explore an abundance of world class programming designed to inform shall be only solution for a child as young as 10 months of age and in spying you see the route from a different perspective announces the era. ready to us states report cases of a more contagious variant of covert time t.v. amid criticism that the vaccine rollout is too slow. hello i'm adrian for the game this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up regulators in the u.k. approved the emergency use of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine boosting hopes the poor countries may soon get help in the fight against covert night. and i'm picturing you in hard one year on from the outbreak the book this city's health

care system called breaking point and went on to impact millions of people around the world. but hong kong media tycoon jimmy lie back in court as prosecutors try to appeal his release on bail. us president donald trump is blaming state officials for the slow roll outs of covert 19 vaccines criticism is mounting over his administration's response to the pandemic so far around 2000000 shots have been administered a far cry from the promised 20000000000 by a year and it comes as a new more infectious variant of the virus has been identified in 2 u.s. states and the gallagher begins our coverage from miami. patiently waiting for the code 19 vaccine many of florida's over 60 five's and health care workers camped overnight for their chance to receive a potentially life saving shot in the arm as the state's positivity rate hits

record highs delays conflicting information and crushing websites left fax anation sites overwhelmed i want to i want to see the good in people and i want to hope that people are doing their bathroom but at this point i don't know their best this is really going on right now meanwhile in the same state the president continues to go off in his mar-a lago estate telling governors to get moving his administration promised to have 20000000 people vaccinated by the end of this week doctors say without a national strategy it could take years in fourchon way without a master plan after distribution national is going to be a lot of. and a lot of this is going to state health departments and hospitals and doctors that were already in. more than 11000000 doses of madonna in pfizer's 2 dose vaccines have been distributed across the u.s. but according to the c.d.c. just over 2000000 of those most at risk have received it the government's health

and human services department say things will get better it's only 15 days since the 1st vaccine were given so things will evolve they were optimized over over the next week or so and you'll see you know millions and millions more vaccines the initial plan was to have 80 percent of the u.s. population vaccinated by june to reach that figure millions would have to be vaccinated every day so far that doesn't appear to be the case here in florida the positivity rate of new code 19 infection stands at more than 22 percent state health officials say that's because fewer people are being tested but with an apparent slow roll out across the nation the next few months could be worse than predicted or those most at risk can do is hope things get better and fast. gallacher al-jazeera miami florida the republican leader in the senate mitch mcconnell has rejected a bill to increase pandemic relief checks from $600.00 to $2000.00 earlier this week the house of representatives voted to increase the aid payments demand from

president donald trump the bill needs a 2 thirds majority to pass in the senate mcconnell has attacked for posting creases outlined in the bill al-jazeera shab return see is in washington and explains what's behind mcconnell's thinking. it's all rather nuanced mitch mcconnell right now has 3 main priorities in the final days of the session of congress which ends on sunday the 1st is to override president trauma's veto of the national defense authorization act the 2nd is not to jeopardize the chances of 2 incumbent republican senators who are facing a very tight runoff race next week in georgia and the 3rd priority is not to pass any bills that will give 2000 dollars checks to low and middle income americans so we're seeing the 1st part of that going to go into. into action right now as we speak votes are beginning to take place on overriding the veto of the n.d.a. however it's a much more cumbersome process than mitch mcconnell have hoped for because the

independent senator bernie sanders stood in the way of a very easy override the veto and said like unless you bring that bill which was passed in the house on $2000.00 checks you know i'm not going to i'm going to stand in the way of the override of the vote of the n.d.a. now he can't do that forever said terry mcauliffe has a way around that and that means that he asked us to have a vote today and then eventually a vote perhaps on saturday which will find the override the vote in the meantime though this idea of a $2000.00 stimulus check is very popular particularly in georgia where those 2 republican senators are facing a very close race so it seems that mitch mcconnell is now come up with a plan and that is not to bring up the votes directly on that house bill giving $2000.00 stimulus checks to people but combining the $2000.00 stimulus checks with 2 other issues that are very close to president trump's heart forming a commission to look into alleged electoral fraud in the presidential election and

ending legal protections for social media companies he's going to combine those into one bill and have a vote that seems to be the plan that's what he was talking about earlier today. health regulators in the u.k. have approved a vaccine developed by oxford university and astra zeneca the pharmaceutical giant has pledged to make $1300000000.00 doses available at cost to low and middle income countries it comes as the u.k. recorded its highest daily death toll since the 1st wave in april prompting further restrictions or a challenge reports now from london. if ever good news was needed in the u.k. it's now the numbers of new infections and hospitalizations are breaking records the deaths are almost as numerous as the peak in april and medics are sounding alarms that the health service is struggling to cope with cope with 2nd wave q a much anticipated announcement from the u.k.'s medicines regulator this vaccine kovac 19 vaccine astra zeneca has been approved for use in people 18 years and

older with 2 standard doses $4.00 to $12.00 weeks apart rollout begins on january the 4th with the oxford astra zeneca vaccine joining that of pfizer biotech and use in the u.k. since early december both are effective but the new vaccine has numerous advantages . here in this london vaccination center you can see some of the infrastructure that is needed to administer pfizer by on take vaccine you can hear the generators running people need to be kept warm and the vaccine needs to be kept secret chilled the oxford astra zeneca one day you can be given out by any doctor or nurse with a fridge it's much easier and that means many more people can be vaccinated faster the government is prioritizing getting the 1st dose to his many people as possible it's 70 percent effective the 2nd dose one to 3 months later makes that immunity last longer 100000000 doses on order add that to the 30000000 doses of pfizer and

that's enough for 2 doses for the entire population if the government can achieve this it believes the country can return to normal life in the spring but before that announcement that millions more britons are moving into higher regional tears of coronavirus restrictions and there's a delay to the new school term for many people's or pupils in exams to return during the week beginning the 11th of january with secondary school and college students returning full time on the 18th of january. during the 1st week of term after the 4th of january secondary schools and colleges prepared to test as many staff and students as possible. the oxford astra zeneca vaccine is welcome news for the u.k. where things are almost certain to get worse before they get better rory chalons al-jazeera london china has given conditional approval for the use of its 1st

corona virus vaccine developed by the state and pharmaceutical company the site of farm vaccine is said to be more than 79 percent effective china is aiming to inoculate $50000000.00 people with it by mid february well that announcement comes one year since the 1st corona virus cases were reported in china the 1st infections are thought to be linked to a seafood market in the city of who han thousands of people died and the region was forced into a strict lockdown on the virus is largely contained now in china those who lost loved ones are still angry about the government's handling of the pandemic al-jazeera as katrina you reports from will hon 12 months ago john high spot checked into a hospital to receive treatment for a broken leg. while he was there the 76 year old cause a fever and died he was one of the 1st victims of a mysterious disease which would later be named curve in $1000.00. before my

father died he said songs are i don't want to die can you ask the doctors to say from a those were his last words just high is now suing the chinese government he says local officials withheld information about the current virus outbreak allowing it to spread. of course war war isn't merely a mistake it was a crime murder none of their relatives died only the ordinary people died was because they knew how bad the virus was they protected themselves but they were supposed to care for all their citizens as the new morny alike disease to call it across was in january a mass banquet celebrating chinese new year went ahead regardless just over a year ago one on one with the place locals to buy arrested for and meet today it's shut down completely then stop and believed by many to be the starting point of the

pandemic we lost the world and in that millions of. time has not suffered as badly as other countries since the outbreak according to official figures about 90000 people have been infected and 5000 have died for almost 3 months millions of people put a district locked out and able to leave their apartments. joe was one of them but the business owner says life has now returned to normal. there's only the over the radar data the chinese government did the right thing they saved us there was no other way look at what's happening in western countries now it's scary it's a fear of. the world health organization team will arrive in hot next month to investigate the origin of the outbreak beijing was reportedly initially reluctant to provide access when it comes to the corona virus china's leaders appear to be doing all they can to control the narrative. this week system journalist junk john

was sentenced to 4 years in jail for. locked up charged with picking and provoking trouble. young high is still mourning the death of his father he says he's been intimidated by local authorities and called a traitor for his complaints against the government. or somewhere you go. i will never shut up even if i'm the only one left shouting johnnie's people say truth is always in the hands of the few if i don't speak up and hold. the ball how can one year on he would be silenced and will never forget. al-jazeera one. in a special program on thursday al-jazeera will be looking at the devastation caused by covert 19 in the year since the virus emerged as vaccines offer hope of protection will be asking how long it could take for the world to recover you can

see it at 1800 hours g.m.t. here on al-jazeera covered 19 cases in south korea have risen to more than 60000 despite tough restrictions imposed to slow the spread of the virus just over a 1000 new cases were recorded on wednesday so plans to begin vaccinating the population in february health workers and vulnerable people will be 1st in line weather update next year out as they are then. attack kills at least 26 people at aden airport where members of yemen's new government and just arrived from saudi arabia. the eyes of it the eyes of it alone . and with barely a day to go until the u.k. leaves europe's single markets the breaks of agreement push forward in parliament.

nothing too dramatic is happening middle east there is cloud iran's a bit of a circulation it's windy at least some video of an easter coming out of iraq and into wars jordan but this cloud here sick enough to use want to shout as well make it disappear for some it's like free sherry for a couple of days in mecca could be sundry i don't think we're in flash flood territory being never can tell in this part of the world and that cloud spreads east was making that same potential for a few showers in bahrain possibly qatar but you get nothing much from it generally speaking it's quiet and typical for this time of the year. we should catch up on what's happening in mozambique this cloud here is shall and made landfall in the morning in mozambique now these words potentials are seen winds reported around about the 70 to 80 mark there was briefly a big target 3 meter potential here and the rainfall not particularly heavy as

reported so far but the potential is between one and 200 millimeters it's moving inland it will reach zimbabwe jury wednesday again dispensing rain everywhere pull away or gets it for wednesday and thursday and possibly friday but the winds are particularly strong. gay calm and make sure you're not hyping the situation be part of the debate my main characters are women when no topic is off the table there was in the last allowed child marriage to happen legally esearch basically archaic walls there are often legitimize them griego one is pedophile on air online jumping to the quick section and the team to the heart of the discussion this stream on out is there a. pool.

hello again this is al-jazeera the main news this u.s. president donald trump is defending his administration's rollout of covert 19 vaccines blaming states for the slow but promised distribution it comes as a more infectious variant of the virus has been identified in colorado and california. all 3. latest in the u.k. of approved a vaccine developed by expert university of astra zeneca than 50000 infections were recorded for a 2nd day of millions more people moving into the toughest tier of restriction. a study by health authorities in new holland says the number of corona virus cases in the city worker on a virus was 1st detected may have been 10 times higher than official figures

suggest that would amount to nearly half a 1000000000 infections by april still a year since the 1st cases of. hong kong's top court is set to decide whether media mogul jimmy lives bail will be revoked liahona a high profile pro-democracy activist is facing charges under new security laws he was released on bail last week prosecutors are arguing that the pro-democracy activists should be put back in prison live out of hong kong al-jazeera saverin brown is there for us adrian what's happening there now. well adrian of all the cases before hong kong's courts of the moment this is perhaps the most sensitive one involving jimmy life the most most high profile dissident here in hong kong he arrived here at the appeal court formally the old let's go building here in hong kong 2 hours ago and we've just learned that in fact the 3 appeal

court judges are not going to deliver their ruling for another 4 hours now that is a reflection i think that this is no ordinary bail hearing of course jimmy lai was arrested under the new national security law and the prosecution have been arguing that because he was arrested under that law he should not be given bail because he remains a flight risk well the defense of being arguing that he paid over $10000000.00 local hong kong dollars that's more than a 1000000 u.s. dollars he surrendered his passport he's a fake he's effectively under house arrest he can't be foreign officials or use social media so they're question is how on earth can he be a flight risk given those conditions now the case is being watched carefully by a lot of legal scholars who see this as an important test of whether hong kong's judiciary remains in the pendant because in the last few days we have seen some

real mouth frothing editorials in state media in china especially the people's daily newspaper which is the mouthpiece of the ruling communist party suggesting that this trial should be taking place on the mainland saying that jimmy lie is evil and also dangerous so there is a a worry a growing concern that the communist party is seeking to assert greater control over hong kong's judicial system al-jazeera sandrine brown live in hong kong adrian many thanks. now to yemen we're getting local media reports of saudi led airstrikes on the capital sanaa said to be targeting the positions in the city it comes just hours after at least $26.00 people were killed in a blast at the airport in 8 and the attack happened shortly after members of yemen's newly inaugurated unity government returned from saudi arabia barbara reports. waving at supporters as they climbed off their flight attendant apple

members of yemen's new unity government returned days after being sworn into office at a ceremony in saudi arabia. but the hopes of rebuilding the country after more than 6 years of civil war turned into chaos a devastating attack on agency international airport and the work of more than a year of saudi breakup talks and a deal signed in 2019 now in question the government members were led to safety but analysts say the authority of the new administration has been undermined this is of additional residence that the challenges are very serious the challenges are enormous. unity government will have to deal with serious challenges on the ground . no matter what no matter who stands behind this explosion i think that is a huge security breach has happened yemen's new prime minister moved quickly to try

and restore confidence you're both with the people this attack gives the government the responsibility to put an end to the quick to and to restore the country and the state again the government an addon it will go on continue its job supported by the people of yemen we will never let our people down the terrorists never defeat our people we will be victorious we will accept nothing but victory. sides government was formed as a compromise between you a backed separatist in the southern transitional council of aden and saudi backed loyalists of president abu reprimands so hardy in riyadh the 2 camps for to each other after separatists declared a state of emergency and self government in aden and surrounding southern provinces but together they aim to launch a knighthood front against iran backed huth iraq was in yemen's capital sana'a who deny they were behind the attack but the bloodshed at the airport is likely to put any hopes of peace in yemen back

a long way barbara and out of syria at least 28 people died when their bus was attacked in syria it happened near a village on the outskirts of delos or province they were reportedly on their way to join new year's celebrations have been no claims of responsibility the united nations secretary general antonio tell osha's asked for a new u.n. cease fire monitoring team to be set up and based in sirte in eastern libya the city's been devastated by recent fighting a reference to i saw him 26 team orders heroes kristen salumi reports from the news from the u.n. . the security council asked the secretary general all the way back in february to come up with some ways to help libya the international community being very concerned about the situation there to help them move forward with a peace plan and a way to implement a cease fire that was before they even had a cease fire in place back in october they did agree the warring sides there did

agree to a tentative ceasefire and the secretary general was asked to advance these recommendations he's asked for more time to present them citing ongoing peace talks between the parties has also been looking for a new envoy to lead the u.n. mission in libya so all of this combining to bring it down to the end of the year and the last possible minute and we did get a copy today of a letter that the sick secretary general sent to the security council with some of those recommendations and he's focused on the area of sirte and setting up a u.n. monitoring mission there the u.n. has never had a footprint in this city it's been at the front lines it's a very tense area and in a recent report to the security council the acting envoy in libya stephanie williams described the area as very tense with the warring factions yet to withdraw despite this shaky cease fire they are uganda's musician turned presidential

candidate bobby why and says that he's been allowed to return home after being arrested for the 3rd time in 2 worlds one was detained along with his team while campaigning in the central region of color. police dismissed reports of the arrests officers he was tear gas against his supporters in colored gullah they accuse one of holding rallies in violation of corona virus rules a presidential election is due to be held next month. the post breaks a trade deal has officially been signed in brussels and london the agreement between britain and the european union took 9 months to negotiate or will come into force on january 1st paul brown of course it was nearly 50 years ago that the u.k. joined the european economic community but a new relationship has now been signed into reality european commission president live on the land smiled broadly european council president sharma shelf appeared a little more rueful signed sealed and delivered from brussels via

a british air force jet to london for prime minister boris johnson to put pen to paper the ink was julie applied in downing street the prime minister flanked by his chief bracks it negotiated and the u.k.'s e.u. ambassador for the parliament was recalled from christmas recess to ratify the deal in a rapid one day session boris johnson extolling the virtues of the new agreement. in less than 48 hours we will leave the e.u. single market and the customs union as we've promised and yet british exporters will not face a sudden thicket of trade barriers but rather for the 1st time in the history of e.u. agreements 0 tariffs and 0 quotas. britain officially left the european union back in january but the terms of a trade deal needed to be agreed before the transition period ends at midnight on december 31st fishing rights were a crucial element of the final agreement but in the port of newlyn in cornwall the

final signing was greeted with open hostility british troll operators wanted the u.k.'s 12 mile territorial limit to be brought back it wasn't when you read the small print we will never get it back on the fact no we're worse off than before bricks it because it's all written in that we won't be able to get it back. it's just a travesty boris the betrayer has completely sold us down the river now unless the bracks it battle is now over time has run out and faced with the alternative of triggering a no deal directs its parliament voted in favor. of the right $520.00 wall the nose the lips $73.00 the eyes have it the eyes of it a look. it's all been done at breakneck speed the agreement when it came on christmas eve left just enough time for british m.p.'s to be recalled to parliament behind me to ratify the deal in

a one day sitting but for the europeans there is not that luxury of time the european parliament will not be able to examine the terms of the new trade deal and sign it off before midnight on december 31st that said the 27 e.u. ambassadors have already indicated that they unanimously approve it there will be a new relationship from january the 1st critics point to more paperwork and bureaucracy customs declarations rules of origin checks and product safety inspections others see greater opportunity sovereignty and freedom the reality will only become apparent in the coming weeks and months paul brennan al-jazeera westminster norwegian rescuers are searching for 11 people still missing after a village was buried by a landslide 10 people are being treated in hospital after a hillside collapsed over the village of ask 25 kilometers northeast of the capital oslo only helicopter rescue operations are possible because the ground is still

unstable 700 people have been evacuated from their homes aftershocks continue to rattle central croatia where a powerful earthquake struck on tuesday killing at least 7 people it left several towns in ruins and an urgent search is on the way to find shelter for dozens of people who've been left homeless the epicenter of the 6.4 magnitude quake was near the town of katrina tanya novak reports now from nearby gleaner where an aid distribution center has been set up. buildings collapsed lives destroyed the extent of the damage in pennsylvania and surrounding villages is becoming more clear as emergency workers search for anyone who may still be buried under the rubble the 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck on tuesday and was felt as far away as brianna and munich. a serious of strong aftershocks and the potential collapse of more buildings have forced many to seek shelter outdoors during august

. president report we live in a flat and katrina in a building that's heavily damaged and it's not safe anymore to be we have a campground in the village we spent the night in it is a bit better now because we have electricity so we can stay room you know you must say our courtship very fright it's chaos in the house it's not destroyed that everything is part of our stock fell out of the cupboards and was broken we spent the night in the car but we couldn't sleep at all we have 2 children and i don't know what are the towns of paid 309 c. sec where the hardest hit some have returned to their homes to find little more than debris forced now to create makeshift shelters from the bitter winter weather the damage to infrastructure has made it difficult to get help to those who need it the center has been set up to collect and distribute food water and other aid to those affected by the plague. as the government urgently organizes temporary

shelter for those left homeless the army clears the rubble and helps look for survivors this was the 2nd earthquake in pray saying today's people here are here and i'm sorry the monument. you know about al-jazeera. it's good to have you with us hello adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump is defending his administration's rollout of covert 19 vaccines blaming states for the slower than promised distribution it comes as a more infectious variant of the virus has now been identified in colorado and california health regulators in the u.k. of approved a vaccine developed by oxford university at astra zeneca more than 50000 infections were recorded for a 2nd day and millions more people.