him is no income tax. this based on a new report based on leaked tax reports. joe biden lands in the u.k. at the beginning of in a day mission. his first foreign trip as president will include a meeting

with the russian president. a court in russia brands alexei navalny extremist as the kremlin continues its crackdown on the opposition leader's nationwide movement rolling out the red carpet for summertime. the film festival usually takes place in february, but the pandemic means it has been turned into an open-air celebration of cinema. ♪ anchor: welcome to the program. we begin with a revelation that several of america's richest men have paid little to no income tax. an investigative journalist has seen tax returns showing that billionaires avoided paying tax in a completely legal way.

a potentially explosive issue any a time of rising inequality. reporter: they are the world's richest men. jeff bezos, elon musk, and they pay less taxes than most people. pro-public a revealed that bezos paid no taxes. the billionaires don't seem to have done anything illegal. they just use tax avoidance strategies beyond the reach of ordinary americans. super billionaires get their wealth from the growing assets. the president has said he wants to raise taxes on the wealthy. >> no one likes to pay taxes. my dad used to say it is a price to pay to live in this country. we firmly believe the need to make our tax system work the middle class. that is why i think we should ask corporations in the top 1%

to start paying their fair share. and why we should crackdown on millionaires and billionaires who escape taxes from cheating. >> the irs is less able to enforce laws that are already on the boats. -- books. after the report came out, the white house focused more on condemning the leak. >> any unauthorized disclosure of confidential government information by person with access is illegal. we take this very seriously. reporter: the administration has said that many of his priorities will be paid for by higher taxes on the wealthy. but collecting that money will be quite a challenge. anchor: let's get more from our correspondent in washington. this has come from irs documents late -- leaked to pro publica.

reporter: the information is based on a huge amount of never before seen internal revenue service information. in the report it was mentioned that jeff bezos and warren buffett, what they pay compared to their massive wealth accumulation. the documents reveal new information on how little the 25 wealthiest americans pay and taxes. not all of them are able to minimize their income and avoid taxes. the data shows they pay extremely low rate. on average, they paid 15.8% on federal income taxes between 2014 and 2018. regardless of the content of this interesting investigation,

the big question is how this important information was leaked. this question has not yet been answered. anchor: joe biden got the g7 to agree to a need for a fairer global corporate tax. now it sounds like he has rich individuals and his sights area. reporter: we are talking about a couple of different things. the corporate taxes refer to a global issue. but at home, joe biden has delivered a clear message. his message to the highest earners in the u.s. has always been that he is going to raise taxes. this is something he adopted from the progressives in his party. their calls for the 1% to pay their fair share in income taxes. joe biden has been spending a lot of state money for the covid stimulus package.

now he is planning a big infrastructure reform that will cost at least $1 trillion. he has to look at how he can get money into the state treasury. anchor: tell us about the reactions of these revelations. reporter: members of congress are calling for the irs to investigate how this information was leaked. taxpayer information is private. there are internal and external investigations beginning with potential prosecutions follow. for progressives, this is. anchor: resident biden has landed in benton -- in britain.

he will visit three companies over eight days. the summit starts later this week. they are starting -- expected to focus on coronavirus vaccine distribution, trade, and climate. >>'s first trip to europe comes at a key moment for the u.k., having just left the european union. boris johnson wants to show that global britain is more than just a slogan. in the u.s. wants to reestablish global leadership in areas like climate change and vaccination. one dominant issue will be the production and distribution of vaccines. johnson has said he will ask counterparts to agree to vaccinate the world by the end of last year -- next year. the u.s. expects to waive pate

nts on vaccines. if other countries like germany would come on board, it would be seen as a success for the president. anchor: a court in russia has outlawed organizations founded by alexei navalny, the clearing them to be extremist. the ruling bands people associated with a group from running fo office or seeng seats in parliamentary elections. it means activists who have worked with the organization or anyone who donates to them or shares group materials could be prosecuted and receive lengthy written terms -- prison terms. let's bring in our correspondent in moscow. this was a closed court hearing that took a lot longer than expected. why was that? reporter: this is already the

second time this hearing has tried to go ahead after an earlier delay. if it was up to prosecutors, it would have been a much quicker affair. the lawyers were only allowed into present their defense and then had to leave. the russian prosecutors deemed some of the documents being discussed as secretive. the prosecutors would've liked to get this wrapped up. navalny was adamant on having his day in court. they presented 45 pages of legal defenses against being named an extremist organization. they kept trying to push the proceedings as long as they could, even though they must have known this ruling was never in any doubt. they left the court and within minutes we had this widely expected. anchor: what does that mean for their operations?

and for supporters? reporter: it effectively means the organizations are now impossible to run in russia. in anticipation of this decision, they had already disbanded these organization today's ruling does not actually change anything. but it makes it illegal for them to come back. the leaders could face very lengthy prison sentences. going down the chain, it affects people who have even contributed money or volunteered at an event because of the vagueness of the law that surrounds what extremist organizations can and cannot d meone who has even reposted something from one of these organizations could face a fine or prison time. one of the main reasons the government has moved in this direction is because anyone who has been associated with an extremist organization is

automatically disqualified from running for office in russia. that is crucial for the upcoming elections in september. all of navalny's allies are banned from running. anchor: members of his team have said they will not stop their activism. it is hard to see how thecan continue. reporter: when they say they want to continue their activism, that will have to go roman organize to more unorganized format. they will not be able to participate in these organizations. it has been made pretty clear by the rushing government that they don't want any new organization to pop up. they are already looking at moving their activism off-line. in a throwback to what was going on in the soviet era. they believe they have personal networks to keep going. they are pinning all of hopes on

this small voting system. if they cannot get their candidates elected to parliament, they can at least encourage people to vote against the united russia ruling party. and vote for the best candidate who can beat the united russia candidate. they hope the system can survive online. that is where they hope they think they can have their immediate impact. anchor: thank you for that. let's take a look at more stories making news around the world. president biden has withdrawn executive orders that band tiktok and we chat. the administration will conduct a review to identify risks. thousands of people have taken

part in a vigil in a canadian city to mourn for members of a family that were run down by a pickup truck. the prime minister has called a hate driven terrorist attack. kamala harris has finished her first foreign trip. she met with the president of mexico to discuss how to reduce illegal border crossings from mexico. in guatemala, she warned people against entering the u.s. but when migration is driven by desperation, it will take more than a harsh warning to convince people not to take the dangerous journey north. reporter: they call it the beast , the freight train of fear and hope for migrants. it will take them from the south of mexico to the north. right now, the train is

approaching a hostel for migrants. the men risk their lives. a couple of them fall but they do not have time to stop. they hurried to the hostel. only there are they safe from the mexican police. everyone who arrived here yesterday got caught in a lease thing. -- police sting. the officers either robbed them or chased them to exhaustion he injured his foot. the u.s. is paying mexico to catch us. why isn't all of that money being used to fight organized crime? we are dying. the people who fall off the train often die or lose their lives. he is worried that police caught his wife and five-year-old son area he has to continue alone.

gang crime, hurricanes, and the pandemic has driven his family from his home. but life in mexico is no better. mexico is a nightmare for us. the border agents, the police, the drug cartels. if the mexican police catch us, they demanded money to be let go. the pressure has only increased in recent days. they believe that aid money from the u.s. will not believe anything at all. the u.s. can invest millions and millions, but ultimately it will not help regular people what that. the government is corrupt. they are all in bed with criminal groups. the train races in from the south. they do not have any money for

bribes. they feel they do not have a future back home. you have to be able to grab the train and run alongside it. it is very fast. every train brings new migrants to the hostel, where they hide from the police. hiding behind bushes, these two are ready to risk it all. they want to get to the u.s. no matter the cost. anchor: improving access to sites for people with disabilities is most of us can agree is a good idea. but greece has witnessed something of an outcry about visual changes being made to one of the world's best-known heritage sites. reporter: the acropolis, the most iconic landmark in greece. it was built in athens some 2500

years ago during europe's first experiment with democracy. but is a steep cli up. in the spirit of 21st-century inclusiveness, the government has decided to make the monument more accessible to visitors. there is wheelchair access and authorities will add braille signs for the visually impaired. i have seen people in wheelchairs who came up for the first time and felt happy. this is something that should also make us happy. but not everyone is happy. this site was never paved. it was always just rocky. if there had been a ramp, it would've been saved with marble or stone. but that never existed.

some say they are not bothered by the modifications. >> this is one of the most recognizable sites on the entire group -- planet. reporter: the culture ministry say these improvements have been installed with care. anchor: here in germany, lots of schools have returned to their usual schedules. students are now required to be tested regularly for covid-19. this usually includes nasal swabs. but one region has lollipops. reporter: it starts, the

lollipops on. the children at this elementary school suck on their lollipops, which are actually cotton swabs rated the swabs go to a lab where they are tested for covid. this aims to make testing easier for young children. it is quite good. it is definitely better than those tests. i find it is quite handy because afterwards i feel safer about whether or not i have corona. but the taste is disgusting. i always try to think of lollipops afterward. but the taste does not leave my mouth. it is a logistical challenge because another 500 schools are bringing their test dear.

in the lab, the swabs are tested using this method. all cotton swabs from one class are evaluated together in one test. this is because this test is expensive. if you take 20 swabs presenting 20 students and divide them by 50 euros, you get a good price. ditionally, you have to add the cost or logistics and materials. i think we are absolutely competitive with the rest of the tests. if the pool is positive, individualetesting is required. generally, the lab does not deliver the results until the next morning. that would still be early enough to break a potential chain of infection.

we are multiplying the genetic material of this virus by 30 trillion. this means you can recognize virus activity when it is very low. here at the elementary school, several infections have been determined at an early stage. although covid cases are curreny declining in germany, the kids will continue using the test until the summer holidays. anchor: instead of taking place in freezing february, this year's berlin international film festival is an open air celebration. it has just begun. the central venue is especially creative.

the red carpet has already been rolled out. his cinema finally back? reporter: i think so. at least the feeling of cinema is back. i think an actor on the red carpet said it best. it feels like coming out of hibernation. we have had such a long, dark time behind us. for the cinema industry, they have been locked out because there have been shutdowns. cinema lovers like myself have been stuck on our sofas watching movie by the light of our laptops. to be able to come out and celebrate movies again with a real audience in an area like this in berlin in the summer is

that of freezing on a red carpet in every -- february, it is amazing. anchor: which films are being shown? >> tonight we are opening with a big hollywood film, a political drama about an inmate at guantanamo bay finally won his freedom. the stars will be hooked up by a live video feed. to be able to give their best wishes to the audience. a nice, big political film to start this. anchor: this has been going for eons. have they ever encountered a

situation like this before? >> no, this is completely new. they held an online only version in march. so people could see the new movies being shown here. and they will have another in person festival in the summer. an open air festival has never been tried before. i think it really is a signal not just for the german industry but the world film industry that people could get back to normal. this is the first big public film festival we have had since the beginning of the pandemic. hopefully this is a sign that things will only get better and that movies are back. anchor: what do you recommend for the future? reporter: i am really hopeful. the signs around the world are that cinemas are reopening. people are going back to the movies. i am very hopeful.

trying to predict the future is difficult. but i very helpful. i think this gives us all hope for movie lovers around the world that things will get back to normal, hopefully very soon. anchor: thank you for that. the prime minister of japan has insisted that the upcoming tokyo olympics will be safe and secure. but in a sign of uncertainty, some say the event will not go ahead. japan is battling a fourth wave of infection. for -- especially in sapporo, which is hosting the marathon. reporter: this is how olympic officials hope the marathon will go area.

what will happen in reality? with less than two months ago before the marathon starts here, local organizers have many unanswered questions. like how many athletes will be coming here and where they will go if they get infected. >> they need to decide the overall structure of the games, or the venues will not know what to do when it comes to coronavirus measures. it is already affecting our preparations. reporter: spectators were told to keep their distance during a test event. sapporo was chosen because of its cooler temperatures. the northern city has the second-highest infection rate in all of japan. >> there are no hospital beds left ear. the medical system has collapsed. we have other patients deste

those with coronavirus. when there is a cancer patient who needs an operation, we cannot do it, because the intensive care unit is not available. reporter: for organizers, this must be starting to feel like a marathon. they insist felix can be held responsibly. the focus now is getting them over the finish line. anchor: you are up-to-date. i will be back in a moment to take you through the big stories of the day. have a good day. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪

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>> welcome to paris world news and analysis from france 24. these are the main road news headlines. the united states is back -- joe biden's words as he lands in the u.k. the g7 summit, making the news with declarations on a vaccination plan for the whole world. the lands with a packed 8-day agenda. we have analysis throughout the program. france eases covid lockdowns and allows people back into restaurants, bars, james, sports centers and foods. occur curfew pushed t