if this breaks up a deal conflict between pakistan and india this has implications for the rest of the world we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter just 0. distribution has begun right now boxes are being packed and loaded with vaccine with emphasis on quality control the united states prepares to begin a mass coronavirus vaccination program with supplies expected to start reaching states from monday. and i mean this is out there at life from also coming a number of students if it could not to northwest nigeria has government storm a secondary school. venezuela's opposition holds

a symbolic photos can people if they want president nicolas maduro out. waiting for justice 25 years on victims of the bosnian war struggle to find closure so they fight for that in court. so the u.s. is gearing up for a massive coronavirus vaccination program with the 1st shots to be administered as early as monday over the next 24 hours trucks loaded with the pfizer buy and take jabs will head to nearly $150.00 centers across the country it will be one of the largest inoculation campaigns in american history and that is after the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention voted to recommend a vaccine for people older than 16 earlier the food and drug administration authorized it for emergency use one nearly 300000 people have died from covert 19 and the world's worst affected nation on friday the u.s. posted a new record of 3309 deaths in

a single day 100 reports now from washington d.c. . in the nation most devastated by the global pandemic the 1st doses of the 1st approved vaccine or on the move within the next 24 hours they will begin moving in fact seen from the pfizer manufacturing facility to the u.p.s. and fed ex hopes and then it will go out to the $636.00 locations nationwide the 1st $145.00 sites in the u.s. are expected to receive the vaccine on monday with the rest receiving it by wednesday now front line responders like dr ben you sachin colorado will be among the 1st to be vaccinated against cove of 19 i am going to be one of the tips of the spear were the 1st people to step in to help generate these herd immunity which is sold for the us to get a grip on this terrible disease those 1st vaccinations will happen just days after

the u.s. food and drug administration approved it on friday science and data guided the f.d.a. decision we worked quickly based on the urgency of this pandemic not because of any other x. turn of pressure that external pressure came from president trump who on friday tweeted to han to quote get the damn vaccines out now trump on saturday called it a victory our nation has achieved a medical miracle we have delivered a safe and effective vaccine in just 9 months the vaccine has shown to be 95 percent effective in preventing covert 1900 transmission but it must be stored it all true cold temperatures the road to immunity across the u.s. is likely to be paved with pain and tragedy the head of the u.s. centers for disease control says over the next 60 to 90 days some 3000 americans that's more than were killed in the 911 attacks will die each day of covert 19 then

there are the conspiracy theorists and skeptics who say they will refuse to take it obvious. sometimes a thing might be a hoax and i don't i don't think i'd even full with it because i don't know one soul. that has this know a lot of people that represents just one of the logistical conundrums for president elect joe biden he has set a goal of inoculating 100000000 americans within 100 days of his inauguration on january 20th john hendren al-jazeera washington the to eric frank of fielding is an a.p. epidemiologist and health economist at the harvard chance school of public health and he says misinformation about the fine is a biotech vaccine is extremely worrying obviously backing hesitancy is a great worry because as many of us said the anti masters of today are that you ask baxter tomorrow and this misinformation there's so active misinformation

campaign out there actually and this is very worrisome now the number of people who said they will take a back seat has actually inched up so that's actually good and all the polls are actually were taken much earlier for we had the 95 percent effort to see and the f.d.a. approval of the u.k. approval in canadian approval so with all the scientific approach supports and experts i think that we george you people will still take the backseat but as any person in public health knows it's ultimately the back seam crow graham rollout that saves lives not just the vaccine itself so the o.p.o. the war of hearts and minds in addition to just the pure science of this vaccine is safe and the only avarice the facts seem and these trials were equally tween the vaccine a placebo which means the backseat had nothing to do with that whatsoever this vaccine is safe and it saves lives. south korea has reported

a 2nd day of record high corona virus infections more than 1000 new cases were reported on saturday many of them being reported in seoul earlier this week earlier this year i should say south korea was hailed as a success story but infections are now rising sharply the government has warned it may have to increase restrictions to the highest levels. of origins in mexico's capital have imposed new restrictions in a bid to limit the surge of corona virus infections stores will now have to stay have to shut by 5 pm mexico city's mayor has warned they are now in a state of emergency the city is the epicenter of mexico's pandemic and brazil has announced its vaccination plans to inoculate about a quarter the population in the 1st half of next year health workers the elderly and indigenous communities they are among the groups expected to receive the 1st jobs health authorities say 70 percent of the population will need to be immunized

in order to stop the virus from spreading. police in nigeria have launched a rescue mission after gunmen stormed a secondary school and kidnapped a number of children gunmen arrived at a boarding school in a kind of car district in the northern katsina state on motorbikes about 800 students attend school many right away when the attack began employees say 200 have since returned. as this report. these are some of the boys relieved to be going home after the school raid in which many of their friends were taken hostage there leaving behind parents anxiously waiting for the return of their missing children when i'm sincerely speaking we here in katsina state are in a terrifying condition we don't see the value of the government in fact i have a younger brother and a child taken along by the kidnappers i am from down jack had seen a state and i have been in this school since dawn and yet there is no update. it's

not clear how many children have been abducted from the all boys boarding school nigerian police say they forced the gunmen to retreat after engaging them in a shootout for more than one hour but this anger that 6 years after more than $270.00 girls were kidnapped by the armed group boko haram at chip uk nigerian security forces appear to have once again failed to keep school children safe for rates to be that we have him a jaw tragedy of. hundreds and hundreds of students once again in the country is an indication that we learned no lessons from the previous tragedy there is something called the serious initiative this government should ask itself how seriously it has taken that initiative. abductions have become increasingly common in nigeria just 2 days before the school abduction

a village elder along with 20 others was kidnapped in the same state that governor has ordered the immediate closure of all boarding schools while investigations are under way barbara and get past al-jazeera the u.s. government has adopted a new map of morocco which includes the disputed territory of western sahara the decision to recognize ribot sovereignty over the region came as part of a u.s. brokered deal for morocco to normalize relations with israel the pro independence party sorry front algeria's prime minister have both condemned the move. and time has established diplomatic relations with israel himalayan kingdom only maintains ties with about 50 countries through to its isolationist policies the deal did not appear linked to recent u.s. brokered deals with arab nations israel and bhutan say they hope to cooperate further in agriculture and in health. the results of a non-binding poll organized by venezuela's opposition leader on

a guide to expected in the coming hours voters were asked if they want to end president nicholas berg's rule and hold new elections the poll was organized to counter last week's parliamentary elections which the opposition boycotted of the cornea to fraud a lot in america and it's a sin even as this. the fact that their votes would not be recognized as valid by the magruder government did not stop these venezuelans from casting ballots in an opposition organized referendum aimed at showing the international community that they want president nicolas maduro out jacki and that is what we're plagued by government violence their armed groups everywhere we need the well to intervene one way or another to end this. despite reports of armed gangs loyal to mother attacking some of the estimated 3000 makeshift polling stations opposition leader one by door said millions had voted online or in person you know they have a look at this the illegitimate unconstitutional and fraudulent electoral process

carried out last sunday by madeira has been defeated. here in chile the turnout was very you know the same in colombia home to narges to venezuela an ex-pat community thapar decision leader leopoldo lopez who escaped venezuela 2 months ago was in bogota to send a message that stronger international sanctions and coordination are needed to obtain what he says is the main goal free and fair presidential elections what else can the international community do short of an invasion to dislodge nicholas there's a lot more that can be done a lot more pressure diplomatic pressure the use of sanctions with strategic focus the political pressure the pressure to isolate my daughter as what it is a criminal and i can. tell you something that we will continue to go forward we

will continue to do whatever it takes in order to promote freedom and free elections in venezuela because we don't have another option and the other option is to surrender and we won't surrender. perhaps not but more and more venezuelans are leaving the country rather than fighting for change at home and after nearly 2 years of failed attempts to force out rekindling face in the current opposition strategy they take more than a symbolic referendum to see in human al-jazeera santiago. a sunday deadline is looming for british and european negotiators to make a firm decision on a place brics a trading relationship both sides have warned and no deal outcome is most likely one of the main sticking points is whether european fisherman will still have access to waters off the u.k. coast british authorities say they will seize all foreign fishing boats once existing rules expire on new year's eve for british navy ships have been put on standby in case of

a new deal sanaya. still ahead here on al-jazeera stepping up efforts to protect the planet's world leaders plan to unveil additional goals 5 years since the current climate. and international aid finally arrives in ethiopia's to grey region after more than a month of fighting between local forces and government soldiers. hello we've got some rather lively weather pushing across the united states at the moment big bank of cloud here sliding through right across the plains as it runs over towards the appalachians pepping up some heavier rain coming through and we got more wet weather putting in some warm moist air in from the gulf heavy downpours there across the deep south with some snow on the northern flank of that central

part of kind of the also seeing some snow eastern parts of canada as i see some snow and i've it was b.c. the snow here is well that slow slides right down across that northwest quarter of the u.s. even getting a good way into northern parts of california as we go on into monday that will make its way a little further east with over the rockies heavy rain for a time around the mid atlantic states into new england snow that's still there down towards the southeast will hang on to that cloud and rain across florida for a little while yet get some cloud in right into the caribbean as well just around hispaniola some wetter weather here for a time still on the cool side but temperatures starting to recover there in havana getting up to around 27 celsius few showers over towards central america we'll see tony increasingly wet for the way in which as we go through the next couple of days so some heavy rainfall for trinidad debate i'd also barbados.

what december have been doing with the money that it's boring we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in seen as congress is debating a bill seeking to raise billions of dollars from the super rich to support families hit odd by condemning counting the coast on al-jazeera. we know what's happening in our region we know how to get the faith in that others and off the fires are still going on the way they tell the story is what and make a difference. are you watching out is there a remind of our top stories this hour and the u.s. is rolling out the 1st stations of a coronavirus facts into the public for monday u.s.

regulators have cleared the files of byron tech job for emergency use in people older than 60. place in northern nigeria have launched a rescue mission after gunmen stormed a secondary school in kidnapped a number of children about 800 students attend school and cut scene a state many fled during the attack police say 200 have since returned. venezuelan so they were brought in voted in non-binding poll organized by opposition leader one of quite a bit asked people whether they want to end president nicolas maduro his rule and hold new elections results are expected. but exactly 5 years after a landmark deal on climate change was signed the u.n. chief is sounding another warning about the future of our planet and turning to terrorise use the anniversary of the paris accord to plead with world leaders to declare climate emergencies he says it's vital that nations act now for the sake of future generations so as this report. behind the crisis of

a global pandemic another danger is waiting in the wings the climate emergency fueling global warming and according to the united nations with devastating consequences for humankind if we don't change course we may be headed for to get the stuff we temperature rise of more than city degrees the century again anybody still deny that we are facing get the domestic emergency. if yes why today i call on only those worldwide to declare a state of climate emergency in their countries and you can open to is reach. 5 years on from the launch of the un climate summit when $196.00 countries signed on to prevent the rise in global temperatures the organization is sounding the alarm of the failures to curb greenhouse gas emissions. west some countries have acted on their commitments others have not one country which has seen the effects of climate

change is australia the world's number one exporter of coal its economy is heavily reliant on fossil fuels and over the past 5 years it has moved away from its commitment to cut carbon emissions. in recent years devastating bushfires have ravaged the country set off by record breaking temperatures as well as severe droughts and the us where in the past 4 decades the yearly wildfires in the west have grown 8 times larger the outgoing president donald trump controversially pulled the country out of the a court a policy that left many dismayed yet the commitment by president elect joe biden to rejoin the accords was welcomed at the virtual summit nor was a moment we find ourselves in an important moment days after the united states president elect joe biden has expressed his desire to rejoin the paris agreement and i really want to tell our american friends welcome back welcome home the

impacts of climate change have been more evident in recent years from melting ice caps to intense hurricanes and rising sea levels while they have been extra efforts to set up green of forms of energy the question will be how leaders deal with the current economic slump caused by the pandemic will they stick to their promises or will economic growth once again take precedence in a world that is experiencing more extreme weather phenomena sun agle al-jazeera well tom ridge current has the co-founder of global optimism and he outlined the 3 actions he believes people should take to make a difference as individuals. this is the most decisive decade in human history that sounds like an exaggeration to say that but it's really not quite 2030 we will either have got on top of this issue or we looked lost control of the climatic system so the 1st thing for each of us to do is to decide that we will face this

decade with determination and commitment and really be part of making a difference to see it through and make a change there's a lot of anxiety and fear now but we don't need to give in trying to feel we can face this with determination and optimism the 2nd thing is to look at your own footprint that can be very significant for individuals and if you look at it in terms of what you can achieve in 10 years particularly those in countries that are emitting the most the industrialized countries you can drive down very significantly that can have a big impact overall but also it will encourage you to do more and critically the 1st part is how you engage with power each individual needs to look at their roles in their lives that's a citizen as a voter as an investor as a somebody who purchases goods and services as an employee and engage with power in all of those ways to actually exert some influence and demand that while we can we get on top of this issue and we'll have an interview with the patricio espinosa

who's the executive secretary of the u.n. framework convention on climate change and you can watch that right here at 830 g.m.t. on talk to us. now the lawyer representing the family of an italian student tortured and murdered in egypt is welcomed what she calls a new chapter in the investigation on thursday italian prosecutors announced plans to charge for senior members of egypt's security services over think killing of 28 year old julio rahimi his body was found in a ditch outside car in 2060. yes meet you julio julio regina he was spied on for many weeks and that was even at his house the egyptian national security forces entered his room searched it and took pictures of his passport and followed him everywhere they were taking pictures of him and creating a spy network that includes his friends all this can't be done by one individual only and the responsibility as well can't be placed on one single person such a matter and daschle would be from the highest authorities. international aid has

arrived in the city at the center of recent fighting a convoy of trucks from the red cross is just reaching medicines and other supplies to the hospitals and medical or in the north into great britain next year brown has this report. precious cargo carefully packed and headed for may calais a city that's been cut off from international help for weeks inside these boxes is aid made since surgical supplies and disinfectants. has been unable to function full of the. drugs and supplies for over a month now they are dealing with a large number of trauma patients but also the. chronic care patients delivering babies mechelle a is the capital of ethiopia's northern to cry region that became the frontline and a power struggle between the central government and regional authorities. ethiopia's army says it's captured nicolay and declared victory forces from the to

cry people's liberation front say they're still fighting back each regards the other as illegal and the conflict has threatened to destabilize the country and its neighbors. will and 50000 refugees have sought shelter across the border and slow down many terrified and traumatized. the then more evidence is emerging of mess killings in the region this man tells of a message in the town of make khadra november so now after the fighting began. they just hit everybody they slaughtered them with knives they cut them here with a machete there was so much killing a saw about 300 to 400 people who were dead and it didn't make any of this video said to show the aftermath of the attack which refugees like to blame on the military ethiopia's government though says to gray and forces were behind it an informal group of youths. who are supported by initiatives and police they say is

that attacks but having said that i would also like to point out. as i said earlier the reports that we have so far released is the. limited in nature. last month prime minister may denied any civilians had been killed by his forces during the operation. but some analysts suggest thousands of people have died it's hard to confirm what's actually happening the government's restricted access to the region and there's been a communications blackout rights groups are calling for an independent investigation and say while this 1st convoy of international aid to to cry is a step forward it's not enough they warn of an all out humanitarian crisis both in ethiopia and across the border that are now you know when we don't have any plans for the future everything we worked for is now useless we are just a sleeping on the ground without even a change of clothes life for these people is on hold and they feel scared and far

from home. brian al jazeera thousands of donald trump supporters have rallied in washington d.c. to denounce the election results many wore black and yellow the colors of the right wing proud boys classified the white supremacist group by law enforcement protests were also held in a number of other cities on friday the u.s. supreme court rejected a trump backed lawsuit which sought to throw out results in several states. protesters in albania's capital have returned to the streets for a 4th night to condemn a fatal shooting by police and forcing coronavirus restrictions saturday's demonstration in toronto was smaller than previous night police dispersed the crowd with tear gas and water cannon to try to reach the interior ministry an officer has been arrested over the killing of a 25 year old man on tuesday who was defying a curfew. the war in bosnia ended 25 years ago but there is still

a quest for justice nearly 600 people are awaiting trial following the closure of the war crimes tribunal for the former yugoslavia in the hague was in court so taken over the process and you personally went to our in a central post you know which was the scene of one of the one of the atrocities in the war there survivors say many of the guilty still walking free. is a small village with a dark past it was where one of the biggest atrocities it involved in war happened 116 muslim men women and children killed by bosnian croat forces the men were shot the women and children were herded into basements that were then set alight a small room with photos next to the last documents that terrible day in april 1993 today much of the village has been repaired but the psychological damage hasn't let this be misunderstood where my dad was 73 when he was killed he was weak and disabled it is really difficult to understand how the human mind is capable of

something like that abdullah as mother and 3 sisters died in a burning basement his father and brother were executed he was shot through the head but he survived and play dead he gave evidence of the war crimes tribunals in the hague and hopes for justice speak which mr dog really means innocent doggedly all of us who testified tried to present all facts we had and we hope that the perpetrators will be convicted and some were but we don't believe that the sentences were strong enough. all these villagers lost family members in the attack and feel that more need to face justice the war crimes tribunals started in 1903 with a budget of 270000 dollars by the time it wound up 24 years later the annual cost was around $270000161.00 people were tried and 90 were found guilty now bosnian courts of continuing war crimes trials 25 years after the war ended and there are still nearly $600.00 people facing war crimes charges in bosnia and many

more with blood on their hands are still walking free and that's not making the reconciliation process any easier an estimated 150 bosnian croat to said have taken part in the amici attack 10 were convicted but 3 fighters were later acquitted on appeal they are back living in the area and lisa lost her father and 47 members of a close and extended family that day she points out where the accused men lived. immersions out overwhelming when we see them and their children where both parents love the last hours they killed hours their families are whole and together and thank god it is like that we lost our loved ones. there is no clear black and white in war every side has faced charges bosnian serbs have been accused of the majority of war crimes they say innocent civilians have also been killed and they've been wrongly portrayed as the bad guys victims are victims on each site and in

this war between 90959095 degrees no innocent people innocent sides just 47 bosnian serbs have been found guilty of killing the 8000 muslim men and boys instead beneath in 1995. justice is only partially been served but i hope justice will be served in its entirety we have been waiting 25 years for it. some are trying to heal the wounds with the young this is a project called the house of good tones instruction eater that brings together bosnian muslims and orthodox serbs in the hope that one day they can find the reconciliation and harmony which is alluding their parents tony berkeley al jazeera central bosnia. america's 1st black country music star superstar charlie pride has died from coronavirus at the age of 86.

his pride rose to fame with a time of year racial tensions in the united states he started out picking cotton in his native mississippi served in the army and played professional baseball before moving to nashville to compose dozens of top country music hits and won 3 grammy awards. so this is out there these are the top stories and the united states is rolling out the 1st doses of a krone virus fact seen to the public from monday u.s. regulators have cleared the pfizer biotech from oceans using people older than 60 the virus has killed nearly 300000 people nationwide and mike hanna has the latest now from washington d.c. the promise now that the perth doses will be in place by monday an initial surge of 2900000 doses will go out over the next few days and then 21 days later.