Federal investigators raid the home and office of Rudy Giuliani the 1st of a lawyer of former president donald trump. The british Prime Minister under investigation hes accused of using donations to upgrade his doning street residence. Turning peril into possibility and crisis into opportunity thats the message u. S. President joe biden is expected to deliver to congress in the coming hours on the eve of his 100th day in office hes expected to tout the countrys recovery in that time despite facing the pandemic and severe economic and political crises are also likely he will also likely unveil a 1. 00 trillion dollars package focusing on education and child care our White House CorrespondentKelly Hockett is joining us from capitol hill so the president due to speak in about an hours time can really talk us through what we should expect. Yeah the message is really going to be that in the view of joe biden the us president that america is on the move again and has a birth from twin crises not only the pandemic and how that hit people with respect to their health but also the economic pain that many felt millions losing their jobs as a result of that crisis so hes going to make the argument that government can be a force for good and to that end the argument hell be making is that many of the spending packages that he has proposed are going to have a Significant Impact on american lives not just that 1. 00 trillion dollars package you talked about there just a moment ago with it will offer child care and Free Education but also how he plans to create jobs an infrastructure plan that will build americas crumbling infrastructure and create work for millions of Americans Union jobs that will have benefits and high wages he also is expected to talk about how he will pay for all of this that there will be taxes on corporations as well as high income earners the goal of joe bidens speech is really to show that democracy works and that in the case of the american spirit when inheriting is he has pointed out will point out a major problem in terms of the pandemic that that americans turn peril into possibility and he room on a message of unity 4 years of donald trump kimberly how does the president plan to address. Well its going to be a challenge for him certainly he has already made big gains when it comes to his handling of the pandemic in fact hes going into this speech to the joint session of congress with at least a 52 percent Approval Rating so that means that there are conservatives who. 2 potentially voted for donald trump who are supporting the president on this issue its when it comes to the other issues that things are going to get more difficult for this president especially when it comes to paying for some of these concepts that hes proposed and were going to hear following the president s speech from the highest ranking africanamerican in the u. S. Congress representative or rather senator tim scott he is going to talk about how he believes that much of the success is joe biden will be talking about came because of policies put in place by donald trump particularly when it comes to vaccines that were developed under operation warp speed the other argument hes going to make is that there was historically low unemployment before the pandemic hit and the way to create jobs is not through taxation but through opportunity in fact hes going to call a lot of what joe biden is proposing washington schemes and socialist dreams so to that end in terms of unity it doesnt appear that the message is going to win over a lot of conservatives in the United States thank you so much can really help good for ordering from washington d. C. Now people in india are rushing to register for a mass vaccination drive set to begin this weekend as corona virus infections spiral out of control the official death toll has surged past 200000 but the real figure is believed to be much higher hospitals are overwhelmed and is running out incriminatory are operating around the clock elizabeth brought to reports from new delhi. After failing to find help at medical facilities family members of covert 19 patients bring them to attend to outside the sikh temple on the outskirts of daddy. Volunteers here providing oxygen for free often driving long distances to find stockists. All over india would ever be. Turned into. How to do our job and all over the nearby cities 10100 members of our. Family members of patients to have traveled to alice to bring them here because they can write when i have less money to commute from my place and come here for this oxygen so i can not take my car without an oxygen so i have to give it one 0 my god how much time it takes away to. India seeing shortages not only of oxygen but of hospital beds diagnostic tests and vaccines that the Nation Centers in the worst affected state ran out of doses again on wednesday. Theyre telling us that injections arent available here as vaccines havent arrived i registered to come here 3 days ago all the way from chamber to bhangra i only found out after coming here theres no proper information they tell us to call the helpline number and come back in the morning the World Health Organization says the low rate of vaccinations is one of the reasons for indias surge in cases. The u. S. Is sending Raw Materials to india can manufacture more of its own vaccines and many countries are sending oxygen and other medical supplies. Work day and night to keep up with demand mass cremations have become the norm but predatory and behind me has been working from 6 in the morning until midnight but because it doesnt have enough pires to cremate the bodies which are being brought every day and had to build 20 in the park next to it and now these 50 in this open space those who lost family members say they went through the same struggle to cremate their loved ones as they did find the hospital bed when they were alive elizabeth aljazeera. U. S. Federal investigators have raided the manhattan apartment and office of Donald Trumps former lawyer Rudy Giulianis Electronic Devices prosecutors have been looking into giulianis dealings in ukraine which included an investigation into a van democratic contender joe biden and his son hunter giulianis lawyer said the probe is politically motivated and called the raid. On those in new york with more on the investigation. Federal investigators are closing in on Rudy Giuliani and that their investigation into his him that has been going on for more than 2 years is advancing and advancing significantly also for federal investigators to raid a home such as this of a suspect they need to get permission from a judge in order in order to get that permission they need to show the judge that they have a reasonable amount of evidence that the person the suspect committed a serious crime so clearly they have been able to convince a judge because they clearly got the authorization they needed to carry out this raid d. O. J. And any federal agents are not commenting at all about this raid but the New York Times and others are reporting from sources that federal agents confiscated several Electronic Devices from giulianis home and were also finding out late on wednesday now that there are raids of more people as well associates of Rudy Giuliani outside of new york 2 in particular 2 lawyers that are associates of him have confirmed that their offices were raided wednesday afternoon as well so clearly this is closing in on Rudy Giuliani this investigation by federal officials that we believe is traced back to giulianis ties to ukraine antigovernment demonstrations in colombia itself violence thousands defied covenanting restrictions and marched through the streets of bogota to protest against president ivan do cays proposed tax hikes demonstrators and right police crossed in some parts as protesters pressed ahead with the rally despite a government plea to postpone colombia saw widespread antigovernment protests in 2019 but slow down during the pandemic out of southern patsy has more from bogota. Clashes broke out between protesters and the police here in the capital at the end of a massive day of protests across colombia some protesters started trowing iraqs at the police the Police Responded with stun grenades and tear gas dispersing a massive crowd tens of thousands of people took to the streets here in time and number of cities across colombia against a tax reform proposed by the government that would raise taxes on many basic items people in colombia or angry they are hired they have been greatly affected by. The idea of having to pay more taxes was just at the last drop for many of them so its important to say that most of the day was peaceful here in the capital bogota the clashes were at the end of the demonstrations there were other clashes in the city. And the mayor there decided to impose a curfew at 1 pm local the mayor of bogota also the side that she will stop all services at 5 pm and this asking people to go back home now people took to the streets the spite the fact that both the National Government and local governments have asked people not to demonstrate not to protest given the fact that we are in the middle. Way of coping 19 infections in the country hospitals are close to collapse but people felt that they needed to come out and protest given the sheer numbers of people that protested today many are now asking if this will be at the beginning of a new season of social upheaval in the country. Still ahead on aljazeera a call for a justice in shot after Police Crackdown on protesters killing 5 people and we take a look back at the life of apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins who has died at the age of 9 and. Its time for the perfect gentleman. Sponsored point Qatar Airways hello there are some drenching rains coming for japan and this is the same system that was plaguing southern areas of china as that what weather now moves across the South China Sea into japan tokyo 22 degrees on thursday but this is a quick moving system so by friday its out into the pacific for china mostly looking fine and dry for the most part some showers popping up into shanghai air quality good for beijing on friday with a high of 20 degrees for Southeast Asia were still dealing with these bouts of heavy heavy showers for indochina and for the southern philippines weve seen about a months worth of rain in 24 hours that trend of what weather continues well the story for india is the potential for some strong storms to bubble up towards southern portions of the country and for sri lanka but the high heat continues ahead of monsoon season you know where else were dialing up the heat well for the middle east temperatures particularly for turkey cyprus and the levant really heating up over the next few days aleppo 34 on thursday i want to show you the next 3 days in jordan where up to 32 when really we should be at 25 degrees and wall to wall sunshine on deck. Sponsored pork Qatar Airways the small boy and his brother rescued from war in gaza by the red cross so i hold was i have to we were 1st placed on a red cross truck now a world leader in Crisis Management and a highly regarded doctor in chicago who still misses her homeland just one day i was tossed around me thinking of returning to jordan aljazeera world meets 2 successful arab doctors in north america arabs approach the humanitarian and the heat on aljazeera. Hello again the top stories on aljazeera u. S. President joe biden is set to address Congress Ahead of his 100th day in office hes expected to deliver a message of hope and tell the countrys recovery recovery despite facing the pandemic and severe economic and political crises people in india rushing to register for a mass vaccination drive set to begin this weekend this corona virus infection spiral out of control its set another world record with the highest number of daily infections. The f. B. I. Has raided an apartment and office belonging to Rudy Giuliani they of course in the lawyer of the former u. S. President donald trump its part of a probe into his dealings in ukraine but his lawyer denies he broke the law. Rights activists and child have called for an investigation after 5 people were killed antigovernment protests demonstrators have been demanding a return to civilian rule the military took power following the death of president idriss deby a week ago by the dream reports of the capital. Emotional scene so the gandhi from. Their son 17 year old sinner is one of 5 People Killed during an to government protest in charge on tuesday his family says he was only a spectator watching a confrontation between demonstrators and Security Forces in the capital and german gun. Shots rang out a bit broke his arm and then it went through his stomach as he fell gas canisters were also fired into the crowds he was rushed to hospital and thats where he died they killed my brother and they may as well have just killed me to. Dozens were arrested during the protests many from say they were just bystanders. I was waiting for a motorbike suddenly 2 soldiers appeared in arrested me they searched me and took my phone and a bottle of water they said the bottle of water was a sign it was a protest of the beat me up and dumping and then i was beaten up again after questioning i was handed to another group with a head even more severe beatings. The crackdown on demonstrators has prompted International Condemnation and calls for investigations of all the protest organizers say they would keep up the demonstrations just as crackdown by the military has forced protests of the street the city appears to be calm for now with most shops and markets open but the excessive use of criticism from our lives including frogs. Chad is now facing an uncertain future its long time president idriss deby was killed last week during fighting with rebels in the north according to the manager. Threatened to march on the capital. Immediately after his death his son general mohammad was announced as a successor the constitution was suspended and the military council is set up a move strongly rejected by the opposition. But the violence that followed the elections and the protests that came after the military take over how father divided the country charts new military leader has promised to start a National Dialogue tonight and but its not clear if his promise is enough to end the latest cycle of violence in a country with a history of rebellion tribal conflicts and military interventions to address aljazeera german. An investigation has been launched into how the british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson funded renovations to his apartment in downing street the u. K. s political spending that watchdog says it has reasonable grounds to suspect an offense may have been carried it around in reports from london. Downing street the very heart of Boris Johnsons government is in turmoil among the stream of damaging leaks and revelations in recent days the question of exactly how the renovations of johnsons downing street apartment were paid for have been front page news its been alleged that johnson 1st tried to get wealthy supporters to pay for the work then that his Political Party loaned him the money if so that should have been made public Prime Minister the Electoral Commission is now involved and at the weekly session of Prime Ministers questions the Opposition Labor Party smelled blood who initially of Prime Minister initially is the key word here who initially paid for the redecoration of his downing street. Minister and misspeak i think i hope i answered this question several times and the arts the answer is that i have covered the costs i have met the requirements that ive been obliged to meet in full what we get from this Prime Minister of this conservative government dont you contracts jobs for their mates and cash for access and whos at the heart of it the Prime Minister major sleaze sitting than. Again and again johnson wouldnt clarify who had paid the initial invoice repeating only that he personally had covered the costs of regional and local elections are just a week away and opinion polling suggests the controversies are starting to affect Voter Sentiment again youre getting a pass and were some points is credibility as Prime Minister will evaporate and you people go to last year we want somebody of that kind of abject. Moral character as Prime Minister. At the core of this crisis is a bitter dispute between Forrest Johnson and this man his former closest advisor dominic comics downing street accused cummings of being the source of many of the recent damaging leaks cummings strongly rebutted that publishing an explosive blog which concluded that his former boss fell far below the required standards of competence and integrity. Boris johnson owes much of his political success to a remarkable teflon like quality the ability to survive control over seas which would have brought down other less contemporary politicians its almost as if different rules apply to this Prime Minister but that doesnt mean that the rules dont exist and in this Electoral Commission there is a watchdog prepared to apply them paul brennan aljazeera westminster Northern Irelands 1st minister has announced shes stepping down after members of her Party Challenge her leadership Arlene Foster will resign as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and is Northern Irelands 1st minister critics blame her for the trade barrier down the irish sea known as the Northern Ireland protocol which was agreed as part of the u. K. s exit from the e. U. And her simmons has more from outside the Northern Ireland assembly in belfast there are up to half a dozen contenders in the leadership race all of them men and one thing you can count on is that the heart of the line they take against bricks it in the Northern Ireland protocol more chance theyll have of winning the protocol being foisted upon Northern Ireland against the will of union us has served to destabilise Northern Ireland and more recent times. And why if there is still a job of work today im proud that there is a young generation of democratic unionist getting involved in politics and trying to shape Northern Ireland for the better you dont have to turn the clock but far to see the main reason for Arlene Fosters demise she backed Boris Johnson over bricks it didnt expect was the Northern Ireland protocol which put a seaboard if you will a trade barrier between the e. U. And the u. K. Down the r. E. C. Rather than the hard border between north and out of the Irish Republic thats led to a crisis of identity amongst Northern Ireland people in the protestant side of the community that is sort of the community and furthermore theres now an unease attention over the future with fear is amongst the youth is that there could be irish unity and fosters been accused by her critics of saying too little too late astronaut Michael Collins who was one of 3 crew on the apollo 11 Lunar Mission has died aged 90 collins orbited the moon while his crew mates Neil Armstrong and buzz aldrin to bear historic 1st steps on the surface in 1969 he died on wednesday after a battle with cancer his family said he had always faced lifes challenges with grace and humility and faced his final challenge in the same way lets go to brian odom whos now chief historian hes joining us from huntsville thats in alabama thanks for your time with us on aljazeera so how will you remember collins. Yeah thanks for having me on your own or better circumstances but i think Michael Collins will be known you know forever as someone who have a passion for Space Exploration not only because hes a part of it i think they gave. Somebody who dedicated his life to talking about scientific discovery human space flight a number of different ways he was known sometimes known in fact as the for a god an astronaut because he didnt get to land on the moon but just how important was he for the success of the Apollo Mission yeah like the other astronauts you know armstrong was all over and collins played an incredibly Important Role and he had to go through alone listen trainees you know was the perfect person for that but it you know if collins is not good at his job and doesnt fall through exactly the way that crew doesnt get home and that mission we know is all 11 is the success that we think so definitely played a Critical Role in making that its us and how do you think his life and legacy paved the way for the future of Space Exploration i think he sent me an important piece of the Apollo Program really good lay the platform for human spaceflight you know exploration of the past that continues today several Space Programs that nasa as we look to go back or you know to the moon as part of the heart of this program i think we can look back on the work that was done were all alone and and the great platform then and work it was a Michael Collins to get us there i think hes you know hes hes he was someone who did dedicate his life and accomplish very important work and also wasnt the only chapter in his life after a short stint in government he went on to become the national air and space Museum Director also he authored a number of space related books talked to us about his life after space and his contributions. Yeah really i think that that part of his life was just as important you know Michael Collins is somebody who is incredibly humble but also someone who is an incredible powerful advocate for these who has knowledge yet and who are what the Space Program would become starting for a brief period with the department to say oh it figures there are no talking about you know being and masters of the world that these things we are youre right as someone who basically oversaw the founding of the smithsonians air and space museum which opened in 1976 under his directorship you know institution known throughout the world as a platform from which you know people continue to learn about the value of Space Exploration and scientific discovery so hes a critical piece of that hes you know and thats someone who was incredibly humble to be in that position seeing the world the way he saw it from you know that im only you know a man model while hes there by himself you have remained home will remain a fierce advocate for these things is just to be supressed thank you so much brian odom for sharing your thoughts with us on aljazeera. I think youre rich it police in peru have a victim thousands of people squatting in the hillside of the capital lima police fired tear gas canisters one squatters objected to the evictions by setting cars on fires and throwing rocks the number of illegal settlements outside the capital have grown over the decades due to lack of Affordable Housing the problem has been made worse by the coronavirus pandemic with more people getting vaccinated in the u. S. And cover 1000 infections declining restrictions are easing in many areas including new york home to the United Nations headquarters but in person diplomacy has been slow to return chriss salumi reports too slow for some. New signs of life on new york streets. As vaccination rates increase covert infections drop and workers begin heading back to the office in 2 weeks allowed building capacity will increase from 50 to 75 percent here United Nations headquarters though it is far from diplomacy as usual fewer than 600. 00 Staff Members are coming to work each day thats less than a 10th of those who did prior to the pandemic and all public tours remain cancer. U. N. Officials say building capacity will increase as more staff get vaccinated we expect as that happens more people will be able to come to the building theres no official change of phase 2 announced thats what the General Assembly has resumed in person meetings in a spacious and iconic hall but the Security Council which sets its own agenda and rules hasnt convened in its regular chamber for months save for a handful of meetings under the russian presidency last october as the council held another Virtual Meeting on wednesday russias ambassador said its time for diplomats to get back in the room was wasted on the blog at the new this covered 1000 situation in new york today is a lot better than it was then being overly cautious on the part of our colleagues can cast an unfavorable light on the Security Council but other countries accuse russia of being inflexible and resisting a compromise solution of holding in person meetings in a larger room still with technical problems a fairly regular occurrence at online meetings as us you know last summer. America moving to the next big or no one is publicly defending virtual diplomacy ambassadors need to get together inside out conversations and theyre not really able to. Im saying there is definitely a sense that a lot of difficult issues in the council are being made just a bit more difficult by it being online for the moment it looks like much work will continue remotely with diplomats literally remaining buildings if not worlds apart christian salumi aljazeera the United Nations just a reminder you can always had online for all the latest information and all the top story is our website it is right there on your screen at aljazeera dot com. Follow the headlines on aljazeera the u. S. President joe biden is set to address Congress Ahead of his 100 day in office he is expected to deliver a message of hope and tell the countrys recovery despite facing the pandemic and severe economic and political crises our White House CorrespondentKimberly Halkett has more from washington d. C. What were expecting is that the u. S. President is going to make the argument that Big Government does