u. s. and germany promised as swift and severe response to russian aggression. as the u. s. president clarifies his red line over ukraine. any, any assembled russia units new cross and cream? were that is an invalid. ah, hello barbara, sarah, you're watching al 0 life london also coming up aid finally reaches the sin army swept pacific nation of toner. were one commodity is in very short supply in syria, internally displaced, people tried plunging temperatures with a warning that many will not survive. and that former pope bennett, the 16th in the sexual abuse spotlight claims that he failed to act against the abuse of priests. when he was the archbishop of ah, you as president joe biden says, any movement of russian troops into ukraine will be considered an invasion by then stop. diplomat has been in germany showing up support from european allies who have pledged the swift and severe response to any russian aggression new satellite images show. moscow is increasing its troops build up near the ukrainian border, and it's announced the raft of naval drills across the globe. but the kr

u. s. president biden saying he's not ready to lift those that just yet. and also an international news with respect to afghanistan, the u. s. president acknowledging what to was highly criticized that this is something that he knows of was painful. i, it bothers him that there is so much pain ongoing and struggles with those in the country dealing with the taliban. but he also acknowledge that there are other spots around the world where there is also pain and that also bother seeming equally as much. and he feels that the united states cannot solve all of the world's problems. so the u. s. president, touching on a number of international issues with russia, certainly being the headline. but one of the questions that was put to him of the many was whether he over promised her of what he would be able to to do in his 1st year. what you make of the answer in general the u. s. president struck an optimistic tone and certainly he did come out early with a number of successes, put it in place, the multi $1000000000.00 relief bill for americans in terms of those

u. s. president, will invade ukraine. something that us intelligence has been indicating for some time. not only because the russian troops have been amassed along the border of ukraine, read by the 10s of thousands, but also that we seem to have tick since november, i on social media that seems to indicate that as well. but now the u. s. president saying that he believes that in fact, bladder putin and has perhaps made the decision to is somewhat emerged at leave, make that invasion and that it would be a regrettable decision. and the u. s. president also saying that if vladimir putin does do this, that there would be harsh financial sanctions. something that the international community has warned and cautioned against repeatedly, and that it would be punishing and have lasting effects in the short term, mid term, as well as long term. and as we heard the u. s. secretary of state has bain in kia, reaffirming washington's commitment to ukraine, hota abdel hum, it has the latest out of keith. and i suppose the message is t

u. s. president will invade ukraine, something that u. s. intelligence has been indicating for some time, not only because the of russian troops have been amassed along the border of ukraine, read by the 10s of thousands. but also that we see the up tick since november a on social media that seems to indicate that as well. but now the u. s. president saying that he believes that in fact, bladder of hootin and has a perhaps made the decision to is somewhat imminently make that invasion and that it would be a regrettable decision. and the u. s. president also saying that if vladimir putin does do this, that there would be harsh financial sanctions. something that the international community has warned and cautioned against repeatedly and that it would be punishing and have lasting effects in the short term, mid term as well as long term. kimberly, what are the next move from washington likely to be in relation to russia? well we know that the. c secretary of state to antony blinkin has been in the region. he is talking not only to the presid

u. s. president joe biden is wanting russia that any true entry into ukraine will be met with a severe response. did change in tone from the u. s. leader, but early had taken a softest aid from around, the world is being sent to tanya as the pacific on the nation cleans up after a major volcanic eruption. and to nami, at least 3 people died off the rupture on saturday. and peru is having a large oil spill on its shores that has been linked to the volcanic eruption near tonka. the environmental agencies said that 6000 barrels of oil was spilled. affected 21 beaches. it's blamed on unusual swells and the ocean caused by the undersea eruption. thousands of kilometers away. nepal is reporting more than $9000.00 new cove at 19 infections each day. it's highest numbers since the start of the pandemic. the vaccination rate is low and the government worries that cases could double by the end of the month on the i'll tell him who has more from catman to where on the premises of the cat monday district administration office. on a normal day, you'd see crowds of people lining up here for government docume

u. s. president on the anniversary of his 1st year in office was speaking there from the white house from prepared remarks, and that is no accident. and the reason is because on wednesday evening is the president held a press conference from the easter of the white house. he seemed to suggest that there was a sliding scale of repercussions if you will, if russia were to invade you crane, suggesting potentially that if there were a minor incursion, there may be a lesser response. and that prompted not only alarm, but in some cases, outrage here domestically as well as around the world, even prompting the ukrainian president zalesky to suggest on social media on twitter that there are no such thing as minor incursions. well, since the president made those remarks, we've seen the secretary of state's antony lincoln as well as the white house press secretary issuing statements and saying publicly that what the president was suggesting is that there are a range of actions in terms of attacks that russia could take and that there have been a range of tactics, rushes taken from cyber attacks to

president, pamela harris, is here. again looking to strengthen that relationship between the u. s. and honduras, hoping to find a multilateral approach to addressing the, the root causes of migration from central america. looking for a more secure partner in seal mont, castro, in the new president of honduras to really tackle those, those rou christ, that those root causes of immigration. we should note, honduras is a top country of origin for migrants who end up on the mexico, u. s. border seeking asylum in the united states. and it was when it comes again to that larger political crisis that continues to play out in the country. many are hoping that this visit by the u. s. vice president will help to smooth things over and secure a peaceful solution and a peaceful transition out of this political crisis. mirabella talking to us from dakota, called bon via manual. thank you very much. did poland had started building a $100.00 cologne and 80 kilometer wall on its border with bella, luce is expected to be completed by next summer. the construction of the 5 and a half meter high wall

u. s. president is making good on this campaign promise. first of all, black women had a lot to do with the reason that joe biden is sitting in the oval office. they overwhelmingly supported him in the 2020 u. s. selection. this is a way of saying thank you for that. but add to that the african american community that overwhelmingly voted for joe biden in the presidential election. the last one has not been too happy about the fact that they've not seen the voting rights legislation they were promised get through. and so this is another nod to that in trying to keep some of those promise. but there is another reason that there is a bit of urgency on the part of the democrats and trying to see that this nomination happens before november. and that has a lot to do with the upcoming congressional elections. there is fear because of some of those sort of plummeting poll numbers for joe biden right now, that they may not control congress after the congressional elections in november. and as a result, they want to see this done swiftly chuck schu

u. s. thinks the threat rush opposes to ukraine. the u. s. president announced he's moving us forces to the region where have you decided how soon you would be moving you extra eastern europe all will review us through. so you're in the nato countries in the near term. not a lot. he's likely talking about the 8500 troops that were put on stand by to deploy most headed to bolster nato's quick reaction force. but he's also said he has no intention of sending us troops to ukraine. and a new tone from the pentagon, with more than 100000 russian troops on ukraine's border. the top military leader say russia has enough force to take over ukraine. given the type of forces arrayed the ground maneuver forces, the artillery, the ballistic missiles, the air forces, all of it packaged together. if that was on least on ukraine, it would be significant, very significant. and it would result in a significant amount of casualties. and you can imagine what that might look like in dense urban areas, along roads and so on and so forth. it would be horrified, it would be

u. s. capital one year on today, an appeal from the u. s. president for unit. please remember to get were one nation under god. integers that to day tomorrow, for ever and our best. we are the united states of america a year after a mob storm the u. s. capital us president biden warrens. donald trump is spinning a web of lies and holding a dagger to the throat of american democracy. also coming up, dozens are killed as protesters in kazakhstan babel security forces in the worst unrest the country of seen in 30 years president. they're appealing for help, and former soviet states, led by russia, are sending in troops plus from the issue of mr. joker, the rules ah, rules and there are no special cases tennis star and have a joke of age. you sent to a detention hotel after his entry to australia is blocked. the world's top player is challenging moves to deport him over a visa mix. so ah, i break golf. it's good to have you with us. it was a spectacle that shocked america and the world, a mob storming the u. s. capital, the seat of the federal government in an atte

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u. s. president, will invade ukraine. something that us intelligence has been indicating for some time. not only because the russian troops have been amassed along the border of ukraine, read by the 10s of thousands, but also that we seem to have tick since november, i on social media that seems to indicate that as well. but now the u. s. president saying that he believes that in fact, bladder putin and has perhaps made the decision to is somewhat imminently make that invasion and that it would be a regrettable decision. and the u. s. president also saying that if vladimir putin does do this, that there would be harsh financial sanctions. something that the international community has warned and cautioned against repeatedly, and that it would be punishing and have lasting effects in the short term, mid term, as well as long term. and the u. s. secretary of state easy in ukraine to reaffirm american support. antony blank and warned russia could invade at very short notice . he will mate russian foreign minister sick. i lev

u. s. president, whether it be from a statement from the white house, the press secretary herself or the secretary of state antony blank and. and now the u. s. president, speaking very forcefully about what the intentions of the united states are. but what these comments from the united states seemed to suggest or from joe biden is innocently expose some of the divisions that do exist among the allies, particularly in europe. and that is, is that there are some differences among the european partners about the potential response. and that's why we saw this hasty trip by the secretary of state antony blake and to berlin, as well as to speak with the ukrainian president kolinski. now of the pretty and president we should point out was not happy about us. president joe biden's comments. in fact, he took to twitter to say there are no minor persia and that he wanted to remind the great powers of that. so he certainly was not happy about that. i. we should also point out that in addition to antony, blinking meeting with the president, zalinski, and also berlin, he will be on friday. going to

u. s. capital in washington. d. c. president biden describes donald trump is the 1st u. s. president to refuse to accept the will of the american people also on the program doesn't scale this protest. as in kazakhstan, battle security forces in the worst and rest for 30 years, president appeals for help on former soviet states led by russia send in troops. ah, i'm feel gail, welcome to the program. u. s. president joe biden has marked the 1st anniversary of the storming of the u. s. little one. a violent mob of trump supporters attempted to stop the certification of the 2020 election results and biden's. when in his speech, the president sought to lay out the truth of what happened that day. a year on many trumps porters continued to spread a false narratives about the attack. and many republican lawmakers still refused to acknowledge that president by the one the election. he said that american democracy was under threats as long as that discord remained. he also had a scathing assessment of his predecessor, who he said, set the state for the attack by continuously sewin

u. s. president joe biden says he will send the american troops to the eastern border of ukraine. is the ukrainian counterpart that ms. lewinsky is wanting, the west, not to stoke tensions with russia. it says west. the warnings of russian invasion is tied to the country. also coming up, a river in kenya holds a grim secret authorities, and local residents are trying to find out who is dumping dead bodies in the water . they have more questions than answers and we go to catholics dance, largest city almighty. after i was rocked by a week of deadly, i'm west. the city is rebuilding trust, but the government might never recover. ah! i'm a heel mohammed. it's good to happy with us. u. s. president joe biden, as he will best nato's presence in eastern europe to deter russia from invading ukraine. u. s. defense officials have warned that russia has deployed enough forces to invade all of the country, calling moscow's trip build up something not seen since the cold war. yes, president biden. i will review for future europe in the little country in the near term. not long while those the

u. s. president joe biden says he will boost nato's president in eastern europe to deter russia from invading ukraine. u. s. defense officials up one that russia has deployed enough forces to invade all of the country, putting moscow's troop, build up something not seen from the cold pool. you're watching d. w sly from berlin. up next is the got the business. the green you feel worried about the planet to unreal host of the on the green fence cost and so we, it's clear we means to trade. join me for a deep dive into the green transformation for me, for you, for the plans with interest to the global economy. our portfolio d w. business beyond. here's a closer look at the project. our mission. to analyze the fight for market dominance to the still ahead with b w. business beyond on you tube. ah, the you ask for prayer prepares to crack down on russia's economy as the by the administration lays out options for sanctioning moscow if it attacks you praying again, wall street considers the impact for global markets. also coming up argentina and narrowly avoid another financial catastrophe. whereas

u. s. president joe biden says his predecessor, donald trump remains a threat to democracy. a year after the storming of capitol hill. incident was triggered by claims of voter fraud and the 2020 presidential election. former president, united states of america as created and spread a web of lies, bought the 2020 election. he's done so because he values power over principle. because he sees his own interest is more important than his country's interest and america's interest. and because his bruised ego batters more to ham, than our democracy or our constitution, he can't accept, he lost the parents of well, number one tennis player never took of which have come out fighting on behalf of best son joe committee in detention in australia was chances of playing at the australian opened his mouth now depend on a court decision. on the authorities refused to accept his medical exemption for not being vaccinated. then he's continues here on out his era off to africa, direct st. ah, each and every one of us. i've got a responsibility to change our place for the middle one, we could

u. s. president donald trump held a rally with supporters in arizona. he criticized us president joe biden for his current of iris policies on mosque and vaccine mandates, as well as loc downs. trump also repeated claims that he won the 2020 elections without offering evidence. hundreds of migrants are traveling from honduras toward the u. s. border. it's a 1st caravan from central america to make its way for the united states was here many say they all fleeing poverty, violence and natural disasters. u. s. president biden has backed age proposals to slow migration. now concerns are growing for the pacific island of tonga. after a tsunami with waves more than a meta high hit, the island, it was triggered by an underwater volcano eruption on saturday. internet has been caught and the full extent of the damage is unclear. snobby warnings have been issued across the pacific rim. ah, this is the aftermath of the sooner me that hit the shorelines of peru over 10000 kilometers away from the exclusion in tona. the underwater eruption was so powerful that it was

u. s. president vladimir zalinski says western warnings of war are hurting his country. he's calling for more diplomacy, amid fears of a russian invasion. also coming up defiance in sudan for weeks, thousands have been breathing bullets and tear gas to demand a return to civilian rule after a military coup or get an update from the capital hart and the coal leader of germany's far right. a f. d, quits the party, he says he lost a power struggle with the a u. d. 's extremist weight. ah, i'm glad i thank you so much for your company. we begin this broadcast with the latest efforts to diffuse growing tensions between russia and ukraine. ukraine's president vladimir zalinski is calling for com. after speaking with you as president joe barton, he said there has been no further escalation with russia at the moment. and his asking allies to dial down talk of war earlier russian, president of russian president putin's whose country has mast tens of thousands of troops near ukraine's border accused nato and the u. s. of ignoring russia's security concerns. nato says it's prepared

u. s. president donald trump held a rally with support as an arizona. he criticized u. s. president biden's corona, virus policies on mosque and vaccine mandates, as well as a lockdown. tremples repeated claims that he won the 2020 elections without offering evidence. now concerns are growing on the pacific island of tonga after i so nami, of waves more than a meter high hit, the island, it was triggered by an underwater volcano eruption on saturday, and that has been caught and the full extent of the damage is unclear. snobby warnings have been issued across the pacific rim. ah, this is the aftermath of this. you now, me that hit the shore lines of peru over 10000 kilometers away from the explosion in tona. the underwater eruption was so powerful that it was detected around the world. these satellite images show gas and ash being thrown thousands of meters into the earth atmosphere. communication links to tongue that have been damaged, but the capital has sustained significant damage. ringback says new zealand prime minister, just into arden. mrs. weird. these across he

u. s. president joe biden has back 8 proposers to slow migration form a u. s. president. donald trump has been holding a rally with supporters in arizona during his speech. he criticize us, president biden's, grown of irish policies on mass and vaccine mandates, as well as walked in. trump also repeated claims that he won the 2020 elections without offering evidence. protests have taken place in france and italy against tighter crone of virus held rules. in the italian capital, rome, thousands of demonstrators rallied against compulsory vaccinations for the over fifties and more restrictions for the unvaccinated italy's government brought in the measures last week as new crone of virus infections surged, driven by the fast spreading. amr can vary the galapagos islands are known as the living laboratory of evolution because their remote location provides refuge for many unique species of flora and fauna. ecuador has now joined its neighbors to expand the marine reserve around the islands. that means stronger protection for the regions, wildlife they gallop, i

u. s. we have a local electric ministration, which is very powerful, which is very strong. and we have mutual control. but once that system breaks away, when one site in the case of the u. s. president, trump, for president trump disputes the electoral integrity than the whole system was threatened. and that is what we need to defend in germany. we still have it and we are very concerned to follow the developments in the united states, which is our closest allies. now we really hope that there is a way forward that the next connections, the midterms, will see more the bipartisanship in again, administrating the selections. very concerned of the 1st signals we see, i want to play for you. part of what she was president biden said today about the election of 2020. take a listen. the truth is that no real action, no action in american history, has been more closely scrutinized. one more carefully counted every legal challenge . questioning the results in every court in this country could have been, may, was made and was rejected. so is biden right? mister lincoln, me, what did you take away? do you observed the election in 2020? well, we observed and when to say we let it. so the organ

u. s. president, who is obviously the strongest player in this new russia, in the u. s. of a c being mega nuclear, our nation's. he's going to want to try and make sure that there's european leaders that are joining him to italy, france, u. k. germany, poland, and the head of nato, and the to you, presidents are of the commission and the council. he's going to try, i think, to try and get everybody sing of the same him. she joined this video. cool. i did have you said jack park reporting from brussels. thank you very much. one person has reportedly been killed and several others injured any shooting in the german city of heidelberg, according to police. an assailant shot at people in a lecture hall at heidelberg university in the south of germany. before killing himself. the gunman is said to have been a student at the university. earlier german chancellor, olaf schultz hath this to say. it breaks my heart to hear this news. my thoughts are with the relatives and the victims. and of course with the students of the university of hydro bag. the german chancellor, there's a

u. s. as designated cats are, as a major non nato ally, it follows the missing between president joe biden and catherine near shaped mean been attorney the u. k prime minister has been grilled in parliament after the release of a preliminary report and the claims of parties held at the heart of the u. k. government during corona virus lockdown voice johnson apologized and promised to re shuffle stuff. we sat and now to our top story, the ukraine, russia tensions for president vladimir putin. the issue is much more than an attempt to stop native's potential expansion east. it's also about historic national ties that were 1st threatened more than 30 years ago by the breakup of the soviet union. bernice smith explains as vladimir putin commemorated those who died in the siege of leningrad in the 2nd world war, his military had all but encircled ukraine. the russian government has repeatedly said it has no intention of launching an invasion. but the option seems to be there, philosophically we're usually bad at predicting war. we usually get it rock either . we think it won't happen, but it doe

u. s. capital one year on today, an appeal from the u. s. president. for unity. learners, remember together? we're one nation under god, indivisible, that to day, tomorrow, forever at our breast, we are the united states of america. a year after a mob storm the u. s. capital was president, bind is warning that donald trump is spinning a web of lies in holding a dagger to the throat of american democracy. also coming up to night, dozens killed as protestors in kazakhstan, battle security forces in the worst unrest seen in the country in 3 decades. the president, they're appealing for health in former soviet republics, led by russia are sending in troops plus the issue of mr. joker, the rules are rules and there are no special cases. tennis star novick joke of it, you sent to a detention hotel after his entry to australia is blocked. the world's top player is now challenging to deport him over a visa mix up. ah, i bring gov to our viewers watching on p b. s in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome. it was a spectacle which shocked a

u. s. secretary of state. we did not know that this would be on the radar even just a few days ago that shows the urgency of this trip. and we expect that the u. s. president will continue to monitor this, given the fact that they believe looking at some of the social media traffic in the u. s. intelligence that some sort of attack by a russia and as the hand of vladimir putin is imminent. kimberly, thank you very much as ever. kimberly help our white house correspondent the live now to dominic cane who's i've been following events in berlin for us either again tom, i'm just picking up on that. note that the idea there from kimberly dominic about urgency. the very new german foreign minister saying the window of opportunity is closing on iran talking to and to me, blinkin, who's there as a function of the urgency to do with the ukraine issue as well. so that may be not any progress per se. of course, the united cause they would be, but definitely an expression of how important, how crucially important they both think this is right now. yes, to listen to both these ministers, the secretary and to foreign minister boardwalk, it was pretty clear that they sha

u. s. president warn, says ukrainian can support that. an attack from russia may come as early as next month. ah. hello again, i'm pete. adobe. you're watching al jazeera life from the also coming up. a call to arms. burkina faso is new, military leader puts the country on a war footing, asking the nation to unite and take on all violent extremist groups. saving a national treasure, australia announces a 700000000 dollar cash injection, to help preserve the great barrier reef. also ahead building a bitcoin city meets the president with plans to mine crypto currency using volcanic energy. ah, you as president joe biden has warned ukraine's leader that a russian invasion is 8 quotes, distinct possibility, and it may happen as soon as next month. the kremlin has denied as planning an attack. the french president emanuel macaroni will speak to vladimir putin shortly to pursue a path of dialogue. he has a diplomatic added, said james bass, looking at whether there's still a chance to avoid military confrontation. recent weeks of scene, an unpr

u. s. president joe biden is warning russia that any troops entry into ukraine will be met with a severe response. it's a change in tone from the u. s. leader who had earlier taken a softened as tensions rise. you a secretary of state antony blinking is on his way to geneva. he said to meet his russian count whatsoever to discuss the ukrainian board crisis aide from around the world as being sent to toggle has the pacific on a nation cleans up after him major volcanic eruption and soon army. these 3 people died off the option on saturday. that america is struggling to contain the latest wave of coven 19 infections. since the on the convent was 1st attacked in the region and early december. cases and many countries have hit an all time high man, your apollo reports. national elections are just around the corner in costa rica with fast rising cobit 19 infections. have put a damper on campaign season. we have to take very good care of ourselves and each other. keep our distance, you sanitizer, wear a mask, but every one should be out to vote on february 6th. that's what's most important. ev

u. s. president joe bod says he'll send american troops to eastern europe that says, ukraine tells the west not to stoke tensions with russia to president reload. and there's a lensky, says, western warnings of russian invasion are hurting his country. also, coming up, we go to kaz, extends largest city almighty after it was rocked by a week of deadly unrest. city is rebuilding, but trust in the government. pike never recovered. and afghanistan's tourism industry freezes over as the country faces an economic crisis. people in vacation destinations worry, they'll have to close down for good. ah, i'm nick spicer, welcome to the program. u. s. president joe biden says he will help boost nato's presence in eastern europe to deter russia from invading ukraine. american defense officials have warned that russia has deployed enough forces to invade all of the country, calling moscow's true build up something not seen since the cold war years president by. ah, when movies you, for your potato countries in the near term. not a lot. there are conflicting messages coming from washington and keep about

u. s. president joe biden says he'll send american troops to eastern europe that says, ukraine tells the west not to stove tensions with russia. president volota, near zalinski says western warnings or russian invasion are hurting his country. also coming up, we go to kaz extends largest city are mattie after it was rocked by a week of deadly unrest. the city is rebuilding the trust in the government, but never recover. ah, i'm nick spicer. welcome to the program. u. s. president joe biden says she will help boost nato's presence in eastern europe to deter russia from invading ukraine . american defense officials have warned that russia has deployed enough forces to invade the entire country, calling moscow's troop, build up something not seen since the cold war years president by. ah, when movies you, us to sir, your potato countries. the deer turn. not a lot. there are conflicting messages coming from washington and give about the threat of a russian invasion of ukraine. president zalinski has cautioned to west against stoking fears of russian military action. he said, war is not emine

u. s. president thinks russia will make a military incursion into ukraine, but believes his counterpart vladimir putin doesn't want a full scale conflict. speaking at a press conference marking his 1st year in office, joe biden warned tough sanctions will be imposed on moscow in the event of an invasion. to i think you jest, west chester, united states and nina as she give music here. yes, i think you will let the co pay a serious and dear price work, and he doesn't think now of course to one it's going to cost. and i think you regret have been done. meanwhile, the u. s. secretary of state is in ukraine to reaffirm american support. antony blink and warned russia could invade at very short notice. he'll meet russian foreign minister survey lebrun in geneva on friday. the 1st aid flight to tanya since saturdays volcanic eruption on some army has landed, the island has been cut off from the world since the disaster flight from new zealand is being followed by one from australia. wayne hay as monitoring development from oakland new zealand plane has landed and will now begin all floating i

u. s. president promises free tests and aid for overwhelmed hospitals. ah, i'm aaron tilton. welcome to the program. a german court has sentence a former syrian military officer to life in prison for crimes against humanity. the court found unwatched lung guilty of overseen the murder of 27 people at a detention center just outside of damascus. ross lawn is the highest ranking steering official. so far convicted of the charge, the verdict was much anticipated by those who suffered abuse or lost relatives at the hands of the government in serious long civil war. his victim say he caused unspeakable suffering. now on war roslyn could spend the rest of his life behind bars outside the courtroom relief. ah, i am, i am so happy. i am so happy because today it's victory, victory for justice as possible. it's victory for victims. it's victory for julia and future of celia. it's it said eric, ignition of the crimes committed the interior and i think it's quite a cave for their so by their death syrian who are gra heck did with these kind of. so i hope that he said the sentence, and i

u. s. president touches the senate to pass voting rights reforms. speaking in the battle ground state of georgia and growing criticism of ethiopia as government as more civilians are killed in military as strikes with the world health organization. as warning that half of europe is likely to be infected by the ana kron variant by march. europe is currently reporting the largest number of corona virus deaths and cases worldwide. the w h o 's regional director says that a new west to east tidal wave is sweeping across the region. but hans clued stressed that approved vaccines continue to provide good protection in china and young has become the 3rd city to go into lockdown as part of the government's 0 tolerance approach. around 20000000 people are now confined to their homes and health facilities in the u. s a feeling the strain with nearly 14036000 people in hospital. that's the highest since the pandemic began. don't it came, begins our coverage from berlin with more on the situation across europe. on the face of us, a very bleak assessment. indeed

u . s. president biden announced plans to give americans free masks and more free tests. he also as a deploy military to aid overwhelmed hospitals. we're about to get a coven 19 briefing from military and medical teams on the ground in arizona, michigan, and new york. they're part of a major deployment of our nation's armed forces to help hospitals across the country. manage a surgery over kron buyers, as search as having an impact on hospitals. like all health care workers, they are heroes, and i'm grateful for with it. for more on this, i'm now joined by eric fy golding, he's an epidemiologist and washington. so america is seen record numbers of hospitalizations is ami crohn the only factor behind the search events r u. s. s. 5 consecutive all time. hospitalization, records are ready as well as double the pediatric hospitalization. and i think you cannot argue that it's all on now on the on it now 98 percent of all coded cases circulating throughout the us and it's been dominant ever since mid to late december. so all these hospitalizations are definitely on the con. an

u. s. president joe biden says he'll send american trips to east in europe. that says, ukraine tells the west not to start tensions with russia. president, a lot of mans, lensky says, western warnings of a russian invasion, asserting country also coming up. we go to kaz, expounds largest city al marty after it was rocked by a week of deadly unrest. the city is rebuilding, but trust in the government might never recover. and in tennis, there's no place like australian native ash bossy wins the australia ending a 44 year dry spell for the country. it's the major title. ah, i'm rebecca writ is welcome to the program. u. s. president joe biden says he'll help boost nato's presence in eastern europe amid ongoing efforts to deter russia from inviting you crime. american defense officials have war, but russia has deployed and now forces to invade all of the country holding moscow's troop. build up something, not st. since the cold war, he is president by, ah, when movies you, us to sir, your potato countries in the near term. not a lot of conflicting messages coming

u. s. president things russia will make a military incursion into ukraine. but believes his counterpart vladimir putin doesn't want a full scale conflict. speaking at a press conference marking his 1st year in office, joe biden won't have tough sanctions or moscow in the event of a major invasion. do i think he'll chest west chester united states and neither.

u. s. president products russia will invade you crime. he's warmed his counter thought about him, a putin. they'll be costly, sanctions and heavy human losses for his actions. of a joe biden went on to say, he believed the russian leader is not a full blown boy. your effective state is in the ukraine to reaffirm american support. anthony blinked and warmed russia could invaded for a short notice elite russian funds minister. so the, a lot problem to meet on fighter on the 1st day flight to tell us and south today's volcanic eruption on some army has landed, the civic on a nation has been cut off from the world since the disaster. the flight from new zealand is being followed by another from australia. yes, president jo biden's been rebuilding relationships with european allies and nato off a ties were left strained and donald trump, his top foreign policy remains the threat posed by russia on the ukrainian border as dominant came reports from berlin. this is the front line in the as yet undeclared war between ukraine and russia. few forei

what the president was inferring is that there are a range of tactics that the u. s. believes that russia uses in terms of how it could act upon ukraine, whether it be cyber attacks, whether it be a land attacks. but regardless, the united states has the end, does support the u. ukrainian people. and regardless, there would be a response if russia chooses to invade ukraine ad. but at the same time, the u. s. president has been heavily criticized by his republican critics who have accused him of essentially not only green lighting an attack, but really downplaying the severity as so as a result, what we've heard is from the secretary of state, antony blake. and as he's been in berlin speaking, and also from the white house press secretary, they've underscore, that they believe that there is only one option for russia. and that is that there is a diplomatic path forward. this is what needs to happen in order to resolve these the security differences. and if russia does not choose that path, there will be severe economic consequences you creams president has been treati

u. s. capital president biden today accused former president trump, of pushing lies and holding a dagger at the throat of american democracy. biden said that trot refused to stop the rioters because he refused to accept that he had lost the election. without mentioning trunk by name. biden spoke to the defeated former president in a language that he understands all to will in blistering simplicity bite and said trump was and remains a loser. and a liar. i bring cotton berlin. this is the day ah, in south and the constitution a south on the car with state, they were people in that model on to kill us accomplishing less on the brink of catastrophe that i'm a little worried, not enough. them. those people have political power and are trying to train sites like walk through the country. the big la pushed by donald trump. that is undermining faith in our political system. horrible lie is the only game in momentum root cause of january 6th is still with us today. but to our viewers watching a p b s or the united states into all of you around the world. welcome. we begin the day on this 1st ann

u. s. the u. s. seems to be doing a lot of talking and a lot less listening and the statements that the president seems to repeatedly be making our demands of what it wants. and the demands that we know that the secretary of state down to in the blink. and we'll be taking the survey lab, rob are very clear, and that is he will not be bringing a set of proposals with regard to the demands by russia that there be assurances that moldova or ukraine not be allowed into nato. this is something that, well, the u. s. president said very clearly, they don't believe that ukraine is in any way ready for that. this is not something that is being drafted up. and so the other thing that is going to be made clear and has been said publicly, even as recently as the president statements from the east room late last night. and that is that the u. s. president has made clear once again that if russia does not choose the path of diplomacy, which is being strongly encouraged by the united states and is european partners that there will be punishing financial sanctions. the like of which russia has never seen by the west.

he was sworn in the new president pledge there be a return to a more traditional u. s. foreign policy. we will repair our licenses and engage with the rural once again. not to be yesterday's challenges. but today's under mars challenges. later, the same day president biden signed back up to the paris climate deal of the un. the u. s. has returned to the human rights counseling geneva, it's rejoined the education in scientific organization, unesco. and again, it's playing its part to funds schools, clinics, and other services for palestinians through unrra. but other parts of u. s. foreign policy have proved much more problematic biden promise to rejoin the ran nuclear deal. but even close allies believe he wasted precious time getting us back to talks, which didn't start in vienna until april. but it was the momentous events in august in afghanistan, that of course, the most tension between the u. s. and it's nato and e u allies. they feel that we're not properly consulted about the u. s. plans withdraw forces after doing a deal with the taliban. and they believe that