katty: the u.s.hdraw all american troops from afghanistan before this year's 20th anniversary of september 11, that's five months later than was planned. after the murder of a second unarmed black man at the hands of the police in minneapolis, the attorney for the family of george floyd expresses disbelief. we take a trip under t sea near cape town where campaigners are trying to reserve one of the world's richest ecosystems. ♪ katty: welcome to world new america on pbs and around the globe. the u.s. food and drug administration has paused the rollout of the johnson & johnson covid-19 vaccine following reports of extremely rare blood clots, which could be associated with the vaccines use. a pharmaceutical company has delayed its vaccine rollout in europe. and officials in south africa has decided to temporary to spend its distribution there. -- suspend its distribution there. it will have no significant effect on the country's vaccine supply. dr. anthony fauci spoke at the white house earlier. dr. fa

. ♪ katty: i am katty kay in washington and this is bbc world news america. for help in fighting the coronavirus are answered in india as the u.s. pledges to send supplies, but no vaccines, not yet, anyway. >> we are working closely with indian officials. katty: fears that somalia could slip back into civil war as rival units fight. we follow one survivor of the chernobyl nuclear disaster. she goes back to find the family home she left when she was just or years old. -- four years old. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. president joe biden has promised india emergency assistance as the country struggles with a new wave of covid infections and fatalities. during a call with prime minister modi, mr. biden pledged his support. the u.s. has also said it will start sharing its stockpile of astrazeneca vaccines with other countries, but it is not clear how many would go to india and when they will be released. a catastrophic surge is happening in the country right now. here is the bbc's correspondent. >> it has come to this. a hired van now

katty: mr.ement has raised perhaps as many questions as answers, and where it leads a million afghans. the taliban still control many areas. our correspondent has sent us this report. reporter: victory, they believe, is theirs, as american troops prepare to leave afghanistan, the taliban promisedo create what they call an islamic government. but where does that leave millions of ordinary afghans? we have been given rare access to their territory to find out. early morning, we set off from the northern 80 of mazar i sharif. this province was one of the most stable. now it is among the most violent. your happen hours drive from the main city and already we are in taliban territory. our hosts have put on a show of force. their violent insurgency has cost the lives of tens of thousands of people. through checkpoints like this, the militants assert their authority. where is the government contr then? >> [speaking foreign language] reporter: u.s. troops will be withdrawn later this year, and the fight

. ♪ katty: i'm katty kay in washington and this is "bbc world news america."ndian capital runs out of space to cremate peopldying from covid-19. it claims the actual death toll is far higher than officially reported. >> 50% of deaths are not registered by the government as covid-19. bodies must be cremated. katty: in brazil, president bolsonaro is under investigation r his handling of the pandemic . 400,000 brazilianhave died of covid. the return to royal duties as a smiling queen elizabeth holds her first virtual engagements since the death of her husband prince philip. ♪ katty: welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. makeshift funeral pyres are being built outside crematorium's in the indian capital delhi as the city runs out of space to cremate it's dead. official figures say some 200,000 people died of covid related causes. the independent observers say the real figure is higher than that. international aids have finally begun arriving, including ventilators of much-needed oxygen concentrators. i should warn you, you may find this report

. ♪ katty: i'm katty kay in washington and this is "bbc world news america." drama that has gripped jordan takes a new turn. the former crown prince accused of plotting to destabilize the country, now says he supports the king. benjamin netanyahu's corruption trial gets underway in jerusalem as the israeli prime minister struggles to form a coalition and hold onto power. first a cyclone, now flooding and landslides have killed over 100 people in the east of indonesia. a subject close to my heart, we look at how remote learning has changed american education for students, businesses, and of course, us parents too. >> my daughter and her friends, who are all five, are on the computer for hours a day. they don't enjoy learning on the computer and miss being in a classroom. ♪ katty: welcome to world news america on pbs. benjamin netanyahu has appeared in court today as a corruption trial against him resumes. th veteran political leader is facing charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery. he denies all of them. as he appears in court, the party was beating isra

katty: that was the attorney for the prosecution.uvin's defense lawyer eric nelson told the jury they must not convict unless they are certain of his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. >> compare the evidence against itself. test it. challenge it. compare it to the law. read the instructions in their entirety. stop from the point of resution of innocence and see how far the state can get. i submit to you that the state has failed to meet its burden of proof. katty: bbc's larry has been following this case for us for the past weeks. he joins us now. after three weeks of witnesses and testimony, the prosecution and defense have given their closing arguments. the judge has given instructions to the jurors. what happens now? larry: now, the jury begins deliberations. it could take one hour or one week. they have been told not to take into account whatever biasesr personal feelings or the likely consequences of what their decision is, but you only look at the facts and evidence that has been presented. we only have two cases to go back on i

. ♪ katty: i'm katty in washington and this is "bbc world news america." desperatn across india as the country grapples with a terrifying surge of covid cases. >> once the first wave subsided, the government almost declared victory over covid-19. the countries been caught unprepared. katty: as america digest the conviction of derek chauvin, the u.s. justice department announces a federal probe into the minneapolis police force. president putin warns the west not to meddle in russia's affairs, but the west has warnings to about the health of alexei navalny. ♪ katty: welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. india is being battered by a terrible coronavirus storm, and it is struggling to keep its head above water. the country is now the global epicenter of the pandemic. the new surge of cases is worse than anything it has seen. in the past 24 hours alone, nearly 300,000 people have been infected. hospitals are crippled, families are distraught. i should warn you that you may find this report from our colleague distressing. >> a capital on it

katty: it is a catastrophic situation.oday i spoke with the managing director of the international monetary fund about the situation in brazil. here's what she had to say. >> it is a very clear case why accelerating vaccinations is so important. there is no other way to prote brazilians, but also protect the world community from new variants of covid. katty: she went on to tell me that brazil could use this difficult moment to build a stronger foundation of its econand that the imf would be there to help. we will have more of that interview later in the program. but now i am joined by the abuser -- by the priscilla bureau chief from the new york times -- but now i am joined by the brazilian bureau chief for the new york times. a doctor there said they are literally choosing who lives and who dies. they are exhausted and need help. is that one hospital or is that what you are hearing from hospitals around the country? >> i think what we are seeing is a systemic breakdown of the hospital system in brazil. cities have had ver

katty: it has been lovely watching the night sky recently., if you do not have a green thumb like me, what about a box of matches? a couple has lit hundreds of small fires to protect their peach and plum trees from a cold snap. the trees are in full bloom and not ready to harvest. the farmer calls this a necessary move to protect his source of income. it looks pretty, i am not sure that is good for the planet, however. i am katty narrator: funding for presentation of this program is provided .. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation. pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. ♪ ♪ man: you're watching pbs. narrator: stream the best of pbs on any device with the pbs video app. all your favorite drama, history, science, news, and documentaries all in one place. watch your pbs station live or catch up on the shows you missed. support your pbs station and you can get "passport" giving your full seasons, early releases, special collections an

>> yes, katty.what has been reported in kenya and many african countries, the media is reporting an increase in cases which is now seen as a third wave. and this is because of the reluctance of people, to follow the protocols put in place. and also in terms of hospitals. the hospitals are overwhelmed. the state health care workers dealing with a lot of patients. and some of the hospitals that have patients in the intensive care unit in high dependency units are also lacking such -- supplemental oxygen and ventilators, making it hard to offer the critical services these patients would need. katty: more than 25 countries have received vaccines through the covax program. but it looks like that is not nearly enough. >> it's not enough, but we are seeing it as a final pull, because these are just the first consignments, t 25 african countries have justh received from the covax facility. to ensure that the frontline health care workers and police officers are vaccinated to prevent the spread of covid-19 i

katty: ok. for us in london, thank you very much.inistration also says, by the way, they had no role in the explosion on sunday. we don't know whether the white house was given a heads-up however, by the israelis. the white house says it is concerned about ongoing. action on the ukraine border secretary of state antony blinken and defense secretary lloyd austin are expected to discuss the issue in brussels later this week. there has been a shooting at a high school in knoxville, tennessee. police confirm multiple people had been shot, including one officer. officials are still gathering information. the school superintendent says the building is not secure. . germany has drafted legislation that would shift the power to impose covid-19 restrictions to the federal government from regional leaders to combat at surge of infections. another 13,000 infections were confirmed sunday, being the number passed 3 million since the pandemic again. it could be implemented as soon as friday of this week. one person has died and another is being tr

welcome to bbc news — i'm katty kay.ession of congress. he's due to lay out an ambitious spending plan, worth trillions of dollars. republicans are wary, to put it mildly. one of the biggest proposals involves child tax credits. in plain english, that would mean thousands of dollars per child, for american families. republican tim scott will deliver his party's response. the well—respected senator is due to say the covid rollout, and the economy, were already in good shape before mr biden took office.

katty? >> yeah. maybe later in the program when we're in break, we'll do that, right, willie? when no one's watching. >> we'll circle back you. let's begin with rudy giuliani's role in the trump administration's role in the ousting of an ambassador has landed him in the middle of a federal investigation. people familiar with the matter tell "the new york times" that investigators are looking into whether giuliani broke lobbying laws surrounding the firing of former ambassador to ukraine, marie yovanovitch. fbi agents seized telephones and computers from giuliani's office in manhattan this week. according to sources, at least one of the warrants sought evidence related to yovanovitch and her role as ambassador. the warrant also reportedly sought giuliani's communications with ukrainian officials, who had butted heads with the former ambassador. according to the sources, that includes some of the same people who also were helping giuliani seek damaging information about joe biden and his famil

all right katty, derek chauvin is _ us now. all right katty, derek chauvin is facing _ us now.is carries a maximum sentence of 40 years to— this carries a maximum sentence of 40 years. to convict them of this the jury— 40 years. to convict them of this the jury will— 40 years. to convict them of this the jury will have had to be convinced that he or intended to commit — convinced that he or intended to commit a — convinced that he or intended to commit a felony while doing this and it lead _ commit a felony while doing this and it lead to _ commit a felony while doing this and it lead to substantial bodily harm. the prosecution does not need to prove _ the prosecution does not need to prove that— the prosecution does not need to prove that this was the main cause of death— prove that this was the main cause of death they need to prove that derek— of death they need to prove that derek chauvin kneeling on george floyd _ derek chauvin kneeling on george floyd body was a substantial cause of his _ floyd body was a substantial cause of his death. the second charge he is facing _ of

welcome to bbc news — i'm katty kay.ur top stories: we're about 30 minutes from president biden's first major address to a joint—session of congress. he's due to lay out an ambitious spending plan, worth trillions of dollars. republicans are wary, to put it mildly. one of the biggest proposals involves child tax credits. in plain english, that would mean thousands of dollars per child, for american families. republican tim scott will deliver his party's response. the well—respected senator is due to say the covid rollout, and the economy, were already in good shape before mr biden took office. hello i'm katty kay, and welcome to the bbc�*s special coverage of president joe biden�*s first address before a joint—session of congress. in the hour or so ahead we'll hear mr biden make his case for a multi—trillion dollar overhaul of the very fabric of the nation. according to early excerpts he's due to say that: �*america is on the move again. turning peril into possibility. crisis into opportunity. setback into strength.�* th

i want to pick up with where katty was leaving off, daisy.l us about who prince philip was. >> i think katty's point there about how we learned so much more about him in the last week than we knew before and it was very deliberate. he always said that he shouldn't be the story. he was impossible to interview. if you or i were interviewing him, he would turn the question around on us and say, that's not interesting if you asked him anything personal about himself because he didn't think that he should be the story. he thought the monarchy should be the story, his wife, the queen, should be the story, but he should be behind the scenes. as you were saying, incredibly well-read. he had a personal library of more than 13,000 books and he was interested in so many different things. he was one of the first environmentalists this country had ever seen. he was one of the first proponents of organic food and farming at this country had seen at a time when most people thought it was quite nutty and sort of avant garde. he was a military man to his core

katty kay, thank you. coming up, developing news overnight from russia. officials there say putin critic alexei navalny has been moved to a hospital, just days after his doctors say he could die at any moment. we'll have that update. moment we'll veha that update ♪♪ tex-mex. tex-mex. ♪♪ termites. go back up! hang on! i am hanging on. don't mess up your deck with tex-mex. terminix. hi. the only way to nix it is to terminix it. keeping your oysters business growing hi. has you swamped. you need to hire. i need indeed indeed you do. the moment you sponsor a job on indeed you get a shortlist of quality candidates from a resume data base claim your seventy-five-dollar credit when you post your first job at indeed.com/promo from prom dresses to workouts and new adventures you hope the more you give the less they'll miss. but even if your teen was vaccinated against meningitis in the past they may be missing vaccination for meningitis b. although uncommon, up to 1 in 5 survivors of meningitis will have long term consequences. now as you're thinking about all the

katty kay, i've been getting on to boston a little bit about reopening and about vaccinations, but ifut themselves, all they have to do is look at the eu. another article in "the new york times" this morning about how the leadership of the eu's reputation has been shattered over their poor performance on vaccines over the past year. >> yeah, i mean, the u.s. is a much, much better both in terms of the amount of people who have been vaccinated and the lifestyle we're having in the eu, pretends in places like france and italy, they are in total lockdown at the moment. italy went into complete lockdown because of the easter weekend. they wanted to make sure people didn't start moving around. france in a similar position and most other european countries, as well. there is nothing happening in those countries. people are being forced to stay back in their homes. it's as we were a year ago. because they haven't vaccinated and the spread of those more dangerous variants, the south african variant and the brazilian variant are more widespread. the most interesting country for the u.s. to loo

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hello, i'm katty kay in washington, dc. christian fraser is in london.s called time on "america's longest war". he has confirmed that us forces will withdraw from afghanistan unconditionally by september 11th this year. that date is no coincidence. it's 20 years since the terror attack that led to that long war. at one point, 100,000 us soldiers were stationed in afghanistan. currently, around 2500 remain, as part of a 9600—strong nato mission. more than 2300 american lives have been lost, along with tens of thousands of afghans. here's mr biden a short while ago. we cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in afghanistan, hoping to create ideal conditions for the withdrawal and expecting a different result. i'm now the fourth united states president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan — two republicans, two democrats. i will not pass this responsibility onto a fifth. in the last few minutes, we just had a statement from dominic raab, britain's foreign secretary, on the position of uk forces which are p

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hello i'm katty kay in washington, clive myrie is in london.today encouraged britons to take their covid—19 jab when it's offered to them — insisting that the vaccine is safe and pointing to the advice of the uk's main medicines regulator to continue their rapid roll—out. the prime minister's comments came just before it was announced a trial of the astrazenca vaccine on children and teenagers had been paused while uk regulators determine whether there's a connection with blood clots in adults. if there is a link — it remains incredibly rare. the uk has identified just 30 cases of blood clot events out of more than 18 million doses of astrazeneca administered so far. the advice of the uk vaccines regulator is to continue taking the astrazeneca jab. here's borisjohnson speaking earlier today. the best thing people should do is look at what the mhra say, our independent regulator, that's why we have them, that's why they are independent. and their advice to people is to keep going out there and get yourjab, get your second job, very, very importa

imf managing director, kristalina georgieva, has been speaking to the bbc�*s katty kay, as the fund and world bank hold their spring meetings in washington. she said it's in the interest of richer countries to make sure vaccines are shared out fairly, if the world economy is to recover as strongly as it can. this recovery is very uneven. it is a multi speed recovery, and a big driver of accelerating the recovery everywhere is access to vaccines. we populated that our world will be nine trillion dollars richer between now and 2025 if we vaccinate everybody, everywhere, very fast. what does it mean? it means that today, the best use of public money is vaccinations around the world. it means that advanced economies can get1 trillion more impact revenues if more countries catch up with vaccinations.— vaccinations. the key there seems to — vaccinations. the key there seems to be _ vaccinations. the key there seems to be very _ vaccinations. the key there seems to be very fast - vaccinations. the key there i seems to be very fast because there's talk that some african countries might not have

good of you to stay on because i know you been talking to katty kay at length about what was in thats and education. what really stood out for you?— out for you? yes, the entire american — out for you? yes, the entire american families _ out for you? yes, the entire american families act - out for you? yes, the entire american families act really| american families act really stood out and he really did make very stark contrast in terms of what he is trying, the vision he has for america and the really wants to take care of kids and families which is quite different to what we heard in the last administration in terms of really putting corporations or wealthy tax breaks at the centre of it. it was a bit different and he really took on this idea of trickle—down economics and rejected it and said we're going to build this economy from the bottom—up and the middle out and all of these policies really focused around that. so it was quite a joe biden working class kind of speech that i think people have come to expect from him but not quite as bold as he was tonight in terms of saying all

hello, i'm katty kay in washington. james reynolds is in london.he vaccine effort here in the us is steaming ahead. fatalities are down. spring is upon us and, not that you can see it, but the sun is shining outside our offices here in washington dc. all good news, right? well, not really. because people are now talking about the possibility of a fourth wave of covid infections in america. with the majority of states reopening in one way or another, cases have been rising again across the nation. new hospital admissions have seen an increase as well. the us vaccination programme is going strong — 165 million doses have been administered since the programme started in december. it is a huge number — unbeaten anywhere else in the world. that breaks down to 32% of the population that has received at least one dose of the vaccine. around 19% have had both doses and are fully vaccinated. meanwhile, the majority of states have opened up across the us — indoor dining has returned, and only four states still have a stay at home order. so, is the united sta

hello, i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. biden administration is walking a narrow covid path. it wants people to remain cautious. but demand for the vaccines is falling, and they have to demonstrate there is reward for getting the shots. some pay back for all the restrictions americans have endured. and so today the president has announced a change in the medical advice. from now on fully immunised americans do not need to wear a facemask when they're outdoors — unless at a crowded event. it sounds small — but in terms of daily comfort, as it starts to get hotter, it's a big step to normality. federal health officials say the relaxation of these rules is possible because the vaccination programme is on track — the white house hopes that most american adults will have received a coronavirus vaccine by this summer. speaking on the white house's north lawn — president biden urged americans to go get theirjab, so the country can put some meaning to this years �*independence day'. beginning today, gathering with a group of friend

hello, i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. is spending his first full day in prison, in solitary confinement, for his own safety. yesterday he was found guilty of murdering george floyd, today authorities released a new mug shot of him after he was transferred to a maximum security prison in minnesota. he will be sentenced injune, lawyers say he will spend at least 12 years in prison. the us attorney general has announced a broad investgation into the minnepolis police department and its practices. notjust over its policing, but how it manages protests too. for many in that city the verdict is still sinking it. a victory notjust for supporters of george floyd, but for all those who have been denied justice over the years. as our correspondent nick bryant reports. guilty! applause there wasjoy in applause there was joy in the moment of justice. a verdict heard around the world. ..committing a felony, find the defendant guilty. so now it was derek chauvin who was put in cuffs, a one—time police officer leaving the court a convic

hello, i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london.ng with america's police? that's the question amid a string of events. there were protests in minneapolis last night after police shot dead a black man. a police officer in virginia has been fired after using pepper spray on a black man who was doing nothing wrong. and there's the ongoing trial of former officer derek chauvin — the officer charged with murdering george floyd, an unarmed black man. let's start with the latest incident in minneapolis. a police officer shot daunte wright yesterday afternoon after he was pulled over for a traffic violation, that revealed an outstanding warrant for his arrest. his death prompted demonstrations on the streets of the suburb last night. in a press conference this afternoon — authorities showed this video footage of an officer struggling with wright. in the pictures you can see what appears at first to be a routine traffic stop. as they attempt to cuff him he resists and attempts to drive off, at which point the female officer shouts "taser tas

katty, what do we know about alexei navalny's condition?ts that he was near death. there are reports that, obviously, they're trying to keep him alive force feeding him, what do we know? >> so i've spoken to our moscow correspondent last night and she said all we know is through the lawyers. he is getting access to his lawyers, they're the conduit for information. he is getting some form of medical treatment. we're not exactly sure what that is and he's in a hospital. he's not actually in that prison camp that he was in before, but what they want is an independent doctor to go and see him, because all he's getting at the moment is the russian state doctors. and he doesn't treat the russian state doctors, because the russian state tried to poison him. so they want to get an independent doctor. the concern is those crowds last night weren't nearly big enough, either to get him out or even necessarily to get a doctor of his choosing to go and see him. >> so ed luce, these protests happened the same time, same day, at least, that vladimir putin

hello, i'm katty kay in washington, clive myrie is in london.medicines regulator has revised its guidance on who should take the oxford/astrazeneca vaccine. the new advice comes following evidence that, in extremely rare cases, people who've had the astrazeneca jab develop blood clots. according to the new guidance, from today people aged between 18 and 29 will be offered an alternative vaccine. for those who've already had a first dose of astrazeneca, the advice is to go ahead and get the second. the head of the medical regulator insisted that the benefits of taking the astrazeneca jab, still far outweigh the risks for the vast majority of people. our medical editor, fergus walsh, looks at the evidence that has led to today's changes. turn up, get yourjab. the message remains the same. but in future for the first time, the covid vaccine you receive will depend on your age. that's because evidence is emerging of a link between the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine and very rare blood clots. the uk regulator the mhra said up to the end of march there ha

katty kay, obviously, 2,500, nearly 2,500 americans have lost their lives over those 20 years. about 500 offer allies from the uk as well have lost their lives. this is not a celebratory moment, just talking to veterans yesterday and people who served there, they're thinking about the friends who they lost there. they're thinking about the long-term damage to their own lives. and they worry, frankly, about what joe was just talking about. leaving, yes, they want to go home, but they worry that they may have to go back. >> the irony of the u.s. forces in afghanistan compared to iraq is that the u.s. forces are actually welcomed by the afghan people. they recognize that they depend on them to preserve some sort of quality of life. we had an interview yesterday with a taliban leader and he was absolutely blunt about the fact that the taliban today is what the taliban was decades ago. he doesn't see that movement has changed. he said that they are just as rigorous, what they want is an islamic state and they can continue to carry on campaigning for some sort of jihad in that area,

katty kay, thank you, kelly coviai, thank you. >>> when the courtroom is back in session, we will go right back in. >>> later we'll go to texas and south carolina, the scene of two deadly shooting sprees happening just after the president calls for action on gun control. >>> first up, though, congressman matt gaetz is being investigated for sex trafficking, and now a prominent republican colleague is saying it is time for him to resign. o n age is just a number. and mine's unlisted. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for immune support. boost® high protein. are you packed yet? our flight is early tomorrow. and it's a long flight too. once we get there, we will need... buttercup! ♪ hey xfinity, show me disney plus... i'm here on business. i need your help. i've been quested to bring this one back to its kind. now you can access exclusive disney originals... we are an unusual couple. oh i don't think that was ever in question. ...and stream must-see disney new releases! p

thatis one of the members of this village, that is a correct description of this community here at kattyso _ here. that is a lot, too. yeah. larry, thank you so much - here. that is a lot, too. yeah. larry, thank you so much for. larry, thank you so much for bringing us those interviews and for being with us they are over the last three weeks. let's go straight now to the courthouse because the minnesota attorney general keith ellison is speaking. that minnesota attorney general keith ellison is speaking.— minnesota attorney general keith ellison is speaking. that long hard ainstakina ellison is speaking. that long hard painstaking work _ ellison is speaking. that long hard painstaking work has _ ellison is speaking. that long hard painstaking work has culminated i painstaking work has culminated today~ _ painstaking work has culminated today i— painstaking work has culminated today. i would not call today's verdict — today. i would not call today's verdictjustice, however. because justice _ verdictjustice, however. because justice implies true restoration. but it— justice implies true r

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welcome to a bbc news special — i'm katty kay.e're live on capitol hill, and just a few minutes from president biden's first major address to a joint—session of congress. he's due to lay out an ambitious spending plan, worth trillions of dollars. american families are at the centre of the presidents speanding plans — increasing child tax credits. in plain english, that means thousands of dollars per child. republican tim scott will deliver his party's response. he'll say the covid rollout and the economy were left in good shape by his predecessor. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe to this bbc news special. this is president biden�*s first presidential address to congress. he will talk about america being on the move again. in the next few minutes president biden will address a joint session of congress to mark his first 100 days in office. he will speak soon. let's see what is happening inside the chamber. it is quite odd. it is a covid friendly address. normally there would be something like 1600 peopl

(katty)let�*s get an understanding of what's soon to be going on in the courtroom famed lawyer gloriananimous in support of a verdict of guilty. or unanimous in support of a verdict of acquittat — or unanimous in support of a verdict of acquittal. if there is a split in the jury— of acquittal. if there is a split in the jury that is, some want to convict, — the jury that is, some want to convict, some want to acquit, someone _ convict, some want to acquit, someone not sure, then there could be a mistrial. that is not going to be a mistrial. that is not going to be a _ be a mistrial. that is not going to be a verdict — be a mistrial. that is not going to be a verdict of guilty or not guilty _ be a verdict of guilty or not guilty. but having said that, it sounds — guilty. but having said that, it sounds as_ guilty. but having said that, it sounds as though there is going to be a verdict. that they are unanimous. they have been deliberating for more than ten hours — deliberating for more than ten hours. that's a good thing, that they— hours. that's a good thing, that they have — hours. t

the bbc's katty kay, thank you so much.urrection at the capitol on january 6th. it's a joint investigation with nbc news and its volunteers in which you comb through hours of video and dig through the backgrounds of insurrection leaders. and in this clip, you speak with a capitol police officer who was on the front line about the personal attacks he experienced from rioters. take a look. >> what about the fact that you are a black officer and there were guys in there wearing camp t-shirts, was being a black officer there a different experience for you? was that a big factor for you? >> it was a time. i was still holding the hallway and these people are standing there yelling. so i started talking to them and we started talking about why they're there and joe biden didn't win the election and it's stolen and i started talking about me voting, i voted for joe biden. does my vote not count? and wurn person said, you hear that? this "n" word voted for joe biden. the people that were with them joined in and said this "n" word, f

hello i'm katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london. the situation in india is grim. have harrowing accounts of the covid crisis in many cities as the country battles a terrifying wave of new infections. there are more reports of patients dying in the streets with desperate families trying to buy oxygen on the black market as hospitals run out. on monday, india recorded a new global high for daily coronavirus cases for a fifth straight day. 353,000 people were infected. despite this, the government says there is no need to panic. 0ur south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports. in gujarat, it's come to this. a hired van, now a makeshift ambulance. with no doctors available, this man is doing all he can to save his aunt himself. people have been left to fend for themselves as india's health care system crumbles. it's a horror story on repeat. in delhi, this man waits outside this hospital with his relative. "we've been to a few, but they won't admit him," he said. "we're standing here with our oxygen in the middle of the road without any hope." hope is in shor