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you are watching bbc world news america.tory, democrats present terrifying moments of the january 6 rights on capitol hill, never before seen footage. in myanmar, monks and students have joined a fifth day of protest against last week's coup. one person says social media is dropping those protests. >> millennials who have around 10 years of stability, and jen y who e a bit younger and voted for the first time. the fact that the leader has been detained as part of this military coup is something that they are angry about,nd they are willing to take to the streets. but we are also seeing a huge surge of young people taking to online platforms like twitter, instagram, tiktok, facebook, they are concerned about the misinformation the military chnels are spreading. one of the downsides of social media activism is it is really hard to regulate misinformation. the need for accurate, impartial reporting on the events is more important than ever. ♪ laura: as the eu ruggles to get its coronavirus vaccination programs off the ground, o

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woman: and now, "bbc world news". america. .sian opposition leaders sentenced to at least two years in jail, during a contentious court hearing he denounced russia's leader. amazon's jeff bezos is stepping down from his post as ceo later this year, he will become executive chair of the company's board instead. tributes are pouring in for a 100-year-old remembered for raising hundreds of millions of dollars for coronavirus workers in the u.k. ♪ welcome to world news america. the russian opposition activist has been sentenced to jail, the ruling could add further fuel to the protest that have swept the country. the u.s. and the u.k. have called for his immediate release from moscow, we have this report. reporter: four years the russian authorities claimed the valley was no threat to them. outside the court, they were taking no chances. inside, handcuffed, he was brought into the courtroom. then the kremlin's most for osha's was locked in a glass cage. he had been accused of a parole violation. now a judge would decide whether a su

woman: and now, "bbc world news". katty: this is bbc world news america.e on the rise, afghanistan's president tells the bbc about his hopes for peace. >> it is time that the telegram and their supporters show the same will for peace as they have demonstrated in conflict. katty: hundreds of thousands of people protest across myanmar, despite threats of the military that they could be killed. and, a one-way road to freedom. the u.k. prime minister outlined his lockdown exit plan for england morning, it is not very quick. ♪ katty: welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. in afghanistan, the telegram are making gain, seizing control of parts of the country. yet, afghanistan's president tells the bbc he still sees an opportunity for peace. his comments come as the white house is reviewing a deal between the trump admintration and the taliban, which would have u.s. troops in the country this may. that would and america's longest war. but, the buying administration is weighing whether to reverse that deal. reporter: frontline of this forever wa

woman: and now, "bbc world news". laura: this is bbc world news america.s and no people at some vaccination centers in europe. have european leaders undermine the confidence of their people in the astrazeneca vaccine? >> i get 4, 5, 6 emails every day from nurses and medical doctor saying they don't want the astrazeneca vaccine. they refuse and want to rip -- want to wait for a better vaccine. laura: as researchers find a new strain of coronavirus in new york city, vaccination rates in e bronx area are lagging as people question the science. bbc learns princess latifa , the missing dubai princess, asked u.k. police to investigate her sister's disappearance two decades ago. she has not been seen in public since. and we report from kenya where farmers are finding creative ways to make money off locusts eating their crops. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. as the european union struggles to roll out the coronavirus vaccine, eu leaders met today to talk about how to speed up the process. but the pace is lagging behind that of the u.k.

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woman: and now, "bbc world news".this is bbc world news americ annual warning from yemen. 16illion people will go hungry there this year. we have a special report on the children. south korea was one of the first country to be had by the coronavirus, but it has kept the country larger under control. >> south korea was focused on the three principles of testing, tracking and tracing the virus. we do not realize how well we were doing. katty: top officials testify as they tried to explain law-enforcement values that lead to the deadly riots in the u.s. capitol. ♪ katty: welcome to world news america on pbs andround the globe. the united nations as 16 million people in yemen will go hungry this year and the country is at risk of the worst famine in decades. it is projecting 400,000 children will suffer from a cute non-nutrition and they could die if they do not get treatment urgently. our correspondents begin this report. we should warn you that some viewers may find these scenes distressing. >> every breath is a struggl

and this is what -- bbc world news america.frica pulls the jab after an early study shows disappointing results against the variant. on the eve of his second impeachment trial, lawyers for donald trump asked the senate to dismiss the charges against him as unconstitutional. plus, night life but not as you know it. w the winter lockdown is leading people to enjoy the outdoors, after hours. the rush to vaccinate the globe, but the south african government has decided to hold off on using one million doses of the off -- oxford astrazeneca vaccine. that study suggested it provides only minimal protection in moderate cases of a new, local south african variant. reporter: even the weather could not dampen the optimism last week, as one million doses of the astrazeneca vaccine arrived in south africa. the second wave of covid-19, driven by a more resistant and highly contagious variant, caused a spike in hospitalizations, far worse than the first wave. last night, scientists advising south africa's government delivered news that no on

woman: and now, "bbc world news". "bbc world news america." the rioters to trump -- the house impeachment managers wrap up their case that the former president played a key role in orchestrating the siege. facts even after the attack, the insurrection is made clear to law enforcement that they were just following president trump's orders. jane: the current occupant of the oval office is the house prosecution is having an effect even if it does not change the outcome. conspiracy theories and extreme right wing groups in the netherlands has the country gets ready to head to the polls. to "world news america" on pbs and around the globe. house democrats made their final push in the impeachment trial of donald j. trump today. their main argument is the rioters acted at the direction of mr. trump himself and warranty could promote new violence if he is not convicted. the prosecution relied on emotionally charged videos to highlight what they described as the harm caused by his words. they will need to sway 17 republicans to convict mr. trump of a s

laura: you're watching bbc world news america. ome tonight, compressing life into a single day and a single film. how a u.k. filmmaker used personal videos from around the world to paint a portrait of human experience. ♪ south africa is one of the country's -- one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus. the first doses of the vaccine was delivered on monday. they are trying to curb a second wave infections driven by a more contagious form of the virus. the bbc has more now on this momentous day in south africa. reporter: as soon as this consnment of vaccine arrived earlier today, this afternoon, it was taken to an area where it will be subjected to quality checks. and also if it can fight off this new variantwhich is highly contagious, which is also driving the number of infections and deaths in south africa. what we have heard is the government is also going to get millions of more doses from pfizer, which it says its vaccine has been proven to be able to fight against the u.k. variant, and also the south african variant.

you are watching "bbc world news america." ome tonight's program, a new threat to the amazon rain forest. the investigation finds land for sale on social media. laura: armed men have abducted over 300 girls from a secondary school in northern nigeria. the attack is the latest mass least 42 people, including 27 students, were kidnapped in the country last week. >> the police have finally confirmed 317 schoolgirls were taken this morning. according to eyewitnesses who spoke to the bbc, they say these men come over 100 of them, stormed the school in the early morning hours. they told them to say a prayer, shot t guards, and took them to a nearby forest. a rescue operation has been launched to find the girls. meantime, unicef has issued a statement strongly condemng this latest attack. there has been a number of them happening in the region now across northwestern nigeria. there is real concern children in the region are vulnerable, that their education has been negatively affected. ♪ laura: this week 10 years ago, libya was in cha

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you are watching "bbc world news america." come -- open for business, indoor dining resumes at a limited capacity in new york city had of valentine's day celebrations. some of the most influential banks on wall street's are now planning to accept the cryptocurrency, bitcoin. are is this correspondent has more from new york. reporter: you have mastercard, bank of new york mellon, the oldest bank in the nation both basically taking a bet on bitcoin and adds to this title wave after elon musk said they would start investing in bitcoin and accepting payment in bitcoin in the future. this is a currency born in the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009. then there was this terrible winter of 2018 and 2019 when the cryptocurrency looked in doubt. now you are starting to see what some people say is the legitimization and it has some of the big traditional banks looking at what point do we have to jump in? jane: kremlin dissident alexi novelli return to court today, this time accused of defaming a world war ii veteran. his

we absolutely condemn the prc's decision to ban bbc world news. most oppressive, least free information spaces in the world. it's troubling that as the prc restricts outlets and platforms from operating freely in china, beijing's leaders use free and open media environments overseas to promote misinformation. we call on the prc and other nations with authoritarian controls over their population to allow their full access to the internet and media. james, what are the likely consequent is moving forward? in practical terms, consequent is moving forward? in practicalterms, it consequent is moving forward? in practical terms, it is not clear what effect this will have in china. already it is very hard to get bbc content in china. you cannot see the bbc website, you cannot get the bbc app. a lot of bbc television only got through to international hotels in place like that. the practical applications are harder to determine for 70 longer—term... this will... there are various depute. what this will do is add growing fuel to organs within the british pa

woman: and now, "bbc world news". america. military has filed several charges against, among them she is accused of illegally importing two-way radios. portugal hospitals are struggling as the country suers some of the world's highest rates of new covid infections. it has been a quiet year for hollywood. female directors are making history. three women are nominated for best director. ♪ welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. police in the mr where a military coup took place early this week have filed criminal charges against the country's elected civilian leader. for a second day, protesters pains pots and sounded car horns. neither have been seen since the army seized power on monday. the u.s. and the eu have called for their release. joining us now from brussels is our correspondent who was previously based in myanmar. thank you so much for being with us. chemist pressure from the u.s. do anything to secure the release? >> it is looking unlikely. in the military, they are a force to be reckoned with. we s

we absolutely condemn the prc's decision to ban bbc world news. ed, most oppressive, least free information spaces in the world. it's troubling that as the prc restricts outlets and platforms from operating freely in china, beijing's leaders use free and open media environments overseas to promote misinformation. we call on the prc and other nations with authoritarian controls over their population to allow their full access to the internet and media. so, james, what are the likely consequences moving forward? in practical terms, it's not clear how much impact this will actually have in china. already, it's very hard to get bbc content in china. you can't see the bbc website, you can't get the bbc app. a lot of bbc world television only got through to international hotels and places like that, so the practical implications are hard to determine. in the longer term, this will obviously, i think, add to tensions between the uk and china. there are already disputes over various issues. i think what this will do will add growing fuel to arguments withi

woman: andow, "bbc world news". this is "bbc world news america america'bank is leader of the free world, so says -- america is back as leader of the free world. pres. biden: america is back, the transatlantic alliance is back and we are not looking awkward, we are looking forward together. anchor: america's top diplomat speaks exclusively to the bbc about the bidens team approach to the world. president biden has declared a major disaster in texas after a deadly winter storm left millions without power and now they are short of water. plus exploring identity through art -- one exhibit looks at the complex relationship between india and the country's colonial legless -- legacy. welcome to "world news america" on pbs and around the globe. it has been a busy day for president biden's foreign policy agenda. he declared that the united states is fully committed to nato and took part in the group of seven leaders meeting by zoom and spoke to the munich security conference, warning that democratic values are under assault

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woman: and now, "bbc world news". correspondent: this is "bbc world news america."nt biden warns the u.s. economy is in trouble, but promises swift action. >> i believe the american people are looking to their government for help, to do their j, to not let them down, so i will act fast. correspondent: russia expels diplomats after protests. ♪ and, christopher plummer has died. ♪ welcome. president biden says the economy is in trouble as americans are experiencing unemployment and permanent job losses. he appealed to congress to act urgently to pass his release package. >> i see enormous pain, folks out of wk, hungry, staring at the ceiling wondering what will i do tomorrow? folks trying to keep their jobs and take care of their children, a lot of folks reaching the breaking point. suicides are up. mental health needs are increasing. violence against women and children are increasing. a lot of folks are losing hope. i believe a lot of people are looking to the government for help, to do their job, to not let them down, so i will act, act fast. correspondent: in the u

welcome to "world news ameri" on pbs and around the globe. ou good news from 300 million miles away. right now, on the surface of mars, the perseverance rover is getting down to work after a seven month journey and a tense, nailbiting dissent. within minutes, it sent back its first image of the red planet, and tweeted back, calling mar it's forever home. it's the first mission since 1970's to search directly for signs of le on mars. reporter: a nerve-racking weight at mission control. then celebrations as a signal is received from mars. it is touchdown for nasa's perseverance rover and these are its first images -- a view of its landing site for it starts to explore. the rover has even started tweeting. i am safe on mars. perseverance will get you anywhere. >> what an amazing team. to work through all the adversity and challenges that go with landing a rover on mars plus the challenges of covid and just an amazing accomplishment. reporter: it survived a fiendishly difficult landing, burning through the atmosphere at 12,000 miles an hour bore a

woman: and now, "bbc world news".s. ♪ laura: i am laura trevelyan and this is "bbc world news america ." formresident donald trump's second impeachment trial begins. dramatic video of his words that day and the chaos that unfolded. the lee democrats say the case is clear. >> you ask what a high crime and constitution.s under our that is a high crime and misdemeanor. if that is not an impeachable offense, then there is no such thing. laura: for donald trump's lawyers, talk of freedom of speech and warning of tearing the country apart even further. >> this country will be torn apart perhaps like we have only seen once before in our history. ♪ laura: welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. today's impeachment trial of donald j. trump on capitol hill began dramatically. right at the start, house managers played a video featuring some of worst monts of the capitol hill riots. it was raw, it was emotional, and it was a sharp reminder of why the democrats argued donald trump should be convicted on the char

you're watching bbc world news america.historic middle east space mission begins orbiting around mars. the european union looks set to follow australia's example by forcing big tech companies to pay for local news content. technology expert stephanie hare says the initiative would be a severe blow to google, which threatened to leave australia in protest over the proposed new law. back the proposed new law. in december, australia's parliament back in december, australia's parliament introduced a law that was going to force google and facebook to negotiate fees with news companies whose stories appear on the platforms. when you go onto google and search up a story about coronavirus today, you will get a whole bunch of results that are returned and it will have link with the headline, and it might even have a couple of sentences, the first few sentences, of the news article. that is content some but he had to pay to research and write, and might belong to the new york times or to the bbc, but google is getting the value witho

watching on the bbc world news.for staying with us as we continue our coverage of the impeachment trial of donald trump. >> this was just a preview for fuentes, who like the proud boys and the trumpcare van organizers would heed the president's call and come to washington and be there on january 6. later in the rally, a former campaign spokesperson also spoke. she stated " this isn't over. this is just beginning." referring to this fight to stop the steal. then she added, we knew both republicans and democrats were against we the people. we are the cavalry. no one is coming for us. it is clear that trump and some of his supporters saw this as war, a fight against anyone who was unwilling to do whatever it took to keep donald trump in power. we are the cavalry, and president trump continue to reinforce his support of these messages throughout the day. at 1:48 p.m., he retweeted his deputy chief of staff's tweet showing the crown that he had flown over on marine one, and eeted "thank you, patriots." these people were

china bans broadcasts by bbc world news. britain's foreign secretary says it's an unacceptable curtailing of press freedom. and one of the stars of the mandalorian has been sacked over controversial social media posts. hello and welcome. we begin in the us where prosecutors in the impeachment trial of donald trump have finished putting forward their case to the us senate, alleging the former president incited his supporters to attack the capitol last month. and he could incite further violence unless he is convicted. relying again on emotionally charged video evidence, house democrats accused mr trump of showing a pattern of condoning violence. here's a little of what the senate heard. onjanuary six, we know who lit the fuse. president trump's lack of remorse and refusal to take accountability after the attack poses its own unique and continuing danger. this attack on our elections on the peaceful transfer- of power from one i president to the next didn't even happen. during the civil war, but it did just happen, because of

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you are watching bbc world news america.o come tonight, there must be something in the water -- an english street whereafter water, there's suddenly a baby boom. the australian open will begin as normal despite the announcement that hundreds of players and support staff must self isolate after a security guard tested positive with covid. >> the main event is going to go ahead on monday but right about now, so money people are coming and going and events are happening. we are expecting some top names to show up for a warm-up of events that have been canceled. this was a chance for practice, badly needed for some of those players already cooped up in quarantine when positive cases were reported on the planes that got them here to us trillion. this is another blow to the australian open. officials say despite that, it is going ahead. it is frustrating not just for the players and officials but for the people of melbourne, tennis fans who are quite excited. anchor: returning to our top story -- president biden announce his state