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Show u.s. leadership at a time when he doesnt necessarily have all the goods to show, but he has some commitments that he says he can deliver on in the weeks ahead. >> robert gibbs, before he left the country, president biden, again, trying to light a fire of sorts under progressives to get this deal done before he left. didnt happen. the infrastructure bill still hanging in the balance as a result. whats the risk here for democrats? robert gibbs, with these self-imposed deadlines, especially wh...

In an ally to fight against climate change. and failure to do so, we think, will undermine the ability to limit that global warming to 1.5 degrees. i hear that keep 1.5 alive is a phrase we might hear quite a bit. and that is actually quite a clever slogan by alok sharmas team, because it means you could get to the end of cop, tot up all the commitments made by the countries to reduce their carbon emissions, not be at limiting temperature rises to 1.5 degrees, but still have the potential to eve...

Softening on some stuff, they now see some of the language. she is trying to put a very positive face on, the fact that we are very close, but ill say again, i dont know what will happen next week if terry mcauliffe loses in virginia by a lot. it is not going to be good for the president. it is not going to be good for the fortitude for the democrats in the house i would say. so we will see where it all goes. i dont think its over by any means right now. i still think that the odds are is that t...

European allies was on the mend after the administration of donald trump. wolf? >> all right, ben, thank you very much. ben wideman reporting from here in rome as well. joining us now, stuart lau, the eu china correspondent. thanks very much for coming in. what are you going to be looking for specifically today and torment? >> -- tomorrow? >> we are looking possibly a communique on what ben was saying, describing to be broad and vague commitments about climate, about vaccine distribution. what...

Doses will be allowed to expire in rich nations so its not there is a shortage of doses because when they could expire they could save hundreds of thousands of lives were coronavirus infections are increasing for the first time increasing for the first time in a couple of months and the who held a press conference to address this and they talked about what a pivotal moment it was in the summit this weekend. lets have a listen to doctor ted ross. lets have a listen to doctor ted ross-— lets hav...

By government policy. but here we are. so here comes biden, comes off the plane. this is him showing the face to the world, america is back. he wants that message. what does he need to do and how does whats happening at home affect that? >> listen, the president himself articulated this as he made his case to lawmakers privately saying that it is damaging to me and the country to arrive here empty handed. hes arriving empty handed in effect. short term climate change is a big issue on g-20. he n...

At the negotiations themselves, some of those will be televised, some of the more formal negotiations, but a lot of things actually happen behind—the—scenes, some sort of horse trading and deals going on with groups or individual countries having discussions and negotiations, so not all of that is visible, but certainly the key things in terms of the actual commitments to cut emissions will be published. thank you. alice, gemma wants to know why has nuclear power been ignored at cop26? it is...

Week that you didnt get yesterday? >> there are still details that have to be worked out. is there going to be medicare negotiation. weve been campaigning for two decades, lets bring the cost of prescription drugs down. thats a big issue. are seniors going to get vision and hearing. thats a big deal. we might leave benefits that would improve the lives of people. we want to get the best we can. if waiting a week is going to deliver more to the american working class, its worth waiting a week. we...

As the first leaders arrived in rome for a meeting of the worlds major economies, pressure is mounting for them to hand over stockpiled vaccines. together, these countries have the ability to make the political and financial commitments that are needed to end this pandemic and to prevent future crises. we are at a decisive moment requiring decisive leadership. its claimed hundreds of millions of vaccines will soon go to waste because theyll expire before they can be used in the countries that bo...

But also their plans for 2050, the long—term strategy. so, it is a really critical moment for international countries to come together and make those commitments. hang on a minute, isabella. what actually is cop? what does it stand for? i was going to show off with that one. were you? i dont care who enlightens me, just enlighten me. it is the conference of the parties, and the parties are the people who are party to the unfccc. thats as clear as... the what? the united nations framework conve...