because of the pandemic, when factories shutdown in asia they had no idea they were supplying essential materials to us, shutdown around the world. these small computer chips, the size of your finger tip, they affect nearly everything in our lives. our cell phones. automobiles, refrigerators, weapons systems, everything. america invented these chips we made them smaller, faster and more powerful. but over time we went from producing 40% of the world s chips down to just 10% of them despite leading the world in research and design. you saw what happened during the pandemic when the global economy came to a halt overseas factories that made the chips shutdown driving up the costs for everyone around the world, particularly american families every new car built needs as many as 3,000 of these chips during the pandemic, that s the reason car prices skyrocketed. and in some cases new car production shutdown because the chips were in short supply but now the private sector at home
been protesting for a second day in paris and a number of other french cities. this follows president macron s decision to force through pension reforms to raise the national retirement age from 62 to 64 without a parliamentary vote. in about ten minutes on bbc news, it s newswatch. but first here s click. the cars can go from 0 to 100 in four seconds. they are made of 80,000 parts. the brakes can hit 1000 degrees. this is formula 1. this year s season is getting under way and it is jampacked full of tech, and it s not just the cars. yeah it s all about the data these days. they collect as much of it as they can from on and off the track to help make decisions which could change the results, and alistair keane has been given exclusive access to the alpine f1 team to find out how they race. being behind the wheel of a formula 1 car is a privilege. driving the fastest car in the world, the adrenaline rush is so high. it s a privilege because there are more than 1000 people work
this is bbc news. the headlines: the former pakistani prime minister imran khan has arrived the former us president donald trump has indicated that he will be arrested on tuesday, according to his social media platform. the former pakistani prime minister imran khan has arrived at the high court in islamabad to face corruption charges. when he gets to islamabad, we know the authoritys there have suspended the ability to be able to hold rallies and protests, so there will be a very close eye on the court later today. us presidentjoe biden has welcomed the international criminal court s arrest warrant against russia s vladimir putin. the icc have accused president putin of committing war crimes in ukraine. the uk s home secretary suella braverman is in rwanda to discuss a controversial agreement to deport people who seek asylum in britain. a fraud victim has won a £153,000 refund after the bbc s money box programme contacted his bank about him being targeted. and it s the fina
this is bbc news. the headlines. the former us president donald trump says he expects to be arrested on tuesday and has called on his supporters to protest. it s not yet clear what charges, if any, he is facing. a court in islamabad cancels a hearing into the charges of former pakistan prime minister imran khan following clashes between his supporters and police. mr khan faces corruption charges which he says are politically motivated. a deal allowing the export of ukrainian grain from black sea ports which was due to expire has been renewed. ukraine says the agreement will continue for four months, but russia claims it agreed to just 60 days. the scottish national party s chief executive, peter murrell, has resigned with immediate effect. the move comes after the snp were forced to reveal a massive drop in its party membership this week. you re watching bbc news. now its time for click. this week we re going flat out. spencer is on a building site to put up spencer is on a b