Hello and welcome. President biden has unveiled his Budget Proposal for next year with the highest level of federal Government Spending since the second World War. Hes says its the time to invest in america but republicans have called the plan � insanely expensive. Mr biden is Calling Forjust over six trillion dollars� worth of Post Pandemic Spending which still needs congressional approval. Hes demanding huge investments in infrastructure, education and green technology but he faces a political battle to deliver it. Heres the president speaking at an event in ohio. The Bottom Line is this the biden economic plan is working. Weve had record job creation. Were seeing record economic growth. Were creating a new paradigm. And now, 50 of all of america, more than any other country, is fully vaccinated. Applause. 75 of seniors black, white, hispanic, across the board are fully vaccinated. Were getting lives back. The american economys coming back. Our correspondent David Willis is in Los Angeles with more on how significant this budget would be for the us. There is of course a long way to go with this, all the way through until the end of september. But President Biden is making clear that he has very ambitious goals as far as The American economy is concerned. This would represent the biggest federal Spending Programme in this country since the end of the second World War and herald a return to what some are calling the days of big government with the focus very much on social safety nets for the poor and middle class. Some of these measures we already knew about, 2 Trillion plus for rebuilding american infrastructure, almost the same amount for improvements in Education Standards here and there is also money earmarked in this proposal for dealing with climate change, Gun Violence and immigration. Now republicans have condemned the measures outright. The senate leader, their leader of the Senate Mitch Mcconnell said this plan would lead to what he called americans drowning in debt, deficit and inflation. ButJoe Biden believes that this economy needs to be reimagined. He believes that the days of so called Trickle Down Economics should be behind us, they simply dont work. He believes there should be an economy that is more from the bottom up, if you like. But youre absolutely right, there is a long way to go on this, a lot of negotiation ahead, and its going to be quite a bitter exchange, i think, as we go forward in this with republicans very much Dug In in opposition. Clarkejudge is the Managing Director of the White House Writers Group and a former speechwriter for president ronald reagan. Earlier, he told me why it was the wrong time for such a large economic stimulus we were coming out of the pandemic very, very rapidly at the change of administrations, nothing has changed since then. We were vaccinating people at an accelerating rate, having got a vaccine faster than by years than anyone had predicted except for Mr Trump and his group. So, we were on the right track. The problem here is that President Biden is planning to spend in a way, you mentioned the second World War, at the time of the second World War, we were the most financially capable entity in the history of the world. Very little debt, comparatively easy taxes, compared to now, and thats a large part of the reason for the success of the war. But now we are in a totally different situation. Ok, but is President Biden not continuing along the spending track, exactly the same one as his republican predecessor, Donald Trump . The final Spending Proposal had a Price Tag of 4. 8 trillion as well . And whether that would have got through a Republican Congress is another matter but he is putting under infrastructure things that have nothing to do traditionally or even logically with infrastructure. They arent roads, bridges, transportation, communication, and that is the sort of thing that should be put in other bills for debate on their own merits, not trying to put together a bill that is all things to all people. There is something else i want to touch on with you because also in congress, the proposed commission to look into the disturbance, the riot, the insurrection at the capitol on the 6th Of January was blocked. Thats despite people like the mother of the Police Officer Brian Sicknick who died shortly after that, said that not having a commission to look into what occurred is a slap in the face of all the officers who did theirjobs that day. What would you say to her on behalf of i suppose republican colleagues who voted against such a commission . That the democrats should come around and try to be evenhanded and try to work out a compromise with the republicans, the democrats have put out a programme for that commission which was basically designed to echo the democratic narrative. They did not look at the overall level of violence in the country, they tried to make this something that will tell their narrative and the republicans would then get a chance to have a Minority Report which the media would ignore. It was something that was not in keeping with the gravity of the situation. The White House has said it is developing a list of sanctions against key members of the belarusian goverment. Its a response to the forcing down of a commercial plane to capture an Opposition Journalist last week. At a meeting with russian president Vladmir Putin on friday, the leader of belarus, alexander lukashenko, said the west is trying to destabilise his country. Sarah rainsford reports from minsk in belarus, marrying an Opposition Politician can make for a very lonely life. For a whole year, volhas only contact with her husband has been these letters from his prison cell. Pavel writes poems for her, long stories for their son but this week, volha finally got to see him. And pavel was still chanting defiance, even in court. The trial had been closed, with relatives only let in for the guilty verdict. Translation we werent allowed close, we could only shout I Love You or make heart signs, but even to look at Each Other was a hugejoy. Pavel seviarynets is a lifelong dissident, but now his three year old is growing up without his dad. He was arrested before belarus erupted in protest over the Re Election of president alexander lukashenko. Translation its a really long sentence. Our son will be ten when he gets out, but i dont think he will serve it all. I dont let myself think like that. People here are afraid, but theres real pressure on lukashenko and i think any spark could ignite things again. The protesters have been forced to retreat from the streets for now, though. Many have fled abroad, hundreds more are behind bars. Ive never known belarus like this, not in all the years ive been coming here. People now are just terrified to speak out, because with the crackdown with all the arrests, you never know who theyll be coming for next. Last week, they came for the journalists. Vasil was nervous about talking, but his wife was arrested with 14 people in her team at the countrys best known independent news site. Today, he was waiting to hear if marina had been charged. So, is there any news, anything new . No news. No news . No news. Alexander lukashenko is crushing dissent here, and yet vasil believes last years protests were a turning point. In public, nobody demonstrates because it is really dangerous, but the people didnt change their mind. They need the change for the country. Change was the Rallying Cry of the protests here, and some still see glimmers of hope for the future. Sarah rainsford, Bbc News, minsk. Let s get some of the day s other news the president of colombia, ivan duque, has ordered the military to restore order in the city of cali after four people were killed during anti government demonstrations. The city has been the epicentre of a month of protests originally about Tax Increases that have claimed dozens of lives. Republicans in the us senate have blocked a proposal for a commission to investigate the violence at Washingtons Capitol Building in january. Democrats had wanted the panel to advance enquiries into the deadly clashes that broke out after Donald Trump urged supporters to voice their anger as congress certified Joe Biden� s election victory. In france, a woman Police Officer has been stabbed and seriously wounded in a suspected terror attack. It happened in the city of nantes. Her attacker was later shot and killed. Theres growing anger in france after a series of jihadist attacks on the police and public. Russell trott reports. A huge manhunt triggered after the suspect repeatedly stamped the suspect repeatedly stamped the Police Officer. The Police Officer. There is a rivate the Police Officer. There is a private residential the Police Officer. There is a private residential area, the Police Officer. There is a| private residential area, this resident On The Run entered the apartment of a young woman and held her hostage for two hours. The shoot out which injured two hours, the suspect was shot and killed, no motive for the stabbing has emerged, but the attacker was apparently known to have been radicalised. At a news conference, the Interior Minister said the french born national was around a0 years old and known to the police. He had been released from prison in 2016 where he was identified as being radicalised and a Terrorist Threat and diagnosed with severe schizophrenia. The stabbing in nantes follows another attack against police last month, outside paris, a Police Female Administrator was killed in an apparentjihadist attack. A spate of such incidents has reignited concerns about the spread of radical islam inside france. The far right leader Marine Le Pen last month spoke out of a letter written by 20 retired generals and 1000 servicemen and warned islamist were taking over whole parts of the country. Ministers were quick to condemn the letter but as the anger builds over a series of attacks on the police and the public, domestic security is likely to be at the centre ahead of next year � s president ial elections. A survey of the grounds at a canadian former Residential School where indiginous children were taken after being forcibly removed from their families until the late 1960s, has uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at the site some as young as three years old. Indigenous community leaders said the remains were confirmed last weekend near the city of kamloops, in british colombia. Doctor Tricia Logan is an expert on indian residential School History at the University Of British Columbia and says the discovery has been very traumatic for surviving indigenous communities. This is a very dark part of canadian History And Something that has not been shared quite often. And i think its incredibly traumatic and very devastating for the communities in the area in british columbia and for survivor communities across canada but it also represents the history of Residential Schools which was over 150 schools in canada that, almost all of them, or very close to all of them, had cemeteries or Burial Sites often unmarked Burial Sites at them and so this represents you know, part of a much bigger story and a much bigger set of stories that survivors of Residential School have carried about these schools. find Residential School have carried about these schools. And what is the significance about these schools. And what is the significance of about these schools. And what is the significance of this is the significance of this particular grim discovery . This is the culmination of work from the community which took it upon themselves to research and higher ground penetrating radar and specialists to come, this is knowledge the community has always had and surrounding communities. There is about 3035 communities. There is about 30 35 approximately communities surrounding kamloops or affiliated with the kamloops Residential School for first nations children would have been taken from over 30 different communities. And so on behalf of those families and on behalf of those families and on behalf of all of the children that attended, in the over 80 years the school was in operation, the community did this work to really learn more about the site and more about something they have always known about, its something the community has had a lot of knowledge about and of course theres so few records and so few deaths that were recorded during the time of the school that its taken upon the community to carry on this research. This is Bbc News, a reminder of our top stories. President biden has been defending his plans for a six trillion dollar Government Spending spree the biggest since the second World War. The us says it will impose sanctions on belarus after it diverted a Passenger Plane to arrest an Opposition Journalist in 1998 a Black Man named James Byrd Jr was murdered in a gruesome attack in texas. It galvanized the civil Rights Movement and many laws against Hate Crimes in america are now named after him. But decades later america continues to struggle with racial violence. The bbc s Chelsea Bailey has been speaking with the family and friends of mr byrdjr. And a warning, it has details that some viewers may find distressing. He sings. I would describe my dad as witty, the life of the party and very free spirited. The day before my dad was brutally murdered, he wasnt himself. I dont know if he felt something. I was actually in basic training and my sergeants woke me up and told me i had a Phone Call and it was pretty important. The Phone Rang and i heard my sister just scream, when i heard her scream, she hit the wall and she said, daddy. Its something you dont want to never get a Phone Call for, i tell you like that. On a Saturday Night injune 1998, james Byrd Junior caught a ride with three white men injasper, texas. They drove him down a dark country road, beat him, then chained him alive to a Pickup Truck and dragged his body for three miles until he was decapitated. A black boy found the body on his way to church and he called the Sheriffs Department because it was outside of the city limits. The sheriff immediately called the fbi in for backup, but it didnt take long for the news to spread through town. He took the ministers out there and showed us and we saw where the teeth were and where the Baseball Cap was and and where the arm and the head were. And it was horrible. He wanted us to know. As much as he knew. So that we could tell our people. Are you a white supremamcist, sir . Are you a white supremacist . The day after the murder, police arrested john William King, russell brewer, and Shawn Allen Barry. We believe that Bill King wanted to start a Kkk Group in this community and needed to do something phenomenal, earth shattering, because bill was a brilliant kid, but he was evil. John William King became the first white man in Texas History to be sentenced to death for killing a Black Man. Russell brewer was sentenced and executed as well. And Shawn Allen Barry is still serving life in prison. Good morning, shawn. In 2009, President Barack 0bama signed a Hate Crimes Law Named Afterjames byrd junio. We will strengthen the protections against crimes based on the colour of your skin, the faith in your heart or the place of your birth. 23 years later, i still get angry. But its how you channel your anger, and i choose to channel it in a positive manner. So this is a journey for me. My dad did not get killed at the hands of a Police Officer. But in todays world, that is what were seeing. Were seeing a lot of brutality by the hands of officers. The murder of george floyd, it was a challenging point for me to put on my uniform. Just the disappointment that our country is still enduring racism in a magnitude that it is. I want to be that officer. If nothing else, just be there in solidarity. Be there as hey, you know, i know what youre going through. How many george floyds do we got to be . You know, how manyjames byrds do we got to be . So weve got to start back loving Each Other. It dont make no sense. A powerful reminder of americas struggle with racial violence. You can watch the full documentary american Hate Crime . On the Bbc News website and youtube channel. Thousands of fans are descending on the portuguese city of porto ahead of saturdays Champions League final between Chelsea And Manchester city. Sixteen and a half thousand supporters will be allowed into the stadium to watch one of the biggest events in sport after the venue of the final was switched from istanbul because of covid. Our Sports Correspondent Natalie pirks reports from porto. Music. Wembley may have been a more practical choice for an all english final. Singing. But now theyre in porto, fans are more than happy. For the train to london, its 100 quid, and its a00 quid to come here. You get the sun, you get the beer and the people are better. Wembley wouldve been nice because you couldve had a lot more drink and a lot more people, but you cant really beat this, can you, to be honest . Its our first Champions League final. You cant not follow| your team, can you, with or without a ticket . Ive missed two games in a2 years. It was essential that i was here, even though there were a lot of Hoops Tojump through. Yes, it hasnt exactly been simple. Portugal, portugal, we are coming. On top of the usual Flight And Hotel price hikes, three covid tests are needed to get in and out. Well, more than 11,000 City And Chelsea fans have tickets and will be in the stadium, but plenty more have travelled without tickets and are planning to watch it in the bars around porto, which close at 10 30pm at night. During the day, the atmosphere was one of mutual respect, albeit under a watchful eye. Like most tourist cities, porto has lost millions during the pandemic, but now the hotels are full for the first time since last march. It was important for the economy, to the local economy, for the restaurants, for the hotels, for the shops, i for the tourists, for the boats, for example. So, its like Kick Off fora new moment here in Porto And North portugal. Both teams overcame stellar opposition to be here, but this is citys first Champions League final. For pep guardiola, theres no greater feeling. Im the happiest man in the world right now to be in here, so its a privilege. Its an honour, and were going to try to do our best. Tonight, the Police Presence has intensified. Theyve maintained a mostly hands off approach so far. The prize for fans is the most coveted trophy in European Club football, but the Nations Reputation is also at stake. Natalie pirks, Bbc News, porto. A global Vaccination Programme is seen as key in the fight against coronavirus. But there is still reluctance among some to get the jab. The authorities in varous countries are using different tactics to encourage people to have their injection and they seem to be relying on a carrot rather than a stick as the bbc� s Tim Allman explains. This is probably the sort of thing you have in mind when you think of Lotto Fever. Queues of people lining up to get their ticket, dreaming of a potentially life changing jackpot. But in parts of america, there is now a new way to take part. With every injection, a chance to become A Millionaire. The first winners have been announced in 0hios vax A Million lottery, a typically american way to get the population vaccinated. You know, ifelt we needed to create some excitement and i thought 1 Million and a scholarship over a five Week Period of time, five different times, would create a lot of excitement. Colorado and california are following in 0hios footsteps with millions of dollars in potential prizes. Some may still be a little reluctant, but the plan does come with president ial approval. I hear that at last nights vaccine lottery, 0hio has a new millionaire. Laughter. I tell you what. Who would have thunk it . A million bucks for getting a vaccine . And its notjust the united states hoping to essentially bribe its citizens to doing their civic duty. In hong kong, a flat worth more than 10 million, around 1 Million us dollars is now up for grabs. The authorities believe its a small price to pay to encourage people to get theirjabs. After all, Lotto Fever is certainly preferable to the real thing. Tim allman, Bbc News. You can reach me on twitter im Ben M boulos this is Bbc News. Thank you for watching. Hello there. Friday was a bit of a disappointing day thanks to a weak Weather Front which brought more cloud around and also some light and patchy rain. But for the weekend, as High Pressure builds in, conditions will improve. Well see increasing amounts of sunshine, and it will turn warmer as well. So, heres our Building Area of High Pressure today. Itll be pushing these Weather Fronts out into the atlantic, so well see a lot of sunshine into the afternoon. Because we will start off rather grey through this morning thanks to the legacy of yesterdays Weather Front. A little bit of drizzle here and there close to the west coast. But increasing amounts of sunshine into the afternoon, and that could set off an isolated heavy shower here and there, particularly across the higher ground in the north. And there could be a little bit of low Cloud And Mist affecting North Sea coasts. But with more sunshine around, we could make 19 20 degrees, maybe even warmer than that in one or two spots. Now, as we head through Saturday Night, any showers will fade away. Well see some low Cloud And Mist rolling into Eastern Scotland and eastern england, but further west, skies should remain clear. Those temperatures will range from around 7 11 degrees. So, on into sunday, then, our big area of High Pressures dominating the scene, slowly pushing out into the North Sea. Thats going to bring a lot of dry weather around. It will start quite grey and cool across Eastern Scotland and eastern england, but that low Cloud And Mist will burn back to the coast thanks to the strong late may sunshine. Many places will be dry with widespread sunshine around, so its going to be warmer. Temperatures reaching 22 degrees there for glasgow, 21 or 22 or 23 degrees in parts of england and wales. Now, as we head on into Bank Holiday monday, our area of High Pressure will be out in the North Sea, and thats going to draw some warm air up from the south or the South East off the near continent. So, combine that with the strong late may sunshine, its going to feel even warmer. 23, 2a, maybe even 25 degrees somewhere, so that will be challenging the warmest day of the year so far, which was set back in late march. Tuesday, we do it all again. South southeasterly winds, plenty of sunshine around. Its going to be another very warm day. A bit of Fairweather Cloud bubbling up into the afternoon. Those temperatures ranging from low to mid 20s celsius. Always a little bit fresher along some southern and eastern coasts. Now, as we head through the week, there isjust the chance at the moment that we could see some thundery showers moving up from the south, particularly through wednesday and thursday. Otherwise, we should continue to see quite a bit of sunshine. This is Bbc News, the headlines us president Joe Biden has proposed a 6 Trillion budget to boost the us economy and fend off competition from china. Mr biden is demanding huge investments in infrastructure, education and green technology. The plan, the biggest since the second World War, still needs congressional approval. The us says its preparing a list of key members of the belarussian goverment who will face sanctions. Its after a Passenger Plane was intercepted to capture an Opposition Journalist. Meeting russias president putin, belaruss leader accused the west of trying to destabilise his country. Police in france are investigating a Knife Attack on two Police Officers by a man on a radical watch list. A policewoman who is seriously injured had her gun stolen by the attacker, who was later killed in a shootout with police. The number of new Coronavirus Infections across the uk has risen above a,000 for the first time