of increased poaching in the wake of the pandemic kenya the unfathomable virus on al-jazeera. a warning of dark times ahead as the u.s. struggles to stop the spread of covert 19 and records its deadliest week in 6 months. time about this and this is obviously we're live from doha also coming up still a dog's over a crucial break is it trade deal but another round of talks between the e.u. and the u.k. fails to resolve differences as a deadline looms in 3 weeks. getting this vote for the new leader the incumbent and the former president are among 12 people vying for the top job.

american singer songwriter bob dylan sells his entire song catalog and what's being called one of the biggest ever publishing deals. the u.s. has seen its deadliest week of the coronavirus pandemic since april and health experts are warning the worst is yet to come nearly 2000 americans have died each day in the past week the country's top infectious disease expert says the winter holidays surge hasn't even hit yet as people prepare to travel and get together for christmas. what we have now is a challenge ahead of us of the bleak months of december in january where we have a baseline of inspections that literally is breaking records every day with the

guts of number of infections number of hospitalizations and numbers of deaths the numbers are really stunning we can do something about it but that's something right now is public health measures i mean hospitals in california could run out of bags in their intensive care units that's why the governor there has imposed lockdown in parts of the state but this week may also mark a turning point federal regulators could authorize a vaccine in the next 5 days ok for more on the lockdown in california let's go live to rob reynolds and los angeles rob just talk us through what the situation is that what have people have access to what can't they get. well this is all triggered by hospital intensive care unit capacity rob and that means that when the capacity of those specialized units to treat patients falls below 50 percent and that is when the restrictions kick in and the restrictions are

for example stores are only allowed to have 20 percent of the normal capacity of people shopping in them playgrounds zoos museums all closed personal services businesses like hair and nail salons barber shops and the like also closed down restaurants are shut for indoor or outdoor dining only pick up pick up or delivery is allowed so it's a very wide ranging set of of restrictions which has certainly gotten plenty of pushback from business owners even from. law enforcement officials and this is coming on top you know of many many months of restrictions and and warnings from public health officials and politicians and people are very

weary there is a pandemic fatigue that is very pronounced in california and across the united states and this of course for those business owners is the time of year when they make their money the christmas and hanukkah holidays are coming up people are not going to be able to shop as much as they would before people tend to want to get their hair cut or styled or something like that to look nice that at parties well there can't be any parties because people are the people are restricted now by rule provided they follow it to just their own households no other household means no grandparents no cousins no no other friends or family over for a holiday celebrations so it is it's it's pretty harsh and it is due to run for the next 3 weeks which would include those holidays as well and rob as he was saying people are getting weary of this because in particular in california they've been through

a lot bands before they've been waving their mosques how tough is it going to be do you think to for people to actually live up to they said they going to go this time around of the actually going to keep this going and is it going to be enforceable. well the enforceability question let's look at that this is not a kind of situation where police or sheriff's deputies are going to go door to door and check to see if you're having a party or something like that unless your party is of 100 or more people in it and the neighbors tell the police about it. there it is there you are relying on people to act responsibly to wear masks to socially isolate wash their hands all those sorts of things. but law enforcement officials for example the sheriffs of several counties in the state of california said they're not going to enforce the law they call the governor a hypocrite because he dined out without a mask with

a party in november and now he's closing down the restaurants and so on so it's a really excellent question as to how people are going to respond will they obey these rules or will they flout these rules nobody really knows the answer at this point but i got to say that based on past experience with these holidays like thanksgiving holiday in november people have not really complied with the rules so there could be really tough times ahead. rob reynolds talking to us from los angeles. well in fewer than 12 hours the u.k. will begin its mass coronavirus vaccination program the 1st doses of the vaccine made by pfizer and biotech will be given on tuesday the priority is going to go to the elderly and care for workers health chiefs warned the rollout is going to be a marathon and not a sprint most vulnerable people may have to wait until next year to get vaccinated if barker reports from london. hari show will be among those at the front of the

queue to be vaccinated against kovac 19 the racial equality campaigner from newcastle upon tyne in north east england says it's a relief and i have received a telephone call i was very excited i feel. it's good you know i want the opportunity of doing get and so i'm not noble or anything like that i looking forward to final preparations are under way ahead of the largest vaccination program in british history of the pfizer bio and tech drug approved for use in the u.k. last week have been arriving for pfizer's factory in belgium the logistical challenge is immense the vaccine needs to be kept to the round minus 70 degree celsius everything we need in england 50 hospitals would facilities to store the super chill drug will be the 1st to administer it scotland wales and northern ireland will also begin similar programs in hospitals on choose day it's the beginning of

the end of this pandemic we're not there yet it's so important that people keep doing the things we know we need to do following the rules and the basics to make sure we keep this under control but we can now see the light at the end of the tunnel the government's ordered 40000000 doses so far and initial 800000 will be available in the 1st round of treatment this week capable of inoculating 400000 people with 2 injections 21 days apart. this is one of several london hospitals that will begin vaccinating this week because initial supply a limited. people currently receiving treatment in hospital many others over the age of. 3 look after the elderly who. if there are any. serious risk of contracting the virus immunity starts to build after the 1st dose but

becomes fully effective a week after the 2nd in later phases of the rollout boxes of the vaccine that come in packs of almost a 1000 doses will be split up shared around the country and defrosted the vaccine could be stored at normal temperature but only for a few days as well as the logistical challenges the government also hoping to build public trust and a vaccine developed and approved record speed. in the wake of the pandemic conspiracy beliefs have gained ground a sizable minority of the nation demonstrators believe the pandemic was fabricated by government and the vaccines designed to insert people with microchips. 7 according to researchers at oxford university. the population could be entertaining. british scientists say stringent checks of being carried out to

ensure the vaccine safety and effectiveness the u.k. is setting the pace for many other countries what happens here could be a game changer in the global campaign against coronavirus. london. e.u. and u.k. negotiators have failed to make any headway as they attempt to reach a post bragg's it trade deal but as prime minister bars johnson set to travel to brussels this week to try to work out an agreement but as johnson and european commission president von delenn spoke by telephone before releasing a statement confirming significant differences remain on 3 critical issues it's the 2nd phone call in 48 hours as they try to make a breakthrough before the u.k.'s transition period ends at the end of the month earlier rory challen spoke to my colleague and. she says he says both us johnson is optimistic about a deal with this as we are heading towards really the you know the

deadline of deadlines on the 31st of december of this year if there is no deal reached between the u.k. in the you then the transition period and on the other side of that the 1st generally 2021 the u.k. and the e.u. will be trading with each other on what's called w.t.f. the world trade organization terms a century that means that all of these trade barriers spring up tariffs and regulate rechecks accept or it would really throw a spanner in the works of what has been for decades very seamless trade between the 2 sides will there be a deal what i think if you're looking at the statement has just been released by sort of underlying and promise of johnson you'd say that perhaps the you know the chances are on the up would boris johnson really decide that he was going to go to brussels later on this week if he didn't think that there was

a deal that was possible i would argue that he probably thinks there is and that he wants to be front and center when the deal is actually signed. still ahead in al-jazeera why human rights activists are accusing the french president of turning a blind eye to egypt's rights abuses if the 2 leaders meet in paris or south korea and forces new coronavirus restrictions we find out what has authorities there so concerned about this 3rd wave of infections. was. the nor'easter is gone but the cold is still there that is the response where asses and see way and then there's a massive amount of cloud disappearing off the east coast this won't make it into a nor'easter but the cold air is tucked in behind it look at these high temperatures 9 degrees in atlanta only 15 new orleans for example where there is

quiet we got a fog warning still around the northwest and to some degree in the upper midwest as well as quite cold air and that red flag warning means windy weather not just in southern california california is dry and breezy now with that risk still with you and an interesting change in the weather type all the eastern side stays cold temperatures actually start to rise may not be obvious yet but it will be i think of the next few days colder east than the mountain west shouldn't really be the case this time of the year we get to wednesday casper wyoming is it 10 degrees in atlanta 13 and a half is one hint of that change in pattern now as a cold front drugs its tail end through cuba and answer honduras will be significant showers set up following that the tensions i think will they look at cape will feel on the low side in for example cancun and have ana and rain again will be heavy in costa rica and panama.

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or george z. or amount of our top stories this hour u.s. health experts are warning of dark times ahead as the holiday season approaches it's already reported its deadliest week since april with nearly 2000 people dying each day in the past week. the u.k. gears up for a mass coronavirus vaccination program which begins on tuesday the 1st doses of the pfizer biotech vaccine will begin in england wales and scotland. british prime minister abbas johnson said to travel to brussels this week in a bid to work out a last minute post brags that deal to both the u.k. and the e.u. called on their chief negotiators to prepare an overview of the remaining differences. french president emmanuel mccrum has been accused of failing to challenge egypt's president over human rights abuses president abdel fattah el-sisi is in france for 2 days on an official visit mccall has confirmed he will allow the

sale of weapons to egypt because they have a shared mission in fighting terrorism in the region the tasha battle has more from paris. the grandest ceremony at the start of a contentious visit egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi was a school to the lease a palace where he was greeted by the french president emanuel macro the leaders discussed regional issues counterterrorism and their shared opposition to turkey's actions in libya and the eastern mediterranean mackerel said he also raised concerns about human rights in egypt with c.c. but refused to jeopardize paris's strategic partnership with cairo. conditional it . could be asked to matilda i will not make our cooperation in defense or economic matters conditional on these disagreements 1st because i believe in the sovereignty of people and respect for our legitimate and reciprocal interests 2nd big. as i believe that it is more effective to have a policy of demanding dialogue than a policy of boycott that would reduce the effectiveness of one of our partners in

the fight against terrorism and for regional stability president sisi dismissed accusations of rights abuses. it is not appropriate for you to present the egyptian state and everything it does for its people and for the stability of the region as no press of regime. the french president says that egypt is a strategic partner in the region but activists say unless cairo respects human rights such a partnership is a betrayal of french values. france is one of egypt's main supplies of weapons campaigners say the sale of arms to cairo should be suspended the accused sissy's government of using what he calls counterterrorism operations to crush civil society and arrest thousands of rights defenders journalists and perceived opponents as long as the egyptian president uses the fight against terrorism to suppress civil society voice. there is no shortage of partnership that can be done

with the government. in 2019 micro of his state cairo and spoke about human rights in egypt since then relations between france and egypt have been strained macro hopes to repair them but campaigners question the cost to france's reputation natasha butler i'll just 0 paris. near lockdown rules have come into effect in south korea's capital which the health minister says is now a covert 19 war zone the military's been deployed to help with testing and contact tracing more than 600 cases were reported on monday it's the 30th day in a row of triple digit increases bubble brought reports from seoul. this is the 3rd time restrictions have been increased in the past month and it comes as the number of daily infections has continued to rise what worries the author of cheese is that this 3rd wave is far more 'd widespread than previous surges and unless the numbers are curbed hospital resources could become stretched upon the

new not there is no center of this wave for us to focus our prevention measures on this could result in a much larger threat if the medical system reaches its limit it will cause great damage to all of us. there will be tighter controls on restaurants and indoor gatherings no spectators at sporting events 50 percent occupancy on intercity trains and buses and private companies are urged to get a 3rd of their staff working remotely from home the measures introduced during this way have resulted in a 20 percent drop in the amount that people are travelling and mingling just as it did in the 2nd wave over the summer but there hasn't been a corresponding drop in the number of new infections that's led to further concerns that people have been finding ways around these tighter restrictions and that in

a country known for its high level of public compliance even here pandemic fatigue may be setting in bright al-jazeera so canada may set to receive the 1st doses of the pfizer biotech coronavirus vaccine within a few weeks prime minister justin trudeau says if approval is granted this week the 1st shipments could arrive by next week frontline health care workers and vulnerable populations including the elderly would be the 1st to see that. votes are being held in the garners presidential and parliamentary elections with the results expected in the next 24 hours president. is seeking a 2nd 4 year term his main challenger john muhammad is also a former president and as ality disappoints from both candidates have competing visions and how to rebound the economy. president. arrives to go to polling station he's

a sister who kept hoping to to the seat against this protest as a defeated pretty 16. the president is confident his performance of the past 4 years will and him and the temp in office. will have a mature civilized people that get it and keep it as we have proved in the past we have deep attachment democratic values no doubt so i do have a little cold surprise that this is going there is scrutiny of this across the country. in the northern town of family his main challenger former president john muhammad voted but raised concerns about shoddy preparations especially with stops and problems with verification machines on voting day. you're just like hitler i mean he's already saying this i mean you are just going to kind of i got this from the station that had me and i thought oh my god why don't i remember that i want to

bring you the new year with him her time during the exhibition we checked his name with a room but we got it from his name is something while the 2 leading candidates differ constance of marie is participating in an election for the 1st time of the late. so still how it's supposed to pull. us out it's very little value. but. dirty has been voting since when donna's founding president kwame was in power . i continue to borrow he said to our democracy keep growing now also expect whoever is charities in work to develop the country. of service say this election is a referendum on both candidates a president for 4 years well i think the the the recordings the next one is that. it's one point on i've been president. and that gives the all we need for the electorates to access them on the basis of yes but 4 months dunning's also

voted to choose $275.00 parliamentarians. a few incidents including gunshots or reported on election day but election officials say these once that difficult enough to affect the outcome of the vote. over attention shifts from polling stations like this to regional and national counting centers the national electoral commission has promised to announce the results within 24 hours a candidate must cool more than 50 percent of the vote to win outright otherwise guy names will be asked again to turn out to decide the winner in 3 weeks. we decrease al-jazeera across gonna remain is incumbent prime minister has resigned after voters delivered a nominal victory to the left wing opposition party the 95 percent of the votes counted in sunday's election the centrist liberal party has been defeated by the rival socialist party has said he was resigning because the p.l.

had to focus on talks to establish a new parliamentary majority has been in power for a year pledging to make remaining more european. the united states the european union and a number of latin american countries say they won't recognize the results of venezuela's parliamentary election allies of president nicolas maduro won the poll which the opposition boycotted people were electing a new congress the only government branch controlled by opposition parties opposition leader has rejected the results and has launched a referendum to counter the vote. we want to use approach unity to stressed they're going to share our needs a political solution to end the current impasse and to allow for the delivery of the courage and required humanitarian assistance to its people. that opinion polls on that it is rare enough that it is the leaders to parade it dies the interests of

venezuelan people and to urgently come together to start the minister and lead transitional process america editors in human spoke to hong hard though to find out what's next for the opposition. the support has been waning little by little you had almost 70 percent support almost 2 years ago it's now fluctuating and it's 83025 percent but by and large venezuelan steal and the polls seem to show this that he's not going to be able to bring about the change that venezuelans had once hoped for and also in the international community and so the question is how much longer will not only been his wayland's from the united states all the way to brussels or the you'll continue to think that he is really the solution that or will do they believe that it's time to change of strategy and the leadership and in fact i pose that question to him today remotely albeit he had his that response

was that no we said we can't say that having an interim government led by him him because he was the elected president of the national assembly in fact to news to say that he is still the president of the assembly and that that is still the only valid assembly even though they've just been new elections to replace it but he has he also turned sort of turn the tables saying that the international community would be recognizing that model was right that using murder and force would be sufficient and that the international pressure that's been put to bear all this time isn't enough to change or to oust bullies well that sounds very good but as we've just heard now from joseph breaded from the e.u. he's not suggesting that there be 2 governments in suggesting that both sides in venezuela come together and finally agree themselves on the way for a transition it may not happen but that is what he's saying. angry exchanges are

taking place in the congress leaves parliament there's anger over president feel katie's plan to form a new government without the majority party. members of the common front for congo parties say the plan is dictatorial and violates the constitution party's made up of allies of former president joseph kabila and holds most cabinet posts kabila supporters have also been protesting against the move in the capital kinshasa. united states has imposed sanctions and a travel ban on 14 chinese officials the targets members of the top decision making body of china's legislature it's in response to this one of occasion of elected opposition figures in hong kong last month china's parliament gave hong kong authorities powers to expel politicians who supports the city's independence the international olympic committee has agreed to include breakdancing in the 2024 paris of the big games surfing skateboarding and sports climbing will also be added

to the list of events you i.o.c. rules allow host cities to hand-pick sports to include in the games based on local popularity and public appealed paris organizers say they want to offer sports like break dancing to attract a new and younger audience the world's largest music recording company universal has acquired bob dylan's entire back catalogue of more than 600 songs. mean. the singer songwriter's a winner of the nobel prize for literature is a body of work spans 6 decades and has sold more than 125000000 records globally universal music describe the deal as the most significant music publishing dream of this century joe perry is a music writer based in london he says the deal proves to other artists that music doesn't devalue. i don't think bob needs the money from his side

you know i'm sure he can keep himself in sunglasses at this stage. but i think it is partly about the time i think the music business in general is feeling somewhat jeopardized right now. during. and this is still to see a very big message to the business world that music is a vast commodity and and will not devalued i think from the universal side i think they're doing it because something like 600 bob dylan songs is just like gold you know it's something that is going to depreciate in value this will be a major incentive to people i think that still. people who actually hold

publishing could sell. but i mean recently i think only in the last couple of weeks math saying that stevie nicks is just so well apparently about $60000000.00 but there's even sort of dance producers like calvin harris apparently sold his for 100000000 which i think makes but dylan's work 430400 1000000 actually like a bit of a snit. this is all of these other top stories u.s. health experts are warning of dark times ahead as the holiday season approaches the country's already reported its deadliest week since april the 2nd within it 2000 people dying each day from coal with 19 in the past week it was hell.