Push to make an arrest over a train crash thats killed at least 50 people. And east asia is relishing the early bloom of the Cherry Blossom this year but experts say its a strong indicator of Climate Change. Back into the program just as the u. S. Capitol was starting to return to somewhat normal after the riots of 3 months ago another incident has put the city back on the alert on friday a man round a car into a police at a barricade outside the Capitol Building before jumping out with a knife one officer was killed and the attacker was shot dead Police Believe the incident was not terrorism related political hate has more from the capital. Its happened again. Another attack. The u. S. Capitol suspects. This car. And then hit the north barricade barrier assets time the suspect exit the vehicle with a knife and hand the suspect is believed to be 25 year old noah Greene 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 an 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 keep Us Capitol Police and their families in your prayers. This is been an extremely difficult time for u. S. 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 those lines 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 and 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. Aljazeera washington. A Senior Police officer has taken the witness stand at the trial of derek hes accused of killing george Floyd Richards a move and thus testified that chevrons decision to kneel on floyds neck was a totally unnecessary act of deadly force. From minneapolis. At the end of the 1st week of the derricks jovan 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 that use of force during that time for totally unnecessary what do you mean. Well 1st of all. Pulling him down to the ground face down and putting your knee on a knack for that amount of that amount of time its 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 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 were just theyre just whats in their opinion we dont have no control he cant see this judge can still today they said not guilty he can walk away scot free before the trial will continue on monday and its expected prosecutors will continue to call more witnesses perhaps even the chief of police gabriels aljazeera and yeah pulis. At least 50 people have died in total worlds worst of a rail disaster a truck rolled onto the tracks just as the train was approaching the 500. 00 people were aboard investigations are ongoing gives a back to this that taiwan has a vast tree network with more than a 1000 kilometers of tracks carry more than 200000000 passengers every year the dramatic mountainous scenery in the east makes it a popular tourist draw which means the eastern rowell is heavily used wired to gets way through towering mountains and deep valleys lets get more this attorney cheney whos monitoring the story for us from bangkok thailand tony of course taiwans impressive rail network has seen accidents in the past and we know that a maintenance vehicle seemingly slipped on to the track so what else will investigators be looking for. Well that appears to be their main area of concern at the moment we understand there theyve been questioning the driver of this truck it was a crane truck a very substantial one he says according to the local media that he had engaged the handbrake and put rocks behind the back wheel to ensure that it didnt slip although its being reported that there doesnt appear to be evidence of that the scene. That was a good Engineering Company was being subcontracted by the the taiwanese rail company so we understand that will be the focus of the investigation but theyre also going to be going in and recovering the carriages that the still inside we understand that at 10 pm last night the rescue operation was wrapped up the 1st aid responders saying that there was nobody left inside the tunnel at the moment relatives of those thought to be amongst the missing are gathering for the Funeral Homes in quali and we understand that 50 or the 20 of the 50 p. Will that have been identified and thats the process thats going to be ongoing today trying to identify those the bodies that they have but also identify anyone still missing we also understand that the president s side when this supposed to arrive be the scene of the accident it really does underscore how seriously the government is taking this considering the premier was there within hours of the accident. She is shes actually been in poly and today at the Armed Forces Hospital speaking to 146 people some of them who were wounded in this accident shes responded very quickly which is again no surprise the timing is government i think very keen to be seen responding particularly this time of year its the ching ming or tombs sweeping 1st of all time when many people go home thats one of the reasons why this train was very crowded with people apparently according to some of those on the train people standing which is make counts so many people wounded when it came to such a sudden hold but shes shes going to go to the scene later on shes i think very keen to be seen to be responding because taiwan and this government is very keen to to be seen to be holding the country together it is a country at the moment which is in something of a siege mentality Mainland China has been conducting military drills far more aggressively in the last 12 months than it has in the past and i think the government wants to be seen at a time of National Distress and mourning to be seen very much at one with its people but of course also to ensure people that while taiwan does have a very good Safety Record everything will be done is to get to the bottom of the source of this accident it will continue to monitor this incident as the days progress for the moment tony thanks very much. Now the u. S. And iran will open in direct talks next week as the European Union spearheads efforts to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal participants in the according to getting 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 agreement in 2018 the u. S. Delegation will be presence. The International Criminal court says it welcomes a decision by the u. S. To lift sanctions and visa restrictions on its employees imposed by the former trumpet ministration the i. C. C. Chief prosecutor other top officials were bugs those targeted. 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 Steven Rattner is a professor of law at the university of michigan he says its another strong message from 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 powers 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 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 then at think it sends a message to all other states in 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 share 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 either because no crimes were committed or because theyve been investigated whether they will succeed or not its way too early to see but it will be a dialogue and the us i think figured that it was much more likely to meet its Foreign Policy goals if they talk to the i. C. C. Than if it just rebuffed it. Well still ahead here on aljazeera a gunfighter destruction of a house in indian administered kashmir locals accuse Security Forces of heavy handedness and help people to stick children lead a happy life the campaign to change attitudes of one of europes largest somali communities those stories after the break. Place to say we have got some quiet weather now coming in across the eastern side of the u. S. We had a nasty snowstorm running across the ohio valley to cause some problems here multicar pileup as a result of that but quiets weather coming through behind we have got an area of High Pressure so last the settled and dry will see temperatures started to pick up along that east coast as we go on through saturday getting up into double figures at long last myself and all to us not too bad he was well as you can see it is largely settled and find some water into central parts denver 25 celsius matching up with a little bit a wintry weather just coming into bay say for a time that will make us well a little further east was easing across into alberta as we go on through sunday the much of north america doing quite nicely thank you what just catch a shower or 2 that eastern side of texas pushing across into the wheezy and want to show is too scattered across the caribbean i think the heaviest rain will be through the bahamas running down across cuba jamaica could see some wet weather haiti also seeing some lively showers not remakes or say extending across into Central America for a time the eastern artists nothing too bad here its fine dry sunny and of course warm. In some time i can swear news students are being bullied abuse and humiliation by they teach it one on one east investigates Thailand School scandal one l g c. B the hero world needs right. Washing. The oh a. Book about the watching of 0 with me so ho rob a reminder of our top stories about the drive the car into police at a barricade surrounding the u. S. Capitol complex before jumping up with a nice one officer was killed in the attack another was shot the attacker was shot the longest serving officer in the Minneapolis Police department has testified that the level of force used on george ford was totally unnecessary richard 7 said floyd it was no longer a serious threat once he was handcuffed at least 50 people died in taiwans worst rail disaster a truck rolled onto the tracks just as the train was approaching the 500 people were aboard and many survivors had to climb out of the wreckage. 3 a suspected rebels have been killed in a gun violence in indian administered kashmir Security Forces raided a village there were confrontations with residents after police destroyed a house during the operation under schapelle how small. The people of this village near pawan were in india that mr kashmir one Security Forces to leave. Protests followed what was an hours long gun battle in their community which sent several people to hospital and destroyed 2 homes police say at least 3 fighters were killed. In. The militants tried to break the cordon but Security Forces are tele ated and the militants entered the house the building was 3 stories and that 1st the militants took a few people as hostages. That was less than 24 hours after thursdays attack on the home of a local leader from indias governing b j p and srinagar which killed a Police Officer youre civilians were also caught up in the fighting retired schoolteacher girl not be dar as one of the victims being treated for his wounds. The Security Forces came in fired tear gas shells i didnt run as i thought im an elderly person they wont harm me were fired at me i fell and blood started losing from my back arms and abdomen i was covered in blood adil ahmed says this is his sisters x. Ray showing the bullet lodged inside her players but honestly the one she was working at home and suddenly a bullet will live far away from the gun battle site. In addition indian troops are accused of using explosives to destroy a Residential Property in which they suspect fighters are hiding something shaikh shall cut the leads as an act of collective punishment tal says have been otherwise on saddam to get to continuously so many yes but no this seems to have. Impunity and not a good. Houses so there the population which had to sweep the militants is. Destitute and they are unable to hide about them. Police say they have evidence that 3 individuals killed were involved in the attack on thursday. Aljazeera. Xoom has been sworn in as the new president of the in the 1st democratic transfer of power and his 1st address as president zuma accused of groups of committing war crimes by killing civilians on wednesday Security Forces stopped what they called an attempt to clear after an attack on the president ial palace. In northeast asia Cherry Blossoms are blooming and are a sure sign that spring has sprung and this year is the earliest the season has started perhaps ever the scientists of pointing at the changing climate of bryant has more 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. 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 1009 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 the areas in which subbed. Topical fruits could be grown or 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 transience of its existence the blossom is here to be cherished Robert Bright aljazeera so well stephanie is a climate expert and professor at the Australian National University Joins me now from the capital kabul good to have you with us on the Program Professor its interesting that historians have used Cherry Blossom as a natural starting point to record its blooming and scientists are able to date Climate Change is the only recorded use of the Natural World to date and record Climate Change you know there are many other examples of course where to go back to using tree rings or coral reef sections and so on but i think the Cherry Blossoms are particularly striking one because theyre valued by many people their tradition of springtime arriving in eastern asia and so on when it gets remarkable that we can know about 1200 years of waste and see nothing close to the Early Arrival of the blossoms that were starting to see now its a very very good long term wreck or that shows just that karma is now shifting how influential has industrialization of the planet be especially in northeast asia too you might say affected these changes of for us to sort of analyze how Cherry Blossom has been affected. Well i think its been the dominant factor obviously local factors also play a role in many of the impacts of Climate Change were seeing for example there are heat island effect in the major cities of each station but the fact that this is being seen it many locations in east asia and there are other Natural Systems that are changing their timing but tells us very clearly this is a global phenomenon but thats playing out not only in northeast asia just focus a little bit on that you talked about the sort of heating islands its also a theory put forward by Columbia University scientist Benjamin Cook were talking about increased urbanization or way increased industrialization which warms the location up yeah that thats true and basically what happens is you put in a lot of concrete a lot of steel a lot of other infrastructure then you replace the forested areas the green areas and of course they help keep the ecosystem schools for once call it happen transpiration it transpiring water and we replace them with concrete and so on we are increasing the heat well calling shots of basically what happens is you get a double whammy here you get your friends behind you nondefective but on top of that and i think now becoming the dominant that is the warming of the entire planetary system so the indication of the blossom is perhaps what is it a warning to the human race that nature is out of sync all with the rest of the planet. It is indeed intercourse issues that surely innocuous and indeed read a beautiful warning that things are changing but other ecosystems are experiencing this change sort of changes by Climate Change a good example of that is that for certain normally. Only very small amounts or or only a regime years are now burning at much higher rates good examples being the north american fires in california oregon a year ago and the massive bushfires in use eastern australia those ecosystems are also being influenced by Climate Change but in a much more dangerous way than the Cherry Blossoms will be interesting to see what sort of discussions there are a cup 26. 00 in glasgow later in the year for the moment professor stephan thanks for joining us from canberra thank you my pleasure. 100000000. 00 people in the u. S. Have now received at least one dose of the covert 19 vaccine thats roughly 30 percent of the population more than half of the people aged over 65. 00 on are fully vaccinated locations began in december but the number of infections is rising according to Johns Hopkins university the u. S. Is counting about 66000 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 go into quarantine but while the c. D. C. Considers them low risk it still advising against travel and the netherlands is the spending the use of the astra zeneca covert 90 vaccine for people under the age of 60 following the death of a warden who had received a shot around 10000 shuttled appointments are being counseled the warden was one of 5 people who suffer blood clots between 7 and 10 days after vaccination earlier this week germany halted use of the vaccine for people under 60. A mother in the United Kingdom is helping fellow immigrant families overcome the stigma surrounding special Needs Children i mean the whose son is autistic found attitudes within her own community were some of the Biggest Challenges that they faced jessica balder went and met her in bristol in 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 endlessly 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 not use bain and you see. I dont know thats probably me i crying always 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 extremely anxious while some may be socially distant its estimated globally between one and 2 percent of people have some degree of autism 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 thought 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 hope hope your child and dont believe everything you see a lawyer because theres 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. 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 to predict 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 well of course you can follow those stories on our website at aljazeera dot com data throughout the day aljazeera dot com. Is there with the whole rob a reminder of our top stories a man has robbed a car into police at a barricade outside the u. S. Capitol complex before jumping out with a noise one officer was killed and the attacker named as 25 year old noah greene was shot particle hayne has more on the suspect preliminary indications just from scrubbing social media seem to indicate