>> this is dw news, live from berlin. the u.s. president announces a vast social spending package that includes trillions of dollars to combat the climate crisis, but the -- does the president have the support of his own democratic party and does the bill live up to what he promised? and many russians are still

unwilling to get vaccinated. >> i call it the gap of death. with every step, you are surviving and close to death. >> dw reunites with the mother and son who have witnessed suffering and sexual violence on their perilous journey towards the united states. now they are stranded in mexico. and living on the doorstep of a volcano. residents of palma battle everyday challenges related to a mountain of fire and are concerned about the future of their island home. ♪ i'm sumi somaskanda, glad you could join us. president biden has reached a deal on his sweeping domestic policy package. despite being scaled back, it

promises 1.75 trillion dollars of social services and i'm a change grams -- and climate change programs if it is passed. here's what president biden said. >> i am pleased to announce after months of tough and thoughtful negotiations, we know we have a historic economic framework that will create millions of jobs, grow the economy, invest in our nation and our people. turn the climate crisis in an opportunity to not only compete, but when the competition -- win the competition in the 21st century against china and the world. sumi: let's speak with our correspondent in washington, stefan simons. does president biden now have a deal? stefan: short answer, no. he does not have a deal yet.

he has an agreement on a framework. that's why he went to the congress earlier in the day, meeting all democratic members in the house of representatives, and trying to sell them again this framework. the problem was, the problem still is, the progressive wing and the democratic party, in the house, they are not happy. why? two reasons. first, one $.75 trillion sounds like a lot, but where we are coming from, $3.75 trillion, is less than what they wanted. that's number one. number two, they want to see the text. as you have it, they do not trust any commitments from the democratic leadership or from senators who balk at all of this, saying it will all work out. just give your votes and we will talk about the details -- they want to see the script and attacks. 1700 pages is just part of it,

but the first 1700 pages just rented out and handed over to the progressives. they can read it then. if the house democratic leader brings it to the floor, president biden have a deal. sumi: how much does this framework reflect what president biden wanted to achieve? stefan: the president always said in all fairness, that he is perfectly fine with and anticipates that he has to negotiate. he has to compromise and he was willing to compromise, but of course, everybody in those kinds of negotiations, the president says the buck stops here. i am not negotiating about this. the progressive wing says we are insistent on this. mainstream democrats saying we are negotiating there, so it is really a fine line of

negotiating the details, right? i think $1.75 trillion, the public will see this similarly, is not nothing. it's a lot. this country needs a lot in this direction. sumi: dw correspondent stefan simons reporting from washington. thank you. tens of thousands of people trying to reach the united states from central america and the caribbean have been stranded in the southern -- a southern mexican town, waiting for paperwork to continue their dangerous journey. we reunited with the pair of cubans who began the trek five months ago. this story contains accounts of sexual violence. >> every day, this woman and her son come to this complex. they have crossed through 12 countries on their way to the

united states. but after entering mexico illegally, the authorities want them deported. now they are stuck in this mexican border city without proper documents. they can't work and the money is rning out. >> hope is fading every day. it is. but we still have faith that we are somehow going to get out of is soon. we are only asking that th authorities allow us to travel on and give us safe passage. let us continue our journey north. >> i first met them two months ago. 2000 kilometers away from where we are now. it was a smallown on the border between colombia and panama. when we met, they had tri unsuccessfully threeimes across the gap. it is a jungle filled with wild

animals, gangs, and guerrilla activity, stretching more than 100 kilometers between panama and columbia. just before the for the -- the fourth attempt, she said she knew the risks. >> i call it the gap of death, because you are barely surviving. >> after a month, they reached panama. they were assaulted several times a several women crossing the gap were raped. their struggle is still fresh in their memories. >> every time i close my eyes, i hear the screams of the women who were raped. i feel the terror. i remember everything i live through. the killings. the assaults. >> with those horrors behind them and in mexico, they are looking for a way forward. thousands of people have

requests to continue travelg, butt could take months before authorities respond. >> we live in fear every day of going out on the street and being arrested by police or immigration officials, or being bribed by someone to avoid deportation. >> i tried four times to cross the gap without giving up. i will try to get to the u.s. as many times as it takes. if they send me back, i will try again and again. >> getting by is hard. they have no more resources and things are expensive here. they spend nine dollars a day to meet their minimal needs. for the mother and son, even that is too much, but giving up is not enough. they believe that step-by-step, they will achieve their american dream. sumi: that report from our correspondent, who joins us now from the colombian capital.

many migrants stuck at the mexican border have had a similar journey. what is driving them to take this very dangerous journey? >> latin america is going through a very deep crisis. the region was in crisis before the pandemic, but covid has only made things worse. one third of the population in latin america is poor, and poverty means hunger. manyf these migrants are fleeing hunger, actually. there are haitians, cubans, and venezuelans. haitians are fleeing one of the poorest countries in the world, which is experiencing a huge political instability after the assassination of their president. cubans are fleeing a dictatorship and venezuelans are fleeing the terrible machine of nicholas -- terrible regime of nicolas maduro. sumi: and what are conditions like at this migrant camp?

>> conditions are precarious. there are improvised camps, and migrants and -- and there have already traveled for many months and crossed many countries. the cuban migrants we saw in the reports, they have crossed 12 countries. when migrants reach the area, they have almost no money. it's difficult to believe, but most of them are traveling without money, zero. they have no money in their pockets. they sleep in the streets. something also that's very worrying is the pandemic. many migrants, most of them, don't even have a face mask. sumi: and how are both sides of the border dealing with this influx?

>> authorities are doing little to help migrants, whether in mexico or guatemala, but all around latin america, all we see is migratory flow. these human trafficking mafias are all around the country. haitians, cubans, and venezuelans need a visa for almost every country in the region, but authorities don't give them a visa. if they want to help migrants, give them a visa so they can travel, stay -- [indiscernible] the only way out is the u.s., because they believe in the u.s., they are going to get a job. the worst part is that most of them are not going to make it. most of them won't get to the united states. sumi: our reporter from bogotá,

thank you. let's get around about some other headlines now. facebook says it is rebranding itself and the company will now be called meta. it is part of an effort to create a new virtual reality space called the meta-verse. ceo mark zuckerberg made the announcement as the company faces heightened scrutiny over its business practices and harmful effects of its algorithms. 12 european nations are urging israel to scrap plans for the construction of more than 3000 west bank settler homes. the plans have been strongly criticized by the biden administration. counterterrorism police in germany have searched property in north wide west failure. and moscow was under its tightest restrictions in over a year after daily covid-19 deaths hit another record of more than

1100 thursday. moscow's nonessential services will stay closed for the next 11 days. president putin has ordered russians to take a week of paid leave. despite the surgeon cases, the majority of russians have yet to heed urgent calls to get vaccinated. >> a new day, a new tragic record as the highly infectious delta variant continues to spread. russia's covid words continued to fill, primarily with the unvaccinated. images of people infected with coronavirus have become a fixture on russia's news programs, but have done little to convince people to get vaccinated. moscow has declared an 11 day soft lockdown for the capitol, coinciding with a

weeklong federal holiday and stay-at-home orders. authorities help this will help them weather the pdemic's fourth we. health authorities warn it is too little, too late. >> 11 days isn't enough at all. it is another attempt of a half measure to please everyone. but you have to keep public health in mind. my we are talking about real deaths, real illness, and long covid. we have to put a stop to it. >> [eaki non-english language] >> vaccinations with sputnik v have increased in the recent weeks, doubling to around 3000 a day. but onl a percentage of russians have gotten their first stage.

this is provoking growing frustration amonghe countries medical community. >> people aren't behaving correctly. it's sad to see it. >> russia produced a great vaccine, sputnik v. i have full confidence in sputnik. it is comparable to vaccines produced in the west. why don't we use it? i don't know. >> frustration is also spreading among many in the service industry. they say they are now paying the price for russia's ccine hesitancy and preparingor a long winter. >> we are looking at how to survive the next lockdown. this is much harder, because people could believe it will go beyond the eighth of november. but we just have to do it. >> as the delta variant

continues to spread, russia's fourth wave is only likely to get worse. sumi: germany is facing an increase in coronavirus cases. the number of patients hospitalized has risen significantly. there are 40% corporations in a hospital wards -- normal hospital wards than a week ago and 15% in intensive care units. >> and back to class for the primary schoolchildren in berlin after the holidays, but with the difference -- no masks. even though the prevalence is particularly high in schools, massacring is not particularly obligatory. >> we have a lot on our hands with other diseases, as always in the autum

the intensive care units are already stretched. we are down to 10 or 12% capacity, that is just too low, and staff are exhausted after 19 months. most patients are unvaccinated and experts say that is a big problem, and a parental one. about 65% is a vaccinated -- this attitude is called reckless. anyone who doesn't get vaccinated now is risking their lives and the lives of those around them. politicians are debating what should happen as the epidemic runs its course, but the party leaders of germany's likely next government already have a clear position. >> school closures, lockdowns, and kerr funds -- curfews will not happen with us. medical errors calling for clear guidance.

sumi: for more, we can speak to our correspondent here in berlin. wire germany's infection number is increasing? >> this is an easy transmission of the delta variant. testing is leading to more positive results and that's also people being less thorough with mask wearing, particularly in mass transport. social distancing and places of socialization reopening, there is more contact between people and more risk of getting infected. but the majority of the people who are hospitalized are who alluded get in -- are with who do not get the vaccine in the first place. sumi: the this mainly affects >> children.

>> children don't have a vaccine under the age of 12, but there is a danger -- the hospitals said there are 40 more patients in hospital wards compared to last week, and you have mentioned the 15% of patients in intensive care units. what's important to realize, the area and their old. it is not people who are fragile , young people are also intensive -- in intensive care units. sumi: the political parties forming -- are they having to rethink? >> they did say that new lockdowns or school closures were not --, but wearing mask

would depend on the situations underground. the three parties do not support the defending of the state of emergency that was set to expire at the end of november. instead, they have recommended a mandate with infection protection, the german regions to impose protective measures, but the state has actually said they feared this would lead to confusing, contradicting signals by authorities, where each region would have different regulations and where those regulations would be more difficult to enforce. sumi: our political correspondent reporting for us. good to talk to you. france's prime minister is open for talks with britain to resolve a dispute over post brags it f -- post brags

-- post brexit fishing rights. london has hit back, saying such action would breach international law and trade agreements. >> this is one of the british vessels caught in a dispute over acce to fishing grounds. they were operating eu waters without aicense and another boat would not allow checks between french authorities. this follows the brags it trade deal. the nations have been wrangling over where british and french fishing vessels can operate in each other's waters. france is now threatening to retaliate with sanctions. it's not always a fight. they have rights and an agreement has been signed.

we must have this implemented. we have fishing rights and will defend them. brags it will be felt most by our fishermen. british authorities have called france's proposed sanctions disappointing, 90% of vessels are fishing in its waters. >> we believe these are disappointing and disproportionate and not what we would expect from a close ally and partner. the measures being threatened do not appear to be compatible with the trade and cooperation agreement, or international law. if carried through, will be met with an appropriate and calibrated response. >> both sides they want to resolution, but remain firm on defending the rights of their own fishermen. sumi: residence on spain's

lipoma island are bracing for the possibility of earthquakes, but could compound the damage of a volcano that has been spewing lava for over five weeks. seismologists say two earthquakes have shaken the island since the volcano erupted . this has caused no real harm, but is adding to resident anxieties. >> mr. rodriguez -- ms. rodriguez has to sweep ash from her yard every day. the mountain of fire is just three kilometers away. >> the noise is terrible. you can't sleep at nht and the earth keeps shaking. >> lava has destroyed over 2000 buildings since the volcano erupted on the 19th.

several thousand people have been evacuated. the lava has buried entire villages. many roads are no longer accessible. the authorities have set up an exclusion zone to protect the population. locals are only allowed to come back to pick up personal items. all of a sudden, the whole area has to be evacuated again. there is a cloud of sulfur dioxide that is toxic. this is also a problem that provides issues for most of the locals. mr. diaz has to keep clearing his banana plants from ash. he fears no one will want to buy the bananas. he is also worried about the long-term consequences. >> i don't know what these plants will look like next year. they are full of ash.

the leaves will burn in the sunlight and if the rain comes in and then the sun again, they will definitely burn. it's terrible here. i don't know what is going to happen. >> he is aware of the fact that bob palma -- lipoma is a volcanic got -- la palma is cannick island -- a volcanic island. >> he is sick of the volcano. --, the noise and the tremors. she wonders what will become of la palma. >> i am worried about the future. people losing their houses, their jobs, everything. they put so much in, and now they have to start again? that's hard. >> the same day, the island

registers an earthquake, a four .9 magnitude on the richter scale, the worst since the volcano erupted. it is hard to tell when this will be over. sumi: let's get a reminder of our top stories on dw. u.s. president joe biden has unveiled a sweeping $1.75 trillion spending land, calling it a historic investment in the country's future. if the plan is passed, it would provide funding for families, education, and protect against global warming. moscow is back and lockdown as daily covid-19 debts hidden other record high. more than 1100 people were reported to have died of the virus within a 24 hour. . officials hope a short break will help hospitals keep from reaching capacity.

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arrest as the row between the british and french accelerates. the lawyer for julian assange says the u.s. case against him is basis, and she says the u.s. cannot guarantee the wikileaks founder will not be a suicide risk if he is extradited