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from new america, this is 90 minutes. mr. sterman: i am david sterman, senior policy analyst at new america. at new america, we have been tracking terrorism and extremism of many kinds, including far right extremism, for about a decade. one of the things we have been doing is tracking deadly attacks that are politically-motivated inside the united states by people who profess or demonstrate such a motivation from any major ideology. according to our data, in the post-9/11 era, we have noted attacks killing 114 people motivated by the far right, and that includes antigovernment, militia movement, anti-abortion violence, as well as explicityly racist and white supremacist terrorism. but we are not here to only discuss the broader ones. on january 6, there was of course the riot at the capital that breached the capital building, i think very shocking to many people. in the wake of that, at least 59 people have been charged according to the last time i checked. among those charges was an individual who drove a vehicle to d.c. and

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laura: i'm a wn washington, d.c., and this is bbc world news america.ident elect joe biden lays out an ambitious coronavirus vaccination plan, warning things will get worse before they get better. president-elect biden: truthfully, we remain in a very dark winter. infection rates are up 34%. people are being hospitalized because of covid than ever before. laura: early results from uganda's election give president -- the lead but his main challenger claims widespread fraud. the transition in germany as angela merkel prepares to step down after 16 years in power. we will look at who is vying to replace her. >> are y michael j fitch? laura: one of the oldest tricks in the book, a magician celebrating a century of illusion. ♪ welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. two million people worldwide have now died from covid-19. nearly 400,000 of those deaths were here in the u.s. 11 million americans have been vaccinated against a virus, but the incoming president joe biden is promising to vaccinate 100 million americans in his first hundred da

you are watching bbc world news america.o come -- america's image at home and abroad and u.s. democracy after a turbulent transfer of power. google says it could withdraw its search engine from australia if the company -- if the country pushes ahead to make the media company hey outlets for news. >> the government is arguing that because tech giants like google, like facebook, have gained so many consumers, so many customers in people who use their platforms to read the news, that they should pay australian media outlets, this is a much-needed avenue for those outlets. we have seen reports that the industry has lost 75 percent of its advertising revenue since 2005. they are trying to balance this power. they are trying to reintroduce a little bit of government oversight in that relationship, but google is equally, if not more, resistant, of course. now officially an office on his second full day, president joe bin has the task of uniting the united states. that's is the country tries to heal. we look at the perception of dem

. >> this is b world news america.ahow's lrs say they will introduce articles of impeachment against president trump. how much has the violence damaged his legacy? supporters enroll .ome of his president elect biden says he will all covid vaccines when he takes office. concern.is my number to get the virus underontrol. >> brazil has surpassed 200,000 deaths from covid-19 with no signs of the virus slowing down. for all of you watching on, pbs and around the globe,, welcome to bbc news america. a trio of democraticy lawmakers hey will bring articles of impeachment against president trump. they begin drafting the measure as they sheltered in place during the riots witnesday. the house has issued a statement saying any moves toward impeachment wouldnly serve to further divide our great country. for his papresident trump says he will notend joe biden's inauguration in 12 saysh that, calling the current president and embarrassment to the office. our north american editor starts coverage. theords course -- coarse and stable

america is strong. i believe and i'm hopeful the president can turn things around. nick: there will be talk of a newerica. but will the biden presidency really be a panacea? the politics of this country are so sickly, the divisions so ep. the coronavirus has revealed so many american ailments. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. katty: it is an enormousromise , but the country really needs it. we were speaking about china earlier with james. with less than 24 hours in office, the trump administration has taken a parting shot across beijing. not on trade. secretary of state mike pompeo said it's policies on muslims and ethnic minorities in a region our crimes against humanity and genocide. what does this mean? let's bring in bbc's chinese service. why has the outgoing secretary of state on his very last day in office make this declaration at this moment? >> we understand there have been debates in the admin's patient about such determinations, but there was some objection from trump's economic advisers because obviously this would jeopardize the u.s.-china trade talks. however, mr. pompeo decided to ann

many world leaders have already set the congratulations to america's new president, but some of america'ses are silent. we had to rush it to see if there is a chance of beginning a new between the two countries. -- we had to rush her to see if there's a chance of a new beginning between the two countries. ♪we world news america on pbs and around the globe. ed stes. e ceremony was a scaled down but it was no less significant. mr. biden call for unity and an end to the nations uncivil war. the speech comes two weeks to the very date that pro-trump rioters laid siege on the building. it marks an end to the four years of the trump presidency. ♪ >> so far so normal. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president-elect of the united stat >> the america does every four years, but everything was exceptional the lastwo weeks given the pandemic, the security situation, the presidency that was ending. [applause] at first glance, the west front always does.ol looks the way it otherok the way toward the washington monument and the x, aal forest h been by rdfac fa disretanced inauguration for a nation turned i

washington dc, and this is "bbc world news america." s for companies wking on coronavirus vaccines. the embrace between mutating viruses and vaccines. >> it is an incentive to do what we have been saying all along, to vaccinate as many people as we can, as quickly as we possibly can. laura: as the eu approves the astrazeneca vaccine, it also introduces export control on the jab amidst supply. >> to challenge -- the challenges that we now face, there is no other choice but to ask. laura: one month into the reality of brexit, and we will report on how it is affecting trade between the u.k. and europe. plus, new york city's love affair with birdwatching, a hobby that has taken flight during the socially distanced times. ♪ welcome to "world news america," on pbs and around the globe. we begin tonight with encouraging news of two more coronavirus vaccines in development. house officials -- health officials are cautiously optimistic about theindings. johnson & johnson says that it's a single dose injection has proven to be 36% effective. and a

woman: and now, "bbc world news". america. of shocking death tolls and promising better days to come. on his first full day in office, president joe biden lays out his plan to tackle the covid pandemic. >> there are moments in history when more is asked of a particular generation than other times. we are in that moment now. laura: it has been one year since the world's first covid lockdown in china. we revisit the city that was once the epicenter of the vus that transformed the world. many first for the new vice president. students at kamala harris's alma mater celebrate seen one of their own in the white house. -- celebrate seeing one of their own in the white house. ♪ welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. it's president joe biden's first full day in office and he is focused on confronting the coronavirus pandemic. mr. biden today said things will get worse before they get better, but warned the death toll could top half a million month. he promised a wartime effort to bring the pandemic under control, in

". >> this is bbc world news america. presidents to account even out of office. a single article of impeachment against donald trump heads to the senate as republicans fight over the future of the party. president biden pushes the benefits of unity, saying both sides need to eliminate the vitriol. president biden: we have to work our way through cause, as i have said a hundred times, there is no ability in a democracy to function without the ability to reach consensus. katty: human rights groups call on israel to do more to step up vaccinations in the west bank and gaza strip. and in a country where private investigators are in high demand, we meet kenya's spy quee she is armed and ready for action. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. this is joe biden's first full week on the job and there is plenty of work to be done -- on the pandemic, the economy, and bringing unity to a divided nation. today mr. biden called for an end to the vitriol he sees in the current political world. pres. biden: i am opt

you're watching bbc world news america. ome tonight, in honor of international holocaust remembrance day, we will look at how campaigners are fighting to prevent new genocides. now, and in the future. ♪ around europe over the shortage of coronavirus vaccines is escalating. the eu says astrazeneca is reneging on their commitments. astrazeneca admits they are having technical issues. reporter: it is definitely not going as well as in other countries. for for example, the eu has managed to vaccinate around 2% of its population so far. you might want to compare that with the u.s., where it's 7%, and in the u.k. it is 10%. obviously the u.k.'s vaccination rate is partly because they have centralized nhs health service system which seems to be working well. it is also of course because the u.k. was very quick out of the blocs when it came to approving vaccines. both the pfizer vaccine which it did before christmas in december, and also the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, which it approved just around the new year. ♪ laura: the interna

". >> this is bbc world news america.ld has now recorded 100 million known cases of the coronavirus. that is more than the entire population of italy and canada together. what did china know about th virus and when? a special report about how chinese officials controlled information about the first weeks of the pandemic. have tractor will protest? dramatic clashes in delhi as farmers scale against an angry of agricultural laws. a dinosaur jigsaw stretching the length of more than four school buses. what will it teach us? ♪ >> welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. the global vaccination efforts is a race against time. millions of doses are being administered worldwide and infections and deaths keep climbing. there have now been more than 100 million recorded infections and today, the unitedingdom became the first european country to record more than 100,000 covid related deaths. david: the pandemic has touched every nation. the virus claiming lives as it spread across the globe. despite the arrival of

you are watching "bbc world news america."ll to comon tonight's program, a devastating study into mother and baby homes in ireland reveals around 90d children die there. awe will hapecial report on that. ♪ katty: india's supreme court has temporarily paused the implementation of new agricultural laws that led to widespread protest from farmers. chief justicsaid he would form a committee to hear the concerns. here is my colleague. >> i have been at those protests and they have been growing by the this does not mean that there is a resolution. the supreme court has ordered experts to help mediate between the government and the farmers. farmers unions believe the they said that the people who were sitting on this committee would likely favor the government. let's put this into context, there have been something like eightounds of talks between the governments in the farmers union and still no resolion. the farmers say the bottom line isy this, t want these three laws to be repealed, and only then wouldheye happy and pack up their

welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe.navalny has been a thorn in vladimirutin's side for years. 's won support around the world for his push for democracy in russia, but those efforts nearly cost him his life he was poisoned last year in an attack he blames on the kremlin, which the government denies. and for the next mon, at least, it has cost him his freedom. the court has ordered him held in custody for 30 days. our moscow correspondent has the report. reporter: we are for navalny, it says. his supporters came to the police station where he is being held, a makeshift courtroom had been set up inside. it would rule on whether the kremlin critic should be sent to jail. in a freezing cold russian winter, piping hot tea was a welcome relief. it is bitterly cold here, -20. but his supporters are waiting for their results of the hearing and shouting lead him go. in a video message from the courtroom, he denounced the hearing as a mockery of justice. after he was ordered to be kept in custody for 30 days, he called on russian

you're watching bbc world news america. l to come o' tonights program, russia has also weighed in on the violence in america, saying the u.s. deincracy is limpon both feet. we will have more from moscow. the u.s. haseen a sharp critic of countries who fail toave a smooth transfer of power. the army is lost on manforeign observers. they say america needs to take stock of its own democratic orsystem bcriticizing others. reporter: what we saw yesterday is the real face of the u.s., not the so of diplomatic made up nice looking face that they normally show to the world. one of the big problems you hadr with rng about crisis of different continents is thait tend to assume that on some continents, they've got it all figured ou he developed world in the west, they know what democracy . they have sorted out their problems, and perhaps there are a few individuals that don't get with the game, while you're in ri it's just reported -- here in africa it is just reported as a mess. t' russia'president vladimir putin has not yet commented

. >> this is "bbc world news america."he democrats lay out game plan to removed donald trump from office, he's due to leave next week anyway as joe biden takes off -- over, but the message is clear, there must be consequences. we will speak to an expertw bout icky it can be to limit online activities. and a new face on mine, the amazing story of robert chelsea and his amazing recovery from a near deadly car crash. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. democrats have a twofold trump and one clea message, held must be held responsible for last week's riots on capitol hill. one strategy is the 25th amenent that would require the vice president and cabinet the presidency ander isump from impeachment. we have been down this road before. democrats put both options in motion today knowingat full well r. trump will leave office next week anyway, joe biden will be sworn in as the next president of the nation in -- in less than nine days but as we have learned a lot canapn in nine days. let's speak to barbara at

>> today, new america hosts a virtual discussion on extremism and domestic terrorism in the wake of the attack on the us capital. live coverage begins at 2 pm eastern on c-span2. >> arizona governor doug ducey delivered his state of the state address in phoenix on monday. he spoke about the violence at the us capital and called for a peaceful resolution between those with political differences . the governor also addressed the states covid-19 response, educationand jobs. this is 20 minutes . >> good afternoon. this past year we've all gotten used to doing business alone so it is. we preferred the usual state of the state. >> only other recent plans, it wasn't in the cards. if there is an upside to the unique circumstances , for this year's address, we have more people and ever watching us live across the state. what we've lost in ceremony we've gained in citizen engagement. i'm glad to have so many arizonans listening because there's much to report . on friday, i had the pleasure of meeting with all four legislative leaders. democrats and republicans.i want to thank speaker rusty bowers

from new america, this is 90 mi nutes. mr. sterman: i am david sterman, senior policy alceste -- analyst at new america. at new america, we have been tracking terrorism and extremism of many kinds, including far right extremism, for about a decade. one of the things we have been doing is tracking deadly attacks that are politically-motivated inside the united states by people who profess or demonstrate such a motivation from any major ideology. according to our data, in the post-9/11 era, we have noted attacks killing 114 people motivated by the far right, and that includes antigovernment, militia movement, anti-abortion violence, as well as explicityly racist and white supremacist terrorism. but we are not here to only discuss the broader ones. on january 6, there was of course the riot at the capital that breached the capital building, i think very shocking to many people. in the wake of that, at least 59 people have been charged according to the last time i checked. among those charges was an individual who drove a vehicle

you are watching bbc world news america.come, detained russian opposition leader alexey navalny says the case against him is illegal. the king -- the judge disagrees. boris johnson says endless talk about a scottish independence referendum is irrelevant as they deal with the pandemic. >> the snb really is the dominant political force in scotland. with those elections in may, they are on course to do really well. if that happens, they said they would try to push for independence. the prime minister can say no and denied that request. seeing no will not necessarily deny that argument. they are looking for any opportunity. i think they know particularly with boris johnson's own ratings north of the border in scotland, it will take aot more than him appearing in a lab coat to settle this argument the way they want. laura: a russian court has rejected a repeal from the country's opposition leader against his arrest. he was detained for 30 days earlier this month. he calls his detention illegal. he suffered a near fatal nerve agen

you're watching bbc world news america.an's topumo wre pler has testitive for the coronavirus, as the country faces a third wave of infections. ♪ katty: tensions between iran and south korea are - i crew of 20 has been detained. the incident comes amid here is the bbc's reporter. reporter: h kor put out a statement saying they think there are $78 bilon worth of irann funds frozen in bank accounts here. earlier this month -- earlier december, there was discussion willing to barterleaseran was those funds in return for some vaccines. however, there has been no headway, and the tension has increased.th deputy foreign minister was due to fly to tehran on nday. they are not sure if that is it is going to go ahead, but it is essential to have talks on this issue. ♪ katty:n japan, the record-breaking sumo champion has tested positive or the coronavirus, just days before a 15 day grand sumo tournament. as of tuesday, japan has reported more than 250,000 cases of the virus, and over 3500 deaths. the prime minister is considering dec

new america won. because new america got 80 million votes and old america got 72 million votes. o what lincoln did, trying it again, and we're going to take a second shot at trying to end this civil war, you know, between an america that feels that some people are captors and some are captives and an america that, you know, grant believed in, you know, and that the radical republicans believed in in lincoln's time. we have to try to do this again. god bless joe biden. this is truly deeply religious man with incredible compassion, and he's got a great partner in kamala harris, you know, who's a stepmom, you know, and sort of accessible kind of human being that you can recognize. this is new america. and i hope new america wins the war. >> michael beschloss is back with us. michael, we have a new president, donald trump now a former president. >> that's for sure, and i think we've got two book ends on the last four years. i think what president biden suggested, and i think this is going to be the view of history, is that for four years history was hijacked by donald trump, taken in

new america.we are here to discuss extremism and domestic terrorism in the wake of the capital speech and all of what led up to it.

to world news america on pbs and around. . globe covid is still managing --gi ra many parts of the world. ump supporter have been gathering in washington to protest the certification on wednesday that joe biden is the next president. georgia, millions of people going to the polls again to vote for the next two senators. reporter: the men standing with joe biden j mightt be his most important friends right now. democrats raphael warnock and jonssoff are running for george's two senate seats. if they went, president-elect's will control the senate. >> one state. can chart the course, not just for the next four years, but for the next generation. reporter: the peopleoin gia. >> the place we demand better is the energy here in georgia is something i have never seen before. >> yes we can do it. reporter: if jon ossoff wins, he will be the youngest sator, a biden.thatnce belonged to joe he has been campaigning day and night. joe biden's fate in your hands. >> we are going to win on tuesday. when we win on tuesday, we are going to en

you are watching bbc world news america. to come, after almost 20 years in afghanistan the last remaining u.s. troops began to leave on friday with peace talks on hold. we look at the likely impact. ♪ laura: the hindu festival as begun despite the risk of coronavirus. organizers say safety measures are in place as thousands of attend over the coming weeks. we report. reporter: thousands of people have already been gathering at the banks of the river ganges, the holy river where people bathe in the waters. it is very auspicious, and that is a big part of the festival. india is not in a lockdown at the moment. organizers say they are doing everything they can to ensure it is conducted in a safe manner so people are made to wear masks. they are also doing thermal screening. people have to have a negative covid test if they want to bathe in the waters of the ganges, but petitioner's at a recent court were raising concerns saying it is very difficult to control those things and also said unless there is a limit on the numbers att

welcome to "world news america." on pbs and around the globe. donald j.mp has been impeached for the second time. congressional democrats and a handful of republicans both today to hold the president accountable to his actions in the lead up to last week's riots. this is after the capitol was stormed and one week before joe biden is set to take office. here is our correspondent barbara on capitol hill. barbara, very different impeachment compared to the first time that president trump was impeached. correspondent: very different indeed, katty. the democratic majority in the house is less then it was one year ago, but the vote is higher than it was one year ago because of the republicans who joined, at 10 of them. that is not a huge number, but it is significant. the third ranking republican member of the republican leadership in the house joined in the boats. this is -- joined in the votes. it was entirely partisan last time. not one republican joined in st time. the atmosphere in the senate is different. at the time, mitch mcconnell had said that he was

from new america, this is 90 mi nutes. mr.sterman: i am david sterman, senior policy alceste -- analyst at new america. at new america, we have been tracking terrorism andre

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what are the distinctive features of the new america that are distinctly separate from the sort of european drama from the french revolution onward? >> obviously it before writing the book what really distinguishes america is the permanent temptation of fantasy, a virtual reality. in the bucket argued you could trace this temptation back to the very origins that even the pilgrims were escaping social and political reality as it existed in britain at the time and creating an alternative world, an alternative reality. and then you have that the route the movement to the west, the cowboy image. there's an argument i find very persuasive that socialism and communism in america because as possible to weave the constraints of capitalistic society and economy in just move west. the cabinet was a figure of escape. and then when the mass media, hollywood, disneyland in the 20th century, all that comes to the service, becomes attracted to europeans i think in in the '50s and '60s. that's essentially what we were attracted towards, the reign of pure imagination in america. more recently it acquired su

america's new vice president is the daughter— states. s the daughter of immigrants, onto | is the daughter of immigrants, onto an indian motherjamaican father. both were involved in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, something she says shaped her. that quest forjustice, perhaps the motivation for her career in law, rising to become the attorney general of the home state of california. but there are those who say she is not the progressive prosecutor she claims to be. they point to an approach they say was too harsh on black men and say she didn't do enough to tackle police brutality. i didn't do enough to tackle police brutali . , j didn't do enough to tackle police brutali . , ., , ., ., brutality. i stand before you today to announce _ brutality. i stand before you today to announce my _ brutality. i stand before you today to announce my candidacy - brutality. i stand before you today to announce my candidacy for- to announce my candidacy for president of the united states. in 2019, she launched her own did to become us president.

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mark strassmann, cbs news, atlanta. >> duncan: around the world america's allies were shocked by the assault on the capitol while our enemies found reason to gloat. cbs news senior foreign correspondent elizabeth balmer reports from london. >> russian state tv took the already dramatic video from the capitol and amped it up. wednesday's events are a gift to dictators and to the all-- totalitarians everywhere. the message they are sending is if this is american democracy, who needs it. >> iran president rouhani said the breach proved western democracy is weak. china's self righteously pointed out that at least its crackdown on prodemocracy activists in hong kong hadn't killed anyone. >> criticism and a certain amount of gloating was predictable from america's adversaries but there were sharp words from its allies too. like prime minister bore is johnston. >> as far as the president consistently is caught on the outcome of a free and fair election, i believe that that was completely wrong. >> and even one of president trump's staunchist supporters, israel's benjamin netanyahu had this t