a pretty massive outbreak was not just a rural strong tornadoes, but a couple of very strong, almost violet potentially tornadoes. and in the middle of december, this is now when we would be expecting something like this. and we have a receipt. internet tornadoes are very powerful. what particularly concerns you, is it the area, the region that was hit by the, the tornado in the central and southern part of the country, or is it their intensity of their storms? ah, i would say both. ah, this is just an incredible amara there is so much energy in the atmosphere. are these storms tapped into and also it's very strange to see those kind of in the middle of the country. typically something are like this. if it were to happen this time, you're would occur farther south, like along the, the gulf coast, you know, the museum mississippi, but here we saw it farther north, and i think they're caught a lot of people off guard when, when you say it caught

a lot of people off guard, we're just hearing our president joe biden, making some remarks about this. and it's obviously the priority now is to find survivors. antique get helped her at people that need it. but he did mention that one of the things that will be raised is the early warning system. and whether there was any warning about this, whether it was robust enough and whether a local officials are paid attention to it. yes, you know, the warning process is very important. we need to get those warnings out immediately so folks can seek shelter. a couple of towns that i was driving through last night with the tornado in my windshield did not have storm sirens going. and it wasn't a matter of whether they had power, electrical power to them or not. because there were still lights on these towns, it's possible somebody down there at the time that either a failure of their warning systems coming storm sirens or they just didn't have

them. and it's really concerning because we've got to be able to get these warnings out immediately. that's how we're going to save lives, you know, 5 or 10 minutes, even 15 minutes. there's just not enough time to take shelter from a tornado. is that they are driving through some of the affected areas last night. now tell me what does it feel like to be in the midst of something like this, or even anywhere close to it? it's in town. so there's an adrenalin rush. extremely stressful. it's, it's not, it's definitely manageable for someone like me. we're used to this. but for the general public this, this could be, this is life threatening, and this isn't, this is crazy. some folks that i've spoken to after tornadoes, not this case, but other cases of said they felt their life flash before their eyes. it's incredibly stressful. i mean, there's potentially a deadly, a deadly situation going on anywhere from a few feet to maybe

a mile or 2. and it's coming at you it's, it's incredibly stressful and it can be scary at times because you have no control . ready over what's happening other than your actions, you know, we can't control where the for nato goes. and if it's going to go over a town and destroy the town, that's what it's going to do. vince well, can you thank you for joining us from tennessee? thank you. when move on her other headline story to day and talk diplomats from g 7 countries have been urged to show unity against global aggressive as they meet in the city of liverpool. russia particularly has been singled out by the u. s. in person for massing troops on ukraine's order, but finding consensus among allies could prove difficult from liverpool or challenge reports. prisons, foreign secretary welcomed her richwell counterparts with a brass band and co conscious fist bumps the u. k. the u. s. canada, germany, france, italy, japan. the g 7 is

a club of advanced economy. democracies and their friends. and these meetings are a chance for them to affirm both what they're for and what they're against. we need to defend ourselves against the growing threats from hostile actors. and we need to come together strongly to stand up to aggressors who are seeking to limit the bounds of freedom and democracy. have all their perceived threats, coven, china, iran, and more. it's back to russia that is seen is the hottest issue. with russian troops matched on the other side of the ukrainian border. that's clear. alarm from western democracies about the possibility of an invasion. what we have to do is deter russia from taking the course of action. i being very clear, it would be a strategic mistake for russia to do that. and what the g 7 meeting this weekend, the taking place is about is about a show of unity. between like minded major economies. trust is rallying cry

for what she calls the free. well, just like minded countries should step up that should unify, they should stop the introspection and drift and push back against perceived, aggressive russia and china. and they should do this using economics and technology . but germany is no stream to gas. pipeline project with russia is an example that true unity can be elusive. germany's the green party, foreign minister, and alina bad book, is against it. social democrat boss, chancellor schultz, is for it. and germany is not yet agreeing to threaten russia as the us and u. k. would liken with blocking nord stream to invade to ukraine, uniting the free world is easier said than done re challenge. how does era livable the g several foreign ministers of also discussed what coordinated action can be taken in afghanistan and how to engage with its taliban rulers. this a day after,

don't as agree to transfer 280000000 dollars to the wild food program and to unicef from a frozen trust fund for food and health services. the u, i me saying was 23000000 people, which is 55 percent of the population are facing extreme levels of hunger. so i now joined via skype from union city in california by the former afghan deputy finance minister, girl mouse, who had sabbott. the afghan economy is in collapse the country on the brink of starvation and possibly the world's worst humanitarian crisis. according to the united nations. this emergency aid money is nowhere near enough. go much food so, but not sure if you can hear me. ok. ok. so i was just asking you about the release of this emergency aid money to unicell from the world food program. it, it,

given the extent of the humanitarian challenge facing afghanistan, it's not enough. is it, it's not at all. it's not even a drop in the ocean beach basically not, not, not, not, not nearly close to enough, but a step, a good step. i'm actually, i've been hearing a lot about the humidity of prices, but very little action has been taken. so we consider this as a good step tours towards doing something on the ground. and we hope more water will happen. washington is frozen. we'll the $9000000000.00 of afghanistan's hot currency assets at the same time. the country has no access to i. m f. well bang funding. can you explain to us what that means in real times for the delivery of basic services, the people salaries and just how they are,

whether they can buy food? well, if we look back the way the afghan economy worked was, it was supported and backed by that dollar is actually doing. i mean, the dollar that flew into afghanistan in bad money, actually finance trade and in on with salaries of government. and then there's many was actually pet and the african currency. all that it stopped all sudden there were about 6 to 8000000000 about 6000000000. the last numbers we had, dad was contributed to the country that stopped in the money that, that i forgot his son owns in the fond reserve is also frozen, as you can see. so right now, the african currency, as irish all and there is no backup for it. there are no import because there are no dollars to buy a for that to, to, to bring in force. so the markets are,

are short of bessie goods in food supplies that people need. salaries cannot be pad because again, currency has been losing its value and that is no backup in dollars for it. the revenues that they've been collecting is not enough. so the situation is, is getting worse day by day actually in our area, especially in terms of the economy. yeah. and don't forget, no, i mean i was just gonna say, i was just going to say that even before the taliban take over the country, and this is an economy that was heavily dependent on external aid in the international community. now it's offered this, this sudden shock with assets being frozen in a being cast off. if something doesn't change soon, what effect is this economic suffocation going to have on the lives of the afghan people? i believe that the extent of the severity of the situation can not be exaggerated.

right now. 5 you, you heard the, you in the report that over 23000000 people are on the verge of starvation, there is no electricity that the country is running out of water to because of the c, b, a drought that come country is experiencing. there's some maybe harsh winter right now in most of the people are off work, private sector is almost dysfunctional. government is not paying any salaries. that is no money. and in and there are little supplies in the market because not much is happening in terms of bringing it to their bringing supplies to the market. so in a way, i think we'll probably see the worst humidity and prices, if nothing gets done better soon. actually, i think we are already late in terms of doing something, but of steps should be taken to prevent that catastrophe. thank you very much. good

m, as had sent it. thank you for having me. palestinians have been voting and municipal elections, choosing representatives from more than 150 village and local councils across the occupied by bank. it is a right chance to vote for palestinians and comes as andrew gross over the counseling of parliamentary presidential elections earlier this year. by president would have boss if that ball had gone ahead, it would have been the 1st national level notion 15 years. a mass which governs the causes straighten, boycotted saturday's local vote to see the postponement. now polls of opened in an independent referendum one the tiny south pacific island group of new caledonia. the 3rd and final time the french will territory will vote on this issue. having now rejected the move into 20182020. but both pulse or incremental gains towards the independence movement at this time around the main independence parties are boycotting the referendum. they fear that holding it in the middle of

a pandemic will reduce the chance of a yes vote. and they've warned that they, they will challenge the outcome. let's get more on this now from wayne. hey, who's live via skype from tauranga in new zealand. are we expecting people to stay away as the, the pro independent groups of called for what? see the mood like there? well, we saw a very good turn out on those 2 previous referendums that you mentioned. and i think that will continue for the most part anyway, for those who want to keep the status quo, to stay with france. but for those who are in favor of independence, i think we'll see those numbers reduced significantly because of that coal to boycott. you know, this should have been a die of great optimism of great excitement for people who want independence from france, particularly given that the gap between the 2 sides narrowed significantly. as you mentioned in those 2 previous votes are but i think given the build up to this

given the conditions that the referendum is being held under, it's highly unlikely that we're going to see that the pro independence group be able to bridge that gap. and when this referendum and it really all comes back to a, to the cove at 19 a pandemic, a proper campaigning hasn't really being possible because of restrictions that are in place and the indigenous cannot population. the vast majority of whom support independence have been disproportionately affected by at the pandemic. and they say that too busy morning. those who have lost a lives because of cove at 19 to worry about this referendum. so there are real questions about the conditions under which this vote is being held and not state from the account on his name, but in the pacific was a vain been sang. will understandably, are the most vocal have been other melanesians countries, the likes of barb on a wire to pop or new guinea who have are being critical of the way this vote is

being held. they have joined calls for it to be postponed until late next year. i here in new zealand, the government in a slightly tricky situation. the prime minister jacinta rider and has a very good relationship with the french president of manuel mac crohn. ah, but there will be a certain amount of unease within the new zealand government about how this is all playing out. and we perhaps, or not to that from the foreign minister and, and i am a hoot up in a statement issued leading up to this referendum saying that while this is a matter for the french and polynesian, i'm sorry, are you caledonian authorities? you zealand does have a proud history of self determination. she pointed out, but there is no doubt that all south pacific countries and governments will be keeping a very close eye on this vote. thank you. from triggering zealand, dwayne, hey, following that story. the gambling congolese army say they all making progress and that joint operation against the allied democrats. it forces in the eastern d. r. congo. they say those destroyed for camps belonging to the armed group

captured 34 fighters and fried 31 congress hostages. but for people on the ground, while those hope there is also this ongoing anees with this partnership, malcolm web explains over the last 10 days, the people of this small board of town in democratic republic of congo have seen thousands of camden troops crossing you can, his army says it's in congo to hunt down an armed group called the allied democratic forces, atf, which is blamed for killing thousands of civilians in this area. over the last 7 years. you got an army has been accused of meddling and looting minerals in congo several times since it 1st invaded 25 years ago. to be honest, we did not celebrate the arrival of began to troops crossing a border, but we hope they can help deal with the insecurity that we've been facing for

a long time. the adf fight as a hiding out in forest for the guns and tanks and armored vehicles as struggled to advance on the muddy roads. so they brought in great as to repair them. uganda and major general clans, him hunger is commanding the operation we have come, we only wanted to reach if you don't have the machines to look for boy, do we don't have a machine. is the route for day one is we don't have machine is caught by the only thing we have is our guns fight. you can the government blame ca? yes, for 3 suicide bomb explosions in the capital can parlor last month. the adf is says, recently from but his fighters had been hiding in the forests of congo for more than 20 years. you can then opperation is the latest in a series of failed attempts to defeat the armed group. since some of the roads are impossible,

you can then command is have to walk to meet that congress counterparts. they say it's a joint military operation component of component, a new so more welcome to least people need to understand that we're facing a situation of terrorism in which we must unite our forces with others. adf is part of an international terrorist movement. some of their tax are claimed by isis in the presence of fighters from different countries, like you conduct somalia and townsend. he confirms this and the investigators said the adf has been in contact with iso and other regional armed groups. the extent of any collaboration is in clear, the adf, political and business. interesting. congo, and you can the have been more apparent including cocoa and tim, the export, congolese soldiers repairing the ways to. it's just the start of what you can do on corners. army say will be the end of the adf. every one of he's tried before has failed malcolm web out his era,

for all the sport with santa in doha awe. thanks so doing us, we're live home. our fee for our cub studio in doha had. 2 own sana, how most have got plenty coming, go away, max their stop and take the upper hand over lewis hamilton at the elbow. i'll be gone. p. egypt secure a spot in the semi finals that the ab cut off the beating jordan in extra time. and that is the city remained top of the premier league, but only just ah max, so stop in is in the boxes. it's a claim he's made in formula one, tampa ship and deny louis hamilton a record 8 wall title. first happened was thought the apple wcl on pre on sunday and pull position after clocking the fastest time in qualifying. and it promotes as

a dream with hamilton starting alongside the dutchman. the 2 drivers are equal on points heading into the final race of the season, but if they both fail to school points their stop and win the championship because he's one more racist this yet. i think i will definitely improve the car again and qualify because so far this weekend was a bit on and off, but you're incredibly happy with this. i mean, this is of course what we wanted, but it's never easy, especially with, with their form a lottery races, but yeah, now i'm just looking forward to it tomorrow because that was the most important. makes it a great laugh today. so yeah, we just, we just couldn't compete with that time at the end there. you know, we just couldn't, we can answer to that that, that, that, that was a fantastic that from him. so when we were in a good position, i'd like to think with outside the tomorrow, and i hope that we have a good rates in saturdays 1st for the final, at the fif app. egypt secured their place in the semi's with the $31.00 victory

over dog and an extra time here are the goals. yes. oh, yes. on a ship's it into a dangerous area. about the top of the odd agent back on level 2 should eat. oh, lovely mom, it shut a but it will pull back on her we can work it day. rewan mo, on and agent secure that place in the semi finals that the paper are up job sizes. the city will finish the weekend, top of the premier league pet guardiola men that be it was called the him starting school, the 2nd half penalty for a one nail victory. while liverpool remain one point behind mass city. after edging

hard to aston, villa bahama. so i was brought down in the penalty area, and then he made no mistake from the spot. this match also marked the return of liverpool legend, steven chad, to enfield, and now manager of aston villa. the penalty can continue that stanford bridge. chelsea mcfield daniel scored the weather against these 3 minutes into stoppage time. chelsea winning 3 tubes incredibly meant to see nice and also got the point things to penalty against, nor it's chris down or not the was brought down in the 70 minutes before he also got to go minute to the office on the table away from football australians cricket is celebrating a crushing win over england in the 1st test. find a 2nd innings collapse by england. the home side only needed 20 runs to win. while they secured victory by 9, which is on day 4,

it means australia is dominance over their old rivals, continues. they want their last 2 home series without losing a game. exceptionally proud. so many different stories within the game of nathan lawn. i said to him, last i said might forget about it, you never get you 400 so there's not to be go that done this morning. i said maybe next summer, but yeah, really happy if you have a 30 ball really well. yes. and i like the grainy to pick up divert, and in another one later on, just a great wife for him to get into your career isn't or and or a 30 dollar beautifully or game. yeah, it was frustrating. we obviously knew how important that 1st hour was in particular tentative resilience that newborn and managing that well initial new is going to nip around a bit again. and that would be an extra bit bounce in and with it with it being a little bit harder. so it's really important we got there in scale and

unfortunately losing those 3 weeks ahead of that was was bitterly disappoint because we had a lot of good work. and last night we build a big partnership. and, and that was, it was really on me and, and i had to make the most of the opportunity this morning. well now we have all for line up for the semi finals at the fee for our cup. last going to be the book. the spot is of course, i'll jerry let's go live to do on i got her oscar at alpha mama said him to on. i'm trying so hard to compose myself here. but it was a very tense much was an it really was and i think all of us to try to compose also, you know, it went to penalties and algeria want it full 3 on penalties after i finished off the extra time to, to and it was an incredible north african dalby, we expected it to be, but we did expect rooker to be the ones to go through because they are a better side. they've been a better side throughout this tournament,

but algeria went and pulled off the upset. let's go through the game because it wasn't the rest of the game and there was a fire in the san jury had the majority of possession in the 1st health in the 2nd. and it was until the 2nd at the time had to wait before we could get any of the goals. yes, the number he scored for out jerry, from the penalty thought they wanted a penalty following via but then just 2 minutes later america equalize through mohammad nor harry. and it was 11. and that's how it stayed until extra time. then algeria went to want ahead with what was probably the content for goal of the tournament for 40 minutes out and absolute scream from mohammed lately, but moral her, hit back better by noon with the equalizer, and not pushed it into the penalties. and as i mentioned earlier, algeria the ones who go 3 for 3 own penalties to face the whole house off in the

semi finals. i thank you very much for that and note. so our book never put an emotional. i'll do a woman on a do on another question. so how difficult is it going to be cut off the host facing algeria? yeah, well, i mean, i have been solid throughout this tournament. they had rocker with the 2 teams that came through the group game with an 100 percent record. and of course, kathy very convincing. yesterday, when they beat the united flight, no counselors, also the host, so their own home soil and they found to have a policy on crowds behind them. but there are a lot of pay from algeria and we sold them in the crowd today. it was a great atmosphere here for my mistake. and as we moved into the quarter finals are really seen the full force of the dresser, hostile, but this was meant to be and how it will be

a year from now. when we head into the catalog world cup, the 1st 12 cup in the middle east, that's certainly a lot of passion around and a lot of anticipation for it. i guess we'll go thank you very much for that. so all dear are through to the semi finals of the cup. they'll meet to host cut off, and that's always full for now. back to mary, i'm in london. i love you. thank you very much. shawna will not just want to read a story about 6 more people having experienced travel into space. on the 3rd commercial passenger mission by blue origin, which is on by the amazon found the jeff pays off. they included 74 year old laura shepherd church li, who is the daughter of foreman nasa astronaut allen shepherd, who the new shepherd face cost was named after she was $1.00 special guest alongside the fee, paying passengers on the 10 minute flight where they all briefly experienced the weightlessness of going up before touching back down safely in the state of texas.

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