welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe to this bbc news special. this is president biden s first presidential address to congress. he will talk about america being on the move again. in the next few minutes president biden will address a joint session of congress to mark his first 100 days in office. he will speak soon. let s see what is happening inside the chamber. it is quite odd. it is a covid friendly address. normally there would be something like 1600 people in this chamber, or members of congress that all members of the senate. all of the members of the cabinet would be there and all of the members of the supreme court would be there. senior members of the defence department would be there. it is a much reduced crowd. there are a select few people about 200 in all in the whole chamber. top republicans, top democrats are there. the first ladyjill biden is up in the gallery. and of course it is a historic occasion because sitting behind joe biden
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. tributes have been paid to to the duke of edinburgh, who s died at the age of 99. prince philip was the longest serving royal consort in british histor, a constant support to queen elizabeth during more than 70 years of marriage. his death was announced in a brief statement from buckingham palace. prince philip was known for his strong views, but also his unswerving sense of duty, playing a prominent role in public life here in the united kingdom and across the commonwealth. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell looks back at a remarkable life. his was the support that mattered most. across more than 70 years of marriage and more than 65 years of elizabeth s reign, it was philip to whom she could always turn. he hadn t always found the role of consort easy, and sometimes, ill judged comments got him into trouble. but it was a partnership which weathered the storms and coped with constant scrutiny to demonstrat
details about the duke s funeral are due to be released later, as tributes are paid here in windsor, across the country and around the world. flags are flying across the uk at half mast, including here at buckingham palace where a small number of people have begun to gather and lay flowers to pay tribute to prince philip. we ll be reflecting on the duke s far reaching legacy and hearing from those whose lives he touched. hello, welcome to this bbc news special. iamjane i amjane hill at i am jane hill at windsor castle. the armed forces will lead a second day of tributes to the duke of edinburgh, who died yesterday aged 99, with gun salutes across the uk, in gibraltar and from warships at sea. details of his funeral are also expected to be announced later. prince philip was the longest serving royal consort in british history and was a constant support to the queen during more than 70 years of marriage. today we will be looking back on his life with some of those who knew th
hello, i m shaun ley. welcome to the programme which brings together uk commentators, bbc specialists and foreign correspondents who file their stories for audiences at home, dateline london. this weekend, as christians celebrate easter and renewal, we re devoting the programme to one theme after the pandemic can we renew our world? and is reconciliation possible when people in much of it seem so angry? to try to answer that are catherine pepinster, the first woman to edit the tablet, the international catholic newspaper. michael goldberg, veteran foreign correspondent for us public radio. his podcast frdh is inspired by the ambition ofjournalism as the first rough draft of history. and in the studio, the bbc broadcaster and china specialist, vincent nee. welcome to all of you, it is good to have you with us this easter weekend. pope francis, who delivers his easter message for a second yearfrom inside the basilica rather than to the thousands of catholics who gather most y