when no topic is off the table the police are not neutral and all of these cases here is to terrorize it gives the other part of this there's no consequence this stream on out is the. 100000000 shots in the 1st 100 days us president elect joe biden outlines his plan to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control. hello i'm come on santa maria here and this is the world news from out you see there is work well underway on the vaccine front in britain the drive for the most at risk citizens begins in the fight against covert 19. in other news says a u.n. team visiting the take rate region is shot at after not stopping at 2 checkpoints

and look at the other tragedy hitting the u.s. the drugs company who do found appearing before congress to be held the count for its role in the crisis. in the united states covered 1000 cases have now passed 15000000 and there is no slow down inside the rollout of the 1st finds a vaccine across the atlantic in the u.k. does offer hope but relief in the state still a long way off on tuesday president elect joe biden unveiled his plan to bring an end to the pandemic more from my camp. thank president tran convened what was billed as a proxy summit just days before the f.d.a. is due to decide on whether to grant an emergency use authorization for the 1st of 2 vaccines and it appears the president is intent on claiming credit for the unprecedented rate of the facts seems development we're just days away from

authorization from the f.d.a. and we're pushing on the heart that which point we will immediately begin mass distribution before operation warp speed the typical time frame for development that approval has you know. could be infinity and we were very very happy that we were able to get things done at a level that nobody has ever seen before surmount representatives from pfizer and mcdonough their companies are waiting if the approval would not be present at the meeting submit strip or start the transfer administration declined to take up an option with pfizer for an extra $100000000.00 doses earlier this year confirmed by a former f.d.a. commissioner who's now on pfizer's board i think they're betting that more than one back seems going to get off rising will be more vaccines on the market and that perhaps could be why they didn't take up that additional $100000000.00 option agreement which really one of required necessarily even to front money it was just an agreement that they would purchase those vaccines president trump signed an

executive order aimed at preventing the export of vaccines from the u.s. before all americans have been treated an order that would appear to be an impossible given the international contracts both pfizer and mcdonough have signed . another figure absent from the white house meeting with the country's foremost infections diseases expert to antony funnell she opus you had another greengage material in school at least your meeting with the president elect would mention who he's been asked to advice. i look forward to advising you on these most urgent priorities and to work with this team of world class experts whom i have known for many years and deeply respect i have been through many public health crises before but this is the toughest one we have ever faced as a nation dr fox she was on the high powered advisory team introduced by joe biden

this team will help get at the latest at the last 100000000 covert 19 vaccine at least 100000000 covert vaccine shots into the arms of the american people in the 1st 100 days 100000000 shots in the 1st 100 days all eyes now on the food and drug administration which is likely to complete its review of the application for merchants to use authorization by the end of the week mike hanna al-jazeera washington her name a british health chiefs say the rollout of the vaccine will be a marathon not a sprint but just tickle challenges mean a majority of vulnerable people will have to wait until early next year but it has started as a new battle reports from london. it is happening a turning point in the global fight against a virus that killed more than a 1000000 people around the world 90 year old grandmother margaret keenan made history becoming the 1st person to be vaccinated with the pfizer bio and take drug

outside a trial she encourage others to follow her lead. over it because it's free and it's the best thing that's ever happened and the moment you do please go for it in a somewhat dramatic turn the 2nd vaccine went to a man called william shakespeare a poetic start perhaps to a new chapter in the fight against corona virus more than half of the people who've died of the virus in the u.k. are over 80 they're getting the injection 1st along with the elderly in care homes and their carers unused doses are going to frontline medical staff the british government's call this a v. for vaccine day but the prime minister warned it's too early to call this a v. for victory in scotland and wales in england people are having the vaccine for the 1st time and it will gradually make a huge huge difference but i stress gradually because you know we're not. yet we

haven't defeated this virus yet bunches of the pfizer by and take drug approved for use in the u.k. last week have been arriving from pfizer's factory in belgium the logistical challenge has been immense the vaccine needs to be kept to the round minus 70 degree celsius in england dozens of hospitals with facilities to store the super chill drug or the 1st places to administer it scotland wales and northern ireland have also begun similar programs the government sorted 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 we've shuttered our economies. and struggle through months of grief and anxiety lives who've been cut short and elderly people separated from their loved ones we've known for some time that the only sure fire way out of this pandemic is a vaccine and now

a shred of hope that in the not too distant future things might start returning to normal it's hope so full 1000000 people will be back soon 80 before the end of the year when boxes of the vaccine that come in packs of almost a 1000 doses will be split up and sent to doctors' surgeries and care homes around the country the vaccine can be stored at normal fridge temperature but only for a short period it's a day of mixed emotions joy and hesitation most vulnerable people won't get the vaccine until next year but with infection rates going up here in london and elsewhere restrictions may have to get tighter before they get easier thanks but it is only a matter of months since scientists set their minds on defeating this common enemy a process that normally takes many years and now against all odds a sense of the long march out of the pandemic that's began the fark al-jazeera

london. the oxford university astra zeneca corona virus vaccine has been deemed safe and effective in the 1st peer review of its phase 3 trials however the lancet medical journal says more work is needed to prove its 90 percent success rate that was achieved when some trumpeters months were mistakenly given a half dose of the vaccine followed by the full dose fewer than 6 percent of participants got that smaller dose and all of them were under the age of 55 the astra zeneca vaccine is seen as particularly important for tackling coronavirus in the developing world it's a lot cheaper and it is easier to distribute. how they fought them is the vice president of vaccine research and development at blue willow biologics also an adjunct professor at the university of michigan and he told us that a centralized approach is what's needed for a distribution of any vaccine for such a national. pandemic demick it is very important to have

a one body that treat it and deal with it in one way. across the country and not allow it for a governor or 3 state to deal with it different ways so if you have a centralized operation that's into a major operation will be much more efficient in achieving their goals compared to each state will deal it differently they also you know in each state you will have different policies and different priorities you have to have a centralized operation and this is what's happening with the team that the words are going to his or put together by. president elect biden and giving their priority to experts in the field to public health officials and to institutions like the you know and the c.d.c. and the f.d.a. and the department of health and human services all these together really it's

a comprehensive approach to the to this problem to other news and donald trump's quest to overturn the election results and suffered another defeat as the u.s. supreme court rejected an appeal to throw out votes in pennsylvania now that your republican party wanted to dismiss up to 2 and a half 1000000 ballots arguing the state's 2900 spent in of mail and version was illegal under state law and highest court didn't give any explanation for denying the emergency request but state officials had already certified president elect joe biden as the winner. control the gaza strip considering imposing a 2nd lockdown as corona virus infections continue to surge of so far avoided taking such a drastic measure because of the harm it could do to an economy with more than a 1000000 people living below the poverty line this report is from harry force that . causes intensive care units are filling up this week nearly 90 percent of the

i.c.u. beds equipped to treat coded 1000 patients who occupied the mathematics of the surge in cases seem in a skaven experts warn the system will soon be overwhelmed their mortality. from audits. there were 50 cases in 2 months from october to december the number has been. in recent days more than 30 percent of those being tested have registered positive for the corona virus with $2.00 to $3000.00 tests carried out a day in a population of $2000000.00 it's thought only a fraction of cases are being detected garza's hamas run health ministry is calling on the population to follow safety measures and on the international community for help otherwise a dangerous scenario is waiting for us and we might find ourselves forced to take harder preventative measures in the coming days including a general lockdown. the much of this year gaza's besieged blockaded status that

helped keep it almost entirely insulated from the pandemic but since the detection of community transmission in august the other realities of that 13 year isolation enforced by israel in egypt the ravaged economy the teetering health system a worsening the crisis health officials also blame a lack of public compliance on mosques gatherings and social distancing a lockdown in late august person economy were already 65 percent of young people are unemployed those who've clung on to their jobs worry about what a 2nd lockdown might need is the weather how do we. really didn't half cellaring because of the better canonic situation and there was fear that the owner of the business could reduce the working days and pass even lease as the new cover 1000 measures destroyed the business. and there are security concerns too after recent weeks in which rocket fire into israel and airstrikes on gaza have started to resume the creation of the health social couldn't work situation in gaza is was

inks security threats. do we need to have another war do we have another to have another put us on the border internationally you need to. continue like this. recently there has been some increased assistance 15 ventilators from kuwait oxygen from qatar but a wave of disease is already on the way gaza's shaky institutions are said to be tested to and perhaps beyond their limits are a force that al-jazeera. in the news ahead a mammoth task for mexico's of origins outlined their strategy to immunize over 100000 people by the end the year. this will keep my sister's legacy alive. it was the lives and the discovery of a brutal murder and years of sexual assaults leads to major policy changes on u.s.

military vets. once more we see the winter leakage cold air out of the east asia are trickling northeast producing eventually some snow again for sure but if you're not there it's just fine the sun is out so yes it's a nice 6 degrees in beijing is minus 7 harbin but the next show maybe shanghai where it's rather try out here it's gone back to being raised reasonable weather ones for taipei still in the shower regime and there are a big shower still being developed to hit the coast of vietnam i think we'll see bigger ones in good policy mark trick you sas and in java and still i think in northern sumatra singapore all saying afternoon showers develop which is right for

this time of the year this is called impulse forecasts just if you like repeating what i've just said. the ne monsoons for the bay bang goals we can develop it nasa for cross next few days is wet but not excessively so chennai could end up being sunny by the end of wednesday and the disturbance in the atmosphere of the west to the way of career out of afghanistan into pakistan and the far northern plains of india is good news so the wind on the surface doesn't pick up thunderstorms or showers do tention the atmosphere and improve the accuracy. of. dissecting the headlines in the midst of a pandemic let's start with some of the on the ground realities affecting the news coverage what's the lay of the land there stripping away the spam a gripping story about presidential corruption it is real reporting it's not if you keep challenging assumptions and the official line we all decided we need to tell

our story we don't want to rely on the authority and the media listening post on out is the right. with al-jazeera these are the top stories u.s. president elect joe biden has pledged he will get a grip on the pandemic in his 1st 3 months in office is announced his medical team and promised to provide 100000000 and jackson's the vaccine in the 1st 100 days of his administration. president trump meanwhile signed an executive order to prioritize vaccines for the u.s. before sending aid to other countries that comes amid reports the president

rejected an earlier offer from pfizer to double the order of their medication. in the world's 1st fully tested coronavirus vaccines been administered in the u.k. 90 year old grandmother margaret keenan made history as the 1st person to be vaccinated $800000.00 doses of the pfizer biotech vaccine are now in 70 u.k. hospitals. in mexico there are plans of vaccinate 125000 people before the end of the year the country's deputy health minister unveiled the program on tuesday with health workers and the elderly prioritised when the job is administered this month but officials are hoping to roll out a number of different vaccines throughout 2021. as this report from mexico city. with 125000 doses secured health officials have announced phase one of mexico's national vaccination program d.c. despite initial shortages of the vaccine everyone in the country can expect equal

access and supplies permit told us he told us that in the one x. is one of the one everyone who will have access to the vaccine every week receive vaccines do not arrive in a single blow it will be cannot be given at the same time to all and some will be prioritized over others such as the most vulnerable and health workers who are at the front lines. of the announcement who had 19 vaccinations will begin at the end of december comes at a critical time for mexico. the capital at least 7 hospitals are operating at full capacity and more than a dozen others nearing their limits according to international health observers boyden asking that is today the city is in a critical situation this increase in hospital and that is why we call on the population to stay at home and go out only if they have to. ahead of mexico's busy holiday season authorities have issued guidelines asking people to avoid large gatherings gift exchanges and to postpone their travel plans

on christmas in the new year although there is resistance they might get the product if we have to activate the economy i know that there is a lot of fear but really people also need production they need to sell they need to produce we can't just stay home waiting with our arms crossed. even traffic appears to be nearing prepared to make levels as hospitals in the mexican capital continue to fill up so the streets and department stores health policy experts warn people should not be lured into a false sense of security just because a vaccine is on the way. the limitations on social gatherings or recommended state and federal authorities have stopped short of influencing any major restrictions many here expect the announcement of a partial law could be inevitable before the end of the year. al-jazeera mexico city. a brutal murder in the u.s. state of texas code to end up having broad ranging impacts for the army it's been an internal investigation it's found rampant problems at

a military fort military base at fort hood 14 officers and soldiers have now been fired or suspended and policy changes have been ordered to address leadership failures that led to the passing of violence this report from patty callahan. when vanessa guinn disappeared in april her family and friends protested outside of the army base where she was stationed at fort hood demanding the army do more to find her and her remains were found a few months later police say another soldier bludgeoned her to death then dismembered and burned her body he killed himself as police were moved into arrest him her family said she was being sexually harassed but was too afraid to report it and it turns out she wasn't alone what we found was that there was a fear of retaliation all forms of retaliation stigmatism ostracism career the railing a career. assignments work assignments and that sort of thing chris swecker led the

investigation into the basin found rampant problems with sexual harassment and assaults in the last 4 years there have been more than 150 non-combat related death at fort hood including 7 murders and 71 suicides i'm gravely disappointed that leaders failed effectively create a climate that treated all soldiers with dignity and respect because of this store's trust and confidence and accountability i directed the relief and or suspension of command hers and other leaders from the corps to the squad love in all 14 people have been fired or suspended and the army is promising widespread changes for the entire service began family has been demanding it taking their case to the white house and the f.b.i. and the d.o.j. are now involved to get them involved here. and the people of fort hood where it took place i'm very much and. we didn't want to have this swept under the rug which could happen and to congress where they say the laws that govern servicemembers

need to be changed they say this report is just the 1st but important step everyone hears about when this is more hears about sexual violence in the military or in any way to endorse the bill. i mean because this will keep my sister's legacy alive and believe me that i it was the army plans to make one permanent change renaming the gate for gay and at the spot where friends and family brought attention to her story that we now know was shared by thousands of other soldiers pedicle main al-jazeera u.s. president elect joe biden has nominated retired army general lloyd austin as his defense secretary if confirmed by the senate alston will be the 1st black pentagon chief years decades of experience and head of the u.s. central command under president barack obama biden's promise to choose the most diverse cabinet in u.s. history a report by an american university says the number of afghan civilians killed by

u.s. airstrikes has risen 330 percent since 201-7700 civilians were killed and 29000 alone which is the highest number since the 1st words of the war in afghanistan after the 911 attacks the costs of war project at brown university says the rise in deaths is due to the rules of engagement being relaxed and 2017 the report costs a lot on u.s. president on trump's aerial warfare policies in the middle east. a top u.s. cyber security firm says its specialized hacking programs have been stolen most likely by a country with high level technology and skills the company known as fire i hasn't said who was behind the attack but claims it had to be state sponsored hackers the so-called red team tools that were taken a part of an arsenal of advanced hacking software that could be used to mount future attacks if european security forces have shot at and detained u.n.

security officials trying to reach the tigre a region the u.n. says the 4 officials were assessing roads for delivering aid to refugee camps but a government spokesman says the team drove through 2 checkpoints and then ignored instructions not to be in the area more than 150000 people have been displaced by the conflict in the northern region of ethiopia since early november. in ghana they are awaiting the outcome of the country's general election electoral commission is expected to release the preliminary preliminary results today incumbent president those main rival is the man he replaced 4 years ago john dramani mahama governor is regarded as one of africa's most stable democracies and both men have signed a pact saying they'll accept the officially declared winner iran's parliamentary speaker is ordered the implementation of a law that could stop surprise you're inspections of its nuclear sites it would prevent unannounced visits unless the other parties to the iran nuclear deal lift

sanctions in the next 2 months the law is opposed by the foreign ministry and the president hassan rouhani. the united arab emirates sandy gypped have welcomed kuwaiti and american mediation efforts to end the 3 year blockade of kata agents foreign ministry spokesman said cairo hopes the talks will lead to a comprehensive solution and the minister of state for foreign affairs on what god gushed tweeted saying his country supports saudi efforts on behalf of the 4 countries both countries said they appreciate the mediation efforts from kuwait and the us off to saudi arabia announce progress had been made remember you've got the 4 countries saudi arabia the u.a.e. behind egypt who blockaded qatar in 2017. well the u.s. ambassador to the u.s. has told the head students hudson institute that there are signs the reconciliation is taking place i think there's definitely progress or at least there's seeds of progress. there's a lot of commitments on

a lot of artie's numbers of governments decisions that kind of tone things now to stand down if that holds i think it's promising i think there's a chance that you can at least begin a process of the conflict whether that holds whether it doesn't hold whether everyone's on board i think it's still too early to tell but i think there's definitely progress towards some kind of. the owners of the company blamed for fueling the deadly opioid crisis in the u.s. have been testifying in front of a congressional committee the soka family owns purdue pharma to the maker of the addictive prescription painkiller oxycontin last month account that the company pleaded guilty in a criminal case over the handling of the drug admitting it is responsible for the opioid epidemic that continues across the country support from john hendren in chicago. tim ryan was the recruiting director for a chicago consulting company and he founded

a multi-million dollar executive search firm he was also a drug addict people of this misconception that an opiate addict is the homeless person on the corner with the brown paper bag that's 5 per cent you know the average opiate addict 22 year old white middle class male a 23 year old white middle class female the disease of addiction does not discriminate after using for years he caught his son using heroin and opiates enjoying him my son and i that's how we get my on did by doing drugs every day then for tim came addiction prison ensued briony for his son nick a cycle of addiction jail rehab and relapse on the day tim recorded his 21st month of sobriety nick suffered a fatal overdose dr talked me into the room right next to where we were and i walked in there are indices. mike's one year old son

called blue lifeless body just lying there with us a sheet up to us shasta and he still had the divisiveness mouth where they were trying to ask write him i mean tears just started slowing down now with his wife former supermodel jennifer jimenez he helps former addicts through their substance abuse program dope to hope often losers begin with lou we prescribe pain killers after an injury then when those run out the move on to heroin or fentanyl a powerful and dangerous synthetic opioid bought from street corner drug dealers for too many opioid users the journey through addiction in like this you know when you're in overdose on a street corner. the lucky ones survive to end up here in the emergency room now seeing more opioid overdoses than ever overdoses are up 55 percent in 2020 compared to 2019 where inner city be more challenging time

recovering because drug use or available in their communities one opioid manufacturer oxycontin maker produced pharma has acknowledged its role in the opioid epidemic the company has paid $634000000.00 in fines in pleaded guilty to contributing to thousands of opioid deaths now surging is the pandemic drives many back to drugs they need a carcass and connection they need a human interaction and unfortunately a lot of people are going back to abusing and using opiates and when you're asked what opiates you know you're gonna die it is an epidemic growing within a pandemic is the number of fatal opioid overdoses continues to rise john hendren al-jazeera chicago champions league football matches been suspended when both teams walked off the pitch accusing an official of using

a racist term players from the turkish team stand cool it's down bull a sock assia were incensed that a red card was shown to an assistant coach they claim the 4th official described the coach using a rice term and then left the pitch the whole power also walked off and finally the italian city of venice has been flooded after heavy rain and strong winds took authorities by surprise she seized on poles arrived before officials could activate the huge flood barriers which were any introduced 2 months ago the system of $78.00 gates at the entrance to the venetian the goon and protect the city from tides of up to 3 meters but they need 48 hours notice to be activated. help us now we'll take you through the headlines u.s. president elect joe biden's introduced his new medical team and pledged to get agree.