if you see here just hear. from the fellows of caracas check the battlefields around our job is to get to the truth and empower people through knowledge the. the. israel begins a vaccination against covert 19 and remains unclear when millions of palestinians will be offered the job. there i missed this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up reports of another school kid nothing in northern nigeria just 2 days off the hundreds of abducted children are reunited with. u.s. president donald trump downplays the impact of a vast cyber security breach seen as the west in u.s.

history. and a test for democracy thailand holds its 1st local elections after months of protests against the government and the monarchy. well we begin in israel where a massive vaccination campaign is currently underway to fight the coronavirus pandemic the government is aiming to not create $60000.00 people per day but that doesn't include palestinians living under israeli occupation you're watching live pictures from tel aviv right now of those jabs well prime minister benjamin netanyahu himself was vaccinated on saturday and said this marks the beginning of the end of the outbreak the national rollout will include israeli settlers living in the illegally occupied west bank but the territories 2 and a half 1000000 palestinians are expected to be waiting longer for their jobs well for more now let's speak to irene nasser she's in western force i mean can you talk us through how all this rollout has been going so far. yeah so as you mentioned

prime minister netanyahu and the minister of health received the vaccine late late last night and today the president in the coming hours will be vaccinated as well and then the heads of the hospitals heads of health institutions and health care workers as well as far as we understand starting tomorrow all those over the age of 60 and people who have korea existing conditions will be vaccinated those appointments for those vaccines have already been opened late last week in the 2nd phase will have that teacher is social workers and soldiers people who are in high contact with the population and people around them the government is hoping that there will be about $60000.00 vaccinations people who will be vaccinated per day but that all really depends on how many doses that they are going to receive their say but there will be about $4000000.00 vaccine doses that they'll receive from china's or by the end of this year and 4000000 early next year they've also signed

an agreement with madonna who have just received f.d.a. approval but those doses will not be arriving until 2021 'd that i mean as we were also saying this is all for israel right now what's the plan for the occupied west bank and gaza. well at the moment there is no real clear plan and cases are continuing to rise in the occupied west bank and gaza in gaza today there were almost about a 1000 new cases of infection and the world health organization is saying that if infection rate breaks continue along this line the whole system could collapse the palestinian authority have applied for a world health organization program that helps poor countries with the vaccine but if they receive those only about 20 percent of the palestinian population will be vaccinated there are also reports that russia may provide some of that sputnik vaccine but the details around that are not really quite clear so these really

health ministry have said that if they have any left over back seen it back scenes that they will provide them to the west bank but things are really quite up in the air so it's a day of hope here in israel but palestinians are really left waiting. there with all the latest for us from west to east and thanks so much ari well emergency talks in the u.k. about a new strain of the coronavirus there have led to a fed the tightening of restrictions of lockdown is now in effect across london and across southeast england although this mutated strain is not thought to be more deadly it is up to 70 percent more transmissible than the original strain the netherlands has now also banned all flights from the u.k. to try to fight the spread of this new strain and in the united states the 1st batch of medina's vaccine is now being prepared for distribution trucks carrying millions of doses will roll out later on sunday as irene was mentioning this is now

the 2nd vaccine authorized from urgency use in the united states bringing a ray of hope for the world's hardest hit country how does a castro has more for us from washington d.c. . lifesaving vials of a 2nd f.d.a. authorized covert 19 that scene are going in boxes destined for hospitals and clinics across the country government officials say americans will begin receiving the mcgurn of vaccine monday unlike the pfizer bechstein that began rolling out a week ago these don't require ultra cool storage making them easier to handle between the 2 vaccines nearly 8000000 doses will have been released although the distribution effort has already had hiccups governors from several states have complained of receiving tens of thousands fewer vaccine doses than had been promised the army general overseeing the federal government's distribution effort offered an apology saturday saying he'd fail to understand there's

a delay between when a vaccine is available and when it's released there is no problem with the pfizer vaccine there is no problem with the madonna vaccine right it was a planning error and i am responsible for both axes are close to 95 percent effective in clinical trials vice president mike pence got his 1st dose on live television and health care workers across the country have done the same people in nursing homes are also part of phase one i feel 5 years feel good to shop with no problem the u.s. government's goal removes 20000000 vaccinations by year's end but that will not nearly cover the amount of people the c.d.c. recommends as part of distribution phase 2 so it is up to the states to prioritize who gets those vaccines older people over the age of 65 those with preexisting medical risk factors or essential workers always jostling for those limited doses

these vials of hope have arrived meanwhile congress continues to work on legislation to help shuttered businesses and families facing eviction every day that we delay may very well cost more small businesses there's about will cost more american workers their jobs and yes cost more americans their very lives. a deal is close both parties say but the economic help can't come soon enough nor the back scenes as the latest weekly average shows more than 2600 people dying from coded each day in the united states. castro al-jazeera washington while staying with the united states and president donald trump has contradicted his own secretary of state by saying that china could be responsible for a cyber attack on 6 government departments might compare however said it was pretty clear that russia was behind the hacking believed to be the worst in u.s.

history russia denies any involvement choudhry has been president donald trump has weighed in on what's seen as the biggest ever cyber espionage attack against washington downplaying it and the kremlin's involvement in the hacking he says the cyber hug is far greater in what he called fake news media than an actuality i have been fully briefed and everything is well under control russia russia russia is the priority chant when anything happens because lame stream is for mostly financial reasons petrified of discussing the possibility that it may be china it to me speaking on a radio show might pompei who said it was clear russia was involved with very significant effort and i think it's the case that now we can say pretty clearly it was the russians that engaged in this activity the full extent of the cyber attack

is still emerging but at least 6 u.s. government departments have been infiltrated. among them the agency that manages nuclear weapons however they've said the security hasn't been compromised. the hot began as early as march and targeted widely used software made by solar winds the texas based company says up to 18000 customers downloaded compromise software updates which allow taxes to spy on e-mail exchanges i think the damage is going to be. potentially more worse i suppose or no longer this was espionage it seems to be attackers are aiming to steal information rather than trying to. protect its own nose at the system some members of congress are demanding answers from president trump national security is the number one challenge the 9 number one

responsibility of a government is to protect our people every government agency is compromised our national security is compromised. i'm disappointed that he is not bringing the government together to respond to it and the threat is far from over experts saying many more systems may be compromised without anyone knowing and the only way to be sure and it is clean is for it to be bent down to the ground and rebuilt america 3. well still ahead here on al-jazeera election on rest in the central african republic the former president is accused of attempting a kook u.n. peacekeepers are put on trial. and we know and as he is the new sesame street muppets raising awareness of the victims and stuck in the wilds of largest refugee camp.

how the weather is looking a good deal more mobile all across western europe as we head towards christmas bands of cloud and rain are rolling through quite a long weather system this one making its way from scandinavia right down is that western side of the mediterranean organized right on list which will weaken as it pushes the race was pumping into our area of high pressure but showers comrade filling in behind well quite as heavy resistance of as they have been a recently but then nevertheless is still while temperatures getting up it's double figures for london and paris and this is what we've got coming on as you move into the new working week you'll see some more wet weather started to push its way into western parts of one in london 14 celsius it won't feel like 40 degrees when you add on the wind in the rain in the gray skies not particularly pleasant but it will brighten up later on in the day when you start to see some color or push going to

make our way towards christmas wet weather there across the fronts stretching up into many 1st time that weather front that we had earlier on that's now making its way across the baltics and snow coming in still some showers across central parts of the mediterranean and the showers will say fading some wetter weather into tunisia northern parts of algeria fought across much of africa but the showers continue just around the gulf and. since then i. spring swept through countries across the middle east and north africa in a series of interviews we explore the legacy of a revolution that changed the political landscape of the region tunisia's former president months at marzuki discusses the arab spring 10 years of. context this is the 5th in-depth storytelling around the biggest issues we've done

but aired today do it again. i missed all the attainder let's remind you about top stories here the south israel has begun its covert 1000 vaccination campaign with the goal to not let up to 60000 people every day go watching live pictures now from tel aviv and as you can see the rollout intrudes israeli settlers and illegally occupied territory but currently expertise millions of palestinians living under israeli control. british prime minister barak johnson has announced strict restrictions in london and in south east england the netherlands has also banned all flights from the u.k.

in a bid to stop the spread of a new more contagious strain of the virus identified by the british. and us president donald trump has contradicted his own secretary of state by saying china could be responsible for the west side attack in american history might compare however said it was pretty clear that russia was behind the hacking. now they all reports that another group of school children have been abducted in northern nigeria it happened in the who to and cut scene a state where a group of schoolchildren were returning from a religious gathering no one has yet claimed responsibility but all of this comes just 2 days after hundreds of boys were reunited with their families in katsina state after they were kidnapped by bandits less than 2 weeks ago well our correspondent that address is on the ground for us in katsina amid just days after these boys finally get to go home another kidnapping i know we're still getting details but what do we know at this stage.

exactly our number could not be importunate linda stasi or a member kidnapper on the street just 2 days after the march of the largest most abduction. but good news about the decision. the students as well as others who are taken by the bandaids who early on russell and was going back to their camp when these students coming from a religious gathering run into that they were kidnapped and then vigilantism just chased after them and then succeeded in rescuing more than 100 of them so not so the good news about this but this coming just 2 days after the incident in more than 600 students action taken from a college boys sort of. too much for the. us today when some of these

added. the we realize that. really really living in fear and at. the same time this time to celebrate the return of their children who have been abducted by bandits and were rescued one handed over to the house just 2 days ago. the last. received. was 15 years ago that was when they. returned to celebrate again. at the hands of kidnapped. morsy is one of the 344 school boys released after they were abducted by gunmen from a boarding school more than a week ago when i'm almost to go and i can't really express how i feel miles have returned home there is no after every when it is it seems tori in almost every home

affected here in cancun and as a way also slifer mission is to become a surgeon but after the days he spent in captivity he's having a rethink about future studies because. frankly every student is scared of going back up isn't threatened to kill us next time they sees us many of his fellow students will regain their freedom are equally scared about continuing their education after threats made by the kidnappers but slowly they can get a community is getting back on its feet. the mood in going to has dramatically changed since algeria's last visit here a few days ago when 344 students are still missing now the local market is fully open but the main talking point for the people is security they want to see evidence of more protection by the security forces and get a seat at the age of a force that stretches into them for where many of the bandits gangs of gunmen hide out before launching attacks on local communities that. is the most vulnerable

council area in katsina state yes we have one armored personnel carrier a few soldiers and police but that's not enough to deal with the big threat we face daily. become for now but in other villages around here people are living in fear. they have been reports of other attacks on the police to communities nearby since the news of the students. there's been a significant security presence here because of the recent abductions but it's not clear how long that will last. well that was a reporter from the ground and had seen the state we are also getting for some additional information about reports of other attacks in northern nigeria we bring you more on that here on al-jazeera later today and we do apologize for the audio quality that when we were speaking live meanwhile there are a number of other groups occupying large areas of central african republic have

announced the formation of a coalition ahead of next week's elections that the government claims it's an attempt by a former president from mount a coup that move comes as un peacekeepers are now being deployed in response to a series of attacks because hack reports. rebel leaders and president are going to where they are in a room together last november signing a pact of peace and reconciliation but that's been broken at least 11 rebel armed groups are moving towards the capital bangui to put pressure on the government days before a presidential election $21.00 who is running for a 2nd mandate is favorite but the rebels the coalition for patriotic change said in a statement the president failed to deliver on an agreement to offer its leaders position in government and funds to disarm their troops a government spokesman describes this as an attempted coup on the. central african republic is facing an attempt to destabilize a democratically elected government we believe former president busies

a and foreign mercenaries are organizing attacks. also opposes is attempt to run for reelection has been invalidated by the constitutional court in 2013 he was accused of fomenting religious divisions calling on christian militia groups known as the anti blocker to attack pro-government fighters known as the anti selecta the un intervene then sending in french troops to protect civilians while the government puts the blame on their former president there is no mention of him in this statement signed by rebel leader is. showing again. through asian is in the central african republic just one week before the presidential election. russian train troops have now launched operations to regain control of the country the un's 12000 strong peacekeeping force is on high alert deployed on major roads around the capital larry turns. between the 2

rounds of elections but the problem grows and he is that the 1st rule of election. and i don't see it up in the next week because the 2700 but given the security situation right now it is impossible to organize election caught in this latest spiral of violence or the people of central african republic more than half a 1000000 have left their homes with nowhere to go their norwegian refugee council describes it as the world's most neglected conflict in a country unable to find peace nicholas hawk al-jazeera. leaders from 8 east african countries are gathering for an emergency summit in djibouti to discuss challenges facing the region the regional bloc known as egads will discuss the diplomatic standoff between kenya and somalia they're also going to talk about the humanitarian crisis and ethiopia's northern tier a region federal troops that launched an offensive against the grain forces more

than a month ago now more than a 1000000 people are thought to have been displaced at least 8 people have been killed in the afghan capital in a car bomb attack another 15 people were also wounded in the blast in kabul including m.p. can mohammad wardak there's been no claim yet of responsibility targeted attacks have increased in recent weeks there last week the deputy governor of kabul was killed also by a car bomb. well u.s. president elect joe biden has introduced key members of his environment an energy team ushering in some more government fests the nominees include the fast african-american man to head the environmental protection agency or a new bull power advocates to lead the department of energy and the country's 1st ever nation of american cabinet secretary she have a chance he has more for us from biden's hometown of wilmington and ottawa with this team he really he really can say this is historic moment particularly with

harlem's nomination for interior we should not understate the interior department i think we were suggesting that it was mainly to do with tribal land this is a federal all federal grant all u.s. federal and you know 100000 millions of acres of land in the natural resources the but mineral rights the the fossil fuel rights the wildlife the water i mean this is such an important such an important nomination especially given the department of interior is role in the destruction of native america within the interior department is the bureau of indian affairs which has been service sponsible as that holland was adjusting there in the destruction of native american. invest case when biden talks about identity and talks about how diverse his cabinet is it's really relevant when we decide when we think about the portfolio that he's handing out because the interior department and the bones identity it's just such an amazing combination to have a native american woman in charge of

a large swathe of the north american continent finally. all voting is underway and thailand's a fast let's elections since the military career back in 2014 last year is general pollock accusations of manipulation sparking anti-government protests this provincial votes could indicate the effectiveness or otherwise of those demonstrations tony chang reports from the city of somewhat. once he was seen as the savior of type politics a charismatic leader whose reform agenda captures a culture of the votes in last year's election since then his party future food has been dissolved and he's been banned from politics for a decade but tenet on jong un is not giving up his party has reformed under the new bern a move forward and is bigger asli contesting local elections across time. understand the importance of local.

anti-government protests in bangkok and around the country that have played up for the past 5 months giving the pope new impetus younger voters disenfranchised by the military coup in 2014 could turn to candidates bank by move forward and their agenda a political reform. that they face stiff opposition local politics and thailand's dominated by well established political families well known to world voters and with money to spend on their campaigns which he. is running in the affluent province of chonburi his father convicted of corruption and murdering a political rival held the position before him his brother who failed to win a seat as an m.p. is currently a cabinet minister and he vehemently denies he's part of a political dynasty. in fact even though myself and my family have been in politics

for a long time every time. we were given the chance to work in politics opposition came from an election. and while the results of the election were unlikely to change much it could signify deep shifts in thai society thailand has been ruled by the rich it socio political hierarchy with the monarchy at the center that whole ruling regime now is being tested and the election this and this $11.00 small indicator but also one contests that reflects the broader struggle despite a pretty good showing here voter turnout is not expected to be high so close to the long new year holiday the election commission has warned that if voters don't cast their ballots they could well be disqualified in the next general election and even if voters do turn out in large numbers in reality these elections won't bring much change the government's paid little attention to the demands from the protest

movement but this is a chance for ties to make their voice heard at the ballot box which in recent years has prickly been denied. some time and. former state governor in mexico has been shot dead and one of the highest profile killings since the war on drugs began there 14 years ago or aristotle a son deval was shot in the back in a restaurant toilet while on holiday in the state of telescope his 5 year term as governor which ends in 2018 was overshadowed by the rise of the delicious go new generation cartel one of the country's most powerful criminal groups there were 34000 matters in mexico last year. new york smithsonian design museum has acquired to emerge ease as part of their collection the person with a headscarf and into a skin tone couple emerges will be featured in a upcoming exhibition both of them symbolize inclusion and have broadened diversity for uses it's now the 3rd museum to adam

a g.'s to their collection. in the t.v. show sesame street has now 2 new characters twin puppets no and i have been introduced to support the children in the world's largest refugee camp and that that ash charlotte that 6. 100 children have got to new friends just like them 6 year old nor and her twin brother. they see so many street muppets and join the forecast in cox's bazaar bangla dish to provide education for young ranger refute. children in bangladesh after the last exhibitors in 2017 there haven't been anything done for them their education has been ignored for many years so this is one of the 1st life for our young children 800000 live in cox's bizarre half of them are children

it's the world's largest refugee camp many experienced extreme trauma fleeing me after a violent military crackdown in 27 taking. my name is so my are my home this summer cool refugee camp they called us foreigners we fled burma crossing tall mountains when i remember those days i get scared and can't sleep for many these camps have compounded this suffering the new show wants to help them process these emotions through plague it's not the 1st time the t.v. show has tried to help young refugees in recent years 6 of the street has teamed with n.g.o.s and governments to support other children to her grave i am from sesame street push their agenda at the un seen here with the nominee for u.s. secretary of state tony blinken refugees are just glad. 2 to afghanistan with a launch the local version of the show and created sari

a 6 year old afghan girl who enjoys. sports and this year welcome 6 to move the show in arabic and kurdish to support children displaced by the syrian. system the street was created half a century ago as an experiment an early education for a hindu children nor an aziza welcome friends but with a big task ahead charlotte dallas al-jazeera. that this is al-jazeera and these are the headlines israel has begun its covert 1000 vaccination campaign as you can see with the goal up to 60000 people each day the roll out includes israeli settlers and illegally occupied territory but currently excludes millions of palestinians living in the occupied west bank and gaza are nasa has the latest from western or some.