u. s. congress doing something, i think very courageous and very, very brave. i saw how they confuse customers and dump a sick. so all they so also they can satisfy their wall street investors. he wages his campaign in washington, the heart of power. i know how the game works because i was a part of it on the other side. now change team said we're working to try to make this a better system. i like it a lot better, much better. i sleep better at night to achieve his objectives. he's joined forces with other advocates of health insurance for all. for together they help to make it the number one issue in the 2020 presidential elections. i think number one, if they get that issue kind of going in people's mind in the talk about that is co, the bottom line health care has always been a divisive issue. the splitting democrats and republicans, you guys have really nice idea, but we can't for republic. us say, well, let's leave it to the free market and democrats, they will, that's not good enough, but you've got to also somehow break through the noise and the opposit

u. s. congress to band the importation of new slaves. so what did southern slave owners do to maintain and grow their profits? they bred more and more slaves. if you travel in virginia today, i think of charles city, which is not that far from richmond. you'll find evidences today of virginia this great reading colony for your breeding africans. like breeding county demand for slaves exploded because of eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin. cotton became the most profitable commodity in the world. in this era, 1000000 out of the 2000000 slaves in the us were brutally separated from their families and forcibly marched to the deep south to plant and pick cotton. this sight blends into the city landscape of new orleans was one of the nation's busiest slave auction blocks. yet there was not even a plaque or a marker, acknowledging the suffering that took place. here it was and is a familiar white washing of history. the kind peddled to me in school books throughout my childhood. i feel haunted by the spirit of the slave who had been so

u. s. because obviously vernments aund the world are ramping up spending to deal with no corona virus in th economic fallout and so forth but here in the u. s. congress has moved four pieces of legislation very quickly and one them was pretty substantialwo point two trlion dollars it was called the chairs act now congress didn't get together lawmakers didn come together and say all right everybody we need to co up with two point two trillion dollars. that didn' ppen all they did was write a bill andhen vote for that piece of legislation and that legislation effectively ordered upwo point two trillion dollarfrom the federal reserve because that's how it works congress has the power to spend ney it does not have votes o the spending and the government's fiscal agent bythe the federal reserve. and the federal reserve makes the payments kills me order for llars on behalf of the u. s. treasu by using the computer keyboard to create digital dolls and credit the appropriate bank accounts so that's where all of that money in times of emergency likedo it todayut we could also do it in more normal times we could fund infstructure in exactly the same way the li

u. s. congress as well both in the house on the senate side. and we really worked in detail on the report which we gave us in the national parliamentarians. we have had a very, very fruitful exchange and, and my hope is that after some initial exchanges, that there is a general understanding that they really need to work to, to, to accept what has been done. for example, in georgia by secretary of state reference burger. in georgia, who did a great job in administrating these electrons. so what we try to do is really to explain that these conspiracy theories regarding the elections are wrong, that they are invented and they are groundless. michael league from the free democrats, a member of the german parliament as well. mr. lee, we appreciate your time and your valuable interaction. i thank you. thank you so much will finally to night, joe biden delivered a speech to day, the likes of which no living american or living person anywhere has ever heard from a city u. s. president scathing words about his predecessor who incited violence to hold o

u. s. congress, as well as from the greens here in germany, everyone in agreement that the north stream to natural gas pipeline that linked germany and russia should be killed. and despite hawkish language this week from the german foreign minister, berlin refuses to move on this pipeline. why do you think that is the pipeline is in the 1st instance quite vital to german energy concept. and secondly, they are hoping that they don't have to sacrifice. it's very clear to me. and i think the chancellor was a little bit of lee but really clear today. ready the event of major russian incursion or string to pipeline would very much be on the table. but it seems to me that they've been taking that view for many years. this is an economic and economic project and they're planning to stick to that you. i think this gets to the point that everybody is against what the russians is doing are doing in the last, but nobody really wants to, to pay for the solution. and that, to a degree why the americans ended up in that room alone. no kid wants the west to provide it with weapons to defend itself bec

u. s. congress as well both in the house on the senate side. and we really worked in detail on the report which we gave us in the national parliamentarians. we have had a very, very fruitful exchange and, and my hope is that after some initial exchanges, that there is a general understanding that they really need to work to, to, to accept what has been done. for example, in georgia by secretary of state reference burger. in georgia, who did a great job in administrating these elections. so what we try to do is really to explain these conspiracy theories regarding the elections are wrong that they are invented and they are groundless. michael league from the free democrats, a member of the german parliament as well. mr. lee, we appreciate your time and your valuable interaction. i thank you. thank you so much are. let's take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world . police and sudan if use tear gas against thousands of demonstrators demanding of transition to civilian rule. there are reports that at lea

u. s . congress hasn't renewed child tax credits. there was part of president joe biden, corona virus relief package. monthly cash payments were praised for sharply reducing child poverty. now some organizations are pushing for their return. kristen salumi reports from new york. 5 month old garrett was born in the middle of a pandemic. while his mom, maureen gardner, was unemployed. she says keeping up with his growing needs can be a challenge, but she has reason not to worry. let's hold a lifesaver. thanks to an unexpected economic lifeline from an experimental program called the bridge project, which is giving her $1000.00 a month. this is the only income that i receive. i receive no public assistance. i do receive food stamps, so i'm able to feed myself. but other than that, you know, i kind of rely on this money to pay my cell phone bill, keep the internet on by close. he's a growing baby and he's like growing really fast in new york city, wanting or children under the age of 3 live in poverty. the program is helping $100.00 fami

u. s. congress coming up in november biden needs to deliver something to motivate voters. he needs a when, because already to be quite honest, ah, present, buying has not been able to get his agenda pass with the policing and reform the george lloyd bill. he's not been able to get any agenda passed with respect to voting rights. the new justice is expected to be younger and could sit on the court for decades. the senate has promised to take up biden's nomination quickly. president biden wants a quick confirmation of his nominee. well, democrat, still controlled the senate after congressional elections in november. that's no guarantee republicans could take control and block any future by the nomination to the supreme court. kimberly hell kit al jazeera, the white house china is to my lead. united states immediately improve its trade practices with beijing or face retaliatory tariffs. it follows a ruling by the world trade organization along china to take action, or what it regards is unfair us duties and it comes to a decade long dispute. katrina, you is more from beijing.

u. s. congress coming up in november biden needs to deliver something to motivate voters. he needs a when, because already to be quite honest, ah, present, buying has not been able to get his agenda pass with the policing him, reform the george lloyd bill. he's not been able to get any agenda pass with respect to voting rights. the new justice is expected to be younger and could sit on the court for decades. the senate has promised to take up biden's nomination quickly. president biden wants a quick confirmation of his nominee. well, democrats still controlled the senate after congressional elections in november. that's no guarantee republicans could take control and block any future by denomination to the supreme court. kimberly hell kit al jazeera, the white house, the british prime minister bars johnson has confirmed. he doesn't turn to release a complete report into the parties at his residence during locked on top civil servants. soon. gray has been investigating social gatherings and number 10, downing street, allegedly in breach of corona virus restrictions of the t

u. s. congress in the way he had. so just to let you know that some of these people have changed their minds. what about what a bronze? because i did notice, i mean, you're on a committee, you're in a committee of the national endowment for democracy, which we talk about this program a lot as a kind of vanguard to re, of, and god, perhaps, of regime change in different countries. so the elliot abrams tell me about how you do what you do, knowing that there are forces that still one to oppose your view. that what was done was wrong given that you abraham. so, you know, in the night he said, what went on, do you think our level of military aid was worth it? he said, yes. knowing the thousands of people the dud course, he says yes. and he says yes, because us policy at the time under him was the arming. and so salvador and military and this is a military that we knew was killing thousands and thousands and thousands of civilians. what is so shocking about the on the south? the massacre is the children. i mean, not, it's

u. s. congress in the upper chamber have said, in the absence of this lack of specificity on the consequences, russia could face that. they have drafted legislation that outlines exactly what they would like to see sort of the punishing consequences be, should russia invade ukraine? and what they've signalled is that they want to sanction, not just top government and military officials, but in fact, the russian president himself, vladimir putin. we should also point out that in this legislation there is bolstered security for ukraine and also an effort to ensure that the nordstrom to gas pipeline from russia to germany that is currently not in operation, that it does not progress. so the message that the senate is saying is that the united states is serious about this. they are fearful of the escalation, and they are already taking actions. putting blood procedures in place in the form of legislation, should russia follow through on the threats to potentially invade ukraine? something that the west is strongly opposed to. kimberly, how can thank you very much indeed. still to come analogy, er

u. s. congress that needs to be advised in all of this, and the leaders of both us senate and the house of representatives. you chuck schumer and nancy pelosi, respectively. they have requested classified briefings, that the way how says is being coordinated and to that. and we should also point out that the white house is also underscoring, that it's not just sort of the weaponry that is being discussed, but also those punishing financial sanctions that are also being potentially levied against russia. should vladimir putin decide to you evade ukraine. ok, thank you so much. kimberly health reporting from washington d. c. well, let's get more on the situation on the ground and ukraine. we have a they have need who is near the front line of the conflict in the eastern part of the country. that's where people are increasingly concerned about a possible russian attack is here in eastern ukraine that people are concerned to most of a possible escalation in the conflict. this part of the country has seen fears of battled back in 2014 and 15. this is what's left of the industrial area where

u. s. congress coming up in november biden needs to deliver something to motivate voters. he needs a when, because are ready to be quite honest, ah, present by has not been able to get his agenda pathway to policing and reform the george lloyd bill. he's not been able to get any agenda pass with respect to voting rights. the new justice is expected to be younger and could sit on the court for decades. the senate has promised to take up biden's nomination quickly. president biden wants a quick confirmation of his nominee. well, democrats still controlled the senate after congressional elections in november. that's no guarantee republicans could take control and block any future by denomination to the supreme court. kimberly hell kit al jazeera, the white house. now the global market for digital assets recorded enormous growth last year. collectivism traders spent $40000000000.00 on what are called non fungible tokens or m f t. that means they can't be directly replaced by something that may look exactly the same. they are digital tokens used to represent ownership of these

u. s congress where it's going to be interesting to see what j paul comes out and does on wednesday. that's for sure. former for insider daniel d, martina booth. always appreciate your expertise on the program. thank you. and finally, if you're wondering when your options for commuting to work will include a flying taxi when you're actually not alone there. boeing just invested $450000000.00 in the electric air tack. the startup wisc arrow in its latest round of funding. now you may remember that company was formed in a joint venture between boeing and the flying taxi company, kitty hawk back in 2019, which is cofer, co founded funded by the co founder of google. now the company has looked to set itself apart by noting that while its top competitors, such as william and joby a, v, a should have gone public by merging with backs and recent months. with arrow remains privately back and is quote, one of the most well funded advanced air mobility companies in the entire world. now, as for the timeline of when we might get to see those flying taxes, well, that's up in the air as the f a h

u. s. congress woman. and she says it's important for politicians to work together to make the payment available. again. this money which was authorized in the american rescue plan has kind of childhood poverty in america by 40 percent over the last 6 months. this represents the largest single tax break for middle class and working families. our country has ever seen and it's hundreds of dollars into the pocket of our families. it's been helping our families put that on the table, a roof over their head to pay for child care. and when you think about the impact it's helped regular working families get through the day, especially in the panoramic, in terms of being able to get back to work, enable these families to really need their basic needs during the pandemic. but even before the pandemic, there were so many families that were struggling and this child tax credit, we know that if we can get it extended, will continue to cut poverty and will continue to invest in our children and will continue to cut po

u. s. unfortunately, congress passed a law that they cannot be brought to the u. s. for any purpose, including a prosecution. there is this military commission process in 12 of them, it stays churches there. that process has had many, many problems. it itself, the reason the others haven't been brought to trial. there is, there simply is not the evidence to do so. and that is why they need to be transferred out of one kind of mo, immediately. that's unbelievable that we're still talking about this situation. 20 years later. cliff sloan, obama's, former envoy for the closure of going talk about joining us tonight from washington . mr. song good talking with you. thank you. thank you for having the i appreciate it. you watch the w news, and here's a reminder of the talk story that we're following before you. the world health organization to your director. issuing a strong warning of the spread of the o. micron corona virus variant which has become dominant here in europe. he says that over half of all europeans will likely become infected by the end of the winter. if t