This is bbc news. Im freya cole. Our top stories President Biden warns that the us economic crisis is deepening, as he introduces his 2 trillion relief plan. Articles of impeachment against donald trump will be delivered to the senate on monday. His trial begins early next month. New Research Suggests the uk variant of covid 19 may be more deadly than the original virus. And one of the all time greats of us baseball, hank aaron, dies at the age of 86. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. On his second day in office, President Biden has declared the economic crisis in the United States is deepening. He says he will take action to help families struggling to afford food because of lost income due to the pandemic. Mr biden wants to go much further. Hes calling on congress to authorize a 1. 9 trillion relief package. He says the time to act boldly is now. I dont believe the people of this country just want to stand by and watch their friends, their neighbours, co workers, fellow americans go hungry, lose their homes or lose their sense of dignity and hope and respect. I dont believe that. Especially in the middle of a pandemic thats so weakened and wreaked so much havoc and caused so much pain on america. Thats not who we are. The bottom line is this. Were in a national emergency. We need to act like were in a national emergency. So weve got to move with everything weve got, and weve got to do it together. I dont believe democrats or republicans are going hungry and losing jobs, i believe americans are going hungry and losing their jobs. Our north america correspondent, peter bowes, explains just how badly people are in need of finanacial aid. I think people are in desperate need of that Financial Aid and i think to a large extent, the economic fallout from this virus has rather been overshadowed in certainly recent weeks by the medical implications of the virus but also the politics that has been going on behind the scenes, the president ial election, of course, and the fallout from that. And a lot of people are saying and i notice here in los angeles the number of businesses that are falling left, right and centre, people are being made unemployed, and the number of people actually signing on as unemployed is actually
increasing again now after that surge, of course, at the beginning of the pandemic so so many people are saying it is perhaps with some relief that they are seeing again a focus on the economic side of the repercussions from this virus and a lot of people desperately hoping that this stimulus bill will go through. And on that note, congress is remains divided. How likely do you think it will pass . I think this is certainly going to bejoe biden� s first big test in terms of what he promised to be the kind of leader, the kind of president that can actually bring the two sides, the republicans and the democrats, together on this and of course, has a lot of experience in congress himself in the senate and certainly, a lot of democrats are hoping he has the negotiating abilities to bring the two sides together. But as you rightly say, this is still a divided congress and there is a lot of resistance on the republican side for such a stimulus bill that is so big almost 2 trillion. Rememberjust before christmas,
we had that 900 billion bill which stumbled, eventually went through President Trump refused to sign it initially and that was difficult to get through. This is a much bigger measure and of course, it combines aid to americans on all sorts of different fronts and not least the coronavirus itself, sending out extra aid out to hospitals around the country. It is a huge undertaking. Peter bowes. The articles of impeachment against former President Donald Trump will be delivered to the senate on monday. The leader of the republican minority, mitch mcconnell, asked for a delay to the beginning of the trial to allow the defence time to prepare. The Senate Majority leader, Chuck Schumer, set out the timing. Once the briefs are drafted, presentation by the parties
will commence the week of february 8. The january 6 insurrection at the capitol incited by donald] trump was a day none of us will ever forget. We all want to put this awful chapter in our nations history behind us. But healing and unity will only come if there is truth and accountability, and that is what this trial will provide. Our washington correspondent, lebo diseko, explained what the delay to the start of the impeachment trial would mean. Once the briefs are drafted, presentation by the parties will commence the week of february 8. So they are still going to deliver the article of impeachment on monday. They will see the people that will oversee it sworn in the next day on tuesday,
and then there will be a gap and in that time, Chuck Schumer said that they will continue so that Coronavirus Relief bill, debating that, and also, crucially, confirming joe biden� s cabinet so in a way, this is kind of win win for both of them. The republicans had wanted for donald trump to have time to review the case against him and put together his case and certainly, joe biden was very concerned that he might not get his cabinet confirmed until this is all over, which could be weeks and weeks, so i think the last time we spoke we had said that there might be some negotiations going through this weekend it seems like they have already done that and reached something that sort of serves both sides. Two million doses of the Astrazeneca Covid i9 vaccine have arrived in brazil as Health Authorities prepare for the rollout. The vaccines were transported from india where theyre being made by the serum institute, the Worlds Largest vaccine manufacturer. Brazils regulator gave the green light to two vaccines, the Oxford Astrazeneca and chinas sinovac, to be distributed among all 27 states. Brazil has the worlds
second highest death toll from coronavirus and cases are rising again across the country. Governments around the world are counting on the Vaccination Programme to get us out of lockdown. But theres one vital question that scientists cant yet answer. Will people whove had the jab still be able to pass the virus on . Our science editor David Shukman looks at the Current Evidence surrounding transmission. Rolling out the vaccines at a gathering pace marks the first big turning point in the pandemic, each one creating more protection against the disease. But there is something crucial we dont yet understand if youve been vaccinated, can you still get infected . Youd be safe if that happened, but could you spread the virus to others . We dont know for sure at this moment in time whether, if an individual is infected after receiving the vaccine, they can transmit
that to others. So the best thing to do is to presume that its possible. So if someone is pinged because they have been in contact with somebody who has infection, then they should self isolate in the same way that they would have to if they had not had the vaccine. We do know from the trials that the injections work remarkably well. They boost the production of antibodies that flow through the bloodstream to provide a key form of defence. So if the coronavirus does get in, the antibodies should block from it entering any of our cells. In addition to that, what are called t cells should provide another layer of protection. But theres no guarantee that any of this will stop an infection in the upper airway, with the virus taking hold and you releasing it. Theres nothing confirmed about these risks after vaccination but it is plausible you could still get an infection without symptoms thats when you dont feel ill, but still could be a carrier. In that case, you will probably have lower levels of the virus inside you than if you hadnt
had the vaccine and a shorter infectious period when youre a risk to others. Even so, it is still conceivable you could spread the virus in your household, for example, to people youre close to and spend most time with. The vaccines coming off the production lines were tested for how they keep people from getting ill, not whether theyll still be infectious, so the advice is to remain careful, even though there is a good chance of a positive effect. The most likely scenario is going to be that the vaccines will reduce how much virus is in a person, even if they get infected, and make it less likely the person would pass the virus on to anybody else. And this may be relevant to the lockdown, and when we get out of it. Scientists who are trying to predict the spread
of the virus say its vital to know if vaccination slows that down. If it has a Significant Impact on transmission, then we will be able to relax measures faster than if it doesnt. Im hopeful that we will be able to see some relaxation at least getting out of lockdown in the march time frame, but it will be very much a gradual process from then through to the end of the year. So how the Vaccine Programme goes is crucial in so many ways first, for saving lives, but also for helping to shape the future course of the pandemic. David shukman, bbc news. One of cinemas leading stuntmen, who appeared in six James Bond Films and the italianjob, has died. Remyjulienne, who spent a lifetime pulling off death defying feats, passed away at the age of 90 after contracting covid i9. Paul hawkins takes a look back at his life. Chances are you wont know remyjulienne� s face but you will know his work. Horns blare. Like this famous scene from the James Bond Film view to a kill with roger moore driving a renault 11 taxi through paris. Orwas he . Watch again. Its remyjulienne a man who could make ordinary cars do extraordinary things. And it wasntjust cars. This is him, not timothy dalton, driving an oil tanker in another bond film, license to kill. Translation after the stuntman gil delamare died, it led me to replace him to do stunts when i was not a stuntman, but that i learned to do by watching others do it. Tyres sqeual. In all, the french motocross champion worked on six bond films part of a glittering career which started with the 1964 film fantomas, where he doubled for french actorjean marais, riding a motorbike. But his International Reputation was forged with the italianjob and that famous car chase scene
with the minis around turin, driven by remyjulienne. He once said during filming fear is necessary before and after, but never during. I was always worried. The guy who knows everything in advance so that wasnt me. I have always doubted and still doubt. But if theres no doubt, if theres no fear, if theres not something to worry about, it means youre unconscious and from that moment on, its better to do something else. His career low point came during filming for the french film taxi 2 in 1999, when a cameraman was killed by a car that missed its landing spot. Julienne was given an initial 18 month suspended jail sentence for Involuntary Manslaughter and ordered to pay damages. But that aside, his illustrious career spanned moo films, tv shows and commercials. Bond produces Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli were some of many who paid tribute tojulienne, saying and as for his favourite scene . Its this one from the italianjob. Michael caine later saying he told remy my heart was in my mouth, to which he replied michael, its mathematics. Remyjulienne has died at the age of 90. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come, safeguarding the sounds of the country france passes a new law which aims to protect sensory heritage. 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 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 i 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 world news, our main story President Biden warns the us economic crisis is deepening,
as he introduces his relief plan. Lets take a look now at the Top Priorities of the Biden Administrations Foreign Policy agenda. President biden has proposed extending a Us Russia Nuclear arms treaty for five years as the accord is due to lapse next month. Dr ronald granieri, from the Foreign Policy research centre, talked me through some of the challenges ahead for the new president. Rhetorically at least, his main focus has been the idea of restoration that he wants to restore he wants to restore the american place in Certain International organisations, and so that, he has wrapped himself in that notion of restoration, which fits in with a general mood in the country that wants to somehow go back to a pre 2016 day. Im not sure that that is actually going to be possible, but it is an
understandable impulse. You talk about restoring relationships with allies, but what about countries where the relationship with the us is currently very tense, like iran, for example. Well, iran is going to be a serious challenge for the Biden Administration because while biden himself and his staff have talked about the desire to get back to the nuclear deal that was negotiated during the obama administration, its not clear that it is going to be that simple to go back, in the sense that the damage or, lets say, damage could be too negative a word but the changes that have undergone in the relationship between the United States and iran during the Trump Administration have meant that it will be difficult to get them to come back to the negotiating table. And so, the biden team might
want to restore some type of International Cooperation about iran, but it is going to take some significant work, especially with our European Partners and with our partners in the middle east to get them to be willing to do the kind of heavy lifting and the negotiations that was possible in the 2015 joint comprehensive plan of action. And just briefly, how do you think he will balance the huge domestic challenges and Foreign Policy . Its always difficult because the American Public is interested in Foreign Policy intermittently. One of the odd things about american society, perhaps, is that for an imperial power like the United States, that most americans consider Foreign Policy optional, so the challenge for President Biden is to get americans to think about our relationships with the world, not simply as we sort of skip from crisis to crisis but the idea of a Long Term Return to engagement, and that is going to take notjust practical policy choices, but it is also going to take a steady communication strategy, and that is going
to be biden� sjob and also the job of the secretary of state blinken and the other members of his team. Exactly one year ago the world saw its first coronavirus lockdown come into force in wuhan, the chinese city where the pandemic is believed to have started. Our china correspondent been back to visit. This is inside the building where it all started. One year on, the second floor shops at this market are open. It looks like it is business as usual, but not everyone can get in. We had to be escorted by a security guard. There was very little sign of what happened beneath here on the ground floor. A cluster of the first cases were found here in december 2019. Cases were found here in december2019. It cases were found here in december 2019. It was shut down, boarded up, investigators took samples and cleanup
quickly followed. What you see and there is a place frozen in time. It is boarded up on the ground floor and the sign over the entrance has been long ago taken down, but somewhere in there, around one of those old stalls, is a place where the world first came to know about the virus. Exactly a year ago today, the cooking stopped. She was one of wuhan� s 11 million lockdown. The city shut off from the world. This place is now known for one thing, and thats never going to change. A year on, some here are convinced by china s propaganda. This city stopped exactly a year ago. This city stopped exactly a yearago. It this city stopped exactly a year ago. It was a brutal solution to what went on to become a global problem. No one was allowed to leave. This is one of the main ways in and out of wuhan, it is the railway station, actually one of the prettier railway stations i have seen here. A year ago, though, this place was like a war zone. The barriers went up, the train stopped running. But after 76 days, it works. Then wuhan showed the world this. To some, a huge pool party seemed insensitive, but they couldnt hide their exuberance here. The lasting impact, though, on these people is probably incalculable. And here the precise detail about what
happened behind these close gates is still not here. Not clear. The French Parliament has passed a new law that aims to safeguard the sounds and smells of the countryside. It follows a famous court case where a french rooster was cleared of disturbing his neighbours. The bbc� s tim allman has more. As countries go, france is, on the whole, pretty good looking. Renowned for its hills and pastures, fields and forests, it is truly a sight to behold. But most people have ears, as well as eyes. Cow moos. Mooing, quacking, crowing. As culturally important as any river or mountain. At least, that is according to french lawmakers. Translation this bill aims to recognise that the sounds|
and smells characteristic of rural life comprise a sensory, intangible heritage that deserves to be recorded, studied and protect. It also aims to indirectly fight against abusivejudicial cases filed by those who view the countryside like an odourless, silent photograph. Who might she be referring to, you may ask . Perhaps the enemies of maurice the rooster. His case became something of a cause celebre, wherein the neighbours complained of his Early Morning cock a doodle dooing. It all ended up in court, where a judge sided with maurices owners. Sadly, hes no longer with us, but maybe his spirit was at large in the French Senate where the law was eventually passed. Bell tolls. France, undoubtedly a beautiful vista, and it comes with quite a soundtrack. Tim allman, bbc news. Henry hank� aaron, the man who broke babe ruths Major League Home run record in the face of rampant racism, has died aged 86. Aaron made his last public appearance just two and a half weeks ago, when he received the covid 19 vaccine. Eno sarris, a Baseball Writer for the athletic, told me about his lasting legacy. What really kind of sums it up for him is that he was an all star 25 times, that is a record that may never be broken again. The average career in baseball lasts five years, so he was an all star five times in the time that an average player would even play in the league, he just combined athleticism with great contact and patience at the plate, and longevity, which in the face of all the racism he encountered, is even more impressive. And do you think it was natural talent or was it a lot of training . You know, he had a lot of athleticism. He had one year where he hit 30 home runs and stole 30 bases, so he was fast. He had triples, he was a good defender at first but really what set him apart was that he had this ability to know what pitch was coming, know if it was a fast ball, he had really good selection at the plate and i think that is something that he refined over time. He famously changed his batting stance and style in the Minor Leagues. He said, nobody watches for singles, they watch for homers, so he did make some adjustments along the way to hit for power and famously had the homerun record for a long time before barry bonds broke it recently. And what is his legacy in terms of the fight for racial equality . He saw himself as taking up forjackie robinson and the first people that integrated baseball. He integrated some of the Minor Leagues himself, hank aaron did, but he famously said that
jackie robinson set it up for him, and that he felt that he had to do what he had to, he had to keep that going. He said, i deal with bigotry and fast balls the only way i know how, i keep swinging. And that was one thing that set him apart. He was classy and dignified but opposed to some of the others of his time like willie mays and some of the others that helped him during that tough time in america, he was more outspoken. He talked about the racial threats that he had gotten. He talked about how his daughter could not leave her College Dorm Room during his chase for the homerun record and how his wife and he had to eat in different places than his teammates because he was worried for his own health. You can reach me on twitter at freya . Cole
more news and analysis can also be found on the bbc news website. Bye for now. Hello there. We are staying firmly in the cold air mass this weekend. So, it means well continue to see very cold nights, widespread frost, some ice. But by day, there should be quite a bit of sunshine around. However, there is some snow in the forecast on sunday to some disruption. Stay tuned to the forecast. More on that in just a moment. For saturday we have low pressure to the north, that brings a run of north westerly winds and feeding in lots of wintry showers. Quite breezy across the north west and less further south. We start off with some showers from the word go across the north west, a risk of ice, some early mist and fog clearing from the south and then well continue with the showers in western scotland, north west england, running through the cheshire gap into the midlands, perhaps running into parts of east anglia and the south east
where it will also be cloudier. It will stay brighter with sunshine for the north east and south west but it will be a cold day wherever you are. Temperatures 2 5 celsius. Showers continue on for awhile through saturday evening and central areas, further showers for northern and western scotland and then we turn our attentions to this feature running into wales and the south west of england during the early part of sunday to bring some rain, sleet, and snow. Another very cold night to come for saturday night, sub zero values for most and a risk of ice to watch out for. For sunday, we look at this feature running into the south west, this weather front which will bring the rain initially and then some snow to wales, south west england, perhaps across into parts of the midlands, southern and south Eastern England as we move through the day. Now, theres still some uncertainty but it looks like at this stage we could be looking at some accumulations of snow to parts of central and southern england, 1 5 cm in places likely to cause disruption. Further north it will be brighter with further wintry showers across some Western Areas but its going to be
another really cold day where we have the lying snow across the south. Into next week, it starts off cold monday but then through the week, the milder air starts to spread up from the south west. It will be turning a lot milder across the board but with that mild moisture laden air, we will see weather systems pushing in, too, with strong winds. This is pretty bad news after all the rain which weve seen across the north and west of the country. This could cause some issues. Monday starts off cold, further wintry showers and gradually turns more unsettled, wetter and milder and windier as we move through the week, perhaps the risk of local flooding in places. This is bbc news, the headlines President Biden has introduced an Economic Relief plan worth 2 trillion to provide help to americans reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at the white house, mr biden said the government needed to act decisively and boldly. Democratic leaders in the us congress have said the articles of impeachment against former President Donald Trump will be delivered to the senate on monday. However the Senate Majority leader, Chuck Schumer, has said the trial will not begin in earnest until the second week of february. There is evidence that the new variant of coronavirus which first emerged in england before christmas could be more deadly than the original. The uks chief scientific adviser said it could be thirty to forty percent more deadly for men in their sixties. A couple who were both seriously ill in hospital