what's most important is talking to people, understanding what they're going to hear it out to see it are. we believe everyone has a story worth hearing. american drug submergence the approval for its covert 900 vaccine from health regulations in the us and europe. this is all just there. a large window are also coming up a double blow for donald trump's attempts to overturn his election defeat 2 more states certified joe biden. as the deforestation of the brazilian rain forest hits a 12 year high government figures reveal the scale of destruction under president bush and artificial intelligence is harnessed by scientists in an extraordinary

breakthrough to fight disease. a 2nd u.s. drug maker has announced it's asking regulations there and in the european union for emergency approval for its covert 19 vaccine data says its final trial results confirm its more than 94 percent effective. it's a week behind pfizer fueling hopes that the u.s. could have to approve vaccines by the end of the year. as gabriel, arizona reports, there are growing concerns over the process. a 2nd coronavirus vaccine now awaiting approval by u.s. regulators. its vaccine is ready and if approved for emergency use, the company will start rolling out the 1st doses of the vaccine. by late december, we are working very closely with oppression abroad. and as we said, you know, we should, it's going to be done those. he's

a baby on the way you know. so as soon as we get approval or joke on the news teams are going to get hold of a vaccine. we have and stuff shipping it in the country is going to vaccinate americans with the 24 hours. i'm a pro or moderne is a small pharmaceutical company based in cambridge, massachusetts that has never successfully brought a vaccine to market. it got a big jump on its competitors because it started working aggressively on a covert vaccine back in january. the very day china released the genetic data on the corona virus. that early foresight is now paying off the company saying it hopes to produce as many as $500000000.00 coated vaccine doses next year alone. earlier this month, new york based vaccine maker pfizer and its german partner buy in tech, announced its vaccine was also being submitted for approval and could roll out $50000000.00 doses this year. distribution of the vaccines could be a challenge that is fast approaching. the vaccines must be kept in cold

temperatures at all times during transport and storage, or face the risk of spoiling and being ineffective. but it doesn't matter how many vaccines are available. if people decide they don't want to take them. here in the united states, one poll showed that nearly 40 percent of americans said they have no plans to take the coronavirus vaccine. and within minority communities, particularly blacks and latinos, the distrust runs even deeper. with this same poll showing that nearly half said when it comes to the back scene, no thanks. dying from coronavirus almost doubled, announced in the us blacks, latinos, and asian americans are dying from covert at a rate significantly higher than white americans. but even that hasn't broken, the mistrust won back seen trial had to be halted because they didn't use enough minorities in their trial phases. furthering doubt. on monday,

new york governor andrew cuomo said more outreach needs to be done to build trust with minorities to take the vaccine. black start at twice the rate that whites start. brown died of one and a half times the rate that whites died. they are less served by their health care facilities. we need a special outreach effort. federal government has provided no funding to do that. but global health officials say it's a problem around the world. yes, you know, around the world in general, and about parts of the same is growing for out there. but because while there is growing anticipation of the vaccine, rollouts, health officials caution, it will likely be several more months before distribution is ramped up to meet global demand, to truly have a chance to end the pandemic once. and for all gabriel sandow al-jazeera, new york,

the u.s. battleground states, arizona, and wisconsin have become the nexus to certify joe biden's election victories the trunk campaign and republican party had challenged the arizona results. and course trump is expected to continue appear to get results. meanwhile, president elect joe biden is moving ahead with his transition to the white house. he's received his 1st daily security briefing and unveiled his picks for several key economic positions. biden has nominated, former federal reserve chair janet yellen to the post of treasury secretary and wiley. am of will be the 1st black deputy treasury secretary kristen's luby has more from wilmington, delaware. the certification process is typically just a formality, but since president has continued to pass doubts on the results in these states. in particular, the announcement that these 2 states, arizona and wisconsin have certified their winning to joe biden. it just takes on

added significance. president trump won both of these states in 2016. now know that he lost to arizona just over 10000 votes and wisconsin was 26000 votes. but again, significant since he won those states in 2016, he and his legal team continue to act as if the results are still under dispute. and we do expect more legal challenges to come in wisconsin. there's already been 2 county wide recounts that were paid for by the trial team and more legal challenges are expected there in arizona. they have 5 days to contest the results. the president's personal attorney, rudy giuliani, was in the state today meeting with certain republican state lawmakers looking for what they hope to find more evidence of fraud again. so far that hasn't showed up.

and in fact, the republican governor of the state doocy was on hand for the certification announcement today, and he is on the record as saying that there's been no evidence of fraud in arizona . so this is an important step for joe biden. and the transition brazil's amazon rainforest is disappearing at an alarming rate. deforestation surging to a 12 year hoeing official government for 2020, shows that the rainforest lost 11000 square kilometers the best attention. a 10 percent increase from last year. fine to say the amazon has suffered losses at an exhilarating rate since jaya both an out of game president and $29.00 team has encouraged the expansion of agricultural and mining activities. rain forest on the increase is being blamed on forest fires, used to clear then and for farming and logging. the amazon is the world's largest rain forest, and it's billions of trees. store immense amounts of carbon, which is needed to moderate global temperatures. and the sound has more from bogota

and neighboring colombia. but we haven't heard from bears president yet on these numbers, but we heard from his vice president who presenting this numbers is try to spin them in its favor. essentially saying that the truth is that these numbers are not as bad as they could have been because the increase as been lower than the previous year when deforestation had risen, turkey 4 percent. and he said that this is the consequences of the fact that this isn't to send the military in to control deforestation in the amazon is starting to be approved. this decision came after international outcry on what was happening in the amazon coming in, particularly from the leaders of many european countries. and now environmentalist

in brazil door saying that this is not true. and that what has happened in the last couple of years in the amazon is absolutely devastating. that has made it absolutely clear since the beginning of a spray suit in sea that there is watch. the amazon was going to be open to baseness and development is a founding director of the brazil institute at the woodrow wilson center. he says economic development in the amazon and conservation do not have to be in conflict. what works in brazil and has worked for awhile is that you have to develop the region and not only the amazon, but in a way that preserves its major assets, rich environmental assets and innovate. but this is

a language that is 42, mr. most. a lot of he does not understand that you cannot allow unregulated exploration of this area. you know, he will have to be called this somehow that brazil must order to claim its sovereignty over the amazon over its territory. it must show to the international community, obviously that it can handle it. the u.s. secretary of state has called the ethiopian prime minister to push for an end to fighting in the north and to grave each. and i mean sabi, ahmed told ethiopia's parliament federal forces are in full control of the regional capital mechanic. however, the 2 great people's liberation front fence fighting is still going on. rights groups are concerned about the risk of civilian casualties. but abi op-ed insists

not a single civilian has been hurt that another person to get the most important, every target has been signed and approved. the house can see that every missile launched is backed by a signature of authority. 99 percent of them hit their targets and 99 percent of them didn't have collateral. no country's army can show this kind of performance. our army is disciplined and victorious. they said you will destroy mckelway and so on. may kill is ours. it was built with our own resources, we are not going to destroy it. not even a single person was affected by the operation. has more from nairobi and neighboring kenya. the government has said that its forces is controlled all of the gray regions ever since. it took the regional capital city of may kelly on saturday . prime minister of the army has told members of parliament that the government

forces didn't kill a single civilian in their operations on the t.v. unless leaders are contradicting these claims they say that many civilians were killed in government, asked to write something that the government denies. and the t p l. s. leaders have also said that they shot down one of those military planes that they've taken back one of the towns within the vicinity of mckelway and also that they're fighting on all fronts. the prime minister spoke person refuted these claims as delusional, but without journalists or humanitarian workers having much access to the region, athol and with the phone lines in the internet, cut off very difficult to verify any of these claims. but the red cross has said that in the city of macquarie, about 80 percent of the people in the hospitals have trauma injuries. they didn't say how the people got those injuries. but they did say that there's a serious shortage of medical supplies needed to treat them, and also a shortage of body bags. still ahead on al jazeera,

the mystery surrounding their fascination of iran's top nuclear scientists defense is laid to rest. something to exclude illegal immigrants from the census count, the trump administration, takes another case to court. hello, the sunny skies over china disappearing. i'm afraid as the season changes, the temperature has dropped and you might get a spot or 2 of light rain or even snow and sharing a general spread of cloud there, which takes away what could be considered the brilliance of the day after a cold not now it's still cold and frosty in northeastern china. that code is coming across the water to give pretty persistent snow for hawk-eye to temperatures dropping further south in honshu turkey, 10 to 12 sols 5 degrees probably in the sunshine,

but that disappear by wednesday. the cold air this northeast monsoon suggests you get regular showers on the east and north of taipei, and it will enhance the sharpness, us china sea. but the heaviest ones have gone through vietnam and on their way to the far south of thailand or peninsula malaysia. same time we're generating bigger showers, the east and south a loser, all central philippines. otherwise is pretty daily big thunderstorms jakarta could well get a bit of a concentration or if not carter, the western side of jobs across forecasts does give thunderstorms for the next 3 days. in the sudden, by a bang, although a tropical depression is trying to what it saw up head towards for lanka. and tell nadi jump into the stream and join our global community. bio diversity is bio security.

it is that essential for our species to survive. be part of the debate. i know you have ideas to be part of this conversation. when no topic is off the table, the police are not neutral and all of these cases here is to terrorize and gives the other part of this. there's no consequence to this stream on out is there the only watching al-jazeera reminder of our top stories this hour u.s. drug maker, madonna, is seeking approval from american and european regulators from urgency use of its coronavirus taxi. cases are rising steadily across the u.s.

with 139000 new infections confirmed on sunday defrost ation of brazil's amazon region has surged to a 12 year high. the area of land destroyed has sharply increased since president jaya. both are not. ok, power in 2018 and relaxed environmental regulations. the battleground states of amazon and wisconsin are the most is to certify joe biden's election victory. donald trump is expected to continue fighting the results a case that could shape the future of u.s. politics is being heard in the supreme court. the trump administration is trying to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census count. and that could change how many see states have in the house of representatives. why can't reports from washington? the house will be in order. the number of house seats allocated to each us state is determined by a nationwide census. and the exclusion of what president donald trump describes as

aliens who are not in a lawful immigration status, could directly impact on the composition of the house. for example, there are an estimated 2000000 residents in california whose legal status is unclear and to exclude them from the comed would result in the democratic state. losing as many as 3 seats in congress. 4 separate 3 judge panel have all unanimously concluded that the presidential memorandum violates the constitution and existing federal law. but it's a new supreme court that is now hearing the case before the death of justice. ruth bader ginsberg in september last year, the court was equally balanced along ideological lines on the one side for conservative leaning judges, on the other side for less conservative judges. and at the center chief justice john roberts, who has had a casting vote one way or another in

a number of cases. but a recent decision striking down the right to the new york governor to limit the number of people visiting places of worship, has revealed a fundamental shift in the nature of the court. 5 justices, including the newly appointed amy kearney beret, decided the anti pandemic measure violated the constitutional right to religious freedom out voting. what is now a new more liberal minority. the 3 justices appointed by president trump have entrenched a conservative group in the country's highest court for the foreseeable future. the census case called trump the new york is an early to stop whether this court is prepared to bend the rule of law, a presidential. and it's a decision that's likely to be taken quickly by law or president, trump must inform congress of how house seats will be apportioned by the 10th of

january next year. like hanna al-jazeera, washington, saudi arabia has agreed to allow israeli commercial flights to cross its airspace on route to the united arab emirates. that's according to the voices news agency. white house senior adviser, judd krishna is reported to have brokered the deal while visiting saudi arabia is also expected to travel to come far in the coming days. a trip believed to be aimed at results in the dispute between the neighboring countries and senior iranian security official has accused israel of using remote controlled weapons to kill its top nuclear scientists most in pakistan. there was assassinated in an ambush on friday. the european union, qatar and the united arab emirates, have condemned the killing of her run, is vowing revenge. a funeral service has been held for factories are there in the capital, tehran, as don't suggest. it's a state fair. well, for one of the most important figures in iran's defense ministry,

mohsin factories are there, who is 63 years old, was remembered at a small ceremony in the grounds of the ministry. on monday. factory's out this funeral was attended by some of iran's highest ranking officials, including the head of the country's atomic energy organization, the head of the revolutionary guards. and this man, the intelligence minister, who now has the job of finding out how fast was that it was killed. the scientists convoy of vehicles came under attack in opposite just east of tehran. on friday. he, was taken to hospital where he died. factories that had been under u.n., security council list of sanctions individuals. iran had never allowed him to be interviewed by the international atomic agency. his whereabouts were always kept secret, and he has survived previous assassination attempt. president hassan rouhani was not at the funeral, but he has blamed israel for the assassination. a charge israel denies. iran's

defense minister says justice will be done. mo-o. mundra no yet called, we will pursue the criminals to the end of the perpetrators of this crime will be punished. the foreign governments and international organizations who refused to condemn this act of terrorism will see the consequences of their crimes. the father of 3 was gunned down in front of his wife, and the attackers have not yet been caught. this fascination is seen as an alarming security breach inside iran. and there is debate within the country as to what the response should be. who iran's allies are urging restraint. it's not the 1st time iranian nuclear scientists have been targeted, but it is the 1st in the past 8 years and factories out. it wasn't just the nuclear scientists. he was also the head of research and innovation at the defense ministry, which means he played a crucial role in iran's ballistic missile program. many here believe that the death of factories or that could play a crucial role in how iran might deal with the incoming biden administration,

united states in the coming weeks. while the conservative voices in the country are demanding a tough response, it is ultimately up to the country's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. to decide on how to proceed. and this is the 2nd time this year that the country has been mourning the death of a high ranking official, the death of major general parson ceremony in january. and now make it very clear that the road ahead continues to be a tumultuous one for one year or such a party out of there. egypt's public prosecutor is suspending an investigation into the killing of an italian student and 2016 giulio again. it was found dead on the outskirts of cairo 4 years ago. the identity of his murderer remains unknown. again, his family is urging is the to protest the decision and recall its ambassador to egypt. egyptian authorities say they'll continue. the search.

biologists have discovered how artificial intelligence can help fight disease. deep mind, a london based island says it can now predict how proteins fold into 3 d. shapes. within a matter of days, those shapes of baffled scientists for 50 use proteins and chains of amino acids that twist and bend into a variety of shapes. understanding and predicting this structure can determine how they affix cells. the discovery is seen as a breakthrough in the fight against diseases including cancer dementia and covert 19. now, if you confused, don't worry, we're going to bring in viral a-g. and oncology. expert hakeem did you hear is the c.e.o. of care and their putin and the former director of the pass to institute in south korea. thank you for your time. just trying to understand this. if we put this down to the level, someone like me who failed biology, explain for us how this works. so it's predicting how proteins fold into shapes and

therefore it means what or we have to thank you for having the question. so there are over $40000.00. so these are the most careful sequences in the house. it's as you say, it's of a flaw. and there we had to bend around the house several times before they start storminess. doubtful that's coupled with the engine rigid structure, which you called with their free structure. it's nice now we know how they look like and we know of that interacts with other folk easy. and because we know that we can actually question of their function in this. also, we can actually question how many of the other potential chemicals of drugs can binds to them in a touch themselves to them. and once this attachment,

then what will be the consequence of the function of these 2. it's ok, it's reviewed and i want to ask you, i mean on the potential uses for this. so when we talked about a fear there are potential, you know what this could mean in the future. could this be the same as potentially being part of the fight against diseases like cancer dementia, even covered 19, many you excited by this discovery? i know it's truly amazing. it's one of the best years for me in 2020. this was a loss to move even faster for drug discovery, guess many diseases because we care and know of these 2 look like, what are the shades in a matter of days, you have to remember that there are so many diseases that we couldn't facal. we couldn't win the war against them because we didn't have an insight on how the

disease through t. in themselves look like to be able to find a drug against them. and i guess also the fact that it's not official intelligence . i mean, i mean that, that's incredible, isn't it? this isn't just scientists, you know, one by one trying to figure out how these proteins are going to play out this. this is an artificial intelligence. i mean, that must, you know, make the possibilities exponentially knowledge or absolutely. i still remember giving my 1st, luckiest years of less than a university where the 1st software was just to predict how a small stretch of them you know, like $27000.00. mine was, it's a fast together what sort of shape they would have done and back then that was amazing for our students, but it was not enough to reverse nies that feeling. and with the announcement today

from the mind, i think there we have the version of revolutionizing the drug discovery in the 21st century. very, very exciting. hi. thank you so much for the time violet and oncology expert. how can the development thank you. mass coronavirus testing is taking place that universities across the u.k. . thousands of students are being checked before they go home and i went to break down a hole. is that one of the university testing centers and nesta prolific virus spreaders in the autumn students across england and wales are now being tested on mass before heading home for christmas. in september, when students return from the summer break, tens of thousands were forced to isolate, often in cramped halls of residence. learning went online and many questioned what they were paying fees for. pure anxiety. like the whole situation because we were so unaware of what was going on. so it's nice that we can now regularly check

whether we're all like a wad. and i'm going to have a great about 5 accounts for anything i make sure. all fairytale, just so i don't spread it by both buffet and phone before the problem. to montfort university in leicester is one of more than 130 taking part in mass testing 1st, the self administered swab test, then a lateral flow test, and a result within an hour, students are asked to take a 2nd test. 3 days later, with positive cases forced to isolate, while others head home to their families. there are concerns about the reliability of these tests. the government has admitted as much. in fact, in these non lab conditions, a makeshift testing center as many as one in 5 cases may be inaccurate. clinicians are keen to emphasize that a negative test isn't a green light, and that is the message that we have really keen to get across that this is not a free pass when students go, hey,

at christmas they will be mixing with their relatives mixing with friends from different universities possibly save their ability to spread the virus, if they are not following the government's guidelines is quite large. and of course there's the hope that the end is in sight. because quite likely we will have to have something like this to enable them to return to university. also in security when we get to the next round, haitian around the easter period, a lot. and on the progress of the virus, things might be with the rollout of the vaccine and cetera. a vaccine may take many months to roll out across the population. in the meantime, an imperfect system of this perhaps. but an important one. try to hold al-jazeera. leicester turkey is tightening grow. the virus restrictions softer, a record number of deaths for the consecutive day. 188 people have died in the last 24 outs. full length films will be imposed on the weekend. curfews will be imposed

on weekdays. now an elephant dubbed the loneliest in the world has finally arrived at his new home. the help of an entertainment icon. the plight of the only elephant in a slum about 2 in pakistan from global attention. now, after a fund raising campaign, he's been flown to a new life at a wildlife sanctuary in cambodia. and calvin had a v.i.p. greeting on the tarmac from cher, the singer has been a leading supporter of the lonely elephant campaign. i dissolves there and these other top story u.s. drug maker, but it is seeking approval from american to european regulations for emergency use of its coronavirus vaccine. the u.s. health secretary says if everything goes to plan federal approval for vaccines could be granted in the coming weeks.