This is bbc news with the latest headlines. For viewers in the uk and around the world. Joe biden warns the u. S. Economic crisis is deepening as he introduces his coronavirus Economic Relief plan. Families are going hungry. People are at risk of being evicted. Job losses are mounting again. We need to act. Articles of impeachment against the former us president donald trump, will be delivered to the senate on monday paving the way for his trial to begin. New Research Suggests the new uk strain of the coronavirus may be more deadly than the original virus. There is some evidence that the new variant, the variant was first identified
in london and the southeast may be associated with a higher degree of mortality. And as countries around the world try to step up vaccinations against coronavirus we ask how and when will poor nations catch up. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. President biden has introduced an Economic Relief plan worth two trillion dollars to provide Economic Relief to americans reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The president signed executive orders which will give low income families easier access to federal Food Assistance programmes and start the process for requiring federal contractors to pay their workers a minimum wage of 15 per hour. President biden spoke of the hardship people are facing. I of the hardship people are facing. Dont believe the country i dont believe the people of this countryjust i dont believe the people of this country just want to stand by and watch their friends, country just want to stand by and watch theirfriends, neighbours, watch their friends, neighbours, co workers, watch theirfriends, neighbours, co workers, fellow americans go hungry and lose their sense of dignity, hope and respect. I dont believe that. Especially in the middle of the pandemic. Thats so weakened and wrecked so much havoc and cause so much pain on america. Thats not who we are. The bottom line is this, we are in a national emergency. We need to act like we are in a national emergency. So weve got to move. With everything weve got to move. With everything weve got, and was going to do it together. I dont believe democrats or republicans are going hungry and losing jobs, or republicans are going hungry and losingjobs, i believe or republicans are going hungry and losing jobs, i believe americans are going hungry and losing theirjobs. Lets get more lebo diseko our washington correspondentjoins me now. A number of themes but ultimately its about unity and helping americans who are in need here. Yes. Americans who are in need here. Yes, we knew that americans who are in need here. Yes, we knew that joe americans who are in need here. Yes, we knew that joe biden americans who are in need here. 1913 we knew thatjoe biden really wanted to put more into helping reduce the Economic Impact of the coronavirus on people when that stimulus package was passed in december. He said it was passed in december. He said it wasjust was passed in december. He said it was just a first step. We start today with him signing two executive orders wasnt one that really dealt with trying to get money to people more quickly. As you said, increasing the money that people who receive food stamps get. Also people who have children that receive free school meals, increasing that money there. There is no guarantee that he will that 1. 9 trillion dollar deal through congress in fact it looks like it will be quite an uphill battle. Remember, its a 50 50 split in the senate at the moment. Kamala
harris, Vice President is the tiebreaker. And lots of republicans say look, wejust tiebreaker. And lots of republicans say look, we just spent lots of money, we passed lots of money to help people whove been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. This is him i would say setting out the first steps and arguably, if he knew that he was able to get that 1. 9 trillion through congress heat may not be doing this by executive order as hes doing now. We not be doing this by executive order as hes doing now. As hes doing now. We also need to talk about what as hes doing now. We also need to talk about what is as hes doing now. We also need to talk about what is happening as hes doing now. We also need to talk about what is happening with l talk about what is happening with the impeachment process. The president was asked very briefly about that. Bring us up to date with where we are with that situation. The article of impeachment will be given to the senate on monday. As it stands according to the rules the senate will need to take up a trial on tuesday by at one oclock. They can agree to change those rules. I would imagine that there will be quite some negotiations between the democrats and republicans over the weekend to see how they do this. I
think forjoe biden his big concern is getting his cabinet confirmed. Because its quite possible that that will not happen if the senate is taken up with child. Is taken up with child. Thanks so much for talking is taken up with child. Thanks so much for talking us is taken up with child. Thanks so much for talking us through is taken up with child. Thanks so much for talking us through all l is taken up with child. Thanks so l much for talking us through all the latest developments in washington. The uk Prime Minister borisjohnson has given an update on the latest scientific information on the coronavirus. He said that the new strain first identified in southest england is, in fact, more deadly contrary to was previously thought. Lets take a listen. Since the beginning of this pandemic weve tried to update you as soon as possible about changes in the Scientific Data or the analysis. And so i must tell you this afternoon that weve been informed today that in addition to spreading more quickly it also now appears that there is some evidence that the new variant,
the variant which was first identified in london and the southeast may be associated with a higher degree of mortality. Professor calum semple is a specialist in outbreak medicine at the university of liverpool. Hes also a member of the governments Scientific Advisory group sage but is speaking to us in a personal capacity. Tonight you are speaking to us in a purely private capacity. We value your expertise. This evidence that this new variant is more deadly, just talk us through the evidence. Its very early days as to us learning about this new variant. Whats been seen here is using data from the community to testing very small but important rise in death has been looked at. This means that for a typical six year old male for example, with typical health risks
that that person has, they are at risk of death is right about ten in 1000. And with a new variant it has increased to 13 in 1000. So we are not talking about bodies in the streets, were not talking about breakdown of society. But for the people at risk, there is a small but a significant rise in risk. The message here now is if you are at a High Risk Group and you are called for vaccination please take on that vaccination. Please go and get it. If you not in High Risk Groups get called yet pleased pay particular attention to social distancing, mass, handwashing and ventilating euros. Y. , mass, handwashing and ventilating euros. , ,. , euros. Can you help us understand wh this euros. Can you help us understand why this particular euros. Can you help us understand why this particular variant euros. Can you help us understand why this particular variant is euros. Can you help us understand why this particular variant is more | why this particular variant is more transmissible . We heard sir Patrick Fallon say he doesnt believe it is because of a higher viral load as would be the logical conclusion. What is your thinking as to why it is more transmissible . What is your thinking as to why it is more transmissible . Perhaps not enou h is more transmissible . Perhaps not enough scientists is more transmissible . Perhaps not enough scientists willing is more transmissible . Perhaps not enough scientists willing to is more transmissible . Perhaps not enough scientists willing to say is more transmissible . Perhaps not
enough scientists willing to say we | enough scientists willing to say we just dont know. That is the reality. Wejust just dont know. That is the reality. We just dont know. This new variant only evolved about six weeks ago. Were learning about it very quickly. We are seeing an increase that we talked about this evening about the increase fatality within the community setting. That hasnt come through to the hospital death rate yet. It might well do, it doesnt need to but it could well do. The reasons for why this is happening are unclear. But it has been observed in each of the previous pandemics from the 1918 pandemic, the 2009 pandemic. In each of these cases the second wave did see a more virulent strain. Help of these cases the second wave did see a more virulent strain. See a more virulent strain. Help us to explain. See a more virulent strain. Help us to exnlain. When see a more virulent strain. Help us to explain, when we see a more virulent strain. Help us to explain, when we talk see a more virulent strain. Help us to explain, when we talk about to explain, when we talk about infection rates going down, if this is more transmissible and yet infection rates are going down, talk us through the logic of that. This is because us through the logic of that. This is because the us through the logic of that. Ti 3 is because the vast majority of people in our country are being really helpful. They are sticking to the rules, they are not going out
when they dont need to. They are staying home when theyre sick. They getting lateral flow tests when they can if they are at work. And theyre getting pcr tests if theyve got symptoms. There is nothing magical about the virus. If people stick to the rules they will break transmission change, they will stop spreading it and the virus will come down. Its spreading it and the virus will come down. � ,. , spreading it and the virus will come down. � , ,. , spreading it and the virus will come down. ,. ,. , down. Its as simple as that. You make it sound down. Its as simple as that. You make it sound so down. Its as simple as that. You make it sound so simple down. Its as simple as that. You make it sound so simple but down. Its as simple as that. You make it sound so simple but wel down. Its as simple as that. You i make it sound so simple but we are asking so many people so much but so many people has lost so, so much. Its a big as for people. And the young people are really suffering really badly. I do feel for the young people who are lit missing out on Educational Opportunities in university times. Its a tough ask for anyone. University times. Its a tough ask for anyone for anyone. Appreciated you recognising for anyone. Appreciated you recognising that. For anyone. Appreciated you recognising that. Thank for anyone. Appreciated you | recognising that. Thank you. Many countries have begun rolling out coronavirus vaccines, often initially focusing on the most Vulnerable People in their populations. However some countries have administered many more doses than others. So far israel has administered the highest amount of vaccines relative to their population, of any nation in the world with over 38. 8 doses administered per 100 people. The United Kingdom has the best rate among larger countries, withjust over 8. 6 doses administered per 100 people. The United States isjust behind, with around 5. 3 doses administered per 100 people. And although china which has administed the second highest number of individual vaccines at 15 million, this amounts tojust over1 dose administered per 100 people. We can speak now to markjit, professor of vaccine epidemiology at the London School of hygiene and tropical medicine. Its good of you to join us. Talk us through in lehmans terms, explained to us the discrepancy between those figures when it comes to which countries are doing better in which
countries are doing better in which countries are doing better in which countries are perhaps struggling when it comes to vaccine distribution. When it comes to vaccine distribution. ,. ,. , distribution. There are many reasons why countries distribution. There are many reasons why countries have distribution. There are many reasons why countries have been distribution. There are many reasons why countries have been able distribution. There are many reasons why countries have been able to why countries have been able to distribute fewer doses of vaccine for type i think the biggest reason is supply. Some countries have very large orders for vaccines. And some countries havent sometimes there have been problems and supplies for instance, we heard that someone for the pfizer vaccine, its not been possible to get as much supply as originally projected. Possible to get as much supply as originally projected. Originally proected. When it comes to those originally projected. When it comes to those countries originally projected. When it comes to those countries that originally projected. When it comes to those countries that perhaps originally projected. When it comes. To those countries that perhaps have as you say bought one particular vaccine which pfizer has lightly rode back on distribution. Is that it . And they locked into that or is there a possibility that they can go to the Oxford Astrazeneca team and buy up that . Has at all accounted
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is that countries there citizens are safe . The problem is that countries that there citizens are safe . The problem is that countries that didnt there citizens are safe . The problem is that countries that didnt have is that countries that didnt have the resources to make these big preorders, which would were made before we knew the vaccine was successful. Countries that could afford it still preordered them because. Some countries can afford to do that but this is why the kovacs initiative has been so important. Thats the who the Vaccine Alliance part of it saying that actually, lets come together as a World Community in order doses on behalf of many countries as possible. So that every country will be guaranteed a certain supply. And countries will pay for it according to their ability to pay according to how rich they are. You so much. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come, as japan insists preparations for the delayed olympics are going ahead, we look at the current experience of organising big, International Sporting events
during the pandemic. Donald trump is now the 45th president of the United States. He was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. Its going to be only america first. America first. Demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. Anti apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests l throughout the tour. They called him the butcher of lyon. Klaus altman is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. The west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. There, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. Millions came to bathe as close
as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity thats believed by officials to have broken all records. This is bbc news, the latest headlines. Japans government has been forced to reaffirm its commitment to hold the delayed summer olympics and paralympics following reports that the entire event could be cancelled following last years announcement of a 12 month delay. Much ofjapan is under a state of emergency due to coronavirus and public concerns over an influx of people have tempered some enthusiasm for the games due to start in six months time. We can speak now to neil adams, a former World Champion in judo who now works with the internationaljudo federation. Good the internationaljudo federation. To have you with through good to have you with us. Talk us through your feelings, your reaction first of all to japans decision
here. I first of all to japans decision here. ~ , first of all to japans decision here. ~ ,. ,. Here. I think it will be tragic if we dont get here. I think it will be tragic if we dont get there. Here. I think it will be tragic if we dont get there. I here. I think it will be tragic if we dont get there. I think here. I think it will be tragic if we dont get there. I think it i here. I think it will be tragic if i we dont get there. I think it will be tragic for every athlete that has been training for four years. Since and it will be a tragedy. But safety 1st. Its got to be lives saved if thats the way we have to go. But there are different methods of keeping safe competition. And the International Federation have proved that. We put onto really successful events. The president of the internationaljudo federation has done a greatjob of it. As have all of the staff and competitors and coaches that have been taken part as well. ~ coaches that have been taken part as well. , ~. , coaches that have been taken part as well. , ~. ,. ,. , coaches that have been taken part as well. , ~. ,. , i. , coaches that have been taken part as well. , ~. ,. ,. ,. , ~ well. Talk about how you do make udo covid well. Talk about how you do make judo covid say well. Talk about how you do make judo covid say. Ultimately, well. Talk about how you do make judo covid say. Ultimately, its well. Talk about how you do make judo covid say. Ultimately, its a l judo covid say. Ultimately, its a Contact Sport. It judo covid say. Ultimately, its a Contact SportContact Sport. It is a contact sort. Contact sport. It is a Contact Sport. Combat Contact Sport. It is a Contact Sport. Combat and Contact Sport. It is a Contact Sport. Combat and contact. |
Contact Sport. It is a contact i sport. Combat and contact. Its actual contact. Which means weve all had to be in bubbles. And they are very, very specific bubbles. We are very, very specific bubbles. We are tested to times before prior to getting on that aeroplane. Tested when we get off the aeroplane in the hotel or in the actual airport itself. And kept in quarantine until we get a negative run on that. And then of course, this goes for all then of course, this goes for all the athletes, all of the staff, everybody thats going to be in that stadium. And the stadium itself is just a bubble of people that have had negative tests. We are not allowed to leave the bubble from the second we get back on the aeroplane and get back into this country. And we have to be tested as well on the way back in. So its really, really strictly done, well done. Unfortunately, weve got no people
watching. Its audience free and its behind closed doors but at least they are able to continue with their 0lympic dream and qualification can still go on. So the difficulties outweigh, and especially no audiences outweigh the, dont outweigh the benefits of holding this just for the sake of getting the athletes out there. Briefly if you would. Its getting the athletes out there. Briefly if you would. Getting the athletes out there. Briefly if you would. Its done a treat briefly if you would. Its done a great job briefly if you would. Its done a great job. There briefly if you would. Its done a great job. There are briefly if you would. Its done a great job. There are three briefly if you would. Its done a great job. There are three and| briefly if you would. Its done a | great job. There are three and a greatjob. There are three and a half thousand tests in delhi weve just come back from. Three and a half thousand working close it dont hire. Working very closely with the government there. And with the sporting and whats happening is, its enabled us to be able to compete and compete at the highest level. Keep the dream open. No matter what happens. At least these athletes have a hope. Keep matter what happens. At least these athletes have a hope. Matter what happens. At least these athletes have a hope. Keep the dream alive. Athletes have a hope. Keep the dream alive thank athletes have a hope. Keep the dream alive. Thank you athletes have a hope. Keep the dream alive. Thank you so athletes have a hope. Keep the dream alive. Thank you so much for your time. Google has threatened to switch off its Search Engine, should a new law come into force. That would make it pay for showing local news articles on its site. The government of Prime Minister scott morrison, argues that, since google profits from linking to news providers, the Search Engine should pay for the journalism. Its a debate reflected all over the world. Lets hear first from googles australian director, mel silva, arguing against the new law. If this version of the code were to become law, it would give us no real choice but to stop making Google Search available in australia. In its current form, the code remains unavailable unworkable and if it became law, would hurt notjust google but small publishers, Small Businesses and millions of australians that use our Services Every day. Australia makes our rules for things you can do in australia. That is done in our parliament. That is done by our government, and that is how things work here in australia. People who want to work with that in australia, youre very welcome, but we dont respond to threats. Sinan aral is the director of the Massachusetts Institute of technologys initiative on the Digital Economy and author of the hype machine, which looks at how social media disrupts our world. Lets start with the basics. When it comes to what potentially australia wants google to pay for, when we here and just Standard Terms . Publishers provide content that users read and earn money off of advertisement. Google makes that content accessible through search and google news. And the question is, who showed appropriate that value was much of the publishers be paid, should google be paid and how should we grow the pie and divide the pie in that chain . find
should we grow the pie and divide the pie in that chain . The pie in that chain . And when it comes to google the pie in that chain . And when it comes to google threatening the pie in that chain . And when it comes to google threatening to i the pie in that chain . And when it i comes to google threatening to pull its services. Its not the first on the first time theyd done this. Where do you think this will go . Interesting lee debate whether google is a substance or a complement for publishers. In other words they could drive people towards publishers contents are so they read more or he could substitute away from publishers so they read substitute away from publishers so they read less and earn less. In spain they read less and earn less. In spain and they read less and earn less. In spain and germany in 2000 and for they passed laws. To spain and germany in 2000 and for they passed laws. They passed laws. To forestall to a they passed laws. To forestall to pay publishers they passed laws. To forestall to pay publishers. Weve they passed laws. To forestall to pay publishers. Weve actually. They passed laws. To forestall to i pay publishers. Weve actually seen that this isnt the first time that google has threatened to and in fact pulled out of markets as they did in spain in december of 2014. My colleagues of stanford and microsofts respectively did a study that showed when google did pull out a reduced overall News Consumption by about 20 and paid views on publishers other than by google by
10 . Which demonstrates that actually google is generating content views for these new papers and publishers rather than substituting away from them. And similar to googles argument that you decided, it was the smallest publishers that were hurt the most while the largest publishers didnt see significant changes in their traffic. ~. , see significant changes in their traffic. ~ ,. ,. , traffic. When it comes to spain, how has it resolved traffic. When it comes to spain, how has it resolved and traffic. When it comes to spain, how has it resolved and when traffic. When it comes to spain, how has it resolved and when it traffic. When it comes to spain, how has it resolved and when it comes i traffic. When it comes to spain, howj has it resolved and when it comes to what australia is saying that its important about democracy having the news well paid for, etc, how does that all were . That all were . There is a debate about how that all were . There is a debate about how to that all were . There is a debate about how to grow that all were . There is a debate about how to grow the that all were . There is a debate about how to grow the pie i that all were . There is a debate about how to grow the pie and l that all were . There is a debatej about how to grow the pie and a debate about how to appropriate the value thats generated by that party. Who should get paid and what amount. Thats where the dispute lies currently. In spain when the law was passed and google threatening to pull out, they actually called the bluff in spain and said we are going to pass a lot anyway. And google cloud that bluff
and did pull out. And we saw the results of what happened in spain as a result of the brinksmanship and the eventual pullout. The question i will become, will australia pass a . It seems like they will. Will google palau . It seems like they will. Prior evidence indicates that it will news readership. In a sentence or two, is will news readership. In a sentence or two. Is this will news readership. In a sentence or two, is this good will news readership. In a sentence or two, is this good for will news readership. In a sentence or two, is this good for the will news readership. In a sentence or two, is this good for the rest i will news readership. In a sentence or two, is this good for the rest ofl or two, is this good for the rest of us . What do you think, beneficial or not . I us . What do you think, beneficial or not . , us . What do you think, beneficial or not . ~ , us . What do you think, beneficial or not . ~ ,. , not . I think it is bad for the content of not . I think it is bad for the content of diversity not . I think it is bad for the content of diversity of i not . I think it is bad for the content of diversity of the l not . I think it is bad for the i content of diversity of the content of news thats available. Its bad for the smallest, long tail publishers that are going to be hurt by seeing decreases in traffic, dramatic decreases. But i think that if google pulls out, large scale publishers could earn more of a given news readership dollar that they would appropriate while google is not fair. It will both help and hurt in different ways. Interesting. Thank ou hurt in different ways. Interesting. Thank you very hurt in different ways. Interesting. Thank you very much hurt in different ways. Interesting. Thank you very much for hurt in different ways. Interesting. Thank you very much for talking i hurt in different ways. Interesting. J thank you very much for talking us through that. Australia being seen as the litmus test. Youll no doubt remember the team of nepalese climbers who became the first to reach the summit of the worlds second highest mountain k2 in winter. Theyre continuing theirjourney home and have been giving more details about how they battled freezing temperatures and Hurricane Force winds. The bbc� s tim allman has more. The journey they are was arduous. The journey they are was arduous. The journey they are was arduous. The journey back a lot more enjoyable. This team of nepalese climbers were giving a heroes welcome in islamabad. Garnered with flowers, posing for southeast their achievement a source of real pride. I think it was a great ordeal and it was great team effort. I think it was great team effort. I think it was personal because we all worked in this together. Thats a clear message for everybody in the world to say that if you unite together anything is possible. Not quite on
top of the world but near enough. Iq top of the world but near enough. K2 has been called the savage mountain. The only one higher than 8000 metres but had never been climbed in the winter. That is until a few days ago. The Hazardous Conditions only making what they did all more impressive. Brute making what they did all more impressive making what they did all more im ressive. ~. , impressive. We will we were called and there was impressive. We will we were called and there was a impressive. We will we were called and there was a sunrise. Impressive. We will we were called and there was a sunrise. Which i and there was a sunrise. Which warmed my and there was a sunrise. Which warmed my body. And there was a sunrise. Which warmed my body. And and there was a sunrise. Which warmed my body. And it i and there was a sunrise. Which warmed my body. And it was. And there was a sunrise. Which l warmed my body. And it was fine again warmed my body. And it was fine aaain. , warmed my body. And it was fine auain,. , , again. Just imagine, if this is the sort of welcome again. Just imagine, if this is the sort of welcome they again. Just imagine, if this is the sort of welcome they received i again. Just imagine, if this is the sort of welcome they received in | sort of welcome they received in pakistan. What would be like when they finally get back home to nepal . More proof that dog is indeed mans best friend. A devoted canine has spent days waiting outside a turkish hospital where her sick owner was being treated. The loyal pet followed the ambulance that transported the owner to the medical facility in the black sea city of trabzon. On wednesday, the dog was finally reunited with her delighted master. Both have now returned home and are said to be doing fine. Good evening. Those places that have been affected by flooding this week should have something of a chance to dry out over the weekend, because weve changed the weather type, weve changed to something colder. We will see some spells of sunshine, we will also see some snow in places. What we have is low pressure to the nort heast, the remnants of storm christoph, which brought all the rain earlier in the week. But with that low sitting to the north east of us, it is driving a northerly wind, and that is going to be feeding quite a few wintry showers in through tonight, those showers moving in from the north west, some sleet and snow even to quite low levels, and some widespread ice with temperatures dropping to freezing or below. We could well get to 8 or 9
celsius across parts of eastern scotland. So a frosty, icy start to tomorrow morning with a covering of snow in places. A little bit of fog first thing as well for southern counties of england. As we go through the day, it turns into a sunshine and wintry showers day, really. Those showers through the afternoon lining up across western scotland into north west england, merseyside, the midlands, perhaps getting into east anglia. These could be wintry, even to quite low levels, but certainly over the hills. Temperatures of 2 7 degrees, and it will quickly turn cold again during saturday night with a widespread frost. And then were keeping a close eye on this little weather feature pushing in from the west. Quite a small scale whether feature, and there is still some uncertainty about exactly how it will behave and just how far east or how far north itll get across the british isles. Different computer weather models have slightly different ideas, but certainly during sunday, there is the chance for some snow across parts of england and wales, but dont take this chart too literally, there is uncertainty
about how far east and how far north that sleet and snow will get. But some places could well see a covering of a few centimetres or more over high ground. Sunshine and wintry showers further north, certainly a very cold feeling day. Some places barely getting above freezing. We start next week in the cold air, but that will change. Milder air is going to surge in from the south west, but with that milder air, well have rain bearing weather systems. So, more wet weather to come next week, worth staying in touch with the forecast because there could be further flooding. This is bbc world news. The headlines President Biden has introduced a 2 trillion relief plan for americans reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Mr biden said the government needed to act decisively and boldly to help americans who are barely hanging on. Leading democrats will deliver the article of impeachment against donald trump to the senate on monday. This paves the way for a trial for incitement of insurrection last week after the capitol was stormed by his supporters. Theres evidence the new coronavirus variant that originated in the uk has a higher mortality rate than the original european strain. The new variant is more transmissible, but leading british scientists believe it will still respond to the vaccine. The European Commission presses pharmaceutical giant pfizer over
delays that have led to vaccine shortages in italy,