our correspondent carolina chinmoy is in washington and has been following all of this as it unfolded carol in a congress just confirmed joe biden's victory does that finally clear the way for him to be inaugurated on january 20th. pro yes so that is a date we are all waiting for now even president trying just put out a statement and he said that even though and he doesn't really agree with this result there will be an orderly transition of power this is the most important sentence he said in his statement and indeed all eyes are now on and generally try needs of the integration they say that this is a day when joe biden is going to start his function as a as a president of the united states and he has already picked his kavin and that is full of experts we already know people with the years of experience and also a cabinet that is very diverse including americans with a latino background black americans asian americans and it's kind of a mirror of the society of the democratic here in the united states and this is also going to be one of the next steps that the senate is going to hav

washington correspondent carolina chinmoy spoke to us earlier about reaction from the u.s. capitol this is a preceded situation here in the united states and in the history of this country we're talking about a sitting u.s. president who's telling us say the official i just want to find some votes this is clearly to overturn president elect joe biden it's a victory and washington and the people following this issue are of course shocked you would perhaps expect this kind of behavior in and out tucker a c. but not in a consolidated democracy like this one some democrats like aleksandar cortez and also some legal experts and other lawmakers are saying that this should have legal consequences on a state and on a federal level because a spy the fact that this is not the 1st time the president trying talks to a top leader and one of the states he has not one to try and percy ate them this is the 1st time that there is such a clear evidence of him trying to intimidate and to to threaten the electoral official he's talking to the white house of course has yet to a comment publicly

trump for voters who supports trump and who doesn't that is the question behind it clear right carolina chinmoy in washington d.c. thank you very much for your reporting. we're going to turn our attention now to some other stories making news around the world thousands of people have turned out in baghdad iraq for a mass rally marking one year since a top iranian commander was killed there general hossam soleimani and an iraqi ally were killed by a u.s. drone strike on january 3rd at 2020 escalating tensions between washington at teheran and its supporters in the middle east. the clerics from pakistan's a shiite minority are calling for further protests following the killing of 11 of minors from their community police say the workers were kidnapped from their coal mine and then executed the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for the attack. a spanish humanitarian vessel says it has rescued 265 migrants from the mediterranean in 2 separate missions activists from open arms i said most of the migrants are from eritrea they were picked up from the sea on thursday and on saturday op

our washington correspondent carolina carolina chinmoy has been following all of this carly in an extraordinary day on capitol hill we know that one person was shot and killed what more can you tell us. all right no capitol hill has been secured the police is there but washington is actually very quiet right now there are a few police met outside and they just want to make sure that no one is really breaking this curfew essential workers including health care personnel and media are exempt from this curfew and on the political side that is important to say the congress restarted the electoral college that was interrupted after supporters stormed the halls off the congress. of both leaders democrat nancy pelosi a. republican mitch mcconnell they both have said that they want to end the calendar off the electoral votes tonight and with that they want to certify the winner off the presidential election on november 3rd once and for all. stay with us carlene at the confirmation session in congress resumed after the building was cleared of the rioters here's what the senate majority leader republican

deployed to prevent a repeat of the kind of violence seen last week in the capitol building as carolina chinmoy reports from washington now where the measures are being met with mixed reaction from residents. you shall not pass that seems to be the message all around the capitol souldiers from the national guard to have to let up this. first came the fence then the barricades were expecting our own 20000 soldiers from the national guard in washington d.c. on an operation day sam have a raid lined up behind me the city has never seen something like that and people they are scared of the city is a completely. on inauguration day it was dangerous doing. it's scary you're supposed to be here at all you know civilization the markers. we've come to this with that's right there's a creepy that they've done since wednesday is definitely needed and i do feel better about it but i think that the brightest still there at the current is shaky i just want to make sure that this time that they're actually doing their jobs to protect the city as opposed to you know they have a fair like lester. behind the fen

supporting donald trump and who isn't and this is a quite a question that say is really behind that carolina chinmoy in washington d.c. thank you so much. and as you news update at this hour i'm claire richardson in berlin community thanks for watching. parachute drama competition while marketing numbers atmosphere by at time intuition love hate money millionaires fans from circumstance and friends. on you tube join us. then you may know yes yes we can hear you in her last years german song so we'll bring you uncle a man called and you've never heard her before surprised to so with what is possible who is medical really what moves. who talk to people who follows her along the way but myron's and critics alike how is the world's most powerful woman shaping her legacy joining us from eccles law stops. this week on the world stories. dangerous abortions in kenya. a stork layover in the jordan valley. but we begin in germany even corona infections that only. until mild symptoms can cause lifelong consequences a young woman tells her story. pretty good and is battling the long term effects of coated 19 w

or washington correspondent carolina chinmoy has been following events in washington colleen an extraordinary day on capitol hill we hear one person has been shot and killed what more can you tell us . well the basic geisha is that woman that died and on several other people that were injured are still ongoing carole's that is probably the right war to describe what we witnessed in washington d.c. yesterday and especially in front of the capitol where these happened and one of the proudest service was apparently shot inside the capitol but this case has still to be clarified what we can say for sure is this the pictures we saw are going to mark generally success the day when the democracy in the united states almost broke apart the day of a of a coup attempt and this also this is also why why it seems to be so important for the lawmakers right now to get the certification of the electoral vote the congress restart of the electoral count that was interrupted after trying to have for a storm to the congress but both leaders now the democratic message pelosi and a republican mitch mcconnell they

let's bring in carolina chinmoy here she's our washington correspondent and has been following events there in washington d.c. carolyn an extraordinary day on capitol hill a violent mall interrupting a joint session of congress one person shot and killed what more can you tell us. it's difficult to see it to think that we're talking about the united states terry well the investigation of that woman that died and and several other people i'm part of a service that were injured are still ongoing and kaos is probably the right word to describe what happened yesterday here in washington d.c. and especially in front of the capitol where all this assault on democracy happened and experts and police including my diary of a year mitch mcconnell have been talking about an insurrection that happened here in washington d.c. saying that. what happened yesterday was was was really has no wars and is really a president in the history of this country and we can definitely say that the pictures we saw are going to mark that they generally 6th the day when democracy in the united states almost broke c

deployed to prevent a repeat of the kind of violence seen last week in the capitol building carolina chinmoy reports from washington now where the measures are being met with mixed reaction from residents. you shall not pass that seems to be the message all around the capital seoul 2 years from the national guard to cast lead at this. first came the fence then the barricades were expecting our own 20000 soldiers from the national guard in washington d.c. on an operation day sam have a raid lined up behind me the city has never seen something like that and people they are scared of the city is a completely. on inauguration day it was dangerous too dangerous. scary you're supposed to be you know you know civilization the markers. we've come through this is good stuff like the secrete paper that they've done since wednesday is definitely needed and i do feel better about it but i think that the brightest still there at the count is shaky i just want to make sure that this time that they're actually doing their job to protect the city as opposed to you know being unprepared like lester. behind t

supporting donald trump and 2 isn't this is a quite a question that say is really behind that carolina chinmoy in washington d.c. thank you so much. that's a news update from this hour at this hour stay tuned to find out whether you need a pet robot from japan to show ships living in the digital age compared richardson in berlin for me in the entire news team it's a project. how does a virus spread. why do we. and when will. we just threw the topics covered and the weekly radio. show is called spectrum if you would like any information on the throne of virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at. science. every journey begins with the 1st step and every language with the 1st word i wish that you could . rico is in germany to learn german why not with him simple on the line on your mobile and free shots d w z e learning course nikos for a german mating scene. isn't that cute robots like these and then to replace live pets i meant leaving robel pets designers in japan to see if their inventions are