the, the, this is the w news live from berlin us president joe biden promises a massive increase in humanitarian aid from gaza. the night i'm directing the us military to lead and merge the mission to establish a temporary peer in the mediterranean on the coast of gaza. i can receive large shipments, trying to water medicine, a temporary shelving bite and mix the flags during his fate of the union stage, trying to sell a vigorous version of american leadership to skeptical voters and the world. also coming up ireland, hosting and referendum on language regarding women in its constitution. right now it recognizes women's quote duties within the home and sub don't want that wording

to change the . i'm sarah kelly, welcome to the program. us president joe biden has announced that the us military will build a temporary port on the gauze a coast. it will be used to deliver aid to the palestinian territory byte and outlines the plan in his state of the union address. he also pledge to keep on supporting ukraine and its war against russia. now the speech laid out his vision for america's future. in contrast with that of the likely republican presidential candidates. donald trump, a high stakes speech for us president joe biden. his last state of the union address before elections with the us middle lease

policy under scrutiny binding announced american troops will build a temporary port on gas as coast to boost aid there and increase the also called on israel to protect civilian lives. leadership, this is real, i say this humanitarian assistance can not be a secondary consideration or guardianship. protecting and saving into some lives has to be preferred as we look to the future. the only real solution to the situation is a 2 state solution over time. turning to the ukraine war by an appeal to congress to support the nation in defending itself against russia. he lashed out at ex president donald trump for encouraging russia to invade nato allies to didn't spend more on defense for the sol. how my predecessor, a former republican president, tells to quote,

to whatever that how you want a patch of clothes water present actually said that bowing down to russian later, i think it's outrages is dangerous and it's not acceptable to america's oldest sitting president use the speech to address concerns about his age and whether or not he is fit for another term. whether young or old, i've always been know. i've always know what the doors i've known are northstar. the very idea of america zivare all crated, eking deserves to be treated equally throughout our lives. we've never fully lived up to that idea, but we've never walked away from that either. i won't walk away from it. now. republicans have criticize the address for being too political. the bind supporter say it's proved that he can handle another 4 years in office.

and let's get more on all of this. we were joined here in the studio by dw reporter william blue cross, who was also one of the w as u. s. analysts. and let's just begin with we're actually finding began to speech, which was a very strong warning about russia and putin. and it's coming against the backdrop of this huge part us and divide over approving more funding for ukraine. right, right. it's, which is what i'm surprised that joe, by the didn't take the investment tax. there's been this push among ukraine supporters to sell more a to ukraine, not as a bad as some kind of gift or charity, but as an investment in the american economy. because a lot of that money that's going to your craner would go to ukraine, comes back to the us in the form of weapons right, by weapons from american manufacturers, which of course is a huge sector in the american economy. i'm surprised job. i didn't, didn't touch on that to try to make that economic case for the a to try to push it through this now installed in congress for so long installed.

let's, let's remember mostly because of hang ups on migration, which is a massive political issue that the republicans don't want to relent on to give the democrats and jo by them, any kind of victory and this election year. it's not so much the ukraine a yay, or nay to support for ukraine, because i think there is still trump a side support for supporting ukraine against russia, but it's getting lost in this campaign year. okay, let's talk a little bit about where he ended the speech in fact, and this is really been getting the most headlines. we have to say. he made this announcement that he was directing the us military to build this. was he calling it as a temporary pierre, to aid gaza? you know, he's come under a lot of criticism for his policies in the middle east. so tell us a little bit more about how this particular move now fits into that. we need to learn a lot more about with his peers. gonna look like we just from an engineering perspective . how is this going to be billed? how long will take a feasible is it? there's so many open questions also have the security um the security aspects in terms of putting us troops at least not if are in harm's way,

close to harm's way with a lot of malevolent actors who would like to see harm be done to us assets in that region, there's a lot of questions here about how this so will work. and it's almost a tacit acknowledgement that us leverage over israel hasn't worked despite how much, how much political pressure that the us could exert on israel as it's closer to. now i want you to continue. israel is right, and because anyone who's in the business will tell you that these air drops are insufficient. that, that a c port is insufficient. that the only way to really get 8 in the air is overland with the trucks. that is sort of the tried and true method of helping a civilian population, but israel's, and dragging its feet on the job. i didn't himself pointed out and criticize israel for not doing enough on so it's almost like okay, israel's not budging on this issue. the us will find another way in, but it's probably going to be too little and possibly too late in the real, for its part would say that it is actually doing a lot. so we just, just to say,

there are a number of narratives that are out there and tell us a little bit more about, you know, what this means for the domestic public in the united states, especially with the election coming up in november. i mean, this was essentially a campaign speech, wasn't it? of course, where we are moving full steam ahead into campaign season a re match for 2020 joe biden. donald trump, almost shirley and joe biden was in good form. he was energetic, he looked like he enjoyed sparring with, with the republicans with public and heckler's. foreign policy doesn't play a huge role in us elections. like in many countries, people are concerned about domestic issues. but these elections are spin on the margins and if there are a few 1000 voters in strategic areas of the united states, unhappy with the president position on anything, but specifically with what's going on a gaza that could turn on election. okay. plan through kraft. thank you so much know ahead of the plan to us temporary port for guys, a ship belonging to

a spanish and g o. open arms will test the c 8 cord or the ship will depart from cypress, where it has been loaded with food aid provided by celebrity chef josie andreas. you are paying commission president are still a funder line, so that the you together with the u. s. united arab emirates and other countries will sponsor the route. here's more of what you have to say. and today we are facing a show many terry and catastrophe in gaza. and we stand by the innocent civilians in palestine. and this is why europe is financing a major issue. many terry and 8 effort fault honest opinions in gaza and in the region. we're not very close to the opening of the car you doing? hopefully this saturday this sunday. and i'm very glad to see that an initial pilot operation will be launched today and we're going to head now

to some other news. um that was of course, um the european commission president speaking a short while ago elsewhere in the world. gunman have kidnapped more than 280 students in northwest or nigeria. the mass kidnapping happened at a school in kaduna state. kidnappings for ransom are not uncommon in the region where hundreds had been abducted over the past few years. the aftermath of one of nigeria is the largest mass abductions, security forces, say that government attacked the school and creek village in the morning hours. they took with them hundreds of students, and one teacher residents are cleaning for help. how can these gunman come and take her children? this is the reason i'm so sad. this is our kareka. please your excellency, help us officials to send it on to re good to address families of the victims. and

they made promises. it's a good one, the just try as much as possible to ensure that it would have time to talk north side would be left behind on the bill would come back, but it goes to the patient. this is not the 1st time that a town in this region hasn't dirty kidnapping. in many situations of doctors, hold victims for months and require and some payments before release the residents of this village, one through children. back now. they're shouting, bring back her pupils. a demand, not a request. and here's a look now at some other stories making headlines around the world. it's a united airlines flight headed for japan, lost a tire mid air following take off from san francisco. the tire fell in an airport parking lot, and the boeing 777 later made a safe landing in los angeles. the airline said that the plane was designed to land safely with missing or damaged tires. 10 years after malaysian to flight,

i made the 371 missing families of chinese passengers have met with officials in a desperate bid for answers and made 370 took off and qualon poor with 239 people, but never landed in beijing. people in malaysia and china have been holding remembrance events. they said that their lives are stuck in limbo. france has enshrines the guaranteed right to abortion in its constitution, making it the 1st country to do so. president and manual my phone attended the ceremony, which coincided with international women's day lawmakers voted in favor of the measure. earlier this week, a general strike is taking place in all major italian cities to push for women's rights. the protest was organized by both left and right leading trade unions. people are demanding a quality at work between men and women, as well as calling for better policies to fight gender related violence. this

international women say ireland is holding a referendum. polls have opened for voters to decide whether or not to switch out language that is deemed sexist and old fashioned in their constitution. if approves, the new proposals would be largely symbolic. but they have still caused controversy and a lot of confusion during the governments let campaign a woman's duties in the home. this is one issue irish participating us to consider as a vote on 2 proposals to modernize the language and then 1937 constitution. the so called cat amendment would change wedding in the car and door to coal, saying a woman may be neglecting her duties in the home if she goes out to work and the to women's role within the her missing support of the state gover. women have been challenge their whole lives and we're seeing her place and society isn't home or

looking after our children and our husbands and nobody's moves from us. first, the constitution has to move from this and a woman's pace if anywhere she wants it to be. yes, campaign is want to replace what they call sexes. outdated language with phrases that reflect the fact that care can be provided by any family members. not just women or no campaign is or against the removal of the words mother and woman from this part of the constitution that's being portrayed because this a days, this is the meaning. i don't consider that the work when the doing the home is the meaning of the realities. women are still the ones that is also worried. members, if the disabled community and the elderly to question the governments promise to support family care is much bigger than just family care. and it also is not strong enough in saying that

they're just going to support cares in the home. it is stuff 2 weeks. it's very clear that the government is on the, gave them its responsibility to it cares in general. the other vote is on whether or not to extend the meaning of family from its current constitutional definition as being based on marriage to include what the government is cooling. durable relationships, such as unmarried couples with children. prime minister la veronica says that the changes are necessary to reflect in modern irish society, but those pushing for a no vote say the propose new wedding could lead to legal complications. the old major parties support the yes yes. the vote in the referendum and the hoping that confusion around the proposed changes doesn't put voters off. you're up to

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