a with a ah, this is al jazeera. ah, hello there, i'm this dog here diane, this is the news our live from our headquarters here and are coming up in the next 60 minutes. austria is back in lockdown as a new surgeon. cobit 19 infections. forces countries across europe to impose tougher restrictions. french special forces deployed to the overseas department of

guadalupe to try to restore order after days of protests against the carbon 19 vaccine. and the bell russian president calls on the e to accept hundreds of migrants stuck at the border with poland saying he doesn't want to confrontation. and so don's reinstated prime minister speaks exclusively to out or they are after his deal with the military. and so it's forming a new government is his top priority in sports and explosive encounter in the embassy results into play objections, including superstar le bron james and french football team. leon ordered to play home games without fans because of sundays crowd trouble. ah, well austria has now become the 1st e u. countries to re enter for nationwide lockdown as infections. they're savage, the average daily deaths have tripled in recent weeks. and miss sanctions,

people are only allowed to leave their hands for groceries and doctor visits or to exercise. andrew simmons has worn out from the capital of vienna. the lockdown is back in austria or as europe shivers at the onset of a 4th wave of cobra. 90 this is salzburg, one of the worst hit places where intensive care units are filling up. last month the national daily infection rates were around $3000.00 cases per day. there now hovering between 14 and 16000 in the capital vienna christmas lights may be on, but like everywhere else, shopping has stopped for all but essential items. stores are closed, people are allowed out for an occasional stroll in this lock down. there's plenty to see, but not to buy. the manager of this restaurant has closed down and is giving his fresh produce away to locals. he's pessimistic. i think everybody has enough of it and question as oh, why again, wasn't there enough time to prepare?

we have the looked on now because obviously it's needed not far away. the christmas market usually brightened, busy at this time of year is a sullen place. we'll opt out of the shuttle to last up to 20 days with a review after 10, although many people fear it could last a lot longer. and with the restrictions come, an even bigger emphasis on the vaccination program. only 66 percent of the population have been vaccinated, leaving one of the biggest proportions of unvaccinated people in europe. so the government will introduce compulsory vaccinations in february. it's led to resistance and protest. this woman has just had her 3rd vaccination, a booster jap. yet she says people shouldn't be forced to have vaccinations. we had it on zillow who it made only marketing for his career. and,

but he didn't explain. and that didn't make a good preparation for, for to, to ensure that everyone will be ready to move. capitals across europe are watching austria closely as they consider their own restrictions here. the daily number of deaths caused by the corona virus has tripled in recent weeks. this locked down is a last resort. andrew simmons al jazeera vienna. meanwhile, hospitals and germany are running out of intensive care beds. chance langley, michael says, the restrictions already in place are simply not enough and health minister as adding more citizens to get back, finish it. if you had them in the thesis, been to us probably by the end of this winter, pretty much every one in germany at a sometimes been said somewhat cynically, would have been vaccinated, recovered or have died. but it's true with a highly contagious delta variance. this is very, very likely that i'm sticking on dominant cane as in berlin with more on the push

there to try to get people vaccinated health menace e n. schwann saying effectively that he believes that at the end of this winter, people will either of course, cove it and, and recovered from it being vaccinated or died from it. pretty dire warnings there . we also know that angle a miracle, the catholic a chancellor has been saying to people in her, in a circle of ministers and colleagues that she just doesn't, she believes that the measures in place right now aren't enough. the problem in a nutshell is that there are around 15000000 adults in germany who have not had the vaccine. now that number will include some who have recovered from having cove it and have to wait to have the, the, the jap, the vast majority of that number contains people who until now, despite having the really easy access to a vaccine for effectively last 6 months of chosen not to those of the people that ministers are beseeching almost to get vaccinated and yet they still won't in

several states around this country. the uptake of the vaccine is lagging behind the national average in one particular wanted saxony. it's far below the average, the average here, 2 thirds of people have been vaccinated, but it's pretty clear that governments both the can't take a government and the parties who are negotiating each other to replace this government to replace angle em ackles government. they're all deeply concerned now or meanwhile, france as president emmanuel akron says, riots sparked by covet 19 restrictions in the french overseas department of guadalupe have created a very explosive situation. has government has now sent special forces to the caribbean to try to end the unrest. and the mother has been buildings on fire in one up between the caribbean archipelago of guadalupe. this is french overseas territory. and often nearly a week of civil unrest here. the government in paris is sending reinforcements on

top of the $200.00 extra personnel already in place. 50 police special forces have just arrived. these pictures are from a local news channel. ah, a nighttime curfew was imposed on friday, but it hasn't brought com. more than 30 people were arrested. that night alone. michigan has ever called a school course that we've ascertained not only that there was disorder, but that live ammunition was used against law enforcement officers. lou things now taking place of the island which has out fi may say so. nothing to do with the color protest. trade unions in guadalupe started an indefinite strike on monday. they're angry about the compulsory vaccination of health workers against covey. 19 and about the french health pause, which is required to access restaurants and cafes. cultural venue, sports arenas, and long distance travel was this, the more they said that because of this criminal anti social no, which they set up, hundreds of workers are being fine on to the straight line and by extension

thousands of people because behind each salaried employee, there's a fam ran out the french government says about 80 percent of health care workers in guadalupe have already been vaccinated. it also says road blockades of disrupted supplies to hospitals. local barbara local, both of them are middle reflection. blame those who may vaccination, compulsory. you can't do that and then suspend staff without salary, their effects it morally and physically and 50 percent of staff is suspended. so vaccinated staff will be doing double the work. the local authority says some electrical facilities near dams have been damaged, causing power outages to some areas. french prime minister john castillo is set to meet guadalupe officials on monday to discuss the crisis. nadine barber al jazeera who asked me to kristof wacked out. he's a president in the economic, social, and environmental council of guadalupe. he says people that want to speak to the government and come to a mutual understanding. we have

a very difficult situation because tradition, a lot of difficulties to talk to speak with you to riches. for a long time, we had our youth of a lot of good then we we our job and we don't like to to execute or does from 0 to reduce it's our ag and we are like this and some people in some, some situation officially nursing us and to read one of actually, and they wanted to discuss and loved it both warned and and rebels went to the truth and bury kids everywhere and burn everything. because there is a confusion though no country. some people don't want the vaccines and the youth

rebels want to surely and want to, to speak with the government. it's our main objectives. we want to speak with the government. and we want to glenmarie understand our specificity. now, leaving on the president of valerie says, a confrontation with poland about the border crisis could lead to war. alex arnold krishanda is waiting for an answer from the european union on whether the block will except 2000 and stranded refugees and migrants from the bella russian side. due to shank has already warned germany to either taken some of those migrants or that he'll deal with them himself. sebastian has worn out from the village of bruce ski and that's on the been a russian polish border. he's increasing his rhetoric against europe in union saying that he's going to deal with them himself, not knowing what that's going to mean for all these people here in this camera around 2000 people here. and this is sort of seen as

a last effort via lucas are going to put pressure on the you to accept the people here in this, sam. because that would be seen as a victory for him in this what you have called an august rates of michael crisis. that is the result of that you put a sanctions on him are for he is been accused of falsifying his reelection. but what does it mean for these people that you have call them weapons in the hybrid war, but the people here and increasingly ins are your condition. so the situation is really running out of fine here. and it seems that look, putting this brush up, one more time to make sure that you're going to accept them. but also on the back door, we see that we have evidence of that. people are also being slowly been removed to meant to go back to iraq. to the campus where they came from class. so plenty more here. this thing is including us president joe barton announce of his big head the federal reserve giving a bridge to early trading on wall street presidential election heads into

a runoff. find out who will be facing off the top jobs and then and will tell you what this incidents in the n b a. and there's also the games. biggest star being objected, ah, when i was to dom reinstate, had prime minister, has promised a pass to democracy in an exclusive interview with al jazeera umbrella. honda was released from house arrest and is now back in his position after signing a deal with the military. here recall handoff is asked nearly a month ago when the army chief seized power and dissolves his cabinet. will handle explained what his new government will eventually look like as he spoke exclusively, to out of air and sickle as he feels home and read him in the cold concept of the upcoming government is that it will be a technocratic government made up of sudanese qualified professionals with about

with one and a half years are left out of the transitional period. whole. the upcoming government, according to me, should focus on very specific issues, chiefly the completion of transition into a democracy. and it's related obligations like the convenience of the constitutional conference. i'm holding the elections, you all know that the elections were required. one full year at least, may drag on for one and a half years. i hope we can all agree on an independent government. they're going across during the remaining time of the transitional period. where is government would lead the country until the scheduled elections go in, assess even hasn't developed on the part in new cannady. this is a key part of the political agreement. we saw. you said was that the prime minister should have the power and authority to full and independent technocratic government in absolute liberty. and without any pressure on what this is what we sign the

agreement fall and then a cone. so this has a model and then i'd like to speak frankly, i don't have any personal ambitions to remain a figurehead or to join a particular party or group or to gain higher popularity. i'm all driven by the responsibility placed on my shoulder. i am guided only by the ambitions and hopes of the 3rd and his people. therefore, i have made up my mind and science political agreement. although i know that many may disagree objective or rejected simply because the people's ambitions and aspirations were much higher than the moment. however, i signed it, and i read to read that i do not have any personal game. otherwise, i wouldn't have accepted the office in the 1st place with all my challenges over the past 2 years. the issue of personal gain does not worry me at all. i believe the decision i made is correct and to the best interest of the people. that's why i

went forward and signed the political agreement and you can want that full interview with 2 dawns reinstated prime minister, hum dock on talked to al jazeera on tuesday, here at 430 g m t. well, that deal still remains controversial, ensued on and now 12 cabinet ministers of submitted their resignation in protest, and the agreement still the several political prisoners have also been released. as part of that deal. him, morgan has worn out from cartoon when the military took over, happened in october. in late october, several political figures including senior government officials, were arrested after the agreement signed between prime minister and general hon. all these political figures will be released, but only for so far haven't released, including a leading figure in the party. and the head of the student, niece congress, party to major opposition. parties that are part of the forces of freedom and change coalition. then there's also the secretary general of the bass party,

as well as the advisor, the political advisor to prime minister optima. hm. there are other senior official figures, however, who have not been released, including the former spokesperson of the sovereignty council, who is also a member of the democratic unionist party. he is yet to be released while for many protest attempts to take over, their demand was very, very clear. they said that they don't want any negotiations with the military. they also don't want any compromise and they don't want any agreement that would give the military any sorts of legitimacy for many of them, especially those who we spoke to yesterday. and this morning. they say that the idea that prime minister have signed an agreement with the military agreed to return. that's the big betrayal. especially because at least 40 people have been killed and more than 200 people have been injured in the near month period of that take over from many people. the fact that the military is still part of the picture that is anger and them they already calling for more protest in the coming days. thing that now it's not just $100.00, they're coming up against, but also prime minister. hum doke. i'll ask aniston's banking system is at risk of

collapse of urgent and decisive action isn't taken. not the warning from the united nations development agencies say the situation is at a near standstill, deposits to keep banks operating are shrinking due to a cash liquidity crunch, and spike an unpaid loans. the end from government, once its assets abroad to be unfrozen, the economy plunged into deeper crisis after the taliban took over in august. well, let's now speak to dominic still heart. he's the director of operations for the international committee of the red cross. he joins us now from the afghan capital. cobble dominic, i read the very vivid statement. you put out. it's clear, you're very, very angry about what's going on there. so let me start by giving you an opportunity to tell us what you're actually seeing. well, 1st of all, thank you for having me and yes indeed, i now spend 6 days a ton of gone is done and you are walking into

a country that bees at the brink of a huge you know, many terry and disaster. you can hear it. you can feel it everywhere where you go, why spend the few days in come to are in the country? i had the opportunity to leave it. the largest referral hospital in the files of god is done and i saw that children admitted to the pediatrics. lar, if the abstract board is good, i'm more children that have been a big defense august and it's just really extremely difficult to reach more of a lot more generally speaking and decides about god. it is a 30 percent degrees in my boss. and and what really upsets me if this is a man made disaster that grows and aspects and the

suspension of bilateral aid that has met the nomic lapse of 40 percent of the economy that the estimate of august and people are suffering winter has started or people have no food to put on the table, no money to heat their homes. so it's really extremely difficult to experience the dominic dance rational community has clearly been trying to avoid giving the taliban legitimacy through aid. but now, given the humanitarian situation that you're describing the impending winter, it's obviously a fine line between maintaining that principle and causing wide scale suffering and death in your mind from what you've seen has that line not been crossed where is clearly rarely, clearly there are starting 9000000 afghans who have seen nothing ends,

but war and violence in the past for decades. and i are now in dire need of support from the international humanitarian aid is not going to be the solution . what is required urgently now? is a salary payments to the 550000 to people who are working in the non security public sector. this is mainly doctors, nurses, teachers, and municipal workers, or who are responsible for providing very essential services with the afghan populations. yet, house water, sanitation, education hill, given the essential workers who are actually getting paid, it hadn't been paid for months now. are people actually able to work and people showing up for work given the situation that they don't actually had a salary?

yeah, this is absolutely amazing. people come to work despite the fact that they haven't been paid in 5 months. i believe that the not just the regional hospital in the south. so i've gone in the morning. i was in the largest maternity hospital here, a couple 90 percent of the doctors and nurses are women. they are providing services, 100 delivery that they start to see very infection. but they and i was also extremely pleased to be there at the moment when the 1st nurses and doctors are paid through a program that we have now started that supports 18 large hospitals throughout the country, hanging salaries, paying running cost,

and making sure that medical supplies go into the hospitals to maintain central health services throughout the country. dominic's tell her that the director of operations for the international committee of red of the red cross speaking to us from cobble thanks so much for joining us, dominic. and we really do wish you all the best with your work. thank you very much . thank you. now moving on us president joe biden has a re nominated jerome pow as the head of the federal reserve for now a 2nd for your time. it's one of the most important economic policy decisions of his presidency, while the announcement also gave birth to the us stock market. kristin salumi is in new york, chris, chris, and it does look like the stock market. so pleased with this proposed continuity. yes indeed, the new york stock exchange has responded quite favorably to the news that jerome powell will be heading the fed for

a 2nd term. the s and p at peak was up nearly a percent. 43 points. dow jones, about 3 quarters of a point they've since retreated a bit from their high, but this is definitely seen as positive news by investors. we saw that with the banking stocks which rose as soon as the announcement was made. j. p. morgan, morgan stanley rising, nearly 2 percent and pre market trading before the market even opened and that continued has continued throughout the day with them trading hire. why is this investors know what to expect from jerome powell, amid a very shaky economic recovery, rising inflation. he is a known quantity, and earlier this month, the fed indicated that they would begin winding down economic stimulus efforts that were put in place because of the pandemic. back in march of 2020 interest rates were cut nearly to 0, and the fed began an aggressive bond buying program. they've begun scaling back

that bond buying and indicating that they'll be raising interest rates. many analyst expect that to happen as soon as this summer, and this as inflation has hit a 30 year high. the consumer price index in october was above a whopping 6.2 percent. so that has been raising concern amid investors. but while they are happy about this progressives in the democratic party are not so happy they were favoring another candidate, senator elizabeth warren from massachusetts for one. they were looking for someone who is more aggressive on issues like regulation and climate change and so on. there was another candidate that bite and appointed as vice chair that they were hoping warren for her part says she will not vote to confirm jerome powell, but he is expected to have the support he needs to serve the 2nd term, the support he needs and the set and he's considered a bipartisan choice. so while the progresses aren't happy, it is expected that he will make his way to a 2nd term. kristen,

will you meet with that reaction for us from new york? thanks so much. kristin. wel, that's now bring in claudia sam. she's a senior fellow at the jane family institute and also a former economist with the council of economic advisers at the white house. she joins us from washington, d. c. claudia, as we've been hearing that from chris in the markets. are obviously out, but is that because of less on certainty this morning? what do you think it goes beyond that? absolutely agree. there is the president by made a change for continuity. both in his appointment re appointment. j pallet and also elevating brainer to vice chair. both of them have been instrumental in the past 2 years of fighting the code and crisis. i think that's been released to our street and the certainty of going who leads defense next year. when i say biden's also decided to stick to this norm of keeping the fed chair, even though president trump actually bucks that in appointing power in the 1st

place. now, i know he still needs to be confirmed, but he is already getting broad bipartisan support. do you think that reflects a bipartisan approach then to pandemic recovery going forward? so the partisanship pointed to the board by president obama and then elevated by trump chair. so he has already gotten a lot of support from both sides of the aisle. and i absolutely agree now is not the trying to inject any cards and politics in to the fed. it's an extremely important for the recovery that it is based on the fact does what it means to do and does not get cold into the partisan politics. i will as kristen was alluding to then not everyone in the democratic party is actually pleased or now leo brian nod, who has been nominated as vice chair with thought to be the other possibility. profecia. she's been very keen on a more active role, particularly in preparing from the fall out from climate change. do you think kind

on the nation is vice will make that a priority to putting both in the leadership rules at the federal reserve. you are absolutely correct, little brainer has been the lead and developing that says, thinking about climate change. she's also worked on payment systems and done a lot of community development and moving fund, a mental architect of defense, new framework. so putting her in a vice chair position, i haven't, you know, not everyone is excited about that. but she has the intellectual fire power to really think about where the bed should be headed. and so that when they get there, they can make sound decisions. all obviously, if confirm this would be pals, 2nd term. can you talk us through some of his approach to monetary policy? because now i guess he gets a chance to finish what he started reserve 20, put out

a new strategic framework. and it made a big move towards trying to elevate its maximum employment mandate. so there is language rich layla's instrumental in putting into the framework. the culture is broad based, inclusive employment. we are far from that right now. we're down 4000000 jobs and black employment range remain much, much higher than among white workers. and that is something that both of them have been deeply committed to and i agree with you. this is a return for james to see it on through. and it's going to be a very challenging year for the fed. and we've got leaders in place. ringback to do the very best they can and that's what we need. claudia found their senior fellow at the jane family institute speaking to us from washington. d. c. greg had your insights on out there. thanks so much for joining us. claudia. thank you. i'll still have you here on out of the era as the pandemic rage is on,

in the united states health workers and now being forced from their jobs due to harassment and, and support the welfare of chinese tennis stop him, sway is still uncertain. and the international olympic committee is warned as handling of the event ah, it's about to get windy, the wind blowing out of iraq desert, the gulf states once more briefly. if you like sharon easton society or maybe bahrain, then that's the picture on cheese. and i said he wasn't, seems quite warm, but i think it will feel more like 25 fairly dry. yeah. once the shower comes for that carries on during wednesday all the way from q 8. that was upper darby just to breathe, probably caught a dusty one, and it represents really the, the set up for doha for a couple of days. and it warms up

a little bit and the wind drops out by the end of friday, not unusual seasonally. so if that's not unusual for anywhere in the re being put in seattle events, things have changed recently, but it's now dried up in, for example, the levant is dried up in iran in temperatures. it was so low come up again to run back up to 15 degrees. in fact, the mesh rate is going to be the place of the next change. it's allowing air from the west and from the north, across the black seat come together. and we've got over turkey, a potential threat, i think, of flooding snow in the northeast, where the mountains are that much higher. and then east africa, a little tropical depression. you may have noticed in the west coast of india 5 days ago is large, bring rain to sacrifice the alba barrels of the eastern most time in mainland africa with african narrative from african perspective.