oh, you know, were series guardians of truth? watch know on youtube with d. w documentary ah ah . you're watching dw news coming to live from berlin. joe biden asks us voters for 4 more years in office. the rest president releases a campaign video formally announcing he will stand for a 2nd term in the 2024 election st. he wants to finish the job. also coming up on the show, donald trump goes on trial accused of sexual assault and

a civil case writer e gene carol's lawsuit ledgers. the former us president raped her in a department store dressing room more than 2 decades ago. and a temporary truth in sudan as millions faced food and water shortages after more than a week of fighting the warring sides agree to a 3 day cease fire. ah . hello, i'm clear, richardson, thank you so much for joining us. joe biden has put months of speculation to an end by officially announcing he will stand for a 2nd term as you, as president. he launched his campaign with a video posted online early on tuesday morning, promising to protect americans personal freedoms bite and also announced that vice president, cala harris will again be his running mate. he won't the top job again. when i ran for president 4 years ago, i said we're in a balance and so mary lou store,

the question we're facing is whether the years ahead. we're more freedom or less free. we're rates are fewer. i know what i want to use if he can do to ensure if i hadn't had this, please have voters has finished. this is, this is nothing by dan has been trying to project an image of strength and action abroad. he's been showing his support for ukraine in its war with russia, our support, if re gray will lat, waiver nato will not be divided and we will not tire. biden has also been on the road at home here, touching his economic plan in wisconsin. or here, celebrating a bridge project funded in part by his infrastructure plan. observer say biden believes he's on a role, especially after some important bipartisan victories last year. but he's also

facing problems. his lawyers found classified material from his time as vice president triggering a special investigation and during comparisons to the scandal over documents found in donald trump's home. he's also pretty unpopular biden's approval ratings fell to 39 percent this month nearing the lowest level of his presidency so far. and then there's his age. he's already the oldest president in us history. he won a 2nd time. he'd be $86.00 by the end of it. republicans will do all they can to exploit these weaknesses, to portray him as corrupt, unpopular, and old becky chest, who he will face is not clear yet who run for the republicans. the biden will have a grueling path back to the white house that get across to washington and our correspondent mckayla kutner. for more. the hello, this official announcement confirms what has long been expected. but do you think there's anything special to biden's choice of timing here?

well, it's very interesting that he didn't declare earlier and that he didn't sit tight and wait until he's resolved what he has to resolved, which is the struggle between him and the republicans in up on capitol hill to resolve the debt ceiling issue to raise that debt ceiling, so the united states doesn't default on its debt, which could happen as soon as this summer. so now this could be used against him as a potential candidates because one thing's for sure. donald trump certainly does not want to see a rematch of that dwell between him and joe biden, that he lost in the past. both aren't yet officially nominated. they all still have to face primaries, but this is where this is headed. and the key reason to declare now and not later seems to be that joe biden needs to start lining up money. those big donors

expected to descend upon washington dc. pretty soon to talk financial strategy of what could be a very long and grueling campaign for joe biden has been making the case that his administration has unfinished business. but given his ratings that we saw in that report just now, how likely do you think american voters are to give him a 2nd term? yeah, that's the interesting question. well, more than 50 percent, 56 percent, according to some polls say that they wouldn't vote for him for joe biden. upwards of 65 percent say they wouldn't vote for donald trump. now, these simply cannot translate into a lecture results in the end. if both were to run, so he seems to be slightly more popular, certainly than donald trump. at the same time, there is a lot of criticism, particularly looking into the future, his age, him being $86.00 at the end of a potential 2nd term. and that is something that the republicans also eagerly

pointing out, although they have to be careful because their own potential kind of donald trump is heading towards 80 pretty fast as well. and but if you speak to younger polos, they, they said the younger democrats, less than 25 percent, want to see him run again. but at the same time, many say that he outperformed their expectations, which one that high to start with. but he did initiate debt forgiveness program for graduates here in the united states. although that has run into some difficulty. he did get this huge infrastructure package through many didn't really believe he would be able to get such landmark legislation through freeing hundreds of billions of dollars in investment, creating jobs here in the country. so he does have a pretty strong record to point out, but that really wasn't at the focus of his pitch, his pitches, he needs to defend democracy in the united states, and that he's the only one who could do it. and it looks like his democrat party is

certainly from the rallying behind him now that he's declared. thank you so much for that analysis. that's natalie is michaela cook, nor for us in washington. d. c. widens announcement comes as a jury selection, is that to begin today in a civil case against former us president, donald trump noticed just one of many cases and investigations about trump is facing in this case, former magazine, calmness e g. carol is claiming donald trump raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990 s. she's also suing for battery church . trump has said he has never met carol. he's not expected to attend the hearing. trump also faces criminal charges from the new york district attorney, as well as investigations into election interference, as well as his business practices. so let's cross over to d, w corresponding, i mean as of joining us from new york. i mean, tell us more about what is at the heart of this lawsuit. first of all, it's

a civil lawsuit. so trump is not going to face any criminal charges here. eating, carol is doing him for the foundation. and for battery, the battery charges go back to the mid ninety's. when carol said that trump met her in a department store, he asked her to help her try on some lady's where for a present, for someone that he was buying a present for. they went to the dressing room together where she said that he raped her. now she didn't go to the police with these accusations back then. it wasn't until 2019 after trump the been elected president, when she claimed that he had sexually assaulted her back in the 1990 s. now the statute of limitations that expired there on rape charges that she originally just suited him for defamation. but new york city passed a law just a year ago that gave a window of opportunity for adult survival, survivors of sexual assault. to basically throw away the statute limitations and have about a year to make claims against someone that they said sexually assault. and carol

filed a lawsuit just hours after the law was passed. okay, so this new lawsuit that she's bringing, it's, as you said, not the 1st that she's brought about against trump. what you think makes this time difference? well this time the charges are for their, for battery, for sexual assault. so this case is really going to look at whether or not from sexually assaulted her. this was pivotal for this is very important because if it was just defamation, nothing could really happen here. she wants to get some relief for the, for the adults that she alleges trump perpetrated against her in the mind. ok, let's take a wider look here at the situation with case of course comes as donald trump is also facing other legal challenges. can you tell us what else he's looking at right now? well, the list is very long. claire, this is just a 5 of them,

a criminal charges for hush, money paid to a porn star. those are from the fraud charges, civil. a fraud lawsuit here in new york, a criminal investigation into election interference in georgia. also federal investigation to trumps possession of classified documents that mar logo as well as a federal investigation into his role in january 6, riots at the capitol hill. now his supporters see this as basically a long list of reasons why the democrats are supposed to be persecuting. and, and, but of course i critic. see this as a long list of what makes donald trump a criminal and they hope one of the charges will stick. all right, well thank you so much for that update. that's our correspondent. i mean, for us in new york. and we can take a look now with the other stories making news around the world. israel is marking its memorial day to honor fallen soldiers and victims of militant attacks. the

event began monday evening. it comes head of independence day celebrations, starting tuesday evening, which mark the country 75th anniversary. this year's events come against the backdrop of deep political divisions and a surge in violence. a mob in haiti's capital has beaten and burned to death. 13 suspected gang members, public anger is running high in response to the gang driven lawlessness that has taken over port au prince. the un warned that insecurity in the city has reached levels similar to countries at war. thousands of indigenous brazilians have take to the streets of the capital brazilians to demand the protection of their land and traditions. the marches, part of annual free land camp events, and the demonstrators march to the national congress to call for action against the invasion of their territories. by illegal loggers and fishers us secretary of state,

anthony lincoln at says sou dan's warring parties have agreed to observe a 72 hour seas fire that took effect at midnight local time. previous truce efforts have failed. but blink and said the united states is urging both sides to comply with the agreements, food and water supplies in and around the capital har to me are running low and fighting between the army and paramilitary forces is spreading through residential areas. so don's capital cartoon has been a battle ground hundreds of lost their lives and thousands wounded with the army and power military battling for control of the country. those remaining in the city of finding basic supplies like food and water, are becoming ever most gas power cuts in communication disruptions and now commonplace hospitals are thrown into chaos with medical supply chains disrupted, and patients the stranded. this kidney, dialysis patient hasn't received treatment for 9 days. well i think we are very

tired. we hope that god helps the country and protect it. we are so tired. my potassium levels are high, my kidney function is high and there is no dialysis. we're calling on the authorities to find a solution for those who need medical help and another i can tell you. meanwhile, phone governments continue evacuation efforts. this un conroy carried and $700.00 staff from cartoon to port sued on a 35 hour journey to safety. un secretary general antonio could terror is said to dawn with not be abandoned alone. let me be clear, the united nations is not leaving. sue, then our commitment is to the sudanese people in support of their wishes for a peaceful and secure future. we spent with them at this terrible time and it's not just foreigners fleeing the country. tens of thousands of sudanese across the borders into neighboring countries. a great fear, a refugee crisis,

would put further strain and already stretched humanitarian supplies. and for those remaining, and sir don, they can only hope that this time the cease fire lasts before we go live you with a somewhat lighter story, a movie theater in alaska has had an unexpected visitor for its evening showings. a moose wandered in the lobby and started sniffing around. what was that delicious now? well, popcorn, of course, the moose didn't wait to be offered and just started helping himself. but he clearly didn't like the look of any of the films that were on offer, as he only hung about for about 10 minutes before making his way out. and a quick reminder of our tub stories at this hour. u. s. president joe biden formally announces his re election bed in a campaign video posted on line biden asked the voters to give him more time to quote, finished the job. he began in his 1st term. biden is already the oldest u. s. president. he would be 86 years old at the end of a 2nd term and

a cease fire between sedans, warring parties appears to be holding though there have been reports of shelling and gunfire. millions of civilians are facing shortages of food and water. after news update office, our, my colleague rob watts is coming up next and the business update stated for that or check on the website with talk. i'm clear, richardson and for lynn. thank you so much for watching with enjoying the view. come take a look at this tv highlights every week in your inbox, subscribe now. oh, you become a criminal. mm franklin, aol, a reading.