but now this-- there's another means of dividing us. >> yang: for the pbs newshour, i'm john yang. >>f: daily reports of racist incidents and deepening racial divisions within the country leave many looking for answers. we turn now to special correspondent charlayne hunter- gault who profiles a leader who is looking back in history to help inform and improve future race relations. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: this is one of dr. ronald crutcher's favorite ways of communicating. dating back to the '70s and his days as principal cellist with a german orchestra in bonn. crutcher has long used his musical talent to create harmony. but harmony is also a key component of his efforts as the president of a university, which, like many institutions- is beset with issues of racism and division. here at the university of richmond, that came to the surface a couple of years ago when a student-driven organization unearthed a number of racist images in past yearbooks. crutcher has said he saw the issue as a call to action, one he hoped would help not only his university confront the complexities of raci

yang worked at the mitsubishi plant in new gornja from june 1044 to october 1945. pink the bell workers at 6 am and we went to the camp to work 8 or 10 hours they made me paint airplanes they didn't have a lot of for us so i used wide planks climbed up and painted the pail of paint was too heavy for me and so to this day one shoulder still hurts that. we had lunch at noon and they gave us each a bowl of rice but after 5 bites it was gone and then we had to go back to work i was always hungry. several of her school friends died in japan yang still recalls the horse smell of the factory and sleepless nights. sometimes we couldn't sleep because of the bombing that we had to spend all night in the air raid shelter and even when we came out we could still hear the sounds of bombs over and. then the morning we had to go back to work. after the war yang returned to south korea where she forged a life a marriage 3 children and a business selling dried fish at the village market. then in 1965 south korea's military dictatorship accepted an apology and compensation from japa

yang worked at the mitsubishi plant in the gorier from june 1044 to october 1945. pink the bell workers at 6 am and we went to the camp to work 810 hours they made me paint airplanes they didn't have a lot of for us so i used wide planks climbed up and painted the pail of paint was too heavy for me and so to this day one shoulder still hurts that. we had lunch at noon they gave us each a bowl of rice but after 5 bites it was gone and then we had to go back to work i was always hungry. several of her school friends died in japan yang still recalls the horse smell of the factory and sleepless nights. sometimes we couldn't sleep because of the bombing of why we had to spend all night in the air raid shelter and even when we came out we could still hear the sounds of bombs over and. then in the morning we had to go back to work. after the war yang returned to south korea where she forged a life a marriage 3 children and a business selling dried fish at the village market. then in 1965 south korea's military dictatorship accepted an apology and compensation from japan i

days the main gathering area has been around the go there which is right in the center of downtown yang gone right next to city hall and that's restarted tens of thousands over the last 2 days gather what it sounds like today is that the security forces have put back barricades a little bit further away from supergoddess so they can't get right next to it hong kong has signaled a major overhaul of its public broadcaster raising concerns about media freedoms the review of radio television hong kong was initiated last year following coverage of anti government protests in 29000. the un secretary general has appealed to world leaders to end what he called a suicidal war in nature and daniel ted is spoke after the release of a un report with a blueprint to deal with triple and environmental threats. and algeria as president has moved to appease protesters by pardoning jailed antigovernment activists and calling elections in a televised address. called for the dissolution of parliament and also announced a government reshuffle almost 2 years after a popular uprising appear as political and e

rounds after stun grenades and tear that has failed to disperse the crowds look at the latest from yang gone also coming up on the show. dozens of pro-democracy activists in hong kong turn themselves into the police and are charged under china's national security law look at an update from california spawned. and a soccer player safe stake their claim to the bundesliga title edging much of black box in a 5 a gold for l.r. we'll bring you all the highlights. hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show more bloodshed on the streets of man maher as security forces you was increasingly violent tactics to deter protests the u.n. says at least 18 people were killed and over 30 wounded on sunday civilians are demanding the return of their elected leaders and an end to the military junta. were protesters try their best to smother clouds of tear gas. to wash out their eyes. security forces are becoming more aggressive in their determination to really in protest against the military's takeover of the country and the removal of elected leaders even if that means taking lives local media report

live rounds after stun grenades and tear gas failed to disperse the crowds we'll get the latest from yang gone also coming up on the show. dozens of pro-democracy activists in hong kong turn themselves into the police and are charged under china's national security law to get an update from our correspondent. plus it's lights camera action for the famous belinelli film festival here in berlin this week but this year's films are for the critics eyes only as fans miss out the pandemic. hello i'm kyra trades and welcome to the show more bloodshed on the streets of man maher as security forces using creasing li violence tactics to deter protests the u.n. says at least 18 people were killed and over 30 wounded on sunday civilians are demanding the return of their elected leaders and an end to the military junta. was protesters try their best to smother clouds of tear gas. to wash out their eyes. security forces are becoming more aggressive in their determination to protest against the military's takeover of their country and the removal of elected leaders even if it means taking lives local me

nic diamond is a human rights specialist that fortify rights in yang don and he says there is no end in sight for the protest movement. today we call the nationwide c.d.m.a. civil disobedience movement. a lot of work best in front of the central bank so this is duration last night a very intense we have internet blackout 1 am to 9 am and also during that time military start arresting people are all around the country we don't know how many people are arrested but the situation is very intense during the election we have a different part of the group because of this military crew all people in the country the united against the military even. on the street who who are not vul and also the industry again the military the military coup so that happen and also that also we are now united again the military lebannon vaccination program is underway on monday it's elderly citizens will start getting their doses the caretaker prime minister has sent a dab visited the hospital where the 1st shots of the pfizer vaccine were given to health workers on sunday intensive care units our phone there

there have also been smaller protests in the capital naypyidaw large numbers of people in main city yang gone. thousands have been out on the streets in 2 locations the main protest taking place in downtown younger on not outside the go to where they have been for the last week because of the security services have put a basically a ring of steel around there but the protesters have just moved a little further down the street outside the shangri-la hotel so the large numbers out there but they've also targeted position outside the chinese embassy and that is clearly an effort by the protesters to put pressure and a certain amount of embarrassment on the military leaders but also on a country that they perceive is giving an awful lot of support not just to the burmese military but also. to the kind of infrastructure support arms other things that are coming in and there's been a lot of talk in the last couple days about how the chinese are having an overbearing influence on this ok is there any indication at all tony that the protests are having an impact on the military and perhaps also

weeks in the past few hours at least 4 protesters have been killed by the police one shot dead in yang gone and reports of several more fatalities in other cities as reporters and tony chiang. medics struggle to treat a wounded protester shot in the chest an arm on the streets of darwin. the security services crackdown early on sunday police supported by the military firing tear gas rubber ball. it's and live around. but despite the dangers protesters still turned out in large numbers to oppose the military coup. and live rounds used in young gone a man wounded in the streets of play down district the protesters tried to give him 1st aid and get them to cover. as the tear gas rained down they ran for shelter. elsewhere hid behind improvise she. but if the intention was to get the crowds to disperse it failed regrouping out of range of the guns the protesters remain defiant the crackdown has been widely anticipated and the crowds are fully aware of the dangers they face down or. with the public are only protesting peacefully and now the military has come to crackdown they're just here t

that she will be for you protesters are increasing pressure on the military by gathering in central yang gone and causing traffic jams the man credited with saving hundreds of lives during the rwandan genocide is on trial in kigali paul rusesabagina is facing 9 charges including belonging to a terrorist organization he denies the charges the u.s. has called on yemen's 40 fighters to halt their advance on the city of washington special envoy for yemen says back channels are being used very aggressively to get them to return to negotiations. donald trump has launched a blistering attack on top senate republican mitch mcconnell days after he blamed the former president for last month's assault on the capitol building and a statement released by his political action committee trump said the the republican party can never again be respected or strong with political leaders like senator mitch mcconnell added. he went on to say mitch is a dour sullen and smiling political hack and if republican senators are going to stay with him they will not win again. eric hamm is a political analyst in wash

my name is jerry yang. i thank you for the opportunity to present myself to the rules committee on the c-pac members. education is the foundation of the entire education system. our city's education system has been evolving for a model system for the nation. many educators with the city have been working tirelessly for decades. and we have made good progress. there were many system changes, such as the establishment of offices for care and education, that they be part in 2018 and in 2020. however, we still have a lot to be accomplished as a whole. we still have gaps between (indiscernable). we still have a lot of issues to be addressed through collective efforts. c-pac has been playing a very important role in making those important progresses. myself, i have been devoted to the travel education for 25 years, with a wide range of experiences. i was a pre-school teacher, a college assistant professor, and now the executive director for the most vulnerable families of our city. by the way (indiscernable). my

are trying to increase pressure on the military to ensure she is freed they are gathering in central yang don and intentionally causing traffic jams suit she was arrested 2 weeks ago when the armed forces seized power on choose their her lawyer said the military filed additional charges prolonging her detention let's get an update from scott haidar he's joining us from a thai capital bangkok and protesters seem to be stepping up their campaign against the military scott. that they are and what they're doing what they need did this morning wednesday morning as they're preparing for this big protest they're kind of saying that they really would have a large gathering today wednesday that started on tuesday evening the word going out for that what the day started with is a campaign a creative way to cause a little bit of disruption in the largest city in myanmar and that was there was a broken car campaign essentially hundreds of drivers if not thousands of drivers around the city pretended that their cars were broken and just stopped parked right in the middle of streets right in the middle

underway in the country where the military says power has been handed over to its commander in chief min yang to me involves a ruling party said that the leader and son suchi have been detained by the military along with other key politicians that follows weeks of tension between the civilian government and the army which has sought to discredit november's general elections and return the national league for democracy to power well the white house has also issued a statement saying that the united states opposes any attempt to alter the outcome of recent elections or impede myanmar's democratic transition and will take action against those responsible if these steps are not reversed we are monitoring the situation it goes on to say closely and stand with the people of burma who've already enjoyed so much in their quest for democracy and peace of course this follows days of escalating tension between the civilian government and the powerful military which claims that the recent election was tainted by fraud. explains. the military made its move in the early hours of the morning detaining democ

protests ring out in yang going against me in mars military coup as leader and son says she's moved to town serous. but it's hospitals struggling to cope with zimbabwe sees an alarming surge in code infections and deaths. and captain to tom moore the 100 year old war veteran who raised $44000000.00 for britain's health service has died after contracting over 19. no we begin in russia where a court has jailed prominent putin critic alexina valmy after finding him guilty of violating his probation he's been handed a 3 and a half year sentence but his lawyer says he'll serve 2 years and 8 months because he's already spent time under house arrest around the breached his parole because he was being treated in germany for suspected nerve agent poisoning charlie angela with force. once again alexina valley is paying a high price for his criticism of the kremlin as a court sentenced him to $3.00 and a half years the judge found the valley guilty of breaking probation failing to report to russian police over an embezzlement charge the fact he was in hospital in berlin was not accepted the valle

john yang has the story. >> yang: judy, the bill south carolina governor henry mcmaster signed todayans abortions after weeks of pregnancy if a fetal heartbeat is detected, except in cases of rape, incest or to protect the mother's life. nearly a dozen states have passed similar measures, but they've all been blocked by the courts; and planned parenthood has already sued to block this one. at the signing ceremony, mcmaster predicted anti-abortion forces would prevail. >> if there is not a right to life, then what rights is there? what rights exist if not the elementary fundamental profound right to life? so we are here to protect that. this step we take today was long in coming and monumental in consequence but our battles are not over. yet i believe that the dawn of victory is upon us. >> yang: state legislatures have increasingly become the front lines in the struggle over abortion rights. gavin jackson is a public affairs reporter at south carolina etv, the pbs station in the capital, columbia. and mary ziegler is a florida state university law professor. she's the author of "abor

so, i guess andrew yang did the math and figured, "huh, why don't i run for that guy's old job?around waiting for a vaccine. hooey! back in my day, if you were waiting for some shots, it's 'cause you were in terminal b at laguardia, and your flight was delayed, so you popped into the airport chilli's to kill time. and that's where you met an insurance adjuster from dubuque who wouldn't stop going on about structural damage liability claims and the only way you could stand to listen to him was to order four kamikazes and rip 'em all, back to back to back to back, before stumbling over to your gate and passing out for the whole flight man, i miss traveling! back in my day, you didn't get kicked out of the supermarket for refusing to wear a mask. back in my day, you got kicked out of the supermarket for refusing to wear pants, while squeezing the melons and muttering to yourself, "mm, yup, that's a firm one now. a good'n firm one now. back in my day, every show wasn't getting a reboot. they were all getting a spin-off the fall tv season would begin, and you'd be like, "great news,

sense each he will be freed protesters are increasing pressure on the military by gathering in central yang gone and causing traffic jams on tuesday see cheese lawyer said the military had filed additional charges potentially for lonely high tension scott height is following the story from bangkok and he's got more on the change of tactics being used by the protesters. what the day started with is a campaign a creative way to cause a little bit of disruption in yangon the largest city in myanmar and that was there was a broken car campaign essentially hundreds of drivers if not thousands of drivers around the city pretended that their cars were broken and just stopped parked right in the middle of streets right in the middle of bridges yes to send a message yes to further their civil disobedience movement idea but also to kind of stunning me the traffic of military vehicles of police vehicles as they started to gather for this larger protest today it was so successful that they also prevented protesters from coming out so what we've been told what we're hearing is that that broke up that ca

stories making headlines around the world today thousands have rallied against again rather in the city yang gone to protest against the military coup 2 weeks ago they called for the cheese democratically elected government to be reinstated meanwhile doctors say a protester who was shot in the head with a lot bullet last week has died. germany has warned iran that it's quote playing with fire by violating the nuclear deal the german foreign minister accused tehran of jeopardizing the return of the us to the deal the trumpet ministration withdrew from it in 2018. pakistan says its most celebrated climber is presumed dead muhammad ali's son disappeared while somebody in k 2 along with iceland's john snorri problem or an intensive search has been underway for the trio since they went missing in harsh winter conditions 2 weeks ago. spanish cities have seen a 3rd night of under-estimate anger over the detention of a controversial rapper more than 80 people have been arrested and at least 100 injured so far the most violent confrontations were again in barcelona where demonstrators set up burning

the media dubbed the pair kim yang a more the twists and turns of their lives together as obsessive li as the couple's legions of dedicated fans. from marin gage mint. and lavish marriage celebrations us an italian fort. to big growing family who. can break you late here. which will help their successful fashion and beauty empire as. you see here. cheering the marriage the flamboyant rapper reveals that he was bipolar and struggled with mental health issues and. he launched a last minute presidential bid a few months before the u.s. election last year concerns a wests mental health group after he delivered a rambling speech and revealed that when cardassian was pregnant with their daughter he had initially wanted her to get an abortion cardassian didn't strongly back or discourage her husband's presidential bid but in a long statement she asked for compassion and empathy following his there up to behavior in a so. szell media post last july she said he is a brilliant but complicated past some and has to deal with the pressure and isolation that is heightened by his bipolar disorder. th

military still has the upper hand for now though what can you tell us about the military's deployment and yang gone the country's biggest city. yes some of these soldiers are from light infantry divisions which have a reputation for harsh. tactics i mean we seen this with how they run campaigns against insurgents in different parts of the country we saw what happened in the crackdown on the ring of that which drove more than 700000 men into bangladesh and specifically some of these light infantry soldiers and young dogs are from the 77 flight infantry division why is that significant well according to human rights watch the 77th open fired on protesters back in 2007 now i'm not saying it's the same soldiers in the 77th today as we as there were back in 2007 but people in and the m.r.i. they turn of the 77 i heard about them when i lived in the end on their reputation is notorious and they are clearly chosen for a reason to be on the streets and you know and i'm right now and that reason is to intimidate. the you when has been very vocal more vocal than it has been in the past saying now that t

those arrested and to return to democracy people took to the streets of the cities of mandalay and yang gone in defiance against the military coup this comes as it was confirmed that a protester shot by police earlier in the week had died of her injuries. u.s. president joe biden says he'll approve a disaster declaration for the state of texas paving the way for more federal aid to deal with a crippling winter storm nearly 15000000 people have been facing disruptions to water supplies and at least 2 dozen deaths have been attributed to the storm in the southern state. severe flooding in the indonesian capital jakarta has forest over a 1000 people to flee their homes floodwaters have reached nearly 2 meters in some areas authorities warn the conditions are set to continue as the country expects the heaviest rain of the season in the coming days. nasa's rover perseverance has sent home spectacular images from mars this selfie shows the rover descending from the sky crane that lowered it the final few meters to the surface it's just one of the photos released by nasa of perseverance is 1st

to yang gone. the week of military rule in me and man has triggered a groundswell of demonstrations right across the nation. everywhere the same demand. from china i want unsung suchi and president when meant to be released quickly we want all the people from the winning party the n l d to be released that's what we all want the n.m.i. feeling miserable. in his 1st t.v. address to the nation not the country's new military latest sought to justify the coup repeating allegations of fraud in last year's election. we're investigating the responsible for eighty's regarding voter fraud. promised fresh elections but gave no timeline for when they might be held. the comments have done nothing to quell the anger and defiance of these protestors he say it's too little too late. they want the army out and say compromise is no longer an option. spoke to i'm in town and journalist and young gone i'm young mama i asked how the situation is developing where she is. the situation is much more defiant than it was y

those groups of protesters form in the streets particularly in the big open centers like mandalay and yang go on they seem to be going out early in the day occupying those spaces and then very proactively charging against the protesters they may be doing that as a sign that they are just not going to tolerate these protests anymore but also we're expecting large numbers out on the streets tomorrow the protesters are saying more than 100000 people will come out so perhaps these tactics have been deployed in the hope of. making people a lot more nervous about coming out they do seem to be detaining more people and not just the protesters themselves we understand a number of journalists have been arrested today and they've been shutting down medical support services around these protests sites as well there is a regulation now which appears to be being inforced across. that people should not be gathering in groups of 5 or more and that is a law that's being used to arrest people who are taking part in these protests. u.s. president joe biden has warned saudi arabia the rules are changing and

criticizing china's human rights record in his 1st call with beijing's top diplomat antony blinken told the yang jiechi america would stand up for democratic values including in jiang tibet and hong kong lincoln also called on china to join international condemnation of the military coup in me and ma he warned the u.s. would work with allies against any chinese threaten to stability in the in the pacific region including across the taiwan strait. ready ready. ready. thank you tucker. he takes. charge. ready ready ready of her daughter 1st is a woman don't let any of that except to steal the assailant. come into the market for tots. she knows it all to see on the local corner. see it can also say your. cruise through to the 3rd muscle in the shoe shine your snow greener and you know. it is good removing you which on. your part to nuclear question that our new recall west in the gut. you see preschool here in it's own or peaceful. don't they start. up in access all i can i was in the street between shall. be laid to rest us. up a saddle. don't apply the animals. they don't look at them palatable b

. >> turns out a great way to the yang the rebellion is to yang the slaves out from under the enemies. >> and the guy was freeing the slaves and they'd go back to africa. >> they don't tell you that in second grade. >> the sin of slavery loomed over america for centuries. and it was not absolved with emancipation. >> lincoln died close to easter. this made it easy for people to imagine he died for the sins of the nation. >> the martyr narrative made it possible to think of lincoln in a simplistic way. >> we live in a culture where everybody has to be a hero or villain. the reality is that great politicians are both. >> part of the challenge is to recapture him from all the bronze and lime stone into which he has been cast and see him as a person. >> lincoln had experiences. and most people evolve as they have more experiences. and it is not a criticism of lincoln to say he evolved. it would be a criticism to say he was a man who never changed his mind, never learned anything. >> we can become better versions of ourselves. we can change over time. lincoln was evolutionary. and being ev

growing protests against this week's cooed crowds of people took to the streets of the largest city yang gone on saturday to denounce the military takeover riot police block the straits using barricades and water cannon many of the protesters will read in support of the rest of laeta songs or. resistance appears to be growing this demonstration in yangon is the 1st such mass public protest since the military took over the country on monday among the chants military dictator fail fail democracy wind and demands for the release of elected leader aung sun suu chee authorities were not far away army chief min on lying seized power on monday alleging fraud in a november 8th election won by aung sun suu cheese and l d party the electoral commission dismissed the army's accusations. now the country's internet access has been severely reduced independent monitor net block's says meehan maher is in the midst of a 2nd nation scale internet blackout with connectivity at almost half of ordinary levels other reports say the military government ordered the shutdown of facebook and twitter claiming the

now, former democratic presidential candidate and current candidate for new york city mayor, andrew yang. it's nice to see you again. i'm sorry about the circumstances. you attended the rally today. what's your reaction to the racism directed at the asian american community? >> great to be back with you today as well, ana. sorry it's about this topic. this is a heartbreaking and devastating time for so many people in the asian american community. i talked to the family of one of the victims this week and there's just so much pain and confusion and a desire to feel safe and right now, a lot of people in new york city do not feel safe on their own streets. >> have you personally experienced anything since this pandemic started specifically? >> i think every asian american has sensed an increase in hostility or xenophobia in ways big and small. in my case, i've been fortunate that i haven't been a direct victim to some of the assaults that have been described but i know that the feeling of fear is very real. i just talked to a restauranteur whose staff does not feel safe coming and going to

of the victims this week, and there's just so much pain and confusion and desire to feel safe. >> yangrunning for new york city mayor, said many of these crimes against asian-americans go unreported. >>> let's take a quick look at the state of the pandemic outside the u.s. new zealand now has auckland, its largest city, under a seven-day lockdown after finding two new local cases of unknown origin. residents will be allowed to leave home only for essential work and shopping. >>> irish police say they've arrested about two dozen anti-lockdown protesters after violent clashes in dublin. the gathering was in total violation of public health measures. >>> in england the government trying to get children back to school safely. every household with children old enough to go to school will get two rapid covid tests per person per week. classrooms are set to reopen on march the 8th. >>> and france may have to deal with a major mental health crisis on top of the virus. the country has been under lockdown on and off for nearly a year now and it is taking a huge toll, especially on students. cnn'

john yang reports on the persistent digital divide.t's the first of two reports tonight as part of our race matters series. >> so you're not going to say she? or you're going to say her? >> tuesday morning at frances marion school in the city of marion, a handful of students are in class. >> so information in this speech is missing -- >> officials suspended in-person learning because of the threat of coronavirus. but many students are still here two days aweek because they can't get online at home and neither can some of their teachers. >> i will prefer to be at home. but my situation calls for me to be here. >> english teacher temp ra tucker. >> i live in a very, very country type area in the suburban way out in the country. especially with me, i could hear my students. they could hear me sometimes. but the connection was very, very off in the country. >> you know, it's almost like, we're like mayberry r.f.d. in 2021. >> kathy trimble is the principal, an overwhelmingly african-american pre-k through 12th grade school. 90% of the stud

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ask you about andrew yang real quick. that was the other headline. seller in new york. what do you think, i'm oddly fascinated by new york city mayor's race he is doing pretty well on name recognition? >> that is leading the pack. it is a huge pack. over 24 people tossed their hat into the ring. he has proposed this universal basic income at a time when the city is going to have a hard sometime just paying its basic bills. he will inherit the pandemic response which city is in middle of. huge cost associated with that. controversy whether the schools open, stay closed open. all that will be on the mayor's plate if he were to win the primary in june. that will thin the field then. basic income at a time budgets are stressed in the city and the state? he is proposing the city take control of the subway system from the state that would be a huge battle with albany. a lot to digest in a fascinating race to watch. connell: it is fascinating. i think maybe like i said earlier, name recognition has a lot to do probably why he is ahead right now in the polls

in a statement yang says he is experiencing mild symptoms but otherwise he's feeling well.'s in good spirits. he also says while he is in quarantine, he will still be planning to attend as many virtual events as possible. >>> republican senate leader mitch mcconnell taking on controversial georgia congresswoman marjorie taylor greene saying conspiracy theorys are cancer for the republican party. but will she face any pushback in the house? that's next. dad, it's a video call. hold the phone in front of you. how's that? get...get mom. [ding] power e*trade gives you an award-winning app with 24/7 support when you need it the most. don't get mad. get e*trade and start trading today. when our daughter and her kids moved in with us... our bargain detergent couldn't keep up. turns out it's mostly water. so, we switched back to tide. one wash, stains are gone. daughter: slurping don't pay for water. pay for clean. it's got to be tide. ♪ don't you tell me that i'm crazy... ♪ ♪ don't you say that i'm losing my mind. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ if i'm acting a little strange ♪ ♪ it's cause there's someth

and correspondent in taipei william yang has been following the story for us we just heard it there trying to says this is about sovereignty what are other saying. right but in fact most of the people including the chinese users of this actually considers this as yet another attempt that the chinese government is trying to censor speeches that they consider as sensitive and possibly going to really. stage an attempt to probably a rock and also like really disrupt the whole system of the government so they try to really close this all before it grows big. you were following some of the conversations which took place in china on clubhouse in fact you know we have to mention that a lot of people were actually not they had downloaded the app through the chinese app store that they were finding other ways actually to get access to this and conduct these conversations what stood out to you content wise so most of the major themes on some of the chinese chat rooms are in fact focusing on like you said. prosecutions of the weekers and the hong kong democracy movement and also a time when sovereign

military coup there on february 1st showing no signs of slowing people fled from lines of riot police and yang on they've been demanding the release of elected leader aung san suu cheap and the return to democracy. kim's got a good news for you at a little over 25 minutes here on al-jazeera one a while east next. first major legislation for president joe biden is getting the pandemic under control with a battlefield exaction of money we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in now while the pandemic has devastated many industries to give it a huge boost to the video game sector counting the cost on al-jazeera. coby 9 tain has taken a heavy toll worldwide causing millions of deaths and a global economic recession but more than a year later its origins remain shrouded in mystery don't prove it did also machine . scientists are trying to trace the viruses route from the animal kingdom to humans they're just sick leave you loose. men posher you can also do it in yourself do. vote on it. and as the pandemic surges there are urgent calls to change human b

all right thank you so much for that update from yang on. well just to pick up on what allie was saying about the general in general let's take a closer look at the man in charge of men and took over the military in 2011 that's the same year that me and maher began undergoing major political transformation and under a power sharing agreement the military have had a major say in defense on border affairs they're also guaranteed 25 percent of seats in parliament he's been credited for his involvement in critical national security issues such as cease fire agreements with armed ethnic groups but 2 years ago he was sanctioned by the u.s. for his role in a military crackdown on muslims which led to more than 730000 people fleeing to neighboring bangladesh and in recent interviews with local media general funk said he'd be open to entering politics once he'd stepped away from the military let's say it's almost andrews's the un special rapporteur on the situation of human rights i mean mark he's joining us from washington d.c. thanks very much for

john yang has the details. >> yang: judy, the leaders of five vaccine makers told congress today they'dping up production and distribution in the coming days. the c.d.c. says moderna and pfizer have delivered a total of more than 82 million doses so far. the companies say they'll deliver nearly twice that many additional doses by the end of march. right now, about 1.6 million americans are vaccinated each day. at that rate, it will take about year to vaccinate all adults in the country. science correspondent miles o'brien has been covering all of this. >> miles, what is the hold-up. why is this not moving as fast as many people would hope it would? >> reporter: well, john, as i think a lot of people know by now, the two vaccines that had the emergency use authorization are an entirely different way of doing vaccines. messenger rna, it is a piece of genetic material that teaches our own body to produce what looks like the spikey coronavirus protein, and thus in turn teaches our body it is a bad thing and do go after it. it is a great way to treat the immune system. but if you just inject

and for more we have journalist am in town on the line up front yang by a police have cracked down on protests all over the country as we've seen here tell us more about what is going on now a month after the coup. sure what we seem to day is the deadliest day of protest so far we have at least 7 who've been confirmed dead only yesterday a day with the highest body count it's also a day in which we've essentially doubled the amount of bodies and we seem to miss the beginning of the coup and we see all over the country that the police as well as the military are involved in security crackdowns that have been used in all manners of weapons from the water cannons tear gas flash bang grenades and now to live ammunition so you're saying that the police are getting increasingly violent in the way that they are dealing with the protesters is this a sign that they are losing their grip on the situation. yes you know in a way it's been a month and you might expect in some cases that people would have gotten tired of protesting have gotten sick of not working get not getting money but you know

sons and she will be freed protesters are increasing pressure on the military by gathering in central yang dawn and causing traffic jam. a group of armed men has attacked a school in nigeria kidnapping at least 50 students and staff it happened in kadar a newsier states at least one students is believed to have been killed. the man credited with saving hundreds of lives during the rwandan genocide is on trial in kigali recess a beginner is accused of several charges including belonging to a terrorist organization pathan stories following events from nairobi. he has been charged with 9 counts including martha and belong belong to a terrorist. all this aspect expected to take a peek today and all these charges really stem from his party the national liberation. movement for democratic change which has to win called the national liberation front which the government accuses of attacking villages either 1000 border. in the u.s. has called on yemen's houthi fighters to halt their advance on the city of washington special envoy for yemen says back channels are being used very aggressively to get

with live rounds after stun grenades and tear vats fail to disperse the crowds at the latest from yang gone also coming up on the show . dozens of pro-democracy activists in hong kong turned themselves into the police and are charged under china's national security lock. up tape from california spontaneous. band and soccer say stake their claim to the bundesliga title edging.

have fun in fawn yang.the capital city of north korea is reinventing itself but only a few people can enjoy the benefits. and insidious reward system coerces people into loyalty towards the regime of. those who don't make it into the fun metropolis live in poverty. have fun in challenging. 75 minutes on w. . it's about billions. it's about our work. it's about the foundation of the world order of the new silk road. china wants to expand its influence with this trade network and so in europe conflicts are inevitable the consequences unpredictable the guinness book of the say came from the chinese state a lot of money at its disposal again and that's how it's expanding that and asserting its status and position in the world in the face of the hope of course. china is promising its partners rich profits but in europe there's a sharp warning you could never accept money from the new superpower will become dependent on any. china's gateway to europe. starts feb 19th on deep. the fact. that. this is news coming t

3 people were wounded on friday when police fired rubber bullets in the southeastern city of mommy yang and oh arrested protesters gave the 3 fingered salute of the opposition in defiance. meanwhile the military regime began releasing more than $23000.00 prisoners as part of a mass clearing of the country's jails. though the military has presented this as a sign of good will the opposition fears the regime could just be making room for many new arrests. and for more let's bring in amal zarine he is the co-founder of forces of renewal south east asia which is a network of scholars and activists that support democratic struggles across national borders he himself is from myanmar and now lives in london where he's joining us from i thank you for being a d.w.i. like to begin by talking about the suspension of the laws that limit security forces from detaining suspects without a court order this of course will make it easier for people to be arrested will it work to make people less likely to protest against the military. well let me sooner or later the. months of rest are going to fall and

his 1st call with beijing's top diplomat to criticize china's human rights records lincoln told the yang jiechi that america will stand up for democratic values. african union leaders have been meeting by video conference for their annual summit the outgoing chairman. says the continent has been devastated by coronavirus and still faces a long and difficult road those are the headlines people in power as a fixed. it's been over a year since the covert 19 coronavirus emerged in china and set off a devastating global pandemic as the death toll has grown the responses of governments and health services have come under intense scrutiny much less attention has been paid to deeply disturbing questions about the largest group of those afflicted the disabled in the 1st of a 2 episode special report we've been to investigate whether enough has been done to protect the world's most vulnerable people. ringback as governments and states across the world continue to battle the cave it 19 pandemic a deeply disturbing question has there been a shameful failure to protect some of the world's most vulner

one hand have been paying tribute to a whistleblower doctor on the anniversary of his death lee when yang warned about the spread of the corona virus back in december 29000 but was reprimanded by police for doing so is death from code 19 sparked an outpouring of public anger over the government's handling of the outbreak. snow sleet and strong winds the german weather service issued a severe weather warning for northern and central germany going well into monday forecasters warn of up to 50 centimeters of snow fall roads are expected to be icy and dangerous strong winds are already lashing northern germany the words there are working hard to keep road conditions safe train service has been suspended in parts of the country authorities are asking residents in the affected areas to stay at home if at all possible. and our correspondent is in hanover in central germany bracing himself for what might come tell us what's expected there. well lots and lots of snow to be frank it's a tale of extern in germany at the moment because a poll of vortex is sending i see down from the arctic while at t

well for the very latest let's bring in activist pew pew tall in yang dawn thanks for being with us 1st of all the human rights expert on myanmar has warned the prospect of major violence there today you or in young gone what's the situation there. on the market that are now hillary i want i want to see our get there even in philly and even get to show our unity because today that we have all the people who are feeling what. you know i don't think 30 m.p.g. go like you go there you crawl now. feet and there to make you 80 are younger over us and also i can see that they are. so if your grandma you would feel like i can't go on 'd and rant but again so so yes very tense now you are opposing the coup what do you and your fellow campaigners there hope to achieve with this demonstration today. we of course we awoke to it seems that we want our democracy our main target is to release our. thoughts and thank you i would prefer we mean and be released immediately best for all over today protests we wondered still in the war that we are against military cope and we want our insight and also i a

and for more we have journalist am in town on the line up front yang by a police have cracked down on protests all over the country as we've seen here tell us more about what is going on now a month after the coup. sure what we seem to day is the deadliest day of protests and we've seen since the beginning of the coup and we see all over the country that the police as well as the military are involved in security crackdowns that have been using all manners of weapons from water cannons tear gas flash bang grenades and now to live ammunition so you're saying that the police are getting increasingly violent in the way that they are dealing with the protesters is this a sign that they are losing their grip on the situation. yes you know in a way it's been a month and you might expect in some cases that people would have gotten tired of protesting have gotten sick of not working get not getting money but you know considering that the police are increased deadliness their reactions and people are still going out to the streets i think it really shows that people are responding more and mor

this is all to 0 these are the top stories one persons being killed in southern yang go on me in law's largest city during violence between the police and he coopers hester's the police have been firing live rounds tear gas and water cannon as they try to end weeks of demonstrations against the military coup tony chang is covering this from bangkok one a male protester was shot in the side in think on your own in the south of yangon on earlier today his death was confirmed by the local hospital there and this seems part of a wider crackdown that is happening all across yangon in fact all across the country there are more than a 1000 marching in downtown young gone mainly engineers they've been joined with railway workers at the moment they haven't been challenge by police but up and they down near the university there have been there the police have been pushing down hard with tear gas fired rubber bullets and we understand live fire as well. the u.s. has approved the johnson and johnson vaccine it's the country's 3rd and its 1st single dose $4000000.00 doses are ready to be shipped it