hello i'm barbara starr and london these are the top stories on al-jazeera india has reported another record number of coronavirus that another 3293 fatalities were reported on wednesday pushing india's official covert best toll past 200000 it's the 4th country to reach that mark but experts fear that the number is actually far higher elizabeth poor on them has this report from new delhi . after failing to find help at medical facilities family members of covert 19 patients bring them to attend to outside the sikh temple on the outskirts of daddy . volunteers here providing oxygen for free often driving long distances to find stockists really are. all over india all over britain. turn to get a group how do we do our job and all over the nearby cities 10100 members of our. family members of patients to have traveled for hours to bring them here because they can tell you when to how much money to commute from my place and come here for this oxygen so i can not take my car without an oxygen so i have to give it to her no matter how much time it takes away to. india seeing shortages not o

hello i'm barbara starr in london these are the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. president joe biden has formally recognized the mass killings of armenians under the ultimate empire during world war one as an act of genocide armenia's prime minister has welcomed the announcement but it was rejected by turkey's government which said it is not supported by any evidence. now reports and a warning some of the images are disturbing. it's a story more than 100 years old for turkey it's a chapter that's turned but for the united states and other members of the international community turkey must apologize for the events that started in 1915 that was when ottoman turks deported hundreds or thousands of armenians from eastern and atoll year to the syrian desert but what happened and how many were then killed remains disputed many historians say more than a 1000000 armenians lost their lives turkish officials deny any systematic killings took place saying it was a time of war and the death toll has been exaggerated turkey has always been angered by government describing the

hello i'm barbara starr in london these are the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. president joe biden says the american withdrawal from afghanistan will be complete ahead of the 20th anniversary of the september 11th attacks and a speech at the white house he announced that all $3500.00 u.s. soldiers in the country will begin to leave next the months the conflict has cost the lives of $2400.00 u.s. service members and they also cost an estimated $2.00 trillion dollars i'm now the 4th united states president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan to republicans to democrats i will not pass this responsibility on to a fist we want to have to stand because of the horrific attack that happened 20 years ago that cannot explain why we should remain there in 2021 patrick o'brian is at the pentagon and says the defense department has concerns. it's been long believed that u.s. military leadership urging president joe biden to keep at least a small contingent of troops in afghanistan specifically to be able to have counterterrorism operations there's a big c

barbara starr is joining us. barbara, crews from all over the world are jumping in to help., so many military forces and maritime forces in the region, the australians, the malaysians, many other countries directsly in the region trying to help indonesia locate its 53 sailors onboard this submarine that they lost contact with on wednesday. there is some indication of some kind of metal object perhaps, as you say, just north of bali in the waters off indonesia. the u.s. also trying to lend a hand, sending a navy p-8 maritime aircraft. this is an aircraft with high-tech gear onboard that can try and discern objects in the water deep under the water. it is in particular essentially a submarine hunter. additionally, three aircraft, transport aircraft, will be loaded at dover air force base in delaware today, we're told. they will carry that additional gear, watercraft, engineering gear, water equipment to try and get there and help. look, it is a very difficult situation. everybody understands that the oxygen is running out. these assets, these u.s. assets in particular, will be

barbara starr is coming to us live from the pentagon. good morning. >> why is this important.ay from may 1st, the date on the calendar that the trump administration signed with the taliban to get troops out of afghanistan and end america's longest war. three weeks away, and instead what we're seeing is the taliban continue its attacks, its violence. the one you're mentioning, this is a base called chapman in eastern afghanistan, and at the end of march, not widely reported, there were two attacks against the base. nobody hurt, nobody injured, but it was widely believed that the taliban absolutely knew there were u.s. troops on that base. chapman has a long bitter memory, especially with the cia. it was attacked in 2009 and multiple, many cia officers were killed in that attack. just yesterday the taliban, according to u.s. officials, attacked the air base in kandahar, a base also where u.s. troops are located. so where are we right now? the biden administration is giving no indication it's going to meet that may 1st deadline, instead still talking to the taliban, still negotia

let's get to barbara starr for the details. >> reporter: u.s.ing this, it is a small number of troops to begin with, perhaps less than 100, focusing on contractors, on civilian employees. but officially, yes, the withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan now under way. they have to get a total of about 2,500 u.s. troops that are openly acknowledged to be in afghanistan, get them out. but there are also several hundred additional special operations forces that the military doesn't openly talk about, they, too, will come out. under president biden's orders, the withdrawal was to begin no later than may 1st which is, of course, saturday. the big concern now is to get this done safely for all u.s. forces, all u.s. personnel. there is a good deal of concern that the taliban could decide to strike, starting on may 1st, because that was the agreement, the trump administration had, everybody would be out by may 1st, and certainly now they will not be. so the military has assembled a pretty significant force, about 650 additional troops are going in, ma

i've got a wire from barbara starr, our pentagon correspondent just on d.c. national guard. this is from a spokesperson, the d.c. national guard deployed an immediate response force composed of national guard soldiers and airmen to the capitol complex this afternoon to support the u.s. capitol police due to operation alsecurity we cannot discuss further details regarding the qrf. no national guard members were injured in the incident at the capitol. again, a reminder we're going to be getting a briefing from u.s. capitol police in about 15 minutes from now. two of their officers were injured as it sounds like they tried to stop the suspect from getting anywhere near the capitol. josh campbell i'm going to pop you back on tv. talk to me about possible motives and how law enforcement go about determining with a suspect who is now dead, how they figure out why he or she he want wanted to do this. >> it's obviously the first challenge when you have a suspect who can no longer be interviewed. we'll have -- that vehicle to to see if they can pull identification, license plate from

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hello barbara starr in london these are the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. president joe biden has formally recognized the mass killings of armenians under the ultimate empire during walled war one as an act of genocide armenia's prime minister has welcomed the announcement but it was rejected by turkey's government which said it is not.

hello and barbara starr you're watching out 0 live from london also coming up u.s. investigators raid the new york apartment of donald trump's former lawyer rudy giuliani over his business dealings with ukraine plus who's at the heart of it the prime minister may just sleep sitting in. britain's boris johnson under growing pressure over renovations to his downing street flanked and reports of callous comments. and clashes in colombia's protesters the fire ban on gatherings to rally against controversial tax reforms. india has reported another record number of corona virus that acts as a devastating 2nd wave continues to overwhelm health facilities another 3293 fatalities were reported on wednesday pushing its official covert death toll past 200000 it's the 4th country to reach that mark but experts fear the true number is actually far higher the past 24 hours also brought more than 360000 cases the world's largest single day total yet taking india's overall infection since the pandemic began to nearly $18000000.00 well the world health organization says in the past

alone barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up the police officer who shot dead a 20 year old dante right in minnesota is arrested and faces a manslaughter charge and india refuses to call off a hindu festival drawing millions to the ganges this fight hitting a new record high for coated case. it's time 2 for american troops to come home that's the pledge from u.s. president joe biden as he looks to close the book on 2 decades of military involvement in afghanistan in a speech in the last half hour of the white house is that all 3500 u.s. soldiers still in afghanistan will start to withdraw or made the 1st then we'll all have left by september 11th that's the 20th anniversary of the attacks that sparked america's longest running war it's cost the lives of $2400.00 u.s. service members and then estimated 2 trillion dollars. i'm now the 4th united states president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan 2 republicans 2 democrats i will not pass this responsibility on to a 5th we want to have ghana stand because of a horrific attack that hap

hello i'm barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up more than 100000 russian troops now amass that the border with ukraine and in crimea calls grow for moscow to be sanctioned to. attend suasion in minneapolis where the jury is out in the murder trial of derek chauvin the former police officer accused of killing george for it and that massive public backlash to plans for a european football super league with reports that a number of clubs are on the verge of pulling out. and i thank you for joining us interests to be was one of africa's longest ruling leaders officially winning his 6th term in office on monday a day later though he was they killed on the front line in a battle with rebels in the restive north of the country now his son has taken charge named into a new leader by a council of military officers it could be a popular move with western nations who see the government as a key player in the fight against armed groups but continuity is unlikely to please the opposition which has long seen debbie's rule as oppressive and was concerns about security gr

barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up on the program fighting the south african variant pfizer says its vaccine is a 100 percent effective against the strain that had scientists most concerned. street protests more charges for on sun suchi and the internet just another day as me and marks 2 months since the coup plus. the air. argentina pays tribute to the controversial composer who revolutionized the tango and divided the musical world. the 1st few days of the trial over the death of george floyd have been packed with emotional testimony and harrowing footage the court has just wrapped up thursday's proceedings were floyd's girlfriend was among those who spoke for the 1st time courtney ross told the court about their struggles with drug addiction prosecutors hope her testimony will humanize floyd and portray him as more than a crime statistic but the lawyers defending derrick show ven the former police officer on trial for murder one to suggest drug use could have been a factor in the death. it was your belief that mr ford started using again about

hello i'm barbara starr and london these are the top stories on our iraq india has reported another record number of corona virus deaths another 3293 fatalities were reported on wednesday pushing india's official death toll past 200000 it's the 4th country to reach that mark but experts fear that the true number is actually far higher elizabeth poor on them has this report from new delhi .

alone barbara starr you're watching out as they are live from london also coming out of palestine announces it's delaying its 1st election in 15 years a president in unprecedented times taking stock of joe biden's 1st $100.00 days in office and twin court challenges for kremlin critic alex in about landis anticorruption organization but his supporters say they will fight all. coronavirus cases and deaths across india have reached a new high as the country grapples with a devastating 2nd wave more than 3600 deaths and nearly 380000 cases were reported on thursday but millions of people turned out to vote for regional elections in west bengal sparking fears that the state may turn into the new at the center elizabeth for and then reports from new delhi. should the sun is inconsolable lot to hearing of her mother's death while waiting in line to get oxygen for her i want to go to my mother she cries repeatedly. she described just how difficult it is to get help in delhi. we have an out of a house is 2 in the morning there is no oxygen available in all of delhi and after a lot of running around

hello i'm barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up me and maurice top general attends the summit where leaders them and then an end to the crackdown and the return to democracy. police escort precious oxygen supplies in the indian capital but for some coronavirus patience it's simply too late and the maritime standoff in the black sea of russia restricts access to ukraine's neagle vessels. u.s. president joe biden has formally recognized the mass killings of armenians under the awesome an empire during world war one as an act of genocide armenia's prime minister has welcomed the announcement by that was rejected by turkey's government which said that it is not supported by any evidence in a written statement to the u.s. president said we remember the lives of all those who died in the also many are armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever occurring again he added we do this not to cast blame but to ensure that what happened is never repeated well armenians around the world are marking the anniversary of the killi

hello i'm barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up russian opposition leader alexis ever only is transferred to a prison hospital made growing international concern for his health chaotic scenes in new delhi ahead of a 6 day lockdown as india reports almost $274000.00 new covert infections plus. nasa successfully flies a small helicopter on mars the 1st powered flight by an aircraft on another planet . a jury in the u.s. city of minneapolis is beginning its deliberations on whether former police officer derek chauvin killed george floyd after 3 weeks of witness and expert testimony they heard final arguments from the prosecution and defense they now have to consider 2 murder charges and one charge of manslaughter the prosecution asked the jury to consider whether george floyd would have died without their show even kneeling on his neck for 9 and a half minutes they argued that this wasn't an example of policing but murder he begged george floyd begged until he could speak no more and the defendant continued. this is salt. when he was unable to speak the

hello i'm barbara starr this is al jazeera live from london also coming up a military council is in charge and a curfew in place in chad after the president the very state be dies in fighting just the day after he was reelected.

alone barbara starr you're watching i'll just say real life from london also coming up. a real involvement from privilege to the. proceedings that brought to a close in a minneapolis court after the accused former police officer derek chauvin waived his right to testify. a new wave of infections pushes india's hospitals to crisis point the country logs 200000 new coronavirus factions in a single day. and capturing an unprecedented year in the images that caught the eye of the judges in this year's world press photo competition. a move by the u.s. to punish russia for its alleged election interference has prompted warnings of retaliation the sweeping new sanctions are in response to what the white house called the stabilizing actions both online and using the military the kremlin now says the u.s. says no right to tell it not to escalate matters but president biden's press secretary said the actions war unacceptable. our objective here is not to escalate our objective here is to impose costs for what we feel are. unacceptable actions by the russian government some of thes

hello i'm barbara starr in london these are the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. president joe biden says the american withdrawal from afghanistan will be complete ahead of the 20th anniversary of the september 11th attacks and a speech at the white house he announced that all 3500 u.s. soldiers in the country will begin to leave next the months the conflict has cost the lives of 2400 u.s. service members and they'd also cost an estimated $2.00 trillion dollar.

hello i'm barbara starr in london these are the top stories on al-jazeera coronavirus cases and deaths across india have reached a new high as the country grapples with a devastating 2nd wave more than 3600 deaths and nearly 380000 cases were reported on thursday but millions of people turned out to vote for regional elections in west bengal sparking fears that the state may turn into a new epicenter elizabeth parana reports now from new delhi. is inconsolable lot to hearing of her mother's death.

hello i'm barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up on the program fighting the south african variant pfizer says its vaccine is a 100 percent effective against the strain that had.

for the latest let's get to barbara starr at the pink. have said there has been a location of some type of metal object deep under the ocean off the coast of bali in indonesia. they are hopeful they are honing in on the submarine location. but it's an awful lot of work remains to be done. military maritime forces from a number of nations in region out there have come to try and offer their assistance, including the australians and the malzahns, and now the u.s. also weighing in. earlier today defense secretary lloyd austin talked to the indonesian defense minister and u.s. navy p 8, a submarine hunting aircraft, it looks for submarines under the ocean trying to escape detection in wartime. a p 8 is on the way there. we are told today at dover air force base in delaware, three c 17 transport aircraft will be loaded with additional water craft and search equipment. look, the clock is running. everyone knows that. the u.s. assets will be in place if sadly this effort to rescue those aboard the submarine were to become a recovery mission in t

hello i'm barbara starr in london these are the top stories on al-jazeera coronavirus cases and deaths across india have reached a new high as the country grapples with a devastating 2nd wave more than 3600 deaths and nearly 380000 cases were reported on thursday but millions of people turned out to vote for regional elections in west bengal sparking fears that the state may turn into a new epicenter elizabeth purana reports now from new delhi. sure the sun is inconsolable lotta hearing of her mother's death while waiting in line to get oxygen for her i want to go to my mother she cries repeatedly earlier she described just how difficult it is to get help in delhi was it a little bit when we have an out of the house is 2 in the morning there is no oxygen available and all of delhi and after a lot of running around we finally got here for initially there was a queue on the other side then we were told that we had to come to the fun side and queue here my mother is very ill and for the past 2 days we've been trying to get a bed in so many hospitals in delhi. sure these mother is just one

barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up fighting the south african very and pfizer says its vaccine is a 100 percent effective against the strain that had scientists. street protests and more charges for she and an internet blog just another day as myanmar marks 2 months since the coup and the rush for iraq's gold but how as a country with no buying millions. it's been another day of emotional testimony in the trial over the death of unarmed black man george floyd his girlfriend courtney ross spoke for the 1st time telling the court about the struggles with drug addiction that she shared with him prosecutors put her on the stand in an effort to humanize george floyd and portray him as more than a crime statistic but the lawyers defending derrick chauvin the former police officer on trial took it as an opportunity to suggest that drug use could have been a factor in the death. it was your belief that mr ford started using again about 2 weeks prior to his death correct. and needed to change and. that's when you noticed the changes in his vision. and you des

. >> barbara starr is our pentagon correspondent.uard troops, armed, ready to go with shields, deployed to deal with this crisis. tell us about that. >> we have the video, we have the pictures of dozen of national guard troops moving very rapidly through the hallways of the capitol complex out onto the streets, going to their guard posts at various perimeter points around the capitol. this was the so-called immediate response force. this is several dozen national guard troops that are actually for the last several weeks embedded with the capitol police in the capitol complex. so what was different today is nobody had to call for help, they were already there, they were already on scene. they provided backup to the number of national guard troops that were already on the street. they needed more boots on the ground. they were able to respond very, very quickly and get out there on the streets and basically do security patrols. so why did this work so well? because back on january 6th, as you'll remember, congress, the sergeants at arm

hello i'm barbara starr in london these at the top stories on al-jazeera a move by the u.s. to punish russia for its alleged election interference has prompted warnings of retaliation the sweeping new sanctions are in response to what the white house called the stabilizing actions both online and using the military the kremlin now says the u.s. has no right to tell it not to escalate matters but president biden's press secretary said the actions were unacceptable. our objective here is not to escalate our objective here is to impose costs for what we feel are. unacceptable actions by the russian government some of these are done in court nation with our european partners and allies in the past and our view is that when there are actions that are taken that are unacceptable that are not aligned with our interests that we feel. go beyond what should be acceptable from any country you have a partner relationship with then there should be consequences america's top diplomat is in afghanistan to reassure the government of continued u.s. support this fight a full withdrawal of tro

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hello i'm barbara starr you're watching our jazeera live from london also coming up more than 100000 russian troops now amass that the border with ukraine and in crimea calls grow for moscow to be setting.

hello i'm barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up me and marse top generalattends the summit where leaders them and then an end to the crackdown and the return to democracy. police asked.

and that's it for me for this news hour my colleague barbara starr in london but here in a moment with more of the day's news stay with us here on this. i'm like a vase in the south of india to find out a tiny box in this case you've brought an extensive mining operation to a standstill coronavirus how he wept across the world the devastating impact and it's widely believed to be connected to the legal wildlife trade here in vietnam we visit a rescue center for some of the world's most threatened animals and join the call for an end to the global wild wild flames earth rod on al-jazeera. the climate is changing and action now is paramount the challenges are immense but overcoming that is crucial will president joe biden galvanize efforts for stronger action stay with just 0 for special coverage of the lead this summer and close. this thing to say that it's. for a different approach so let's leave simplicity to the headlights join me as i take all the lies dismantle the misconceptions and debate the contradictions and marc lamont hill and it's time to get out front. they came from the c

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in office well that wraps up joe biden's 1st 100 days 3 is 265 days and so to go my colleague barbara starr will be back in just a moment with more of the day's news but 1st let's just leave you with some of the most memorable moments of president biden's 1st 100 days in the oval office. the president elect of the united states joseph robinette biden jr and dr jill biden congratulations mr president. was. doing more to groom part very few miles to world lives lost this virus and any other nation on earth. this time and the story. that. america has a long history of samak races. going violence in this country is an epidemic and it's an international. america is back. this is a moment for all of us to build a better economy sure our children our grandchildren because scientists tell us this is the decisive action. we did that. day $200.00 shots the president and imagine. how after just $100.00 days. i can report to the nation. blue faced mosques a common sight in city centers around britain but as lockdowns allusive people will still be wearing mosques for months or even years to come and i'm