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i'm sammy's a dan. this is al jazeera alive from dell hall. so coming up the you, k, host, g, 7 foreign ministers, warning russia over its military build up on the ukraine border and the pacific territory of new caledonia votes in a final referendum on independence from france. ah, at least 80 people have been killed in the us after a series of tornadoes ripped through 6th midwest and in southern states. it happened overnight on friday. president joe biden says it's likely to be one of the largest tornado outbreaks in u. s. history. the extreme where the left a trail of destruction stretching more than 320 kilometers. the state of kentucky is the worst hit high, the jo, castro reports from their and we are trapped. please give us some help

at the candle factory in may. you please bring us this woman is among the few to get out alive after a tornado flattened the candle factory were she and more than 100 others were working. it's unclear how many people remain trapped somewhere beneath this rubble . but as the search and rescue effort stretches in today to the governor of kentucky says, finding more survivors is unlikely. this is the hardest tornado event we've ever been through. and it's not just because the property damage, but we lost a lot of good people. and we got to do our best as it gets dark and through the next days to make sure we don't lose anymore. may feel kentucky has lost more than just the factory and it's workers. it's also lost a church of fire station, a police station, and of course, so many people's homes. and it wasn't just kentucky,

an amazon warehouse in illinois, a nursing home in arkansas, destruction in missouri and tennessee states that expect tornadoes but not usually in december. this path length, i believe, when it's all said and done, we're waiting for the numbers to come in. will be a near 400 kilometer path length and very likely that this tornado will be rated violence, which means e f, or e, f 5. i'm expecting. winds peak wind speeds to be well over 200 miles per hour with this particular tornado. president joe biden spoke to the nation, calling for unity, promising the full support of the federal government. imagine if, if you're home to the pat wedding of home, do you worry about, i mean, everything's gone from that from from that that baptism will photograph to the wedding picture to the picture of your oldest daughter in

a ballet. i mean it's is profound. it's just profound. a federal emergency has been declared in kentucky with other states likely to follow, and the national guard has been called in to help clear roads and search door to door looking for survivors. knowing the death toll is likely to rise. heidi joe castro out his era mayfield kentucky and b, c correspondent, j grey has more from manette in arkansas or it's overwhelming the damage here, the nursing home, the backend of its last. and we'll show you that the help you we'll talk about federal help. we're starting to see some of that on the ground here. they're going to need it, not just now, but for a long time because of situations like this, you can see what the when did here, picked up these cars through them. rip them apart, basically throwing bricks and other things into the front windshield. and then the assault on this nursing home, you can see what it did, it ripped apart the wall and the roof. but the backend, as i said,

is for the most part gone. if you look over the top of this thing, if we could get up over the top, you would see that it's just torn away. and unfortunately, that's the scene playing out. not only in this community, but communities across the entire strike zone. one person was lost inside this building, several others taken to hospitals outside of the area that's most effective here. what we're hearing from those that were here that survived is that they did have good warning. they had like 20 minutes. the sirens went off and they were able to get out and into the hallway here, and that's what saved lives. if you look outside of this area in the neighborhoods that surround, it's dark now and you can't see anything but but coming in today, they're ravaged as well. you can see the homes that are really reduced to just rubble. you can see others that have the roofs torn away or walls torn away. and what you saw throughout the afternoon with families, families here gathering what they could not a lot that you can pull from

a place like this, gathering what they could from their homes. the cold front has moved through and now the temperatures are dropping. so you've got all these families not only here, but again across the entire region that are not only wondering how they're going to stay warm, but where they're going to stay for a while. it's a tough go. vince, what i see is a storm chafer, who was following the tornadoes in tennessee. he describes why the storms are so devastating. this is a pretty massive outbreak with not just a roll. strong tornadoes, but a couple of very strong, almost violent potentially tornadoes. and in the middle of december, this is not when we would be expecting something like 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 some of 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. it's in town. so there's an adrenalin russia. 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, dis, 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 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. comp, diplomats from g 7 countries have been urged to show unity against global aggressors as they meet in the u. k. city of liverpool, russia in particular, has been singled out by the us and britain from laughing troops on ukraine's border . but finally, consensus among how eyes may be difficult. from liverpool, rory challenge reports. britain's foreign secretary welcomed her richwell counterparts with a brass band and coven 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 not that russia that is seen as the hottest issue with russian troops massed 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'd been 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. liz trust is rallying cry for what she calls the free. well, just like minded countries should step up that should unify that to stop the introspection and drift and pushed 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 like with blocking north stream to invade to ukraine, uniting the free well is easier said than done re challenge. how does era livable runs president abraham but our ac says his government is serious about the day through the round of negotiations and the and to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. he said, if world powers are willing to remove sanctions on to her, on an agreement can be reached. the us says there was an intense conversation among the g 7 countries who are united in their position on the nuclear talks. the head of the international atomic energy agency spoke to our correspondent,

also jabari in vienna. rafael grossi outlined the contentious issues that need to be ironed out. well, it was a wide ranging discussion we, i specifically talked about the role of the i. e. but then we of course, talked about this, j. c, p. o, a. and raphael grossi was very much adamant that it is a deal that is very, very important and critical for their war. and they are not involved in the politics of this nuclear deal. they just want to verify what has been agreed to. he also talked about the issues that remained with iran. he admitted that iran is one of the, it's the country that as the most inspections of his nuclear program in the world. but despite that, he said there are still issues that they are discussing with iran. that is a cause for concern for the i. e a. and this is what he had to say about that specific those issues the ages he and iran are trying to come to an agreement on or, or based on 2 things. one these the capability or the ability of the agency

to return to one facility, one specific facility in iran, where we need to reinstall cameras that need to be there. and it has been difficult to to this. so we have been talking about these and the other thing is how to address a number of issues which need to be clarified. the agency found traces of nuclear material in places that had not been declared before the facility he's talking about there is kara shuts out just outside of to ron, it's a workshop that produces central futures for around nuclear program. and ad there in, in said that they have the i e, a had 4 cameras in that facility. and in june there was an act of sabotage which destroyed one of those cameras. and they blame israel for that. they said at that time that they are going to take all 4 cameras offline until there is an investigation. and there is some kind of

a statement issued by the united nations and the i e. until that happens, the ranges are not willing to open up again, inspections to that workshop. and the director general mentioned that this is one of the points of contention because they cannot determine what is happening in iran nuclear program. if they don't know where the center features are going and how many are actually being made and you can watch the full interview with the i. a chief found grossey on talked just here at 830 gmc on sunday. that's in just over 3 hours from now. so i had an al jazeera environmental process continue in soviet capital, despite concessions from the government floss. ah, my father law and daughter will tell you about a very special space tourism flight. ah,

ah, how low they will have a look at africa in a moment, but 1st to the middle east, there's a lot of warmth around the event at the moment, temperatures here, sitting above the average, but it is going to turn more unsettled. you can see that wet and windy weather working its way across the mediterranean. now the further south we go, the cooler it gets. we seen temperatures below average in southern saudi arabia, as well as for the gulf states and oman and yemen. but it remains relatively dry, as i said, the wet weather is going to move in to lebanon and syria, as we move into the next. we can that ties up with wet weather that's plaguing northern africa. that thanks low pressure across the mediterranean, chucking a lot of rain coastal areas of chinese, the are and kicking up some of that dust around libya, blowing it into egypt. but we are seeing the temperature recover in cairo. it is starting to feel rather warm again, and there's a lot of exceptional warmth across central parts of africa,

in particular for the central african republic, as well as the congo. but it is looking rather wet, those thunderstorms rolling down into northern areas of angola and joining up with showers the destruction all the way down through namibia, through southern areas of botswana. and it's going to be a very wet week for johannesburg. and for cape town, that sure weather update. ah, the corona virus pandemic has altered modern society as governments have grappled with, sorry, cases, contact, tracing, and huge data collections are causing concern amongst civil rights activists. people in power investigates the ever increasing powers of governments and businesses as they access peoples most personal data and asks, what is being done to regulate the flow of sensitive information under the cover of coven on a jessina?

lou ah. oh, come back here watching al jazeera time. to recap, the headlines rescue teams in the u. s. is searching for survivors after tornadoes ripped through 6 states on friday night, at least 80 people are dead. the southern state of kentucky was the worst hit. one of those tony, those hit novice and wire house of illinois, killing 6 people, dozens of people were rescued. a british foreign secretary is called for western unity against all for a tarion ism, and threats from russia and china. you case hosting g 7 foreign ministers in liverpool, along with delegates from southeast asian countries. voting is underway in the

independence referendum on the tiny of south pacific island group of new caledonia . it's the 3rd time the french rule territory is deciding on the issue. it narrowly rejected a break away in 20182020. the main independence parties are boycotting the referenda . they're worried, the pandemic will on the my, they yes vote. and wayne hay is monitoring the referendum from tauranga in new zealand. this referendum is being held in quite a tent atmosphere, given those calls to stay away from the polling booths by the leaders of the pro independence political parties. in fact, they have called for this boat to be postponed until late next year. of course, the french government rejected those calls and the boat is going ahead. so those pro independence groups have labeled this entire process and democratic because of

the conditions in the lead up to sundays voting and also the conditions on the day . and it appears as if people are heating, those calls to boy caught the vert. we've had pretty good voter turnout and the 2 previous referendums, in fact, last year's vote saw more than 85 percent voter turnout. about halfway through the day on sunday though, reports coming in suggest that the turn out for this year's referendum is only about 27.75 percent at the same period last year. it was almost 50 percent. so we're seeing significantly lower numbers at this time. around as we approach, or just after the halfway, mike in boating on sunday. and again, it's because of the coven 19 pandemic, according to those independence or pro and dependents political parties, they say that this mode should have been postponed because of the pandemic. the 1st case, all cove at 19 was recorded in new caledonia in early september. then that was around

the same time that campaigning for the referendum was supposed to start. and it really couldn't get under way in person campaigning any way because of restrictions put in place by the government. and also, the pandemic has disproportionately affected the conduct indigenous population, most of whom support independent. so they say that this is simply not fair to hold this referendum under these conditions. i would, joseph isn't a junk lecturer. the john hopkins school of advanced international studies. he says the outcome of the referendum will have wide reaching ramifications. the small island of less than $300000.00 people actually plays a significant role in geo politics. it's located in this what they call a pearl of islands, a necklace of islands. and it's one of the pearls in it,

in that it has this small island, has a quarter of the world's reserves in nickel. and the number one importer of those reserves from new caledonia is china. china takes over half of those nickel exports . that new caledonia provides, and of course, china has been active in projecting its influence throughout the pacific, including in neighboring islands and for france and for western allies like australia and new zealand and the united states. it's important that china, not again for take an island that would become independence, like new caledonia would, and basically subvert that independence and make it turn it into a chinese outpost. so there's a lot of stuff there. there's also a lot of state for france, which has other territories in the pacific,

and it would lose its direct sovereignty of sovereign authority over new caledonia, in the event of independence. a gas pipeline explosion on the italian islands of sicily is led to the death of at least one person. a 1000 is missing. 3 buildings were completely destroyed in 3 other structures with damage to people have been pulled out alive from the rubble. serbian protests as have been back out blocking roads for a 3rd. we can running denouncing plans for lithium mining, saturdays crowds, a small of, and past weeks after the government, dirty about the some of the moms. it's scratch laws that activists said were purely designed to help mining giant ria into soft operations in service west from belgrade onions on h for force men international highway that you see behind me has been blocked 3rd saturday in a row and the spark that goes to serbia's capital belgrade is actually one of the

couple of dozen points that protest. those are blocking the least very moment across the serbia for an hour. this road blocks are taking place. although the serbian government met the main, the demands of the last week brought this and decided to reconsider do kilos that are helping mining giant or you didn't off to launch lead your mine in west them, serbia. but some n g o's and some political opposition parties claim that main demand has not been fulfilled. that real thin thought is banned from mining lead, yeoman's serbia, for good. that stands also for any company, not just real, didn't or little background. is that company, or think or discover demeanor old called your dad? it's in a valley or for either of you either in 2004 mineral jadarias contains a lithium that's been used for electric cars batteries. so the commercial interest is clear and big, but all local citizens, as well as green activists,

afraid that lead your mining would irreversibly pollute the area. and that is the main reason that they said they are protesting or so it should be said that these brought this are widely seen as a big blow to president's wooldridge sir. be on progressive party, the ruling party in serbia, a head of the parliamentary elections that are scheduled for the april next year. how, thanks, birds have raised new safety concerns about legal gold mining in indonesia. thousands of babies are suffering high birth defects, potentially linked to hazardous chemicals used to process the precious metal. jessica washington reports from the island de lombok. in heels of the coffin, indonesia 30 meters on the ground. this is one of hundreds. if unauthorized mine

it's dangerous work for these men finding just a speck of gold makes it worth much. hi ma'am. and by yeah, yes, it's risky. because if we make mistakes, the grant can easily collapse. the gold rush into our thong started decades ago, and mine is say, it died down in 2018, but in recent months, hundreds have flocked back to the mines due to financial hardship. and i think this is the risk we take to make a living work here for around one year because i have nothing else to do because of current of our unauthorized mining is an open secret here. mine's not the hillside impossible to miss and village is like this across the car on gold mining is part of daily life. people here depend on it for most oh, okay. income and the machines use as part of the process of extracting gold. a convenience lee, right in front of their homes. these machines are the unrelenting soundtrack to life here. miners for mercury inside them to extract gold from the sediment. it's

cheap and easy for us. i don't, i'm gotten any like it or not. we have to use the purchasing go to how we make money. but living near dangerous chemicals comes with consequences. 5 year olds are in cannot walk or talk yet. he was recently diagnosed with microscopically a medical condition where a child's head is smaller than average, often impacting brain function. busy and i'm really seen when his father worked in the mines. he would process the goals here too. and yeah, he used mercury to process the goals, researches from a local and g o r, looking into his case and all the children who they say maybe victims of mercury exposure. when i'm on my car up until in the most, kill minus keep mercury at home and use it in front of the children for newborns. the exposure is from the mother. they had been exposed through the air. the bree, by the researchers say, even children with no linked to mining,

may bear the consequences of sickle tongues, gold obsessions, like nor injure, who's born without. i've got, i mean people, either i never imagined i would have a son without dice. the doctor asked me if my husband was a coal miner, and i said no. the researchers are also conducting i q tests on local children. they say the government must do more to educate people about the dangers of mercury, but authority say it takes time. it is a very serious concern, and you cannot change the mindset within a minute because they already be very familiar with that type, but it takes time. the absence of change it is children here who pay the real price of gold. jessica washington out 0 call. don't. exhibition is open in london to celebrate artists who links with the caribbean, life between islands highlights the contribution of communities who arrived after the 2nd world war. jessica baldwin went for

a look. ah, 7 decades of art with a connection to the caribbean. life between island said tape britain is the 1st time a british museum with an international reputation is showcasing caribbean british are these, these histories, recent histories. we need to mind. and we need to show that significance to today. and we need to show how they've continued through artistic practices through today to walk through that history from the 1st artist arriving in the late 19 forties artists exploring the dynamics of living between 2 cultures. ready ringback she ain't holding them up. she's holding on looks at the strength,

often expected of black women and points to the difficulties of maintaining her heritage while forging one's own identity. the black power movement of the sixties and seventies, documented by photographers calling out racism and discrimination. the social and economic life of immigrants recorded as they settled and became established in britain. if there wasn't that influx of people coming from the carbon, you would get the richness of british salt. we've got to day you wouldn't get the question of how pipe us british is today. filmmaker steve mcqueen provides a metaphor for the black d. s, for as they navigate life in britain. a bay in jamaica overflowing with foliage juxtaposed with failing hotels, illustrates the joy of living with natural beauty. amidst the reality of economic

hardship. since 1st arriving to phil labor shortages more than 70 years ago, people from the caribbean have had a vast influence on britain. every aspect of british life has been enriched by 4 generations of people who came from islands across the atlantic. it's an important historic show planned before black lives matter and the black cultural renee silence, current events, giving the exhibition even greater impact. jessica baldwin al jazeera london. 6 more civilians have experienced travel into space on preferred commercial passenger mission by blue origin owned by amazon founder jeff bezos. they included 74 year old laura shepard church, the daughter of former nasa astronaut allen shepherd with a new shepherd. spacecraft was named after she was a special guest alongside

a fee paying passengers on the 10 minute flight. they will briefly experienced weightlessness before touching back down safely in the state of texas. t v presenter and former nfl star michael strand, mostly other invited guest on the flight flight. so we're done of back out the training center here, and i got to say it was sir tony really have. you want to spell that where it was on the lever bull. it's hard even describe it as gonna take a little bit to process it way. couldn't have gone better, get my hair again, man. we haines aquifer idea today. ah, that's take a look at some of the headlines now. rescue teams in the u. s. it's searching for survivors after tornadoes ripped through 6 states on friday night,

at least 80 people are dead. the southern state of kentucky was the worst hit, the extreme why the left a trail of destruction stretching more than 300.