up to date with what's happening on the ground in the ward and in the lab now more than ever the world needs w.h.o. making healthy a world for you. to everyone. the u.s. recommends pausing the use of the johnson and johnson coded 1000 vaccine as it investigates possible links to blood clots and the company delays its rollout in europe. hello again i'm just on the attack and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up tensions in minnesota after sunday's police shooting of a black man and as the george floyd murder trial enters

a new phase. on just a 4th. explains the concern. naser wants russia to stay out of ukrainian territory as it amasses tens of thousands of troops on its border. and japan says it will release more than a 1000000 tons of water from the fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean prompting the region. now another coven $1000.00 vaccine is under scrutiny after a few cases of blood costing u.s. health authorities have recommended a pause in the use of the single shot johnson and johnson jab as it investigates those incidents the food and drug administration has stressed that this is a precautionary move but also in the past few minutes the company has announced it will delay its rollout in europe well we'll be speaking to stephanie deca and

berlin to get more on that in just a moment fast that speak to our white house correspondent can be help it in washington d.c. now kimberly the government has already been struggling to deal with vaccine hesitancy i don't imagine this whole johnson and johnson situation is going to help much with ups. well the white house has just released a statement saying that they believe that the pas in the johnson and johnson vaccine being administered in the united states that has been recommended by the c.d.c. as well as the food and drug administration won't have a significant impact on the overall vaccination campaign to put it into context the white house saying that the johnson and johnson vaccine made up just 5 percent of the vaccines being administered the majority of vaccines being administered in the united states are made by the drug companies pfizer as well as mcdermott now the white house saying just moments ago that the pfizer and mcdermott doses they have secured enough to administer 300000000 americans shots so they do believe that they

will remain on track for the. goal of 200000000 shots administered by 100 days in the by the administration's 1st days in office so there is still a sound of optimism despite this is what is being touted as a setback for the global vaccination effort and also the effort in the united states the concern being that well it is a small number that the effects of the johnson and johnson vaccine that could cause potentially very serious blood clotting disorder in other words what they call a thrombotic event or c.v.s. tina what we know is this is happening primarily to women between the ages of $18.48 but less than a dozen cases still out of an abundance of caution this is being reviewed by the centers for disease control on wednesday and the recommendations made by that body will be presented to the food and drug administration but again out of abundance of caution this is being possible the white house saying this will not have a dramatic effect on the vaccination effort in the united states can be how but

there are white house correspondent the latest thanks so much company well let's now go over to europe and speak to stephanie deca and better then step over that fast astra zeneca and now johnson and johnson another setback for the continent's vaccine rhoda. absolutely i mean across europe the vaccination rollout has been sluggish in some areas a little faster and others but certainly when it comes here in germany there have been it was a slow start certainly they were expecting the johnson and johnson vaccine to arrive here mid to late april europe has actually bought around 2000000 doses of the johnson and johnson vaccine to be distributed among its member states so there hasn't any official reaction so far but certainly just from reading between the lines of course this is going to dent to it is already been a sort of slow vaccination campaign what's better about the johnson and johnson vaccine so to speak in terms of time as you only need one doses whereas the pfizer

vaccine the biotech pfizer and the maternal one need 2 doses administered from a couple of weeks from each other it's also easier to store it could be stored in a normal refrigerator 5 to 3 months so these are the things that make it more of a let's say attractive vaccine when you're trying to get your population vaccinated in a false amount of time and certainly we're talking to the head of the medical practitioners here earlier today and he was saying one of the key issues was the fact that they were lacking vaccines and they needed to get more vaccines into the country to be able to vaccinate people at a quicker pace to keep up with what is now a 3rd wave here in germany so certainly this news that fine out of abundance of caution johnson and johnson is stopping its deliveries but it's only going to slow the vaccination campaign even and stephanie mention that fed way of happening now in germany the country's also now trying to centralize its pandemic response to how is that all going on. yes this is

basically because the german chancellor angela merkel has been frustrated she's been trying to impose stricter lockdown she's been talking to the 16 heads of the regions in germany and what's happened over the last couple of weeks is that they've been implemented to varying different effects across the country as regards list let's say of some areas of increasing numbers and we've had warnings from different medical heads and voices and even politicians over the last couple of weeks that if stricter lock downs do not get implemented that the 3rd wave of this pandemic will increase that hospitals will get over capacitated that i.c.u. beds will get filled so this is the concern so what they've done now is they have policy through the cabinet legislation which would give the central government absolute power to impose these lockdowns on the different states it still needs a policy to parliament but if that process and we're looking at that potentially later in the week but it needs 2 thirds then the central government can impose

things like night time curfews from 9 pm to 5 am it concludes cools if the numbers go up to a certain extent it can impose that only families from one family can only see one person from another family day i think it's very difficult to impose but these are sort of the measures that they're looking at stephanie to have across all that for us from that and thank you so much jeff. now moving on and a vigil has been held in minnesota for a black man shot by a police officer on sunday during a traffic stop several people have now already been arrested for protesting during a curfew police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and a state of emergency has been declared in that area where we live to our correspondent in minneapolis in just a moment but 1st this report from sara hired. these people have gathered in solidarity under raise black power fist for them it's symbolic of the struggle against racism and discrimination they say black people face daily in the united states the vigil is being held for dante right to 20 year old african-american

shots and killed by a police officer during a routine traffic stop on sunday his brother rejects suggestions by the police the officer involved appeared to intend to fire a taser not gun i can never understand that fear of people why i think i'm white i would never understand my brother in law so why because they were perhaps like you have no good for me right now do you think i have to give that right spend his last moments with his girlfriend sitting next to him in the car his mother was talking to him on the phone about what to say to the police when he was shot in the chest the officer involved has served in the force for 26 years brooklyn center police chief says the incident was a tragic error is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their taser but instead shot mr wright with a single bullet. this appears to me from what i viewed and the officers reaction in distress immediately after that this was an accidental discharge there resulted in

the tragic death of mr wright. for a 2nd night though more confrontations between protesters and police who just killed our play by the way when i was curious about my god oh yeah don't get me wrong. i'm good by repeated instances of police brutality and racial profiling in the u.s. hundreds of protesters defy dakota fuz assaulted on monday and have continued to protest despite police using tear gas against them the unrest comes as the trial of former policeman derek chauvet is being held a few kilometers away he's facing charges of murder if the killing of george floyd last year. some protests turned violent overnight with several businesses knutson damaged president joe biden has called for peace and calm question is was it an accident or was intentional every man is to be determined. by the long

investigation but in the meantime i want to make it clear again there is absolutely no justification. for looting the 1st black mayor of brooklyn center has expressed his shall we are in pain right now and we recognize that this cannot happen at a worse time we recognize that this is happening at a time when our community when all of america indeed all of the the world is watching many are expecting more unrest in the minneapolis suburb and the states of emergency has been declared. it's not a hyena and. let's speak to john hendren he's in minneapolis for us john as we've been saying another night of tear gas another night of rubber bullets can you describe the mood on the streets there for us. well the grounds we're all here already surrounding this trial which is getting underway right now behind me

the jury is about to walk into the derek children murder trial in the case of the death of george floyd and when of course you had this shooting just 16 kilometers away and apparently accidental shooting by a white police officer a black man and that brought people out into the streets again despite that curfew tear gas rubber bullets stun grenades police used all of them to push back grounds who according to police were throwing bottles setting off fireworks and leaving more than 40 people arrested after a curfew that encompassed a huge area of the city of minneapolis this city st paul and the surrounding suburbs that include brooklyn center all of them shut down at 7 o'clock local time at midnight g.m.t. because of the concern of unrest and of course those concerns ended up being somewhat justified with the looting that we have seen over the past couple of

nights and the city has already been boarded up and on edge because of the derrick chauvelin trial and as the mayor said this couldn't have happened at a worse time and speaking of that timing we're heading into day 12 now of the shaven trial today but the prosecution is set to rest soon i believe so what then should we be expecting from the defense. that's right the prosecution is now making some motions talking to the judge who they hope will make some rulings about the upcoming defense testimony we've had 2 weeks and one day of prosecution testimony one day after another of police experts medical experts will now we're going to hear the other side the defense will begin presenting its case remember all we've heard from the defense so far has been the cross-examination of prosecution witnesses now we expect medical witnesses and we expect them to say the opposite of what the prosecution witnesses say the defense theory of the case is that george floyd would have died anyway that night even if not for the action of police they

they are arguing that he had a drug overdose that it could have been methamphetamine or fentanyl both of them found in his system in relatively small amounts according to our previous estimate experts and then we expect police experts to suggest that the hold on george floyd that unusually on the neck hold for 9 minutes and 29 seconds was not on the approved and was in some way appropriate bats going to be the argument of the defense because they must show that derrick show of him was authorized to use the force he used and or that that death was not directly caused by his knee on the neck of george floyd and after the testimony we have seen that as an up hill battle the judge expects this just to take a few days on the defense side he said they might even take friday off before closing arguments on monday and then the jury will be sequestered or isolated

during the deliberation period so we could have a verdict in as soon as a week. john hendren taphonomy not trial for us in minneapolis thank you so much josh. well still ahead fear here is there. an appeal to end the quite slow in manama the u.n. warns the military crackdown could escalate into a civil conflict. and kate farraday is suffering from chronic water shortages we'll look at how that issue is shaping the campaign for upcoming elections and. it's time for the perfect jenny the weather sponsored point qatar airways that despite the changing seasons in argentina still quite warm all the stormy stuff is really through pass a go in the air but a long way south even here so we've got temperatures 4 or 5 degrees above the

average most of argentina and is boastfully dry right up to the north of the borders other countries even the southeast of brazil those showers are fairly large at the moment the heaviest ones are further north for french guyana westwards towards colombia that's the heaviest stuff which could give some flash flooding particular thinking colombia maybe in venezuela as well if you look at the satellite picture of the carabineers the clouds moving in that direction there we look at the tops of high clouds and that is the reason why the smoke and the ash coming from st vincents volcano is going right of the to hold barbados and covering the island it will keep doing that because these are pretty standard winds and at that height they are westerlies but you might be thinking that right you'd be right because the trade winds generally speaking come from the other direction and that's what's happening remember most interruptions because heavy rain in the form of this cold front is likely in the leeward islands not tell tales back towards the far north of the constant otherwise

a fairly dry picture of the caribbean particularly in the west and including jamaica. qatar airways from the al-jazeera london brokaw's center to people in thoughtful conversation people use the lowest get agreement they describe the outsider with no host and no limitations the difference between a migrant and refugee is truly a choice when your refugee you were forced to see part one of as mccaughan and act at what has happened a lot in the west is that culture and food are separated studio b. unscripted on al-jazeera.

television watching al-jazeera let's remind you of our top stories here this hour u.s. health authorities have recommended a course in the use of the johnson and johnson as it investigates a few cases of severe blood crossing in a few moments ago the company announced it will also delay its rollout in europe. the trial of a former police officer charged for killing george floyd is about to resume in minneapolis it follows another night of protests in minnesota police made multiple arrests as protesters angry over the shooting of a black man defied a curfew. now nature has called on russia to withdraw forces from the alliance says the kremlin has been deploying near ukraine kiev as foreign minister is in belgium meeting with nato officials over russia's increased military activity along ukraine's borders there's growing concern that the kremlin is moving towards war ukraine says moscow has sent thousands of troops to its northern and eastern borders and the annexed crimean peninsula. russia and this military

buildup in and around ukraine stopped its provocations the immediately we do not and will not recognize russia illegal illegitimate an accession of crimea we continue to call. its support for the militants eastern ukraine and withdraw its forces from ukrainian territory natasha about to has a subject for us from paris calling this buildup of russian troops on ukraine's eastern border in the crimean peninsula calling them unjustified unexplained and deeply concerning he called on moscow to stop the buildup of troops he said there was the greatest number of troops in that region than there had been since 2014 when russia carried out is illegal an extension of crimea he said the russian must

explain what it's doing but work on deescalation we also heard from the ukrainian foreign minister the 2 men were meeting together to discuss the growing tensions in the region ukrainian foreign minister said that as far as yet was concerned what it was seeing was a threat of war by moscow he called on nato and its allies to not just stand by but to act he said let let's not make the mistakes of the past and what he was alluding to was that illegal and exaggeration of crimea that russia carried out in 2014 if you like under the noses of nato and its allies the ukrainian foreign minister said that if things are to escalate further it will not be a surprise to anyone it cannot be a surprise to anyone and that is why he said it was so important the nato stand by ukraine. now japan's decision to release more than a 1000000 tonnes of contaminated water into the sea from its ruined focus human

nuclear plant has been met with criticism by china and south korea beijing calls them we have extremely irresponsible for south korea has summoned the japanese ambassador robert fried reports now from seoul for years this has been the only solution to the increasing volumes of contaminated water build ever more tanks at the plant site to store it crippled by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011 water has been used to cool the damaged reactors becoming radioactive and no totaling one and a quarter 1000000 tonnes the japanese government says wants treated it's safe enough to be released. i mean. we will attain a level of safety far above the regulation standards and the government will take exhaustive measures against harmful rumors we have judged that release into the ocean is a realistic option and decided it is the policy to follow. supporters of the plan

say this kind of water release is common practice in the nuclear industry and that there's only a minimal risk to health but it's parenthood business is in fukushima like tourism and fishing that have taken years to rebuild and opposition to it extends to japan's neighbors in south korea protesters gathered outside the japanese embassy with some claiming it's an act of nuclear terrorism fears about the impact on industries like fisheries with the government calling the move totally unacceptable . the decision poses a threat to the safety and marine environment of neighboring countries it is a unilateral action taken without you consultation. there's also been condemnation from china which is called the decision extremely irresponsible and it comes as japan is about to mark a $100.00 day countdown to its summer olympics delayed by the pandemic already

mired in controversy the issue of fukushima's contaminated water has cast a further shadow over the event tokyo will hope the decision to release the water will be one less problem to overcome but the political and diplomatic fallout from it might make that wishful thinking rob mcbride al jazeera so. now the un human rights chief is the situation in myanmar will turn into a full blown conflict much like syria michele bashfully is calling for stronger action against me and me saying targeted sanctions are not enough protests against factories could have grown across the country despite a military crackdown more than 3000 people have now been arrested across several cities and more than 600 people have been killed since the. well u.n. human rights spokeswoman ravinia shamdasani says the army in myanmar can only be stopped if the international community takes firm action. there are many states and

many businesses in fact which have a lot of influence in the matter they have leverage that they can use whether this is diplomatic geopolitical economic pressure on the military they need to use this network and they need to pressure the tree into stopping the violence. to the people on the streets as i said that the vast majority of protests remain peaceful in their own really small pockets of violence and in these cases low people use included to break or 'd be a homemade weapons to try to fight the kinds of military grade equipment that that it's used against that in spite of the fact that people don't have very many resources they are resorting to into these kinds of primitive arms to fight back militarily the military is they're using this as justification to further increase their firepower this this is deeply deeply worrying for us and this is where the international community to come in the protesters have shown as he said the other

resolute even in the face of the kinds of bind that the tree is perpetrating upon them they are continuing to resist they cannot be left alone the international community needs to bring to bear as much pressure with the president clear a concerted voice they need to cut off arms supplies to the tree and they need to cut off finances to the military that are making it possible their commission of these terrible grave human rights violations. now 3 people including a police officer have been killed in pakistan as protests grow there against the publication in a french magazine of cartoons depicting the prophet muhammad policeman as i'm about to fired tear gas to disperse supporters of a right wing politician saad reserve of the t.l.p. he was arrested on monday for calling for demonstrations they say the cartoons are blasphemous and want the french ambassador to pakistan expelled but our correspondent come up. with security forces are now preparing for further

demonstrations. august on air is bracing for more protests after the arrest of the leader of the daily galabank progress on saddam hussein ridgway who had an ounce daddy would lead a long march on islamabad where demanded the french ambassador should be expelled now their security forces across the country are already on a heightened state of alert there or did you see behind me is the main arterial connection to the city of rawalpindi which is the grain fed day of islamabad the capital because tensions are running high that security forces are in place we have heard reports of key highways being blocked in different parts of the country now the jerry curl of bag pockets on has been saying that the government had promised that they would take up the issue of the expulsion of the french ambassador i'll

study reappearance of the cartoons depicting the prophet of islam saying that this was unacceptable that jim bakker to had to go to the government had given an undertaking to the daily goal of backlog or standard they would bring this issue before parliament on the 20th of april however sodje did we announce that that people should be ready for a long march on its lama but their fall prompting the government to our next game and what does government calls a preemptive move but they said they're very organized the organization that works stirred up fog and creates trouble for this government the protests have already led to gridlock across the country where traffic jams being reported from across the country and also connections between the provinces disrupted there's also includes the really links were just been blocked at several key locations that they go to for this have been able to clear some of those protesters to open the roads but this is all happening at that time when the country is already confronting it

turd wave of the. i don't know why it is leading to oxygen supply issue but. barge. and all that happening at. the holy month of ramadan. now after 3 years with almost no rainfall the once lush is suffering from chronic water shortages a crisis that has now become a central campaign issue for the country's upcoming parliamentary elections nicholas hack reports now from santa cruz in cape that. years without rain has turned the island of santiago into this there is little green in this part of an island nation known by its portuguese name of a couple of verdi or green. lifeless sparse only with a cast your trees is the village of santa cruz where. carvajal is campaigning to

become a local m.p. on a promise to bring water to a region ravaged by drought in the bounded by farmers. he says a new parliament and a change of direction will solve the country's of water problems. in villages also help the administration if you are a supporter of the ruling party people do what they can to manage the water now it's up to the politicians to bring water to the population. it's a promise made before and left unfulfilled by politicians after generations suffering from a shortage of food farming communities turn to the sea to escape hunger they live in shanty towns in the capital squires city center here today there is not enough water and don't want to know if they had running water i would use it all the bus to wash our clothes and there were dishes. well it's a reason. i can go without food but not without the glass of water. or the

opposition or dams and less water wastage is the solution well over 100 candidates in this election only 7 seats are up for grabs and while they come from different political opinions all share a common concern at sister water to the population. the governing party led by prime minister. says climate change is to blame his government is investing in desalinization plants like this one pumping 20000 metric leaders of fresh water in the capital still that is not enough in an interview with al-jazeera he says we need to rethink our relationship with a precious resource. the challenge is to transform ocean water for domestic use to power our economy and industry we need to be water resilient because we cannot predict rainfall rains become irregular and so we can't seem to plan ahead so we

need to find alternative solutions for now people in try are organizing their old water distribution with no rain in sight for those inland it will take more than a political will to bring this fragile and parched landscape back to life nicholas hawke al-jazeera santa cruz keep virg. hello there this is al jazeera and these are the headlines u.s. health authorities have recommended a poor as and the use of the johnson and johnson job as it investigates a few cases of severe blood tossing and a few moments ago as well the company announced it will now delay its rollout in europe. the trial of former police officer charged for killing george floyd is about to resume in minneapolis that follows another night of protests in minnesota police made multiple arrests as protesters angry over the shooting where black men

defied a curfew. nato has called on russia to withdraw forces the alliance says.