al jazeera english. libya's tripoli government is visited by a high level delegation from egypt which spent years backing its rivals in a bloody conflict. follow on down jordan result 0 live from doha also coming up the u.s. president hints at good news about a coronavirus relief bill which has been refusing to sign. a big turnout in central african republic cities for elections but in some places rebels opened fire trying to scare voters away. and optimism in europe a massive vaccination campaign begins to protect hundreds of millions of people at

19. for the 1st time since 2014 senior egyptian delegates have visited libya's capital tripoli for talks with the un recognized government it's believed they're pushing to normalize relations and that would be a significant turnaround for egypt it's long supported the government of national accord a rival administration in eastern libya and the warlords after what days ago have to ask for it to use force against turkish troops in libya support from turkey help the g.n.a.t. to resist have to use offensive to take the capital turkey's defense minister was in tripoli on saturday and he won't have to against attacking his troops but would have had has more now from tripoli. they discussed issues related to activating the diplomatic ties between the 2 countries and also issues related to the opening the

egyptian consulate in tripoli but meanwhile they also talked about activating a v.a. ssion between the 2 countries as you know that. the egyptian regime has been accused of backing the warlords that politically and militarily and meanwhile the officials with the government of national court say because egypt is a key player so why not inviting egypt to play at all in trying to achieve peace in libya we know that the regime has been supporting the warlord prefer have to in all his military operations over the past 6 years. peter millet served as the british ambassador to libya between 20152018 he believes haft are still has enough outside support to be a threat to the clear message to have to are both from turkey and from egypt

you know is that he cannot again try his military campaigns to take political power he's finish but i think there is still risk that. the russians also will be trying to either support him militarily with the russian mercenaries are still. well indeed we have to and will immunity uncertain strategic military locations and what we have to avoid here is new political initiatives being being launched by either the egyptians or russians were in. the last 6 months have seen general support for the united nations led peace process and we need to ensure that the international community remains you. it also key players like egypt and turkey are khamenei messages to the parties that they sponsor to tell them compromise is

inclusive reconciliation among libyans rather than launching new and separate initiatives the us president has hinted there's good news to come about a coronavirus aid bill which he's refused to sign the hold up as led to millions of americans losing unemployment support in the midst of the raging pandemic donald trump objects to the amount of money set aside for direct payments to people currently set at $600.00 he wants that increase to 2000 rows and jordan joins us live now from washington d.c. right so a rather cryptic tweet from trump about the relief package how much pressure as he's been on to sign this bill. well certainly there has been some pressure being brought to bear on the u.s. president about the fact that he has not signed this relief bill to help people who are trying to survive the economic downfall brought about by the covert 1000 pandemic but it basically looks as if it's just

a way for the president to get people to talk about to talk about him he has been at his home in florida for the holiday weekend there have been videos of him on his golf course playing golf but and then there were a couple of tweets from the president on saturday evening washington times in which he said that he still wanted to see the amount of one time checks going to american adults to be $2000.00 not the $600.00 that members of congress agreed to a week ago but the fact is donald trump has not signed this bill at least 14000000 people are now not getting unemployment checks this coming week because they lost their jobs because of the pandemic there is a risk of the federal government closing its doors to poor business starting on tuesday morning because the president has not signed this bill so really it looks as if it's a bid for attention although i'm not inside the president's mind and i can't

confirm that yet rosen of the president elect joe biden had some strong words to say about trump's refusal to sign the bill. that's right on saturday the president elect put out a statement saying that from failure to sign the bill or to veto the bill but simply an abdication of responsibility we expect to see the president elect on monday when he has a briefing with his national security and foreign policy teams and then he is expected to give remarks to reporters we don't know if he's going to take questions or if he is going to expand his remarks to talk about the situation assuming that the president has not signed the bill by the time we see joe biden on monday afternoon now it's also point out that some members of congress both republicans and democrats have criticized donald trump for not acting on legislation which they negotiated in good faith they thought with the president's treasury secretary but

they don't carry all the same weight that the incoming president carries when it comes to criticizing donald trump. thank you. now votes are being counted in central african republic after sunday's elections where people defied threats of violence to turn out in large numbers it's been a tense lead up rebel groups threaten to march on the capital and disrupt a vote they say is rigged conference oil reports in the capital bangui. people in benghazi have been on edge for days now that's after the armed movement. for change threatened to march to the city and destruct the vote the group's leaders didn't want an election but a transitional government and the full implementation of a peace deal signed between 14 on the groups and the government in 21000 despite the. palling stations opened on time and voting in the capital was fairly smooth he

said i am here to vote for peace i have had about problems in another part of the country but i had to do my beat president. where there has been arching people to help security forces stop the rebels the national army backed by un peacekeepers randon forces russian military instructors and private security contractors are all on the ground france also has a military presence in the central african republic. every 5 years central african 3 to choose their leader responsible for this mission are there any in and the constitutional court and the date set is the 27th this is what all africans come to go and i myself came to fulfill my civic duty. and there are 17 presidential candidates on the ballot paper but. to be president where there is

a major challenge or he says he's worried that people in the sound villages and towns in the provinces one able to vote because of the security situation. unfortunately i have the impression that more than half. the country did not vote which is what we feared when we asked for the conditions to be set for every citizen to be able to exercise their right to vote i have the impression that many have been deprived of the right to vote and that is a pretty want troops have been deployed to troubled areas and the capital. speaking to people in different neighborhoods in the city just trying to get a sense of the boarding party and many have told us that they have voted in their voting for others they are worried about the security situation in parts of the country. safe he has voted in 2 elections that is not interested this time i was born in this country but i feel i have been marginalized

as a muslim was the point of voting against some political analysts are concerned that i think stream. could affect the credibility of the polls up until fishel we talked to say they are confident that won't be the case final results are expected in the coming days catherine 0 bunky. uganda's opposition presidential candidate bobby wine says one of his bodyguards has been killed by police after being deliberately run over this picture shows the 2 men whine can be seen on the right while the bodyguard who died is on the left the incident happened while winds convoy was taking a journalist wounded by police to seek medical help militia police says he fell from a speeding car the f.b.i. says the man suspected of setting off a bomb in the u.s. city of nashville died in the explosion officers started searching the premises of 63 year old anthony warner not long after a motorhome blew up on a nashville street early on christmas day the explosion injured 3 people damaged

about 40 buildings and knocked up phone and internet services based on the evidence that we've gathered this point we've come to the conclusion that an individual named anthony. warner is the bomber he was present when the bomb went off and that he perished in the bombing. basis conclusion on forensic evidence including d.n.a. evidence that you'll hear about as well as evidence that was gathered at the scene of the bombing thought investigators believe there's no indication that anyone else was involved as john hendren reports now from nashville. it has been 2 days since the christmas bombing that rocked nashville blew up a recreational vehicle and several buildings around it and it's only been one day since police identified warner is a man of interest and now they say warner is their man they say this is based on d.n.a. evidence seized in

a raid on his home near here on saturday that evidence was compared to human tissues found at the scene and they say it is a match winners a 63 year old man who lives in nearby antioch that is a short drive from downtown nashville he had a white r.v. authorities say based on the registration history no word on what exactly the motive is at least not from authorities but the concern was that there might be copycats there might be a whole group of people committing these kinds of attacks and authorities say in the end after investigating video of this scene after looking into warner and his activities that he acted alone he died in the blast and that he had no accomplices so the continuing threat no longer exists they say this case is over feel so still

to come here off to the breaking fluting stuck in biting cold many a 1000 refugees remain stranded in the bosnia croatia border and hope for a condom a kid film industry a wonder woman sequence was big at the u.s. box office more than states. hello we've got more wintry weather most snow coming into japan over the next couple of days we have seen it's a lousy dry recently with high pressure just about clinging on but as we go on through the next day also ahead of cloud will make its way further south which gradually knotting down towards the korean peninsula 9 celsius in seoul on monday 4 degrees here on tuesday as that western weather that wintry weather that snow starts to push its way further southwards and east was it punches its way into

central parts of china as well some what's the weather there around the east coast of shanghai at about 12 degrees but that's all going to continue making its way further south which in the switch over the next couple of days south of that idea showers some active showers into the philippines crossed malaysia into indonesia more the same as we go on into choose day so what's the weather just making as well little closer towards vietnam by this stage we also got some wetter weather pushing towards us ranker southern areas of by a bingo looking rather just what the weather will make its way across a good part of sri lanka and then as it continues to drive its way further west was we will see the cloud add the rain increasing across much of dumbell now to eventually pushing across the good parts of kara. and i had 3 jobs and now i only have one but i'm soo providing for my family.

the 1st time i was admitted to hospital and i didn't show any signs of m.s. . a lot but i thought about my opinion and i have become very positive and stop thinking about the negative sides of the good of al-jazeera while he is from living with amps in egypt. welcome back a quick amount of our top stories here on al-jazeera senior egyptian delegates are visited libya's capital tripoli for talks with the un recognized government it's believed they're pushing to normalize relations after backing the government's

rivals in the conflict the u.s. president has hinted there's good news to come about a coronavirus aid bill which he's refused to sign the hold up was led to millions of americans losing unemployment support in the midst of the raging demick donald trump jex to the amount of money set aside for direct payments to people the county set at $600.00 he wants that increase to 2000. and counting has begun in sunday's presidential and legislative elections in the central african republic voters defied threats of violence to turn out in large numbers had been a tense lead up with rebel groups threatening to march on the capital and disrupt an election they say is rigged. and counting has begun after an election that could lead to tunisia as 1st peaceful transition of power about 7 a half 1000000 people cast ballots to choose a successor to the president ma ma do is sue and address reports now from the capital nearly 5 news year president mohammad yousuf will vote not to stay in power but to elect a successor. he chose to step aside at the end of his 2nd term and

a time some west african leaders tweak their country's constitution to remain in office the significance of this day is not lost on the 69 the or president that this is today is a special day for us it is also and most of all a special day phoenicia which will experience for the 1st time in its history a democratic change over and i hope that this change will be the 1st step towards other changes in order to solidify our democratic process i hope this 1st change over will enable him to solidify its reputation as a democratic country in africa and in the world and this is the man he designated as successor former minister of interior and 40 affairs it was a momentous challenge by 29 other candidates among them 2 former heads of state and a former prime minister. who senior them says he has voted in every election since independence and easy again to choose

a leader for. wind every time i do this is a duty to my country but also expecting our leaders will fix our problems by force immutable because it's the thrill of voting for the 1st time oh my god i'm what i can i can tell you it's exciting it's like no other i lack casting their ballot the elections were held i meet safety concerns after an uptick in violence killed more than 50 people this month among them members of the forces many voters list security and poverty as their main concerns now attacks by armed groups near the border with nigeria mali and or kenya fossil have killed hundreds of soldiers and civilians in recent years the local economies also been beat on by covered 94 in the prices of its main export your reign as well as a long term closure of the nigerian border that many essential goods are imported of course. or fish or sale the elections as

a success for the most. spot. there are few places where the elections cannot be held by many others we were able to organize voting despite security threats results of the elections as predicted to be announced within 5 days and ratified by the constitutional court in 2 weeks we know will need 50 percent of the vote plus one to avoid a runoff otherwise the top 2 candidates will head to a 2nd round in february next year. al-jazeera yami. there are still a few signs of help thousands of refugees and migrants stranded in freezing weather in bosnia-herzegovina they've been sleeping out in the open near the croatian border since a fire destroyed most of their camp last week many are suffering from frostbite and hypothermia there are warnings that amounts to a humanitarian crisis but politicians haven't been able to find an alternative site for the refugees. there are more than $500.00 inmates were still living inside the

tent. they're responsible and you can see the guy has padded because of medicines there isn't any doctor so he is going to. take the responsibility the european union has begun one of the world's largest coronavirus vaccination campaigns aiming to protect some 450000000 people health care workers and care home residents in the 27 member bloc arming the 1st to be dominate came reports from berlin. when get a good heart or was born good world was coming to terms with the so-called spanish flu pandemic now 101 years later she's become the 1st person in berlin to receive the bio on tech pfizer coronavirus vaccine as a resident of a care home she knows how deadly covert can be there are there several fairly for what it is very dangerous we hear and read about it and there are so many people dying in other homes it's horrible and that's why it's so good that we can be

vaccinated against it it is a big advantage for all of us who live here such scenes have been repeated in care homes and clinics across the european union this isn't that's made them i think that you know that the pandemic won't just disappear as of today but the vaccine is the beginning of the victory over the pandemic the vaccine is a game changer we have always known that in today's the 1st day of this new phase millions of doses of the vaccine have been dispatched to massive vaccination centers around the e.u. in the run up to the new year in some places there have been isolated reports of problems with the cooling mechanisms required to keep the bio on tech pfizer vaccines safe but overall in the e.u. institutions there is confidence all of us because we have made sure that in europe itself people get vaccines and we haven't brought that import for europe to make sure that if a vaccine doesn't work that we then have other candidates for it in the german

capital the government's aim is to inoculate as many as 5000000 people by next april this is another of the mass vaccination centers the former airport in temple hoff more than 70 years ago this place was instrumental in the berley an airlift when fresh supplies of hope millions of us now once again it finds itself in the forefront this time in the fight against coated dominant cane al-jazeera at berlin's old temple port. israel has gone into its 3rd nationwide coronavirus lockdown all non-essential shops are closed people have been told not to go more than a kilometer from their homes are we now says in west jerusalem and says the lockdown is likely to go on longer than planned. it's due to last about 2 weeks but health officials are saying that that is likely to be extended and it will reach about a total of $3.00 to $4.00 weeks numbers really of infection here have been really surging recently reaching about 4000 cases recorded per day but health officials

also said that if this lockdown hadn't come into place that those numbers could reach about 9000 and day in terms of the restrictions people are not allowed to go outside of a kilometer range away from their homes and most businesses are going to be closed except for anything that's considered essential so groceries and pharmacies and so on and so forth the big concern here though are schools schools are for the most part supposed to continue to be open to be open and health officials are worried that that is exactly the reason why the lockdown will be extended in terms of the vaccinations that you've mentioned the government says that about 250000 israelis have been vaccinated or over the past week and prime minister netanyahu said yesterday that they're hoping to reach about 150 vaccinations per day he also said

that he spoke to madonna and fives there and asked them to meet that demand so we'll just have to wait and see if those doses arrive and when bill arrives in south korea says it will maintain its current coronavirus instructions for another 6 days within such and still stubbornly high around a 1000 new cases are being reported every day most of the confirmed cases are in the greatest soul area gatherings of more than 4 people who remain banned nationwide until at least january. now the pandemic has decimated tourism in spain's canary islands lockdowns and flight restrictions of that hotels and resorts sitting empty so in the new era of working from home the trying to turn that into an opportunity has been a smith reports now from gran canaria the government wants people to swap their home office for one other beach is this your view when working from home during winter lockdowns. more likely in the northern hemisphere at least this is what

you'll be enduring it doesn't have to be like this. the canary islands is launched a campaign to attract 30000 remote workers it's not been a tough sell you know my company's over in america and some people are left the city live in the mountains. and you know i think they've been supportive of people kind of doing looking after themselves in the right spot for them to really caring where exactly they are. empty hotels deserted pools and very quiet beaches european winter lockdowns means the canary islands is going to salvage very little from the season one spanish bank says this region will be the hardest hit by the economic fallout from the coronavirus in spain the canaries once remote workers to stay months at a time here you can rent a bedroom and share space with other digital nomads so you're never too lonely i actually feel like i've gotten more done here. because i have this nice set up

and i can balance it quite well with a nice life definitely not the word i would use would be fired and having the freedom to do things that i want to do according to the local restrictions rusia go for a $1000.00 a month. they call it co living it's fully booked until february a month ago some corporations that were working remotely or least partially were even hiding it because maybe they were afraid of investors what people would think because a lot of people felt that remote work is not work and it's not only work but it's actually sometimes often more productive before the pandemic the european commission says that fewer than 5 percent of the e.u.'s work force usually work from home but as a result of the outbreak of covert 19 that's shot up to 40 percent on the up and. over it has shown all the citizens of this planet that we can be very productive

working from home at the same time we can balance our life our family in a better way from the caribbean to europe to the far east a growing number of countries are offering visas and deals to tempt remote workers . the biggest risk is perhaps getting sand in your laptop. bernard smith al-jazeera gran canaria. now the film wonder woman 1904 has posted the highest debut earnings for any movie since the pandemic began it made more than $36000000.00 in theaters worldwide over the christmas holiday weekend it's a glimmer of hope for an industry that's been largely shut down since the began millions also watch the film on streaming platform h.b.o. max. archaeologists have found their remarkably well preserved restaurant in pompei they say you can expect similar discoveries to come the site was buried in volcanic ash but the ancient city was destroyed 2000 years ago really mohamad explains what

makes this discovery so unique. this restaurant and pump a is about 2000 years old it's maybe ancient but in many ways resembles a modern day fast food business the l. shaped counter has holes for containers to serve hot food and frescoes that advertise items on the menu and like most successful businesses it had a prime location the building was found by this team of archaeologists during a mission to shore up palm pais ruins. we started escalating 2 years ago at 1st we only found a side of the body which among other things has a beautiful painting of unary riding a sea horse i think it's our march to the nearby fonteyn because it's located in a small city square that among the most evocative in pompei there is a fonteyn appears on metric tower a water tank and many other structures. among the findings

a range of paintings that include a cockerel ducks and a dog the vibrant colors remain intact notably pompei red to highlight to the eateries features the menu is thought to have included dishes ranging from snails to paella traces of food from goats to fish were found inside terra cotta jars along with fava beans used to add flavor to wine animal bones were also uncovered and cooking utensils that could have been used today. for this arts to increase rich history there are hundreds of arkan article sites in lesser known parts of the country that could attract cultural tourism of millions of people from all over the world. pompei was buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 a d near present day naples the city is now a source of archaeological history and treasures and an example of what life was like back then over several years about 80 fast food joints have been found in the city but this one is the 1st to be entirely excavated and restored and soon to be

open to the public and aki all the just say there are many more to come. al-jazeera . have a quick check of the headlines on al-jazeera senior egyptian officials a visit libya's capital tripoli the talks of the un recognized government it's believed they're pushing to normalize relations after backing the government's why of all the years of conflict from tripoli but up the wired tells us more about what the egyptian delegation and to talk about this visit originated it was not expected given the fact that the egyptian regime was one or a major backer of the war after.