making a healthy a world for you for everyone ah 2. ready within tire towels, devastated warnings. the death toll in kentucky will top a 100 as rescue as dig through the rubble searching for survivors. homes totally, totally gone and the people inside them totally gone to ah, hello i, mariam to mossey in london. you're watching al jazeera, also coming up on the program to grind rebels retail, the town and landing bailiff until unesco world heritage site 11 days after losing

it to ethiopian government forces. also, we're talking about bone tissue, nerve damage. we me to form a knife victim taking deadly weapons off the streets of london to bring down the u . k. soaring teenage moderate. ah, hello, and welcome to the program. our top story. ask you teams in 6 us states going through the trail of rubble and devastation left by around 30 powerful tornadoes. that struck late on friday night, the town of mayfield and kentucky has been described as ground 0. dozens of people were killed in a candle factory and many workers that remain on accounted for. kentucky state governor alabama shares visited the west effected areas in mayfield. he says, a federal state of emergency has been declared and he still hopeful more survivors can be found. with merrill but granted the immediate federal state of emergency. it

is rare. it was granted incredibly quickly and we're grateful to homeland security to fema and the president biden himself the national guard has been deployed. we have over 300 guardsmen that are active. they are out in our communities, they are doing everything from going door to door. though many of these communities we will have doors anymore. they're going rebel to rebel searching, hopefully for survivors. but otherwise, to at least have certainty for families that we can advise them of their loss. but as the governor, so poignantly and powerfully stated, we will get through this. we will grieve together, but we will also recover together. and that is why we in the federal government

are here today. i want to make it perfectly clear that we are here physically today . but we will be here tomorrow in the days, weeks and months ahead, until the recovery is complete. heidi her counselor joins is live now from mayfield and kentucky. we were. busy getting a fence from that, a press conference earlier on is how this massive rescue and relief operation is going to be conducted. what did we, what did we learn about less marian, the governor said some perhaps good news. he said it was unconfirmed, but there may be that the number of fatalities in kentucky he said may be much lower than he had 1st for cast earlier. he had said some 80 people minimum or those killed by these stores, but now he says the best case scenario would be 50. the discrepancy in those numbers,

he accounted for the chaos in the fact that this disaster has unfolded now here and ground 0 in mayfield, but across the state in towns scattered throughout this region. and there is some information from this candle factory that collapse which has been so much of the intense rescue effort focus at the heat. the governor said there may be some updated information that perhaps fewer workers have been present that at 1st expected. but there were 40 people were pulled from that rubble from since the time the storm hit. unfortunately, no one further has been pulled out alive now going on some 30 plus hours. so certainly there's still hope here are finding more survivors. and there's still a lot of worry though, because there are so many homes that had been damaged. this entire surrounding area of may field where i stand has been leveled. thousands of people's homes are now just rubble. and the fear here is that maybe there are more people trapped and still not known about yes,

many people on accounted for. people are very worried about the fate of that loved ones. you've been speaking to victims of the tornadoes throughout the day. what are they saying? that's right. i've been speaking to people who have come now to see the destruction of their businesses here in the historic downtown mayfield or what once was the downtown because it does look good. went off in the center. the town i spoke to, to attorneys for partners for office was decimated at, thankfully, the in which they stored their clients. documents with stood the tornado. so they came here to day to remove those sensitive documents. i also spoke to the husband of a woman who's a doctor here. her business completely gone, churches destroyed, and they all share the same sentiment that wild are certainly grieving the loss of their businesses and many their homes as well. 3rd focus are on those neighbors and

community members. those are who are still unaccounted for, many of whom are believed to be inside that candle factory. and they are supporting these rescue workers as well as they can while supporting each other as well. bringing food, water, whatever one another needs to help each other to start cleaning up this debris. thank you very much. i did your cast her there in the town of mayfield, kentucky. and church goes in. mayfield came together in the shadows of damage church on sunday, to honor those who were lost in the tornadoes with the press service. people sang and bells rang out in a parking lot, surrounded by rubble piles of broken brakes and twisted metal. and he expressed a shock at the devastation in the community. there are people who have gathered here to day, who lost their homes, who have lost loved ones. there are people who had not heard from their family and loved ones and had been so worried. we will just simply pull together and find

ways to grief. celebrate to locate and to care. no. okay, how many people are missing? ed woodville, illinois, where tornadoes, partially collapsed, and amazon warehouse killing at least 6 people. witnesses, the same workers were caught off guard and forced to take shelter wherever they could. around $45.00 employees made it out. i was in found a jeff basil says he's heartbroken by the incident and pledge support to the community. ah. residency to grind rebels of recapture the northern ethiopian town of lally, baylor just 11 days after government for said they had taken it back into gray. people's liberation front says it's launched widespread counter offensives and numerous locations including the road, lincoln gushing anna and lally baylor. in the am horror, region communications have been cut to the conflict zone,

making it difficult to verify any reports which in this town which is home to you and at world heritage site residence there, said to quiet vices are in the town center, but that there is no fighting. and abby hamid's office is saying the prime minister is headed back to the front lines after returning to the capital, addis ababa on wednesday. government is reporting more gains against the rebels, but the t p l. a dispute this or earlier i spoke to, so tele tron viola, professor piece and conflict studies at oslo new university college, specializing in ethiopia. and he said, reclaiming some other towns in the region might be more strategically important to the to grind defense forces. the t p laughs military wing labella doesn't hold any military pretending significant search, but it is a symbolic it tall as it is a well known unesco world heritage site and so internationally it is available. so

in that regard, it is a drawback, obviously, and that the government loss control it. so there are other towns like now which might be more strategically important for t d f and for the military offensive they are currently undertaking it is an intensive military campaign. ongoing, as we speak for the last 23 days, the territory has shifted again. and it seems to be that the t d f, the tactical retreat, so week a week ago has managed them to regroup and to read grad john's. and now to push back on the government offensive against ticket and held territories where it will take them, we don't know yet. this is on the western front line. we see the most intensive fighting over the last couple of days. and that might indicate that they are possibly heading to earth's the state. government controlled west to guy for

instance, but again, that's too early to say. south africa, private or rom upholstery tested positive for corona virus. his office released a statement saying he felt on well after leaving the state memorial service earlier for the countries last to partake president f. w, a clerk. he is receiving treatment for mild symptoms and he said to be in good spirits, i'm a poser is fully vaccinated and says his own infection as a reminder to all south africans to get the job. just over 18000 cases recorded in south africa on sunday cases, they're all surging due to the army. kron variant foreign ministers from the g 7 group of nations. a warning that russia faith is what they're calling massive consequences, invades ukraine statement came on the final day of the gathering of foreign ministers from the world's richest democracy in u. k. sissy of liverpool or shes military build up near ukraine border has dominated these talk. but moscow denies any plans. the military offensive,

or challenge has more from liverpool. so the chief nations, the united and cali on russia to de escalate to return to diplomatic channels and to abide by its international commitments. they also reaffirmed ukraine's sovereignty is territorial integrity and the right to be trained to choose its own way in the world. there was a warning, a direct warning to rusher as well. not to invade ukraine, if it did so, it would suffer severe consequences. we can hear how less trust u. k. for a secretary put it we have sent a very clear united message to blood to mit putin from this g 7 meeting. and we want russia to stop its aggression with respect to ukraine. and we have very clear that there would be severe consequences if that incursion took

place. this is about deterring russia from taking that action. plenty of generosity, but very little in the way of specifics yet. what are these consequences that russia might suffer? we just don't know yet. might germany prepay be prepared to cancel the nord stream to gas pipeline? for example, might russia be expelled from the swift banking system? could ukraine be given proper, offensive weaponry to counter a russian invasion? you have to assume that the specific do exist somewhere that they have been conveyed to vladimir putin when joe biden and put in towards the other day. the white house off to which this, the thing that one's gone in 2014, when russia alex crimea from you, cried those things could be on the table would be on the table if there was an invasion now. and that entails that any economic functions that all brought to back would have to be

a lot more painful than what russia has already suffered. watching al jazeera ly from london still had on the program. boris johnson was the person faces a tidal way that the only cron variant aus off re branded a threat to public health. on the south pacific archipelago, new caledonia votes. no to breaking away from france, helped by a pro independent boy colleagues. ah, the hello there. we're watching a tropical cyclone that's formed in the coral sea to the north east of australia. it's moving down to the southeast, taking the wet and windy weather towards new caledonia and venue are 2. we could see wind speeds reach 160 kilometers per hour. by the time it works its way further south towards the north island of new zealand,

it's joining up with low pressure and it's going to be the flooding rains that posed a problem here. but to the west of this, it's a much fine, a dry picture for australia along that coastal areas of the east. we are seeing those storms and showers have cleared up. it is looking a lot finer and dryer with sunshine in sidney for the next 2 days. with a few showers possibly coming into play, but of course, central areas that remains very hot and dry as it does across western areas. we're going to see the temperature in perth climb up to nearly 30 degrees. by the end of the week. it's more settled across australia, but it's very unsettled in new zealand for that north island was being wet and windy weather. well that's only going to intensify as we get into tuesday, some very heavy rain expected and with that of course of flood risk. it's gonna be a very wet week for wellington, with the temperature at 18 degrees celsius, much dryer. however, in the south island awe

from the al jazeera london broker center to people in thoughtful conversation with no host and no limitation. as an artist, by nature or person who are most part to of i way, way and a nice to poor society is not interested in individual ality the freedom, the spirit of the young pers studio be unscripted on al jazeera lou. ah, welcome back to look at the main stories now. search and rescue cruises scouring the rubble of entire towns destroyed by tornadoes,

which tore through 6 us states on friday night. at least, andre, people have believed to have died in kentucky alone, and an unknown number of people are also still missing. a federal state of emergency has been declared to groin rebels of recapture the northern ethiopian town of lally bailey. 11 days off to ethiopian forces that they taken it back. residence in the town, which is the unesco wild heritage sight, say to grind fighters or in the center, but that there is no fighting. and south africa's president several rama poster is tested positive for corona virus. he is receiving treatment for mild symptoms, and he said to be in good spirits. haste is our sergeant at the moment in south africa due to the only kron variant will in austria are partial locked down, has been lifted for vaccinated people. but those who are not will stay bod, from many businesses and values, or is some good news for austrians out of the holiday season? vienna's famous christmas market, sorry opening it was shop for 2 weeks help control the rising number of cov,

it infections in ukraine. about 1000 people marched through the capital to protest mandatory vaccinations and restrictions imposed on on vaccinated. at the crimean government has announced that doctors, teachers, and government employees are required to be fully immunized access to public transport. and commercial centers is also restricted for those who remain on vaccinated against cove at 19, just over 32 percent of the population of been double jammed. mclean is reported at least $5200.00 new cases of the crown of ours. in the last day. on britain has raised its cove at a low level from $3.00 to $4.00 on its 5 point scale with by minister boys johnson wanting of a tidal wave of the army. kron variant u. k. government is moving up by vaccine boost to targets as well. the goal of offering all adults a booster before the new year. no one should be in any doubt. there is a tidal wave of omicron coming and i'm afraid it is now clear that 2 doses of

vaccine are simply not enough to give the level of protection we all need. but the good news is that our scientists are confident, but with a 3rd dose, a booster dose. we could all bring our level of protection back up. a fortnight ago, i said we would offer every eligible adult a booster by the end of january to day. in light of this on the con emergency, i'm bringing that target forward. by a whole month, everyone eligible, aged 18 and over in england, will have the chance to get their booster before the new year. or has johnson has been branded a threat to public health by the leader of the opposition staff at 10 downing street are accused of holding number of parties last christmas, while household mixing was banned in london. johnson denied attending any events, but a new photo is emerged which shows him taking part in

a virtual quiz while unmasked and in close proximity to colleagues. speaking to the b, b. c, labor leader care star mas, as the prime minister is loss of public's trust. as fears grow, the infections in the u. k. will keep surging. he is a public, a threat to public health because, you know, we could argue e morning about what the rule should be, whether this measure is necessary or that measure is necessary. the critical question is, will the public follow the rules? and i have been following the rules, but now that trust is broken and many people are now saying, well, if the prime minister is going to allow breaking the rules part is quizzes going on down into what we're being asked. not to say our loved ones were why should i follow the rules? and so, of course was the question what the condition should be. but there's also this basic question of trust a that is broke with problem, okay? and that's why he is unfit for office. the number of teenagers murdered in the united kingdom as saw to its highest level in more than

a decade. knives are used in many of these crimes with the youngest victim, just 12 years old. the crisis has prompted one londoner to start a campaign for youngsters to hand over their weapons for safe disposal. a warning that you might find some of the images in the park as report distressing. found pole puts on his stamp vest the head of another night reading the british capital of weapons. this is what he's collected in the past 2 weeks. all the blades are illegal to carry, but easy to get hold of on line. we're talking about bone tissue, nerve damage. parents gained a big following on social media, me where teens eager to get rid of their weapons. no questions asked see, help, understand. man, got soccer got on. once you get me a 17 year old boys reached out on instagram, wanting to hand over a blade in it. foreign operates in a legal grey zone, not condone by the police, nor actively discouraged. he knows more the most about what knives can do. so i stepped on to the vacations 9 pounds each occasion. so to me. m how kathy,

math guys, person, if you and we meet the 17 year old, who's noticeably relieved to be handing over his knife to some one he feels he can trust. you're probably not here above his him on a ticket. if, if i get this border properly for me it was never really a guarantee. it's more personal beef is more like little situations of a groups or of a people and, and they're willing to prove themselves. you don't wanna die in at le, reaching you on a day. so the teenager, he just handed over his knife, said something very powerful to us. he said that there are 2 types of londoners. there are civilians like me. and there are young people like him who live in a constant state of war, simply because of where they live, a more of the, not the color of their skin. please say children as young as 10 a, carrying a deadly arsenal of weapons. the violence fuel by a toxic makes of poverty and online rivalries. this year,

the number of child victims is at its highest since 2008. the year, 16 year old ben can. seller was stabbed to death on a london street by a group of teenagers. his family has kept his memory alive through this education center. wished more could be done to stop the situation to stop his young cage getting involved in north crime. successive governments have choice to come up with a quick fix that they don't work. it needs to be a long term plan in place of 5 or 10 year program. so of star, an educate pupil bookkeeping. cowen police responded with a series of serge operations. the numbers quickly rebound, several of prison police forces admit the fighting an uphill battle. we've seen a decade. the barricade cuts the policing youth that says to education and a chronic can do investment in mental health services. children says isn't drug

treatment. and that's what's really resulting in the spike. however, we are making really meaningful effect to rebuild the community policing so that we can proactively prevent crime in our communities. so we don't just simply talking about flick knives or short knives and not as a, as a sort. we meet up with fire and friend, elijah, he's been collecting knives in a different part of the city. it's an unnerving hall of huge blades. i would say it's like, almost like a fashion this is where the weapons and up handed over a police station counter. this is a fraction of watts confiscated every month, foreign and olaja. so they barely scratched the surface of sears, but homer and neve broker al jazeera london, a tiny south pacific archipelago. new caledonia has voted to reject independence. and a 3rd and final referendum. the main independence parties boycotted the vote sang

affair campaign was impossible. while cove at numbers is so high, 96 percent of the vote supported a no for independence, but turn out was below 44 percent. probably influenced by course to stay away from the polls. to previous referendums indicated growing support for independence. in 202053 percent of the population voted no. while in 2018 at number was 57 percent. and a court was agreed with france in 1998 to help the 3 votes after a decade of conflict in the 1980s, which resulted in 80 deaths catch lopez or diane reports. this new caledonia is remaining of french territory. although voter turnout was low at around 45 percent 96 percent of fire lenders who did vote projected the latest bid for independence. it was the 3rd and final referendum in the past 3 years. both are cited with france in all of them. the said

that gov, located on your own list, this victory is beautiful, is the beginning of something new in the french republic. and i'm proud of their independence groups boycotted the vote. they say holding the referendum during coven lockdown was both unfair and le tobias results. new caledonia is isa australia and a strategically important to france, which has a military base there. government leaders and harris feared and independent new caledonia would move closer to china, which has built economic ties and political influence on other pacific islands. lickety dounia in the california new caledonian have chosen to remain french. they have freely decided to do so for the entire nation. this choice is a source of pride and recognition. this evening. france is more beautiful because new caledonia has decided to stay. part of it been with a population of about 275000 and

a weak economy. some analysts say having the backing of france may have given residence, a sense of security, which helped you get a good yeah, with vaccines and as well as the order i do so sure it could be measures and to boost dig gonna be doing a dis health crisis, now, a new stage of negotiations will begin while the territory will remain part of france. caledonian leaders, including separatists, will have up to 18 months to negotiate with the french government and redefine a new service for the territory. katya a little bit of the young al jazeera, the west african regional blog, says it'll consider more sanctions against molly if it makes no concrete progress prepare for elections next year. eco actually does want agenda to organize elections to be held by the end of february, as promised in the plan for transition to democratic rule. but molly is transitional administration, is saying the vote will likely be delayed by

a few weeks or even months because of the security situation. people in el salvador, if and out protesting against the government's controversial adoption of the crypto currency bitcoin as legal, tender, central american nation became the 1st country in the world to legitimize a crypto currency. in this way, back in september, present 9 mckelly says bitcoin can help turn around the country's economic struggles. many people say they do not trust or understand the currency, can't even access it. they don't have the internet. alex for staff and his celebrating his 1st for we are one while championship denies. arch rival lewis hamilton an unprecedented 8th title, the sap and one. a dramatic and controversial final race of the season after steward's dismiss. 2 appeals by hamilton's mercedes team. a 2 man had started the race level in the standings, always reports on the when it takes all event. ah, as dusk fell in abu dhabi, there was hope of

a new dawn to red bull. max for stopping on pole head of the mercedes of louis hamilton. who started 2nd but seconds into the race, the reigning champion was in front, was stopping on the faster tires, but sla, out of the blocks. if both crushed a stop and would be champion, and straight away he nearly was an aggressive overtake from for stopping with sending hamilton into a short cut and back into the lead. ah, hamilton had a brief jewel with stop and t might sergio paris ah, but soon recommenced his mexican standoff with stoppin with hamilton cruising and just 5 laps to go. nicholas, let's see, fees crash brought out the safety car. the stop and took the soft option. a new set of tires, in case it came down to a sprint. and it did while we're getting these calls out the way, just keep both because christian just keep me a 2nd. as the authorities made one rule about the restarts and overruled themselves

with another to loud, ver, stop and to catch up and deny hamilton a record 8th. won't the title in the cruelest of circumstances? it's somebody who i mean just all right. fighting. and then of course, that opportunity in the last lab it's, but i'm still having a club it's, it's insane. we gave it within the last part of the season. we gave it absolutely everything and we never gave out. most of the arguments continue to rage between the teams on the race director, but one man was above the bickering max were stopping for real one world champion of a season that was never over until it was over full rece aldi's era less

than 2 weeks ago. until christmas, hundreds of people in greece have got themselves into the fest, have spirit by taking part in an annual charity. santa ron was noni franny, reindeer, or slaves as it was a sunny day in the capital. athens is the 7th running of the event which raises tens of thousands of dollars for children's charities. ah quick look at the main stories this hour. an hour rescue teams in 6 us states are picking through the trail of rubble and devastation left by around 30 powerful tornadoes. that struck late on friday night, a town of mayfield in kentucky has been described as ground 0. dozens of people were killed in a candle factory. many workers are unaccounted for. kentucky state governor and bashir has visited the worst affected areas in mayfield. he says a federal state of.