A changing climate to live a south korea another Cherry Blossom record for the 2nd year running. A man has rammed a car into a police of a barricade surrounding the u. S. Capitol complex before jumping out with a knife one of the officers was killed in the attack was shot dead while not thought to be terrorism related it shaken washington which is still on edge from the capital riots from that particle haim reports. Its happened again. Another attack on the u. S. Capitol suspect. Officers and then hit the north barricade barrier assets time the suspect exit the vehicle with a knife and this suspect is believed to be 25 year. No a green police say he lunged at the officers and they shot him dead before his car rammed the steel barricade police say he ran over 2 officers William Evans and 18 year veteran of the force was killed his body escorted to the morgue by a long line of police cars the other officer was seriously injured i just asked that the public continue to key u. S. Capitol police and their families and in your prayers this is been an extremely difficult time for Us Capitol Police less than 3 months ago another member of the Capitol Police force died after trying to battle back a pro trump mob attempting to stop the election in that case reinforcements took hours but thousands of National Guard troops have been here since just after the january 6th attack and they quickly surrounded the building alert for a follow up attack that didnt come congress is not in session right now police say they had no intelligence on the suspect before this happened so now they start looking for a motive. Most of the fences that have surrounded the capital since the attempted insurrection have been taken down there were thousands fewer soldiers walking the grounds there was a sense that life here was going back to something approaching normal not now not after another deadly day in front of the symbol of american democracy pedicle hain al jazeera washington. A Senior Police officer has taken the witness stand at the trial of derek shows in those accused of killing george Floyd Richard zimmerman testified that sharpens decision to kneel on floyds neck was a totally unnecessary act of deadly force. As on the reports now from minneapolis. The end of the 1st week of the murder trial may have lacked the tearful emotion of the previous days but for the defense team it was perhaps the most devastating the jury heard from one of the highest ranking members of the Minneapolis Police force lieutenant Richard Zimmerman a nearly 40 year veteran and a homicide detective he was called on to the scene in the aftermath of floyds arrest and subsequent death to investigate in no Uncertain Terms he condemned show vns use of his knee choke hold on george floyd. What is your. You know your view. What do you mean. Down to the ground. For. That amount of time. Is just. Uncalled for. I saw no reason why the officers felt they were in danger if thats what they felt. And thats what they would have to feel to be able to use a kind of force. In an exclusive interview with 0 after the Court Proceedings had been adjourned for the week George Floyds uncle selwyn jones told me the family just wants justice all im doing is sitting back just waiting you know just waiting for that day because when i hear guilty i dont get to see him at thanksgiving or christmas or hollowing i dont get the city anymore he dont get to see his baby he dont get to do any of the things that hes supposed to be doing because somebody decided that that day he would be judge jury and executioner its extremely rare for Police Officers to testify against one of their own and the dramatic testimony caps a week that saw several witnesses break down in tears in front of the jury while recounting what it was like to watch george floyd. Who do you think is winning this case in the 1st week. Theres no doubt in the 1st week that the government put its best foot forward in one of the things that they did is used video repeatedly and in different ways to emphasize their point because video has that objectivity that no eyewitness is going to have however for many people here in the Africanamerican Community theres still a long way to go in this trial they have control right now where theyre just whats in their opinion we dont have no control he cant this judge kills. 3 the trial will continue on monday and its expected prosecutors will continue to call more witnesses perhaps even the chief of police. And yeah pulis face 50 people have died in taiwans worst ever rail disaster a truck rolled onto the tracks just as the train was approaching nearly 500. 00 people were on board accident happened at the start of the ching men festival and people villages to visit the graves of their relatives when the accident scene is just north of the city of aden brown reports. Of the rescue team scramble to reach passengers trapped in the front carriages carriages that folded into each other after coming off the rails as the train entered a tunnel. This woman carriage full carriage for has everyone come out. 350 passengers paid for seats with more than 100 others reportedly standing in line for double duty here or i could feel the emergency brake was put on and the train just shook and then stopped it and i didnt sound the next unsentimental were fine but some of the passengers in our compartment were injured. Inside the narrow tunnel emergency workers struggled to reach the indra there was no other way for us to get out so we had to climb to the top of the train and then climb down i was sitting on the aisle side and i was thrown to the floor. A spokesman for the rail network says the accident was caused by one of its construction trucks sliding from a work site above the truck the Fire Department later released pictures of what appeared to be the wreckage of the truck beside the d. Rail train this is taiwans worst of a train accident and its believed many of the dead and injured were heading home to mark the 4 day annual ching ming holiday when Chinese People tend to family grades adrian brown Al Jazeera Hong Kong while tony chang is monitoring the story from bangkok in thailand tony so we know that accidents are rare on taiwans impressive rail network so what investigators now be looking for. To be focusing on the driver of this truck it was a crane truck very substantial it was supposed to be parked by the side of the rail tracks but it appears to have rolled back onto the tracks in the pile into the path of the oncoming train the driver says that he had engaged the handbrake on the truck and put a stone behind it but i think that that version of events is going to be questioned considerably by the investigators who seem to think that that is now the main cause of this accident they wrapped up their search and rescue operations last night at about 10 pm local time the they confirmed that there are no survivors left in the tongue to confirm the death toll at the moment it is 50 people but this is expected that will rise as of yesterday evening only about 20 people had been identified in the in the fate teletubbies so it is going to be a grim day in one of the in today as relatives of those people on the train come and check the bodies and confirm that you know tony we understand that president sighing when arrived in a while i guess this underscores just how serious the governments taking this accident. Absolutely shes visiting the wounded and the survivors one of the Armed Forces Hospitals in the end she was very quick to get down there i think this is something thats characteristic of taiwans leadership particularly at the moment taiwan is very much an island state it recently has felt very much under siege china has been conducting all sorts of military exercises on the other side of the Taiwan Strait but also this is a particularly important time for chinese families the ching ming 1st of all is one where people traditionally go home they sweep the tombs of the ancestors they try and get together its a sort of spring 1st of all as it were and i think of the sea with the disaster of this magnitude as you mentioned before this is you know the deadliest disaster that taiwans seen on israel is in its history and many people will be shocked by whats happened i think the government wants to be seen to be reacting quickly and reacting decisively taiwans recent history on safety is pretty good but in the in that the ninetys nearly 2000 sit with did not have a strong work in Safety Record and i think the government now wants to prove or wants to show that it can react quickly and it can sort this out as quickly as possible all right attorney general live for us there in the thai capital bangkok tony thank you. Now Major League Baseball is relocating its all star game from the u. S. State of georgia after republican politicians there approved controversial new voting restrictions they include i. D. Requirements being made more stringent for absentee ballots and its now a crime to offer free food and water to people waiting in long voting queues critics including President Biden see it as an effort to disenfranchise poor and minority groups which tend to support the democratic party. The u. S. And iran will open in direct talks next week as the European Union spearheads efforts to salvage the 2050 nuclear deal but disciplines in the a code including china france italy and britain will meet in vienna next week the u. S. Wont take part directly but for the 1st time since donald trump withdrew from the deal in 2018 a u. S. Delegation will be present. But also to come here not just here including the u. S. May have sanctions on International Criminal Court Officials which were imposed by the trumpet ministration. One Moms Campaign to change attitudes in one of europes largest somali communities and held special needs kids morning stay with us. For the perfect. Sponsored point Qatar Airways how i once again welcome to look at the international forecast has been a lovely week for japan largely fine in trial weather calm winds but thats about to change weve got some whats a weather making its way towards the Korean Peninsula easing over tools to pan as we go on through the weekend because whats the weather to just coming out to central and eastern parts of china were associated with this weather system which will make its way out into the open waters theres that cloud remain moving across the yellow sea some very heavy downpours coming in i think particularly for south korea we could see some localized flooding here make the most of that fine day on saturday in japan because it does go downhill for sunday and also its Easter Monday so some wetter weather coming through 20 celsius in tokyo shelter for a good part of the day by the mountain so not faring too badly but that ray will eventually make its way through bright skies come back in behind a fresh well the wind just coming in across the Korean Peninsula and well see a lot she try to across a few parts of northern China Central areas for him too badly either not too bad too across the philippines a lot. I hear what it says showers into southern parts sweater weather coming back into indonesia and some wet weather to up towards thailand just pushing out into the adamancy some very heavy rain if india is largely fine and dry. Qatar airways a unique endangered biodiversity lies in the heart of want to act with those tropical jungles there was a lot of misinformation about the i knew was that we have here and now the probability is becoming by fathers of conservation in their communities aljazeera journeys deep into the rain forest to follow a scientist untied teams aphids to save the crew run and for not so precious in the region women make science ecuadors Hidden Treasure on aljazeera. Welcome back ok provided our top stories here this hour a man has rammed a car into a Police Barricade surrounding the u. S. Capitol complex before jumping out with a knife one officer was killed and the attacker was shot dead. The longest serving officer in the Minneapolis Police department has testified that the level of force used on george florida was totally unnecessary Richard Simmons said floyd was no longer a serious threat once he was handcuffed. And at least 50 people have died in taiwans worst of a rail disaster a truck rolled onto the tracks just as the train was approaching nearly 500. 00 people were on board and many survivors to climb out of the wreckage. But the u. S. Has lifted sanctions and visa restrictions against employees of the International Criminal court which were imposed by the former trumpet ministration the i. C. C. As chief prosecutor and another top official were among those targeted as the court began to investigate u. S. Troops for potential war crimes in afghanistan u. S. Secretary of state Anthony Blinken says washington still disagrees with that and other investigations are Steven Rattner is a professor of law at the university of michigan he says its another strong message from the by the ministration to its international partners. Well its a very significant move for the United States and i think its part of the basically 180 degree reorientation of u. S. Foreign policy under the new by administration that follows along with many other nations like rejoining the paris accord i think the u. S. Is trying to send a signal to 3 audiences here and i think 1st and most importantly perhaps our u. S. Allies many of whom are party to the i. C. C. Statute and who saw this move as complete sort of overkill in response to an investigation it would almost be like putting sanctions on the u. N. Secretary general for just doing his job secondly i think the u. S. Is trying to send a signal that more positive relationship with the i. C. C. That it treats the i. C. C. Is a serious mechanism for accountability and its going to begin to engage and cooperate with the i. C. C. And there it think it sends a message to all other states of the u. S. Now trying to work with International Organizations and not go unilateral on all important issues so i think it means that i. C. C. Officials are now going to come to the United States i think United States may sharing information with them in their propaganda potential investigation of the taliban which will be very very helpful for bringing justice. For the taliban who committed war crimes and i think the u. S. Is going to be trying to explain to the i. C. C. Officials why charges should not be brought against any u. S. Forces are either because no crimes were committed or because theyve been investigated whether they will succeed or not it way too early to see but it will be a dialogue and the u. S. I think figured that it was much more likely to meet its policy goals or to talk to the i. C. C. Than if it just rebuffed it for United Nations peacekeepers have been killed in northern mali 7 others were injured in an attack on their base in the northern town of going to help the u. N. Says the attack has also suffered heavy losses nobodys camera sponsibility but a number of groups operate in the area some of them affiliated with eisel. Mama has been sworn in as the new president of new jab its 1st transfer of power through the ballot box just days earlier Security Forces said they fall that attempted military coup a common interest reports from the army thanks after a decade in the shadows of his progress as a homage bazooms emerged as the just 5th democratically elected president. The day was also a historic one for the country it marked the 1st peaceful transition of power from one civilian government to another the ceremony was overshadowed by a recent field cool and rising attacks by im groups along its borders factis many here who he will use his experience as former head of both the 40 interior ministries to result listen or less security the most important is security people of new desperate for security 2nd to that is Good Governance and finally equity and justice but above all that they politicalization of governance which is very important we hope the president will appoint the right people in iraq positions devoid of partisanship but some believe that major politics and politicians will limit to civility to deliver real change mohamed the hard work begins now he will need to unite a deeply divided nation whose stability is once again threatened by one stays failed cool but the president can count on Global Support judging from reactions on the failed School However the biggest challenge to his presidency is not only having to deal with ambitious military officers but also the threat posed by book or aman armed groups based in neighboring mali a reality not lost on mr buzz him as he rose to give his 1st address as president. For a long time the criminals of the Islamic State in the greater so hard work phillida to dosh almost exclusively attack the defense and Security Forces but for some time theyve begun to attack the village chiefs and then progressively civilians in an indiscriminate manner since last january theyve been carrying out massacres of innocent civilians on a large scale thereby committing war crimes terrorism is a misfortune for our country. Mohammad yousuf it was a moment to fulfilment offering democratic. For much of the country though the joy of this day will only be shed if mohamed was will be able to bring stability and development to be here. Now 100000000. 00 people in the u. S. Have now received at least one dose of a coded 19 vaccine thats roughly 30 percent of the population more than half of people aged over 65. 00 are fully vaccinated inoculations began in december but the number of infections is still rising according to Johns Hopkins university the u. S. Is counting about 6000 new cases every day and the u. S. Centers for Disease Control says fully vaccinated people can travel within the United States without getting tested or having to quarantine while the c. D. C. Now considers them low risk it still advising against travel. Indias in the spotlight as demands for covert 9000 vaccines grow its home to the Serum Institute the worlds biggest producer which is supplying astra zeneca doses to 64 poor and middle Income Countries through the uns kovacs program but about 90000000 jobs are being delayed india is holding them back to help deal with soaring infections at home disappointed African Union says this will mean its target to vaccinate 35 percent of the continents population this year will be missed and the e. U. Is said to be up to 10000000. 00 astra zeneca vaccines from indias institute and the u. K. s has awarded 5000000. 00 well krishna a. Director for innovation that do Global Health institute in the us he says indias Seram Institute is under pressure to balance both domestic and international demands. India really has become the workhorse of manufacturing for vaccines largely through the Serum Institute of india kodaks facility is expecting to beach 2000000000 doses it through the kovacs mechanism this year and fully half of that more than a 1000000000 doses would come from the Serum Institute in india of both the astra zeneca as well as novaks and trying to balance that against the needs domestically with a population of 1300000000 and trying to make doses available to other countries around the world puts india and certainly institute in a very difficult position to try to balance all of those needs we need to see more vaccines actually become available with less reliance and whats a really concentrated market right now so some of the good news is that were starting to see increases in manufacturing capacity of some of the m. R. I. On a platform vaccine so with pfizer and biotech now saying they can get to 2500000000 doses this year hopefully that opens up the possibility of a significant uptick through kovacs where right now its a fairly small commitment of 40000000 doses that could potentially increase significantly and trying to understand how we can ramp up manufacturing capacity in other low and middle Income Countries is also going to be important in the coming months the netherlands is suspending use of the astra zeneca coated 1000 vaccine for people under 60 its in response to the death of one woman who was one of 5 people to suffer blood clots about 10000 vaccination appointments have been canceled germany made the same move a day earlier astra zeneca and since its vaccine is safe and has the backing of the European Medicines Agency no mother in the u. K. Is helping fellow immigrant families overcome the stigma surrounding special Needs Children i mean whose son is autistic found attitudes within her own community where some of the Biggest Challenges they faced just a couple then went and met her in bristol southwest england. I mean a son manasseh her is now calm a lanky teens mailing down on his mother but it wasnt always so from birth he cried and lessly didnt sleep at night and was nothing like her other 3 children at 2 his diagnosis was autism leaving ameena devastated i dont understand when my son is not talking you know its bane and you see i dont know thats probably me i cry in all of this if you my son is cry me a cry autism is a developmental disorder with a wide spectrum no 2 cases are the same some people never speak others are streaming anxious while some may be socially distant. Its estimated globally between one and 2 percent of people have some degree of artists and researchers here in bristol have found a higher incidence among somali immigrants to the u. K. In the somali culture autism doesnt exist children on the autistic spectrum are considered mentally ill and shunned from Society Since nora base 1st child zac was diagnosed with autism shes fought that stigma in her community now shes made a series of short films explaining what parents can do to help their children lead a full and happy life trying to ensure that you get the white help to understand what autism is and how to help your child and dont believe everything you see online because there is so much information out there that are not true Early Intervention is key not only to help with speech and language but letting the child and family know there is a reason for what can be very challenging behavior people are growing up sometimes into middle adulthood not knowing why they are the way they are. And then finding it all clicks that explains all the difficulties ive been having all my life because im autistic the brain is wired differently its not just a western condition the films explore those difficulties and provide support for parents struggling with autism theyre available on you tube so somalis around the world can see and learn Jessica Baldwin aljazeera bristol england now in northeast asia Cherry Blossoms blooming are a sure sign that spring has sprung this year was the earliest the season has started perhaps ever and scientists are pointing at the changing climate rob mcbride reports from seoul. Its an annual event in northeast asia that heralds the coming of spring and thats been getting earlier each year in tokyo the traditional viewing of the Cherry Blossom coincides with the lifting of pandemic state of emergency restrictions allowing people to take full advantage of the spectacle. Last year i couldnt come here due to the state of emergency so here i am its the earliest the blossom has bloomed here since official records began 70 years ago and historians delving into archives from the ancient capital of kyoto believe its the earliest the bloom has appeared for at least 1200 years of course. But when i was a High School Student Cherry Blossoms were still blooming around the start of the Academic Year in april i think the timing is getting earlier. The colder Korean Peninsula witness says its blossoming just after japan but not by much a rolling wave of color moving south to north as temperatures climb its the earliest that sol has seen Cherry Blossom since records began 99 years ago and its 3 days sooner than the previous record that was set only last year it coincides with higher than average temperatures and more hours of sunshine the same apparent result of a changing climate is being felt across south korea only the most southerly island of jeju was warm enough to support the growing of subtropical fruit but not any more species like passionfruit are now grown in greenhouses much further north and if areas in which subtropical fruits can be grown are expanding towards the southern central and northern parts of the country in japan in recent years the warming climate has meant more devastating summer rains and floods while the Korean Peninsula has suffered from more destructive. Typhoons the early blossom may portend a change in climate that will bring more extreme weather come the summer months but for now and appearing all the more beautiful given the fragility and transients of its existence the blossom is here to be cherished Robert Bright aljazeera so religious sites in occupied East Jerusalem have partially reopened. Its allowing christians to mark good friday and the rest of the Easter Holiday a small crowd was able to watch a procession at the church of the holy sepulcher one of the holiest sites for worshippers and pilgrims. Time for a quick check of the headlines here on aljazeera a man has rammed a car into police in a barricade surrounding the u. S. Capitol complex before jumping out with a knife one officer was killed and the attacker named as 25 year old noah greene was shot dead after he was particle hayne has more on the suspect preliminary indications just risk