these into your own. the u.s. attorney general says there's no evidence of widespread election fraud while anger grows among election officials over threats to stop. it stop. mr president. do not condemn these actions on this like. hello i'm come on santa maria here in doha with the world news from al-jazeera priority covert 19 vaccines are recommended for health care workers in the u.s. as countries around the world decide on who gets the 1st shots. also israel also

the prime minister says his party is ready to vote in favor of dissolving parliament it sets the stage for a 4th election in to see years in the un issues an urgent appeal to allow aid to tens of thousands of refugees facing hunger in ethiopia is today reaching. the u.s. attorney general william barr says the justice department's not found voter fraud on the scale that could have changed the outcome of last month's presidential election his comments to the associated press contradict president trump's claims that the vote was rigged because president elect joe biden beat trump 3062 to 32 in the electoral college votes support from alan fischer. william barr got the job as america's top law enforcement officer because he was loyal to donald trump no the

president might be questioning that loyalty just hours before a routine meeting at the white house the u.s. attorney general told the associated press he couldn't back up the president's claims of widespread voter fraud in 2020 saying we've not seen fraud on a scale that could have affected a different outcome in the election william barr became attorney general after jeff sessions was sacked donald trump didn't think he was loyal enough during the days of the investigation into alleged russian interference in the 26000 election since he took over bar has often been accused of acting more as trump's top lawyer rather than america's his department of justice got involved in cases involving trump allies it dropped charges against a former national security advisor michael flynn even though he had method lying to f.b.i. agents and it intervened in the sentencing of course trump ally roger steward. attorney general barr also announced the findings of the miller prove into russia

interference but was accused of misrepresenting the final results to make his boss lose a better investigation did not establish that members of the trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the russian government in its election interference activities i am sure that all americans share my concern about the efforts of the russian government to interfere in our presidential election. a concern here by robert miller himself but there was a growing rift between the white house and the department of justice donald trump wanted a pre-election investigation into barack obama and joe biden on the rules in the russia probe and the f.b.i. announcement into hillary clinton's e-mails weeks before the 26th you know election gave him a boost he was hoping it would be the same again but had nothing to work with and couldn't deliver just weeks ago the man in charge of election cyber security said the 2028 presidential was the more secure in america's history that angered the

president who claims without evidence that the election was stolen from him so he fired his official when news of bars comments hit capitol hill other suspected what might be coming in response to attorney general bill barr i guess he's the next one to be fired since he now too says there is no fraud. trumps legal team says there's been no substantial department of justice investigation into any allegations of voter fraud the vine covered the sea they have substantial evidence of wrongdoing in 6 states evidence they've yet to make public or present in court alan fischer al-jazeera at the white house also an election official in the state of georgia has lashed out of president trump after his election stuff there received threats georgia is carrying out a 2nd recount at the request of the trunk campaign it has to stop.

mr president. you have not condemned these actions or this language senators you have not condemned this language or these actions. this has to stop we need you to step up and if you take a position of leadership show some. on news now in just weeks before the 1st vaccines a potentially distributed in the u.s. health experts are recommending just who should get them 1st the advisory committee on immunization practices as health care workers and the elderly need to be the priority and support for mandy gallica. in hospitals across the u.s. medical staff are making preparations to receive the 1st branches of the coronavirus vaccine currently to drug makers pfizer and medina seeking emergency approval for their drugs as the u.s. averages 150000 new cases a day the death toll according to johns hopkins university stands at close 227-0000

the advice from health experts to the c.d.c. is that the elderly and frontline medical staff should receive the vaccine as a priority it's estimated that close to 900 health care professionals have died after contract in the virus. 50 concerns of prompted health care workers to strike in illinois we pack our workers die from coal that we have housekeeping laundry dietary worker's activity a everyone all of the partners have died from this disease and so we might have to pay for our workers the elderly and those who care for them have also been hit hard by the pandemic the doctors say they'll be prepared when the time comes company has not yet told us all the details but we do know there's maybe a little bit had a. after the vaccine but that's good because that means you're mounting a response and certainly i mean aside of that are they getting kind of it. ready the food and drug administration will meet with drug manufacturers later this month

to discuss emergency authorization if vaccines are approved salt they'll be ready to ship within 24 hours ultimately it's up to individual states who gets vaccinated 1st but logistical challenges remain some vaccines require refrigeration at great expense others need more than one dose in all 321000000 health care workers across this country and 3000000 people living in long term care facilities despite the challenges many states have been preparing for months for people who are in michigan as an example and we're going to make sure that they don't get left out. the feat is doing a lot of that and figuring out you know. how many people where and they're going to distribute it that way health experts say the general population may not get the vaccine until spring next year warning that people will still need to wear masks and practice social distancing the next few months are expected to be brutal as

winter takes hold and gallacher al-jazeera miami florida we've heard from brazil as well which is unveiled a plan for vaccinating nearly $110000000.00 people more than half the population indigenous people health workers and those aged 75 and above will be top of the list if you're between 60 and 74 or have a prior health condition than you would be vaccinated later in brazil and then the final phase includes teaches 1st responders prison staff and inmates and in europe the us drug firm pfizer and its german partner bio and tech have said they hope their vaccine could be rolled out within weeks of us the european union's medicines agency for emergency approval that could come by december 29th inning at least 2 vaccines approved in europe and the united states possibly by the end of the year. 3 prominent pro-democracy activists are due to be sentenced in hong kong after pleading guilty to unlawful assembly during last year's protests joshua wong agnes

chao and ivan lam were taken into custody last month they could face up to 3 years in jail last year's approaches triggered by the introduction of that controversial extradition bill which has since been shelved israel's alternate prime minister and current defense minister benny gantz says his party will back an opposition bill in favor of dissolving parliament dan says he's lost patience with benjamin netanyahu and is ready to break their alliance if the long overdue budget isn't passed immediately move could force israel's 4th election in less than 2 years. lawyerly assure you that because. i had no illusions in regard to netanyahu i knew his record as a serial promise violator but i thought that the citizens of israel are more important than any leader and that netanyahu will rise to the occasion it didn't happen netanyahu promised unity he promised netanyahu said there will be no tricks

he promised responsible management of the corona crisis and the public is paying the price he didn't lie to me he lied to you the united nations nuclear watchdog is urging iran to reconsider its plan to hold unrestricted access to its nuclear sites the parliament passed a draft motion that allows iran to resume iranian enrichment at levels of 20 percent which is another violation of the 25th a nuclear deal and support. and urgent motion passed during an urgent session in parliament on tuesday $251.00 parliamentarians are demanding that the government stop unrestricted access by inspectors to rein in nuclear sites this draft bill would also oblige iran's atomic energy organization to take you rein him in richmond to 20 percent it is now at 4.5 percent and under the

2015 nuclear agreement iran should be producing enrich uranium at only 3.67 percent that i have heard. the muchly is indeed sends the message to the enemies of iran that this one sided game is over. this motion will now have to go to the guardian council for approval but all the citizens about iran's nuclear program are made by another body as the supreme national security council but this move by the conservatively controlled parliament comes at a critical time on friday 63 year old nuclear scientists most and factories are the was assassinated near to her on when his motorcade came under attack in broad daylight in a rare move the government released these never before seen photos of the receiving the order of service for his role in the 2015 nuclear deal a fact which was not public knowledge until now in 2018 u.s. president dollar trump withdrew from the deal and imposed

a series of crippling economic penalties on iran as a result iran reduces commitments to the deal in phases and the access to international atomic energy inspectors is all of what remains as part of the deal there is a lot of pressure on the government inside iran to respond to the sasa nation of one of the country's top nuclear and defense officials i think it's quiet telling indicating the fact that iran already when you and debates on the j.c.b. your way moving to a are for you know situation and rhetoric i think will best well have an effect on the future. negotiations on the j.c. you're right and compliance with it to use this motion allows the government one month to implement these demands. i ask this other after the article 176 of the iranian constitution states it is a matter beyond the 3 branches of government or the legislative body which is the

magnus no political body or branch of power could act beyond that the latest report which came out in november said that iran now has 12 times more than the permitted amount of $300.00 kill. grams of enrich uranium putting its stockpile at nearly 4000 kilograms. the killing of most and factories out there and now this notion in parliament are all just adding pressure to their honey administration in the last few months that they have left in office president founder heidi has already said that iran will avenge the death of the high ranking official publics clear now is that doesn't want to be named remains to do so for such a party out 0. in the news ahead tests in 10 minutes the u.k.'s pinning its hopes on rapid results before a coronavirus facts in a rives and uncovering japan's relationship with the face covering a new exhibition. from us.

but. there was still got some wet weather in the full cost across the middle east at the fair amounts of cloud across northern parts of the region into the levant is the site of the mediterranean. and west weather that makes its way right the way across into the caspian sea northern parts all standing with a chance of seeing some showers so well so whether that's just crossing iraq as we go on through awareness day then a line of western weather through saudi arabia down towards mecca central and southern parts of the red sea a shower or 2 on the cards and it's more of the same brady as we go on through thursday i suspect here in qatar it should be dry temperatures around 26 celsius with a good deal of south weather i'm hazy sunshine which extends its way down across

the horn of africa well we may see want to choose showers just creeping into that eastern side of somalia or whether to into central parts of ethiopia that's certainly a possibility so right across the heart of africa just around the rift valley pushing a little further south where we are seeing the way. this weather over the coming days those heavy showers stretching the way right across the democratic republic of the congo into northern parts of i go into and beyond that wet weather actually slides down across want to see some showers that are in susanne bier with wet weather to the most happy. so may al-jazeera london bro constantine 2 special guests in conversation people think that racism is having personal vitriol towards black people right and there's no understanding of what systemic racism is unprompted uninterrupted success comes with a physician if you're not upsetting people you're not saying anything if one has

needs any other leg and there is not a family in britain i believe that has not been touched by empire studio to be unscripted on al-jazeera. you have al-jazeera these are the top stories this hour u.s. attorney general william barr says the justice department has found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in last month's election president trump's team versus the legal fight to new. from a pro democracy activists are due to be sentenced in hong kong after pleading guilty to unlawful assembly through last year's protests just one was taken into custody last month alone 2 of the campaign is face up to 3 years in jail. and

a panel from the u.s. centers for disease control is recommending front line workers and nursing home residents should get the coronavirus vaccination 1st states and other local authorities will decide on the issue. for a vaccine is widely available testing remains the best way to get many countries operating as normally as possible now u.k. developers says its rapid test could provide a result on the spot in 10 minutes but as john howell reports from manchester economic concerns are still coming up against privacy worries. it's tempting to think the arrival of a vaccine will mean the end of all this students being tested before returning home for christmas whole city populations trying to reduce transmission but it won't we don't have many long term and we don't know people need an annual back. so there's a lot of things we don't know. so using diamonds that at the moment and in the

medium and the long is going to be medium fast accurate testing remains a vital goal. it's will be a cultural flux that. this is a do it yourself test delivering results in 10 minutes the mideast certain 19 test is being trialled in spain it's u.k. developers safe faster than existing alternatives using nothing more invasive than a saliva sample just. partnered with an app a unique q.r. code there is the potential here for a digital immunity passport system there's a timer allocated to the test that you've actually undertaken in terms of days hours and minutes and then to view your actual passport of freedom you have your q.r. code which has been verified for the device you have a q.r. code that tells you i've had a test my test is negative i'm good to go create and all of that information is then border is put together once the test result is confirmed there's much

speculation but the u.k. government insists it's not considering a system of immunity passports to determine where people can go or what they can do depending on whether they've had a test or taken a dose of the vaccine it's an idea that offends libertarian sensibilities but given uncertainties about the pace and the long term effectiveness of any vaccination program it may well be a necessary evil i think you nailed the back do you need to be did we think so that we. whether they had nation where. they were. really late and the world is holding its breath expecting an imminent return to normal life of normality may not be quite as we remember it jonah al-jazeera. to ethiopia where the government says a senior politician linked to the territory people's liberation front has

surrendered to federal forces prime minister abu ahmed has claimed victory in the month long conflict over the northern region but in leaders say the conflict is not over the media blackout which has made the claims from both sides difficult to verify but the united nations is appealing to ethiopian authorities for access to thousands of eritrean refugees who are in that region tens of thousands of people of course fled the camps in neighboring sudan and while aid agencies say there is enough food to go around many refugees say they nutritional needs aren't being met the support from home involved. different by hunger refugees queue for lunch at the camp the food is prepared and served by relief groups with the help of refugees but the choices are limited. looking at this these people have been living on lentil soup with a portion of sorghum pards for 20 days this type of food doesn't necessarily suit everyone and i thought they had it why didn't you know who lives there and you know

we have only this type of food that you see here i had it for 14 days now people are throwing it away they don't want it anymore. the world food program is the main provider of aid relief in the camps it says every registered refugee gets enough to eat this is the main food store of the w.s.p. program inside the camp play say what is available here is enough to feed $8000.00 people for an entire month and more is coming soon so according to them there was no shortage of food in the camp. russians include red sorghum lentils who can go oil or salt and food supplements for newborns and nursing mothers this is early days hopefully we'll get all of these people off the porridge as quickly as possible the key is we get them registered and then as soon as that's the case then we will be giving them monthly russians will be able to manage it themselves. 75 year old barely starts eating when he abandons his meal. but

a few in the camp are being creative this woman was a government accountant and she's 6 months pregnant she has boycotted the porridge and started a little food business of her own that i didn't really never ate this type of food back home we simply don't know if we can take it since i had a little bit of cash i wrote some meat flour to make bread and so that suits my tastes. little brown makes bread and soup for her family and what's left over using the money to buy more supplies supplying the demand for food people here want to eat while aid groups do what they can to manage a humanitarian crisis divide. the account for if you open a few g.'s in sudan. well the united nations says almost a quarter of a 1000000 people have now died in gammon's war and aid groups so warning the

humanitarian crisis is only getting worse with tens of thousands of children at risk of dying due to acute malnutrition years of fighting has brought the country's economy to a halt back to the u.s. and president elect joe biden is urging congress to pass a coronavirus aid package that's been stalled for months and he spoke while presenting his economic team to deal with the crisis promising to provide more relief for the faltering u.s. economy from kristen salumi president elect joe biden appealed to working class americans suffering disproportionately from the pandemic as he introduced his team of economic advisers the message help is on the way let's not forget who built this country working class and middle class people built this country and unions built the middle class. and from the most unequal economic and job crisis in modern history we can build a new american economy that works for all americans calling it the build back

better plan called for immediate relief for those out of work in the form of affordable health care rent in student loan relief and child care and sick leave so workers don't have to choose between work and family vestment in infrastructure and clean energy he said will help create new jobs janet yellen would lead those efforts as treasury secretary in action will produce a self reinforcing downturn causing yet more devastation and we miss we risk missing the obligation to redress deeper structural problems inequality stagnant wages especially for workers who lacks a college education. communities that have seen industry disappear with no good jobs replacing lost ones racial disparities from the drop opportunities housing food security and it's an ambitious agenda that will require

buy in from republicans but yellen has your experience as chair of the federal reserve during the 2008 financial crisis to draw on yang is a well known figure in washington d.c. and that s early help she's also i think established a reputation as. relatively centrist moderately and will. it will it's only one who can work and both share the skills that will be needed in a divided congress at odds over a 2nd relief package joe biden called on congress to immediately authorize funding to address the most urgent needs of the american people but predicted what if anything lawmakers agreed upon wouldn't be enough and promised to move quickly once in office kristen salumi al-jazeera wilmington delaware peru's former president is

refusing to testify before the parliamentary commission that removed him from office last month mouth of his car attended a closed door session on tuesday but told reporters he made use of his legal right to remain silent he remains under investigation for corruption which he denies his car is a removal in november led to a political crisis that so 3 presidents in 9 days and violent protests across better. cuba is pushing ahead with economic reforms as it tackles a combination of u.s. sanctions and the pandemic it means the cuban peso will be devalued for the 1st time in more than 60 years the countries used to versions of the pacers since $99041.00 of which is only interchangeable in cuba this is all part of efforts to loosen the state controls over the economy police in argentina are investigating the death of football legend maradona have raided the office and home of the

psychiatrist who was treating him on a lot of heart failure last wednesday 2 weeks after surgery for a brain bleed at the age of 60 prosecutors have opened an investigation into possible medical negligence on the sunday police seized medical records from his neurologist. business software giant sales force is buying the teamwork platform slack for almost $28000000000.01 of the most expensive tech acquisitions of all time slots messaging app is designed to allow coworkers to collaborate at a distance and obviously seen a surge in users during the pandemic as millions of people switched to working from home the giant radio telescope in costa rica has suffered major damage in 100 ton receiver platform fail 140 meters smashing into the radio just below. me off the cables holding it up just snapped this was the largest dish in the world when it was built nearly 60 years ago and was used to discover the 1st planet outside our solar system it also featured in the james bond film golden eye

but it had fallen into disrepair and it was closed in august for safety reasons we can now see why well this year face masks they have become part of well alive 7 all over the world now a month long exhibition dedicated to the protective coverings is open in japan where using masks was common long before the pandemic its reporters from rock mcbride. it's billed as a theme park for masks the mask is fashion statement a thing of beauty but also life preserving functionality requiring maintenance and accessories and available as festive offerings just in time for the holidays yes and i think everyone wears masks as are their lindy sethi but i don't think they have the chance to find and try something new we hope to provide that kind of opportunity there's mask chic in abundance but on this opening day not that many

visitors perhaps on surprising with japan tackling it's the wave of the coronavirus it's fitting the mask should be celebrated here with few countries embracing face covering as widely as japan the practice was already well established long before people knew of covert 19. i've always worn masks especially around spring and autumn because i'm allergic to pollen and i change my masks depending on what i wear so i want to see what kind of masks i can find here but japan's record on dealing with the corona virus has been mixed former prime minister shinzo r. bay was widely ridiculed for his national mask plan that was branded benaud mask for its small size and poor quality. the government was also accused of responding late to the outbreak to try to save the 2020 tokyo olympics which got

postponed anyway or going to just last of course i understand the economy's in trouble but if the government measures and effective against the virus then even holding the olympics next year will be difficult i hope the government can get it together with the postponement of the games the olympic rings floating in tokyo bay where unceremoniously towed away but those rings have now been returned to public view raising hopes the ill fated games will eventually be held if they are it will be thanks in no small part to the humble mask and the nationwide willingness to mask up rob mcbride al jazeera. they are and these are the headlines u.s. attorney general william barr says the justice department has found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in last month's election.