Say the pandemic has made things worse. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. A major Rescue Operation is underway in miami in florida after an entire portion of a 12 Storey Apartment Building collapsed to the ground. At least one person is known to have died. 99 people are still unaccounted for. On the left of your screen, you can see what the building looked like before the collapse. On the right, the pile of debris scattered around the footprint of the fallen tower. The insides of peoples� homes were laid bare to the elements. The bbc� s Will Grant is on the scene and a warning, his report contains images that some may find distressing. Local residents likened it to a bomb going off. The entire sea facing wing of champlain towers collapsed in the early hours of the morning, 12 storeys of apartments concertinaed in seconds, the shocking moment caught on cctv. The problem is the building has literally pancaked. It has gone down and i mean, theresjust feet in between storeys where there were ten feet. Within minutes, scores of firefighters and Search And Rescue teams began scouring the tonnes of debris for survivors. Miraculously, a young boy was pulled from the rubble among ten to be treated at the scene and then transferred to hospital for his injuries. At least one other, though, was not so lucky. Anxious relatives began to gather at a Community Centre converted into a family reunification point, and the governor of florida offered the states full support. It is really, really traumatic to see the collapse of a massive structure like that. Right now, we have fire rescue. They are in Search And Rescue mode. They are trying to identify survivors. I know they made contact with some and they are doing everything they can to save lives, and that is ongoing and theyre not going to rest. But its hard for the families to stay hopeful as the dread of their worst fears grows with each passing hour. I think theyre gone. I dont want to say i dont want to be pessimistic but they they are weve been calling them, like, non stop. No reply. Nobody knows anything. We dont have information right now. This tragic incident has shocked the city of miami and surrounding counties. Now, the process must move from searching for survivors to looking for answers as to how an expensive Apartment Building can collapse with residents still asleep in their beds. But whether Building Code Violation or structural damage is speculation which can wait. For now, this close knit stretch of beach is focused on supporting its grieving neighbours. Will grant, bbc news, miami. To be the Sum Insured is the congresswoman who represents the area in miami where the building collapsed and she says she has never seen anything like the destruction that has occurred. I will tell you after spending the bulk of the day here that this is a tragedy without Precedent Debbie Wasserman schultz. In without Precedent Debbie Wasserman schultz. Wasserman schultz. In the United States wasserman schultz. In the United States of wasserman schultz. In the United States of america. | wasserman schultz. In the I United states of america. The devastation that i witnessed today, the likes of which i have never seen and ive been to haiti and other nations but to haiti and other nations but to see one building come down like this inexplicably, having a chance to talk to the families whose hearts are breaking, who need and want answers and who need to have hope that their Loved Ones will be somewhere under that rubble and the confidence in knowing that we have, the ability to reassure them that we have the best Search And Rescue experts here, that we do send all over the world that we have right here, making sure that Everything And Anything that can be done to find their Loved Ones will be done. President biden says a bipartisan deal has been reached on his massive package of spending on us infrastructure. Mr biden had initially wanted 2 Trillion to overhaul and upgrade americas roads, bridges and water supplies, but he has backed a 1. 2 Trillion package. The deal has been brokered by a group of republican and democratic senators, and the president confirmed he was happy with what they had come up with. We have a deal, and i think its really important. Weve all agreed that none of us got all of what we wanted i clearly didnt get all i wanted, they gave more than i think maybe they were inclined to give in the first place but this reminds me of the days we used to get an awful lot done up in the United States congress. We actually worked with one another. We had bipartisan deals. Lets speak now with our north america correspondent, peter bowes. I suppose there will be different sides all claiming victory over this. Victory over this. Yes, and perhaps victory over this. Yes, and perhaps its victory over this. Yes, and perhaps its premature victory over this. Yes, and perhaps its premature for victory over this. Yes, and perhaps its premature for the democrats or even joe perhaps its premature for the democrats or Evenjoe Biden to claim victory on this because it actually has not yet been passed by congress and there are significant aspects of this deal, as the president is describing it, that could cause him problems and perhaps one of his own making because he is linking this Infrastructure Build to another quite separate measure related to his american families plan, his social infrastructure, which involves getting extra paid leave for americans, extra money for child care, and the president is now saying he wont sign one without the other. And there are still negotiations on both sides. So perhaps it is premature to claim victory. I think what the president can celebrate is the fact that he has got this far and he has managed to bring republicans and democrats together to debate and clearly there have been compromises on both sides but he at least has the basis for something that could ultimately be passed by congress to begin to solve this Infrastructure Problem in the United States which has really been plaguing cities around the country, bad bridges, roads, the rail network, waterways that desperately need improving. That desperately need improving that desperately need improving. That desperately need imrovinu. ,. , improving. Peter, they may have reached agreement improving. Peter, they may have reached agreement and improving. Peter, they may have reached agreement and come. Reached agreement and come together from the opposite sides of the aisle on this issue, the infrastructure, what they havent done is come together on the matter of A Commission to investigate the january six riot, the violence in the capital building, but it seems the House Speaker is going to go ahead and set up a committee anyway capitol building. Committee anyway capitol buildina. ,. ,. , building. The idea of A Commission building. The idea of A Commission was scuppered by building. The idea of A Commission was scuppered by The Republicans in the senate less than one month ago when they blocked using a procedural measure to block any further Debate And Vote on setting up a bipartisan commission. But what Nancy Pelosi has now announced is there will be a select committee In The House Of Representatives to look at this issue. Its still a matter of debate what sort of role The Republicans will play as part of that commission. I think its probably also fair to say the select Committee Wont have the select Committee Wont have the same clout as an independent bipartisan commission that the senate could have voted on. Nevertheless, it means that this issue will certainly remain in the headlines, it will remain as part of the public debate for some time to come. ,. , come. Peter, for the moment, thank you come. Peter, for the moment, thank you very come. Peter, for the moment, thank you very much. Come. Peter, for the moment, thank you very much. Peter. Thank you very much. Peter bowes there. Donald trumps former Lawyer Rudy Giuliani has had his Law Licence suspended in new york. A court there called his comments about the 2020 us president ial election false and misleading. But the decision, made by a 5 judge panel, is temporary, pending the outcome of a full disciplinary hearing. He spoke a short while ago. I feel personally short while ago. I feel personally worried short while ago. I feel personally worried fori short while ago. I feel personally worried for the country. Ive been a lawyerfor 50 years and ive never had a complaint, ive never had a problem i believe that this is the real problem here is somebody� s not to fix this double standard Justice System which is not america anymore. I mean, i might as well be in Iran Or East germany before the change. This is a one sided decision. Not based on evidence, based on newspapers they havent called a single witness lets get some of the days other news. Last year, more deaths than births were registered in the uk for the first time in over a0 years. In total, just over 683,000 births were registered compared with nearly 690,000 deaths. The Coronavirus Epidemic led to a sharp rise in deaths last year, but Birth Rates have also been falling for the last decade. A tornado in the Czech Republic has killed several people and injured at least 150. 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In 1960, there may have been marks on these graves. The Catholic Church representatives removed these headstones and today, they are unmarked graves. The discovery was made near the marieval indian Residential School. It was built in 1889 by the Catholic Church and is one of more than 130 compulsory Boarding Schools in canada where children were taken after being separated from their parents as part of a policy of forced integration. Canadas previous policies have been thrown into the spotlight after The Discovery in may of 215 childrens remains at the sight of a former Residential School in kamloops. It is estimated that 6,000 children died while attending these schools, largely because of the squalid Health Conditions inside. There are also reports of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of school authorities. In a statement, prime Minister Justin trudeau said the schools were funded by the canadian government and in 2008, it apologised for the system. The roman Catholic Church was responsible for the operations up responsible for the operations up to 70 of these schools and indigenous groups want a apology from the pope. This was apology from the pope. This was a crime against apology from the pope. This was a crime against humanity. Apology from the pope. This was a crime against humanity. An a crime against humanity. An assault on ourfirst a crime against humanity. An assault on our First Nation people. We are proud people. We are very proud people. The only crime we have committed as children was born indigenous. Pope francis said earlier this month that he was pained by The Discovery At Kamloops but stopped short of a formal apology. Courtney bembridge, bbc news. Leaders of the European Union have rejected a joint called by germany and france to renew direct contact with the russian president vladimir putin, broken off seven years ago when moscow annexed crimea. Angler merkel said after talks in brussels that it had not been possible to reach an agreement and some eu members, especially east European States warned against giving concessions at a time of worsening relations with russia angela merkel. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come learning more about the ancestors, a new discovery the Cast Light on life before The End before the neanderthals. Members of the Neo Nazi Resistance movement stormed the world trade centre, armed with pistols and shotguns. We believe that, according to international law, that we have a rightful claim to certain parts of this country as our land. I take pride in the words Ich Bin Ein berliner. Cheering and applause. As the uk woke up to the news that it is to exit the European Union, Leave Campaigners began celebrating. In total, 17. 4 million people voted for the uk to leave the eu. The medical Research Council have now advised the government that the great increase in Lung Cancer is due mainly to smoking tobacco. It was closing time for Checkpoint Charlie which, for 29 years, has stood on the border as a mark of allied determination to defend the city. This is bbc news. The latest headlines 99 people are unaccounted for and one is confirmed dead in miami after the partial collapse of a 12 Storey Apartment Building. President biden announces a 1. 2 Trillion Infrastructure Package that has the support of democrats and republicans. Next week the Chinese Communist Party will celebrate 100 years since its founding. 0ver that time, its mission has, in theory, been to lead millions of underprivileged people into a better existence. Yet, in the 50s and 60s Chairman Maos Policies Led to starvation and chaos. His death ushered in a different era captured by a new generation of photographers, unafraid to show the real china as it rapidly developed. 0ur China Correspondent Stephen Mcdonell spoke to one of chinas most Acclaimed Street Photographers about the massive, sweeping changes hes seen. When yanjiegang was a student and his father gave him his first camera, he found his calling. Soon, he was documenting china under the upheaval of breakneck development. Chinas communist party has produced some disastrous social experiments. Mass starvation during the great leap forward. Economic collapse in the cultural revolution. However, Maos Death meant dongs coming to power in the period of opening up. The china he started observing from the the china yan started observing from the 1980s and 1990s was now finally improving millions of peoples lives. Under capitalism with chinese characteristics, there is an unspoken pact. People wont complain about the party as long as living standards keep improving. Even a massive Widening Wealth Gap can be ignored. Yen says ordinary people engulfed in the times are like leaves in the wind. And he wondersjust what will appear in front of his lens here in the years to come. There is an epidemic of the United States of Opioid Addiction which is touched every corner of the country and over the last year, the resulting isolation has pushed many to breaking point. The latest cdc figures show that more than 90,000 americans have died of a Drug Overdose in the year to november 2020. That is the highest number in five years. Expose a tribute that rise to synthetic opioids and the smuggling of legally made fentanil. People need to be able to find help. You have to look for it. Its hard to find. The Coronavirus Pandemic has turned all of our lives upside down, but its posed a unique set of challenges for those dealing with substance abuse. I relapsed in November Of 2020 for a few weeks. You know, i went out and i got high. You know, its been hard on everybody. Unless you had a really strong at work and strong recovery, i cant imagine anybody made it through. This is the first christmas out. Jason leamnson has spent much of his adult life in and out ofjail. He says hes lost everything as a result of his drug addiction. The thing thats hardest for parents to understand about dealing with an addicted Loved One is we want to help them get better. It doesnt work. If im brutally honest about it, which i will be, there were times when we were so intensely in pain over it that we wished he would die. Gina Malagolds Brother dylan overdosed for the first time in april 2020. She believes that the federal stimulus checks enabled her brothers drug habit. He survived, but Recovery Rehabilitation programmes were far from normal due to covid restrictions. Apart from just two rehab clinics which, in order to get there, my mum had to say my brother was suicidal. That was the only reason he got in. Otherwise they werent going to, because beds were full, because of covid. After testing positive for covid while in rehab, her 28 year old Brother Self isolated in a family cabin. Days later, he overdosed again. My mum called me, Out Of Control and crying, dylans dead, dylans dead. Quarantine is not easy. And if you just got out of Rehab Suffering with addiction and to have mental health, its a death sentence. I miss him every day. And then depending on whether or not they have a counselling session, they can go back to see their counsellor or they can just leave the clinic. Methadone clinics, like this one in dc, are seeing Record Level of patients seeking help. When people have been relying on drugs as a mechanism to cope with, whether its physical discomfort, whether its emotional discomfort, and suddenly the Drug Use is gone, they have to learn new coping skills. And now weve added this additional stress of an unprecedented in our lifetime pandemic. Its much more additional stress on them. Sobriety and cleanliness is. A big part of that is giving back and having those connections with people at the meetings. As life is getting closer to normal for many americans, people who struggle with addiction and their Loved Ones hope that the vital in Person Support structures are here to stay. Koralie barrau, bbc news, washington. Scientists in israel have discovered a formally unknown human with a Skull Bone on earth. They say they could draw a link between modern humans and neanderthals. Isnt it amazing how something � s most small can be so significant. I Skull Fragment is analysed by scientists in Tel Aviv but this is no ordinary skull argument. 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Than previously imagined. Now we can say than previously imagined. Now we can say that than previously imagined. Now we can say that its than previously imagined. Firm we can say that its probably the day originate in the levant, in our region, rather than in europe, as many researchers thought until now. Nesha aramla may have lived alongside and even mated with Homo Sapiens for more than 100,000 years. These are just fragments of bone, they are pieces of an evolutionary jigsaw. Tim allman, bbc news. If its nighttime where you are, you may look up at the stars and wonder about the origins of the universe and our place in it. Astronomers have worked out when the first stars began shining. Using the most powerful telescopes, they estimate this crucial moment, the cosmic dawn, possibly occurred between 250 350 Million years after the universe was created in the big bang. The event is often described as the Holy Grail of cosmology. Something to think about and ponder as you look up at the night sky. You can reach me and most of the team on social media. You will find me benmboulos. See you soon. Hello there. North East Englands had the highest temperatures on thursday. One or two spots going close to 26 degrees with some good spells of sunshine. But i dont think friday will offer a Repeat Performance because the weather has been changing. Weve seen Rain Pushing in from the North West in association with a band of cloud that you can see here on our earlier saellite image. This is a frontal system and as that drops its way southeastwards through friday, behind it, we pick up a northerly wind, quite a brisk northerly wind in places and that will be feeding Cooler Air down across most parts of the uk. So, a Cooler Day on friday, quite a messy Weather Day really, but across england and wales, many spots will start off cloudy with outbreaks of rain. Further south, it should dry up and brighten up with some sunshine and just the odd hefty shower into the afternoon. But for Northern England in north wales, it is likely to stay grey and wet all day long. For Northern Ireland in Western Scotland should see a bit of sunshine. Eastern scotland plagued by cloud and patchy rain. A brisk wind here keeping temperatures down to just 12 degrees in aberdeen, similar temperature there in newcastle, may be 20 down towards the south where we could see the Odd Thunderstorm Breaking out through friday evening. And then into the early hours of Saturday Cloud left behind. Some splashes of rain here and there minimum temperatures between 7 and 13 degrees. Now, as into the weekend, it is a story of split fortunes. High pressure trying to build in towards the North And West of the uk. Low Pressure Spinnng Close to the south, the detail will change between now and then but closest to that area of low pressure in the south, theres the chance of the Odd Shower to break out on saturday across southern england, parts of wales. Further north, although well have quite a lot of cloud, it will be increasingly drying out through the day. Temperatures between 14 and 20 degrees. And as we get into sunday, this area of low pressure will become slow moving across the near continent and is likely to throw bands of Rain Up in our direction from time to time. So southern parts of england, wales may be the midlands can could see some rain at times on sunday, but further north will see more in the way of dry weather and some spells of sunshine and temperatures bouncing back, 21 degrees in glasgow, a similar value there in london. Thats all from me for now. Cast light on life before The End before the neanderthals. This is bbc news. The headlines an urgent search and Rescue Operation in miami, where a 12 Storey Apartment Building collapsed on thursday, leaving 99 people unaccounted for. One person confirmed dead. It is feared more are under the rubble, though some residents may have been in second homes elsewhere. President biden has praised the deal reached with democrat and Republican Senators on rebuilding and modernising americas ageing infrastructure. The bipartisan agreement, worth 1. 2 Trillion, now needs to be steered through congress. The president has further spending plans still on his agenda. The canadian prime Minister Justin trudeau has said his country must learn from the mistakes of the past its after the second find in a month of unmarked graves at former roman catholic Residential Schools. Cowessess first Nation Chief said Ground Penetrating Radar had found 751 bodies. Those are your headlines on bbc world news. Now its time for a look back at the day in parliament