translation: first of all, i want to thank god - for having given me this second chance and for being back home. i want to thank all the people of barangays, the families and colombia for the great support they have given my family. thank you all. i love you all very much. very soon i will have the opportunity to hug you all. thank you so much, my people. thank you. it was almost two weeks ago that his parents were kidnapped at gunpoint at a petrol station in barranca in northeast colombia. his mother, celina, was rescued that night, but his father was abducted. police in the military had focused their search on a difficult to reach area on the border between colombia and venezuela. the group holding diaz, the national liberation army, known as the eln, had called his kidnap a mistake and had agreed to release him. but it wasn t until today when a team, including un officials and those from the catholic church, met with rebels to bring diaz senior home. much to the delight of
folks, people who built the country, a fighting chance. the white house says the $1,400 checks if many americans are stand landing in bank accounts as soon as this weekend. the law includes a boost to federal unemployment benefits and more funding for coronavirus vaccine and testing programs. later tonight, biden will deliver his first prime time address to the nation as president of the united states to chart a course out of this def devastating pandemic. almost 33 million fully vaccinated, which is the gad news, but not to mention, the nation is still down almost 10 million jobs. and as cnn phil mattingly reports, the white house plans to try to sell this new legislation to every corner of the country. i m going to have a lot more to say about that tonight and the next couple of days. reporter: for president joe biden, a day of major moments. this historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country. reporter: with major challenges still ahead. bi
Weve an exclusive interview with one of the worlds biggest movie stars, Bollywoods Shah Rukh Khan. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in new york, where donald trump has used his first formal News Conference since the president ial election to attack americas Intelligence Agencies. He suggested they might have been responsible for leaking a report, which alleges that russia has gathered Compromising Information about him. The President Elect angrily denied that he was in any way beholden to russia, and he repeatedly criticised some Media Organisations for spreading what he called fake news. The bbcs Ian Pannell Reports from new york. It has been almost half a year since we have seen one of these, a donald trump Press Conference. And what great timing for the President Elect. With the media baying for blood or at least a bone. Because we have just learnt intelligence chiefs gave mr trump documents alleging russia has Compromising Material on him. Documents allegin
Weve an exclusive interview with one of the worlds biggest movie stars, Bollywoods Shah Rukh Khan. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in new york, where donald trump has used his first formal News Conference since the president ial election to attack americas Intelligence Agencies. He suggested they might have been responsible for leaking a report, which alleges that russia has gathered Compromising Information about him. The President Elect angrily denied that he was in any way beholden to russia, and he repeatedly criticised some Media Organisations for spreading what he called fake news. The bbcs Ian Pannell Reports from new york. It has been almost half a year since we have seen one of these, a donald trump Press Conference. And what great timing for the President Elect. With the media baying for blood or at least a bone. Because we have just learnt intelligence chiefs gave mr trump documents alleging russia has Compromising Material on him. Documents allegin