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gulf in berlin. this is the day. ah . any, the tickets will nuclear plants is a suicidal thing in mind that there is no nation in the world that can feel safe when a terrorist state to fight is at a nuclear power plant. they specifically at the castle was a spent fuel is remodeling. the soleski regime committed a new act and the nuclear terrorism at the sap, or is he a nuclear power plant? you know, no one can stop the wind that was spread for nuclear full out. a little, probably old ukraine will be contaminated, but will europe as well? also coming up the united states, the world's number one emitter of greenhouse gases, is about to take

a major step to fight climate change. apparently with no support made in china. china has set it ceasing cooperation with united states on dealing with climate change. and that's not punishing the united states. that's punishing the entire the entire world. and especially the developing world ah, to our viewers watching a p b s in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome. we begin the day with fears of age. second, nuclear disaster in the making, in ukraine to night, or calls for a demilitarized zone to be established in ukraine around these f r e g, a nuclear power plant, the largest power plant here in europe, that separates your plant has become another battlefield in russia's war with ukraine, he is accusing moscow of shelling the site over the weekend. russia says ukrainian forces were behind the attack. does every t a plant is a one of 4 nuclear stations inside ukraine,

with 6 reactors. it's the biggest in all of europe. the plant was seized by russian forces in the early days of the invasion, it's ukrainian staff. they continue to run the reactors, ukraine's nuclear operator says though that they are being forced to do their work at gunpoint. now, in 1986, a nuclear meltdown at ukraine's chernobyl nuclear power plant became the world's worst nuclear disaster. human error played a role that time the next disaster could be triggered by humans waging war. here's the head of the you. any a tech to a nuclear plant is a suicidal sink and i hope that those attacks will end. and that the same time, i hope that the a, i, e, a will be able to have access to the plant shoes to the hawk of so on. there is 6 power units vap. all of them are filled with nuclear material on also

very pools of spent nuclear fuel. everything needs to be constantly cooled by pumps and face pumps, wound on electricity through your electron, that is machine lug around all 3 level craning, shelling, damaged the line, supplying electricity with actually to the sap on isha and had some regions. well, the better for voltage spike occurred at the plant which caused smoke up at one of the sub station song. just to repeat, this is the biggest power station in europe, nuclear po, station in europe. and if something happened, so there will be huge consequences. this question should be immediately put in the agenda of the security council of the united nation and immediately making very special decision to deploy united nation peace keeping operation on that patricia power plan. because that would be suffolk,

the whole europe, whole world, if it would be catastrophe. or for more i'm joined tonight by john iraq. he is the senior policy director at the center for arms control and non proliferation in washington dc. john, it's good to have you with us tonight on the day be this, this is insane. turning a nuclear power plant into a war battlefield. but that is exactly what has happened in ukraine. nuclear reactors are being turned into potential nuclear weapons. is that what we are watching here? what we're watching is a true case of bad judgment. having a war near so much radioactive material invites the possibility that some things could go terribly wrong. now that the nuclear plants at supper asia are strongly built, they are more modern than the one that to noble was that to exploded in 1986. but

they're not made to stand up to heavy weapons and actual fighting that's going on that could be going on around what should, what can the rest of the world, the international community do then to revert a nuclear disaster there. but it's very clear why we are in this situation, and that is because russia chose to invade its neighbor and to seize control of the nuclear plant along with those substantial portion of ukrainian territory. so the, the, the best way to resolve this is for russia to get out and to go back to its own territory and its own nuclear plants. and to leave ukraine to run its power station. but under the international safeguards that it has in place in the,

the nuclear option, john, in this war, it was put on the table by the kremlin, even before the invasion of ukraine began last february. and at the time the united states and the european union, they wrote that off as just putin's bluster. was that a mistake? it was more than bluster. ah, it was a clear political signal not to get involved in the conflict in ukraine. this is something that is due in the past. nuclear weapons have been primarily for deterrence. in fact, the 5 official nuclear states in january of this year issued a statement saying that nuclear weapons should be for defense and deterrence. only less than a month later, russia added a new use to that, that of a, a tool of state craft to provide some kind of a shield for aggression against a neighboring state. this is tremendously worrying because in our efforts to

reduce the risks of nuclear weapons and reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons in the world, one of the key elements is that they not proliferate, that dead countries not build more and that more countries do not acquire nuclear weapons, if there is suddenly another use for nuclear weapons as this instrument of coercion that the russians have come up with. then there is another reason to have them. and that ultimately it takes us further from our goal of the world without nuclear weapons. in tonight we're reporting on the u. s. being alarmed by the threat of every possible 2nd tr noble like disaster taking place in ukraine. but it seems and correct me if i'm wrong, it seems that the world's interest in and in the fear of the nuclear threat has waned immensely in the past 30 years. have we lost interest at our own peril?

i since the chernobyl accident, i think there are more safeguards in place. there are better safety measures. i'm an expert in policy, not in nuclear science, but they certainly they're in the, the nuclear energy community. there is no lack of interest in safety and nuclear security. that is very much in evidence. it is, however, incredibly reckless to be having a war near indicator facility like this, especially one so large. we want to let our viewers also know your organization is on twitter, with the handle nukes, of hazard in just the last 24 hours. you tweeted that the power to craft a world without nuclear weapons is in our hands. john weird is vladimir putin and russia's nuclear arsenal. where did they fit into that? russia is the largest possessor of nuclear weapons in the world. they have more

than anybody else. and as we can see, they rather than being interested in reducing the number of weapons and the danger posed by those weapons. and they are now coming up with new uses. so it is tremendously concerning to those of us who would prefer to see the importance of nuclear weapons reduced and to have a serious consultation on how we can bring down those dangers and bring down those numbers. eventually, john eric from the center for arms control and non proliferation in washington. john, we appreciate your time and your valuable insights to night. thank you. you're welcome . ah, us lawmakers have known since the 19 sixty's that burning fossil fuels pumping c o 2 into the atmosphere is a recipe for a hotter planet and possible cataclysmic climate change. they,

like many around the world have spent decades denying the science or simply ignoring it. well look around the world now. droughts, flooding wildfires, melting glaciers, rising sea levels, record breaking heat waves. ignoring is no longer an option. the u. s. congress is now on the verge of passing its most significant legislation in history aimed at combating climate change. u. s. senate gave its approval by a 51 to 50 margin with democratic vice president comalla harris. casting the tie breaking vote. not a single republican senator voted for the plan, which in addition to offering tax incentives for reducing carbon emissions, also aims to slash the cost of prescription drugs. the u. s. house is expected to approve the legislation next week. here is the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, as you know, it's been a long, tough,

and winding road. at last we've arrived and we are elated. every member of my caucus is elated about what happened because we've really, we've changed the world in a way that you really get an opportunity to do that. our bill reduces inflation. lowest costs creates millions of manufacturing jobs, enhances our energy security and is the boldest climate package us history. the senate has now passed the most significant bill to fight the climate crisis ever. it's a big claims there from chuck schumer. let's go to washington dc. now talk with our washington bureau chief in his pogue to see you enos. let's help our viewers understand something here. how did efforts to reduce prescription drug prices and efforts to slow climate change? how did they end up in the same legislation? this piece of legislation, brand known as the in flayson reduction act,

has been in the works for over a year now. but the democrats were able to muscle it through this weekend after really endless roadblocks. so it might be indeed seem to been interesting mix of topics from fighting the time a change to reduce struck prices. the reason for that is the simple fact that the biden administration had to agree on many, many compromises to get the necessary votes from within its own party. and we got chuck schumer, we just heard. they're saying that this is the boldest climate baggage in history, saying that we've changed the world, but i decided to crunch the numbers here. the part of the legislation aimed at finding climate change is funded by an amount that is not even 5 percent of the annual us defense budget. so is congress throwing peanuts at climate change? i? well i understand that it is kind of appealing to compare these 2 figures as one

could say actually fighting the climate climate catastrophe is also a huge battlefield. but brent, i think we have to be fair here. the original built bag batter bland, was a little over a trillion dollars, but it was never going to happen with this congress and how politicized the political institutions are these days here in the united states. so the, as for the 1st time is making real investments in combating climate change. and i think at least this is the beginning. yeah. in this environment you make very good point. you know, we should be glad that we're getting as much as we are getting, considering how the politics are right now on capital hill to day shine. it said that it will no longer cooperate with the u. s. on friday, climate change though, this is important because the u. s. from china that the world's number one number 2 emitters of greenhouse gases. and wondering how much do you think this is just beijing blustery?

well the white house has been in a tough precision with international challenges like china, some speculate actually that this is potentially the count, re puffing chest after how speaker nancy pelosi took the controversial trip to taiwan. so politically that there is a lot of bipartisanship between the democrats and the republicans here in the, as in how it views taiwan and china. but indeed, when it comes to fighting the climate catastrophe, it will be much, much harder if not impossible, without the cooperation between china and the u. s. in easy to do this legislation, despite its shortcomings the compromises despite jain, is possible hyperbole. i mean, it remains a major political victory for president bite does well, the white house and senate democrats has been going back and forth on this major piece of legislate legislation as we just talked about. so democrats who are

struggling to keep their majority in both houses in the upcoming mid term election can effectively go to orders with really tangible progress despite and extremely divided congress. but with the election only months away. brent, it may be a little bit too late. as many, many voters have become set in their political. you might you to be seen as ball with the least amount from washington units as always. thank ah. we're now to a new political chapter in columbia. the south american country has sworn in its 1st left as president of stapo. pittsville is promising to fight inequality and to rethink the war on drugs. columbia also has a new vice president and for the 1st time, a black woman erotic. therefore it's an a na gratian like no other in columbia history. and it's marked many 1st order oil even where to god and

promise to the people, to faithfully comply with the constitution and the laws of columbia. gustavo petro is the country's 1st left, his president, and the 1st former gorilla fighter to lead columbia, his election mares a transition in politics sweeping across latin america. one that is more left leaning. one where those elected are a reflection of the people who put them in office. i forget, which is a day when we see ourselves represented battle and the, and the fight for social equity is one. i got equity that we all aim for and a fought for for so many years. thank you that and columbia, 2nd highest office holder represents a victory for social equity. well, no, i swear to god and the people to faithfully fulfill columbia's constitution and laws. i also swear before my ancestors, that dignity will be shared by all yon se stress us stuck a lot, either. say,

i got go. somebody vice president francine martinez, is an environmental activist and former housekeeper. today she makes history as the 1st apple columbia anna to hold her post bomb in the beginning of a new era in our country. finally, columbia made the decision and to day gustavo, petro and frontier marquez are going to govern columbia, columbia. it's doug, but happy to see the inauguration of our president, gustavo, petro, what happiness? i love, i can't contain it up. the happiness is grant me the pair, have a big agenda and be calendars ahead. half of colombians live in poverty. the pitcher marcus platform includes ending hunger, establishing environmental reforms, and bringing peace to the country. after 60 years of armed conflict, it's an agenda full of promises to help regular people, but running for office and holding it are very different. now voters learn how

president pedro will lead once the dreams on the campaign trail. give way to the realities of it is civil man going our lives full in our corresponded johan ramirez . she's in bogota, where the nog you ration took place. it's good to see, you mean this is tremendously important for collab. you talk to me about this moment in columbia history. this is a major chain, g major man in the history of columbia. we saw it yesterday in this warrant in ceremony in many detail. i mean, 1st and foremost, let's begin with the, with the symbolism of this ceremony. burdened was tele, better didn't walk over the tradition. i read carpet there something that every single for editing have done before him. he just walked down the street greeting his people, his supporters and some members of his government onto the main square where the ceremony took place. his transition team also invaded the general population to

these ceremonies. something that never happened before. that's why we saw since the beginning of the day. many, many people thinking that it's to this to reach another to be part of this ceremony . traditionally, this war in ceremony was just for politicians on international leaders. yes, there was so thousands of people's, all of, of people all around this main square, but beyond the symbolism, this is a major change. this is the 1st time that i left this president take office in columbia. and this is also the 1st time that a former gary, a fighter digs power. let's remember the columbia went on the re, hardy, of all civil war, which lasted more than 50 years and took the life of more than 260000 people. so gustavo, pitcher, today's president was part of one of those. go read the groups fighting the war by air back in the eighty's. so they fight that he's now depression and means for many people that columbia have learned that violence is not the path. and that now they

can deal with a provenance in peace and through democracy. and gustavo, better of certainly has made history by winning an election. he now of course, have to deal with the realities of governing a what are his top priority use now in his 1st days in office, carvin, poverty and inequality must be at the top of his agenda as he is the 1st ever left his present any the history of the country, there are huge expectations that he can address these historic social provenance poverty and inequality are actually today. his 1st day in off is his administration already presented in congress, a tax reform, bailey tax reform bill aiming to bring a quality to the country and amy to find ways to find as he some vicious social reforms he cast. he needs money in order, in order to finance his ambitious social reforms. to point here is that it was travel pits are promised to change the country and he has just 4 years to do it

because in columbia there is no reelection foot. so he has just for years, not merely because the country's going out of depend on the crisis, and he needs to offer a short term solution. he asked, he needs to do it now because time is already running for him. and there's another for his brother briefly. if you can, your home by petrucci saw it will be the country's 1st ever african colombian woman, vice president. what we know about her name is francere marcus. in many ways. see, she represents that daily life for colombian, women's, i mean, she's a for colombian, she is a single mother or she comes from a very popular social class and she said victim of the war, the war a mentioned before. she had to leave her home town because of the war. so in many ways, she represents every day life for color being women and that's why she has become so popular and thus white, her arrival to power is also so meaningful for the country. you w johan ramirez,

reporting tonight from boca talk, your hon. thank you. ah, russian tennis player darya concert, kina has one of the w t a tournament in san jose, california and has put herself into the top 10 in the world rankings cassette. kina they came out as gay you last month, and she criticized publicly russia's invasion of ukraine. it's been a roller coaster of a month for daria has akeena. and this come from behind 3 set. when in california kept it off. the russian defeated american shelby rogers to win her 5th career title. and when any rupture from an appreciative american crowd, cars, akina is 25 years old and is now ranked number 9 in the world. she's played against

the greats of the sport. sometimes winning, always challenging, and she's represented her country. that's her. on the far left to before she became russia's number one player. and then last month talking in spain to a russian, youtube or beach at crock. jenko, she made a couple of things clear that we're likely hard to handle back home. is that oh into it? no, i was nice. oh, jesse jesse is there. isn't it? thursday the camera. she's up yet. no. no dish. there's no money. no been, this is the cars up it 1st. she said she is gay and wanted to follow in the footsteps of russian footballer now jack harp ho. allegedly the 1st major rushed natalie to come out and in a 2nd interview cause i cannot said she wishes the russian invasion of ukraine

would end. that she thinks about it every day of that wimbleton, barring russian players, was nothing compared to the fact that millions of ukrainians can't go home. the braces, the interviewer asks, aren't you afraid they might take your home away after you say all these words they've been will of, haven't you thought about it? he asks the neighbors, aren't you afraid you cannot come back to russia? cuz i can, i says she has indeed thought about it and leaving the question after taking home a trophy in california. where is home now for daria has akeena in finally tonight we knew her 1st as the hopelessly devoted sand before she sang. let's get physical. the australian singer and actress olivia named john is

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