the argentina's congress is debating a bill seeking to raise billions of dollars from the super rich poor families are vital and counting on al-jazeera. nigerian authorities say that more than 300 school boys who were kidnapped almost a week ago have now been freed we'll be live in cut scene a state with the latest. hello i'm adrian finnegan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a u.s. panel of medical experts puts its recommendation forward for coronavirus fact seen paving the way for the f.d.a. to approve it for emergency use. a back handed apology from the u.s. company blamed for fueling the deadly opioid crisis. damaged by war or neglect one

of several unesco heritage sites at risk of losing their treasured status. we begin with news of the release of hundreds of school boys kidnapped by an armed group in nigeria 6 days ago the government under mounting pressure over its handling of the crisis has been negotiating for their release protesters politicians to increase security while the large social media campaign labeled bring back our boys has been launched could see the state governor says that it's not yet clear if all of the schoolboys have been freed. we have so far. given 340. schoolchildren later on we also understand 4 have joined so we have to leave 344. children

that on their way to cousin and now they have surrendered or that is with them so we will find out from. parts whether still some left like i said even the figure we gave was not to stick because we were looking at doing city $30.00 to $400.00 and now we have gotten $344.00 so we will know exactly about tomorrow the boys were taken when gunmen thought to be linked to boko haram stormed a school in the northern city of could say no last friday hundreds of others managed to escape before the kidnappers fled to a forest hideout utility. and after we scaled the fence we were hearing voices saying that we should come back thinking there were police officers unknown to us that was the bandits they then give us a spot that was when we realised that would bend it's wearing military uniform. been walking for so long i was already exhausted from the sickle cell patients want

to hold my friend shoulder on to my right here at the to my lift before i could continue the treacherous walk into the bush as the bandits continue to flow people from the bank so that they move faster on terrorism but address is live for us in cuts in a state that's where the boys were kidnapped added some confusion as to whether all of the boys has been released what's the latest. well from what the government is putting out here they feel that all the boys might have been released but the but again the governor like he said. in that sound bite roll call will now have to be med and contact tracing will be mad to find out exactly if all boys or missing boys are fully accounted for now the focus now is to get those 344 from neighboring zamfara state where they were taken and they were released to

cats in a state earlier we were told that they should be here in the next one hour one and a half but there are some issues protocols that need to be followed then we understand that they could take a longer time to get back to cats in a state while the governor said there will be camped in a particular location a team of doctors and nurses to look after their health the president is expected to meet them before he flies out to remember the president has been vacationing yeah for the last 6 or 7 days so he wants to meet them before he leaves or already put out a statement expressing his happiness about the release of these children and then later on we will have the parents coming in to cats in a itself to look after to meet their children how far away. the boys are the let's not forget they were forced to walk to wherever it was that

they had been taken. how do we experience this for many of these children these people who are not used to trick in the long distances some have been treating for us for example one of the children who escaped actually was forced to take. kilometers so many kilometers and he's a sickle cell patient who was supported by his fellow students as they walk or as they were marched through the bush he said they were climbing rocks walking through the bushes and they were being nudged on by their by their captors at some point he had to equal ops before the then left him there he crawled back to a mosque where he spent the whole night and then he was finally brought to cuts in the state sorry to get out while he was taken to meet his parents we met team in

the afternoon yesterday and he was in pretty bad shape he went to the doctors a day or 2 ago and they gave him some shots he was back home and his condition the father told us his condition is getting worse so when i called the father this last night to find out exactly how the boys is doing a said yes he is still in a pretty bad shape they will need all the assistance they can get to help him get through this and i when i asked him how would he react if i tell him that the east good news that some of the other students are also on their way to come back to kyra he was elated and he said he is going to pass on this information to the rest of the community and we hear later that they are in a celebratory mood ok ahmed many thanks indeed of zeros ahmed address there live for us in katsina states joining us now from london is nigeria affairs analyst and me a local attorney who's the most who's also

a specialist on colonial legacy in africa could tell you with us again and what are your thoughts on this the fact that the government has clearly negotiated the release of the boys despite the president's no negotiation policy. merely say this is the president and i think a tricky position going forward going into the last election bihari categorically stated that he would refuse to negotiate with iran on the basis of them being an organization who don't want peace at the moment the key organization who have claimed this abduction of work or her arm there is still a degree of confusion as to who is responsible or very shortly after the abduction the governor of the state in the said that he had entered into negotiations of the state had entered into negotiations with the abductors and so the question remains at this point has the government's position shifted on the question of negotiation or is there some

degree of division in the government about whether or not to approach the o'shea chansons instances like this or more queer the fact that this mass abduction happened in the more west as opposed to the northeast of the country. but the significance of the northeast of the country is that has where. operations have been typically limited to so what we're seeing here if that is the case that they are responsible for this attack is a geographical spread which would be concerning. given the context of her arm having been declared by the government as having been defeated over 5 years ago. so it seems to be a case of flexing might and sharing an increased amount of strength and also confidence and that raises concerns for people who are interested in our have a stake in the security of the northern region in my area and a really good story to again many thanks indeed for being with us. a panel of

experts advising the u.s. food and drug administration has recommended the emergency use of a 2nd corona virus vaccine the committee indorse the madonna vaccine a week after backing the pfizer b o n tec vaccine which is currently being administered across the u.s. the f.d.a. is expected to grant its emergency use as early as late thursday or friday that's after the u.s. registers a double raechel both deaths and infections in a single day let's go live to our white house correspondent kimberly help at this for us in washington how fast can this vaccine then be rolled out once the f.d.a. gives its seal of approval. yeah well once the f.d.a. commissioner gives his approval which is expected on friday now that this recommendation is come out of the panel what we expect is that the c.d.c. director will sign off on this and distribution for this 2nd vaccine the madeira one will begin on monday of course

a week ago it was the pfizer vaccine that is already being administered to millions of americans what we expect with the 2nd vaccine is that this will provide about 50000000 doses that means that about 25000000 americans will be able to get the vaccine frontline workers the elderly those with immune disorders are the ones that have been getting the priority so far what we're expecting though is a venture leave by mid 2021 as many as 150000000 americans will be vaccinated by that time at least that's the goal in the timeline and it couldn't come soon enough because the country is in a 3rd wave of infections right now breaking records in terms of deaths in terms of infections in terms of hospitalizations this is all result of the thanksgiving holiday many americans chose to travel even though they were told not to and this is why we're seeing the spike and the worry is that with christmas christmas and

new years this is only going to get worse and very quickly we should point out as we're getting the news about this 2nd vaccine there is some hesitancy in the united states about taking the vaccine that's all we know the vice president mike pence will likely be getting it later this week publicly on camera to show americans he believes it's safe and we just heard that mitch mcconnell the top republican in the u.s. senate may be getting in the coming days as well a white house correspondent committee how could reporting live from washington can believe anything. france's president of money call has become the latest world leader to test positive for covert died seen he's canceled a forthcoming trip to lebanon or will quarantine for $7.00 days a crohn's office says that it's not known where he got the virus the prime ministers of spain portugal and belgium and the european council's president say they are now going into quarantine after meeting the french president earlier in the week. a weather update next here on al-jazeera then

a world health organization team on its way to china to investigate the start of a crisis to change the world will tell you. and let it be a person laughs off an investigation but blames russian agents for poisoning alexina on me. how i was going to snap a old week for japan and i'm afraid there is more snow in the forecast and say how the cloud is lined up in st says it's where you can see from the orientation of the i suppose those winds coming from the northwest down towards the southeast across the sea of japan and that's been fading a lot of snow in across the area over the past few days some pasta seen as much as

2 meters of snow as i said there is more snow in the forecast we're going to see that cold air continue to push that sea effect snow in across northern western parts of the country then there we go still more snow flurries there for friday friday that's not something of a rest by the worst of the conditions across the western side of honshu maybe up towards the colorado as well as a little widespread as we go on into saturday sheltered by the mountain since it's a measure that in tokyo temperatures here at around 10 celsius behind that cold enough to be just hovering couple degrees other side of phrasing for seoul and also for beijing further south it's all about the rain some very heavy rain pushing into southern parts of the philippines at the moment as we go on through friday possibility of flooding rains coming through here as we go on into saturday that wetter weather will intensify to the north for india more heavy downpours to the south.

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gunmen stormed the school in the northwestern city of kut see the last friday has been increasing pressure on the government to improve security the. panel of experts advising the u.s. food and drug administration has recommended the approval of a 2nd coronavirus vaccine the vaccine could get organization for emergency use by late thursday or friday. and france's president of my own accord has become the latest world leader to test positive for covert 19 several other european leaders have entered the isolation 2 to contact with across in recent days. tom is the vice president of vaccine research and development of blue willow biologics he joins us now live via skype from alba in michigan good to have you with us ali what ways do the does the vaccine differ from from the fires a big u.n. technical one. yes thank you for the invite thought actually there is no difference

these are days in a mirror image of each other and they are a bit of both a messenger are a knave based on being. in new technology that you are coming in they both have similar ethic a seem more than 90 percent they are all both have you know the. deposit ability off really. taking buddy fast and also with the you know the results from the today's session of the advisory committee was exactly the same thing in stack today was actually better in relaxed station but vaccine has one distinct advantage of a fire as a start bit and that it doesn't have to be kept quite as cold. exactly that's one of the advantages for what there is that they are stored at minus 20 degrees that

one bone think i'm bear to fight is that which is minus 80 degrees in addition to that there is another. advantage that we don't talk about it very much which is after you fill the vaccine fazer you have to use it within $5.00 to $6.00 days while for the animal you can use it for one month if you gave it that the 4 degrees and that it gives you a good rate that advantage of local doesn't support ation for instance you can to transport it for that ease and use it within that timeframe so that's to give 08 bit or. 2 distribution and at the lability and orderly areas and other. of the remote areas for people and that's gives you an advantage surely over pfizer but how ever there are us that this guy had this i was going to say but. madonna lacks fisons expertise in distribution doesn't it.

exactly so that's one of the shortcoming is that the moderna this is the 1st market that brought up one of them and they lack that kind of. infrastructure and and means to distribute. a message now i message of campaigns however they and but there are no works with warp speed in the us and there were speed they have established the the infrastructure for transport station for distribution and so forth and there are therefore they will be rolled over. but a fast. people talk about. send it out to about $6000000.00 do is but to a now and the end of the which is a great thing so i don't think that would be a an issue because of the government backing off the distribution and underling

out of the product really gets through to so many thanks indeed for being with us today thank you international investigators with the world health organization have been given the green light to travel to the chinese city of homs to look into the origins of the corona virus the team will go there and january after getting permission from beijing most experts believe that the virus spread through a food market and on a shell a bonus reports. it was here and who hired a year ago china 1st reported cases of pneumonia from an unknown course and in january it was the 1st place to go into a strict and sweeping lockdown but was it where it all began the world health organization is seeming investigators to china to find out our understanding at this time is that china is working with the international team and their visit. to

see. as far as the. january most experts believe the virus originated in animals and spread through this wit market to move on but china has strongly opposed calls for an international inquiry into how the pandemic began saying it felt unfeeling targeted chinese state media have suggested covert 19 existed abroad long before it was discovered in were han. since the outbreak of the pandemic china has acted in an open transparent and responsible way we started cooperating with the w.h.o. on origin tracing very early on w h r experts have come to china twice and chinese experts also held many video conferences with the w.h.o. person now and international experts the search for the source of covert 19 has fueled political tensions u.s. president donald trump accused china of a cover up a straightly a call for an investigation into the viruses origin's which soured trade relations

with china but the world health organization says it's trip is not to apportion blame the gather darter to prevent future outbreaks who harm residents are welcoming the scrutiny. of the gotham we all know that it is a seafood market where it was 1st discovered but it is highly possible that it came from elsewhere and then ended up at the market seafood doesn't come from you know perhaps there even some deeper origins prior to that need to be looked into. for the 11000000 people life is largely. they haven't had a locally transmitted case since may but for most of the rest of the world life is anything but millions of suffering. and wondering how this all began more importantly. dallas. the united states is said to have its 1st native american cabinet secretary of the president

elect joe biden's latest nomination there pardoned is biden's pick for interior secretary a 60 year old is in her 1st term as a democratic congresswoman from new mexico she'll head of pop and as previously had an uneasy relationship with dave to native americans over environmental issues. russia's president vladimir putin held a media conference on thursday but made no mention of claims by the u.s. that moscow was involved in the hacking of american government computers the agencies are rushing to tighten security after confirming that they've been hit in a long running and sophisticated hacking operation well there was no mention of recent allegations the president did deny the russian hackers ever meddled in the 2016 u.s. election the owners of the company blamed for fueling the opioid crisis in the u.s. of apologized before a congressional committee for any suffering caused but they refuse to take responsibility telling members that nothing could have been done differently the

cycle of family owns purdie of pharma the maker of the addictive prescription painkiller oxycontin last month the company pleaded guilty to criminal charges it admitted providing misleading information about the drug and doing little to prevent it from entering the black market. over the years oxycontin has been on the market produced work to reduce the risk of addiction and abuse in a number of ways in the past 20 years produce spent more than a $1000000000.00 on the anti abuse diversion initiatives produced instituted what i understand was the 1st voluntary abuse and diversion to touching program in 2002 this program was expanded and endorsed by various state governments who later required producer to keep the program in place and i understand it was used as a model for at least one other reforms to company to follow the opioid crisis has devastated the lives of hundreds of thousands of people almost home for

a 1000000 deaths have been linked to abuse of the painkillers john hendren estimating some of the victims in chicago are tim ryan with the recruiting director for a chicago consulting company and he founded a multi-million dollar executive search firm and he was also a drug addict people out this misconception that an opiate addict is the homeless person on the corner with the brown paper back that's 5 per cent you know the average opiate addict so 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 by on did by doing drugs every day then for tim came addiction prison ensue 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 told me that the room right next to where we were and i walked in there. into see my 20 year old son called blue all lifeless body just lying there with us as she talked to us shasta you still have the divisiveness mouth when they were trying to ask write him i mean tears just started slowing down and now with his wife former supermodel jennifer jimenez he helps former addicts through their substance abuse program dope to hope often users begin with legal we prescribe pain killers after an injury then when those run out they 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 knowing when you hear me 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 city b. or more challenging time recovering because the drug use or very little in their communities one opioid manufacturer oxycontin maker produced pharma has acknowledged its role in the opioid epidemic the company has paid 634000000 dollars in fines and pleaded guilty to contributing to thousands of opioid deaths now surging is the pandemic drives many back to drugs they need a purpose 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 messing with opiates you know you're gonna die it is an epidemic growing within a pandemic as the number of fatal opioid overdoses continues to rise john hendren

al-jazeera chicago. dozens of united nations world heritage sites damaged by warfare or neglect are at risk of losing their status and the latest report in our series on unesco's endangered list we visit the ancient fortress villages of high in the mountains of phonetic and western georgia robin for us to walk or reports a story of uncontrolled tourism and failed restoration for. the. for centuries these defensive towers protected and preserved the span the community . the cluster of that is has world heritage status but these extraordinary medieval architecture is steadily collapsing.

mosts family tower was damaged in an avalanche he says the thirty's promised to repair it. help they have a king. we were celebrating a religious holiday and the tower collapsed thank god nobody was hurt but the saudis thing is i have a teach collapsed with it. that heritage has outstanding value to humanity as defined by unesco before the pandemic it brought tourism vital income but tourism brought unregulated development like its towers which goodies value is eroding. this neighborhood is emblematic of the problems facing. you can see that breeze block extension over there completely out of keeping with its surroundings this ancient family home has been almost destroyed

after a tower collapsed and that's how it's being rebuilt by the government but locals tell me that the quality of the work pales in comparison to the majestic craftsmanship of their ancestors george's heritage agency admits the work has been in authentic but it also blames locals for illegal construction have fun rights campaigners say the responsibility for protecting this unique culture must be shed. is in danger and he definitely needs the attention of the state no one else is responsible for our material cultural and spiritual heritage it's the responsibility of the country and its people until then sons are taking matters into their own hands. 5

years tower contains family heirlooms dating back 8 generations he lost patience waiting for experts to protect the building from collapse so he did the repairs himself was. only appears frozen in time in reality it is falling apart. without a plan by the government for this community its uniqueness may not survive another generation. robin 1st year walkin out 0. ad in the next part of the series will be in senegal. park home to a unique species of wildlife will join those patrolling to protect it that's from 10 hours g.m.t. throughout the day on friday here on al-jazeera.