play an important role. or ringback. hopes of a cattle blockade breakthrough saudi arabia says significant progress has been made in resolving the gulf crisis. hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera coming up on the program bangladesh ships hundreds of rango refugees to a remote island despite complaints that they're being forced to go. americans are urged to wear masks and threaten with more stay at home orders as the u.s. suffers the worst day yet for deaths and infections.

also coming up box office battle odeon zone enters urgent talks with water brothers over its decision to make all of its films available to stream instantly next year . and our welcome to the program saudi arabia's foreign minister says he is hopeful a deal could soon be reached to end the bass a dispute with qatar it's been 3 years since saudi arabia bahrain the u.a.e. and egypt imposed a land sea an arab blockade on cata for ministers of catherine quaid also say there's been progress towards resolving the crisis. now reports. crucial days ahead for gulf nations talks aimed at and in the 3 and a half year blockade of qatar seem to have achieved significant progress kuwait's foreign minister whose country has been be generally mediate again and to the

crisis says he's confident. a constructive and fruitful talks have taken place recently where all the parties have stressed their desire to reach a final agreement and resolutions to preserve the region stability and harmony maintain the interest of the peoples within this context we express our appreciation for the latest efforts by jared cushion or the us president's advisors qatar's for him an assertion mohamed men are the last man on earth any says he also remains optimistic about the prospect of a deal we have achieved certain for certain point of dime more than a year ago and then things has giordano and right now there are some more moments that we hope that this will put an end for of this crisis because we see and we believe actually that gulf unity is very important for the security of the region for the stability of that region and for for the sake of our people this needless

crisis needs to end a few hours after the kuwaiti and qatari statements saudi arabia's foreign minister also said significant progress has been made and all sides are close to reaching an agreement. we hope that. this progress can lead to a final agreement which looks in return i coude say i am somewhat optimistic that we are close to finalizing. an agreement between all the nations in dispute to come to a resolution that we think will be satisfactory to or the gulf cooperation council has welcomed the news in a statement it server development reflects the strength of the g.c.c. its cohesion and its ability to overcome all obstacles the new developments come a few days after the us president's senior adviser jared questioner made

a visit to the region he held talks with a meet of qatar shift i mean but how middle 30 and saudi crown prince mohammed bin said man the visit was widely seen as a last ditch effort by the trump administration to end the land sea and air blockade that was imposed by saudi arabia u.a.e. in and egypt qatar in june 2017 the locating countries sever diplomatic ties with doha and issued a list of 13 demands for qatar to implement. they include downgrading ties with iran closing a turkish military base and shutting down i'll just 0 qatar dismissed the demands as a violation of its sovereignty the u.s. has been trying to and the blockade were reared it might undermine its efforts to contain iran's influence in the region in the last few months american officials

had been hoping saudi arabia would open his space to the type of flights and move the tramp administration believes will deny iran an estimated $100000000.00 in annual. qatar pays to fly over space the coming days and weeks which show if the gulf rival nations are buddies is set aside their differences one of the burdens of the roqueted might take even longer to heal about a 0. now authorities in bangladesh of ship the 1st group of rangoon muslims from a camp to a remote island despite pleas from some refugees to abandon the more than 1600 people boarded naval vessels to the shan char an isolated island which only formed

20 years ago but the un is concerned that they've been moved against their will more about manny has more. these were injured refugees are stateless homeless and many have survived violence and now the future too is looking uncertain moving 1600 will hinder the move to a family uninhabited islands in the bank bank all but their destination bash and china is considered by many to be dangerous. the u.n. refugee agency warns it is only emerged from the ocean 2 decades ago and it's prone to storms and flooding it says no one should go against their will but some are him just say they have no choice alarum are other than mine and on a merciless lee beach my brother and broke 23 teeth then they brought him here my brother didn't want to go to push on. it is enforced my son in law didn't want to

go they literally forced him to board a car they threatened to kill him otherwise. the refugees are being both thrown over here and caught is bizarre to the city of chittagong the island is about 40 kilometers by see some people on the ship say it gives them some hope for the only way out how do you know what the bangladesh government has given us assurance of a better life they'll give us a good environment food and shelter and so we are going there and they could to prolong camps there are 800-0021 1000000 people living in back in dish and so crowded to to get away from that situation we are going to follow up we are not happy at the camps if we go back to me and more we may have a people but we don't have anything there to prove our citizenship so we didn't agree to go back we heard from seniors as well as the television that will get much better facilities at the shan char bangladeshi authorities spent years building shows on the island to commentate up to 100000 people they say it will help to ease

overcrowding in the largest refugee camp in the world cox's bazaar that's home to moved. a 1000000. the majority fled 3 years ago in a military crackdown on the muslim minority. genocide the u.n. called it textbook ethnic cleansing. the u.n. says it doesn't have access to the island but rights groups say they want to know if the region to receive appropriate medical care ensure the human rights freedom of movement education and one theater there are they able to come back. to 0. leaders in the united states so calling on people to wear masks and warning of even more drastic restrictions as the corona virus outbreak continues to shatter records 217664000 new cases that's well over 200000 new

cases detected on thursday and then also there were 2879 deaths this is the highest daily rise so far in both infections and fatalities as part of the country's deadliest 3 day stretch since the outbreak started president elect joe biden is urging americans to wear masks for his 1st 100 days in office but searches also stalled the economic recovery with just 245000 jobs added in the month of november which is actually the lowest rate of new highs since may so it's not a great jobs report now get out more on that a moment from kristen salumi who's in joe biden's hometown wilmington 1st id gallica in miami and florida became the 1st u.s. day i think to surpass a 1000000 confirmed cases of covert 1900 tell us how people and the health care workers in hospitals are coping. i mean the picture in this state is pretty much the picture across the entire nation people are becoming increasingly aware that we

are now heading into potentially the worst few months of this pandemic this state as you said has reached over a 1000000 new cases almost 800000 deaths but in the last 3 days we've had over 2500 deaths on 3 consecutive days on thursday that was almost 3000 so that is telling you where this is going and dr anthony fauci from the center for disease control and prevention is now saying that the the after effect of people gathering together for thanksgiving hasn't even hit yet he thinks that is yet to come he's now issued a warning saying people should wear masks both indoors and outdoors now we know that the vaccines are on the way but the 1st meeting with the food and drug administration isn't dull the 10th of december so in all likelihood the general population of this country is not going to see this vaccine until the spring and of course we are now heading into those bitterly cold months which is what really helps spread this virus so this is

a critical moment for this nation and there are probably said that before on air but it really is because this whole thing began in march basically when people became more aware of it in the spring so we've gone through all those warm months for most people when heading into those cold months and what could be the most brutal period of this pandemic in the united states all right thanks very much from miami and gallacher reporting to us that let's go live now to chris and slim in joe biden's hometown of wilmington delaware and just as we're seeing a worsening situation deteriorating situation with the virus in the u.s. we have this jobs report that's been very disappointing the rebound that we thought was happening as is losing strength. yeah in fact president elect joe biden has called the situation one of the worst economic crises in modern u.s. history with corona virus infections surging and job growth slowing we are now at

a point where there are still 10000000 fewer jobs in the united states than there were when the pandemic kid in the spring time so i think you can expect to hear joe biden who's expected to address this topic in less than an hour focused on the impact that this is having on working class americans that's a theme he keeps coming back to he may share stories that he heard earlier this week when he spoke to out of work. workers and business owners who are struggling small business owners who are struggling earlier this week and a round table we know that not only are people losing their jobs they're losing their health insurance one in 6 renters is behind on the rent and this latest data that has come out in the united states shows that the retail sector has been hit particularly hard it shed some $34000.00 jobs in november that at

a time when it should be ramping up for the holiday season of course because people are not wanting to shop in stores this is having an impact restaurants also facing increasing restrictions moving forward as cases are surging and with 9000000 americans set to lose their state and federal unemployment benefits before the end of the year we can especially expect joe biden to encourage congress as he has been doing to immediately pass a relief package but also promise that he will begin to take action himself when he takes office on january 20th saying that this is only the 1st step that needs to be taken and much more will need to be done he will attempt to reassure americans that he is ready to do that when he takes office thanks very much from wilmington delaware kristen salumi reporting to us. well here in europe italy is reported

another 814 coded related deaths and more than 24000 new infections cases are slowly falling but deaths over the last few days have been high with the highest number yet reported on thursday italy was the 1st western country hit by the virus when it really started to emerge in in february earlier this year 1000 has killed more than 58000 italians restrictions have been tightened over the coming festive season with the movement between regions now banned and then south korea has reported its highest number of daily new cases since the month of march that was $629.00 new infections on friday half of them in the capital seoul the government has introduced strict new restrictions which limit business hours and public transport south koreans have been urged to cancel new year's celebrations as well or through whole room to sort of their soul is mired in a crisis right now we have no room left to retreat starting tomorrow on december the 5th we are stopping business and any social activity and sold after 9 pm well

in brazil young people are being blamed for fuelling a rise in new code 19 infections more than 50000 new cases were detected on thursday that america's largest countries recorded almost 6 and a half 1000000 cases since the pandemic began and the official death toll has crossed a 175000 the 2nd highest in the world after the us health experts are calling for greater restrictions to curb the spread of the disease over the end of year period . and watching out as i live from london much more still ahead on the program the united nations says it continues to get disturbing reports about eritrea and refugee camps in ethiopia is great reach and. getting out to vote but that as well as an opposition has already given up the fight against president to right this time.

we've got lots of cold and unsettled weather across the good parts of europe at the moment low pressure dominating proceedings every of low pressure company located just around that eastern side of england a very staggering scene a good little dusting of snow here in my hometown of cambridge and other parts of east anglia to see the tightly packed ice swirling around our lowest dragon is a very cold and some wet weather makes its way into western parts of france for the by of biscay significant snowfall there over the parent a significant snow to coming in across the alps over the next couple of days here we could see maybe 3 or 4 meters of snow coming in so some very heavy snowfall coming through very heavy rain as well through the id attic central parts of italy likely to lead to some localized flooding further east is a good deal drier it's cold in moscow just minus 6 celsius but at least here it is lousy dry los you try to across the northeast of africa

a very different story to the northwest area of low pressure driving that colder air across western europe will bring cooling off him to the northwest of africa to know the past america is seeing some heavy rain for a time localized flooding heavy rain there to stretch across northern areas of algeria gradually pushing into to ya. so me al jazeera london broker center 2 special guests in conversation people think that racism is having personal vitriol towards black people 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 the f. or her needs any. there is not a family in britain i believe that has not been touched by empire studio be unscripted on al-jazeera.

welcome back a look at the headlines now gulf states appear to be nearing a resolution with qatar over the 3 year blockade saudi arabia's foreign minister is saying all the nations involved the close to finalizing an agreement after significant progress in the talks. human rights groups say they're concerned rangar refugees have been forced into a remote bangladeshi island government says the group of more than 1600 people moved in order to ease overcrowding in the camps. and the u.s. has suffered its worst day yet for corona virus infections and deaths with close to 2950 fatalities surges also stalled economic recovery with just

a 245000 jobs added last month. or world health organization is warning that on their own vaccines won't eliminate that 19 as data suggests they might not offer lifelong protection the head of the w.h.o. says that he's also worried on the progress on vaccines as lead to this. section the pandemic is over talk to ted ross a nun and get braces said the world is now seeing light at the end of the tunnel but the poor risk being trapped but the poor in the world the poor the vulnerable risk being trampled by the rich in the race for vaccines let me be clear we simply cannot accept a world in which the pool and marginalised are drawn by the rich and powerful in the stump it. seems this is a global crisis and the solutions must be shared equitably as global public goods

not as private commodities that why the inequalities and become yet another reason some people are left behind. well this is the luxury brand gucci announced it will donate at least half a $1000000.00 to unicef to help distribute vaccines to the vulnerable the brand which is owned by the french group kerry also invited its followers to donate online the un agency is raising funds for kovacs a program to gather funds from wealthy countries nonprofit organizations to supply vaccines to poor countries kovacs has so far raised $2000000000.00. now baron has become the 2nd country after the u.k. to grant approval for the pfizer biotech vaccine but thoughts are now turning to how it's going to be administered germany is hoping to have max vaccination centers ready next month to start i mean izing people as soon as it approves the chap from berlin dominic kane reports. this is

a 1st glimpse of what the mass vaccination centers will look like moves created inside large warehouses or exhibition halls where thousands of people can safely be immunized every day there are 6 of these centers planned across berlin serving a population of several millions to centers will be at the former temple hoff and now closed tegel airports the man responsible for coordinating the construction of all 6 centers explained the process we have recently asked for you we know that we need to vaccinate 20000 people every day and we wondered if we could do this in one place the answer is no there is no place big enough and the organisation would have been very complicated i thought about how many centers we would need with 6 centers we have an optimal number in terms of their location in the different areas of the city the plan is for these centers to be ready by mid december so that if and when the vaccines are approved the centers are ready to go almost straight away but with

the u.k. government having already approved one vaccine for distribution ministers here are facing questions about why their approval process seems to slow or the health minister young man says rushing to be 1st is not the most important element and under siege it is no progress. we are following a different approach within the e.u. there are also individual member states germany included that could activate these emergency approval procedures but after much consideration we decided against doing this they said we would proceed in collaboration with the e.u. we are proceeding with caution to keep the maximum level of trust in this product. the need for the vaccine is clear every day so far this week germany has been recording recalled daily coded death rates almost every day hospitals are gradually becoming fuller with corona patients which explains why some eminent scientists here have put great faith in the vaccines being developed since we have so far there's been developed extremely fast fantastic the science behind it really is

great. but they are. tested for now 6 months ok and if you want to have a vaccine and want to be on your own for a lifetime you have to test it for a long time so there still is some insecurity whole good theories are opinion polls suggest the majority of germans are prepared to have the vaccination provided it is safe angle america has said the 1st vaccinations could begin before christmas but so far nothing has been finalized donna cane al-jazeera berlin. now ethiopia is saying it's captured or killed most of the leaders of the restive 10 gray region as it aims to bring an end to the month long conflict but the head of the to grain people's liberation front is saying that people in the regions capital mckelway have been protesting about looting by eritrean soldiers who support ethiopia now it's difficult to confirm either side's claims right now because of

the ongoing fighting in a media communications blackout in the area meanwhile the united nations is saying it's concerned about the situation facing refugees inside to gray almost $100000.00 refugees from neighboring eritrea living in camps in the region and many of thought to a fled the u.n. is hoping to get access to the region to deliver aid next week and says food and medicine is running out we continue to receive disturbing reports regarding the entry in refugee camps in the region which remain in community called the new tunes of damages and destructions remain unknown until you reach them in a very for the information. that the reason. agreement a lot of. and then. the students agree if you can. the un's top human rights official is called on better ruse to release people

unlawfully arrested during months of anti-government protests. says she's had reports that at least $27000.00 people have been detained since the disputed election in august they include protesters activists and journalists hundreds of thousands of demonstrators have continued to protest the rule of president alexander lukashenko despite a government crackdown on dissent. protests have been protests improved as well by farm workers and they've been joined by hundreds of mine as well as demonstrations there paralyze the country's major highways they want the government to turn over control of a major mining complex and have blocked a road critical to the capital's food supply farm workers have been cutting off roads for days calling for higher pay and a controversial agricultural lot to be scrapped at least one person was killed when police opened fire on protesters on thursday. and it was little more than a year ago when the venezuelan president less mature his political survival seemed

to be hanging by a thread well now leading opposition parties are boycotting legislative elections making it all but certain that the duro will reclaim the only state institution he doesn't control our last american editor lucien human reports. i in this slum in need and the state candidates the national assembly from the ruling socialist party go house to house handing out free face masks and more importantly this paper free to their homes and it's a copy of the ballots all you have to do is vote it's very important missing from the ballot of venezuela's principal opposition parties they've decided to boycott the polls citing probable fraud leaving little doubt about the election outcome. 5 years ago the opposition won total control of the assembly a devastating political defeat for president legal last moodle. after his $2800.00

reelection was marred by charges of vote rigging the leader of the legislature one by bill declared himself interim president with broad domestic and international support. yet despite overseeing the as well as worst ever economic crisis acute shortages of food medicine and even water harsh us economic sanctions as well as several coup and assess a nation attempts nicole last month has survived the now he is about to reclaim the only state institution he doesn't control. went 5 years of sabotage plots and promises to destroy me enough for 5 years of calling for foreign intervention and war for venezuela for 5 years of these very rats is a not for. regaining control of the legislature may not give me the international recognition he craves but it could fracture continued support for why the law as interim president his legitimacy has rested on being the elected leader of the

current legislature can look to me says. when you say that you'll recognize quite oh until the end of my time in power how long the main one year 520 are we talking about an imp. sooner rather than later that symbolic recognition of quite oh explodes if we can produce change and that's women duras winning the hand. well . with the mainstream opposition refusing to take part in elections that they say will be rigged venezuelans who once voted overwhelmingly for change are apathetic and demoralized. but for him battled president maduro reclaiming the national assembly will send a clear message that he is firmly in power at least for the time being you see in human al-jazeera. the world's biggest similar group cinema group are saying it's an urgent talks with one of the largest hollywood movie producers in a round of a showing films online amc wants one of brothers to change its plan to stream new

films online next year at the same time as they're released in cinemas the owner of odeon cinemas in europe is just one company being bypassed by major studios after they were forced to close for lock downs now as restrictions ease cinemas a desperate for exclusive content to leave us back jeff bock is a film industry honest and says the pandemic is accelerating change across the entertainment business. exciting times in terms of hollywood spirit moment for theater exhibitors but again the writing was on the wall and i don't think they're going to disappear but they are going to change and danes are going to streamline it will not be the same industry this is not a reboot this is ultimately a rebuild and that's what we're going to see i think over the next 5 to 10 years. but a more positive story now conservationists in kenya have used some ingenuity to save a giraffe on a slowly shrinking island a see one who's an endangered rothschild giraffe was stranded on long island the

waters of lake baringo are rising by almost 15 centimeters a day and the island is getting smaller she was loaded onto a rough made of steel and empty drums and pushed across the lake to safety there are plans to move another 7 sheriffs in the coming weeks. quick reminder of the headlines now gulf states appear to be near a resolution with cattle following the 3 year blockade saudi arabia's foreign minister says all the nations involved a close to finalizing an agreement off to significant progress in talks cata has been under an illegal land sea and by saudi arabia bahrain in the u.a.e. and egypt since june 2017 u.s. president donald trump's administration has been trying to mediate the talks for ministers of cats are equatable so set.