>> biden's 100 days in the white house will look at how he's trying to reshape the country in the post-covid world. arrested in paris after four decades on the run. the new law on terrorism in years will track the computer use of algorithms to stop terrorists in the wake of a man

believed to be radicalized online. thank you for being with us. marking his first 100 his firsto congress to pitch a $1.8 trillion investment in children, families, and education that will fundamentally transform the role government ays in american life. biden will make his case before a gathering of legislators. the u.s. capitol still surrounded by fencing after insurrectionist stormed the house chamber, where he will speak. let's get the analysis with the director of debate from his institute. the latest massive spending plan is for the universal good. would you agree? >> for the universal good, you said? >> yes.

>> i didn't hear the first of the question. >> i was speculating this latest massive spending plan is for the with that statement?d you agree >> yes, definitel it is to both increase the infrastructure in the united states, but also help climate change, which is plaguing the country and the world. and then a lot of things to increase the child tax credit, increase education, free tuition for college. like a franklin delano roosevelt for greater good, spending programs funded with tax increases that could sometimes be controversial. >> if it is for the universal good, then why doesn't it have or get universal biking? -- universal backing? >> the united states is a very politically divided country right now, the democrats to control the house and senate, but president biden is considered pretty popular, but

the country is very polarized. he only has support supportive several digits from the opposing party. he supposed to be the healer -- he is supposed to be the healer, the uniter. everything has to be done with the slimmest margins. it is all about the base. and so, not much gets done very often in congress anymore. >> it's one of the sad facts of political life, isn't it? that's how things work out. biden's spending plan, there are three plans, this latest one is $1.8 trillion. they add up to $6 trillion in all. a massive amount of money. is that going to solve the problems of the u.s., if these things go through, or is it more profound than spending money on it? >> yes. it definitely requires more than just money. certainly the money does help. it's a changing of the economy.

but thmoney does have to be paid for by other places -- by cuts in other places or taxes, which has other impacts. the u.s. has a lot of debt in deficit right now. some of the programs are very helpful and targeted, but there's a lot of whistle spending that could have sometimes as well with lack of oversight. a lot of criticism is that it spending too much money. it's not going to go to where it needs to. republicans want to come from eyes and infrastructure with a much smaller plan focus on things like bridges -- compromise in infrastructure with a much smaller plan focused on things like bridg. if not 6 trillion, two trillion dollars, 3 trillion dollars, but it is still a massive increase for the president. >> i'm thinking of things like unemployment, things like the problem of policing and racism. this isn't going to get to the heart of that is it -- heart of that, is it?í@ >> no, but you will hear about

those things tonight. unemployment's been decreasing lately afterward spiked during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. cash after it spiked -- after it spiked during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. a significant number of people are still without jobs. police rorm cannot be solved with money, but he's going to talk about that tonight. he supports legislation that currently exists in congress to make police marketable. -- police more accountable. that is as controversial as the spending. you are definitely going to hear that. with guests involved in that situation. that is different legislation. it require spending, but there's a lot of constituencies opposed to that. if it doesn't require money, it requires republicans on board, which has been very difficult for the president to date. >> indeed. those two inquiries

launched by the justice department, that is a step in the right direction to sort the problems within policing in the u.s. i think this is shaping the post-covid world. we are not through the coronavirus pandemic yet, though, are we? >> definitely not. but it's gotten better in the u.s. president biden said he would like to get 100 million vaccinations done in his first 100 days. 42% of the population has had at least one dose. a quarter is fully vaccinated. numbers have declined in the u.s.. over 4000 people were dying every day when president biden took over. now it is 700. contractures are down below 50,000. it's definitely progress in the first three months. many of the rings and variants are still problematic. we don't know if there will need to be booster shots. out of all the different things,

how he's handled the coronavirus pandemic is the most popular thing. 70% of the country approves of that. you're going to see him touting that on the address later tonight. >> thank you for being here. we covered a lot of ground. the director of debate at the university of michigan, thank you very much indeed. next, members of the red brigade, on the run for nearly four decades, have been arrested in paris. they have been sheltering in france under a law that gave left-wing terrorists a safe haven if they renounced violence and didn't have blood. on. their hands. they carried out a number of terror acts in italy, including the murder of the prime minister in 1970. tonight we can tell you seven are in custody, three more are being hunted. reporter: at don on wednesy -- dawn on wednesday, arrests were

made in paris, including this one in the eighth district. this man was among the militants taken into custody for taking part in various murders and kidnappings. the office of the italian prime minister said it was set aside with france's move, adding that the memory of the barbaric acts is still alive in the hearts of citizens. from the 60's to the mid 80's, far left and right groups in italy carried out attacks, leaving hundreds dead. the red brigade were among the most notorious, blamed f muers,ssassinaons, and kidnappings, including that of the former prime minister moro in 1970 eight. after being held captive for over a month, he was killed. france has served as a haven for the red brigades under the so-called policy adopted by the last president in 1985 as members were able to receive

asylum on the condition they renounced olence and were not wanted in italy for murder or bloodshed. the arrests are nsistent with that policy, but the french lawyer for five of the detained has denounced them. >> since the 1980's, these people have been protected and friends. they've been living here for 30 years. -- in france. they've been living here for 30 years as members of the public with their children and grandchildren. suddenly they arrested 40 years later? it is unspeakable and legally in admissible. reporter: paris says the move came after bilateral cooperation with rome. >> [speaking french] i am proud to have participated in this decision. i hope it will allow italy, after 40 years, to turn a page in its history that has stained -- is stained with blood. reporter: the seven arrested are being held at this paris court. italy's seeking their extradition. three more suspects are actively being stopped -- sought.

>> the terrorize italy through the late 1980's. i spoke earlier with lorenzo c., professor of history in rome. >> it's quite a mixed story, because france traditionally allowed these people to seek asylum in france after being terrorists and -- after being terrorists in italy. so after 40 years now, it will be possible to have justice. it is a remarkable friendship from france to italy #of friendship from france to italy. -- it is a remarkable sign

of friendship from france to italy. for nearly 20 years, the red brigade were the most important terrorist group. they are very connected to the kidnapping and assassination, but they committed many crimes and assassinations as well. in symbolic terms, it is a very important decision, the one made by macron today. >> what is the legacy that that period left on italy? >> it was very tough, because her where the terrorists from the left-hand from the right and then the assassination of the president. there waa strong police apparatus that today is a very effective antiterrorist division. but of course, in political terms, it was a very tough

decade particularly the 1970's and the 1980's, and they are part of the collective memory of the italians still today. >> who we the victs, who did they target? >> there wereery different targets, but most of them were members of the state apparatus. policemen, magistrates, politicians, university professors. so anyone who was perceived as a menace to the radical marxist ideology. >> the french government has unveiled a new counterterrorism and intelligence bill to better prevent attacks notably with greater surveillance of extra miss websites.

it was formally presented just days after a french police official was killed inside a rome police station. authorities are investigating it is a terror attack. -- it as a terror attack. reporter: a draft bill to be ef up counterterrorism laws and -- to beef up counterterrorism laws. the new law will help modernize methods of counterintelligence. >> [speaking french] reporter: the draft legislation includes provisions to extend house arrest's for suspected terrorists and use algorithms to monitor websites.

according to technology experts, the move from the french government will affect democracy and do very little to combat terrorism. >> thedon't understand technology. they never studied technology. even the closest advisor has absolutely no understanding of technology. but they truly believe there is something technology can bring them to have a definitive answer on political problems. reporter: four years ago, francine acted a counterterrorism law to replace a state of emergency after a string of terror attacks in 2015. according to the government, strengthening existing laws will help raise red flags. this, as none of the last attacks -- nine of the last attacks carried by individuals are known to the authorities. >> we will continue to bring in more developments on that story. the apollo 11 astronaut michael collins has died this wednesday

of cancer. the news was revealed by his family. he was 90 years old. collins was part of the three-man apollo 11 crew that ended the spacers between the u.s. and russia. before president john f. kennedy's challenge to reach the moon by the end of the 1960's, he traveled some 230,000 miles to the moon. collins never set foot on the moon's surface like his crewmates, who passed away in 2012. we will leave you with these images. stay with us. ♪ ♪ >> hello, and welcome to

correspondence, our weekly selection of reports from around the world. this show takes us to tunis, south africa, and italy. at the first up is panama. with turquoise waters and white sandy beaches, the islands are a little slice of paradise. but due to rising sea levels, because of climate change, they risk disappearing under the waves, despite the best efforts of the inhabitants to save their home. we have this report. reporter: hundreds of tpical islands surroundedy turquoise waters, a true paradise, but the arch of oligo could disappear -- archipelago could disappear in a few decades with water levels rising. >> the water reaches these rocks now. it used to be out of reach. but the waves tear the decks away. reporter: jaime was born here.

he makes a living out of fishing , small-scale farming, and little tourism. like many young people, he's getting ready to leave the island, but not out of will. >> [speaking spanish] our elders have lived here for so long. they don't want to move to the mainland. we the youth, some of us have land over there in the mountains. we are going to lose our traditions. reporter: the islands are now over crated. janet, who lives here, is the daughter of the island's tribe leader. she knows the houses cannot resist climate disruption. >> here we are at sea, in the middle of nowhere. if there's a hurricane, we would lose everything. i think i'm going to move to the city. reporter: her father, however, doesn't believe in climate change. he tries to convince the youngest to stay in the

archipelago, where they have been preserving their economy for decades. >> one day the water suddenly rose as a kid, everything was flooded. i could literally swim in my backyard. back then, no one was pretending the island was about to disappear. reporter:he locals build dy -- the locals build decks with whatever they can find. little by little, this ends up weakening the natural defenses. ♪ >> the sea can show no mercy. it's long been a source of therapy also in many different ways. our next report texas to cape town. one association is using the surf -- takes us to cape town. one association is using the surf as therapy. reporter: every week, this group of children visits the beach.

the autistic youngsters relish the chance to head out of the townships, where they live. >> i want you guys, using the sounds around you, the beach, and take a deep breath. and out. reporter: the kids make animal noises. [animal noises] the warm-up alone lasts for about an hour. >> it gives them an opportunity to impress themselves in anyways. we don't judge them. [siren] reporter: this isn't just about surfing, it is about exposing the children to unpredictable situations to help them operate in society more independently. >> the program helps children to function in situations where usually there would -- they would be quite nervous or scared.

being on the autism spectrum has challenges. things like feeling the water when it's being cold, the sand on their feet, one child used to jump from table to table because they didn't want to touch the ground at school. now the child walks around the bay. reporter: around 1700 children have benefited from this here. >> our passion is mental health. for us to help carry the mental health conversation forward comedy stigmatizing mental health, and also making sure that people get quality service, give ourselves a pat on thed ck. reporter the ngo's focus is on improving the lives of individual children by helping them navigate their disabilities as briefly as they do the waves. -- bravely as they do the waves. ♪ >> our next stop is tunisia,

where last june, 300 containers of household waste were seized by the authorities at the port. the containers were imported illegally under the guise of industrial recycling. environmental activists are outraged and have sought to have the containers returned. let's take a look. reporter: rubbish bags and roses in front of the italian eassy, dending the region take back 7800 tons of city waste, which was exported to tunisia and has been stuck at the port for almost a year. [chanting] reporter: this journalist is one of those who blew the whistle on the affair. [shouting] >> [speaking native language] reporter: the scandal is

outraging environmental activists. tunisia already struggles with waste management and high levels of pollution. this organization tries to raise awareness about the importance of waste sorting. >> [speaking french] reporter: for him, the italian waste scandalous too much. >> [speaking french] -- scandal is too much. >> [speaking french] reporter: cases related to the scandal are working their way thugh tunisia's court system. nothing has worked yet. >> [speaking native language]

reporter: tunisia has granted several delays to the italian company in question but have been to court many times and the repatriation has not yet happened. >> to italy next, and a landmark decision to ban large cruise ships from the center of venice. as sometimes the ships can be a stella 17 storyusiness -- as tall as 17 story buildings. the decision has been welcomed by locals. >> [speaking italian] >> [speaking italian]

>> we stay in italy for our final report this week. the pandemic has been particularly isolating for the elderly in retirement homes. but one retirement home to the north of milan found a solution to allow residents to see their loved ones and even to hug them. let's take a look. reporter: this is a long-awaited moment for them. this morni, he's getting ready to visit his mother in her care home on the outskirts of milan. he has not seen her for eight months. he will not last be able to hold her in his arms thanks to this hug room. >> [speaking italian]

reporter: installed in the entrance of the care home, this inflatable room allows families to touch and hold each other, protected by this plastic curtain and two plastic sleeves. >> mama. [speaking italian] >> [speaking italian] reporter: emotional moments after months of isolation. when visits were forbidden in this italian care home. >> [speaking italian] reporter: between each visit, the room is completely disinfected. the initiative is financed by the local counsel. to put an end to the isolation of the 50 residents of the care home. >> [speaking italian]

>> [speaking italian] reporter: for the time being, the residents of this care home are allowed one visit per week. ♪ >> that brings us to the end of this week's show, we leave you with these pictures of the international space station from earlier this week. do stay tuned and thank you for watching. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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