For one month to prevent a 3rd wave president in my name across the want of the it thats immediate action is necessary case numbers have risen in recent weeks driven by the spread of a highly infectious variant of the virus. Drug regulators says astra zeneca has vaccines the benefits outweigh the risks the medical body says it hasnt identified any clots risk factors linked to age it follows germanys move to mimic the vaccine in people under the age of 60 after usual buckholtz were reported. This is news from berlin you can find much more news on our website www dot com. Today joe biden became the 1st us president to issue a proclamation recognizing transgender people at the same time the pentagon on bidens orders reverse the trump administrations ban on transgender people from serving in the military this brings the u. S. In line with germanys military which now has its 1st transgender commander tonight on this International Transgender day of visibility we introduce those among us who
Martin luther king and if you look it up, a 54day fill buster in the United States senate. Its the kind of sweeping bill that seems almost impossible to imagine a modern congress passing, but the news tonight is the new congress trying to build on that very landmark bill, holding a vote to amend the law to include lgbtq people to ban any discrimination against them. The step is legally significant. Its also very clearly a 180degree turn from the recent trump era when that president pushed, remember this, a total been on people who identify as trance from serving in our United States military. A piece of discrimination that also has echos in a new scandal from trump ally marginally taylor green who is clashing with another member of congress over these very issues. In fact, that member on congress, congresswoman newman joins us shortly for an important conversation. Meanwhile, the speaker is explaining why its significant to try to end all this discrimination. The next thing we were goi
Hello im christine will go its good to have your company the International Criminal court has upheld the acquittal of former ivory coast president. Was acquitted on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity and 29. 00 teams at the time the i. C. C. Judges said the prosecution had failed to prove the case of his alleged role in the post in action by lance in 20102011 all 3 people died in that trial its all served as president of the ivory coast from the year 2012 is a racist in 2011. And at the table with me is told me or let it go from d. W. News to unpack this further for us. Good to have you tell me so how significant is this really well this is hugely significant and it brings to an end a long running case at the International Criminal court that came off the back of this deadly political crisis that you mentioned. Laurent gbagbo the former president and his call accused to play good a who was his former youth minister who had both been accused of spearheading or being behin
Is no problem at all anymore and thats something really new and its electrifying the restitution is will happen im convinced of it. Mean bronzes were meant to be displayed in berlins new home but farm in a few months time is the heart of the ethnological collection the pression Cultural Heritage foundation which currently holds the bronzes doesnt want to give up that idea completely. Im optimistic that the original objects can still be displayed here some could be returned and some could remain here so there could be a continual exchange of items on loan and it was always clear that the context in which they were acquired the context of injustice would be explained its the fact is that in 897. 00 in the kingdom of British Colonial forces looted 4000. 00 bronze sculptures in a raid germany 1100. 00 of the stolen goods. Theres blood on these objects so do trophies from the colonial era really belong in an exhibition in the heart of berlin 2003 music can be seen in many museums around the
Lawsuit on a repealed new york handgun regulation. Speakers voiced their opposition to the nra, called for tougher gun laws and shared stories about the impact of gun violence. No more silence End Gun Violence no more silence End Gun Violence good morning, everybody. Hey. All right. Everybody get this party started. First thing, put your right hand up. Put your left hand up. Round of applause. All right. Were going to be loud all day long because, one, were in front of the Supreme Court, two, we got some haters here. So give we that one more time. Let me hear you. I love it. I love it. I love it. All right. My name is greg jackson. Im going to be your emcee for the day. First of all, big shoutout to march for our lives for picking us up. Give it up for march for our lives. I see moms demand action. Give it up for moms demand action. I see every town here. Give it up for every town. I see brady here. Where brady at . Were hearing numbers, were so proud. Im so proud of being here, having