hello, welcome. in the next hour, presidentjoe biden is giving a prime time address to a joint session of congress for the first time in his presidency. he ll lay out what he s achieved in his first 100 days in office and provide details on his american families plan. it s a $1.8 trillion plan to provide more free education, help with childcare costs, and paid family leave. this comes after the coronavirus relief bill, and a plan to spend over $2 trillion on traditional infrastructure and republicans are already asking how america can possibly afford it. let s talk now to our washington correspondent, lebo diseko who s on capitol hill for us. we are expecting a light. what we were initially thinking of as a traditional transitional president, he could potentially be transformational, a big, big announcement is coming up in the next hour. the next hour. yes. i think that he the next hour. yes. i think that he is the next hour. yes. i think that he is certainly - the nex
there is ash falling on my clothes, i can take did in the air, and the whole time there is the thunderous rumble of the volcano in the background. and is climate change accelerateing the loss of biodiversity worldwide? we have a special report as part of the bbc s climate critical investigation. the australian state of victoria has been struck by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake. the epicentre was in the regional town of mansfield, about 180 kilometres north east of melbourne. there are reports emerging of significant damage in some parts of the state. you can see on the map just where mansfield lies it s a small town of a few thousand people. but this quake was felt across the state of victoria as well as in canberra and as far as sydney in new south wales. the government agency geoscience australia measured its depth at 10 kilometres. earthquakes of this magnitude are pretty unusual in australia according to the authorities there are around 100 a year which go above magnitude
scheduled so far. also, millions of americans face floods and high winds after southern california is hit by the first tropical storm in 80 years. scientists in london develop an artificial intelligence tool that can reveal exactly how much an unhealthy lifestyle can prematurely age your heart. we ll see how it works. on our panel tonight, rebecca harding independent trade economist. and miles taylor former republican, homeland security official. donald trump says he won t be at the republican party primary debates. first is wednesday in milwaukee. he made the announcement on his social media platform truth social. he says he won t be there because the public knows who i am and what a successful presidency i had . look at the latest poll from our partners cbs news. trump is way out in front of his republican rivals. 62%. nearest challenger mr desantis, who sat on 16%. donald trump favourite to become republican party nominee for next presidential election. joining me n
armies of other countries while for the very sad depletion of our military. we have defended other nations‘ borders, while refusing to defend our own. and spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while america s infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay. we have made other countries rich while the wealth, strength and confidence of our country has dissipated over the horizon. one by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores, without even a thought for the millions and millions of american workers that were left behind. the wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world. but that is the past, and now we are looking only to the future. that was donald trump talking about looking to the future as he rides into the future, his motorcade getting very close to the white house now. they are on the route of the inaugural parade, and the bbc‘s laura trevelyan is also there on the route. it might be r
By James Oliphant (Reuters) - The two oldest candidates ever to run for U.S. president meet on June 27 for a televised debate unlike any other. One accuses his rival of being unhinged and a danger to democracy, while the other accuses his opponent .