berlin. president joe biden makes it official he wants four more years in the white house. he made the announcement with a video earlier today saying he wants to finish the job he started. also coming up, clashes threatening to upend a shaky truce in sudan. a truce less than 24 hours since it began. israel marking 75 years of independence in the shadows of

political chaos. protesters gathering once more to demand the government we can its judiciary. -- weaken the judiciary. to our viewers watching on pbs and the united states and to all of you, welcome. on this tuesday, joe biden has ended months of speculation and made it official he will run for a second term as u.s. president. he launched his campaign with a video posted online early tuesday morning promising to protect americans personal freedoms. he also announced vice president kamala harris will be his running mate. >> he wants the top job again. >> when i ran four years ago, i said we were in the battle for the soul of america and we still are.

the question we are facing is with her years ahead will be more freedom or less freedom, more rights or fewer. i know what i want answer to be and you do, too. >> let's finish this j. i know we can. there is nothing we cannot do. >> joe biden has been working to project an image of strength and action i'm happy to report that our economy has created over 300 new jobs last month and that's on top of a half a million jobs we added the month before abroad making a surprise trip to kiev to mark one year since russia's invasion and delivering a speech in poland to assure a steadfast u.s support our support you for ukraine will not waver nato will not be divided and we will not tire biden

has also been on the road at home here touting his economic plan in wisconsin he is also pretty unpopular. his approval ratings fell to 39% this month nearing the lowest level of his presidency so far. then there is his age. he is already the oldest president in u.s. history. he would be 86 by the end of the term. republicans will do all they can to exploit these weaknesses to portray him as corrupt and unpopular and old. the key test who he will face. stokley -- it is not clear who will run for the republicans. >> joe biden is making the case that his administration has unfinished business but how likely is it that voters will give him a second term? i put that question to our correspondent in washington.

>> that's a big question. his popularity ratings are more near what donald trump swore -- were hovering below 40%. one poll says 56% of americans do not support joe biden and $.65 say they do not percent -- support from. this only started when donald trump declared and that is widely seen as having been the signal for joe biden who is reportedly feeling personal responsibility to push back what he says the republican extremist danger for democracy.

he is taking this very personally, he is running again. the polls don't show a high probability but you show other possibilities and there are hardly any. one of them is a kennedy who nobody knows except for his name and the other one hardly anybody has heard of. . >> joe biden would be 86 years old when he completes the term. he would be the oldest u.s. president in history, but he is the same age as donald trump. are the voters bothered by the fact that these two contenders are definitely 80 plus years old? >> >> donald trump is 76, so he would also finish off in his early 80's.

yes the voters are bothered. for joe biden who has appeared frail and certain situations in public, he has more to prevent donald trump who was also a master of orchestrating his appearances having a script essentially wanting to be brought in front of the court in handcuffs showing that he needs to be held back. age is an issue here but it will be less so if it is these two men running against each other which looks fairly likely at the moment. also among republicans you do have a more serious contender, the governor of california for donald trump. this is why the democrats appear to have run with joe biden and

backed him. even the internal voices of princes are silent now that joe biden went out and cleared. >> we know the jury selection begins today in a civil case that involves sexual assault allegations against the former president and that is not the only allegation he is facing. how would this impact his chances of winning in 2024? >> that is an interesting question because he has used that first case also in new york which was the accounting behind a hush-money payments that he clearly made he did not label it as such in his internal counts. it wasn't the hush money itself, it was the way that accounting was done. that is seen him in court, and now it's the defamation that goes back to allegations of rape

in the 90's. the big cases are still to come. those related to january 6 and him making the infamous phone call to the georgia secretary of state asking him to find those votes. that indictment is expected soon. so the cases you have learned about are not in any kind of order of importance. donald trump has so far been successful in saying to his followers this is a legal system that is working against him. that is something he wants to stamp out. that is a problem here in the united states that state prosecutors, justices are all elected officials so the judiciary seems to be something up for debate at this moment in time. it is too early to tell whether this will work against him or might work in his own favor because this fits into his narrative.

>> thank you. joe biden is preparing for another campaign, donald trump preparing for another lawsuit. the former magazine columnist e jean carroll is accusing him of raping her in the 1970's. she is suing him for battery. donald trump says he never met her and he is not expected to appear in the courtroom during the trial. he also faces charges from the new york district attorney as well as allegations into his business properties and alleged electio interfering's. let's look at some of the other stories making headlines. the death toll from a series of explosions at the police station in pakistan has risen to 17. the blast flattened the counterterrorism police station. the police are blaming an

electric short-circuit at munitions warehouse within that building. a mob in the capital of haiti is beaten and formed -- earned to death suspected gang members. the u.n. is warning that it is reached levels similar to countries that war. brazilians have taken to the streets to demand the protection of their land and traditions. the march as part of the annual free land camp event. the demonstrators marched to the national congress to call for action against the invasion of their territories by illegal loggers and fissures. a japanese startup hoping to carry out the first ever commercial moon landing says it is lost contact with spacecraft. the communications broke down shortly before touchdown.

the fate of the lunar lander is now unknown. part of the mission had been to test a new type of battery. back on earth in sudan, renewed clashes are threatening to upend a cease-fire between warring parties in the country. on monday, the sudanese army and paramilitaries agreed to a cease-fire for 72 hours. residents have reported ongoing gunfire and explosions in the capital. >> parts of the city lie in ruins after 10 days of intense battles. the cease-fire took hold early on tuesday but fear still grips the capital. the world health organization has sounded the alarm about a potential biohazard. after fighters seized the public

health laboratory in the city. >> it is extremely dangerous because we have measles, cholera in the lab. there is a huge biological risk. >> some residents have been waiting for days to board buses to take them out of the city. the cost of tickets his sword. -- has soared. >> we have been made homeless, displaced over something that has nothing to do with us as sudanese. it is two men and their heavily weaponized armies. we are paying the really heavy price. i'm just angry and frustrated. to be put in this position.

>> with the main airport a center of the fighting, foreign citizens are being evacuated through alternative routes and risky operations. they have been describing the perilous days and hours before the rescue. >> we realized quickly that there would be no more flights and we would have to stay in the motel because if you went outside, you will get shot. no question at all. >> the evacuation was a rather difficult endeavor because the fighting continued. also during the evacuation. we heard gunshots and airplanes. fighters which bombed neighborhoods very close to where we were driving. >> there are concerns in sudan that the exodus of foreign nationals will encourage the warring generals to escalate the conflict.

turning an already dire situation even worse. forcing hundreds of thousands of refugees to flee into neighboring countries. >> tensions are running high in israel as it marks 75 years of independence. comes on the heels of memorial day. this is usually a time when the country comes together. this year, there are also protests. thousands are gathering in tel aviv to show their opposition to judicial reforms that are polarized the country. the events are also taking place amid a surge in violence amongst israelis and palestinians. our reporter is there and she told us and showed us how the demonstrations are different from others that have gone on for months. >> turnout has been pretty good.

i was speaking to one of the organizers earlier who said they don't have official numbers, but there are tens of thousands here and you can definitely see that behind me. it's not one of the biggest we have seen in the weeks that people have been coming out, but it's an important day. it's memorial day going into independence day which is now from 8:00 this evening into tomorrow. the people i have been speaking to said it's an important time to come out. it's more of a concert atmosphere. there have been speeches but also more of a festive atmosphere this evening and some of the people i have spoken to have said tonight is the opportunity for them to celebrate the things that they have been fighting for. >> explained that to us. we have seen so much reporting about the political polarization in the country, the protests.

why are they so keen coming out and celebrating? >> as i was trying to mention before, these people have been coming every single week for four months. these people are using tonight, independence day to say that we will not go away and it is this day that usually united nation, it is coming at a time when the nation is very split. these people are here to make sure their voices are heard. they say they want the government to hear them on this important today. the other protests, there is less of the megaphone chanting, more of a festival atmosphere tonight.

>> thank you. every year, malaria kills more than 600,000 people most of them are children. that's according to the world health organization. just as it is marking world malaria day, their hopes that the disease can be eradicated. more than half of the worlds population is at risk of contracting malaria, but 96% of deaths occur in sub-saharan africa. a new vaccine produced by oxford university is in the final stage of trials but to countries have given it provisional approval. it joins an existing vaccine that has helped save lives but trials suggest the new vaccine could be more effective. our reporter is in ghana.

>> she has brought her son to this hospital to get the next dose of an anti-malaria vaccine. she is happy her son has access to this protection. >> she has gotten malaria once okay it's not all that serious because of diversity so the person is very good well i mean to start the vaccine early it's very good for the children yeah it helped them to prevent them from the getting malaria. >> he's one of the lucky kids getting the rts as vaccine which was approved by the world health organization it's available for children in overnight communities following a successful pilot project in 2019. >> we've started using glasses long until date we've not had issues when it comes to the use of buses and

this is one of them i encourage every mother to come the person is safe it's part of the buses that we have been using already so this is an addition to come and help us immunize the children to gain immunity against diseases. >> got an has taken a leading role in the fight against malaria in addition to the rts as the food and drug authority recently also approved the new oximeter vaccine -- oxford vaccine becoming the first in africa to do so. the vaccine is still in trial so people will have to wait before they can benefit from its expected high rates of protection. >> >> we have irs that is indoor residual spray and before we have itn that is a bad net mosquito

badness so we cannot use only one method to say that we are eradicating a malaria or mosquitoes. but we need to harmonize the whole various tools that we have. >> this year the world health organization is pushing for zero malaria cases across the world new vaccines will be key in achieving this the experience in ghana are already seeing the benefits they can bring in protecting the lives of their children. >> with the evidence, we are

very sure that aced on previous results -- based on previous results, the vaccine is going to be just as good in our population. >> we know that more than 600,000 people die every year

from malaria most of them in sub-saharan africa. is it realistic, is it possible to achieve the goal of zero cases there? >> it is, but it is going to take time. we all wish it could be immediate, but it's going to take a lot of time. apart from the fact that we need to have tools such as this new vaccine that is coming, we also need to make sure that all of the existing tools are used effectively and the medicines are taken on schedule and appropriately. then a lot of education. i believe that it will happen, it's just going to be -- it's a process. i think we are getting there. right now, it's so very important. >> you say that it's a process. when do you expect to be able to say how effective the vaccine is

been? >> we are hoping that by 2024 or 2025, we would have implemented the distribution of vaccines and the use. i think given an extra 3-5 years, we should see very good results that yes, within the next 10 years, i think malaria could be really low. we are aiming for elimination very soon so we are hoping to get there. >> i hope everyone listening wishes you lots of success and the eradication comes sooner rather than later. >> thank you very much. >> now to the story of a young

man who has not only survived, but thrived in the face of adversity. he was wounded as a teenager by a sniper in the civil war in syria. he uses a wheelchair but he refuses to let his situation stop them from pursuing athletic glory. he is training for an ultimate goal of taking home a paralympic gold medal. >> he was to participate in the paralympic games. he was 14 years old when he was sit -- hit in the back by a bullet during the civil war. he has been in a wheelchair ever since. once he recovered, he turned to sport to recover his mental and physical strength. >> my body is good and i exercise a lot.

i really enjoy the sport which prompted me to call the organization so i can start practicing. it has been a year of practicing on a hand bike. my new goal is to compete in races and continue to raise my level. i have big plans for the future. >> it was a hand bike that open horizons for him. now he is focused on improving his pace and stamina. along with training, he raises money to help children who been disabled as a result of living in war zones. >> now the moose who went to the movies. a moose wandered into the lobby and started sniffing around at a cinema in alaska. the delicious smell, popcorn.

he started to help himself. he clearly did not like any of the films being shown and he only hung around for 10 minutes before siding to make an exit. finally, harry belafonte. a giant who made history has died at the age of 96. he began his ground breaking acting and singing career in the 1950's. his voice and caribbean influenced albums earned him the title the calypso king. he forged his civil-rights legacy in the 1960's marching with martin luther king. fighting for social justice in the u.s. and africa. he died of congestive heart failure at his home in new york.

a reminder of the top stories we are following, u.s. president joe biden has announced his reelection bid in a video posted online. he urged voters to give him more time to finish the job before his term ends. you are two units from berlin. after a short break, i would back to take you through the day.

[speaking in native language] >> welcome live from paris. the news on france 24. these are the headlines. it is time to finish the job with joe biden. he said he announces that she announced that he seeks the 2020 for reelection. and donald trump seeking the white house return. the truce is holding in sudan despite erratic shooting. evacuations have been stepped up. the sudanese people fleeing to every state. and they are fighting against the