reporter: tonight, on the second day of the g-7, u.s. allies praising president joe biden s leadership on the world stage. and i think it s great to have the u.s. president part of the club and very willing to cooperate. and i think that what you demonstrate is that leadership is partnership. reporter: today the president met one-on-one with french president emmanuel macron. the united states, i ve said before, we re back. the u.s. is back. reporter: asking the president if that message is breaking through. ask him. yeah, definitely. reporter: it seems other leaders agree. uk prime minister boris johnson calling biden a breath of fresh air. and german chancellor angela merkel saying the president stands for a commitment to partnership that was, quote, missing in recent years.
Founder of the onepulse foundation, working to keep the legacies of those killed alive. the families were able to designate those scholarships in exactly what they wanted it to be. reporter: she recently announced a second round of scholarships in honor of the 49 killed and their families. amanda alvear had always wanted to become a nurse, but she hadn t yet achieved that. and so her scholarship is a nursing scholarship. it is truly, really creating great legacies. reporter: whit, the memorial here at pulse continues to grow by the minute. and just today, president biden announced he will designate the nightclub as a national memorial. the president calling this hallowed ground. whit? elwyn lopez, our thanks to you tonight. there is much more ahead on world news tonight this saturday. the onfield scare at euro 2020. the soccer star collapsing midgame. an update on his condition. stay with us. what can i du with less asthma? with dupixent, i can du more..beginners yoga. n
The mouth of a humpback whale. and ticket to ride. the winning $28 million bid to join jeff bezos in space. good evening. it s great to have you with us on this saturday. i m whit johnson. tonight, president biden continuing his push to put american leadership back on the world stage. the french president sounding convinced, meeting one-on-one with president biden today. the second day of the g-7 summit filled with tradition and ceremony. there you see britain s red arrows soaring above the coastal resort tonight. but the leaders tackling the host of serious issues as well the pandemic, climate change, china, and then discussions turning to russia and president biden s high-stakes meeting with russian president vladimir putin next week. abc s rachel scott leads us off from the uk.
Tonight, president biden back on the world stage, tonight, president biden back on the world stage, declaring to america s allies, the u.s. is back. france s emmanuel macron applauding biden s leadership today, saying it s great to have a u.s. president very willing to cooperate. other g-7 leaders singing similar praises, but pushing back on the president s calls to take a tougher stand against china, as he now prepares for that high-stakes meeting with russian president vladimir putin. the scare in the sky. an off-duty airline employee threatening to take down a delta flight before allegedly attacking two flight attendants and another passenger. the plane forced to make an emergency landing as other passengers jumped in to help restrain the man. the mass shooting manhunt after more than a dozen people were shot in downtown austin. shots fired as crowds packed
It s the first time leaders have all met face-to-face since the pandemic began. the queen, who hosted a dinner reception last night, insisting on cutting the cake with a ceremonial sword. there is a knife. i know there is. [ laughter ] this is something that is more unusual. reporter: the 95-year-old monarch celebrating her official birthday scaled back, as the uk sees a rise in coronavirus cases. world leaders joining forces, unveiling a global plan to fight the pandemic. but that united front tested, with some resisting biden s calls to take a tougher stand against china and counter the country s growing influence. all this building up to that high-stakes summit in geneva. president biden and russian president vladimir putin set to meet face-to-face. i think that what joe biden will be doing when he goes to see putin will be giving some pretty tough messages, and that s something i wholly approve of. those words from the british prime minster there. rachel scott is travel