Morning at 9 here. Watching thanks for making our senior political news this hour 1st to germany where top officials from around the world converging on munich this saturday for day 2 of the annual security conference is the biggest event of its kind and among the talking points is the west losing its role in the world stage the situation in syria and tensions with iran our europe correspondent peter all of a look at what to expect. Its day 2 of this years Munich Security Conference this plenty for World Leaders to be discussing here at the very capital. This is the overarching theme of this years conference described as the declaiming role of western nations on the world stage and the shaking up of International Relations and defense choice for a theme the catch so by surprise but when you listen. To the participants at the conference its clear that it struck a chord with those here in munich. In the era of American Global police and it is over think of syria africa afghanistan not because of the lack of military or economic power but because the commitment of those responsible in the white house has changed when it comes to the world order open a new different better relationship between the e. U. And russia and russia in the European Union the security conference always draws an a list crowd lets have a look at work expect coming up on saturday the. French president emmanuel micro is understood to be set to make a big statement on the way he sees the future of European Defense last year mr croyden was scathing in his criticism of nato and while his position has softened somewhat he still answer meant that europe shouldnt rely too heavily on begin night it states when it comes to defense. France is convinced that long term security in europe is possible through a Strong Alliance with the United States but our security is also achieved inevitably through a larger capacity for autonomy a section in europe. Later on saturday the Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to address the conference its still unknown exactly what the focus of his address will be but you get short odds on him talking about syria hes also expected to hold talks with his counterpart from turkey as they try to find a compromise following a standoff between russia and turkey in syria coming after angry words from the turkish president instead i want you to do the Syrian Regime as well as the Russian Forces and the iran backed militants are acting with their men are continuously attacking civilians. Committing massacres and causing bloodshed important libya talks are also on mr lavrov to do list for some day. To the conference will also be looking to tackle the tensions in the persian gulf or the worsening of relations between washington and tehran in fact theres a much anticipated address set to come up later today from the rainy and foreign minister but away from that were also expecting talks on the role of social media in democracies and the attempts that are being made to contain the coronavirus whatever happens ill be keeping you abreast of all of the latest developments that come out of the hotel here in munich at this years security conference peter all of our team meeting. Of the biggest digital defense contracts in American History has been put on ice Online Retail giant amazon is taking on the pentagon in court after washington get the 10000000000. 00 deal to rival microsoft the lawsuit argues that donald trump was biased in his decision against amazon supremo jeff bezos the project called the joint enterprise defense infrastructure or gen i as a Cloud Computing storage contract at the end of last year basal stressed the importance of the military project but as reports hes now hindering the deal awarded to microsoft. Remember when jeff bezos called out his tech rivals for not stepping up to the plate when the country needs protecting my view is this big tech is going to turn their backs on the department of defense this country is in trouble this is how were going to do it we are going to support the department of foods this country is important the Silicon Valley tech giants love to walk hand in hand with the pentagon but their employees not so much google workers protested a Program UsingArtificial Intelligence for drones and microsoft employees have voiced their concerns about a 10000000000. 00 contract with the pentagon to offer Cloud Services but lucky enough for the department of defense amazon led by jeff bezos americas richest man has stepped up to the plate they say amazon is happy to do business with the pentagon were going to continue to support the do d. But this is this is a great country and it does need to be defended so it turns out that when amazon didnt get that contract 8 and microsoft got it instead they as owes was angry he took it to court citing bias from donald trump the preservation of Public Confidence in the nations procurement process requires discovery and supplementation of the administrative record particularly in light of president trumps order to screw amazon the question is whether the president of the United States should be allowed to use the budget of the department of defense to pursue his own personal and political and now to be fair donald trump has never tried to hide his dislike for jeff bezos be using the Washington Post for power so that the politicians in washington dont tax amazon like they should be taxed if i become president oh do they have problems theyre going to have such raw giving a subsidy to amazon. And were talking about billions of dollars a year amazon is going to have to pay much more money to the post office is no doubt about the. So sorry to hear about the news about jeff bowser being taken down by compared to reporting i understand is far more accurate than the reporting in his lobbyist newspaper the amazon Washington Post hopefully the paper will soon be placed in better and more responsible hands but the irony is that jeff bezos with his legal action as double crossed the very same entity he swore to protect as a result of the lawsuit the entire program which the pentagon says is necessary for National Security has been put on the whole the military brass is unhappy were disappointed in the ruling and believe the actions taken in this litigation have unnecessarily delayed implementing department of defense as modernization strategy and deprived our war fighters of a set of capabilities in the Us Department of defense says it will lose 5. 00 to 7000000. 00 every month the program is the late these are changing as opinion in a way that serves as pocketbook is not necessarily or may service pocket book is not particularly a surprise i think theres a debate to be had on the degree to which these social media Tech Companies and Search Companies are able to sway the assuage problem opinion change Public Opinion restrict debate these are big issues that i think are the balance when people think about it or theres going to be a drive i believe a populist drive to lessen the power of big tech the cuts across the political spectrum well apparently for the worlds richest man the country only needs National Security protection when hes getting a share of the Defense Budget kayleigh poppen r. T. New york. Legal bid to ban Transgender Athletes from girl sports has been filed in the u. S. State of connecticut by the families of 3 female high school run as we spoke to the lawyer christiane holocaust told us that identity has nothing to do with sport. Girls deserve to compete on a level Playing Field and a policy thats at play in connecticut allows males to infiltrate the female athletics category which has had the result of depriving girls of championship titles of opportunities to advance to the next level of competition and the potential to even compete for scholarships biology is what matters in athletics not identity. The plaintiffs 3 High School Students participating in state championships the lawsuit directly targets 2 transgender sprinters who have consistently outperformed to their peers since 2017 recently one of those bringing the case forward finished 3rd behind to the 2 athletes in question at an indoor track event heres how those against the reacted. The complaint is a dangerous distortion of both law and science in the service of excluding trans youth from public life the language of the complaint is an assault on the basic dignity and humanity of transgender people and a threat to the privacy and equality of all students so it comes down to basic biology males have inherent physiological advantages over females i mean both science and commonsense tell us that males are generally bigger faster and stronger and thats the entire reason that we have womens athletics as a separate category in the 1st place i also want to underscore the policy in connecticut does not require anything outside of simple identification with the female sex in order to compete in the female category i do think that the lawsuit filed by Alliance Defending freedom to protect womens sport could be precedent setting we certainly hope to restore fairness in a level Playing Field not just for connecticut but for young women and female athletes across the country. Theres been a major plot twist at the french equivalent of the oscars the entire academy has quit just 2 weeks before that she is glittering 70 powers correspondent bensky explains why. This use award season has been plagued by allegations from a lack of diversity in the candid it was a high mass those nominations yesterday really do a lot of good for this sex im not sure if everyone here is across the country to see but you see there has been a distinct lack of nominations to see the lines. The criticism. The may have been like water off a ducks back of the boards of the british and american academies but here in france they take it its hot 2 weeks before the french oscars are due to take place in top board has resigned to honor those men and women cinema happened in 2019 to find call and ensure that the festival film remains just that a festival the board has and then we decided to resign this collective decision will allow complete renewal of the board this is a new name here in france have come under fire off it was revealed the convicted child rapist and fugitive from the us Justice System polanski topped the nominations list the director who fled to france in the 1970 s. Received the nords for his historical drama. And disposal i. Do so since only. Because. The film has received rave reviews from the critics and even had a standing ovation for its premiere at the Venice Film Festival the feminist groups have picketed some of those prime is after they found out that it this is up and they would feel this to celebrating abuser like polanski is to support the system of a punitive for male violence and silence the voices of the victims the riaa would then deepened when hundreds of actors directors and movie produces and personalities demanded profound changes the says the academy they were unhappy off to a female director and the field writer was snubbed in an open letter to the academy they did not state it as being discussion with just gruesome tightening the board took the decision to disband but even that decision has come under fire. Imagine what happens next new college of voters with all male selfesteem opacity and sexism who will eventually stop cheering rapists peter criminals on the run so how has it gone down here in paris but is a film more important than those who make it its something very good if i believe the story of polanski is ridiculous its existed for 30 or 40 years dont they have anything to do except protest is there nothing else in france now really. Have more stars in my opinion the 2 figures are United Artists and men shes an adult so he should assume the consequences of his actions legislature and this is are to me this is a board resigned rate for them and maybe these resignations can fix the issues and this is what im hoping for the actors the artists for the directors for everyone. Do you think he has an artistic side beyond comparison with other artists from to human point of view its not good what he did but his past and we cant make the aspects. So i had this saturday from art see china cries foul accusing washington playing dirty and its better battle against telecoms giant weiwei with a whole new set of criminal allegations as we reported 90 seconds from now. In love lee can go in mexico on the beach at the palm tree slaying of the monkeys chattering special guest with us today alex patch off sci fi. Bit fieri theyre rocking it out in the mining space. Join me every thursday on the alex im unsure when ill be speaking to a guest of the world of politics sports business im show business ill see you then. Welcome back china is accusing the United States of deliberately forcing its companies out of the Global Market as washington ramps up the pressure on telecoms giant weiwei with 16 new charges including conspiracy to steal trade secrets. The u. S. Has been misusing its National Power to oppressed Chinese Companies with no proof of any wrongdoing such practice is disgraceful and immoral and it is beneath the status of the u. S. As a major country. And u. S. Prosecutors allege that while way is engaged in a Systematic Campaign to steal intellectual property from its own tech firms since 1909 they also claim that staff were encouraged to actively obtain Sensitive Information come competitors including codes and manuals the fresh charges were made under a federal law which has been historically used to prosecute mafia members ways been under pressure from the trumpet ministration for years now is accused of spying on behalf of beijing however throughout all this while we has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing also says that the latest charges are without merit suggesting that the United States is simply trying to remove a serious competitor despite that u. S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi doubled down on the american allegations. China is seeking to exploit its digital autocracy to its Telecommunications Telecom giants while threatening economic would tell the nation against those who deny. Their technology this is the most insidious form of question this is a Major Development thats going to have far reaching implications its very clear that Trump Administration the department of justice wants to implicate. Broadly as a criminal organization and one has to ask what what are the what are the broader implications does that mean if its part of the Chinese Government is the u. S. Claims that the Chinese Government is a criminal organization or that if you do business with walk away that you are doing business with a criminal organization what were looking at here is it is a new step forward in terms of right power competition or cold war 2. 0 or decoupling what do you know are these Major Global Companies that are doing business in china in other words the United States costly makes allegations that the chinese judiciary is highly politicized what happens if it becomes tit for tat it could have a very compelling. Outcome for both you know at the International Level but at the at the economic level in terms of the specific industries. University of virginia in the United States is coming to shop criticism online after one of its students claimed that too many people were getting a Multicultural Community center on campus but it was posted on social media where its gonna get any 4000000 views. Finally theres just too many white people in here this is a space for people of color so lets be really hard losing of the space that youre taking because it does make some of us feel see. Too many white people here the whole point of multiculturalism is for diversity that includes all coaches but the university of virginias new Multicultural Student Center is apparently just for people of color thats not multiculturalism thats racism. Imagine if a white person stood up and announced there were too many black people in the room and they make other white people uncomfortable how is this not considered traces and. Too many white people so this is why so many of our ancestors fought and died for freedom and equality just so we can have a blacks only area really. The center was opened in late 2016 with a view to supporting under represented and barred allies and communities but conservative students say that the video documents a clear case