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sally will be here with the latest news and half an hour. now on bbc news, stephen sackur talks to and half an hour. and personalties from across the globe for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. measured by the number of murders, mexico is the most dangerous country in the world to be a journalist. eight were killed last year, and countless more suffered threats, intimidation and violence. my guest, one of mexico s most prominentjournalists, lydia cacho, is, after decades of assault, death threats and at least one assassination attempt, currently in exile for her own safety. her particularfocus is the violence done to women in mexico and the failure of those in power to make good on promises of protection. so, can encourage overcome injustice? lydia cacho in spain, welcome to hardtalk. hello, welcome, thank you, thank you so much. it s a great pleasure to have you on the show, lydia. i describe you as being in spain because you are currently living in a ....
and as japan struggles to host tokyo 2020, we have a special report on the small towns trying to keep the olympics excitement burning. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the sheer scale of the flooding disaster that s hit western germany and parts of belgium and the netherlands is only now becoming clear. at least 70 people are believed to have died and many others have lost their homes. the german chancellor angela merkel called it a catastrophe and linked the events in the region to climate change. our europe correspondentjenny hill reports from one of the worst hit areas in western germany. there was, many here told us, no warning. homes destroyed, lives lost, in a matter of minutes. the water ripped up the roads, tossed cars aside like toys. we met margaretta just as she arrived back in the village of schuld. she and herfamily fled last night. at the very last minute, she says, a fireman got us out. the family are safe, though her son ....
people have been killed and over 100 others hospitalised following days of anti government protests. and the countdown is on: virgin galactic announces its first flight to the edge of space could happen as early as next weekend. the last american troops have left bagram air base, the us military s centre of operations throughout two decades of occupation and engagement in afghanistan. the departure is a signal that the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country is imminent. a taliban spokesman described the handover of bagram as a positive step. our security correspondent frank gardner reports. backroom airbase, afghanistan, the more strategically vital base in the country. last night, the us military pulled out of the nearly 20 years there. it follows a decision by president biden for us forces to leave afghanistan by december 11. we are leave afghanistan by december 11. - are on track exactly as to where we expected to be but ijust wanted to make sure ther ....
where ever it goes even if it leads to trump s doorsteps. let me ask you something, will you call trump? let me say this, we ll have a good commitment and professional investigators and we ll have the best that we have to offer to help us to conduct this investigation. where ever the facts lead us, chris, we ll call. the facts lead you to trump, will you call trump? if the facts lead us there and our investigators say that best interest, we ll look at it. there is something ironic and poetic that this is all happening when the country is celebrating the american reserve aleutian and others are fighting an american evolution. the footage released by the new york times this week paints a frightening picture of what was happening on the steps of capitol on that faithful day of january. reporter: some hear as words to call for action. you have to show strength. you have to be strong. yeah! take the capitol building. take the capitol right now! we ll be ....
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. he s says it s 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. he s demanding huge investments in infrastructure, education and green technology but he faces a political battle to deliver it. here s the president speaking at an event in ohio. the bottom line is this the biden economic plan is working. we ve had record job creation. we re seeing record economic growth. we re 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. we re getting lives back. the american economy s coming back. our corr ....