence caused the tragedy. and another easter during a pandemic we go to rome where people say they are tired of the destruction. a

michael oku welcome we start in washington d.c. where a police officer has been killed at the u.s. capitol it comes less than 3 months after a mob assault at the same location u.s. president joe biden said in a statement that he and his wife were heartbroken to learn of the attack and express condolences to the victim's family. the u.s. capitol in mourning the hives of american democracy once more the scene of a deadly attack. police vehicle spawned a perception to a school the body of one of their own. william evans known as billy had served in the capitol police force for 18 years he died of his injuries after a car rammed into him and a colleague guarding

a barricade the other officer is reported to be in a stable condition police say they shot the driver after he emerged from the vehicle and started lunging at them with a knife he later died at a hospital. it's not clear whether he intended to attack people inside the capitol lawmakers were absent due to the easter recess but other stuff as well there they were told to stay away from windows as authorities locks down the complex and mobilized troops. it was one of the most terrifying things i've ever seen it was just too should completely lie with our national guard members face masks and automatic weapons. investigators are now trying to discern a motive that say they do not suspect a terror link none the less the attack underscores that the capital remains a potential target for violence some extra fencing around the complex was recently

moved well much 3 months after supporters of former president donald trump stormed the building a police officer died in the riot and another committed suicide days later this is been an extremely difficult time for u.s. capitol police after the events of january 6 and now they vents that have occurred here today so i ask that you keep our u.s. capitol police family in your thoughts and prayers president joe biden said in a statement he was heartbroken and ordered that flags at the white house also be flown a tough stuff. for more i'm joined by due to be reporter william gluco william greetings to you do we know any more about the suspect and his motives. good morning michael they're still piecing this together the investigation is so obviously very fresh the man appears to be a 25 year old from the state of indiana he apparently according to facebook post

expressed a lot of frustration and even signs of paranoia and other kinds of mental illness and suffering from other kinds of hardships it appears he was even jobless and he was forced to leave his job for one reason or another that's still on clear and that maybe have been a contributing factor to what he ended up allegedly doing yesterday outside the capital ramming that barricade there is some reports that he is a follower of an admirer of the nation of islam that is according to the southern poverty law center a hate group tracker a watch group a black nationalist hate group but there are so far no connection to that group that this is being treated as a lone wolf incident. you know william is you know the capital is always been seen as a monument to the american people and their government so clearly there's a delicate balance between keeping it open on the one hand and keeping the people who work there safe on the other where they're now be calls for security around the

capitol to be tightened yet again. i think it's important to remember that the security measures did work yesterday that that car did ram into a barricade a police officer tragically lost his life but the person was not able to get any further than that barricade and thousands of national guard troops who are still stationed there since those january 6th riots that insurrection are still there even at some of the fencing some of the security measures have been taken down but that said both the capitol police inspector general and a special task force that was put together by nancy pelosi the speaker of the house have both come to the conclusion that the capitol police are underfunded understaffed under-resourced especially when it comes to intelligence gathering and they recommend giving the capitol police force more resources especially when it comes to intelligence so they can monitor and be aware of potential threats to better protect the capitol yeah you can imagine that the capitol police force must be saying you know what more can we do now d.c. was already on and you have to insurrection is storm the capitol in january of

course looking ahead or there are concerns it's becoming more of a target for aggrieved or distribute. there's a long history actually of small and lone wolf attacks over the decades centuries really of the u.s. capitol and i think the 8 there was a gunman that stormed the capitol and killed 2 capitol police officers as he tried to make his way to then majority whip a republican majority whips office so these kinds of things do happen as of course this is a site of of american politics and political headquarters so to speak so of course anyone with a grievance would be obvious a target for attack there is a renewed focus on the threat of domestic terrorism in the united states there was an intelligence report that came out just 2 weeks ago saying domestic terror really is not the number 11 of the top threats facing the united states that more attention needs to be given to it and congress itself is currently debating whether it wants to actually strengthen domestic terrorism laws there currently actually

aren't any laws specifically designating domestic terrorism as anything more than just normal criminality unlike foreign terrorism after 911 when many more laws came into place against foreign terrorism but just as we saw after $911.00 there is a lot of criticism from civil liberties groups what that would even do if to give the government more leeway in dealing with domestic terror threats that's reported will include coughed william as always thank you investigations are underway in taiwan after the country's worst rail disaster in decades at least 50 people were killed and more than 140 injured when a train smashed into a construction truck that had slid onto the tracks it happened at the start of taiwan's 4 day too sweeping holiday it's a time when families often take the train to return to their hometowns and pay their respects at the graves of their elders. friends as

bodies are transferred to funeral homes. and for those lucky to be alive they recount a scene of chaos. we heard the sound of a collision as we heard the collision all the passengers in the train were thrown upside down. and of a sudden i just fell from my seat to the ground i hit my head and saw it was bleeding. this train was packed with nearly 500 people with many cramming into the aisles without a seat but just as the train entered a narrow tunnel it slammed into a truck tearing the front carriages apart authorities allege the truck from a nearby construction site slipped on to the tracks after the driver left the handbrake off. prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for the construction site manager. rescue workers describe a confronting picture of the wreckage. we

found that dead bodies of the victims in the front carriage were stacked on top of each other and the carriage was twisted. disaster in decades and the government says flags will fly at half mast for 3 days of mourning many of those on board the train were planning to celebrate the long wait candy in which many taiwanese returned to their home villages to clean the graves of their elders authorities have begun a strict investigation into the catastrophe. let's take a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world at this hour media reports say security forces have shot dead at least 5 people across several towns in central mirror the hunter has cut internet access and issued arrest warrants for online critics at least $550.00 civilians have been killed since the february 1st to. around

a 100 protesters gathered in the turkish city of on friday they're demanding that president. reverse his decision to withdraw turkey from a landmark treaty aimed at protecting women from violence demonstrations have been ongoing in the country for almost 2 weeks. in a remote indigenous village in brazil's amazon a state that country is stepping up immunizations to better protect its most at risk residents brazil's outbreak is the 2nd deadliest in the world after the united states the country currently accounts for about a quarter of daily coronavirus related deaths more than any other worldwide well christians around the world are marking the easter holy week for the 2nd year in a row the pandemic means celebrations are more muted than usual pope francis is presiding

over scaled back rituals for the catholic church in rome worshippers can take part in some small ceremonies but a year on from the 1st lockdown many are tired of the disruption to their spiritual lives. it's a quiet holy week here at some pieces square normally rome is filled with tourists and pilgrims for the 2nd straight year usually in the vatican are under a strict lockdown over easter to contain a surge of covert 19 infections. is the 2nd easter i have to spend with my. little family does my husband does it because i cannot to reach my parents and brothers and nephews which live in a different region so this is going to be the same for many families and this is a bit sad but also we are a bit tired of this situation right now we know we need to be like this but it said this year it's better than last year because last. month it was possible nobody

was permitted to leave their houses but this year we are the situation people can come to draw but the through to the ceremony as. well son church events will take place the vatican has scaled down easter with the faithful encouraged to follow services in the pope's message on t.v. radio or online the public is advised to stay home and police have stepped up patrols to ensure people don't gather. but usually continues to see hundreds of deaths every day nearly 110000 people have died across the country due to covert 9 tain with this new wave there is one difference the vaccination rollouts but it has been slow the vatican has joined the vaccination drive and is hoping to inoculate more than 1000 vulnerable people over. a new kind of ceremony for this holy way.

to german football now and this weekend sees the most important match of the bundesliga season so far 2nd place leipsic host 1st place byron munich the defending champions a win for life saved would put them within a point of the top spot and live 6 chances have been bolstered by an injury that will keep byron's a leading goalscorer out of action. when a club has to leave this kind of talent was this kind of goal scoring powerhouse. this robert levin dusky on the sidelines or in the stands it's going to hurt the guy was on track this season to actually break a 49 year old boy in this league a goal scoring record by then playing for his home country poland he suffered a knee injury expected to put him out for a month so how can buyer and beat the club nipping at their heels leipzig without

their wonder score if pushed by shifting to riled up about this because they don't have anything. maybe we redistribute the team a bit we do have other players who can play at this position so we approach this in a positive way. yeah it's a challenge for us but we'll face it. there's much to face in leipsic at leipsic stadium it is one bundesliga club that doesn't fear the defending champs in december they played byron 2 or $33.00 draw at byron with levon dusky so player and coach in confidence is their. coach you really are not going says biron is obviously better with their top scorer but leipzig his game plan won't suddenly change. over the course of the bundestag a season so far as 11 dusky scored almost half of byron's total goal count leipsic have spread the scoring out. in this lemon dusky less match up between the top 2 clubs the 2nd place team on paper have an edge i. you're watching news coming up

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